At this, Sima Yurou immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"You're the clever one, brother."
"There are too many eyes and ears here. Sima Tianci will definitely find a way to learn what was discussed at the meeting."
"Whether he sincerely intends to pass the message along for us or not, all that matters is that it gets out."
Sima Zhao nodded.
"Go ahead. Luckily, you got divorced before he ran into trouble."
"Otherwise, you might have been dragged into this battle too."
"Sunk costs must not factor into major decisions."
"Five days from now, I won't keep gambling my Divine Kingdom's resources on some so-called reputation."
"Let's hope this little maneuver works."
Sima Yurou nodded.
Then her figure gradually faded as she left the Virtual World.
After everyone left, silence settled over the meeting room once more.
Sima Zhao raised his hand.
The next instant, an exquisite invitation appeared in his hand, held between two fingers.
Several bold, eye-catching words stood out on the invitation—[Invitation to Lu Mingshi's Birthday Banquet]
Sima Zhao lowered his head to study it, then let out a soft breath.
"Go prepare a gift worth fifty thousand Divinity Points, and put my name on it."
"Yes, master." An artificial lifeform's voice sounded from all around him.
Sima Zhao gently rubbed the invitation with his fingers, his gaze gradually deepening.
"Lu Mingshi..."
"With fighting strength like that, I never imagined the Lu Family had a genius like you hidden away."
"We may be enemies today, but who can say what the future holds?"
"Perhaps one day, we'll become friends, or even partners."
"I should still try to ease the tension between us."
Sima Zhao murmured to himself.
As for Ma Huainan's Divine Kingdom... if it truly could not be saved, he would accept it.
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