Shi Hao was neither blind nor the sort of person who never paid attention to what happened beyond his window.
He knew something of what was going on, and some of what Ye Fan had said was indeed true.
It was precisely because Shi Hao had seen certain things with his own eyes that he felt so miserable.
His chances of winning really did seem rather slim.
He was numb.
The mere fact that Meng Chuan and Ruthless often met in private made Shi Hao's vision go dark.
Meeting alone again and again, getting along like a house on fire—if that wasn't a sign of something, what was?
And don't tell him they were discussing serious business. Shi Hao didn't believe it.
Especially when Meng Chuan and Willow God showed no such signs. That made everything look darker still.
Great. Those two were deepening their bond in private every so often, while the "great Buddha" on his side made no move at all.
This had all the signs of a rout.
Things were blazing away on their side, while his side was cold and quiet...
How infuriating.
Shi Hao had also noticed how Meng Chuan and Ruthless acted a little differently around each other than they normally did.
When someone behaved one way with everyone else and another way with one particular person, something was definitely going on.
Shi Hao wasn't stupid. Of course he could tell.
But there was nothing he could do. He couldn't tie Meng Chuan up, could he?
So Shi Hao felt rather dejected, with a constant sense that the tide had already turned against him.
As time passed and he saw more, that feeling only grew stronger.
I'm gonna lose~
Shi Hao had considered whether there was any way to salvage things or turn the