Chapter 19: The Other Side of the Young Lady

After hanging up the phone, Ye Chen returned to the house.

Ye Xue poured a glass of water for Zhou Xiufang and helped Zhou Xiufa up from the bed, letting her lean against the headboard.

With tears in her eyes, Zhou Xiufang took a sip of water, and despair was written all over her furrowed face.

“Chen’er, you managed to drive Wang Hai away this time, but next time he’ll certainly come back for revenge with even more ruthlessness. People like us simply can’t afford to provoke men like him…”

A flash of red glimmered in Mordo’s eyes, and the mysterious patterns on his black horns began to flicker. He clenched his fist and waved it before their eyes, then opened it one finger at a time. When it was a flat palm, he waved it again, then slowly curled his fingers back in, one by one.

Of the more than a hundred Manchu warriors who had charged in, more than half now lay with their horses in pools of blood. This Banner Army, led since its founding by Pinecone, a commander of a thousand households, now stood unarmed with only four or five bodyguards, facing three or four hundred black-clad soldiers armed with muskets and spears.

The man in the portrait had chiseled features and a handsome countenance. He wore a splendid, classical robe, like an ancient nobleman about to attend a grand banquet. Though the portrait was uncolored, it did nothing to diminish his distinguished air.

A despair as profound as Ji Linglong’s heartrending shrieks seeped out from the depths of Lei Yi’s soul.

Lin Yunxiao frowned when Tian Jin ignored him. This guy really was rotten to the core, still scheming to cause trouble for others.

“How could commoners like us ever dream of marrying into the imperial Ming family?” Zhou Yanru added another insult with a single sentence.

Did corn really exist in this era? And why is there a misleading name like ‘foreign wheat’?

The only reason Han Liuzhen was idling about was because Starfish Entertainment was practically paralyzed, unable to arrange any schedules for its artists. Han Liuzhen happily took the opportunity to grant herself an extended holiday.

You spend all day thinking only about Han Liuzhen and nothing else. But do you know how much Han Liuzhen actually thinks about you?

Miller of the Heat hurried around the screen to chase, briefly blocking LeBron’s path as he pursued Durant.

“You wretch, I’ve finally caught you. Today, I’ll see how you manage to survive,” the flamboyant man sneered viciously.

With the advent of the hard salary cap, the luxury tax rate would also increase. Unlike the previous fixed tiers for tax payments, the future system would impose exponentially escalating fines, unless you were willing to lose money just for show.

Wade quickly squeezed past the screen to stick close, but Harden showed no mercy, gathering the ball and jumping up for a three-pointer right in his face.

The Ghost King’s intelligence network was the best in the land. No sooner had the battle ended than they already had a complete report in hand.

Zhang Zhe picked the route with the fewest traffic lights and the smoothest traffic, barely making it to the destination in the final half minute.

These moves were “dirty,” and, strictly speaking, quite dangerous. After a few exchanges, the Mongols began to lose their tempers, their eyes taking on a more explosive look, and they started initiating unnecessary physical clashes with Wang Shen.

Suddenly, a voice called out. The three of them turned their heads and saw Jing Xu walking toward them.

He couldn’t bear to let her get too tired, so after carrying her to the bathroom for a shower, they lay together in bed and fell asleep in each other’s arms.

A little over a month later, she called to say she was ill—she’d tried to help a friend find a job, but her good intentions went unrewarded. The friend returned to her hometown and claimed she was working as an escort, and her family beat her up over it… One thing led to another, and they became close.

Speaking of which, there were several restaurants with exotic flair, and one of them was a chain with only a single location in each city.

During this time, Jin Fugui had been busy in Qiushui Village handling the seafood business, and truly had no idea what was going on in Ninghai City.