The blackout curtains were tightly drawn, and the dim room had an oppressive atmosphere.
Gong Chenli’s long legs dangled over the brown wooden coffee table. He glanced at Li Yan, who was sitting slanted on the brown leather sofa, and said flatly, "I didn’t expect you to actually let your new wife go on a mission! Truly commendable courage!"
The casual remark hit the floor, and the entire room’s atmosphere turned icy...
Li Yan’s aggressive aura fully unleashed, the icy world seemed about to devour everything. He fixed his sharp gaze on Gong Chenli, silent for a long time.
Gong Chenli waved his hand lazily, leaned back on the sofa, and said flatly, "Don’t worry, this is the room’s secret chamber! The only place where you don’t have to fear eavesdropping. Here, you can speak freely!"
The purpose of these words, once spoken, was already very clear.
He hoped to be frank and open with Li Yan.
Li Yan focused on him for a while, not looking away. It was unclear how long passed before his thin lips parted. "The organization arranged for her to come, I couldn’t stop it!"
No one expected that two people, originally from opposing forces and seeing each other as targets, could sit here and chat so calmly.
Moreover, what they were discussing was privacy that the other could never know!
"If my information is not wrong! There seems to be more than just this one thing you couldn’t stop."
Gong Chenli was hinting at the Artifact Fire dealers issue. At that time, Gu Tong also went without permission, and Li Yan couldn’t do anything about it!
His information was obviously reliable.
"You’re talking too much!"
Li Yan disliked discussing these matters with Gong Chenli; it was his private business, and he didn’t like Gong Chenli meddling at all!
"After all, you’re my nephew, right? A little concern is never wrong."
Gong Chenli lazily stretched, savoring the time teasing Li Yan.
"With that leisure, better manage the women in your family! Or one day they might run away, and you’ll have to chase them to the ends of the earth!"
Li Yan could drive people to rage without breaking a sweat, poking specifically at Gong Chenli’s sore spots.
"Damn!" Gong Chenli swore.
Were it not for the fear of exposure, he wanted to punch this brat right then—doesn’t he know how to respect his elders?
Li Yan rolled his eyes at him. Anyway, he had plenty of dirt on Gong Chenli, so mutual attacks—who’s afraid of whom!
Gong Chenli no longer wanted to converse with this brat, fearing it would be the death of him someday. He said, "The initial plans you want are workable! But there are some issues with the follow-up. My abilities are limited, and I can only help you up to the second step. Have you figured out how to deal with the subsequent stages?"
The conversation finally returned to the main topic as they discussed the grave issue once more.
Li Yan lowered his gaze, resting his chin on one hand, and said, "Not yet!"
"..." Damn... saying ’not yet’ so stylishly, so confidently... Who gave you that self-assurance...
Li Yan’s thin lips parted again, he said flatly, "The organization has reallocated the mission plans! First of all, we still need to deal with your side’s issue before we can proceed! Clearly, handling the Ouyang Family is the crucial first step!"
"The Ouyang Family is already being arranged! We just haven’t made a move yet! I just didn’t expect them to play dirty! They actually targeted Xia Xi!" Latest content publıshed on 𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹✦𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖✦𝓷𝓮𝓽
Xia Xi was Gong Chenli’s Achilles’ heel, untouchable by anyone. His expression changed slightly, a bit coldly, he said, "By the way! My cat and your woman are acting a bit odd!"