Volume 1, Chapter 39: Taking a Concubine

Song Nanyi let the tears fall. She could endure suffering a little grievance herself. But she would not allow Su Yuan to bully her mother. She remained silent. The air in the hospital room stagnated. Huo Shixu opened the door and walked in. The members of the Song family raised their eyes to look at him simultaneously. Unconsciously, everyone’s gaze drifted to his arm wrapped in gauze. Song Zhiling was afraid that Huo Shixu might fly into a rage and send Song Nanyi to the police station. The phone Wang Ping used was a gift from her younger sister, Wang Ying, and the recording quality was exceptionally high. Once the phone was unlocked, the entire conversation from back then played out clearly. Sitting in the driver's seat, the moment Li Chenxuan stepped up, Yu Wei immediately put on a pitiful and delicate expression. "Brother Chenxuan, is that... my sister Yu You?" Li Chan’s voice trembled slightly, and even the smile on her face was forced to suppress her underlying terror. If someone unaware of the truth were to see her expression now, they would truly believe she knew nothing about Zhang Miaoyu.

To play the Chitauri for fools was one thing, but to play their master, Thanos... At that moment, Loki felt a chill run down his spine, his heart plunging straight into the abyss. Either they wailed about their grievances, or they cried and made a terrible fuss, or else they desperately begged for an audience with His Majesty to plead for mercy. Even among those who had been cast into the imperial prison much earlier, none had ever been this quiet. For designers who had already fallen from grace, this was their final opportunity to show their faces before the television audience. In short, this was a highly controversial project, and everyone was waiting with bated breath to see who would ultimately claim the prize, while another popular theory was that someone would end up playing the fool and taking the blame. With Lin Tianfu’s strength, even if he were to go up against the special security forces of the Valkyrie Laboratory, he could still trade a few blows, let alone against survivors who behaved like mere street punks. The internet had even compiled a collection of Duan Weiqi’s golden quotes from the press conference, set to music. The immense impact caused Yu You’s head to smash directly into the steering wheel. Inside her mind, with a loud roar, something seemed to shatter apart completely. A senior maid beside them replied, "My lady, this simply will not do! Her Ladyship the Princess holds the Princess-Consort as the very apple of her eye!" Lady Pang could only manage a smile, feigning a look of regret. Judging by her temperament, it was not entirely out of the question; she had always felt that Lu Xining’s every gesture was exceptionally elegant, just like a true princess. Upon hearing these words, Lin Zifeng flew into a rage and struck him fiercely in the chest with a fist. Lin Zixue was knocked to the ground instantly, a trace of blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. The sea of clouds gradually dissipated, revealing the true appearance of Single-Fathom Peak. A sheer, precipitous cliff, cleaved as if by a divine axe, abruptly separated this peak from all the others. Looking down, one could not see the bottom; the abyss was like a gaping throat, as if it might swallow everything whole the very next second.

With a relatively large number of people dining at home today, the dinner was particularly lavish. Neither Ren Ci nor Shi Hui placed excessive importance on culinary desires, so the dishes were naturally prepared according to the children's preferences. Sitting on the bed while dressing, pondering matters concerning the original wish-granter, Zhou Zeyang had a deep understanding of the original Tang Bingyu. Even if Nanling were to go outside now under the status of a mere bachelor, he would only earn contempt; no wealthy heiress would ever come looking for him. If he were to find a woman from an ordinary family, it would only ruin their reputation further, adding insult to injury. And now, in order to get rid of Xian Jiuer, someone actually dared to provoke him and separate him and his wife into two different places? Shangguan He also had her own sorrowful past, and as she was slowly walking out of it, he did not want to add any psychological burden to her. Initially, nutrients would be introduced into the blood, which was then gradually replaced with pure blood until the candidate’s body completely adapted to blood-feeding before undergoing the Embrace. Screams akin to a slaughtered pig echoed from Du Youjia’s room, yet Du Youjia, who was washing up, paid no heed. After all, such things happened every day; what truly mattered now was the company’s attitude and the arrangement of the silhouettes.