I bought a secret manual of the Hehuan Sect for ten yuan.

"Mr. Qin, let's meet!"

Qin Ge almost thought he had misheard when he heard Wu Nanzhi's voice coming from the phone.

"Oh, Chairman Wu is still alive?"

"I've already told you that you can't threaten me with Lu Qi's life, so what are you trying to pull now?"

"Do you want me to go and collect Lu Qi's body or something?"

"With the Jinghe Chamber of Commerce's extensive network, it shouldn't be difficult to find out where I'm based in Jinling. If you want to see me, just come!"

"I see. Is it because you and Lu Qi are such a good match that you want me to act as matchmaker for the Lu family...?"

"Lin Yao is in my hands." Wu Nanzhi's words silenced Qin Ge.

Qin Ge's body stiffened, his lips twitched several times but he couldn't utter a word, his eyes instantly turning cold. "You, say it again!"

"Lin Yao, daughter of Lin Chen of the Lin family, the richest family in Jinling, is currently a guest here!"

Wu Nanzhi spoke clearly, word by word, with a hint of smugness in her tone.

"Do you think I'd believe that?" Qin Ge's tone suddenly became relaxed, but his heart was uncontrollably tense. He believed Wu Nanzhi's words, at least most of them.

He just couldn't understand why the Lu family didn't take any action after receiving his message, and instead gave Wu Nanzhi the opportunity to make a move against Lin Yao.

Are all of this Lu family members poisonous?

"If you dare touch Lin Chen's daughter, I won't even need to do anything; the Lin family will be enough to make sure you die a horrible death!"

"Wu Nanzhi, do you really have a death wish?"

"Is Mr. Qin truly disbelieving, or is he testing me?" Wu Nanzhi paused for a long while, then continued, "Hashimoto!"

"ah--"

A scream rang out, and Qin Ge recognized it as Lin Yao's voice!

"Speak! Where?!"

"This is really surprising. I didn't expect you to care about this woman so much! I'll send you your location. Come alone. If I don't see you within half an hour, you can prepare to collect Lin Yao's corpse!"

"Qin Ge, don't come any closer! It's a trap! There's explosives... um..."

"Beep beep beep..."

Finally, it was Lin Yao's voice; the call was disconnected before she could finish speaking.

“Ding Di—”

Qin Ge glanced at his phone screen, his gaze as cold as a knife. "Lingjiang Seven Star Bay..."

"Calm down first!"

Qin Ge gripped her phone tightly and rushed out, but was stopped by Yu Jinghong.

Yu Jinghong's gaze was deep and unfathomable. "When others threatened Lu Qi, you were so calm and analyzed things logically. Why are you losing your composure now?"

"Ultimately, Lu Qi isn't good enough; he's not worthy!"

Qin Ge held Yu Jinghong's hand. "Jinghong, I know what you mean, but I have to save Lin Yao!"

"Don't stop me. If it were you, I would have saved you too."

"Who's stopping you?" Yu Jinghong rolled her eyes at Qin Ge, but her heart warmed. "This isn't the first time I've seen this kind of situation. You were just as reckless when you saved Gu Caiwei!"

"Can you just calm down first?"

Didn't you hear what Lin Yao said?

"That's a trap. Wu Nanzhi and her men have prepared explosives, waiting for you to walk right into their trap!"

"I know." Qin Ge was much calmer now, her eyes resolute. "But I still want to save them."

"No matter what, let's go there first. Don't worry, I'll act according to the situation!"

......

Lin.

When Han Xiuyun received a call from Granny Chen, the entire Lin family knew that Lin Yao might have gotten into trouble.

However, none of them knew exactly what had happened. Granny Chen only saw the scene of the car accident and Lin Yao's car, but Lin Yao was nowhere to be found.

Granny Chen was almost in tears. This isn't even her birth year, so why has everything been going wrong lately?

If something really happens to Lin Yao, she won't have the face to stay in the Lin family any longer.

Lingjiang Seven Star Bay.

"You are despicable!"

Lin Yao was slapped twice by Hashimoto Aoi, and her mouth was full of blood.

She secretly prayed that Qin Ge would not come. Wu Nanzhi had planted countless amounts of gasoline and explosives on the ship, and if Qin Ge appeared, it would be a matter of life and death!

"Despicable?" Wu Nanzhi sneered. "Do you know what Qin Ge did?"

"The harm he caused us cannot be made up for even if he dies ten times!"

She harbored resentment, but found that she no longer seemed to hate Lu Qi as much. This resentment needed an outlet, and that outlet could only be Qin Ge.

"What did he do?" Lin Yao knew that no matter how much she prayed, Qin Ge would most likely still come.

We need to find a way to keep Wu Nanzhi occupied, ideally while she's still here when Qin Ge arrives.

No matter how much Wu Nanzhi hates Qin Ge, she can't just blow herself up, can she?

Moreover, she really wanted to know what heinous thing Qin Ge had done in just a few days to make Wu Nanzhi hate him so much.

"What did he do?" Wu Nanzhi sneered again. "He..."

She was speechless. How was she supposed to explain this?

Lu Qi's image involuntarily surfaced in her mind again; his rudeness, showing absolutely no tenderness towards women, had left an indelible mark on her heart.

Hashimoto Aoi, who was standing to the side, was also a little embarrassed. She could understand Wu Nanzhi's feelings at this moment.

"Huh? So what exactly did he do?" Lin Yao temporarily forgot her own situation, her curiosity piqued.

"Never mind what he did, he's a devil!" Wu Nanzhi was so embarrassed that she lost all her imposing manner and became a submissive woman.

"This is utterly baffling!" Lin Yao exclaimed, completely bewildered. "So, did he kill your father or desecrate your family's ancestral graves?"

"Could it be...?"

She looked Wu Nanzhi up and down, then shook her head. "No, he doesn't like you!"

"Why does he look down on me?! What right does he have to look down on me?" Wu Nanzhi felt a pang of pain in her heart when she saw Lin Yao's resolute words.

Hashimoto Aoi was speechless. Is this the time to argue about something like this?

And what's the point of arguing about this?

"Are you sure you want me to say this?" Lin Yao smiled teasingly, "Because I'm prettier than you, and I have a better figure than you!"

"Besides, you're quite old; Qin Ge would never like your type!"

"How can someone who has eaten fine bran lower their standards to eat whole grains?"

"You're fine chaff, and I'm coarse grain?" Wu Nanzhi was so angry that she almost coughed up blood.

She admitted that she was indeed much inferior to Lin Yao, but she wasn't that bad, was she?

She was a heartthrob in Jinling, with countless men coveting her beauty!

All of that was fine, but what hurt her the most was Lin Yao saying that she was too old!

"Snap—"

Wu Nanzhi slapped Lin Yao across the face, breaking her defenses.

Hashimoto Aoi smiled wryly to herself. She noticed that Wu Nanzhi had changed, transforming from a calm and composed businesswoman into a petite woman.

A sentimental and sensitive young woman!

"Looks like I hit the nail on the head!" Lin Yao laughed. "You haven't fallen for Qin Ge, and now you're hating him because you can't have him, have you?"

"Pah! How could I possibly like him? If I were to like someone, it would be someone like..." Wu Nanzhi stopped mid-sentence, somewhat bewildered.

Why did I end up talking to her about these things and being led around by the nose by her?

Are you stalling for time?

Wu Nanzhi finally realized what was happening.