SSS-level catastrophe? That's my wife!

Yunjing Residential Area.

"Click—"

The door was gently pushed open.

Holding a bouquet of champagne roses in her left hand and four exquisitely wrapped bags in her right, Su Nianhe called out as soon as she stepped into the entryway:

"Lin Mu! I'm here to coax you!"

The sound echoed in the empty living room, but no one responded.

Su Nianhe pursed her lips and muttered softly, "Really, I didn't realize you had such a temper."

"Anyone with a brain would know that Liu Zhiyu is lying, right?"

"Lin Mu, don't be angry~"

She changed to a softer, more coquettish tone and continued, "How do you want me to coax you? I'll do anything you want~"

After shouting, I waited a few seconds, but the living room remained quiet.

She changed into slippers, walked to Lin Mu's bedroom door, and gently pushed it open.

"Huh? Lin Mu hasn't come home?"

In the next few dozen seconds, she walked around all five bedrooms, and finally sat down on the sofa with a pout.

The roses in her arms emitted a faint, sweet fragrance.

She looked down at the flower petals, then suddenly burst out laughing, her shoulders trembling slightly: "What's going on?!"

"You kept saying 'we're not related,' and 'be serious,' but now you're acting like this."

She gently traced the petals with her fingertips, unable to suppress the smile on her lips: "If it weren't for what happened tonight, I really wouldn't have imagined that you would be jealous of me."

"Lin Mu, you're such a jealous person."

"Now, you can finally see your own heart clearly, right?"

Half an hour passed before we knew it.

Su Nianhe rested her chin on her hand, leaning on the sofa, her phone screen flashing on and off: "That Lin Mu, if he's angry, why doesn't he even come home?"

"Hmph, if you don't come back soon, I'm going to start hating you."

After waiting a few more minutes, she finally couldn't resist picking up her phone and dialing Lin Mu's number.

"beep--"

The notification tone only lasted half a ring before it was abruptly disconnected.

Su Nianhe's beautiful eyes widened, and she pouted, saying, "Lin Mu! If you don't answer your phone, I won't like you anymore!"

She bit her lip and flicked it again.

"beep--"

It still ended in seconds.

Su Nianhe's tone was tinged with anger: "Lin Mu! If you dare hang up on me again, I will absolutely, absolutely not like you anymore!"

The call was connected for the third time.

Good news: The call wasn't disconnected.

Bad news: A cold, impersonal voice came from the other end of the phone: "Hello, the number you dialed is currently switched off..."

"ah--!"

Su Nianhe slammed her phone onto the sofa, her angry voice booming through the living room: "Lin Mu! You bastard!"

"If there's a misunderstanding, resolve it! What's the point of hiding?"

"Hmph! You only dare to be so indifferent to my feelings because you think I like you!"

"Lin Mu, I've decided that I won't like you anymore until I see you again!"

A few seconds after she finished speaking, she slumped back onto the sofa, her fingers twirling rose petals: "Fine... I'll let it go since you're jealous."

Just as I finished speaking, my phone rang.

Su Nianhe's eyes lit up, and she immediately rushed over and grabbed the phone.

But the moment he opened the chat window, the light on his face dimmed again.

It wasn't a message from Lin Mu, but from Lin Yan.

Lin Yan: Sister-in-law, what are you doing?

Su Nianhe: I'm resting, what's wrong, Yan Yan?

Lin Yan: Sister-in-law! I called my brother half an hour ago!

I was planning to take a vacation and go home so he could pick me up, but he said the academy is having a mountain climbing training exercise tomorrow, and relatives can participate!

Sister-in-law, has my brother told you?

Su Nianhe's beautiful eyes widened in surprise, and her heart felt heavy again: Hmph, so you're not answering my calls, are you? And your phone is off!

She grumbled inwardly as she typed rapidly.

No, Yan Yan.

When you called, did you know where your brother was? He didn't answer my call.

Lin Yan: Huh? Sister-in-law, you two had a fight? It must be my brother who upset you!

Don't take it personally with him; he's had an annoying personality since he was a child!

Let me think... When I called, there was a lot of noise coming from his car; he must be driving...

Oh, right! He said he had something to do in Mingcheng, but he didn't say what it was about!

Su Nianhe: Okay, I understand.

Su Nianhe tossed her phone to her side, her brows furrowed, a look of confusion in her beautiful eyes, and her red lips parted slightly: "Mingcheng?"

"Even if you're angry, even if you're deliberately avoiding me, isn't Jiangcheng enough for you to cause trouble? Why run so far away?"

As she spoke, she picked up her phone, glanced at the time on the screen, and muttered under her breath, "Lin Mu, you're such a child."

As she spoke, she quickly found a number and dialed it.

"beep--"

The phone was answered after just one ring, and Xiong Hei's loud yet respectful voice came from the other end: "Your Majesty!"

"Xiong Hei, you live close to Ming City."

Su Nianhe's voice suddenly turned cold. "Send people to all the highway exits in Mingcheng. If a black Maybach is spotted passing by, follow it from a distance and keep a safe distance so you don't get spotted."

"I'll send you the license plate number in a bit, but there's a high chance that the license plate will be obscured by that car."

"Yes! I'll act immediately!"

Yucheng, Bear Appears Restaurant.

A man stood before Xiong Hei with his head bowed: "Brother Xiong, you were looking for me?"

"Notify all staff at the restaurant to assemble!"

The newcomer paused for a moment, then nodded: "Yes! Brother Xiong!"

Xiong Hei grabbed the leather jacket from the back of the chair and strode out.

……

Outside the Yunjing residential area, the engine of a red SUV suddenly roared with a "boom," its headlights piercing the night.

Su Nianhe sat in the driver's seat, looking down at the bouquet in her hand and scoffing, "Hmph, Lin Mu, you jealous bastard, just wait until I come to coax you~"

She tapped the steering wheel lightly with her fingertips, her tone sweet with a hint of threat: "If you dare say anything cruel again when we meet, I'll teach you a lesson you won't forget~"

As soon as he finished speaking, the red SUV sped off like lightning, its tires screeching as they rubbed against the ground, quickly disappearing into the night.

……

The Holy Capital, the center of power.

The roundtable meeting had just ended, and only Elder Yu and Elder Shui remained in the conference room.

Elder Shui sat in his chair, his hands supporting his forehead, and sighed deeply, "Elder Lei has been completely replaced..."

"Who will be next?"

"We five have held our positions in the central leadership for over twenty years, yet in just a few months... Alas..." His voice was filled with deep helplessness.

Elder Yu leaned back in his chair, staring blankly at the ceiling: "What can we do?"

"In the eyes of the world, we are at the pinnacle of power, but in the eyes of the kingdom, we have always been puppets."

"We naively thought that our covertly developed strength was powerful enough... but in the end, it was all a joke."

"The kingdom looks at us with disdain, and even the Zhen'e Ting, which has less than 20% of its strength left, doesn't take us seriously."

"Where will the two of us go from here?"