Am I going to be controlled by the players too?

The secretary nodded and followed behind her.

The two entered the elevator together.

The elevator was quiet, with only the sound of mechanical operation.

Liu Ruyan looked at her reflection in the elevator door—exquisite makeup, a well-fitting suit, everything was perfect.

But her brows remained furrowed.

The elevator arrived, and the doors opened.

Liu Ruyan walked out, her secretary following behind her, and the two walked along the corridor toward the office.

Reaching the doorway, Liu Ruyan took a deep breath and pushed it open—

Then she froze.

The office was filled with men in black robes.

More than twenty people, each carrying guns and swords, stood motionless in various corners of the office, their eyes all fixed on the doorway.

Liu Ruyan's heart sank suddenly, and she instinctively wanted to step back—

"Keep going."

A cold voice came from behind me.

Liu Ruyan turned her head, and her secretary was standing behind her, holding a gun that was pressed against her waist.

The face that had been with her for five years was expressionless, its eyes vacant, like a puppet.

Liu Ruyan's lips moved, but she couldn't utter a single word.

She could only keep moving forward.

Walking into the office, passing through those men in black robes, every step felt like stepping on a knife's edge.

She finally walked to her desk and saw four men in black robes.

Sitting on the sofa in her office, sitting in her chair, leaning against her bookshelf—everyone exuded that suffocating sense of oppression.

Four Gold Ranks.

Under Liu Ruyan's surprised and suspicious gaze, the man in the black robe at the front raised his hand and lifted his hood.

His long, silvery-white hair cascaded down, his eyes were pale red, and his features were as delicate as a doll's. He was looking at her with a half-smile.

Sylvia de Claire.

"Miss Liu Ruyan."

Sylvia spoke, her voice gentle, as gentle as the greeting between old friends:

"I have long admired your name."

Liu Ruyan's legs went weak, and her knees slammed onto the floor with a dull thud.

"Miss Sylvia, you..."

"You're not dead!?"

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Chapter 50: Instructor Cheng Cleverly Sets a Trap, Liu Ruyan Accidentally Ends Up on the Guillotine.

Why did it turn out like this?

Liu Ruyan was puzzled.

For the first time, she became a queen candidate nominated by the financial elites; for the first time, she received the support of a church bishop. These two happy events, combined with the many opportunities they brought, should have been the closest she had ever been to the throne…

But why did it turn out like this?

At this moment, Cheng Cheng controlled Sylvia's body to slowly get up, leisurely strolled to the wine cabinet, and immediately picked out the most expensive Orslon Blood Wine. He poured a full glass, then lazily sat back in the boss's chair and crossed his legs.

One hand rested on the armrest, the other swirled the wine glass, and he took a small sip. His pale red eyes narrowed slightly, a smile playing on his lips as he looked at Liu Ruyan with disdain. It was as if he were savoring the wine, or perhaps savoring her.

His gaze was very light, like a cat looking at a mouse that had already been pinned down.

Liu Ruyan felt like she was that mouse.

She knelt on the ground, trembling with fear at a single glance—in her life, she had been poor, rich, manipulative, shameless, arrogant, and scheming, but she had never been ugly.

I've never been this afraid before.

The men in black robes stood in neat rows in the office, silent and unmoving, like a black wall. It was as if, at any moment, Sylvia might accidentally slip and smash a glass as a signal, and these twenty-odd executioners would rush forward and hack her to pieces!

It cannot be recognized.

I absolutely cannot admit to the crime of sending troops to assassinate a high-ranking nobleman, otherwise I will be beyond saving!

Thinking of this, she took a deep breath and forced a smile: "Miss Sylvia, I didn't expect you to grace us with your presence... Why didn't you tell me you were coming? I could have made preparations and had my staff take good care of you..."

Cheng Cheng did not respond.

He simply took another sip of wine, his eyes still fixed on Liu Ruyan, who had no choice but to continue speaking:

"Is Your Excellency interested in my campaign proposal? If so, we can have a good talk about the Celestial Realm development plan, and the Claire family could also have a share in it in the future..."

"boom!"

The crisp sound of glass colliding rang out, and Liu Ruyan's hair stood on end!

Cheng Cheng simply placed his wine glass on the table and then softly asked, "Why did you want to kill me?"

Liu Ruyan's smile froze on her face: "What, what did you say? I don't understand..."

"Oh."

Cheng Cheng chuckled softly, then said slowly and deliberately, "Why did you send troops to kill me in the underground city?"

Liu Ruyan took a deep breath, forcing herself to calm down: "Miss Sylvia, there must be a misunderstanding between us, how could I..."

"Misunderstand?"

Cheng Cheng looked at her, a slight smile playing on his lips. He gently raised the hand holding the dragon blood wine, then released it.

"Snapped!"

The wine glass smashed on the ground, shattering into countless pieces!

Red wine splashed onto Liu Ruyan's face, dripping down her chin like blood. At the same time, the men in black robes around her raised their guns, the dark muzzles all pointed at Liu Ruyan's head!

Liu Ruyan's heart almost stopped beating from fright.