Meeting you in autumn

Afterwards, Feng Ming came out of the bathroom after taking a shower. He was still slightly steaming, his hair was wet and hung on his forehead, and water droplets slowly slid down his cheeks.

His expression was unusually solemn, as if a huge boulder was pressing on his heart.

Feng Ming walked silently to Guan Yu's side and sat down, his brows furrowed into a deep frown, his eyes filled with doubt and worry.

"How would the Chen family know us? Today was really close, we almost gave ourselves away."

Guan Yu, sitting to the side, also looked puzzled. She bit her lip gently and hesitated for a moment before speaking.

"Why can't we tell them the truth now? I feel really bad about keeping it from them, especially to A-Yi. I really don't want to lie to him anymore."

Feng Ming shook his head slightly after hearing Guan Yu's words, a bitter smile appearing on his face.

"This isn't something we can decide, Xiaoyu. If our identities are exposed, what's the point of Brother Guan Yu going to all this trouble to send us here?"

Upon hearing this, Guan Yu deflated instantly, like a punctured balloon.

She understood her brother's good intentions, but the deep-seated aversion to lies tormented her.

Seeing Guan Yu remain silent, Feng Ming continued helplessly, "Xiao Yu, this matter is far more complicated than we imagined. We must be careful, or all our efforts could be in vain."

Guan Yu had no more desire to argue with Feng Ming. She lowered her head, stood up with a dejected expression, and dragged her heavy steps slowly toward her room.

Watching Guan Yu's departing figure, Feng Ming sighed heavily, then got up and returned to his room.

For a moment, the living room was completely silent, as if the conversation had never happened.

On the other side, in the Guan family study...

"Master, just now, an unidentified person attempted to breach our internal network defenses, but fortunately, we detected it in time and successfully intercepted it."

Lin Qi stood solemnly to the side, reporting the situation to the figure in front of him whose back was turned.

"However, judging from this situation, the other party doesn't seem to intend to let it go! Based on the clues we have so far, they are very likely secretly investigating information related to the young master and young lady of the Feng family," Lin Qi continued.

Upon hearing this, Guan Yu, who had been silent all along, frowned deeply. His already stern face was now clouded with gloom. He asked in a deep voice, "Have you found out who did this?"

Upon hearing this, Lin Qi immediately became hesitant and stammered for a long time without being able to give a coherent answer.

Upon seeing this, Guan Yu's anger was instantly ignited. He could no longer restrain himself and suddenly turned around and shouted angrily.

"You can't even handle this simple task? Do you think I'm keeping a bunch of good-for-nothings around just so you can do nothing all day and wait to die?"

Faced with Guan Yu's fury, Lin Qi was terrified and quickly bowed his head to admit his mistake: "This subordinate knows his mistake, please calm down, Master!"

Guan Yu took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and coldly ordered, "Tell Shen Chen that he knows how to handle this."

"Yes!" Lin Qi felt as if he had been granted a pardon upon receiving the order. He responded and hurriedly left the place, as if afraid that if he was a step too slow, he would incur Guan Yu's scolding again.

Guan Yu, meanwhile, remained standing quietly by the window, his gaze deep and distant, lost in thought.

But judging from the chill emanating from him and his tightly clenched fists, his anger had not diminished in the slightest.

Xinxin Villa.

Ring~ Ring~, the crisp and urgent ring of the telephone suddenly broke the silence of the room.

Jing Yi glanced casually at the caller ID on the screen, frowned slightly, and without thinking, pressed the hang-up button without hesitation.

However, not long after, the annoying phone rang again, as if determined not to give up until it got what it wanted.

This time, Jing Yi took a deep breath and, instead of hanging up directly like before, simply and decisively turned off the phone.

At the same time, when Jing Shengtian heard the cold, impersonal voice on the other end of the phone—"The user you dialed is currently unavailable"—he instantly erupted in fury, like a volcano.

His eyes were wide with anger, veins bulging on his forehead, one hand gripping his phone tightly, the other pointing forward, and he was cursing incessantly.

"That bastard! How dare he hang up on me! If I don't teach him a lesson, he'll never know his place!"

With that, he raised his arm and slammed the phone to the ground. A loud crash followed, and the phone shattered into pieces, its components scattered everywhere.

Seeing this, Xia Xia, who was standing to the side, was startled and quickly stepped forward to support Jing Shengtian, gently comforting him.

"Master, please calm down. Don't get too angry and hurt yourself. It's just that our Li'er is so pitiful. He beat him up like that."

Before she could finish speaking, her eyes were already red, tears welling up and about to spill over.

Seeing this, Jing Shengtian quickly reached out and gently patted Xia Xia's shoulder, softly comforting her, "Xia'er, don't worry, I will definitely not let that little brat get away with it."

"I will definitely avenge our Li'er and teach him a lesson for bullying our son. Don't cry, okay? Be good~"

Xia Xia raised her head and looked at Jing Shengtian, hesitating to speak: "But..." Her voice was filled with worry and hesitation.

Before she could finish speaking, Jing Shengtian impatiently interrupted, "There's no 'but'! I've already ordered people to freeze all his bank cards. Let's see how long he can keep up this arrogant act!"

Upon hearing this, Xia Xia instantly became satisfied. Her eyes, as clear as autumn water, sparkled with an alluring light, and her rosy lips curved slightly upward, revealing a charming smile.

She swayed her slender waist coquettishly, approaching Jing Shengtian step by step, every movement filled with allure.

Looking at the alluring Xia Xia before him, Jing Shengtian's throat bobbed involuntarily, a surge of heat rising within him. He abruptly reached out and grabbed Xia Xia's waist, pulling her tightly into his arms, then forcefully pushed her down, the two of them collapsing onto the soft bed…