The Master’s Mask Unveiled Again
Chapter 568 - Chapter 568 Chapter 567 The Easiest Person to Manipulate Happens to Be the One You Can't Afford to Provoke

Chapter 568: Chapter 567 The Easiest Person to Manipulate Happens to Be the One You Can’t Afford to Provoke Chapter 568: Chapter 567 The Easiest Person to Manipulate Happens to Be the One You Can’t Afford to Provoke The deep crimson bloodstain spread out on the coffee table.

The hearts of the Shen couple seemed ready to leap out of their chests, and it was only at the sight of blood that they truly realized Lu Mian was not joking.

Ye Lingxi was not playing around.

They truly intended to take away Yiyao’s hands!

Thus, with such disregard and audacity, they cruelly struck down in front of them!

“Mr.

Xiao!

Yiyao just has a princess’s temperament.

Please tell Ye Lingxi to stop!”

Xiao Qimo, pushing his glasses up, slowly curved his lips into a smirk.

How laughable!

It was as though they believed he could make the decisions.

Hadn’t they seen earlier that when Lu Mian tried to get the Shadow Guard to stop, she still solicited his opinion first?

In matters between the couple, they each dealt with their own.

Of course, if Lu Mian wished, she could have a say over him and all that was his.

But him…

well…

He had neither the status nor the face to persuade Ya Ling to stop.

Xiao Qimo’s voice was cultured yet casual, “I can’t manage my girlfriend’s affairs.”

His words clearly carried an undertone of flaunting their relationship which made everyone pause.

Ya Ling was amused by Xiao Qimo’s words.

Every creature has its master, and even the high and mighty Qimo had a day of submission.

She was not one to shy away from a spectacle.

The fruit knife continued its forceful journey, and Shen Yiyao could no longer bear it.

She let out a piercing scream and fainted from fright.

“Yiyao!”

“My daughteraEUR””

The Shen couple was in agony.

Shen Yihe shielded Shen Yixin, covering her eyes.

The Shen Family was at fault; having done wrong, they had to face the consequences.

Apart from guilt, all they could do was remain silent.

Of course, they didn’t wish to speak on behalf of Shen Yiyao, either.

Ya Ling glanced disdainfully at Shen Yiyao lying at her feet and clicked her tongue.

Looking up, she brazenly faced the Shen couple.

She had Lu Mian’s support; her confidence was solid.

“When Xiao Qimo made his move earlier, you didn’t cherish the opportunity.

Instead, you insisted on having my brother Lu act.

Lu Mian has no ties with you, so of course, it’s time for revenge.”

The Shen couple stiffened and stared at Lu Mian, speechless.

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They understood Ya Ling’s words.

It meant that when Xiao Qimo acted, they still had a chance to make amends.

But now that Lu Mian had stepped in, there was no chance at all!

They had thought Lu Mian would be the easiest to handle, but they didn’t realize she was the one to avoid provoking the most!

This…

Just what background does Lu Mian have!

She clearly wasn’t from a prominent Jinjing family; where did she get the confidence to confront a family like this?!

“Miss Lu…” Huang Lijun looked at Lu Mian with trembling courage, witnessing the girl who had been completely emotionless from the start.

Even as the coffee table scene turned into a ghastly and bloody affair, her heart was undisturbed, her emotions calm and indifferent.

Only those accustomed to blood can be unafraid of it.

Both doctors and assassins are such people.

Huang Lijun, heartbroken, looked at her unconscious daughter and pleaded with Lu Mian.

“Miss Lu, Yiyao is just young and spoiled by us.

As long as you spare my daughter, we’ll agree to any condition!”

It was the first time Huang Lijun spoke to a commoner with such humility.

Starting to speak was difficult, humiliating, but the circumstances overpowered her, and she had to capitulate.

“Agree to any condition?” Lu Mian nonchalantly lifted her eyelids, asking.

“Yes, anything within our power.”

Lu Mian glanced at Ye Jinwen and Ya Ling, her lashes lowered, looking very agreeable, “Okay.”

She didn’t mind helping Ye brother and Zero to have another chance together.

Huang Lijun, seeing her agreement, quickly rescued Shen Yiyao from Ya Ling’s grasp, calling out, “Quick, someone come and take Miss to have her wounds dressed!”

Upon hearing this, the servants hurriedly took Shen Yiyao away, trembling with fear.

Ya Ling felt a great sense of regret, casually tossing the fruit knife back into the fruit bowl.

The knife landed on an apple, piercing it with a crisp sound.

Huang Lijun shuddered again.

Tang Wenhui, watching such a Ye Lingxi, quietly moved closer to her husband.

“Now that we’ve reconciled, let’s all sit down for a cup of tea,” Shen Juntao, having had a narrow escape from death, dryly invited Lu Mian and Xiao Qimo.

Everyone took their seats again.

The servants respectfully brought chairs over for Lu Mian and Xiao Qimo.

No one dared to clean up the tea table; a pool of blood lay there, glaring and horrendous, as if it were a reminder of something.

But ever since Shen Yiyao was rescued, Huang Lijun and Shen Juntao didn’t bring up the matter of negotiating terms anymore.

They deliberately ignored it, reasoning that their daughter was safe, Lu Mian had done what she came to do, and if she were sensible, she should stop at this.

Lu Mian sat in her chair, sweeping a look over the couple whose thoughts were not clear.

She wasn’t the type to insist on settling scores.

After waiting for five minutes without them mentioning it, she smiled, lowered her head again, and focused intently on her smartphone.

Her fingers moved swiftly across the screen, appearing very busy.

Xiao Qimo also had no intention of making small talk with those people.

He took out his phone and idly fiddled with it, as if waiting silently for something.

The living room had just witnessed an upheaval and was now quite silent, the atmosphere eerie.

The occasional conversation was nothing more than polite small talk.

It wasn’t until twenty minutes later that Shen Juntao suddenly received a call from his secretary.

The secretary’s voice was shrill with urgency, “Family Head!

Our Shen Group’s stocks have hit the limit down!”

The voice was so loud in the quiet living room that everyone could hear it.

Another mishap had befallen the Shen Family, and all eyes turned to Shen Juntao.

Shen Juntao gasped for air, repeating, “What?!

The stock hit the limit down?

Is there a mistake?!”

“Everything was fine just twenty minutes ago, and then suddenly it hit the limit down.

Family Head, if this continues, everyone will start selling off Shen Group’s stocks en masse, and the company…

will soon go bankrupt!

The Shen Family…”

Is going down!

The secretary didn’t finish those last few words, but everyone understood.

“How could this happen…” Shen Juntao’s mind went blank, he collapsed onto the couch, and his phone slid to the floor following his body.

No one here was a fool; it was clear to the discerning eye that the Shen Family had been targeted from the shadows.

The adversary was aggressive and powerful, especially their influence in the stock market, which was utterly overwhelming!

Shen Juntao’s first reaction was to look at Xiao Qimo.

Here, the only person capable of destroying a top-tier family’s stock in just twenty minutes, with such immense power, was none other than Xiao Qimo himself!

And just now, Qimo had been busy with his phoneaEUR”who else but him could it be?

“Mr.

Xiao…” Shen Juntao closed his eyes, finally realizing, belatedly, what he had done wrong.

Lu Mian was not to be trifled with, and her forbearance was not to be taken advantage of.

He had actually deluded himself into thinking he could fool her, not realizing such a ploy would bring disaster to the Shen Family…

Huang Lijun supported her husband’s arm, her eyes numbed, suddenly looking much older.

The first time, the Xiao Family gave the Shen Family a warning, only creating some obstacles in business, not enough to shake the Shen Family’s foundation.

The second time, Lu Mian warned Shen Yiyao, and, in fact, had not truly harmed Yiyao.

They hadn’t valued the opportunity and now faced the third retaliation.

This time, the Shen Family was finished…