Chen Ruoya's face slightly trembled as she tightly clutched the tablecloth, seemingly apprehensive about something. The woman in black veil scoffed coldly and turned to walk towards the door.

"I have no interest in getting involved in your affairs, but I also loathe being threatened." Before leaving, the woman in black veil left these words behind,

Threats, perhaps, are relative; when you hold someone else's weakness, theirs might also be held by others.

Chen Ruoya slowly stood up and moved to the side, just then, a door of the conference room was gently opened, and a woman walked out.

"Family Head." Chen Ruoya respectfully said, pouring a glass of red wine as Chen Yuxin, the Family Head of the Chen family, walked straight to the central seat and sat down, taking a gentle sip of the red wine.

"Family Head, just now..."

"I heard everything she said." Before Chen Ruoya could finish, Chen Yuxin coldly interrupted.

"Family Head, I'm worried if she really does that, won't it be troublesome?" Chen Ruoya carefully spoke, closely observing Chen Yuxin's expression.

"It would be very troublesome, and I definitely won't let her have the opportunity to speak." Chen Yuxin spoke decisively, as if discussing a matter of fact.

"In that case, I will send someone to handle it right away." Chen Ruoya nodded, just about to leave, but was called back by Chen Yuxin.

"Wait."

"Family Head, is there anything else you need?"

"I didn't expect she would know about my affairs, since that's the case, she shouldn't be alive, but not now." Chen Yuxin revealed a slight smile, her tone unusually calm, eerily so.

"Are you suggesting..."

"She is a smart person; she wouldn't want to trouble herself. Therefore, she still has her uses." Chen Yuxin spoke indifferently.

"But she hasn't accepted our assignment."

"That's something I find peculiar. Logically, she has no reason to refuse." Chen Yuxin frowned. If the woman in black was worried about provoking Ye Shikai's retaliation, she wouldn't have taken the previous job. Since she wasn't worried, why did she reject it this time?

"Family Head, could it be that the compensation wasn't enough?" Chen Ruoya tentatively asked.

"She did not even mention her bottom line, which shows she doesn't care about the reward. This Yanjing's top assassin truly has personality." Chen Yuxin said with a smile.

"That means there must be another reason for her reluctance." Chen Ruoya suddenly realized but also looked perplexed, puzzled about the underlying reason for the refusal.

"Keep a close watch on her, don't let anything go wrong." Chen Yuxin stated coldly.

"Yes, Family Head."

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Wang Family.

"Bang."

"What, Qingyu is unconscious?" Wang Hai abruptly stood up from the sofa, his expression anxious as if doomsday had arrived, speaking to the woman in front of him.

"That's right, she's now severely injured and unconscious." The woman on the sofa casually sipped some red wine, lifting her pretty face to look at Wang Hai. The person was Wang Qian.

"What happened exactly?" Wang Hai anxiously asked.

"What, are you still thinking about that woman?" Wang Qian's eyebrows raised, her face suddenly showing a hint of coldness. Apart from business reasons, she also harbored jealousy; why would Su Qingyu garner such admiration from so many, including Ye Shikai, numerous wealthy elites of Yanjing, even including her own brother, each unable to let go of this woman.

"But I love her." Wang Hai sat next to Wang Qian, "Sister, how exactly was she injured?"

"How would I know?" Wang Qian coldly responded, and Wang Hai dared not speak further.

"Cough, Miss, the master wishes to see you." At this moment, a servant respectfully spoke at the doorway. Wang Qian's face slightly shifted, seemingly apprehensive about something.

"I understand, I'll be there shortly."

Wang Family, conference room.

A middle-aged man dressed in a purple coat sat in the central seat, sitting upright, handling documents in his hand, exuding an aura of authority that invoked a deep respect from the core, making it hard for others to directly meet his gaze. He was the Family Head of the Wang Family, Wang Liang, the father of Wang Qian and Wang Hai.

"Dad, you're back." Wang Qian gently knocked and entered.

"Qian'er, come in, have a seat." Wang Liang did not look up, casually gesturing towards the seat as he spoke indifferently.

"Dad, you wanted to see me?"

"It seems you have something you haven't told me about." Wang Liang spoke softly, slowly raising his head to look at Wang Qian, "You've been quite active recently."

"Dad, what are you talking about? I don't understand." Wang Qian played ignorant.

"I heard from Elder Ma that you recently gave him some tasks." Wang Liang spoke without anger, just indifferently, causing a shiver in Wang Qian's heart. The black-robed man who acted with Boss Xing that day was actually Ma Ang. Wang Qian and Boss Xing had an agreement, so she ordered Ma Ang to support Boss Xing. This order was a secret command from Wang Qian to Ma Ang, never expecting that Wang Liang would find out.

"You know already." Seeing that Wang Liang knew, Wang Qian felt no need to conceal it further.

"Dad, I have my own plans for this matter, so..."

"Do you know Ye Shikai's true identity?" Before Wang Qian could finish, Wang Liang interrupted.

"I know." After a dozen seconds, Wang Qian calmly let out a statement.

"So, you're not worried he would seek revenge?" Surprised flashed in Wang Liang's eyes, seemingly astonished by Wang Qian's reaction. The fact that Ye Shikai is the Netherworld King is not widely known in Yanjing, but following a series of events over the past few months, some people in Yanjing started to re-evaluate their understanding of Ye Shikai, especially those from the major families who have intricate connections with the international underworld. When they learned of Ye Shikai's real identity, everyone was shocked.

Including Wang Qian, she only learned later that Ye Shikai is the Netherworld King. Only Wang Hai, that naive young man, was still puzzled why Su Qingyu would marry an ordinary office worker.

"I indeed participated in this matter, but I am not the one who wants to kill Su Qingyu. In fact, I actually hope Su Qingyu could marry into our family; but if others have the intention to kill her, even if he later finds out about the Wang family's involvement, he wouldn't target us first. Moreover, even if he wants revenge, it won't be so easy."

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