NOVPUBShe narrowed her eyes and looked at Luo Huian once again. As far as she knew, Luo Huian, whom she knew, was not the kind of person who would care about anyone but herself. How was it possible for someone as selfish as Luo Huian to suddenly grow a conscience?
Was she really the Luo Huian she knew?
"What are you thinking, Miss Gu?" Seeing that Gu Sirou was lost in thought, Tian Lisong couldn't help but nudge her. "Is something the matter?"
Only then did Gu Sirou snap out of her thoughts and look at the contract that was in front of her. It seemed like when she was lost in her own thoughts, the conversation had almost ended.
"It's nothing," Gu Sirou shook her head as she took a look at the contract that was placed in front of her. However, the second she started reading the contract, Gu Sirou couldn't help but frown. "What does this clause mean? Why are you handing an entire building to her?"
This was something that she had never envisioned. She raised her head and looked at Luo Qingling, who smirked at her with a hint of triumph. Gu Sirou gritted her teeth when she saw the woman looking at her as if she had won this round and Gu Sirou knew that she was not wrong.
Luo Qingling had indeed won the round. Though she was pushed into catering to Gu Sirou's whims, she was not going to do it without getting a benefit for herself and her sister.
"Didn't you hear what Leader Luo said just now, Miss Gu?" Miss Ni turned to look at the woman who was asking a question that had already been answered. "There is no special room in the heavens knights guild that could be used to raise the beasts, and even if there was one, it would be too small."
"Thus, it's a necessity that we help their guild build a building that would cater to the needs of the dungeon spirits."
"This is something that we need to share." Shi Meifeng turned to look at Gu Sirou and calmly stated, "The building is where the dungeon spirits sent by us will be raised. If it's fully equipped with all the necessary requirements, we won't have to worry about anything. Isn't that right, Miss Gu?"
Even if Gu Sirou hated the sudden expense that she and the council had to make, she couldn't deny signing the contract.
She could only smile and agree silently as she placed her signature on the contract.
Once the contract was signed, Gu Sirou threw the pen that she was holding in her hands to one side and strode out of the room without even glancing at Luo Huian.
"Well, I guess that concludes the meeting, I guess?" Tian Lisong saw the woman leave with anger oozing out of every pore of her body and was amused. He knew that Gu Sirou had been targeting the Heaven's knights guild for a while now and even knew why she was doing this. It was most probably because she was worried that another powerful guild, which was as strong as Shi Meifeng's guild, would appear out of nowhere.
Gu Sirou might not show it on her face, but in reality, she was actually really scared of Shi Meifeng and Luo Qingling. She didn't dare to confront them head-on, so she could only make small trouble for Luo Qingling in the hope that the woman would be suppressed by her.
Who would have thought that not only did Luo Qingling not do as Gu Sirou expected her to, but she also raised the flag and fought back against Gu Sirou and her unreasonable demands?
However, Tian Song was also worried. He had a feeling that even though Gu Sirou was pushed into a corner by Luo Qingling, that woman would not sit still for long. Sooner or later, she would act like a demon. He exchanged a look with Luo Qingling, who smiled at him knowingly.
Of course, she knew that Gu Sirou was not going to sit still. Now that she had faced off with her and even caused her to suffer a humiliating defeat, that woman would certainly not stay quiet, but Luo Qingling also knew that she couldn't stay put either.
If she continued to play passively, Gu Sirou would certainly think of another way to torment her and her guild.
That woman should stay quiet for now.
While Luo Qingling was lost in her own thoughts, Luo Huian, who went out to grab a glass of water, was cornered by Cui Sihao. The mer looked at her with a hint of arrogance on his face, which Luo Huian didn't mind. As the mer was one of the prettiest mer that she had ever seen in this world.
"Miss Luo," after a short pause, Cui Sihao finally parted his cherry red lips and called out to Luo Huian, who arched a brow and nodded.
"How may I help you?"
"By returning the mansion that you snatched from my sister." Cui Sihao was not someone who would dance around the bush, and thus, he went straight to the point.
Luo Huian frowned when she heard the mer say that she had robbed a mansion from someone. She blinked her eyes and questioned, "And who is this sister that you speak of? Because I don't think that I have snatched a mansion from anyone. Yet."
That old hag was staring at her like a hawk; how dare she do such a ridiculous thing, such as snatching a house from someone? If she committed theft, then that old hag would certainly flip.
So what did this mer mean by that she had snatched a mansion that she needed to return? How dare he make such a foolish and obnoxious accusation!
Cui Sihao, however, thought that Luo Huian was making fun of him. He gritted his teeth and then said to her, "Oh, so Miss Luo means to say that she doesn't remember taking the aristocratic mansion from my sister Yuandan?"
As soon as he finished speaking, Luo Huian stared at the mer as if he had lost his mind. She blinked her eyes and then said to him, "Is there a misunderstanding?"
"What do you mean by misunderstanding?" Cui Sihao asked with a furrow of his brows. He looked at the woman while silently wondering if she was trying to make a fool out of him. He said to her, "You took a mansion from my sister, Cui Yuandan, right?"
"Wrong," Luo Huian responded. She shook her head, and when she saw Cui Sihao looking at her in confusion, she cleared her stance. "I didn't snatch the mansion from her. I won it fair and square by putting my shares on the line. It was your sister who was not up to the mark and ended up losing the mansion. How come it suddenly became a theft?" She leaned down and looked at the mer in the eye. "If it is a theft, then you can go ahead and file a complaint. Why are you here?"
Luo Huian was not scared. Anyway, she had done nothing wrong. She had only taken what she deserved, and this was something that Cui Sihao also knew. If he didn't, then he would have run to the police rather than coming here and causing trouble.
When Cui Sihao heard her bold words, he was so angry that he wished he could punch that beautiful face. He said to Luo Huian, "I never thought that Miss Luo was this inflexible."
"I am not," Luo Huian was amused by his words and couldn't help but chuckle. "Who said that I am inflexible? I am really flexible, but" She raised her hand and pointed out, "Do you think your sister deserves it? She mocked me and my husband. Made us look like fools, and in return, I only gave her what she was trying to hand to me."
"Now that she is in trouble, the one who is in the wrong is me? How come? Is it right for you to blame the victim?"
"How are you the victim?" Cui Sihao asked arrogantly. His eyes flashed with annoyance as he stated, "You are perfectly fine!"
Upon hearing this, Luo Huian dropped her smile and stated, "I am fine because I was lucky enough to know how to deal with her. If not, then your sister would have shamelessly taken away the shares of my family and even caused a lot of stir in my family."
"Would you have handed out the shares of the Luo family if it were I who lost the race that night, Mister Cui?"
When Cui Sihao didn't answer, Luo Huian curled her lips and stated in a cold voice, "Please don't be hypocritical in front. If you cannot do the same, then don't expect me to act like a holy mother either."
After she finished speaking, she turned around on her feet and walked away, leaving Cui Sihao to stare at her with a twisted expression.
