The Favored Heiress
Chapter 259: Is This Something a Young Girl Should Say?

Chapter 259: Chapter 259: Is This Something a Young Girl Should Say?

The man stood straight, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath, his eyes harboring an incredulous astonishment.

At this time, Shang Yu put down the medicine bottle, turned to pick up the gauze, and did not hear the following report. His voice cool as he said, "Continue."

Forcing down his surprised expression, the man pursed his lips, nodded, and said, "The situation on the Mountain Road has already been dealt with. It will take at least three days to clear the roadblocks completely. I’ve already arranged for five helicopters to be used for travel in the near future."

"Hmm," Shang Yu responded indifferently, seemingly not in the best of moods.

It was only after tending to Li Qiao’s wound that the man lifted his gaze, his deep eyes concealing surging waves, and introduced with a cool voice, "Captain of the Secret Guard, Zuo Xuan."

Li Qiao’s gaze met his, and she immediately looked toward the man with the stoic face, indeed a person from the Secret Hall, "Hello."

Zuo Xuan, neither startled nor pleased, looked at Li Qiao and gave a slight nod, "Miss Li."

Oh, he knows her too.

This was the first time Li Qiao had met someone from the Secret Hall, and perhaps due to her curiosity about them, she took a few more glances.

The forbidding and sharp aura around Zuo Xuan was no less than that of the four aides, and perhaps even more intense.

His stern and serious face also looked very cold.

Perhaps Li Qiao stared at Zuo Xuan too long, for suddenly her chin was clenched tightly as the man’s rough fingertips forcibly turned her face back, his voice hoarse and discontent, "What are you looking at?"

Li Qiao, holding back a smile, bent over to pull a tissue from the coffee table and stuffed it into Shang Yu’s palm, "Nothing much. Wipe your hands, they’re all smelling of medicine."

Shang Yu slightly squeezed her chin, wiped his fingertips, and then took a seat beside Li Qiao.

At this time, Qiu Huan finally snapped back to reality, walked over to the couch and took a seat, his gaze fixed on Li Qiao, "Girl, when I called you, weren’t you in the lab?"

A "click" sound was heard as a lighter flared up, with Shang Yu lowering his gaze to light a cigarette, his emotions restrained but his profile still conveying a trace of sternness.

Qiu Huan’s throat felt ticklish, and stretching across the coffee table, he spread his hands, "Give me one, I need to calm my nerves."

Shang Yu casually tossed out the cigarette pack, and with a tilt of his head, exhaled a thin mist.

Li Qiao watched the man’s motion of tilting his head back, highlighting the sharp lines of his Adam’s apple, quite appealing to the eye.

"Girl, look over here, I’m talking to you," Qiu Huan said, also lighting a cigarette, puffing smoke as he waved to get Li Qiao’s attention.

Was his presence that negligible?

At the sound, Li Qiao glanced at him, leaned back into the sofa, and looking at her ankle, replied coolly, "Oh, I was just passing by."

Qiu Huan didn’t believe her for a second, laughed sarcastically twice, did he look like a fool?

An awkward silence fell upon the living room for a moment.

Suddenly, Zuo Xuan remembered something, turned his head to look at Wang Yue, and asked in a cold voice, "The snipers in the mountain, did you take care of them?"

Wang Yue blinked innocently, glancing out of the corner of his eye in Li Qiao’s direction, and shrugged slightly, "Not me, Miss Li helped."

Zuo Xuan’s gaze darkened and followed Wang Yue’s motion, his eyebrows slightly raised in surprise.

"Pfft—" Fingers holding a cigarette, Qiu Huan who was drinking water, was startled and sprayed it out, "Cough cough cough..."

The coffee table was covered in a mess of water stains, Shang Yu pursing his lips and giving him a frown.

Wang Yue lowered his head, silently staying quiet.

He had also been shocked, doubting his life when he saw the footage captured by the drone.

By this time, Qiu Huan, wiping his mouth with a tissue, probably too amazed, threw his half-smoked cigarette into the water cup without thinking, "Wang Yue, what did you just say?"

Li Qiao gave him a glance and then confronted Zuo Xuan with a look of bewilderment.

Seeing this, Zuo Xuan cast a glance at Shang Yu, pondered for a few seconds, and asked methodically, "Miss Li, after you took action, did you check their breathing?"

Not long ago, he had led people to deal with the snipers in the mountain, only to find out that none of the three men were dead.

That’s why he had asked Wang Yue.

Generally speaking, people from Secret Hall or the Liuyun Mercenary Group would surely kill with a single strike.

Leaving a survivor was not something they usually did.

At this moment, Li Qiao scratched her head and replied with a casual air, "No, I just twisted their necks. They probably won’t die."

After all, these were members of the International Club Mercenary Group, and she had been somewhat merciful.

Hearing this, Zuo Xuan nodded in understanding and took a step back without saying another word.

Only Qiu Huan stood there, looking at Li Qiao with a feeling of growing estrangement—desperate and disoriented.

——I just twisted their necks; they won’t die.

Was that something a normal girl would say?

That nonchalant attitude of hers was as if she was discussing trivial family matters.

Qiu Huan, dazed, also forget what he himself had done just before and picked up the cup in front of him, gulping down a mouthful.

Then the soaked cigarette butt that was in the teacup went straight down his throat.

The bewildered Qiu Huan: "..."

...

Soon after, Zuo Xuan left, and Liuyun and Luoyu arrived at the mansion in a timely manner.

Both of them walked into the living room side by side, and immediately looked at Li Qiao. Seeing her pants rolled up and her leg bandaged, they both asked in unison, "Miss Li, are you alright?"

Li Qiao shook her head indifferently, "I’m fine."

Immediately afterward, Liuyun pursed his lips and composed himself, then approached Shang Yu, "Boss, the perimeter of Mountain Road has been secured with a warning line, and the news radio stations will continue to broadcast notices about the dangerous mountainside in the coming days."

"Seal off all the news from tonight," Shang Yu ordered in a gravely voice, his head bowed as he fidgeted with his fingertips.

"Yes, Boss."

Without delay, Liuyun and Luoyu did not stay long, gesturing to Wang Yue, and the three of them then left the living room.

As for Qiu Huan, he was still not over his shock and was contemplating life while hugging a cushion.

Outside in the entrance hall, Liuyun and the others arrived at the smoking area, each lighting up a cigarette to calm their nerves.

At that moment, Liuyun smacked Wang Yue’s shoulder heavily, the force particularly strong, "Bro, we owe you big time for tonight."

Wang Yue: "?"

Luoyu too had a look of lingering fear, pursing his lips seriously, "Yeah, it was tough. Thanks."

Wang Yue: "??"

What had he done?

What did all of tonight’s events have to do with him?

Apart from jamming signals from the lookout tower and arranging for two helicopters for the rescue, he seemed to have done nothing else.

In this heart-stopping night, there had been no room for him to play a part!

Looking around, Wang Yue struggled to find words, finally managing to say, "Wait, what are you guys talking about?"

Seeing his confusion, Liuyun took a drag on his cigarette and thumped his chest, "Still playing dumb? If it wasn’t for you dealing with the sniper ahead of time, the boss and Miss Li might have been in danger. Bro, we really owe you one!"

In fact, everything near Mountain Road had been arranged well in advance.

It was only because Miss Li appeared unexpectedly, and the boss got out of the car at the last minute, that their plans had to be moved up.

I have to say, the situation at the time was quite frightening.

This time, Wang Yue caught the importance and frowned incredulously, "Who told you that I took care of the sniper?"