Young Master Is Being Jealous Again!
Chapter 374: The Number One Actress in the Entertainment Circle, Li Manning, Disappears Like a Mirage

Chapter 374: Chapter 374: The Number One Actress in the Entertainment Circle, Li Manning, Disappears Like a Mirage

Nangong Chang furrowed his brows, his expression unhappy: "Huo Er, don’t try to blame me for this. Everyone saw that I didn’t touch her from start to finish."

"You stirred her anger, don’t you know that pregnant women shouldn’t be provoked?"

Huo Yirong, too lazy to listen to Nangong Chang’s quibbles, scoffed and went after Qin Ruan.

After the Huo family left, the large dining room immediately erupted into chaos.

"Damn! Why is Qin Ruan so handsome!" Lu Yichen had been staring, dumbfounded, ever since Qin Ruan showed up.

He slowly closed his slightly open mouth, feeling a sour sensation on his cheeks.

Gu Qingqing furrowed her brows and watched, her expression undeniably complicated, as Qin Ruan was escorted away by Lord Huo Er: "She’s the woman that Third Master is marrying?"

"Yes, Qin Ruan, she is also our junior."

Lu Yichen glanced at his two friends beside him and lowered his voice to warn: "Don’t blame me for not being loyal, but stay away from her in the future, she is fierce."

His brother told him not only could Qin Ruan see Puppets, she could also send them to the Netherworld.

This was something that the average Heavenly Master couldn’t do. From ancient times to the present, apart from the Puppet-collecting Heavenly Master recorded in books, there was no second person.

The fact that Qin Ruan had such ability, to describe her as fierce seemed inadequate, it wouldn’t be too far-fetched to call her a defiance of the heavens.

Her openly challenging the Nangong Family, making a move on a person from the supernatural realm, compared with her abilities, was just a small matter.

Gu Qingqing made a mocking comment, not knowing whether it was out of envy or jealousy: "How fierce is she, just talking tough, isn’t it still the Huo family who cleans up after her in the end?"

Long Xinzhao looked at Gu Qingqing and said seriously: "Third Master likes her."

This statement pricked all Gu Qingqing’s resentment, as if they were popped balloons, instantly deflating.

She showed a bitter smile and muttered: "I have eyes, I saw it already."

She had observed the moment when Lord Huo had knelt on one knee before Qin Ruan from not too far away.

The one who could make the noble Third Master kneel must be someone he held dear in his heart.

At that time, there were many other women around Gu Qingqing, their discussions were filled with curiosity about Qin Ruan, as well as jealousy and disdain for her.

In their view, the wife of the Third Master, even if she wasn’t from those great families or Aristocratic Families, should at least come from a Scholarly Family.

They never expected it would be from the Qin Family, a small upstart.

How could someone as low-status as Qin Ruan be worthy of the Third Master?

They took pleasure in her misfortune, speculating that the illegitimate daughter that the Qins allegedly picked up, a Qin Ruan who was far below in status and position compared to the Huo Family, would surely not be able to firmly hold the position of the Huo Family’s Head Mistress.

Sooner or later, Third Master would divorce Qin Ruan, or expel her from the Huo Family.

Gu Qingqing felt the same way at that time, assuming that Third Master would divorce Qin Ruan due to differences in status and viewpoints.

But seeing Qin Ruan openly challenge Nangong Chang without any fear, she felt that the possibility of such a hope was very slim.

In the corner of the dining room, Su Jingshu, dressed in a champagne-colored dress, was looking at Nangong Chang with a smiling expression in her eyes.

Nangong Chang kept looking at Qin Ruan’s retreating figure, unable to withdraw his gaze for a long while.

Su Jingshu took her glass of wine and sauntered over to Nangong Chang.

She stood beside him and teased: "Has Young Master Nangong found a new prey?"

Nangong Chang withdrew his gaze, and glanced at her coldly: "What a great job the Su family has done!"

"What’s wrong with the Su family?" Su Jingshu appeared clueless.

Nangong Chang spoke in a low voice, furious: "Qin Ruan was the one who got entangled with Huo San at the Imperial Court Hotel that night. This is a great helper that you Su family personally gave to the Huo family."

Su Jingshu giggled, refusing to take the blame: "This can’t be blamed on the Su family, you should know she went into Third Master’s room on her own initiative."

Nangong Chang also knew, but he couldn’t help but feel upset.

He looked at the empty entrance and spoke solemnly: "Qin Ruan isn’t simple, there will definitely be no survivors if Real Man Xu falls into her hands."

Su Jingshu frowned: "You cut off Real Man Xu’s tongue already, he’s useless now."

Nangong Chang spoke cruelly: "But he still has hands, find a way to deal with him."

Su Jingshu’s smile faded, "How do we do that?"

Nangong Chang, "Destroy the life talisman of the Yin Yang Sect, and the man dies. We should propose to buy Xu’s life with a hefty price."

"Do we have to be so ruthless?"

Nangong Chang stared at Su Jingshu, cruelly stating, "If he doesn’t die, it will be our destruction!"

Su Jingshu tightened his grip on the wine glass and pursed his lips, "I understand."

Noticing the attention around him, Nangong Chang put on a mask-like smile and left the restaurant.

...

As Qin Ruan just left the restaurant, she heard the tumult outside.

"Has the ambulance arrived yet?!"

"Manning, hold on, Manning!"

"How did this happen, she was fine just now. How did she suddenly faint?"

"When Manning arrived, her fever was over 40 degrees."

"Move aside! Don’t cluster here, let her breathe fresh air!"

"The ambulance, isn’t the ambulance here yet?!"

The wedding scene of Nangong Chang and Xiao Wenrou was in chaos, with a large crowd gathered on the stage where the wedding was taking place.

After listening for a while, Qin Ruan roughly understood what was happening. The famous actress Li Manning had fainted after performing while ill.

Soon, she noticed something was wrong.

Outside the crowd, Qin Ruan spotted Li Manning, clad in a grand dress, floating a few centimeters off the ground.

It seemed as if the people around her couldn’t see her existence. People passed by, none noticing her.

As she turned her pale face towards Qin Ruan, it was evident that her gaze was not focused on Qin Ruan.

Realizing that she was looking behind her, Qin Ruan stepped aside and turned to look at the restaurant behind her.

Nangong Chang happened to be leaving the restaurant, looking clearly impatient.

Li Manning’s gaze was fixed on Nangong Chang, a strange aura connecting the two. It was clear they shared a deep bond.

Qin Ruan’s eyes dimmed slightly. Li Manning’s soul had left her body, and that was beyond recovery.

Focused on the matters concerning Third Master, she couldn’t care less about Nangong and Li’s unresolved matters. She quickened her pace and left.

"What happened?!"

Nangong Chang’s displeased voice, edged with anger, sounded from behind her.

...

The Huo residence.

Upon returning to the Huo residence, Ling Xuzi and Huo Chuan immediately sent Third Master to the hidden room under the small building.

There was a room in the small building where Third Master lived that no one was allowed to enter.

This room was regularly cleaned, and the stairs leading downstairs were dust-free.

Despite its name, the underground chamber was not some grim and cramped room, but a well-appointed one with full living facilities.

Ling Xuzi and Huo Chuan moved the unconscious Third Master, whose finely tailored suit was stained with blood, into the bed in the hidden room.

The two of them moved deftly and left the hidden room without looking back.

Behind them, Third Master, still tightly clutching the Buddha beads in his hand, had red blood smeared over the smooth and lustrous beads.

From start to finish, neither Ling Xuzi nor Huo Chuan turned around. After leaving the chamber, they briskly and decisively closed the door.