I created a foundation

The smile on his face was still gentle, but there seemed to be a hint of unfathomable meaning in his deep eyes.

He shook his head slightly.

"Ms. Yukinoshita," his voice was as calm as a pool of deep water, without any ripples, "I think you seem to have made a mistake from the very beginning."

"Hmm?" Yang Nai frowned slightly, feeling a little unhappy.

Got it wrong?

How could she, Yukinoshita Haruno, be wrong?

Is it because the money is too little, or is it because he wants to play hard to get?

She was about to speak, to use more direct and oppressive words to shatter the other party's unrealistic fantasies.

But Lin Qing didn't give her this opportunity.

The smile on his face remained unchanged, but his eyes passed over Yang Nai's shoulder and cast towards the tightly closed door of the box behind her. His voice was not loud, but it echoed clearly in the quiet box.

"Yukino, did you hear everything?"

"Your sister asked you to name a price."

"How much do you think you are worth?"

As he finished speaking, the heavy oak box door opened.

A familiar figure stood quietly at the door.

Yukinoshita Yukino.

She was wearing the Feng Zhiqi High School uniform, with a plain knitted cardigan on the outside, and a few books in her arms. There was no extra expression on her cold and pretty face.

Her gaze was as calm as water, passing straight through Lin Qing's smiling face and accurately falling on the beautiful face of her dear sister, Yukinoshita Haruno, which was instantly filled with astonishment and disbelief.

"Yuki... Yukino?!"

Yang Nai screamed, and her elegant demeanor disappeared at this moment.

She stood up from her seat suddenly, and her movements were so hasty that she almost knocked over the wine glass in front of her.

The smile on her face had long since frozen, and her eyes were filled with shock and a hint of unconcealable panic.

"You...why are you here?!"

She had never expected that the "Hongmen Banquet" she had carefully arranged, the stage used to humiliate Lin Qing and force her love rival to retreat, would have such an "audience member" who should not have appeared!

What exactly is going on?

Why did Lin Qing know that Xue Noi was back?

No, that's not right!

Why did Xue Noi come with Lin Qing? !

Countless chaotic thoughts were running wildly in her mind like exploding fireworks, causing her calmness and rationality, which she had always been proud of, to be on the verge of collapse at this moment.

Lin Qing leaned back in his chair leisurely, picked up the lemonade that the waiter had just poured for him, took a sip, and looked so relaxed as if he was watching a drama that had nothing to do with him.

He looked at the stunned and confused Yukinoshita Haruno, and a perfect smile with a hint of innocence and playfulness appeared on the corner of his mouth. He explained slowly: "Oh, I forgot to tell you in advance, Miss Yukinoshita."

"This afternoon, Yukino happened to come to the office to report some work matters to me."

"I just mentioned that her sister wanted to treat me to dinner tonight, and the venue was such a high-end place like the Crown of Stars."

He paused, his eyes moving with interest over Yang Nai's face, which had instantly turned ashen, before continuing in that infuriatingly calm tone, "She seemed quite interested in your kind invitation, sister, so she said she wanted to come along and take a look."

"After all, she said she was also curious about what you would talk to me about, sister."

Yukinoshita Haruno's face turned as pale as paper in an instant.

Then, an uncontrollable surge of blood rushed from her chest to her head, causing her originally fair cheeks to flush a sickly red.

She felt like she had been slapped hard in public, and it hurt like hell.

She was more like a clown who dressed up carefully and thought she was the protagonist on the stage. She was performing a clumsy monologue under the spotlight, but when she was most proud of herself, the gorgeous curtain was ruthlessly torn off, revealing the embarrassing truth that there was no one in the audience and she was left alone in embarrassment.

All the calculations, all the sense of superiority, all the control, at this moment, were shattered by Lin Qing's few words, scattered all over the ground, and could never be put back together again.

Her body swayed slightly, and she subconsciously reached out to hold the back of the chair behind her, barely able to stabilize herself.

Those beautiful eyes that usually gleamed with shrewdness and calculation now held only disbelief and shock, along with a sense of humiliation and anger at having been completely fooled.

Chapter 72: Breakup! Bloody Interlude

Yukinoshita Haruno's face turned as pale as paper in an instant.

Then, an uncontrollable surge of blood rushed from her chest to her head, causing her originally fair cheeks to flush a sickly red.

She felt like she had been slapped hard in public, and it hurt like hell.

She was more like a clown who dressed up carefully and thought she was the protagonist on the stage. She was performing a clumsy monologue under the spotlight, but when she was most proud of herself, the gorgeous curtain was ruthlessly torn off, revealing the embarrassing truth that there was no one in the audience and she was left alone in embarrassment.

All the calculations, all the sense of superiority, all the control, at this moment, were shattered by Lin Qing's few words, scattered all over the ground, and could never be put back together again.

Her body swayed slightly, and she subconsciously reached out to hold the back of the chair behind her, barely able to stabilize herself.

Those beautiful eyes that usually sparkled with shrewdness and calculation now only showed incredible shock, as well as the humiliation and anger of being completely fooled.

She stared at Lin Qing intently, her eyes seeming to want to eat him alive.

If looks could kill, Lin Qing would have been riddled with wounds by now.

This man, this foreign student whom she had never taken seriously, actually dared to play with her so blatantly!

This humiliation was more unbearable for her than any actual harm.

"you……"

Yang No's voice trembled slightly due to extreme anger, and was almost squeezed out from between her teeth.

She wanted to question, to roar, to use the most vicious language to attack the hateful man in front of her.

However, Lin Qing completely ignored her gaze that was almost spitting fire, and didn't even bother to pay attention to the word she just uttered.

He just leaned back in his chair leisurely, his eyes turned to Yukinoshita Yukino, who was standing at the door with a calm expression.

That handsome face still had that elusive smile, as if the storm that was about to break out had nothing to do with him. He was just a pure bystander, or rather, an interested instigator.

"Yukino."

Lin Qing's voice was still gentle, but it carried an unquestionable power that directly focused all attention back on Xue Noi.

"You heard it all."

He tilted his head slightly and gestured to Yang Nai, whose face was ashen, with a calm but deliberately emphasized tone.

"Your sister, let me name a price, then I'll leave you and disappear from your world forever."

Lin Qing's gaze fell back on Xue Noi's face, his eyes were calm and deep, as if he could see through people's hearts.

"Now, tell me your decision."

The air in the box seemed to freeze.

The expensive mahogany dining table, the exquisite silver cutlery, and the famous abstract paintings hanging on the wall all lost their original colors at this moment, leaving only a suffocating depression.

Yukinoshita Yukino didn't answer immediately.

She didn't go to see Lin Qing either.

From beginning to end, her gaze was firmly fixed on the face of her elder sister, Yukinoshita Haruno.

From that pretty face that was slightly distorted by anger and shock, Yukino saw too many familiar things.

She saw the unquestionable dominance, the self-determined control, and the arbitrary behavior that completely disregarded her wishes and feelings in the name of "for your own good."

These things, like invisible shackles, have bound her tightly since she was a child, making her breathless.

She was used to being obedient, used to forbearing, and used to burying her true feelings deep down.

Because resistance always seems to be futile and will only lead to more clever and irresistible "guidance" and "correction" from her sister.

But now, it's different.

She took a deep breath, and the cold air that entered her lungs made her confused thoughts clearer than ever before.

She remembered everything she had experienced at the foundation, the real and cruel world that Lin Qing had shown her, and her deep desire for the "real thing."

She knew that if she retreated again today, she would never be able to escape from her sister's shadow and would never be able to become her true self.

Yukino's eyes, from their initial calmness, gradually became sharp, like a sword drawn from its sheath, flashing with a cold and resolute light.

Her voice was not loud, but extremely clear. Every word was like a carefully polished ice cone, with the power to penetrate everything, fiercely stabbing the relative opposite her, whom she once relied on so much and was also so afraid of.

"elder sister."

Just these two words made Yang Nai's heart tremble uncontrollably.

Yukino's voice was so calm, so calm that it made her feel unfamiliar and... frightened.

"My business," Xue Nai paused, each syllable enunciated clearly, with an unprecedented firmness, "From today on, I decide for myself."

Word by word.

Really loud.

These words, like a thunderclap, exploded in Yang Nai's mind.

Her most beloved sister, the one she had protected under her wings since childhood, the one she had poured countless efforts into shaping and guiding, Yukinoshita Yukino, for an outsider, for a man she even disdained, for the first time, rebelled against her with such a cold and resolute attitude.

No, this is not resistance.

This is the cutting.

It is a declaration.

She declared that Yukinoshita Haruno would no longer be the person who could do whatever she wanted and control everything in her sister's world.

The blood color instantly drained from Yang Nai's face, turning as pale as snow.

Her body swayed uncontrollably, and if she hadn't held onto the back of the chair, she would have almost collapsed to the ground.