Manxi

The engagement of the most adored daughter of the Li Family was broken off. Her furious family members railed against the heartless man and vowed to make him pay the price. * Later on, Li Qiao met her ex-fiancé’s big brother by chance. Some said he was the most mysterious man in Nanyang and his name was Shang Yu, aka Shang Shaoyan. While some others called him the overbearing and obsessive underground Overlord of Nanyang from whom everyone should stay away. Standing in the misty rain, Li Qiao gazed at the ruthless and untamed man with a shallow smile, said, “Hello, I’m Li Qiao.” She would become her ex-fiancé’s sister-in-law, if not wife. * Li Qiao and her ex-fiancé met again on the street several months later when he sneered at her, “Are you following me? Haven’t you given up hope yet?” A harsh voice berated him from behind, “Show some respect to your sister-in-law!” From now on, only one rumor was circulating in Nanyang City – The merciless Overlord of Nanyang had one woman he uncritically doted on. Her name was Li Qiao.

The Favored Heiress

Li Qiao nodded slightly and put down her glass, tilting her chin toward the door, "Lead the way."


At one in the morning, the parking lot of South Sea Entertainment City was still filled with luxury cars.


Men and women seeking pleasure were everywhere; this Sleepless City was a breeding ground for all things ambiguous.


Following the bodyguard to the entrance of Entertainment City, under the night sky, a luxurious motorcade bearing the Yan Emperor Group logo was parked at the foot of the grand entrance steps.


The bodyguard brought her to a Phantom nearby, opened the rear door, and gestured with his hand: "Miss Li, please get in."


Li Qiao looked down at the open car door, where Shang Yu sat inside. The dim overhead light poured around him, making him shine like he was gilded with gold.


He had a document laid across his crossed legs, sometimes flipping through it, sometimes marking it as Li Qiao watched.


Only when he turned to the third page and his pen paused, did his deep voice, tinged with a hint of huskiness, break the silence, "Did you come alone?"


Tang Yiting, playing pool in a private billiard room: "?"


"Get in the car and I'll take you home."


Li Qiao, one hand in her pocket, the other playing with her necklace at her collar, gave a shallow smile: "But I drove here!"


Shang Yu did not speak, instead slowly turning his head to look at the girl standing beside the car.


His pupils were deep, like a bottomless abyss, revealing not a hint of emotion.


Yet the weariness was etched between his brows, and even with his indifferent expression, Li Qiao could feel that he seemed very tired tonight.


Li Qiao clicked her tongue, no longer hesitating, and leaned into the car. Under the man's deep and dark gaze, she casually shut the door, boldly arching an eyebrow, "Then I'll have to trouble Master Yan. I almost forgot that I had a drink just now."


The man gave her a deep look, then averted his eyes and said lowly, "Let's go."


For the first half of the journey from South Sea Entertainment City back to Li Family residence, the only sound in the car was the scratch of Shang Yu's pen against the document.


Li Qiao sat next to him, in a similar posture and attire, scrutinizing him for a while before leaning against the door and starting a conversation: "Master Yan, I have a question?"


Li Qiao pursed her lips nonchalantly, her gaze fixed on the man's profile, "I'd like to know how the engagement between me and Shang Lu came about!"


Shang Yu glanced at her sideways, his eyes calm, "Didn't your father tell you?"


"Um, not much. I only know that the arrangement was made when I was still in my mother's womb. But Shang Lu is three years older than me; don't you think that's a bit odd?"


A sly glint passed in Li Qiao's eyes, and her smiling lips carried a hint of casual teasing.


Shang Yu didn't look at her, responding effortlessly, "If it's going to be dissolved, why bother about its origins."


"Indeed, you have a point!" Li Qiao nodded thoughtfully, gazing at his indifferent cheek, and slowly, as if out of curiosity, said: "Then why wasn't it me who was engaged to you?"


The driver in the front nearly peed himself!


The girl sure had a lot of gall to act up in front of Master Yan!


Due to the driver not holding the steering wheel steady, the car shuddered slightly.


Shang Yu's eyes sharpened as he glared into the rearview mirror, his voice carrying a warning, "Watch the road!"


"Sorry, Master, it won't happen again!"


Li Qiao glanced at Shang Yu's slightly displeased expression, then at the driver who was a bundle of nerves. Had she asked some sort of life-threatening question? How could she have frightened the driver so much?


Chapter 8: Why Aren't You and I Engaged?