139 What is Lord Qiao up to?_1

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He closed the door, and his footsteps gradually faded away.

Chi Yue was left alone, and it took her quite a while to regain her composure before she slid open her phone to check messages.

Just as she expected, her inbox was overflowing; it was on the verge of exploding.

Wang Xueya, Shao Zhiheng, Meng Jiayi, Liu Yun, Liu Ruonan, as well as some familiar teachers and classmates—all those who were somewhat close to her and privy to the news—had sent their consolations and couldn't resist gossiping with her. Her mother, probably unaware of any of it, hadn't called once.

Chi Yue breathed a sigh of relief.

Her family was her bottom line.

As long as her loved ones weren't harmed, it didn't matter how others attacked her.

It was nothing but a game—why should she be afraid?

Chi Yue filtered through her messages, ignoring most of them and only responding to those who genuinely cared. Then she called Shao Zhiheng.

"Shao, did you want to see me?"