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nRuomei and Wen Yaoting were completely clueless as to what had happened. They expected to see Jiang Ruiling and Shen Yang on one bed in a compromising position, but how did Lihua come into the picture?

nThen their gaze shifted towards the corner and they froze. It felt as if thunder struck them seeing the man Ruomei had hired tired to a chair with his face all beaten up. Shen Yang was standing beside him with a cold and murderous expression on his face.

nWhat the hell happened! Why is he still here? He was supposed to escape after trapping Shen Yang and Jiang Ruiling in the room!

nWen Yaoting gnashed his jaw and shot a deadly glare at Ruomei as if accusing her.

nWhat the ** went wrong!?

nPanic enveloped her chest, and she got a bad feeling that only intensified because of Lihua's presence here.

nLihua got up and so did Jiang Ruiling. Jiang Lanying, her sister-in-law hurriedly went up to her and asked, concerned,

"Ruiling. Are you alright?

"

nShe pursed her lips and slowly nodded.

nJiang Ninghong carefully studied her daughter's face, and her instinct said that something was wrong. Jiang Weiyuan and Jiang Li shared glances and then quietly retracted them.

nJiang Fai coughed,

"Sister-in-law, nobody accused you of having any impure relationship with sis Ruiling.

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"B-But everybody is looking at me as if I am some hooligan!

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"Aren't you one?

" Mingshen's sinister chuckle rang as he taunted Lihua.

nHer mouth twitched.

nHe touched his chin and smiled.

"Wow. I didn't know that Mrs. Jiang is so feisty. Do you feel that your husband is not enough for you that you are attacking your sister-in-law? Interesting to know that you bend that way.

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nEverybody choked in their saliva, but Lihua's condition was even more embarrassing.

nBut the socialites who didn't know this fact were horrified.

nJiang Wei married this woman!? Wasn't it going to be Shi Ruomei?

nDuring Jiang Fai's case, he was the one who got the most fame and exposure because of his victory, so Lihua's name and identity were still fairly hidden from all. But now, it was officially out in open.

nNow they understood why Lihua and Wei seemed so closer. It's because they were husband and wife!

nThe ladies glanced at Ruomei, some with curiosity and some with mockery.

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"S-shut up!

" Lihua stammered.

nThe Old Madam struck her stick on the floor.

"Enough! Tell me what is going on! Why are you even here?

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nLihua sneakily glanced at Ruomei and Wen Yaoting who looked as if they saw ghosts. It was evident from their expressions how they were confused about their failed plan.

nA faint smile curled her lips as she thought about what happened before this drama began.

n*Fifteen minutes before*

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"Mmpf!

"

nJiang Ruiling was trying her best to resist the man from violating her but all her efforts went in vain. Tears streamed down her eyes as she realized that she was truly going to lose her dignity tonight.

nShe shut her eyes to brace herself.

nThe man licked his lips and his fingers moved towards her dress to rip it off.

n*Meowww*

nAn agile figure jumped onto him and he froze.

nUnknown to both of them, there was someone else in the room who had her eyes upon them. This whole time, there was a certain someone who was cozily lazing in her spot without a care in the world.

nAt first Lihua, the cat heard someone enter the room as the darkness settled. Her attention ever so faintly went onto the man. Her sharp senses tingled, and she immediately felt malice oozing out from that stranger. Her green orbs narrowed, but she kept quiet. Part of it was also because she couldn't sense any fear coming from Jiang Ruiling.

nShe did nothing, and so she continued lazing off. But a few minutes later, her ears twitched as she heard Jiang Ruiling's restless breaths. It was just after when she saw a small flicker of light that shone in the room which died down a moment later too. She smelled fear in the air.

nLihua wasn't any ordinary cat with the sharp instincts she had. That's why Mingshen chose her as his pet and in his company, he only honed her senses to work even better. Mingshen was a cruel man, and he raised his cat to be his mirror image.

nSo she easily felt the shift in the atmosphere when Jiang Ruiling started to panic. Even the man's aura kept on becoming more dangerous. Her voice was shaking and quivering and Lihua understood that now the threat was real even for Jiang Ruiling.

nShe stepped on her toes. At that point, the man dragged Jiang Ruiling away from the door and pushed her on the bed.

nA cat's night vision is more or less the same as humans but still slightly better in the dark. On top of that, she lived with Mingshen until now who had trained her to adapt to the darkness too and improved her vision thanks to his experiments and medicines. Mingshen had high standards even for a pet.

nUnaware of the cat's presence, the man pinned her beneath him.

nWith silent steps, Lihua walked towards him, her gaze locked on to that man as if he was prey. Her eyes narrowed as the malice from him made her look ferocious.

nSlowly, quietly, she inched closer and closer to him. As the man was close to ripping Jiang Ruiling's dress off, she jumped on his shoulder and from there, she leaped on his head.

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"What? What is going on? W-what's on my head!?

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nLihua raised her paws and with her sharp claws, she struck them across his forehead and eyes.

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"Ahhh!

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nJiang Ruiling was startled and she opened her eyes. The man suddenly released her and clutched his face.

nWhat happened…

n*Meow*

nLihua kept scratching his face and hair and the man winced in pain.

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"What the hell! What is a cat doing here!?

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nJiang Ruiling widened her eyes.

nCat?

nThe realization struck her.

nLihua?

nShe suddenly remembered that Shen Yang had brought the cat in when he came to tell her about Wen Yaoting. She faintly recalled that Lihua had jumped off from his arms and settled somewhere in the corner.

nSo she was here too...

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