Chapter 6

C6 – A Mysterious Master

He was Tong Shan, the billionaire CEO of the Tong Group. Moreover, he happened to be the father of Tong Waner!

“Waner is doing alright, but the one ensuring her safety isn’t me. It’s someone you’d least anticipate!”

That gravelly voice reemerged, reverberating in the office with a trace of mockery.

“Oh? Not you? Then who might that be? Who could handle an assassin from the Rebirth Camp?”

As Tong Shan heard this, his eyebrows lifted, his expression serious.

Gui Ying was his ace in the hole, once a renowned figure on the Huaxia assassin roster.

He wouldn’t have employed this secret weapon if he hadn’t discovered that the Chen Group had hired a Rebirth Camp assassin to target his daughter.

Yet now, Gui Ying was informing him that he hadn’t intervened and that another expert was safeguarding his daughter.

“It’s that bargain-bin son-in-law of yours, Wang Xiao!”

Gui Ying, hidden in the shadows, didn’t keep them waiting and rasped the words out.

“What? Wang Xiao? How is that possible?”

Upon hearing this, Tong Shan was initially dumbfounded. Then, an expression of disbelief swept over his face. He had observed Wang Xiao’s growth closely. How could he be unaware of Wang Xiao’s actual capabilities?

“It’s absolutely true. I couldn’t believe it either. When the assassin from the Rebirth Camp launched a surprise attack, even I couldn’t intercept Waner’s strike in time. He was the one who intercepted it.”

In the darkness, Gui Ying’s voice contained thirty percent fear and seventy percent astonishment. His relationship with Tong Shan was that of both servant and friend. In his heart, Tong Waner was like his own child.

Upon hearing Gui Ying’s account, Tong Shan was also taken aback. A glint flickered in his eyes. After a pause, he mused, “It appears that Wang Xiao vanished for half a year. He mentioned wanting to go into the mountains for training. Perhaps he encountered some stroke of luck?”

Tong Shan solely assumed that Wang Xiao had experienced some stroke of fortune during his six-month absence. He remained unaware that this “Wang Xiao” was no longer the same person.

“That’s a viable option as well. Since Wang Xiao can provide protection for Waner, your covert safeguarding is no longer necessary. Our focus should now shift to handling the Chen Group!”

As Tong Shan concluded his words, a chilly and stern expression spread across his composed countenance, his tone turning icy.The source of this content nov(el)bi((n))

“Should I launch an attack? Eliminate Chen Peng?”

In the office, Gui Ying’s raspy voice echoed once more, akin to a sound emerging from the depths of darkness.

“No need, letting him die in such a straightforward manner would be too lenient. I want him to witness the Chen Group being devoured by me!”

At this moment, Tong Shan’s eyes gleamed with determination. An air of supremacy, a commanding presence, radiated from his very being.

In the shadows, Gui Ying remained silent, an implicit assurance that he would back whatever decision Tong Shan chose!

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The following day, Wang Xiao awoke from his slumber and made his way to the ground-floor dining room in the villa.

Tong Waner kept her head lowered, speaking timidly to Wang Xiao, seemingly afraid of his reaction.

“Chen Jie? A high school reunion?”

Wang Xiao found himself taken aback upon hearing this. It didn’t seem like a big deal, so why was Tong Waner so apprehensive?

“Big Brother Wang Xiao, if you don’t want me to go, then I won’t. Please don’t get mad!”

Observing Wang Xiao’s eyes widen slightly, Tong Waner assumed he was about to get angry and hurriedly spoke.

“Why wouldn’t I want you to go? If you want to, then by all means, go.”

Wang Xiao was a bit puzzled and asked Tong Waner, seeking clarification.

“Ah? Big Brother Wang Xiao, you mean you’ll allow me to go?” Tong Waner’s lovely face displayed a hint of shock. She gazed at Wang Xiao with her beautiful eyes and inquired, “You used to dislike me attending classmate gatherings, and you even confronted Chen Jie when he pursued me. Don’t you really dislike him?”

“Who is Chen Jie? Why would I...?”

Wang Xiao responded almost automatically, only realizing partway that he seemed to be Tong Waner’s fiancé.

Based on what Tong Waner had mentioned, his former fiancé didn’t seem pleased with her attending a classmate gathering. Additionally, he seemed to have some connection with that guy named Chen Jie.

His brother was quite the character!

“Ahem, even though I dislike Chen Jie, I suppose I should attend a high school classmate gathering. How about I accompany you?”

Wang Xiao cleared his throat gently and proposed to Tong Waner with a smile.

As Wang Xiao’s words reached her ears, Tong Waner’s expression took on an even more peculiar hue. She asked, baffled, “Big Brother Wang Xiao, you used to detest these sorts of gatherings. Why the change this time?”

“Isn’t this our final class reunion?”

Wang Xiao scratched his nose, a slightly awkward smile forming. While he might not know who Chen Jie was, he was aware that he had shared a classroom with Tong Waner during high school.

He also wished to uncover the kind of person Chen Jie, the figure his ex-fiancée loathed, truly was.

Additionally, Tong Waner’s words implied that Chen Jie held some interest in her. Regardless of the circumstances, he remained her fiancé. For him to invite his wife out in front of him, Wang Xiao simply couldn’t tolerate it!

Even though it was summer break in front of Forest City’s high school gate, a crowd had congregated. All of them were young adults around 18 or 19 years old.

Following their graduation, these girls started dabbling in makeup. All donned genuine silk short-sleeved tops, their snowy shoulders, and slender legs casting a spell on the boys who found themselves swallowing hard.

None of them could have foreseen that a few months ago, an unassuming female classmate in a school uniform, once she changed into new clothes and put on makeup, would transform into such a stunning beauty.

Like bees drawn to nectar, they surrounded these young ladies whose beauty rivaled that of flowers.

“Don’t worry, Young Master Chen. I’ll ensure your confession is a success today, and you’ll win over Tong Waner!”

At a corner near the school gate, a cluster of followers enclosed a tall, dashing young man, speaking with deep respect.

The dapper young man sported stylish attire and a lock of hair carefully styled. His wristwatch was worth a small fortune. The air of a well-off second-generation heir enveloped him. This individual was the class monitor of 12th Grade, Class 1, a dedicated admirer of Tong Waner – Chen Jie!