CHAPTER 827: CHAPTER 824: BLOODSHED

"So late, you’re still awake?" Shen Siyuan was somewhat surprised.

"Ah... oh, I was thirsty, came out to pour some water." Ruan Manman hurriedly said.

"Get some rest soon, good night." Shen Siyuan said and then walked towards his room.

Ruan Manman opened her mouth, wanting to call out to him, wanting to chat, but in the end chose to give up. She’s not that old, alone with a man late at night, it wouldn’t look good.

However...

She frowned, showing a look of confusion, she seemed to hear him talking to someone just now.

Was he on a call with someone in the middle of the night?

She faintly felt something odd about it, but couldn’t say what.

"Hey, Auntie, why are you here?"

At this moment, Taozi’s voice suddenly sounded from behind her, startling Ruan Manman with a shiver.

She turned around, patting her chest, let out a long breath and said, "You little girl, you scared me to death in the middle of the night."

Taozi said nothing, but looked her up and down, showing a strange expression.

Ruan Manman was wearing a purple nightgown, revealing a large area of full, fair skin at the chest, combined with her lazy demeanor, extremely alluring.

"What are you staring at?"

Ruan Manman knocked her on the head in annoyance.

"Hehe, Auntie, you’re really pretty." Taozi laughed.

Upon hearing this, Ruan Manman showed a smug smile, then asked again, "You haven’t told me, what are you doing not sleeping in the middle of the night?"

"Ah... I was thirsty, wanted to get some water." Taozi quickly said.

Ruan Manman raised an eyebrow at this, "You’re also getting water?"

"Yes, the dinner was a bit salty tonight." Taozi said as she hurried to pour water.

Watching her back, Ruan Manman again felt something wasn’t quite right, but still couldn’t pinpoint what.

So carrying her doubts, she murmured to herself and went back to her room.

Early the next morning.

"Auntie, I can’t accompany you today; you’ll have to tour around Bin Hai on your own, but I’ll definitely be back tonight." Ruan Hongzhuang said.

"No problem, I have Taozi with me." Ruan Manman said carelessly.

It’s not her first time in Bin Hai, she doesn’t really need company.

"Um... Auntie, I have things to do today too." Taozi said awkwardly.

Today she’s going with Ruan Hongzhuang to Shen Siyuan’s house, but it was hard to say this to Ruan Manman.

"It’s okay, you handle your stuff."

Ruan Manman heard this and paid no attention, didn’t think much of it, it’s the New Year, everyone has things to do, no need to inquire too deeply.

So after breakfast, Shen Siyuan left with Ruan Hongzhuang and Taozi.

Ruan Manman stayed behind at home for the time being; early in the morning, there wasn’t much place to go.

Seeing them leave, Ruan Manman’s gaze fell on Tang Tang, who was squatting nearby, and the little one also looked up at her.

"Han~"

Tang Tang gave her a silly smile.

"You little thing, what a cheerful smile."

Feeling bored, Ruan Manman squatted down, preparing to play with her.

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Once the car left the city, Shen Siyuan suddenly said, "I have something to attend to today, you go back first, let my parents and Grandma know."

"Huh?" Taozi, who was driving, was a bit surprised.

"You’re not coming back with us?" Taozi asked.

"Got it, be careful yourself, come back quickly, we’ll wait at home for you." Ruan Hongzhuang, knowing what Shen Siyuan was up to, did not ask more.

"Mm, I know. Right, Duoduo will go with you, call her if you need anything."

With Shen Siyuan’s words, Duoduo appeared inside the car, waving a small hand at the two with a smile.

"Did something happen?" Taozi asked in confusion.

She’s not a fool, she realized it by now.

"Something did come up, don’t worry, I’ll settle it quickly." Shen Siyuan reassured.

"For details, you can ask Ruan Ruan later, first pull over, I’ll get off."

"Oh, alright."

Taozi full of questions, brought the car to a stop by the roadside.

As Shen Siyuan got off the car, Taozi was just about to speak, only to find that in the blink of an eye, he was already gone.

"What on earth happened?" Taozi turned back, asked with a face full of worry.

Ruan Hongzhuang opened the car door and got into the passenger seat, saying, "Drive, I’ll tell you slowly on the way."

"Oh..."

Taozi obediently started the car again.

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Yu Donghai got up very early, after having the breakfast delivered by room service, he turned on the computer to handle some work. Just as he was about to leave, the room phone rang. Picking it up, room service informed him that someone named Qian Youcun was here to visit.

Yu Donghai of course knew Qian Youcun, a well-known figure in Bin Hai’s business circles, here specifically to visit him knowing he was in Bin Hai.

Although Yu Donghai came to Bin Hai for the "Divine Pill", he was also here to maintain his network in Bin Hai.

Therefore, he naturally wouldn’t refuse Qian Youcun’s visit.

He opened the door to greet them, and sure enough, shortly after, room service led Qian Youcun in.

But what surprised Yu Donghai was that, it wasn’t just Qian Youcun alone, some local officials of Bin Hai had come along as well.

They chatted for a while in the room, during which Yu Donghai’s phone kept ringing. Seeing how busy he was, Qian Youcun didn’t want to keep disturbing, so he proposed to leave.

"I’m really sorry, there’s just too many calls during the Spring Festival, let’s meet up for a drink sometime after this period." Yu Donghai was very polite, personally escorting Qian Youcun and his group downstairs.

Qian Youcun was thrilled by Yu Haidong’s graciousness.

Though he kept saying it wasn’t necessary, that he could manage going downstairs on his own, he didn’t pass up the opportunity to bond with Yu Haidong.

When they just reached the hotel lobby, they found more people coming to visit.

Among them, two were significant figures in Bin Hai, leading to more polite exchanges, leaving Qian Youcun and those who came with him slightly awkward.

Nonetheless, all were aware of the situation, and chose not to point it out directly.

Being a businessman, Qian Youcun realized there was something they needed to discuss, and after some courteous words, offered to leave.

"I’ll see you out." Yu Haidong said.

Qian Youcun was deeply moved, even with two important figures present, Yu Haidong didn’t forget to see them out.

Witnessing this, the two officials also courteously escorted Qian Youcun’s group to the hotel entrance, as Qian Youcun held a certain stature in Bin Hai.

But as they stood at the hotel entrance, waiting for Qian Youcun’s driver, a ray of red light suddenly descended from the sky, directly hitting Yu Haidong on the head.

With a "bang," Yu Haidong was blasted into a mist of blood.

The blood mist spread like a blooming lotus flower, covering those around in its spray.

Everyone was dumbfounded, forgetting to scream.

But what was even more bizarre was that the ray of light did not disappear, paused momentarily, then shot up into the sky, dragging a long rainbow, speeding towards the Northern sky.