Lu Yan stopped talking, her fierce momentum draining away. Stiffening her neck, she said, "I can't do that."
Mai Qi sneered. "If you can't, then we have no choice. We'll just have to handle it our own way, and we'll be sure to let Gu Nian know to watch his back."
Lu Yan suddenly burst into tears. "What other choice did I have? What else could I do? If I don't do this, all those people in the Gu Family are watching me. Look at Gu Yan—she even married the son of the building materials tycoon and helped her own family trap her husband's capital! If I don't play along, I'll lose the Gu Family's backing. Do you have any idea how hard this is for me?"
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