Zongzheng Mingzhu heard this, his brow lifting slightly while that perfunctory smile still lingered on his face. "Oh? What does Miss Jiao mean by that? Li Lianhua is nothing more than a stumbling block that only gets in the way. Trust me, getting rid of him benefits both you and me. Could Miss Jiao really think that Li Lianhua would ever share this Daxi realm with you the way I can? Let me tell you, Li Lianhua will never stand shoulder to shoulder with you."
"So what if he won't?" Jiao Niangqing let out a cold laugh, her gaze icy as she looked at Zongzheng Mingzhu. "Zongzheng Mingzhu, stop playing dumb here. Even if Li Lianhua is unwilling, this lady has a thousand or ten thousand ways to force him to agree. Yet you took advantage of my absence to make a move on him behind my back, crossing my bottom line. Li Lianhua's life is not something you are permitted to touch."
"Is that so?" The smile gradually faded from Zongzheng Mingzhu's face, replaced by a sinister expression. "Miss Jiao, even if I did touch him, what can you possibly do to me? You and I cooperating was always a matter of each taking what they need. Now that our grand enterprise is nearly accomplished, you are ready to fall out with me over a mere Li Lianhua—isn't that rather rash?"
Chapter 198