A brief silence fell over the tearoom.
After a long pause, Dugu Yao finally spoke, her voice slow and measured.
"I know your schemes..."
"The Dugu Clan has an unwritten rule: once a woman marries, she is considered an outsider and must sever all ties with Tianxia Hui. You’re trying to use Jia Lingyun to cut off my path to the presidency," Dugu Yun murmured.
"It’s a pity you had a countermeasure ready long ago. You once declared in the ancestral hall that you would only marry a man who truly captured your heart. The elders of the clan value you highly and respect your choices; your father has truly gone to great lengths to find you a suitable husband."
"If I were to reveal what happened in this tearoom today..."
Dugu Yun’s words cut off abruptly.
Dugu Yao frowned slightly. The silence between them spoke volumes.
She had once declared that she would never marry unless she found the man of her heart. If the elders of the Dugu Clan discovered her behaving intimately with Jia Lingyun in a tearoom, they would certainly assume he was that man.
If it truly came to that, all of Dugu Yao's calculations would vanish like bubbles. The elders would undoubtedly approve of the union, as they, too, wished to ease tensions with Jia Lingyun.
*Whoosh—*
*Bang—*
The tearoom door was kicked open. Eight of Dugu Yao's subordinates swarmed in, their eight weapons—including an abacus, a small stone mill, and a smoking pipe—aimed directly at Dugu Yun. The atmosphere grew instantly tense, as if a sing…
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