Chapter 599: She Knows Everything
After sleeping for a whole day and night, Sang Zhe finally opened his eyes the next afternoon.
Yawning, he got up from bed, only to be surprised by the presence of two rare visitors in the hall.
“Gu Sister? Your Majesty? What are you two doing here?”
In the hall, Gu Yingmian and Huo Ningxue were sipping tea made by Master Yu Xia, seemingly waiting for Sang Zhe to awaken.
“Finally awake,” Gu Yingmian said, giving Sang Zhe a once-over. After confirming he was unharmed, she let out a sigh of relief. “Little Ying said you were kidnapped, and it scared me to death!”
“Little Ying also said you were humiliated by that woman,” Huo Ningxue gritted her teeth, “that Primordial Deity named Hong Yi is truly vile, daring to insult my man!”
“Sang Fei, you’ve been wronged these past few days. Let me check if you’re still pure.”
As Huo Ningxue was about to take advantage of the situation, Gu Yingmian inconspicuously pulled Sang Zhe closer and had him sit in her lap, affectionately stroking his cheek.
“I’m sorry… it’s my incompetence. I could only watch you suffer, humiliated and dishonored.”
“I vow that one day, I will kill her and restore your honor!” Her eyes were cold and determined.
Sang Zhe was speechless.
Did they really think he was some tragic flower-style protagonist?
“I’m not that delicate,” he tried to reason.
But the two ladies chorused, “Of course you are!”
“As the son of the Holy Kingdom, I couldn’t even protect my own man. I could only watch while he was seduced by another woman… what an immense disgrace!” Huo Ningxue lamented. “How can I call myself a prince in the future?”
“A woman who can’t protect her man is worthless,” Gu Yingmian exclaimed coldly. “Not to mention, that woman had the audacity to openly abduct him in front of you.”
“This is an unspeakable grudge for a woman! I must make that Hong Yi pay—either she dies or I do!”
This was getting ridiculous.
Did they genuinely think of him as some fragile flower?
Seeing the two getting more agitated, Sang Zhe could only awkwardly try to comfort them, “It’s not that dramatic! Though it sounds awful, the experience wasn’t so painful—I actually enjoyed it…”
“What!?”
The two ladies looked devastated as they exclaimed, “She… made you feel good?”
“This is outrageous! Sang Fei, how could you be so unfaithful! Is it that I’m not satisfying you?”
Hold on, you still don’t even understand the dynamics here! When have you ever satisfied me?!
“Early Spring Orchid and Autumn Chrysanthemum mentioned the trending ‘bull-headed man’ online,” Gu Yingmian sighed sadly. “I never imagined it would happen to me one day.”
Surely it wasn’t that exaggerated! What kind of junk were those two girls consuming? Is it warrior-defeated-and-pregnant stories?
Sang Zhe now seriously doubted what these two were absorbing in their free time.
He needed to have Bai Ming seriously address the internet culture situation.
Eventually overwhelmed, Sang Zhe made a hasty exit, using work as an excuse to escape.
Gu Yingmian and Huo Ningxue were left, seemingly lost in their grief over his abduction.
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Shopping through the company, everything in the Demon Cultivators was peaceful and leisurely as usual.
The welfare for employees had improved significantly—there was now a dedicated nap hall, free afternoon snacks, and a special training room for exercise.
Amidst the employees’ greetings, Sang Zhe reached the office door of the Tai Xu Alliance.
He raised his hand to knock but hesitated.
It felt rare to have an excuse to take a break. Leaving so early to work seemed a bit too committed.
As a good boss, it would be a waste not to let Li Shanyan, a hardworking and talented employee, handle things at a reasonable pace.
Honestly, for the Primordial Deities’ plans, all he needed to do was keep an eye on it; Li Shanyan could probably manage it alone.
More importantly, though, Sang Zhe had been feeling somewhat down since returning from the falling red realm.
Maybe he was truly traumatized after being imprisoned for a while.
Or perhaps there was something else bothering him.
In any case, Sang Zhe wanted to allow himself a little extra time off.
“Maybe I should just wander around for a bit.” He stretched and turned his head around.
Suddenly, he spotted Meng Qiyan and Shi Qingyan heading toward Tang Yubbing’s office.
They also noticed Sang Zhe and rushed over.
“Sang Zhe, are you okay? We were just saying we’d check on you!”
“I’m fine.” Sang Zhe let Meng Qiyan kiss him twice before asking Shi Qingyan, “What about you? Has Xu Hongyi manipulated you again since?”
“No.”
Shi Qingyan shook her head. “Thanks to Senior Sister Yan, her rules have been completely expelled from my body.”
“That’s good.”
Sang Zhe sighed with relief, smiling. “I got quite the satisfaction for you this time.”
“That crazy woman would never dream I’d use her own tricks against her with the blood demon…”
Sang Zhe’s voice faded as his expression turned serious.
Shi Qingyan and Meng Qiyan exchanged worried glances. “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing.”
Sang Zhe suddenly fell silent, as if he had plummeted into despair.
The abrupt shift in emotions left the two girls perplexed, not knowing how to comfort him.
“Sang Zhe, if you need to rest, just go back,” Meng Qiyan suggested. “Little Ying will take better care of you; return to the company after a few more days of rest.”
“…Yeah.”
Sang Zhe nodded silently. “I think I’ll head back.”
Once outside, he was still haunted by Shi Qingyan’s words echoing in his mind.
…The rules belonging to her had already been expelled.
Yes.
The blood demon clan embodies Xu Hongyi’s rules.
And the Yi Yi he created carried none of Xu Hongyi’s rules from the start.
Which means…
…She knew everything from the very beginning.
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