During the meal, Jinling and Jiabo were out of sorts for half the time.

Xiao He pretended not to see it and said nothing, while he and Wang Xuefeng swept through the enemy with great enthusiasm.

The young master is treating us, we might as well eat!

However, Xiao He's words kept echoing in Jinling's mind. She admitted that she was moved by those words.

But she didn't know who to entrust her life to.

As a result, almost all the food ended up in the stomachs of the scavenging duo, and they didn't even leave a drop of alcohol behind.

[Wang Xuefeng: This one, and this one, also have problems.]

"Come on! Eat more! You've lost weight!" Wang Xuefeng said in a private chat that there was something wrong with the food, while throwing the problematic food into Xiao He's bowl, as if he wanted him to die sooner rather than later.

"Hey, I can't finish all this! Can you eat some for me? You train so hard every day, how can you keep up if you don't get some nutrition?" Xiao He exaggeratedly dumped all the food from his bowl onto him.

In the end, the "problems" marked by Wang Xuefeng were silently eliminated by Xiao He.

Then the two of them acted as if nothing had happened and continued eating heartily.

"You should eat more too." Jia Bo looked away, but still very considerately put some food on Jinling's plate.

"Thank you," the latter replied.

Xiao He paused for a moment, initially intending to tell Jin Ling not to eat it, but after taking a look, he realized that the amount of "poison" was not large, and after hesitating for a while, he let her have it.

[Xiao He: Isn't that enough?]

[Wang Xuefeng: Okay, just name a remote location.]

"Ahem, well, it's still early today, how about we go to the back of North Lake... to see the stars and the moon?" Xiao He asked the two awkward people opposite him with a smile.

"I'm fine with either, it's up to her." Jia Bo never seemed to compete with Jin Ling for the right to decide.

The latter looked up at Xiao He, and without thinking of a reason to refuse, nodded.

-

The bright moon hangs high in the sky.

Two cars were driving leisurely on the road behind Beihu District.

The hill behind the mountain isn't very high, only about 20 or 30 meters high, but it's remote.

[Wang Xuefeng: If nothing unexpected happens, he should be on the mountain.]

[Xiao He: Okay, let's find an excuse to bump into them.]

With a screech of brakes, Xiao He parked the car at the foot of the mountain marked by Wang Xuefeng.

Jia Bo followed closely behind and stopped the car. He waited for Jinling to get off before putting the car away.

The four of them really went into the back mountain of Beihu as if they were sightseeing.

As they drew closer to their "target," Wang Xuefeng frowned slightly.

[Xiao He: What?]

[Wang Xuefeng: I sensed it, but it wasn't the pastor]

[Xiao He: Do you know who it is?]

[Wang Xuefeng: The methods were those of the pastor, but the person was just an ordinary person.]

[Xiao He: An ordinary person?]

[Wang Xuefeng: Yes, an ordinary person, a group of elementalist bodyguards, their target isn't us.]

[Xiao He: Could it be that person has started selling "poison"?]

[Wang Xuefeng: Very likely. This would not only allow them to make a fortune, but also confuse the public.]

Upon hearing this, Xiao He also felt that the situation was quite troublesome.

However, at least half a clue has been found: how this group of people purchased the "poison".

If we can trace the source, the chances of identifying the pastor will greatly increase.

The mountaintop has a relatively flat slope, and it still feels spacious enough for four people to sit on the ground.

In Wang Xuefeng's perception, the group of people didn't seem to be showing themselves anytime soon; it seemed they wanted to hear what they were saying before deciding when to appear.

“How interesting…” Xiao He couldn’t help but look intrigued after hearing Wang Xuefeng’s speculation.

He thought he was the one being targeted, while Jinling and Jiabo were implicated, but the truth turned out to be the opposite.

It turned out that she and Wang Xuefeng had been dragged into a power struggle within a wealthy family...

"What's interesting?" Jinling asked curiously.

"If—I mean, if" Xiao He blinked, "what if you married Jia Bo?"

"Marriage? This? No... this is still a long way off..." Jinling suddenly panicked when she heard this question.

"I'm asking if, if that's really the case, how will your status in the family change?" Xiao He's words were completely undisguised.

"This..." Jinling looked at his gaze and had no choice but to force herself to think about the problem.

“She will immediately inherit the entire Zhu family and become the new head of the Zhu family,” Jia Bo answered for her.

"You? How did you know?" Jinling turned her head in a daze.

“These are the words of your parents themselves. Only in this way can our two families join forces. This is no secret,” Jia Bo explained.

"So that's how it is..." Xiao He suddenly realized.

Many people know that there are three candidates for succession in the Zhu family in this generation.

Jinling has two older brothers. The three are not only related by blood, but most importantly, they are competitors.

Based on this calculation, the people who most don't want Jinling to get engaged to Jia Bo are probably just her two brothers.

After all, Jia Bo's family relationships are very simple. He is the only son of the Jia family, and it is already certain that he will hold power in the future.

"What's wrong?" Jia Bo realized the purpose of Xiao He's question.

"Have you been having a lot of banquets lately?"

"yes."

"Do women often try to chat you up at banquets?"

“Uh…” Jia Bo couldn’t help but glance at Jin Ling: “Yes…”

Xiao He nodded slightly, but did not ask any further questions.

However, after calming down and thinking carefully about what he said, Jia Bo vaguely understood where the problem lay.

Looking back on my time with Jinling, there were indeed many suspicious details, as if someone was secretly creating obstacles for us.

He deliberately took advantage of the sensitive and suspicious nature of girls in love, frequently creating misunderstandings to make Jinling increasingly doubt her decision, thus causing her to lose confidence and begin to back down.

Someone who knows her so well would find it difficult to make every detail "fatal" unless they are a close relative.

After being enlightened by Xiao He, Jia Bo suddenly realized that he was being manipulated and became stubborn.

"Hey! What are you doing!" Jinling exclaimed.

She didn't expect that Jia Bo, after being stunned for so long, would grab her hand without saying a word.

"Let go! What kind of mess is this?"

“You’re my girlfriend, what could possibly happen if I just hold your hand?” Jia Bo retorted.

"I...? I'm not..." Jinling paused. She instinctively wanted to deny it, but it was she who had said the answer.

A feeling of regret and apology washed over me again.

Jinling gritted her teeth, mustered her courage, and looked up at Jia Bo.

Before she could even speak, Jia Bo grabbed her hand and pulled her into his arms.

"You?!" Jinling was stunned.

“Give me some time, and I will find these people.” Jia Bo’s tone was full of determination.

Jinling's eyes were filled with panic and confusion, and the blankness in her mind made her forget to push him away for a moment.

It wasn't until a sudden, sharp pain in her abdomen pulled her back to reality.