"No. I just..."

"General Ning, we need to have a serious talk after this battle is over. Ling Xin will go to pick up Xiao Han, and in the meantime, I don't want my daughter to suffer any further harm."

The communication was disconnected.

The next second, Lian Han wiped the grievance off his face, immediately stood up and patted the dust off his clothes, "Uncle Ning, isn't the result still the same? You go to the appointment, I'll go back—no, I need to go find Jing Li first, I left something at his house."

Upon hearing the name "Jing Li," Zi Han's smile finally faded, and she took Ning Jue's hand, saying, "Then, Miss Ling, goodbye."

“Xiao Han—” Ning Jue frowned.

Han and Han are homophones, so when he spoke, both women looked over at the same time. Then Zi Han threatened, "Come with me. Otherwise..."

Hearing the coldness in her tone, Ning Jue gave in, and the two returned to the courtyard.

Watching them go back, Lian Han frowned, but suddenly sneered, "This is Ning Jue's true love, isn't it?"

He's found true love but hasn't forgotten her. Tsk! Men are just like that. At least she hasn't used that public toilet yet.

But besides anger, Lian Han still felt uneasy and resentful—this shouldn't be happening. She didn't like him anymore.

At this moment, a hovercar drove out of the courtyard and flew over Lian Han's head. The voices of two people could be heard inside.

Lian Han remained silent, then sneered. What was there to be resentful about? It was just that Ning Jue always treated her like a child, yet he communicated with that woman as an equal. That woman could threaten him, and he would compromise; their relationship was normal, wasn't it? Unlike Ning Jue, who mostly treated her with a lecturing attitude!

Why would she need his approval? And what right does he have to teach her? Her teacher is Xing Yucheng, not his brother!

Lian Han's anger surged rapidly. First, she wired Ning Jue a sum of money—exactly the market price of Cedric crystals. Finally, she deleted him from her friend list and blocked him in one fell swoop.

When Ling Xin drove over, she saw her younger sister standing alone in a pile of scrap metal, looking extremely pitiful.

The general didn't even offer to stay with her? He quickly stopped the car, opened the door, and said, "Come on in, beautiful lady."

"Thanks." Lian Han sat in the passenger seat. "Let's go to Chengyuan Villa first. I need to talk to Jing Li about something."

Ling Xin frowned, but seeing that she looked quite unwell, she didn't ask why. "Are you going home tonight?"

"Go back. I'll have Jingli take me there, or I'll just call a car."

“Alright.” Ling Xin nodded. “General Ning did go too far. But your father will definitely avenge you.”

"I see."

"Be good when you get to Master Jingli's place; he treats you quite well."

Lian Han nodded in agreement.

Jingli came out of the kitchen and was surprised to see Lian Han return. "At this time—even if you've finished the mecha, you should be going to Ning Jue's place."

"Don't mention him to me. Anyway, the money has been transferred; he can take it or leave it."

Jingli asked curiously, "What's wrong? Did he bully you? Tell your senior brother, and I'll stand up for my junior sister."

"How dare he! Is the old man here?" Lian Han asked instead of answering.

"No. You know, he always likes to go out after he got his new identity."

"Alright. Then please tell him that if he dares to try to sell me Ning Jue again, I'll plaster his portrait on the wall!"

"Okay, okay, I'll make sure you get the message across." Jingli nodded. "Now, can you tell me what happened?"

"Ning Jue has a woman, yet he still dares to mess with me? I feel nauseous just thinking about it! I never want to see him again!"

"Could it be a misunderstanding?" Although he disliked Ning Jue, he still knew what kind of person he was.

"He left in a hovercar with a woman, leaving me waiting for someone in the suburbs."

Jingli smiled, "Then it seems he really is a very important person. Then don't think about him anymore, it's not worth getting angry. I have a few movie tickets here, you can go with your brother or anyone else later. It's the last few days of the holiday, have fun."

"If we're going to watch a movie, wouldn't the AI..." Lian Han paused, his gaze falling on the movie ticket in his hand.

"The Fall of the Sky"—Lian Han had practically sifted through all the materials from over three hundred years ago, and of course, he knew of a film based on the actual events of that time. It's said that many of its inside stories were revealed, which is why it was banned.

"Isn't it forbidden to watch?"

"Junior Sister, you can be quite naive sometimes," Jing Li chuckled. "Because this society isn't equal. You need to understand, we enjoy privileges. Now, do you still want to go see?"

Lian Han nodded, "Thank you, senior brother."

"Okay. That's right. The teacher isn't coming back today, let's go out to eat. We'll take you home later."

"OK."

A smart person knows how to defuse a girl's anger, especially when that anger isn't directed at him. So, before long, Lian Han happily began to enjoy his dinner. However, as the two chatted and laughed, they had only eaten half of their meal when Lian Han suddenly frowned, took out a message card, and saw only two words on it: "Help."

"What happened? Where are you now?" Lian Han asked hurriedly.

"Xiao Han, Cang Muxing. It's all because of me. Go and save Li Ke."

Are you with him?

Seeing Lian Han's serious expression, Jing Li also stopped smiling. "What's wrong?"

“My roommate who took a break from school before. It seems she’s in trouble.” Lian Han answered while focusing on the card’s movements.

"You can't help me, go save Li Ke. You must save him!"

This was the first time the girl had spoken to her in such a forceful tone. Lian Han frowned and finally asked, "Can you guarantee your safety?"

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