Upon hearing Pei Sheng's words, Lu An'an immediately recalled what her senior sister had mentioned before—that Pei Sheng had shared his luck with Gu Tingyan.

She frowned slightly, thought for a moment, opened her mind, and told Lu Yanli about it.

[Second Brother, what Pei Sheng wants to talk about is that Gu Tingyan has the male lead's luck. Senior Sister told me before that Gu Tingyan might have made a deal with Pei Sheng, which is why Pei Sheng shared his luck with him. My memories of Gu Tingyan are incomplete, so I don't know how he got involved with Pei Sheng, but Second Brother, whatever Pei Sheng says later, you must not act impulsively.]

Lu An'an glanced at Pei Sheng without leaving a trace, and suddenly felt a little strange.

I feel there's something in Pei Sheng's behavior; I need to listen carefully to what he has to say.

Lu Yanli was still a little dazed when he heard Lu An'an's thoughts again. When he realized what Lu An'an had said, he subconsciously glanced at Gu Tingyan beside him and found that Gu Tingyan's face had turned deathly pale after Pei Sheng finished speaking.

Noticing Lu Yanli's gaze, Gu Tingyan dared not turn around. His fists clenched tightly at his sides, his knuckles turning white from the force, and his slight trembling betrayed his inner panic. However, he ultimately chose to remain silent.

Lu Yanli stared at Gu Tingyan's slightly stiff figure, his eyes flickered, and he asked in a deep voice, "Did the secret you kept from me hurt my family and me?"

Upon hearing this, Gu Tingyan froze, slowly turning his head to meet Lu Yanli's questioning gaze. He opened his mouth with difficulty, his suppressed voice filled with bitterness: "I...don't know."

Lu Yanli closed his eyes, suppressing his emotions, and turned to look at Pei Sheng beside him, his tone icy: "Oh? Then tell me, what did he hide from me?"

Pei Sheng tilted his head, and his playful words reached everyone's ears, stirring up a storm.

"My good brother made a deal with me a long time ago. I helped him get Lu Yanli, and he helped me... by being your informant. Aren't you surprised? Why is Gu Tingyan always there when something happens? And why did I choose to kidnap Gu Tingyan as well when I first kidnapped Lu An'an?"

Lu Yanli pursed his thin lips: "Why?"

Pei Sheng chuckled and continued, "That's because, of course, as long as he's around, I can use him to ascertain the progress of my plan. As for kidnapping him, it's just to divert your attention to him. My dear brother, my things aren't so easy to take."

Pei Sheng glanced at Gu Tingyan, his gaze sweeping over Gu Tingyan's increasingly pale face, and chuckled lightly: "But it's been quite a spectacle. If it weren't for my good brother, I really wouldn't have been able to keep track of every move you made. The resort island, the Gu worms, Yunling Village, the kidnapping—I must say, you've certainly given me a series of unexpected surprises. It's just a pity that you actually believed Gu Tingyan had nothing to do with those things, wasting... all my effort."

Lu An'an rolled her eyes: "What a waste of your time? What a waste of your male lead aura!"

Pei Sheng was somewhat surprised: "Do you know what he and I exchanged?"

Lu An'an chuckled lightly: "Pei Sheng, I've suddenly figured some things out. Why don't you help me analyze whether what I said is right?"

Ignoring the gun barrel pressed against her temple, she turned her head, her deep, calm eyes locking onto Pei Sheng, and said softly, "You proposed to my master that you wouldn't become his disciple on the condition that your luck be allocated to you, right? You gave your male lead luck to Gu Tingyan, so you can see from Gu Tingyan's perspective. That time in Yunling Village, at the entrance to that forbidden area, you were the one who scattered the sleeping pills, and the person choking me was you, right?"

These words shocked everyone around them, who felt not only astonishment but also a sense of unreality and absurdity.

What? That's exciting? It's one thing to be able to casually bestow luck, but to be able to possess someone?

Lu Yubai stared blankly, his lips unconsciously murmuring, "Holy crap, has this world finally evolved into something I can't understand?"

Jin Yan replied blankly, "I think I need to translate from Chinese to Chinese."

Pei Sheng's expression froze, "You..."

Lu An'an interrupted Pei Sheng and continued, "When you kidnapped Gu Tingyan and forced me to make a choice, the person you really wanted to kill was Lu Yixuan, right?"

Pei Sheng's expression froze again. He opened his mouth, but Lu An'an's voice rang out again: "Lu Rongyu, Lu Yanhua, Lu Yixuan, and the others, you deliberately sent them to me. You set up this scheme for so long, and all those who died or were injured were your people."

Lu An'an paused for a few seconds before speaking again, her tone certain: "Pei Sheng, you did this on purpose."

Her cold gaze fixed on Pei Sheng, and she spoke slowly and deliberately: "What did you and my master conspire to?"

Pei Sheng was speechless for a moment. A long silence stretched between him and Lu An'an. After a long while, he let out a barely suppressed laugh. He looked at Lu An'an with a complicated expression, but he never directly answered her question. He only said, "Lu An'an, do you remember my wish?"

Upon hearing this, a look of bewilderment flashed across Lu An'an's eyes.

Pei Sheng's hand unconsciously rose, his fingertips trembling slightly, as if to touch Lu An'an's eyes, but then slowly fell in mid-air. Finally, he placed the gun in Lu An'an's hand, ignoring her astonished gaze, and said softly, "It's over, Lu An'an. I've granted your wish. You... never mind, blame me."

Lu An'an didn't understand Pei Sheng's meaning, but instinctively reached out to grab the pistol and take Pei Sheng hostage. However, Pei Sheng wanted to know what she wanted to do, so he firmly grasped her outstretched hand and pressed it, along with the cold barrel of the gun, against his abdomen. Then, a muffled gunshot rang out, and the trigger was pulled by his finger.

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