As night deepened, a sea breeze blew across the ocean, and a few fluffy snowflakes drifted in the crisp air.
Several minutes had passed since he went upstairs, and Jiang Shaoyao had searched the entire luxurious suite.
He had initially thought that the Spirit Pearl might be on Zhan Nanting's person, and now he began to have second thoughts.
Unexpectedly, as he stepped out of the cubicle and prepared to leave, a fiery red light shone from a wooden box on the bedside table.
In an instant, Jiang Shaoyao paused, his dark eyes brightening.
Spirit Pearl!
He hurried over to check, and when he picked up the wooden box on the bedside table, he was surprised to find that the firelight shining through the cracks in the box was getting stronger and stronger.
When he felt it was extremely hot, the wooden box fell from his hands with a "snap".
"ah!"
The skin on his palm was scalded and blistered, and Jiang Shaoyao's face showed pain. He covered his hand and looked at the wooden box on the ground with a very horrified and eerie gaze.
Inside, the spirit pearl was spinning, while the surrounding firelight grew increasingly intense.
Even some fragmented images flashed by within the spirit pearl, too fast to be captured.
Everything was too bizarre. Jiang Shaoyao was covered in sweat and took a step back in fright.
"This spirit pearl, could it really manifest?"
In the quiet room, Jiang Shaoyao's low, trembling voice slowly rose. He had thought that he was alone and would not receive any response.
Unexpectedly, a gust of cold wind swept by in the next second, and the woman's nonchalant voice suddenly came over.
"You think you can touch it?"
The disdainful, even contemptuous tone of the voice made Jiang Shaoyao's heart skip a beat. He looked at the spirit pearl on the ground, which had suddenly gone dark again. He bent down, grabbed the wooden box, and hurriedly ran outside.
If he wasn't mistaken, that was Su Yuan Chu's voice, wasn't it?
He was caught by her?
In that instant, Jiang Shaoyao felt extremely fearful and panicked. He didn't even bother to check where the owner of the voice was.
He didn't even think about why she was in the room when he hadn't seen her when he searched the room earlier.
He was only thinking about running away with the Spirit Pearl.
But because of this, the woman seemed to be angry, and the dark and dangerous aura in her lazy voice became even stronger.
"Still trying to run?"
"Heh." He gave a cold laugh as Jiang Shaoyao ran to the room door and just opened it.
With a "thud," Rong Shang's hand was already on Jiang Shaoyao's shoulder from behind.
"Jiang Shaoyao," Rong Shang called out to him.
The man's pupils widened in horror, and he screamed in terror.
"Su... Su Yuanchu!"
His strong chest rose and fell with his rapid breathing.
At this moment, Jiang Shaoyao hugged the wooden box tightly to his body and subconsciously turned around.
A beautiful and elegant woman, dressed in a formal gown, was already standing in front of him.
Jiang Shaoyao had known Su Yuanchu for so many years, but he had never been so afraid as he was at this moment. Yes, looking at her now, he felt extremely terrified.
"W-Where did you come from?"
"Me?" Rong Shang looked at the man, who was sweating profusely from fright. She slowly raised the corners of her lips and smiled, deliberately saying, "I've been right behind you the whole time."
"Were you so focused on stealing the spirit pearl that you didn't even see me?"
“No.” Jiang Shaoyao shook his head. “It’s not like that, it can’t be like that.”
He genuinely didn't see her just now.
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