He had prepared himself for rejection and had even thought of countless ways out, but he never expected that Xu Zhuohua would so readily choose to fully support him.
It was truly a case of "after the darkest hour comes the dawn"! He was so excited that his fingers trembled slightly. He opened his mouth, but found that his throat was blocked, and he could only let the hot tears slide down his cheeks.
Cheng Muyun's gaze as he looked at Xu Zhuohua was like the surface of a lake being stirred by the wind, churning with layers of complex emotions.
Surprise, doubt, worry... a variety of emotions intertwined and shifted in his eyes, finally settling into a deep inquiry.
He knew her too well, knew every subtle expression of hers. At this moment, beneath her seemingly calm face, there was clearly a wave of suppressed emotion, as if something important was locked deep in her heart, something she refused to reveal.
On the other side, Xiao Wuxin was still deeply moved when he heard Xu Zhuohua's words. He immediately stood up, cupped his hands in thanks, and said sincerely, "Thank you, Zhuohua!"
Xu Zhuohua raised her hand and gently waved it away, stopping him from thanking her. Her eyes turned serious: "However, I have a request."
Xiao Wuxin replied without hesitation, "Go ahead! As long as I can do it, I will never refuse!"
Xu Zhuohua took a deep breath and slowly said, "I know that among the people you know, there is a high-ranking official who can suppress Lan Qingyi. These days, for his own safety, he has been hiding behind the scenes and has not shown his face. I hope you can ask him to step forward and try to distract Lan Qingyi, so as to buy us some time, some time to properly protect Cheng Muyun."
Upon hearing this, Xiao Wuxin clenched his fist tightly, his knuckles turning white from the force, his chest heaving violently, as if his heart was about to burst out of his chest cavity.
His eyes widened, his pupils contracted sharply, and his face was filled with shock that almost overflowed. He stared intently at Xu Zhuohua, his voice trembling slightly: "This...this has always been a secret we've guarded closely. Apart from a few core members, there's absolutely no possibility of it being leaked! How...how did you know?"
The way he looked at Xu Zhuohua was as if he had seen a ghost.
In those eyes, there was fear, disbelief, and a hint of panic at having one's secret exposed.
This secret concerns the lives of so many people. They have guarded it carefully for so long, and not a word of it has ever been leaked. But this woman who never leaves her home casually revealed it. How could he not be terrified?
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