The man had already stepped in, with a look of disdain and ridicule on his face. Lin Ruolan recognized him. He was the man named Yan Han! She stood up suddenly and backed away in panic towards the door. Just as she stepped back to the door, she just needed

As soon as she reached out to open the door, she was slapped on the back of her neck. Her eyesight went dark and she collapsed weakly. Yanhan bent down and carried her on his shoulders, and quickly rolled her out of the terrace.

When Lin Ruolan woke up, she was already in an exquisite small courtyard. She sat up slowly, and there was a creaking sound under her body. Only then did she realize that she was lying on a bamboo chair. She rubbed her painful pain in confusion.

On the back of my neck, I looked around, not knowing where I was.

There is a stone table in the center of the courtyard, with a Go game on it. An old man is sitting on a stone bench in front of the table with his back to her, watching the game and meditating.

His majestic shoulders were as tall and straight as mountains. Hearing the sound of the bamboo chair, the old man turned back and glanced in her direction. Lin Ruolan felt that his eyes were like lightning and swords, possessing supreme power. When she came into contact with such eyes,

, she held her breath almost involuntarily.

"Are you awake?" A low voice came from his mouth without any emotion.

"Who are you? What kind of place is this?" Lin Ruolan slowly stood up and looked around, looking for a way to escape. There was a closed door in the corner of the courtyard, and she tried to move slowly towards the door.

"You don't have to worry, I have people outside that door." The old man didn't even look back, he just said in an indifferent tone.

Lin Ruolan stood still in annoyance. Since she had been seen through, there must be no point in escaping. Jin Hao was not around, and without the pair of arms that could hold up the blue sky for her, she had to rely on herself. "Don't panic, don't panic.

Panic!" She encouraged herself secretly: "First find out who the other party is!"

Thinking of this, she straightened her spine and stared at the old man's back quietly. Her mind was spinning rapidly. The cause and effect flashed through her mind like a movie. She gradually connected each fragment and secretly guessed the identity of the old man.

She walked slowly to the stone table and stared at the old man's face carefully, as if she wanted to see every hair on his head. The old man stood motionless and let her look at her, his eyes only resting on the chess game on the table for a long time.

After that, she suddenly smiled, sat down unceremoniously on the stone table opposite the old man, and lowered her head to watch the chess game with him.

The black and white chess pieces are scattered and entangled, with murderous intent lurking in every corner. The entire chessboard is filled with a silent aura of life and death, as if it is about to overflow in all directions of the courtyard.

After carefully looking at it, I realized that the white stone was in danger. Seeing that if black made another move, white would lose the whole game. At this moment, it was time for white to take the lead. Lin Ruolan picked up a white stone and dropped it on the chessboard. "It's your turn."

It's off." She said in a not so polite tone.

The old man looked up at her for the first time since she woke up, his eyes gleaming with light, piercing her like a sharp sword.

Lin Ruolan quickly caught her attention and looked at his face that looked very similar to Jin Hao's, and smiled slightly: "What? Don't you dare to answer the call?"

The old man was a little surprised by her boldness. He looked at the position on the chessboard where she had just placed, thought for a moment, and then placed the move.

After the two of them had done more than thirty moves, the old man was already traumatized by her strange moves. Lin Ruolan suddenly made a sharp killing move, hitting "Tian Yuan". In the blink of an eye,

, the situation was reversed, and a large area of ​​black stones on the chessboard was cleared. Looking at the few black stones left on the board, the old man suddenly let out a hearty laugh and threw the chess pieces back into the box: "I lost."

Lin Ruolan stood up, bowed slightly, and said: "I accept." She paused slightly, and then said: "Old man, please stop playing tricks. This is not how you show off your power. Why don't you tie me here?"

The meeting is just for playing chess. If you have anything to say, just say it. After that, I can go back early. I haven't had lunch yet."

Cheng Mingxuan looked at her in silence for a while and said, "It doesn't seem very safe for you to speak to me in such a tone, right?" Lin Ruolan was not respectful at all when she spoke to him, it could even be said to be very rude. Isn't she afraid of offending?

He? In fact, none of his subordinates have dared to look him in the eyes and speak to him in such a tone in all these years.

Lin Ruolan took a sip from the tea cup placed aside and wiped away the water stains on her lips with her fingers. Her smile had already bloomed, which instantly made her very bright and charming: "How else could I talk? I'm so scared of you.

Are you satisfied with crying loudly? If you want to talk to me, it must be on the premise that you and I are on equal footing, otherwise I refuse to continue the conversation. If you are not satisfied with me, you can ask your subordinates

Knock me out again and throw me into the wilderness somewhere!"

Cheng Mingxuan laughed again, this time his smile went straight to his eyes, "Interesting." He whispered, and slowly stood up from the stone bench. That seemingly relaxed posture contained unpredictable power.

In one move, he had the aura of a natural king, "I originally wanted to persuade you to leave my son, but I have changed my mind now. For a smart and unique woman like you, it is not a bad idea to stay with him. Although he may not be able to marry

You, but behind many successful men throughout the ages there is more than one woman."

Lin Ruolan smiled in surprise. Her innocent smile made people feel like they were taking a breath of spring breeze, but those bright eyes that suddenly shone with light made people feel numb: "You mean, I am qualified to be his scapegoat?"

｜A tool of desire, but I am not qualified to stand side by side with him and bear the judgment of the world? Just because I don’t have a superior father to plan everything for me, so I must sacrifice my dignity?”

Cheng Mingxuan's sharp eyes were locked on her, thinking in disbelief that such a beautiful and gentle woman should not have penetrating insights and sharp eloquence. He couldn't help but want to test her further: "You are just a woman.

If you love him, you should make sacrifices for his future and career."

Anger flashed through his almond-shaped eyes and disappeared quickly, "The women behind many successful men are not even enough to be remembered. Women are too insignificant to a man's career, right? Wang Baochuan sacrificed eighteen years of youth.

, has any man thought of her pain and despair? Because this is a patriarchal society, women deserve to be sacrificed, and they still hide in the corner and are complacent, thinking that they have done something important to save the world! No! What if?

If I were asked to make such a sacrifice, I would rather leave him! Even if I love him again, I will not love him enough to throw away my dignity. If a woman doesn't even care about her dignity, what else does she have that deserves her man?

like?"

Cheng Mingxuan's thick eyebrows were raised high, surprised that this little girl in her twenties actually dared to show a strong aura in front of him. How could a woman with such sharp eyes, smart and even cunning...

She looks so weak? Didn’t the ancients say that “love comes from the heart”? A strong personality should be matched with a masculine face. God must have been dozing when he created her, so that she was born like this

I felt pity for him, like a porcelain doll that would break if touched.

He stared at her closely, his eyes deep and distant. Everything the woman in front of him showed was far beyond what he could grasp. It seemed that her weak appearance deceived everyone. Under that gentle and soft face, there was an unstoppable heart.

A simple mind is unpredictable.

Just when he was lost in thought, the courtyard door made a loud bang, and then the whole door flew up, split into four or five pieces in mid-air, and scattered in the courtyard, officially announcing its end. Then, the severe cold

He stumbled back in with his hands covering his chest and abdomen, his handsome eyebrows were shrouded in gray, and his eyes looking at the courtyard door were somewhat distracted.

Cheng Mingxuan followed his gaze and looked towards the door.

Jin Hao's tall figure appeared at the door like a god of death, his eyes shining with bloodthirsty light, looking directly at Yan Han: "If anyone intentionally hurts her, I will never forgive her. Do you understand? No matter if that person is you or -

" He took a deep breath, raised his head and looked at Cheng Mingxuan, his voice flashing dangerously soft, "It's him! Anyone who hurts my woman will be destroyed!"

Yan Han gasped hard, severe pain came from his chest and abdomen, and his expression became more and more depressed.

"Jin Hao." Lin Ruolan let out a low cry, threw herself into that majestic embrace, wrapped her arms around his neck, then wrinkled her cute nose with dissatisfaction, and said angrily: "Can you stop acting like a zombie?

The body is so stiff? It’s not comfortable at all!”

There was a burst of snickering from behind Jin Hao, and Lin Ruolan saw that there were six other people coming with Jin Hao. In addition to Ding Xiaofeng, Li Donghua and Han Zhenyu, whom they had just met, the other three men were meeting for the first time.

Jin Hao quickly inspected her and confirmed that except for some bruises on her neck, there were no other scars on her body. A big stone fell to her heart. Then he relaxed his body slightly, stretched out his arms to take her into his arms, and let her fall softly.

The curves fit perfectly into his hard lines.

Six men slowly walked into the courtyard with Jin Hao, surrounding her and Jin Hao. From them, there was a powerful aura belonging to the army. What was even more surprising was that no matter which one of these seven men they were,

Standing alone, they are all the kind of people who stand out from the crowd, are clearly superior, and hold great power. But now they stand together, forming a powerful oppressive force that makes people fear and dare not look directly at them!

"Okay, everyone is out!" Cheng Mingxuan looked at his son who had not stood face to face like this in twelve years, "I didn't expect you to come so fast."
Chapter completed!