421 What Does She Want? (1/2)

Li Wan'er trembled when she heard what Chen Mu had just said. Her cool, expressionless face turned pale. She stared at Chen Mu, rendered speechless for quite some time. She had a lost and dazed look in her eyes.

She had no idea how things had turned out this way. She didn't think that she liked Wang Baole. She merely didn't dislike him. The incident with Wang Baole in the cave had been an accident, and she had chosen to distance herself from him after that. However, the Art of Longevity incident had drawn them together again.

Despite that, she continued to retain a sensible and reasonable mind. She hadn't committed anything inappropriate with Wang Baole. She had even numbed herself and stopped herself from overthinking this.

Now, Chen Mu had ripped the concealment away and exposed everything in the open. He left her no room for explanation or defense. Li Wan'er's face grew paler, and the tone of her voice softened for the very first time.

”The relationship between Wang Baole and me is not as you imagined. Let me explain…”

”Silence, slut!” It would have been fine if Li Wan'er hadn't said that, but she did. That made Chen Mu even more sure of himself. His eyes shone with poison as he snorted.

”If you really don't feel any shame, you can retain your authority. I give you one day to think this through!” Chen Mu, done speaking, turned around and flung the door open. He was about to leave when he suddenly paused in his tracks. He turned and gave the pale Li Wan'er a look of contempt.

”Another thing. If you had found someone who had looked slightly better, I might have simply left it at that. Why did you choose the pighead Wang Baole? Some people just have perverse tastes.” Chen Mu finished what he had to say, then shook his head. He felt at ease inside. He strolled out of the office, slamming the door shut with a heavy thud.

The slam was loud, but Li Wan'er didn't seem to hear it. She stood there silently, her face turning from a deathly pale to the color of cold rage. The lost look in her eyes turned to that of grim determination.

”If that's the case… so be it!” Li Wan'er murmured after a long moment of silence. The decisiveness in her eyes intensified. She seemed to be relieved as well. It was as if she had suddenly shed an invisible burden off her shoulders.

No one knew the dispute that had occurred between her and Chen Mu. Wang Baole wasn't aware of Chen Mu helping him unintentionally. When he reached the office, his mood had been bright as usual. He sat in his chair, munching his snacks while flipping through the proposal on the next batch of mass migration.

It was then that Li Wan'er arrived.

As usual, she had no expression on her face. As usual, she was cold and distant, as if trying to push everyone away. After entering Wang Baole's office, Li Wan'er threw a jade slip onto Wang Baole's desk.

”City Lord Wang, I received a complaint regarding what is happening in Mayor Wen Huai's city zone. Vice Mayor Liu Daobin has been abusing his authority and erecting statues. News of this has reached the Governor. She has ordered us to investigate this matter!”

Wang Baole frowned. He instinctively felt that something was amiss with Li Wan'er today. She was always cold, but she always tried to control her hostility. Today though, something seemed to have changed. Wang Baole couldn't tell what exactly the change was, though.

He only had a feeling that the Li Wan'er today was almost the same as the Li Wan'er who had first arrived at the Dao Mountain Mist Academy back then.

Maybe she woke up on the wrong side of the bed? Wang Baole thought. He picked up the jade slip and browsed through its contents. Indeed, there had been a few people who had lodged a complaint against Liu Daobin. There was also a reply from the Governor, instructing the administration of the new city to investigate this matter and handle it on their own.

From her reply, it seemed like this matter wasn't being treated that seriously. The Governor had no time for this and had therefore instructed the new city's administration to handle the matter. To a certain extent, this wasn't even really a problem. Wang Baole thought about it for a while. Then, he nodded.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

”I understand. You can leave now.”

Upon hearing Wang Baole's unconcerned tone of voice, Li Wan'er frowned and said coolly, ”In that case, how does the City Lord feel that this matter should be handled?”

”How do you think it should be handled?” Wang Baole was instantly displeased by Li Wan'er's forceful stance. He raised his head, and his eyes had turned cold.

”Teardown all statues, remove Liu Daobin from office, and get him to agree to us investigating him,” Li Wan'er answered bluntly, her tone harsh.