Chapter 1268: True Love Gets a Response

"I didn't."

She said she didn't, yet her eyes were brimming with tears.

In the end, she couldn't hold it back, and tears slid down silently.

"Are you jealous?"

He laughed so happily, watching her cry.

"Laugh my ass, what's so funny?" She was annoyed and glared at him fiercely.

"The way you look when you're jealous is truly beautiful."

Shi Ran:...

She was so smart, yet for a moment, she hadn't reacted.

Yun Qitian wore his signature cheeky grin: "Ranran, you've fallen in love with me, right? No, you don't have to answer, I already know the answer; you must have fallen in love with me!"

He danced with excitement, looking so happy that it didn't seem at all like he had another woman hidden in the room.

Shi Ran was starting to react now: "Are you playing tricks to fool me?"

He feigned ignorance: "What did I fool you about?"

"You..."

Shi Ran was speechless.

Although the voices from next door had sounded real just now, since she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, it was hard to say for sure if it was Yun Qitian talking to another woman.

Oh dear, she had been careless.

To show that there was truly no one else in the room, Yun Qitian took the initiative to open the closet door for her to see.

And behind the curtains, under the bed... well, the space under the bed was too narrow; it couldn't hide anyone at all.

Anyway, the room was only this big, and it was clear at a glance.

His gaze turned deep, he "swished" the curtains shut, and walked toward her step by step, filled with aggression!

L Country.

Presidential Office.

Zhu Qingrui said to Qi Heng very seriously: "It's been going on for so long, and you've watched the spectacle for so long, you should have seen enough by now, right?"

Qi Heng played dumb: "What are you talking about? I don't understand."

Zhu Qingrui: "Enough, we are both smart people, isn't it tiring to pretend to be ignorant of everything? Let's lay our cards on the table and be frank."

He agreed: "Fine."

Zhu Qingrui told Qi Heng to drive Wang Yingzhi away, or leave himself!

In any case, they couldn't both be in the Presidential Palace; if she is here, I am not, if I am here, she is not; only one can stay.

He even interrupted Qi Heng as he prepared to give a bureaucratic answer, clearly stating that he didn't want to hear anything else, only the process.

Qi Heng saw it now; he had come this time determined to drive Wang Yingzhi away, and he probably wouldn't be able to rely on Wang Yingzhi to keep him in check anymore.

This matter had to be blamed on Wang Yingzhi—she was too much!

Her targeting was too obvious; she only stared at Zhu Qingrui to find faults, and anyone who wasn't blind could see it.

"I'll make her leave, don't be angry, she's just an old woman, it's not worth it," Qi Heng hypocritically consoled him.

If one of the two had to stay, weighing the pros and cons, he would still choose to let Zhu Qingrui stay.

After all, the value he created was great, which was something Wang Yingzhi simply couldn't compare to.

Wang Yingzhi was notified that she had to move out of the Presidential Palace and live elsewhere, but her position was not revoked; she was still the "Protector of the Nation Great Mage."

Zhu Qingrui was incredibly angry and went to Qi Heng to ask what he meant by this.

Both of them knew exactly what kind of ability she had.

To still let her be the Protector of the Nation Great Mage was to ruin the country.

The words were very harsh, and Qi Heng was dissatisfied; he warned Zhu Qingrui not to forget who the president of L Country was, and to know his place.

Zhu Qingrui was dissatisfied; know what place?

If not for him, would L Country's economy have developed so quickly?

He treated Qi Heng's words as wind past his ears and didn't take them in at all.

Wang Yingzhi had to be eliminated to vent his anger.

The moment Wang Yingzhi left the Presidential Palace, she was ambushed before she had even walked three hundred meters.

She had brought eight bodyguards, who could protect her safety inside the Presidential Palace.

But now, there were over a hundred people surrounding them, and they were all people who knew martial arts; the eight bodyguards were soon either dead or wounded.

There was no one left to protect Wang Yingzhi.

These people closed in step by step, their faces revealing murderous intent.

She was terrified and cried out for mercy: "Spare me, heroes, spare me... You want money, right? I'll give it to you, I'll give you all the money."

Trembling, she untied the bundle of gold bars from her waist and threw them all out, trying to use them to save her life!

Anyway, this money wasn't hers; she had stolen it from the Presidential Palace, so she didn't feel bad about it since it wasn't her own.

Unfortunately, those people didn't even glance at the gold bars.

They only wanted her life!

As the cold light on the sharp blade neared her neck, Wang Yingzhi closed her eyes, thinking—Ji Yingjie, even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go!

If it weren't for her luring her with the Treasure, how could she have been so obsessed as to come here?

Being a carefree shaman in the tribe was so comfortable; although there wasn't the glitz and glamour of the outside world, she could still command the wind and rain in the tribe.

Now it was all over; she had only lived a few good days, yet she had to pay with her life!

In the flash of an instant, she did not think much.

But her time had not yet come; one second before the Dagger could slice through her carotid artery, another Dagger glinting with cold light flew over and struck the hand of the man committing the crime.

"Ah!"

He let out a miserable shriek, the knife in his hand dropped to the ground, and Wang Yingzhi was saved.

More people appeared outside the encirclement, surrounding these people as well.

The woman leading them was someone Wang Yingzhi recognized—L Country Military Region Commander Liu Min!

Liu Min was heroic and spirited, commanding her subordinates: "Take them down; those who resist die."

There were those who resisted, but very few, and among the opposing ranks, there were many who knew each other—they were all military personnel.

It felt like the water from the flood had washed away the Dragon King's temple.

Very quickly, both sides reached a consensus—surrender, lay down your weapons and you will be spared!

Those who surrendered confessed that Zhu Qingrui was the mastermind with almost no effort required.

Having survived a great disaster, Wang Yingzhi was naturally not one to let things go, and she was relentless.

She returned to the Presidential Palace to cause a scene.

She demanded that Qi Heng sanction Zhu Qingrui; to dare to cause such a huge disturbance right in front of the Presidential Palace was simply too arrogant—did he even have the President in his eyes anymore?

Wang Yingzhi had truly not spent her days in the Presidential Palace in vain; besides making things difficult for Zhu Qingrui at every turn, she had also gained a group of followers.

These people had long found Zhu Qingrui an eyesore and joined in the clamor.

To "appease the public anger," Qi Heng stripped Zhu Qingrui of all his posts, demoting him from Office Director to a commoner.

But he did not hand him over, nor did he punish him for his crimes!

Zhu Qingrui knew that Qi Heng was guarding against him, but he had not expected his wariness to be this deep; if things went on like this, he would be unable to do anything even if he wanted to.

He decided to keep a low profile to lull Qi Heng into a false sense of security.

He thought for a long time and finally decided to lower his status and show weakness to Qi Heng.

Arriving at the Presidential Office once again, Zhu Qingrui adopted a humble attitude and apologized: "I am sorry, President, it is all my fault; please punish me for my crimes."

Qi Heng hypocritically stated that he had done this to appease the anger of the Protector of the Nation Great Mage and would not actually do anything to him.

The demotion to a commoner and the lack of any official position were only temporary.

Although he had no official position, his various benefits remained the same as before, and of course, his work could not be reduced either.

By doing this, it was as if he had broken Zhu Qingrui's hands and feet, while only keeping his brain.

He could still be used, yet he would be unable to stir up any great waves!