The Frail Guide Who Devoured an Entire Pollution Zone

Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Sidelined

Although Qiu Fang paid lip service to letting the younger generation make their own decisions, appearing open-minded and respectful, and even suggesting Lu Jingyu take a vacation to rest.

But Xu Qingsui saw it for what it was: a high-sounding excuse. Qiu Fang was only trying to do one thing: seize power!

Giving Lu Jingyu a ”vacation” was just a pretext for removing him from his leadership position.

Combined with the bad feeling that had spontaneously risen within her, Xu Qingsui came to a conclusion—’That old man is no good.’

Hearing Xu Qingsui’s warning, Lu Jingyu’s expression turned serious.

Even Xu Qingsui, who was meeting Qiu Fang for the first time, had sensed something was wrong. Of course, he couldn’t have missed it either.

He had been suspicious of Qiu Fang’s sudden appearance from the start.

The way Qiu Fang spoke was completely out of character, a huge departure from the man he knew.

At first, he was just confused, unable to understand why Qiu Fang had changed so drastically.

It wasn’t until Qiu Fang suggested he take a vacation that he instantly guessed the real reason for his appearance.

’He wants to temporarily relieve me of my power,’ Lu Jingyu thought. ’But why?’

A voice inside reminded Lu Jingyu that where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Qiu Fang must have an even bigger scheme in the works.

Initially, he hadn’t thought Qiu Fang’s presence would significantly alter the day’s events.

But now, sensing that Qiu Fang was up to something, Lu Jingyu suddenly changed his mind.

The elders in the Alliance were all old foxes. Figuring out their plots was never easy.

’If I want answers, I’ll have to take a risk and use myself as bait.’

So he stopped trying to interrupt Qiu Fang and instead went along with the path he was paving.

Xu Qingsui’s assessment of Qiu Fang had been spot on. The thought made Lu Jingyu’s lips curve into a smile.

”You’re right. That old man is no good. And now this bad old man is cooking up some new scheme. I want to see what he’s planning.”

Seeing that Lu Jingyu was still in the mood to joke, Xu Qingsui raised an eyebrow. ”You’re not worried at all? Aren’t you afraid he’ll actually manage to sideline you?”

”You can’t make an omelet without breaking a few eggs, especially when you’re dealing with an old fox like him. Better to handle this now than to constantly worry about it later.”

Lu Jingyu seemed to have a clear perspective on the matter. Xu Qingsui nodded and said no more.

The two of them said no more, and he escorted Xu Qingsui back to her residence in silence.

Meanwhile, after taking advantage of the chaos to flee the council hall, Xu Ruming had hidden herself away in her residence.

The look on Lu Jingyu’s face and his words were still vivid in her mind. She could feel that he had been genuinely furious and wanted to kick her out of the Heiyu Alliance.

She was still terrified, worried that Lu Jingyu would come after her and throw her out.

She hid in her room. After a long time passed with no one coming after her, Xu Ruming finally breathed a sigh of relief.

As she replayed the day’s events in her mind, she was once again filled with confusion.

’What’s so great about Xu Qingsui, anyway?’ she wondered. ’How could Lu Jingyu disregard his years-long relationship with Xie Qingling to defend her like this?’

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became, and the objects around her began to suffer for it.

’Why!’

’Why did Xu Qingsui get to dominate her life for over a decade, and why does she always get to meet such exceptional men?’

Xu Ruming was about to explode with rage.

Then, her mind turned to what had happened in the alley earlier that day.

Shen Ling’an, the man she had worked so hard to steal from Xu Qingsui, was still hung up on her.

He was even fantasizing about getting with Xu Qingsui again.

She thought about all the sweet nothings he had whispered to her when he was first wooing her.

Xu Ruming continued to vent her frustrations.

As she was taking out her anger, a sound came from the door.

Xu Ruming’s heart tightened, worried that Lu Jingyu had come to kick her out of the Heiyu Alliance.

The door opened, and a familiar figure appeared in her line of sight.

Her panic gradually gave way to hatred.

’Shen Ling’an! He has the nerve to show his face here!’

Seeing Xu Ruming’s dark expression, Shen Ling’an knew exactly why she was upset.

But he acted as if nothing had happened, walking right up to Xu Ruming, pulling her into his embrace, his hands and feet already beginning to wander.

What Shen Ling’an had done was still fresh in her mind. Now he was pawing at her again, and a furious Xu Ruming immediately broke free from his embrace.

”What do you think you’re doing? Since you couldn’t get Xu Qingsui to wait on you, you decided to take out your animalistic lust on me instead?”

”Shen Ling’an, you underestimate me. Do you think I don’t have a temper?”

Shen Ling’an’s brow tightened. There were some things he didn’t want to discuss. Right now, he was more concerned with testing whether that kick from Xu Qingsui had... incapacitated him.

He immediately lunged for her again, offering a dismissive excuse. ”Don’t get the wrong idea. I’ve been over that bitch for a long time. I only said that stuff to humiliate her.”

”I chose you when I decisively dumped her. A good horse doesn’t return to old pastures, and I’ll always choose you.”

As he fumbled clumsily at Xu Ruming’s body, Shen Ling’an’s breathing began to grow heavy.

He felt a warm rush through his body, his desire still intact, and he finally relaxed a bit.

But he needed a live-fire test to be absolutely certain.

Without hesitation, Shen Ling’an tried to proceed to the next step.

Xu Ruming clearly wasn’t convinced by Shen Ling’an’s flimsy excuses.

As Shen Ling’an continued his advances, Xu Ruming’s expression became as cold as ice.

Just as Shen Ling’an was about to go into action, Xu Ruming stopped struggling and unleashed her ultimate attack.

”Are you sure you want to waste your time? I saw with my own two eyes how Xu Qingsui kicked you. You were rolling on the ground in pain. Can you even get it up right now?”

Xu Ruming’s words were exceptionally grating to Shen Ling’an’s ears.

He instantly froze, his face turning from flushed to black.

Seeing her words had hit their mark, Xu Ruming sneered and continued, ”Shen Ling’an, I’d advise you to drop it. Let’s not have you get all worked up only to leave us both in an awkward position.”

Shen Ling’an’s expression grew even darker, and he shoved Xu Ruming away.

”I used to think you were a real man who could protect me and give me everything I wanted. But this is fine too. Since you can’t give me anything anyway, you might as well stop pretending to be a man at all.”

”You!” Every single one of Xu Ruming’s words was a deep, stinging blow to Shen Ling’an.

Finally pushed to his limit, Shen Ling’an’s face went dark as he lunged forward and wrapped his hands around Xu Ruming’s throat.

Her air supply was instantly cut off. As she felt the oxygen leave her body and the suffocating pressure mounted, Xu Ruming finally panicked, starting to regret her actions.

She tried to break free from Shen Ling’an’s grip, but the weakness that came with suffocation left her unable to even grasp his hands.

Her face turned from red to purple, and her body began to twitch and convulse.