Sky City
"So she is claiming that she doesn't know?" Lily asked while propping her chin on her palm. She was sitting comfortably at the island in their kitchen as she listened to Bei Tian talk about skinning people alive while they were eating. Although Lily does not feel any deep disgust towards the topic, she still finds it uncomfortable to talk about something like this while eating. She glanced at Zhuo Jingren, who was dining across from Bei Tian as.
The latter was also listening to Bei Tian's ranting.
"Yes, that woman surely wanted to get Jingren's attention! Years ago, after Jingren saved their mall, there had been rumors of her being engaged to my friend. It is obvious that her father, that Mu Huang, is the culprit. He wanted to use Zhuo Jingren's name to build more connections. What a cunning old man," Bei Tian said before he shoveled a huge load of vegetable salad into his mouth. He must be either really hungry or really angry to act this way, Lily mused.
