Chapter 40 - The Phantom Princess

The door closed behind him, and Xu Rouguang wore a rather dejected look. He didn't know why he felt like this, but perhaps it was because of how contented Lai Mingjie when he fell asleep. The demon king didn't even take the time to get upset at him. For some reason, Xu Rouguang's heart was swelling in jealousy. Did that demon empress come earlier?

"Rouguang," Liu Qiu called out as she waved a hand before his face, "hello?"

His cold eyes cast on Liu Qiu's face, which caused her to freeze for a second. What happened here? Why was Xu Rouguang acting like an angry wife? The secretary held her tongue and turned to the old director who came with them. Even Director Cheng was getting cold sweat from the freezing gaze of the general.

Xu Rouguang took a deep breath and tried to work on his mood. A feigned smile curled his lips as he tried to coax Liu Qiu into talking to him again. "I'm sorry, what is it?"

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