Ou Lan's threatening gaze sent shivers down Gu Manli's spine, reigniting the pain of her wounds.
Gu Guosheng's warning echoed in her ears again, "If you rashly provoke Ou Lan again and anger Zhan Moxiao, bringing disaster upon our Gu family, I will skin you alive!"
Gu Manli trembled with anger, yet she dared not utter another word.
She remembered her mother Wen Nanping's advice not to confront Ou Lan directly and to resort to underhanded tactics if necessary.
After forcibly suppressing her feelings of discontent and resentment, Gu Manli gave Zhang Kelu a look, and Zhang immediately put on a magnanimous act, "Forget it, I'm not bothered. Today is the important day for the election of the Cherish Association's reporters; let's not delay the matters at hand."
A potentially explosive situation thus calmed down, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
