Night deepened.
The thin, gauzy clouds were gently pushed aside by the wind.
The bright moon cast down its pure light.
A nimble figure once again successfully bypassed all security personnel and quietly infiltrated the Mu family villa.
Standing once more in this familiar place, Hong Yi felt a mix of emotions.
She was clearly a renowned top assassin, yet she had failed here twice!
Recently, she had prepared an identity and tried to make it seamless!
All of this was to fulfill the order given to her by the Dragon King—to lurk beside Mu An as a spy!
To be honest, after 'accidentally' discovering her background, her inner conviction was no longer as firm as it once was.
She even began to waver.
If the old Dragon King was indeed the enemy who killed her parents, then what was she, raised and trained as an assassin by him?
Was she just a... joke?
Hong Yi self-mockingly smiled, her heart in turmoil.
Looking at the still open floor-to-ceiling window, she hesitated for a moment but remained at the door, not entering.
Suddenly, that familiar feeling of heat ignited again from the depths of her heart.
Having fallen for it twice already, Hong Yi's expression changed slightly as she instantly sensed something was off!
No!
She couldn't fall for it a third time here!
She instinctively wanted to escape.
But something was faster than her!
Clang~
A square brick appeared out of nowhere and hit her on the back of the head.
A strong sense of dizziness followed!
And just before her vision went black, Hong Yi heard a voice filled with helplessness and a hint of surprise.
"Hey, you've come all this way, why not come into my room and sit for a while?"
'Who wants to sit in your room?'
'I really just passed by this time!'
The girl was both embarrassed and angry, and a regretful thought flashed through her mind.
If only she hadn't come, then she wouldn't have been bullied by this guy for the third time!
[Hong Yi's regretful emotional fluctuation +15, congratulations! You have received the reward [Book: The Love-Hate Relationship Between a Killer Sister and a Certain Scumbag Rich Second Generation]!]
[Hong Yi's embarrassed and angry emotional fluctuation +15, congratulations! You have received the reward [Fortune +50]!]
Mu An looked at the unconscious woman in red, a slight smile curling at the corners of his mouth.
Who would have thought that in the middle of the night, there would be 'dessert' delivered?
A free gold mine, why not take advantage of it!
.....
At the same time.
Long Haotian, the son-in-law of the Gong family, was busy until late at night.
If he hadn't experienced it himself, he really couldn't imagine how he had managed these past few days!
Cleaning toilets, hand-washing clothes, sweeping and mopping the floor, feeding dogs and cats, being ordered around by his mother-in-law...
He was even looked down upon by the servants!
If it weren't for the need to complete the final assessment task of the Dragon King Hall, he, a dignified prospective Dragon King, would never do such humiliating things!
"There's still a year to go! How am I supposed to endure this?!"
Long Haotian had a bitter expression on his face.
However, there was a small consolation.
After losing his brother Xiao Zhi Yin, his cultivation speed had indeed skyrocketed.
In less than two weeks, he had rapidly reached the mid-stage of external strength.
In the past, it would have taken him several months to achieve such a level!
But without a few pounds of muscle, he really couldn't hold his head up high!
Not to mention that his wife, Gong Jinyao, was a top-tier beauty!
Her looks were simply stunning!
She was as beautiful as a fairy, with a perfect figure.
She was one of the rare beauties in the world!
It's just a pity that she seemed to look down on him.
Even if he wanted to make a move, he was powerless in that regard!
Not to mention that one of the conditions for completing the assessment task was to stay in the Gong family for a full year, during which he couldn't be kicked out!
For this reason, he couldn't easily offend the people of the Gong family!
"Hey, why are you still here? Don't you have work to do?!"
"And this is a place you can sit?"
"That genuine leather sofa is so expensive; can you afford to pay for it if you dirty it, you poor kid?"
His mother-in-law, Li Aiqin, happened to see Long Haotian sitting in the living room while going downstairs for water, and couldn't help but pick a fight.
It's no wonder she was so sarcastic.
According to the normal script, her daughter would marry into a well-matched wealthy family.
Then, with both sides joining forces, the Gong family's power would naturally rise to a new level, and her status in the Gong family would also elevate.
But.
All of this was disrupted when Long Haotian suddenly showed up with a ridiculous marriage contract!
The golden son-in-law turned into a poor loser.
Who could withstand such a drop?
Especially when looking at Long Haotian's feminine face, Li Aiqin felt even more disgusted with him.
Long Haotian clenched his fists, his eyes filled with anger as he lowered his head.
He had been busy until late at night; couldn't he just sit on the sofa for a moment?
Did they really not see him as a person?!
In the past, anyone who dared to speak to him like that would have already been lying on the ground reporting to the King of Hell!
But who let her be his mother-in-law?
In order not to be kicked out of the Gong family and to smoothly complete the assessment to inherit the Dragon King Hall, he... endured!
"Hehe, you're right, I'll just get out of here!"
Long Haotian forced a smile, quickly stood up from the sofa, and walked out.
"Wait!"
Li Aiqin suddenly called out to him.
"I just remembered that Fatty's doghouse hasn't been cleaned in a long time; you should go clean it now!"
Fatty was the name of a pet dog.
Its doghouse was not small, almost the size of a room!
If he really had to go clean it now, he might not be able to sleep until three or four in the morning!
"Mother-in-law, it's quite late now; how about I clean it tomorrow?"
Long Haotian smiled obsequiously, trying to negotiate, but his fists couldn't help but clench tightly.
"I don't care if it's late or not; I want to see a clean doghouse by tomorrow!"
"You figure it out! If you can't do it, get out of our Gong family!"
Li Aiqin sneered and turned to go upstairs, not giving him a chance to negotiate at all.
Long Haotian's face was full of frustration, but he had no choice but to comply.
He still... endured!
After all, before starting this assessment, his master had warned him.
'Learning to endure is very important; this is also your final test!'
'I hope you won't disappoint me!'
"Sigh!"
Long Haotian sighed deeply.
He took advantage of the night to walk into the smelly, nauseating doghouse, preparing to start cleaning.
He couldn't help but wonder how the woman in red, whom he had sent to lurk beside Mu An, was doing?
He suddenly thought of this matter.
Given her strength, this simple task should have been executed smoothly, right?