Reborn as a Landlord-Chapter 1239 - 632: Unexpected (Part 2)

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Lian Manman struggled to lift the few pieces of carpet beside the canopy bed, and knocked on the entire wall, but still couldn’t find the passage above. Could it be that this room indeed only had that one door connecting to the outside?

After all the hustle, even Lian Manman felt a bit tired. She wiped her sweat with one hand and then sat down on the canopy bed next to her.

"That bitch Cai Xiu, Shen Liu is an idiot who values beauty over friendship, this room only has one door, isn’t this... ah..."

As soon as Lian Manman sat down, she immediately bounced back up. It seemed she... had sat on something. To be precise, not something, but a living creature.

Though Lian Manman prided herself on being fairly courageous, she’d already confirmed there was no one else in the room, or rather no other living creatures, so this unexpected incident indeed gave her quite a scare.

"Who... who is it?" Lian Manman stepped back two paces and asked.

"I should be asking that, shouldn’t I?" A clear voice rang out, and someone sat up from the canopy bed, turned sideways to hang up the bed curtain, and then just sat there boldly and looked at Lian Manman.

It was Shen Liu!

This is impossible, Lian Manman thought. She had been busy here for quite a while, without hearing a sound. How could Shen Liu be here? Lian Manman was a bit confused.

"Is it Manman?" Shen Liu seemed to recognize Lian Manman just then, raised his two attractive eyebrows, and asked Lian Manman, "How did you get here? How did you enter?"

Shen Liu was looking down with a completely interrogative tone. Lian Manman was somewhat confused initially, but being treated by Shen Liu with such a tone and look, she suddenly got angry, and her mind also cleared up.

"You’re asking me, so whom should I ask?" Lian Manman also raised her eyebrows, "Do I know where this place is? Aren’t I here because your maid said Xiao Qi was hurt, tricked me to come here, pushed me into the room, and then locked the door, disappearing without a trace."

"I’ve been shouting here for ages, not a single ghost came out to answer me. You better explain, what’s going on here?"

Lian Manman finished her angry words, and stared fiercely at Shen Liu. In this matter, she was in the right. Yet the current situation was very dire, beyond her expectations. She didn’t want to be killed by Shen Liu to silence her, nor did she want to be casually given to him.

At this moment, momentum was very important! She couldn’t lose to Shen Liu; it was crucial to let Shen Liu know that everything was his fault, and she wasn’t someone to be easily bullied, nor could mistakes be unfairly blamed on her.

"Ghost? You’re calling me a ghost? Manman, do you know who you’re talking to?" It was the first time Shen Liu had seen Lian Manman so aggressive, and also the first time he’d been spoken to in such a tone, causing him to be slightly startled. He quickly regained his composure and then dangerously narrowed his eyes.

"Cai Xiu set me up, and you’re Cai Xiu’s master." Lian Manman also squinted her eyes, speaking coldly.

"Oh?!" Shen Liu looked at Lian Manman and suddenly smiled with a raised corner of his mouth.

Lian Manman was shocked; what did it mean for Shen Liu to laugh at this moment? Although he smiled beautifully, that was definitely not a smile with good intentions. Shen Liu was laughing out of anger, not because she had angered him, but Cai Xiu, perhaps.

Yes, that must be it, Lian Manman thought.

"You barged in here, disturbed my sleep, is this your attitude?" Shen Liu asked.

"I made my voice heard outside." Lian Manman said.

"Calling Cai Xiu a bitch, and that’s settled. But... saying I value beauty over friendship?" Shen Liu stared at Lian Manman with eyes as sharp as daggers.

"You heard everything?" Lian Manman was taken aback.

"Twice," Shen Liu held up two fingers, "You cursed twice. The first one can pass, but this second one, can you explain it to me?"

"Oh..." Lian Manman was rendered speechless for a moment; she really didn’t expect Shen Liu to be here. Saying that Shen Liu values beauty over friendship, she couldn’t explain it to him directly.

Her momentum weakened, but suddenly, a flash of insight struck her.

"You heard it twice? Why didn’t you speak up? Was it fun for you to watch me worry? You know, you almost scared me to death just now!" Lian Manman questioned him, and as she lowered her head, she saw the silk boots on Shen Liu’s feet.

"Ah..." Lian Manman pointed at Shen Liu, showing an expression like she caught him out. "You say I disturbed your sleep; who sleeps wearing boots?"

Was Shen Liu hiding in bed to scare her on purpose once he saw her come in? So when did Shen Liu come, was he here from the start? That couldn’t be; if Shen Liu was known to be inside, Cai Xiu bringing her over wasn’t to have her killed. What exactly was Cai Xiu...?

Lian Manman shook her head and pushed thoughts of Cai Xiu out of her mind. No matter what Cai Xiu intended to do, why she acted this way, winning against Shen Liu was what’s crucial right now.

Shen Liu seemed to be genuinely choked by Lian Manman’s questioning, a thin layer of redness rising to his face, but immediately after, the corner of Shen Liu’s mouth lifted dangerously again, and he raised his right arm, looking at Lian Manman meaningfully.

"This arm, it seems I can hardly lift it — could it be... injured by being sat upon?"

"Ah!" Lian Manman cried out in surprise, looking at Shen Liu in disbelief. Just now when she sat on the bed, that sensation, had she really sat on Shen Liu’s arm?

But she jumped up immediately upon realizing something was wrong; how heavy could she be, how could that have hurt Shen Liu? Shen Liu must have done this on purpose!

Such a surprising Shen Liu!

"Alright, alright, you’ve got me." Lian Manman was trembling with anger, "I admit, I’ve come to know you today..."

Shen Liu raised his eyebrows and smiled silently.

Lian Manman was about to say something else, when she heard the sound of chaotic footsteps outside, mixed with the voices of several people.

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