C490 An Unexpected Blow

Ring, ring. The urgent sound of a phone echoed through the quiet, elegant bedroom. A delicate, fair hand emerged from the soft, comfortable bed, fumbling for a while before finally finding the phone on the nightstand. Bringing it to her face, Mo Li, still half-asleep, pressed the answer button. "Hello, who is this?"

"Mo Li, it's me." A deep voice came from the other end—Quan Zhennan