C17 I Want to Dump You and Then Chase after Gong Lingye

At that moment, Gong Mochen approached with a few others in tow, noticeably without Old Madame Gong.

It was evident that Gong Lingye had just intended to give Soong Yiren a bit of a scare.

"Uncle," Gong Mochen greeted Gong Lingye.

Gong Lingye nodded in acknowledgment. "I need to make a call," he said, and promptly departed.

A girl around ten years old was with Gong Mochen, eyeing Soong Yiren with curiosity. She inquired, "Big Brother, is she your girlfriend?"

This was Gong Moyan, the daughter of Gong Mochen's late second uncle. Her mother was pregnant with her when her father passed away, leaving them on their own.

Hearing Gong Moyan's question, a sardonic smile played at the corners of Gong Mochen's lips. He glanced at Soong Yiren, then addressed the others, "She's quite something. Be careful around her in the future."

Among the children was a boy of five or six, the son of Gong Mochen's aunt. His eyes wide with wonder, he asked, "Is she the evil queen from Snow White?"

Gong Mochen let out a soft laugh, offering no reply.

The children's curiosity piqued as they stared at Soong Yiren, and then they scattered.

But one child dashed back, tugging at Gong Mochen with earnest concern. "Big brother, why aren't you running? She's going to eat people!"

So, they were afraid of her? Well, she might as well play along.

Soong Yiren decided to stay put. She squinted her eyes and suddenly leaned in close to the child, her smile chilling. "Did you know that I especially love to eat the hearts of little children?"

The child blanched, forgetting all about Gong Mochen as he bolted like a frightened rabbit.

Silence fell abruptly, leaving Soong Yiren and Gong Mochen alone in the corridor.

Gong Mochen scrutinized Soong Yiren, his tone edged with frustration. "What exactly did you say to my uncle?"

"Do you really want to know?" Soong Yiren teased, batting her eyelashes before leaning in to whisper, "I told him he looked incredibly handsome all of a sudden, and that I was thinking of leaving you to pursue him. He got scared I'd cling to him, so he had no choice but to let me be!"

"You have no shame!" Gong Mochen's eyes darkened as he swiftly seized Soong Yiren's wrist. "Have you forgotten who you are?"

Gong Lingye was merely three years his senior, yet he had always outshone Mochen in every way since childhood. Nothing irked Mochen more than being compared to Lingye.

"I'm well aware, thank you. Rest assured, I won't seek him out this year," Soong Yiren retorted. With a swift motion, she withdrew her wrist from Gong Mochen's grasp and gracefully departed.

On Monday, Soong Yiren left MSRA with an errand to collect some information. However, the location provided was a horse racing track on the outskirts of Imperial City.

As she reached the track and was about to call, a familiar silhouette caught her eye.

A woman clad in a red riding outfit, slender and alluring, was approaching her. It was none other than Su Yunfei!

The encounter was unexpected. Soong Yiren vividly remembered the agony of the past, when that woman had hurled concentrated sulfuric acid at her face.

Her hands balled into fists. If Su Yunfei was here, could Chu Mingyao be nearby?

She shivered, rage swelling in her heart.

Su Yunfei's horse galloped along the track, drawing ever closer to Soong Yiren.

But in an instant, chaos erupted. The horse let out a shrill neigh and charged straight for Soong Yiren!

Her heart pounded fiercely. The hooves seemed almost within reach as she looked up.

Suddenly, an arm shot out, snatching Soong Yiren around the waist and hoisting her up. Her body soared through the air before landing securely on the back of another horse.

The sound of a horse's neigh was followed by a woman's piercing scream.

Still reeling from the shock, Soong Yiren watched as Su Yunfei, just moments before on horseback, was thrown to the ground. She hit the earth hard and was trampled by the pounding hooves, her screams echoing with terror.

Meanwhile, the horse beneath Soong Yiren executed a graceful turn and galloped away with flair.