A commotion arose outside. Ning Bufan raised an eyebrow and glanced at Meng Helisu. It seemed that Liu Ning'er's ingenious move had indeed served its purpose.
This son of a military family smiled awkwardly and tentatively asked, "Since Brother Ning has already seen through it, why don't I step in and smooth things over?"
Ning Bufan casually stroked Que'er's hair, pondering to himself, vaguely feeling that something was still amiss.
"Why would you let Liu Ning'er work for you? Would she listen to your arrangements?"
Third Sister had said that Liu Ning'er was trained by Liu Sisi, but with this cheap older brother's cunning, he probably didn't have the foresight and boldness to plant this pawn years or even longer ago.
Liu Ning'er is probably not one of his people, yet she obeys his orde
