Chapter 40

Without waiting for Luo Bi to respond, Pei Jing spoke, his voice deep and powerful: "Miss Luo Bi, I have also come to discuss the matter of becoming a Contract Master's assistant. If you are interested in becoming a Contract Master's assistant, I hope you will sign a contract with the Executive Hall. The Executive Hall will provide you with the strongest protection."

Luo Bi did not expect that she, who had awakened with a useless attribute, would also become an object of contention among various forces. She smiled and said, "You are not the first to mention this to me, but I need to consider it."

She did not dare to refuse outright, as the Executive Hall held great power on Zhihuang Star. If she did not show respect, it would be easy for them to deal with her.

To show her respect for the Executive Officer, Luo Bi said warmly, "Please have some tea, Executive Officer."

Pei Jing graciously picked up the teacup. Luo Yan, who was unhappy, had brought the tea, and Luo Bi’s acceptance made her even more irritable. She said, "What is there to consider? If you are to become a Contract Master's assistant, you should follow me. You wouldn’t help others instead of your own family, would you?"

Luo Bi’s smile faded: "Yes, we are family, even close cousins. That’s why you slept with my ex-fiancé." Seeing Luo Yan’s face turn red with anger, she added, "Oh, right, it wasn’t intentional; it was an accident."

Feeling that the provocation was not enough, she pretended to give a friendly reminder: "In the future, be more careful. Don’t accidentally sleep with someone else again."

These words were venomous, soft yet fiercely biting. Luo Fei, who valued his reputation, turned as black as a pot bottom, and Luo Yan was both angry and anxious. Pei Jing, who was drinking tea, coughed: "Cough, cough, cough..."

He seemed to have really choked, coughing several times without recovering.

"You, you..." Luo Yan’s finger trembled as she pointed at Luo Bi, her face alternating between green and red.

Guan Zhuting observed Luo Fei’s expression with concern. Luo Bi’s words, spoken in front of everyone, were undoubtedly a slap in the face of the Luo family.

Luo Fei, feeling his dignity slipping, said sternly, "Luo Bi, how can you defame your own sister like this? Whether you believe it or not, Hua Chen and Xiao Yan’s encounter was indeed an accident."

Luo Bi feigned innocence: "I didn’t say it wasn’t an accident?"

It seemed as if Luo Fei had wronged her, and he was furious! The more he tried to explain, the worse it got: "Stop talking nonsense. What Xiao Yan said is right. If you are to become a Contract Master's assistant, you should help your own family, not others."

His words were pointed, directed at the Executive Hall, who had dared to poach from the Luo family right under his nose.

Pei Jing smiled lightly: "That’s not quite right, Head of the Luo Family. Whether it’s the Luo family or any other family, we are all citizens of Zhihuang Star. Contributing to the development of Zhihuang Star is the duty of every citizen. There is no distinction between insiders and outsiders here."

Pei Jing, who had earned his position as Executive Officer, was not someone to be trifled with. Luo Fei forced a smile: "What the Executive Officer says is true, but the Luo family is still the Luo family. Luo Bi is ultimately one of us."

To hell with the citizen’s duty, Luo Fei was not interested in such high-sounding words. He had heard that Pei Jing had a favorite who was a dual-attribute Contract Master. Pei Jing’s personal visit to find Luo Bi was likely for that dual-attribute Contract Master.

Pei Jing, being a well-known figure, was someone Luo Bi had heard about. She had her own thoughts, but her eyes deliberately glanced at Luo Fei, then turned back to Pei Jing, feigning a look of being caught between a rock and a hard place.