Ye Wanwan's eyes shot open. For some reason, she sensed movement outside the house and called Housekeeper Wu several times, but no one responded.

Ye Wanwan immediately dressed herself and walked toward the living room.

Pah!

Ye Wanwan flipped on the light switch in the living room, but the room didn't light up as she expected.

Ye Wanwan didn't give up and persistently flipped it several more times but received the same results.

"The power's out?" Ye Wanwan was puzzled. In all her time in the Independent State, she'd never heard about the power going out.

"Miss Yi, don't waste your time. The electrical circuit has been cut, so you won't be able to turn on the lights in this house."

In the midst of Ye Wanwan's confusion, a crystal clear voice rang out from the sofa.

"Who?!"

This abrupt voice startled Ye Wanwan, an incredulous expression on her face.

Where were they? This was the house Yi Lingjun, the President of the Arbitration Council, arranged for his daughter, Yi Yunmo. Although it wasn't tightly guarded, it would be a lunatic's ravings to circ.u.mvent all of the security and guards and infiltrate this place.

Who in the world was this man? However, this man's voice sounded faintly familiar, giving her a sense of déjà vu. However, Ye Wanwan couldn't recall it at this very second.

"Heh… Miss Yi, you don't need to know who I am. You don't have the right to know either," the man replied with an airy chuckle.

As the man spoke, he lit a cigarette, the weak flame akin to the bright ray of the sun in this pitch-black house.

In truth, Ye Wanwan and Yi Lingjun had discussed the recent circ.u.mstances, and Yi Lingjun mentioned that Ye Wanwan's appearance would surely damage many people's prospects, so some people might act secretly…

Swis.h.!.+

Instantly, a chilly glint surfaced in Ye Wanwan's eyes, and she attacked the man.

Regardless of who this man was or his purpose, she had to capture him first and interrogate him.

Ye Wanwan was incredibly fast, but despite that, she still wasn't a match for the man.

When Ye Wanwan reached the sofa, the man had stood up and left already and was standing in a corner of the living room.

"Heh, I really couldn't tell Miss Yi's abilities had gotten to this extent." The man smiled at Ye Wanwan with a puff of smoke.

"There are many things you don't know." Ye Wanwan's voice was bone-chilling.

"Miss Yi, you don't have to worry too much for now. I didn't mean anything by paying you this late-night visit—I merely wanted to say h.e.l.lo to you, Miss Yi. Is this how you treat all of your visiting?" the man asked with amus.e.m.e.nt.

"Guest?" Ye Wanwan snorted. "Do you deserve special treatment?"

"Haha, everyone says Miss Yi is arrogant to her bones, and it's truly a well-deserved reputation. I've finally witnessed it for myself today." The man chuckled.

Upon hearing silence from Ye Wanwan, the man continued, "Doesn't Miss Yi want to know the purpose of my visit today?"

"I'm listening," Ye Wanwan said.

"Heh, in truth, I didn't have much reason to come here tonight. I simply wanted to inform you, Miss Yi, that I'll personally strip away your life in the next few days," the man announced with a calm tone.

"Strip away my life?" Ye Wanwan's lips turned up. "I don't think that's necessary. Now is the perfect opportunity to take my life. Why don't you give it a try right now?"