Darkness Dissipates; The King Returns (1)

"I bet 5,000 yuan that Huo Mian will change his mind." Wei Liao smiled.

"Ahem, me too, Huo Mian will definitely win," Gao Ran added, confident in Huo Mian's abilities.

"You guys suck, Rick's better than that! Huo Mian won't be able to brainwash him that easily," Zhu Lingling refuted.

"So, Mrs. Gao, are you betting on Rick?" Tang Chuan laughed.

"Of course I'm not! As Mian's best friend, I'll always be on her side." Zhu Lingling smiled.

"Ha, I thought you were better than us, I guess not!" Tang Chuan burst out in laughter.

Ni Yang and Chen Jie watched in silence; both of them were a bit shy, so they didn't join the conversation.

"Yu, where's Mian?" Grandpa Su suddenly looked towards them and asked.

"Oh… she went to see her friend out, she'll be back soon."

"It seems like something bad happened, is that girl okay?"