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Chapter 189 Series of Stratagems
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2024-10-29 19:42:56The paper of the two notes was the same, and if someone compared them in detail, he would find that they were torn from the same piece of paper, and the only difference between them was that one had a name on it, and another one did not have.
The crumpled note was broken, but they could vaguely recognize the words 'Third Young Lady of the Nings'.
Ao Mingyu combined the two notes together and stood in the pavilion with his hands clasped behind his back. He looked at Ning Xueyan, who was walking down the rockery, and frowned.
The slim and weak girl in snow-white imperial gown still stayed calm, and did not show alarm or surprise even something unexpected had happened. But she was a little cold when she left just now. It seemed that she did not want to spend any more time with him.
She was a smart girl, and she must have already figured out who wanted to set her up!
A playboy had come here after receiving a note from
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