With that, he turned and left without waiting for Su Chen to respond.
Once he was some distance away, Liu Chen glanced back at the closed door, a flicker of contempt in his eyes. 'So stubborn he'd rather suffer than lose face.'
'Developing a profession, completing its requirements... which of those doesn't require resources?'
'Su Chen comes from a Subordinate city, yet he thinks he can stay out of the fray and just watch everyone else tear each other apart. How laughable.'
"Su Chen..." Gu Bing called out softly from inside the room, a worried expression on her face.
"What's wrong?" Su Chen asked, turning in confusion.
Gu Bing wanted to warn him not to act rashly, but seeing his calm expression, she couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Then she heard him ask, "This Liu Chen, is his family a big deal?"
