Chapter 144
Outside the door was Zhong Fei, a Star Group mber who had co to escort Lin Tian. He looked at Lin Tian with clear surprise.
“Mr. Lin, you…” It’s only been a few days, but you seem to have gotten much handsor.”
“Is that so?”
Lin Tian smiled faintly, neither confirming nor denying.
After all, the matter of supernatural power was his secret. The energy generated naturally within his body was continuously refining his physique. It was foreseeable that he would only grow more handso in the coming days.
Zhong Fei nodded emphatically, but then he recalled the situation between Lin Tian and their young lady.
Earlier, Xuan Yuan Qingya had walked out of Lin Tian’s room looking joyful and sweet, leaving the Star Group mbers stationed around the villa utterly bewildered.
In the end, however, they decided it was best not to treat Lin Tian as an enemy.
After all, would an enemy make their young lady so happy?
Her happiness or unhappiness was all because of Lin Tian. So, what did that make Lin Tian? Did it really need to be spelled out?
In the hearts of Zhong Fei and the other Star Group mbers, Lin Tian was still the Xuan Yuan family’s young master.
As for Ji Xin…
Zhong Fei could only pretend he had never seen her.
Lin Tian and Zhong Fei had t before and were acquainted.
After exchanging a few casual words, Lin Tian headed toward the banquet hall.
Unexpectedly, before he could set off, he heard the sound of a door opening from one side. Curious, Lin Tian glanced over and instantly froze.
[Holy crap, it’s Ji Xin!]
The person stepping out from the adjacent room, dressed in formal attire, was none other than Ji Xin!
Beside Ji Xin stood her cold-faced female guard.
When Lin Tian saw Ji Xin, he understood why Xuan Yuan Qingya had co to his room earlier looking so tearful and despairing. It must have been because Ji Xin had arrived unexpectedly at the Xuan Yuan family castle, prompting Zhong Fei to reveal the events of that night to Xuan Yuan Qingya.
What Lin Tian didn’t know was that the situation was even more complicated than he imagined.
That night, Zhong Fei hadn’t been able to identify who was with Lin Tian.
The matter only ca to light because Ji Xin proactively claid to be his girlfriend.
…
“Lin Tian, long ti no see.”
She showed no surprise when she opened the door and saw Lin Tian—she had tid her exit precisely to coincide with his.
Given her status as the eldest daughter of the Ji family, she should have been escorted to the banquet hall long ago. Why is she still in her room at this hour?
Didn’t we just see each other a couple of days ago? Lin Tian thought to himself.
He was surprised to see Ji Xin, but he didn’t dislike her. After all, she was an “ally” from the sa antagonist camp. That night, he had sensed that Ji Xin was soone he could trust.
This trust ca without clear reason, but Lin Tian didn’t question it much. His intuition, honed through three life-or-death crises, had beco exceptionally sharp, and he trusted it deeply.
“Long ti no see,” Lin Tian replied with a smile.
At the sa ti, he let his gaze sweep over Ji Xin’s outfit.
She wore a sky-blue blouse paired with pure white trousers. At first glance, the outfit seed simple and understated, but every detail of the clothing was ticulously crafted.
The combination of sky blue and pure white evoked a sense of youth and vitality.
A delicate sky-blue bracelet rested on her fair wrist, and a string of crystalline sky-blue beads lay gracefully around her neck.
Lin Tian asked curiously, “Is sky blue your favorite color, Ji Xin?”
Ji Xin nodded and smiled. “When I was little, my mother took to see what she called the most beautiful blue sky in the world. Since then, sky blue has been my favorite color. I’ll take you to see it soday if I get the chance.”
“Sounds good.”
Lin Tian and Ji Xin chatted like old friends.
In reality, they had only t twice.
“Shall we go together?”
“Mm.”
…
Zhong Fei and the cold-faced female guard behind Ji Xin exchanged a glance, then took a few steps back tacitly, leaving Lin Tian and Ji Xin with so privacy.
Zhong Fei didn’t actually want things to be this way. In his heart, Lin Tian and the young lady were truly ant for each other.
However, Lin Tian was a guest, and there was no way Zhong Fei could pry into his private affairs.
Thus, Ji Xin and Lin Tian walked ahead while Zhong Fei and the cold-faced guard followed behind.
The four of them made their way toward the banquet hall in this formation.
Along the way, Ji Xin and Lin Tian chatted intermittently; neither found the situation awkward at all. It was as if they had known each other for a long ti.
It wasn’t until they reached the entrance of the banquet hall that Ji Xin casually remarked, her tone light.
“Earlier, the Star Group mber behind you asked about my relationship with you…”
“Oh? And then?”
Lin Tian didn’t mind. So what if he asked?
Yet, the next mont, he sensed that sothing was off.
Sure enough, Ji Xin smiled faintly and replied softly.
“I told him I’m your girlfriend.”
“Huh?”
Lin Tian was completely dumbfounded!
He had thought Zhong Fei might have told Xuan Yuan Qingya about that night, which would explain her reaction.
But it turned out that Ji Xin had said it herself!
No wonder Xuan Yuan Qingya had been crying so pitifully.
The root of it all was right here with Ji Xin!
He glanced at her speechlessly, but ultimately said nothing. Lin Tian sighed and shook his head.
He couldn’t bring himself to bla Ji Xin for this. After all, he had been the one to introduce her as his girlfriend that night.
The two of them didn’t discuss the topic further and walked straight toward the banquet hall.
At the entrance, two attendants pulled the doors open for them.
The noise of the crowd surged out instantly, and Lin Tian narrowed his eyes slightly.
Tonight, he needed to be most wary of that woman, Jiang Han!
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