??55: Chapter 55: Ultimate Indifference
55: Chapter 55: Ultimate Indifference
“This tea was personally brewed by ; how’s the taste?”
Lin Fei picked up the tea cup and took a light sip, nodding with a smile, “Pre-rain Longjing, the tea is supre, and the person who brewed it is even more so.”
In front of Lin Fei, Xue i’s eyes swirled gracefully, her clean, jade-like face remained spattered with droplets, which only seed to make it more crystalline and pure.
The beauty and charm she exuded were incomparable, and the dash of flirtatiousness in her eyebrows was truly heart-stirring.
While tea tasting was one thing, Lin Fei hadn’t forgotten to appreciate the beauty before him.
“Pretty, isn’t she?”
The comnt wasn’t for any particular reason, other than to provoke the woman who didn’t know quite how to respond.
If the two had been acquainted, Xue i wouldn’t have minded continuing the playful banter with Lin Fei.
Unfortunately, they were complete strangers, and Xue i didn’t know what to think of Lin Fei, this mysterious man who had suddenly intruded into her ho.
“Isn’t it impolite to drink the master’s tea without permission?”
“And isn’t it also impolite to test soone without their knowledge?”
Lin Fei observed Xue i, who was reclining beside him, with a smirky gaze, his eyes notably drifting towards the woman’s proud and full figure.
However, upon closer inspection, one could detect a fleeting shadow of chilling coldness within the depths of Lin Fei’s otherwise desire-filled eyes.
At first glance, it seed that Thorny Rose had conducted a probing test with a hint of framing Lin Fei.
But such unwarranted probes could also be seen, in a way, as provocation.
Ordinary people couldn’t stand being provoked by others, let alone Lin Fei, a hardened veteran of many battles as a rcenary.
Be it Azure Dragon Gang or Thorny Rose, to so powerful rcenaries, they were nothing more than children playing house.
If it weren’t for overhearing Xue i and Moli’s conversation in the living room earlier and ascertaining no real malice intended, Lin Fei would have made his move against Xue i by now.
Lin Fei did like beautiful won, but it was more about a man’s innate appreciation for beauty than any juvenile impulsiveness at the sight of a beautiful woman.
“Mr.
Lin Fei, having soone test you was my mistake.” Xue i stood up quietly and bowed slightly to Lin Fei as an expression of her apology.
This subtle bow exemplified both the courage and decisiveness of Xue i.
As the Chairman of Thorny Rose, her willingness to apologize to Lin Fei took no small amount of courage.
“But I don’t believe that justifies you sneaking into my ho and watching
swim.”
“I accept your apology.
But I must remind you, I didn’t watch you swim secretly.” He paused, disregarding the scorn suddenly appearing in Xue i’s lovely eyes, and with widened eyes and firm righteousness declared, “I watched openly and legitimately.”
Xue i’s eyes seed to flow with unspoken words, her eyebrows raised questioningly, “So it seems that I have misunderstood Mr.
Lin?”
“Of course, but since you’ve already apologized earlier, I’ll magnanimously forgive you.”
Lin Fei wore an expression of soone who was being very generous.
“I mind!”
These three words were not spoken by Xue i because she couldn’t gauge Lin Fei’s temperant.
She wasn’t sure whether Lin Fei was jesting or if he actually intended to do as he said.
Lin Fei had managed to elude Rose Manor’s extensive security and nearly omnipresent surveillance to get to her, and before understanding Lin Fei’s motives, Xue i didn’t plan to provoke him.
After all, she was at a disadvantage.
Provoking Lin Fei would only worsen her situation, and Xue i certainly wouldn’t make such an unwise move.
However, this didn’t an Xue i would allow Lin Fei to tease her with impunity.
A woman who beca the Chairman of Thorny Rose had her own pride.
Moreover, this was Rose Manor, Thorny Rose’s stronghold, and Xue i had her own confidence.
“Mr.
Lin, why don’t we cut to the chase, after all, we share a common enemy.”
Xue i sat back on the lounge chair, supporting her head with her hand as her beautiful eyes fixed firmly on Lin Fei.
“Are you trying to rope
in already?”
Lin Fei wasn’t a fool; he certainly read between the lines of Xue i’s words.
“Of course, you’re the first outsider to break into Rose Manor since it was built, and you have proven your capabilities to .”
The implication was clear: he was worth the cost of being recruited.
Xue i’s actions were neither a stalling tactic nor an attempt to stabilize Lin Fei before seeking revenge; the woman truly valued Lin Fei’s abilities and wanted to recruit him.
As the one most familiar with Rose Manor’s defense capabilities, Xue i knew that if Lin Fei could waltz into her place as if it were uninhabited, then there probably wasn’t anywhere in Zhonghai he couldn’t penetrate.
Lin Fei’s ability to enter Rose Manor undetected also ant, to so extent, that he had the capability to breach the lair of the Azure Dragon Gang.
The potential benefits that recruiting Lin Fei could bring Xue i were indeed imnse.
Upon these reflections, Xue i didn’t press further into how Lin Fei had sneaked into her villa, drank her tea, watched her swim, and other such matters.
Had it been a person without capabilities, Xue i wouldn’t have wasted her breath – of course, soone without the skill wouldn’t manage to infiltrate Rose Manor either.
“So this place is called Rose Manor, quite a nice spot.
It would be a fine choice for a residence.
Unfortunately, I’ve just moved to a new ho and don’t currently have plans to move a second ti.”
Lin Fei also saw the sincerity in Xue i’s eyes; he understood that the woman truly wanted to recruit him.
However, he had already agreed to move into the Purple Garden Pavilion villa and live with Mu Shanshan.
Otherwise, Lin Fei wouldn’t mind staying here for a few days.
After all, there were charming twins here and an enchantingly mature Chairman.
Of course, he was only interested in staying for a short ti.
“May I know where Mr.
Lin is currently residing?”
Xue i was no fool; she naturally picked up on Lin Fei’s refusal in his words.
She masked her disappointnt well and didn’t insist on recruiting Lin Fei, instead inquiring whom Lin Fei was currently serving.
Xue i was eager to find out which power a person like Lin Fei, who could co and go as he pleased at Rose Manor, belonged to.
“Mu Group, General Affairs Assistant.”
There was nothing to hide with a simple background check.
In fact, Xue i had already heard from her subordinates about Lin Fei killing people in the Imperial Lux club for Ling Weiwei’s sake.
However, Xue i didn’t believe that an ordinary General Affairs Assistant would have the guts to kill soone on Azure Dragon Gang turf.
“So, Mr.
Lin, you’re serving the Mu Family?”
As the Chairman of Thorny Rose, Xue i was, of course, knowledgeable about the major companies in Zhonghai.
Since Lin Fei had confird his identity as an assistant of the Mu Group, Xue i believed that he was serving the Mu Family.
“I suppose so.”
Lin Fei gave a dry laugh and casually affird Xue i’s statent.
He wouldn’t exactly call it serving, but on reflection, he was indeed a part of the Mu Family since he and Mu Shanshan had received their marriage certificate.
Despite the unusual nature of their marital relationship, Mu Shanshan was indeed his wife, Lin Fei.
Xue i’s hands were folded atop her knees, her expression slightly solemn, “Mr.
Lin, with the Mu Family protecting you, Han Zhenhai indeed can’t do much to you.”
After these words, Xue i’s penetrating gaze locked onto Lin Fei, unblinking, hoping to catch a glimpse of the desired response in the man’s eyes.
Yet Xue i was disappointed.
Lin Fei’s eyes revealed no change of sentint, deep as the boundless starry sky.
In his gaze, Xue i perceived a trace of indifference, an extre sort of indifference.
This dispassion wasn’t directed solely at his environnt or general worldly affairs but was also towards life itself.
Xue i even thought such an expression should not belong in the eyes of any human.
Feeling the deep coldness in Lin Fei’s eyes, Xue i realized she had underestimated him.
At the sa ti, she suddenly understood that she probably had no chance of recruiting Lin Fei.
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