Chapter 1237 - 1242: Who Allowed You to Leave?
Long Jiu’s face froze. He forced himself to stare at Lin Feng for a moment, then slowly nodded and gritted his teeth as he walked out of the private room.
As soon as Long Jiu left, Cao Ying spoke up subconsciously, "Lin Feng, I think that guy’s got something off about him..."
Lin Feng was slightly stunned. He hadn’t expected Cao Ying to say that out of nowhere, and a curious look appeared on his face. "How did you tell something’s wrong with him?"
Cao Ying arched her brows smugly. "Don’t underestimate me... Ever since I was a kid, my dad’s been teaching me how to read people—how to see what they’re thinking when they talk! My dad’s really good at it. I’m not as skilled as he is, but I can still roughly guess someone’s thoughts from their expression and body language! That guy just now, on the surface he looked super respectful and even scared of you, but when he was kneeling on the floor, his back was ramrod straight. That’s where the problem is!"
Lin Feng was taken aback for a second. He hadn’t paid attention to whether Long Jiu’s back was straight or bent at all.
"What problem? Spell it out." Lin Feng looked at Cao Ying with open approval.
"From the way he didn’t dare look you in the eye, you can tell he’s indeed a bit afraid of you. But that doesn’t mean he’s completely submitted to you!" Cao Ying said seriously. "Kneeling can be just a performance. Bowing your head and bending your back—that’s real submission. That man, even while kneeling to you, never lowered his head, and never bent his back. He absolutely has an agenda with you! The kneeling was just to lull your guard. You need to be careful with him!"
Lin Feng was momentarily lost for words. He hadn’t expected Cao Ying to actually be this sharp, figuring out Long Jiu’s thoughts just from his expressions and movements.
"Looks like you really do have some skills, senior wife..." Lin Feng grinned as he wrapped an arm around Cao Ying’s slender waist, smirking wickedly. "I should just abduct you straight home and make you my pressure-wife in the mountain stronghold!"
"No shame at all..." Cao Ying giggled, pushing Lin Feng away, then said sternly, "Lin Feng, I’m not joking with you. You have to remember what I just said. That guy—there’s definitely something wrong with him!"
Seeing how worried Cao Ying was about him, Lin Feng could only nod seriously. "Relax, I know you’re smart, senior wife. But don’t underestimate me either, okay! I know he’s hiding something."
Only then did Cao Ying let it go. She shot Lin Feng a smiling glance or two, then leaned back against the sofa and started taking off her jacket...
Her movements were light and slow. Her slender jade-like hands slid over her fragrant shoulders like white jade, gracefully slipping the jacket off her body and then draping it over the sofa back...
Lin Feng was startled by Cao Ying’s actions; his throat went a little dry. With a somewhat odd look on his face, he asked, "Senior wife... what are you trying to do? Don’t tell me... you’re planning to consummate the marriage with me?"
"Bullshit..." Cao Ying had been looking quite relaxed, but as soon as she heard that, her face flushed red and she cursed with a laugh, "Who wants to consummate anything with you? You’re dreaming! If you want to consummate with this lady, you can start by handing over a one-billion betrothal gift, plus a villa, then we’ll talk..."
"..." Lin Feng froze for a moment, then looked at Cao Ying with a wry smile. "Senior wife, how come every time I don’t see you for a while, the cost of marrying you keeps going up? It was one hundred million at first, then it became a billion, and now it’s a billion plus a villa..."
Cao Ying laughed proudly. "That just proves this lady’s value keeps going up! You’d better hurry up and make money! Or else next time, when I name my price, you won’t be able to afford me..."
Lin Feng paused, then looked at Cao Ying with a strange expression. He suddenly felt the way she was talking sounded a bit like those women of the night haggling over a deal with him—really weird.
He lit a cigarette to steady himself, then asked with a smile, "Then I want to know, Miss Cao, why were you taking off your clothes? You scared me into a huge misunderstanding; my little heart was thumping all over the place..."
"That’s your dirty mind... who told you to think nonsense!" Cao Ying said smugly to Lin Feng. "The heating in this private room is cranked up so high—if I don’t take off my jacket and I get heatstroke, what then?"
So that’s all it was. Turns out he’d just been overthinking... Lin Feng let out a bitter little laugh, greedily sweeping his gaze over Cao Ying’s figure now only clad in a low-cut U-neck tank top, his eyes brightening slightly. Then, with a helpless sigh, he picked up a glass of wine and said to Cao Ying, a bit deflated, "Then sleep well. I’ll stay here and watch the night for you..."
Cao Ying chuckled, then naturally turned to lie on her side on the sofa. Her starry eyes fixed seriously on Lin Feng as she said with smugness, "Lin Feng, you promised to keep watch for me. You’re not allowed to sneak off in the middle of the night!"
Of course he wouldn’t sneak off... Lin Feng nodded solemnly, then his gaze once again stuck on the large swath of exposed skin at Cao Ying’s chest, making him feel itchy inside...
The U-neck low-cut outfit she wore, combined with that side-lying pose, showed off her figure to full advantage. Lin Feng stared blankly, then noticed Cao Ying was smiling at him. For a moment, even in front of his future woman, he felt a bit embarrassed.
Because he was only sneaking glances, Lin Feng was actually a little shy at first. He used his wine glass as cover, while in reality stealing looks at Cao Ying’s chest every now and then. But after a few minutes, when he realized Cao Ying’s eyes were tightly shut and her breathing had grown long and steady, he suddenly relaxed and got bold.
"She’s going to be mine sooner or later, looking more now doesn’t matter..." Lin Feng lowered his voice, as if trying to justify himself, muttered a couple of lines, then simply set the wine glass down...
Lin Feng had no idea that Cao Ying wasn’t asleep at all. She might not be someone who clings to her bed, but this was still a completely unfamiliar environment, and a bar at that—somewhere that doesn’t feel very safe to ordinary people—and she was lying on a sofa, so how could she fall asleep that fast? Cao Ying was only pretending. Her eyes were slightly narrowed, leaving a tiny slit as she carefully watched Lin Feng’s every move!
After lingering in the private room for a while longer, Lin Feng suddenly stood up and walked out.
Cao Ying opened her eyes in surprise, thinking, No way this guy’s going back on his word and just leaving me here, is he?! That bastard Lin Feng actually dared to dump her alone in a place like this, a public entertainment venue! So hateful!
What now, should she find somewhere else to spend the night? Cao Ying felt wronged and angry at the same time, wondering where she should go later... There’s no way she’d stay in the bar by herself. Without Lin Feng, she wouldn’t set foot in a bar at all!
Just as Cao Ying’s thoughts were racing, she suddenly heard the door of the private room being pushed open with a smack. She turned her head on instinct, only to see that the person coming in was Lin Feng...
"Huh, how come you suddenly woke up?" Lin Feng had a thin blanket in his hand and looked at Cao Ying with a hint of surprise.
Cao Ying stared blankly for a couple of seconds, then suddenly burst out laughing. She said, half annoyed, "You little punk, who allowed you to leave this private room?"