Chapter 458: Don’t Talk, Kiss Me
A slight smile played on Leng Ning's lips. "Even if I were wearing a suit of armor, I doubt it would stop you, right?"
"You know me best." A playful glint appeared in Jiang Xinghai's eyes.
"Come on, tear it off,"
Leng Ning continued to taunt him. "I know you men all crave this kind of dominant move, don't you?"
RRRIP...
Without another word, Jiang Xinghai made his move.
Fortunately, this urban village was scheduled for demolition, so not many people lived there.
The Land Rover, parked on the corner, didn't draw any attention.
「9:30 PM.」
With one last moan of pleasure from Leng Ning, the battle was over.
As Jiang Xinghai watched, Leng Ning walked into a small alley.
She stopped in front of an unremarkable two-story building and went inside.
"You're back?"
A heavyset, bald woman was lounging in a Grandmaster's Chair in the courtyard. A cattail fan covered her face, hiding her features—it was Maitreya Buddha.
"The business in Central State is concluded. I came back with Jiang Xinghai." Leng Ning sat down quietly beside her.
"Did you find any clues?" Maitreya Buddha asked.
Leng Ning shook her head. "Based on his reaction, he doesn't know his parents' whereabouts himself. His trip to the Provincial City this time seems to be related to finding them."
"We're running out of time." Maitreya Buddha suddenly removed the fan.
A kind, benevolent-looking face appeared before Leng Ning.
"Give me half a month. I'll have news for you by then." Leng Ning slowly got up.
"Seven days, at the latest." Maitreya Buddha's expression remained just as kind and benevolent.
She said it as casually as if she were telling a joke.
Leng Ning didn't say a word. She knew that if she failed her mission, she would be hunted down by Black Cloak.
"What about Chuchu? I need to discuss this with her." Leng Ning glanced toward the second floor.
Maitreya Buddha placed the fan back over her face and said flatly, "Chuchu has a new mission. She returned to the Imperial City two days ago."
Leng Ning sighed softly. "So the mission of getting close to Jiang Xinghai falls on my shoulders alone, and I only have seven days..."
"Seven days is the absolute maximum."
Maitreya Buddha suddenly flung the fan aside and shot up from the Grandmaster's Chair. "If you can't get definitive information within seven days, not only will you die, but Jiang Xinghai will die as well. And I will execute the sentence myself!"
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「Meanwhile.」
Jiang Xinghai drove to the commercial street beside Shanhe University.
It had been over half a month since he'd parted ways with Lin Liping and Feng Lulu.
Jiang Xinghai scanned the storefronts along the commercial street, hoping to see the name "Jishan Hall."
But to his disappointment, there was no Jishan Hall pharmacy among the storefronts on this street.
'That can't be right. Liping, Lulu, and I were here once before, it was definitely in this area. Did I remember wrong?' Jiang Xinghai stopped the car and dialed Lin Liping's number.
The call connected almost immediately. "Xinghai," came Lin Liping's voice, "we haven't talked in so long. Are you okay?"
"I'm doing okay. How about you? And Lulu?" Jiang Xinghai asked hurriedly.
"I'm doing okay, too. As for Lulu, I haven't talked to her in three days, but I'm sure she's fine." Lin Liping had just gotten out of the shower and was lying on her stomach on the bed, reading. Her smooth, glistening feet were kicked up behind her, swaying gently.
"That's good to hear."
That put Jiang Xinghai's mind at ease. "So where are you two now?"
"Wait... you're not in the Provincial City, are you?" Lin Liping suddenly grew animated.
"Of course I am! I'm on the commercial street just east of the university. Didn't you open Jishan Hall here? How come I can't find it?" Jiang Xinghai asked with a wry smile, rubbing his forehead.
A thrill shot through Lin Liping. She sat up as she explained, "Xinghai, hurry over to the right of the university's main gate. I moved the shop here! I completely forgot to tell you."
"I'll be right there!"
Jiang Xinghai slammed on the accelerator. They didn't hang up, continuing to chat as he drove.
"I'm coming down to meet you."
Lin Liping felt like her whole body was about to break into a dance.
For a thirty-year-old woman like Lin Liping, she was a peach at the peak of ripeness.
Full-bodied and exuding a mellow sweetness.
The hormones in her body were like fruit nectar ripened by a tropical sun, giving off a fierce, irrepressible charm.
BEEP BEEP!
Jiang Xinghai's car appeared precisely to the right of the university gate.
"Jishan Hall!"
Ecstasy and passion flashed in Jiang Xinghai's star-bright eyes, full of sunshine and youthful vigor.
"Xinghai!"
Lin Liping's voice was gentle and filled with affection. Just as she finished raising the rolling metal door, she saw the man she'd been waiting for.
In this thirty-year-old woman's eyes, Jiang Xinghai was the man who had captured her heart.
His every word and every action were like a moving poem that left her completely enchanted.
Lin Liping still wore her hair in a sleek bob. Dressed only in a sky-blue nightgown, her graceful figure was accentuated by the faint light of the late night.
In Jiang Xinghai's eyes, she was as beautiful as a painting.
Their gazes met, seeming to ignite silent sparks in the air between them.
"I..." Before Jiang Xinghai could get the word out, Lin Liping threw herself into his arms.
"Don't talk. Kiss me!" Lin Liping leaped onto him.