Tomb Raider: I Am Hu Bayi's Cousin

Chapter 262 Oh, woman
The ruthless fear the stubborn, and the stubborn fear the shameless.

That statement does make some sense.

Yin Nanfeng's gaze immediately went blank.

She's a pampered young lady, after all; when has she ever seen anything like this?

Despite trying to control her expression, Yin Nanfeng couldn't help but lower her head, avert her gaze, and walk aside to pick up her bathrobe and toss it to Hu Ming.

"Uncle Ming, you're really something, making jokes like that about your niece. Don't you think that's a bit too much?"

"Aren't we that close yet?"

Yin Nanfeng looked at Hu Ming, who was wearing a bathrobe, across from him with a rather headache-inducing expression.

"What does it matter? I've given you the chance. Anyway, you didn't mind, did you?"

"As a grown man, I wouldn't mind at all. No matter what, I won't suffer any loss."

Hu Ming chuckled, opened a bottle of red wine, and poured it for the two of them.

then…

"As expected... this kind of pretentious wine tasting is really not for me, I can't appreciate it."

After taking only a small sip, Hu Ming resigned himself to his fate.

He couldn't really tell whether something was good or bad.

"ha!"

Upon seeing this, Yin Nanfeng chuckled softly.

"Alright, enough with the chit-chat. When does Lieutenant Zhang want to meet me? I'm actually quite interested in him."

"It's not easy to have the pure Qilin blood of the Zhang family, yet follow the Buddha and his son to leave the Zhang family and become an outer disciple."

"In the years since Buddha left, it was Deputy Zhang who mediated all the business conflicts among the Nine Gates, right?"

Once is never enough. After drying himself off, Hu Ming threw off his bathrobe and changed his clothes, much to Yin Nanfeng's astonishment.

"Indeed... that old codger cared too much about the Buddha's last words before he passed away. He could have completely extricated himself from the matter."

"Also, Uncle Ming, you must have been a thug when you were young, right?"

"This is the second time this has happened in front of my niece!"

Yin Nanfeng's gaze was deep and unfathomable, his emotions hidden on his face, as he stared intently into Hu Ming's eyes.

He seemed intent on glaring at Hu Ming to death.

"It still is!" Hu Ming said with a grin, completely unconcerned.

He put on the black shirt that Yin Nanfeng had prepared for him, and wore a casual suit jacket over it. He simply dried his hair.

In Hu Ming's view, the greatest benefit of the times is the diversity of clothing styles.

Hu Ming quite liked the current style, at least compared to twenty years ago. "Let's go, I've already instructed the servants to prepare lunch and breakfast!"

"Let's eat and chat at the same time. There's still a long time before the old man mentioned it."

Yin Nanfeng shook his head.

"He's at least your grandfather's generation, can't you be a little more polite? Calling me 'old codger' all the time, do you want to call me that in a few years when you're older and see that your Uncle Ming hasn't aged a day?"

"I'm really looking forward to that day. You two old monsters are completely subverting the normal human values!"

As Yin Nanfeng said this, she felt a slight pang of jealousy.

As a woman, and a beautiful woman at that, who wouldn't envy the ability to maintain a youthful appearance?
Especially Hu Ming, he's practically aging in reverse!
She grew from her twenties to seventeen or eighteen... That's infuriating! "Who told you not to have the surname Zhang? Reincarnation is a skill, you'd better learn that in your next life!"
"But Uncle Ming, I've heard that your friends in Beijing and the two elderly people abroad haven't changed much in the past twenty-three years?"

Finally, Yin Nanfeng revealed his true colors!
She had put in a lot of effort to investigate this matter, paying a heavy price in favors, before she could extend her network of connections to the United States and the fat man and his group.

Although the information gathered from the investigation was still somewhat vague.

However, it can be confirmed that Hu Ming has been staying abroad with his parents for the past six months.

Yin Nanfeng couldn't help but look at Hu Ming with some trepidation.

"Tsk! So, this is what you really wanted? Women!"

Compared to Hu Ming, Yin Nanfeng was still a bit too inexperienced. As soon as she opened her mouth, Hu Ming understood the intricacies of her words.

Hu Bayi and his group kept their activities extremely secret, and they also always wore makeup when they went out to make their faces look like they were getting older.

Yin Nanfeng's words were clearly a test.

but
"I'm not lying to you, I do have a way to extend a person's lifespan and keep them young."

"But niece, what are you willing to give in exchange for this?"

Hu Ming looked at Yin Nanfeng with a half-smile, then lightly leaped out of the room.

Getting something for nothing? Pshaw! By what right? Because you're pretty?
Such a precious thing, how could we possibly just hand it over without paying a price?
In fact, Hu Ming doesn't lack anything now; what he truly lacks is something Yin Nanfeng can never give him.

In the end, these words were just meant to fool and tease his niece.

"Tsk, Uncle! You truly are my good Uncle Ming."

Yin Nanfeng clicked his tongue in annoyance, followed Hu Ming's footsteps, and leaped onto the doorway.

However, Yin Nanfeng was somewhat satisfied that Hu Ming left first.

After all, she was wearing a skirt, and it was her initiative to come downstairs.

Hu Ming's initiative to take the lead does indeed demonstrate some gentlemanly conduct.

On the way to the private room, Yin Nanfeng kept thinking.

What kind of compensation would be enough to entice Hu Ming?
You know, anything that can keep you young forever must be priceless, and once the news gets out...

Countless noblewomen are willing to pay any price to achieve eternal youth.

Never underestimate a woman's love of beauty.

But the thought of paying the same price was enough to give Yin Nanfeng a terrible headache.

She was happy that the guess was true, but she was also frustrated because she couldn't afford the price.

"However, I'm still young, and my beauty will last at least another ten years. As long as there's hope, I can think about it slowly."

Suppressing the thought deep in his heart, Yin Nanfeng helplessly encouraged himself.

"What are you thinking about? Aren't you going to lead the way? I'm starving!"

"Okay, coming!"

There is no such thing as kindness without a reason in this world; inexplicable enthusiasm must have an ulterior motive.

Hu Ming had known this for a long time. Yin Nanfeng was inexplicably kind to him, and he had long guessed what this girl wanted to get from him.

I just didn't expect her to have such an ageless face...

Sigh, women, all women in the world are the same!
(End of this chapter)