A faint smell of cigarette smoke lingered in my nostrils.

I originally wanted to just taste it briefly, but once I touched her lips, I didn't want to leave.

Just as I was about to deepen the kiss, the phone in my pocket rang.

Qiao Ruyi gently pulled the shirt at his waist, motioning him to answer the phone.

I pressed the answer button and a male voice came from the other end.

"Mr. Ling, Lin Hao was released as you said, but Jin Jiang was arrested."

Qiao Ruyi didn't hear what was said on the phone, but seeing Ling Che's unhappy expression, she knew that he might have something else to deal with.

Putting away the phone, before Ling Che could speak, Qiao Ruyi said, "Go and do whatever you want."

An indifferent tone.

But there was a sour smell in the air.

Ling Che suddenly smiled and opened his phone and handed it to her. "Company matters."

Although he said nothing, his eyes couldn't help but glance at his phone.

The caller's name is Lu Fucheng.

Qiao Ruyi didn't know him, but judging from the name, he should be a man.

The sour feeling in my heart finally dissipated a little.

"Oh." She responded indifferently, but her mood was obviously much better.

Ling Che pulled her to his sports car, opened the door and stuffed her in.

"go to eat."

......

A cool sports car stopped in front of a restaurant. Qiao Ruyi turned her head to take a look. Shanjian Hotel?

It looks like a Chinese courtyard style hotel.

Just as she was about to unbuckle her seatbelt and get out of the car, Ling Che grabbed her wrist and stopped her. "I have something to do, so I'll go in. Wait for me in the car, don't get out."

Come to the restaurant but not eat?

Qiao Ruyi looked at him puzzledly.

Seeing her look, Ling Che raised the corner of his mouth and smiled, "The food in this restaurant doesn't suit your taste."

The car door closed, and Qiao Ruyi watched Ling Che's tall figure enter the hotel.

......

In the Shanjian Hotel.

Lin Hao, wearing a brand-name Zhongshan suit, sat in the quiet private room, stroking his mustache and puzzled.

After he was captured by the Rakshasa Hall and beaten, he was treated to delicious food and drink, given clean clothes, and his injuries were healed. Finally, they sent him back safely in a luxury car.

He was just about to pick up the landline to make a call to find out what was going on when someone at the door knocked on the private room door.

"Boss Lin, Mr. Ling from LS Group is here."

Lin Hao's hair stood on end, and he was stunned for a moment. Then he quickly instructed, "Arrange the best private room for Mr. Ling."

......

The luxurious private room was already filled with the restaurant's most expensive dishes, and even the red wine on the table was from the Petrus winery in Bordeaux.

The man sitting above said nothing, but gave people a strong sense of oppression.

His narrow eyes were bottomless, and he stared with interest at Lin Hao who was pouring wine for him.

Lin Hao's hands were shaking slightly as he poured the wine.

He calmed himself down and asked with a smile, "Mr. Ling, why are you in the mood to come to my restaurant for dinner today?"

Ling Che's slender fingertips tapped lightly on the tabletop, "Why, Boss Lin doesn't welcome you?"

Lin Hao's heart trembled, and he immediately laughed, "Boss Ling, what are you talking about? Boss Ling coming to my Shanjian Hotel is really a great honor for my humble restaurant. How could I not welcome you?"

Ling Che picked up the wine glass, shook it gently, and asked leisurely, "Boss Lin hasn't been at the hotel recently. Where has he been?"

"This..." Lin Hao glanced at Ling Che's expression cautiously and chuckled twice. "I went out of town to do some business. Is it because Mr. Ling came to our restaurant for dinner that our staff failed to entertain him well?"

"Not really." Ling Che looked at him, a hint of a smile in his deep and sharp eyes. "Just asking casually."

Ling Che did not touch the food on the table, nor did he take a sip of the red wine.

He just sat there, asking questions here and there.

Lin Hao didn't know what his purpose was in coming here.

It doesn't sound like a test or an inquiry for any information.

Instead, he looked like a tiger waiting for its prey to take the bait.

Quiet, but dangerous.

Seeing Ling Che holding a cigarette between his fingers, Lin Hao quickly stood beside him and bent down to light it.

As the fire started, the cigarette at his fingertips was thrown to the ground casually.

Lin Hao ordered nothing.

Ling Che glanced at him, stood up, and smiled slightly, "Boss Lin, take your time eating."

Seeing him about to leave, Lin Hao quickly chased after him, "Boss Ling, I'll take you there."

......

The phone in the driver's seat suddenly rang.

It’s Ling Che’s phone.

Qiao Ruyi saw that the cell phone he left on the car seat was ringing non-stop, and seemed very anxious.

She picked it up and the caller ID showed - Jingxinyuan!

"!"

Qiao Ruyi's breath suddenly stopped. Was it a call from the nursing home where Ling Che's mother lived?

The phone kept ringing. She looked out the window and saw that Ling Che had not yet come out of the hotel, so she picked up his phone and got out of the car.

As soon as she walked into the hotel gate, she saw a tall man walking towards her not far away, followed by a middle-aged man.

Seeing Qiao Ruyi, Ling Che's brows furrowed slightly.

When Lin Hao saw the young and beautiful woman not far away, a look of surprise flashed across his face.

Such incomparable beauty, exquisite figure, and the eager look she gave Ling Che.

It turned out that she was Qiao Ruyi, the daughter of the Qiao family who rarely appeared around Ling Che.

Qiao Ruyi quickly walked up to Ling Che, "Ling Che, your phone number."

Ling Che took the phone, glanced at it, and hung up. Then he asked in a low voice, "Why are you here?"

Qiao Ruyi explained, "I see your phone is ringing so fast, so it must be something important."

"Is this Mrs. Ling?"

Lin Hao smiled flatteringly, "Mrs. Ling is just as the outside world says, she is charming and beautiful, and she is a perfect match for President Ling. No wonder President Ling is reluctant to keep such a beautiful wife by his side, it turns out he has a beautiful mistress hidden in his golden house."

What's the point of having a beautiful girl in a golden house? He didn't keep her with him because she was not in his heart at all at that time.

Now...she is also unsure.

Just as she was about to say a few polite words, Ling Che grabbed her wrist.

I saw him pull himself back slightly and stand sideways between me and the middle-aged man.

He chuckled, "Can someone of average looks be called charming and attractive? Boss Lin hasn't seen anyone prettier, right? How about I send you a few someday?"

How can you belittle yourself like this in front of outsiders?

The flames of anger rose in Qiao Ruyi's heart again.

I tried to struggle, but he held my wrist tightly.

"Don't bother Mr. Ling. Mr. Ling has seen countless people and his judgment is definitely impeccable."

Lin Hao smiled flatteringly, but his eyes seemed to be looking at Qiao Ruyi vaguely.

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