As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of guns being loaded suddenly rang out in the lobby, and more than a dozen armed men gathered around and pointed their guns at Ling Che.

At the same time, Qi Jin and Qi Shui quickly drew their guns and pointed them at Valen.

Ling Che glanced at them sternly, "Put down your guns!"

He growled, and Qi Jin and Qi Shui quickly put away their guns.

"Sorry, teacher." Ling Che took a step forward, letting Valen's gun press against his forehead. He smiled softly and said, "My bodyguard is ignorant, please don't mind."

Valen stared at him with a deep and fierce look, his rough fingertips on the trigger, "Che, I ask you again, are you willing to accept my invitation?"

Ling Che still had a faint smile on his face, "Teacher, why do you have to force me?"

He only brought two bodyguards with him, and faced with so many weapons pointed at him, his face remained calm. Valen suddenly chuckled, "I know you're not afraid of death. You've been like this since you were a child. This is what I admire most about you."

He asked again, "Are you really not interested in my position?"

Ling Che smiled, "It's rare for me to return to London, and I came here just to see you."

He looked at his watch and said, "It's almost time. I should go."

After saying that, he smiled and looked at Valen, "Before I leave, you still have a chance to shoot me. I will never fight back. But if I walk out of here, I will never come back."

When he said this, Qi Jin and Qi Shui behind him looked at him with frowns.

They couldn't guarantee whether Valen would really shoot, but if he did, Ling Shao would definitely die.

Three seconds later, the man in front of him stared at him with a tense expression and did not shoot.

Ling Che smiled lightly and walked out.

Qi Jin and Qi Shui followed closely.

The armed forces in the lobby wanted to chase after them, but at this moment there was a loud "bang" and Valen fired a shot into the sky, and the people around him suddenly stopped in their tracks.

"Let him go."

Valen turned around, looked at the direction where the black car slowly left, and sighed heavily.

......

The black luxury car slowly drove out of the base. The man in the back seat stared out the window with deep eyes, and no emotion could be seen.

"Mr. Ling," Qi Shui said seriously, "Did you really want Mr. Valen to kill you just now?"

"He won't kill me." Ling Che retracted his gaze and toyed with the lighter in his hand. "His goal is to have me take over his armed forces. Even though those mercenaries he trained are loyal to him now, they've actually begun to crack inside. Once he loses the ability to control them, they'll turn against him."

The corners of his lips curled up slightly. "He brought me up single-handedly. He knew I was the most suitable candidate. If the successor was me, I could still provide for him in his old age. But if the successor was someone else, that wouldn't be certain."

"Besides, if he really kills me, he will be going against Chigu, and the outcome for both sides will be a fight to the death. This armed force is what Valen is most proud of, and he won't let his pride be destroyed. This is his belief as a soldier."

After hearing his words, Qi Jin and Qi Shui's frowns finally relaxed a little.

"Then you..." Qi Shui wanted to ask, but realized that he shouldn't ask, so he swallowed the words back.

Ling Che glanced at him and said, "Are you asking me why I didn't agree to Valen?"

"Sorry, Mr. Ling."

Ling Che chuckled and didn't answer him. He lowered his eyes and turned the ring on his finger.

I thought of that smiling face in my mind and told him that this is what life is like.

He suddenly began to look forward to every sunrise and sunset with her for the rest of his life.

At this moment, a red sports car quickly caught up and forced the black luxury car to stop on the side of the road.

Ling Che took a clear look at the person in the driver's seat and chuckled disdainfully.

The man got out of the car and looked at the red-haired man standing next to the sports car. He glared at him and asked, "Are you looking for death?"

There was alienation and contempt in his eyes, which made Qin Chao very unhappy.

"Why did you reject Valen's proposal?" Qin Chao looked at the man opposite him angrily. "Why didn't you come back with such a good opportunity? Do you really want to be a good person with a clean record?"

"Have I ever told you that you and I are not the same kind of people?" Ling Che took two steps forward, grabbed his clothes, and stared at him with cold eyes, "Stop bothering me from now on!"

Qin Chao laughed, "You're not doing this because of that woman Qiao Ruyi, are you?"

When this name was mentioned, a sharp look flashed in the eyes of the man in front of him.

Qin Chao tilted his head and smiled, "Brother Che, I really don't know why you have such a bad eye. I've only known her for a few days, and I've already discovered how stupid she is. And you can actually do that for her—"

Before Qin Chao could finish his words, he was suddenly punched to the ground.

The smell of blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, Qin Chao still smiled at the condescending man, "It's really because of her."

"If you dare to say something you shouldn't say again, I won't mind tearing you apart and feeding you to the dogs."

Ling Che said this in a cold voice and turned back to the car.

Qi Jin glanced at the red-haired man and the sports car blocking the way, "Mr. Ling?"

"Kill him!"

Ling Che spat out three words and lit a cigarette irritably.

After receiving the order, Qi Jin started the engine and stepped on the accelerator. At the moment the luxury car started, the red-haired man in front of the car rolled quickly and nimbly to avoid the wheels.

The black luxury car crashed straight into the sports car and sped away.

Qin Chao stood up from the ground, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, looked at the black car that disappeared from his sight, and smiled slowly with the corners of his mouth curled up.

......

At the gate of the villa, a slender figure paced back and forth.

Even from a distance, the man in the car could clearly see her anxious expression.

Her frown didn't relax until she saw the car appear in her sight.

Qiao Ruyi stood at the door and saw the familiar car drive in and park not far away.

The car door opened, a pair of shiny leather shoes landed on the ground, and a man's slender and upright voice appeared at the door.

Ling Che stood there, a smile on his lips, and opened his arms to her.

A smile appeared on Qiao Ruyi's lips. She ran over and threw herself into his arms, being hugged tightly.

Smelling the familiar scent on him, Qiao Ruyi's uneasy heart finally calmed down.

After hugging for a long time, she raised her head, took a few deep breaths into his chest, and asked him with a smile, "Aren't you going to meet an important client? Why aren't you drinking?"

"I'm not afraid you'll get impatient waiting." Ling Che's eyes were filled with smiles as he raised his hand to rub her head. "You came back without even having dinner with anyone."

Their eyes met, and they smiled at each other, tacitly understanding each other and not exposing what the other said.

Just come back safely.

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