Chapter 523

Chapter 523 She’s Beautiful!

“Don’t you even care where I’ve been these past few days?”

Su Rui wiped his nose with a tissue and said to Lin Aoxue, his words carrying a hint of dissatisfaction.

Lin Aoxue kept her head down, reading the latest issue of Nature, not even glancing up once.

“I’m talking to you. Why don’t you care about me at all?” Su Rui said, clearly annoyed.

“You’re nothing to me. Why should I care about you.” Lin Aoxue remained as cool as ever.

She casually tossed a folder to Su Rui and said, “This is my recent schedule. If you have time, you’re welcome to join.”

Then she added, “Of course, if you’re busy, forget it.”

Her tone was flat from start to finish, making it impossible to tell whether there was any emotion behind her words.

“I should… have time.” Su Rui’s voice carried a note of uncertainty. After all, he had far too many things on his plate, and could only assign two Shenwei guards to protect Lin Aoxue.

“I had dinner with Qin Yueran yesterday.” Lin Aoxue said suddenly.

That nearly made Su Rui stumble. On the battlefield he could roam freely, fearless against any enemy, utterly fearless and arrogant — but in front of a woman he was close to, he instantly turned into a complete coward.

Hearing that Lin Aoxue had actually had dinner with Qin Yueran, Su Rui felt his scalp go numb!

“Why are you so nervous?” Watching Su Rui’s flustered expression, the corners of Lin Aoxue’s mouth curved ever so slightly.

“What did you two… what did you talk about?” Su Rui took a big gulp of flower tea to calm his nerves, then asked with great difficulty.

“We didn’t talk about anything.”

Lin Aoxue stood up, done wasting words on him. “I have a few meetings. Do as you please.”

“You’re going to meetings, so am I. I’m a core figure at Bikang, after all.” Su Rui shamelessly positioned himself at Lin Aoxue’s side, standing tall and straight with a serious expression. “It’s both my responsibility and my duty to protect your safety.”

However, once he got to the conference room, Su Rui started to regret it.

Today was Bikang’s topic discussion meeting, going through one agenda item after another, the vast majority of which were related to academic research. If it had been about business operations, Su Rui could have followed along at least a little — but once the conversation turned to these subjects, it was completely like listening to a foreign language.

Just as the hours-long meeting was nearing its end, the head of security, Chen Dawu, suddenly burst into the conference room with a bruised and swollen face!

“What happened?” Lin Aoxue was in the middle of speaking. She turned and asked coldly.

Under normal circumstances, Chen Dawu would never do something like this. For him to be this reckless today, there had to be a reason.

Su Rui’s expression had already turned cold. He narrowed his eyes. Chen Dawu was considered one of the best among professional bodyguards — to be roughed up like this right at Bikang’s front door, was this a slap in the face, or someone coming to pick a fight?

“It’s bad, General Manager. A foreign woman is forcing her way in. Several of us tried to stop her but she beat us up… her fighting skills are just too incredible. And also…”

Chen Dawu said, gasping for breath.

“And also what?”

Lin Aoxue remained composed under pressure, asking coldly.

“And also, she’s very beautiful. Extremely beautiful!”

The bruised and battered Chen Dawu snapped to attention and delivered what he considered the most critical piece of information.

Hearing this, Su Rui, whose face had already gone cold, couldn’t hold back a laugh. After a brief moment of stunned silence, all the executives in the conference room burst into laughter!

Chen Dawu was truly a man through and through — he actually reported this as important intelligence! And with such a solemn stance, practically ready to salute!

Captain Chen felt a little embarrassed. He couldn’t understand why telling the truth had made the entire conference room laugh like this.

Su Rui slapped the table, unable to suppress his amusement. “Captain Chen, what are you talking about? No matter how beautiful that woman is, can she be more beautiful than the president? The number one beauty in Ninghai is standing right in front of you — think before you speak.”

Chen Dawu’s face, already bruised and swollen, turned an even deeper shade of purple.

“She really is… very beautiful.”

What Chen Dawu actually wanted to say was that the woman was outrageously beautiful — even when she was angry and beating people up, she looked stunning.

Lin Aoxue’s expression remained completely blank. “Anything else to report?”

“Yes!”

Chen Dawu snapped to attention again.

“Speak.” Lin Aoxue was brief and to the point.

“She said she’s here to find Su Rui!”

Chen Dawu’s voice rang out loud and clear. The moment those words landed, the conference room fell completely silent!

The other executives exchanged glances!

Wasn’t Su Rui President Lin Aoxue’s boyfriend?

So why had a beautiful foreign woman suddenly shown up looking for Su Rui?

Hearing this, the executives’ hearts ignited with a blazing fire of curiosity!

Their eyes darted back and forth between Su Rui and Lin Aoxue’s faces, trying to gauge their reactions.

Lin Aoxue maintained her iceberg-like expression, though the lines of her face had gone ever so slightly rigid.

Su Rui laughed awkwardly, inwardly cursing Chen Dawu to no end.

This idiot — couldn’t he have said it quietly? Did he have to shout it out so loudly? Was he trying to be the death of someone?

Su Rui looked at Chen Dawu’s bruised and swollen face, the corner of his mouth twitching hard.

“Apollo, wherever you’re hiding, get your ass out here!”

At that moment, a shout in English came from outside the conference room.

Danielle Sharp had arrived!

Many people in the room had no idea what was going on, but when Lin Aoxue heard the word “Apollo,” her brow furrowed slightly, and a look of contemplation crossed her face.

The moment Su Rui heard it, he immediately stood up — and at that very moment, the conference room door was kicked open.

Wearing a black spaghetti-strap top and very short denim cutoffs, Danielle Sharp appeared before the executives of Bikang just like that.

Of course, this outfit had been specially arranged by Su Rui through Tuyao for Danielle Sharp. It was the height of summer, and the weather in China was so sweltering — it was best to wear as little as possible. See how thoughtful Comrade Apollo was.

Seeing such a woman suddenly appear before them, the executives who had just been mocking Chen Dawu all felt their eyes light up at the same time.

Lin Aoxue’s radiance was boundless, already like a blazing sun — but the moment this golden-haired foreign woman appeared, the conference room seemed to be illuminated by two suns at once, making it nearly impossible to keep one’s eyes open!

Watching everyone’s reactions, Chen Dawu couldn’t help but feel a deep sense of vindication. “See? I wasn’t wrong, was she? She really is beautiful — on the same level as the General Manager.”

The moment Danielle Sharp burst in, she spotted Su Rui and, without a word, clenched both fists and charged straight at him!

“Apollo, what exactly did you do to me!”

Danielle Sharp was clearly going for the kill. One kick missed Su Rui, and the solid wood chair in the conference room instantly shattered into flying splinters!

She raised her right leg high and brought it down in a wide sweeping chop. Su Rui dodged aside, and Danielle’s kick landed on the conference table — a table weighing several hundred pounds — splitting it clean in two!

This violent woman!

The managers present finally realized that this beauty was far too dangerous to be around, and that staying any longer might genuinely be life-threatening. One by one, they got up and left!

Lin Aoxue let out a cold snort. “Su Rui, your mess is yours to clean up. And all of Bikang’s damages today will be deducted from your salary.”

The Lin family’s eldest daughter was truly ice-cold. Su Rui was still in the middle of fighting Danielle Sharp, and she was already thinking about compensation.

“Aoxue, there’s been a misunderstanding!” Su Rui shouted, on the verge of tears, while fending off the raging Danielle Sharp.

“I don’t care.”

Lin Aoxue glanced at the two tangled in combat, then walked toward the conference room door.

“Aoxue? Lin Aoxue?”

Danielle Sharp had been so focused on getting revenge that only now did she realize the president of Bikang — the actual owner of the Tricetaminol patent — was right in front of her!

If she could take her hostage, couldn’t she use that to threaten Apollo, and even gain control of the Tricetaminol synthesis formula?

“Stop right there!”

Danielle Sharp kicked off the wall, her entire body flipping like a sparrowhawk, flying backward across the conference room and landing squarely in front of Lin Aoxue!

The two great beauties finally came face to face in the truest sense!

“Lin Aoxue?” Danielle Sharp asked with a cold smile.

“Mm?”

Lin Aoxue answered, and in the next second, she felt control of her own body slip away! Her neck was seized in a vice-like grip!

“Danielle Sharp! I’m warning you, don’t do anything reckless!”

Seeing this, Su Rui let out a thunderous shout.

“Come on then. If you’ve got the guts, come hit me. Let’s see whether your fist reaches me first, or whether I strangle this woman first!”

As Danielle Sharp spoke, she tightened her grip, and Lin Aoxue already felt she couldn’t breathe!

“Alright, let’s all calm down. Using you back then was my fault, but haven’t we already settled the score?” Su Rui assumed Danielle Sharp had come seeking revenge over the more than ten days of fleeing — little did he know that wasn’t her intention at all!

“Settled the score? You use someone up and then say we’re even?” Danielle Sharp said coldly. “Lin Aoxue’s life is in your hands right now. If you kill yourself on the spot, I can guarantee Lin Aoxue’s safety.”

Hearing this, Lin Aoxue’s brow furrowed.

“You’ll guarantee her safety?” Su Rui shook his head. “If I die, you’ll definitely take her back to the Western underworld to provide the Tricetaminol formula for your drug operation. Am I right?”

“You don’t need to think that far ahead. Right now, whether Lin Aoxue lives or dies is up to you.”

Seeing Su Rui in a bind, Danielle Sharp felt immense satisfaction. Having spent so many years in the Western underworld, she was no naive girl. The resentment she had built up over all those days had reached a truly terrifying level!

As the daughter of Zeus, she had been abandoned by the Hades Sanctum, relentlessly hunted by the Apollo Sanctum, left in a wretched and exhausted state, and taken advantage of on top of it all. Danielle Sharp was naturally furious. She had already made up her mind — the moment she returned to the West, she would immediately rally her forces and storm the Hades Sanctum. This matter absolutely had to be settled!

Lin Aoxue’s expression remained as calm as still water, betraying no emotion whatsoever — only the rise and fall of her chest had quickened slightly compared to before.

“I think you seem to have forgotten something.”

Su Rui paused in thought, then reached into his jacket and pulled out a neatly folded piece of paper. When he shook it open, ten vivid red fingerprints instantly came into view!