Chapter 151
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Chapter 151 Fire Sparks
Victoria didn’t answer Su Rui’s question with words, but instead took the most direct action.
You’re blaming me for trying to seduce you as soon as we meet?
I’ll answer you with actions – I’m not just seducing you at first sight, I’m seducing you the entire time.
However, Victoria felt somewhat wronged inside. She was just standing on the balcony in her nightgown enjoying the view, and he had to climb up from downstairs, grab her foot and cause her to be exposed. Who should be blamed for that? Who was really at fault?
Climbing a woman’s balcony in the middle of the night, then blaming the woman for seducing him – is there any logic left in this world?
In Su Rui’s view, of course it wasn’t his fault. In the middle of the night, shouldn’t Victoria be in bed under the covers sleeping? Why was she standing on the balcony in a nightgown posing provocatively?
This question had no solution, and continuing to debate would never yield an answer. Men and women have different perspectives on issues, and Su Rui’s perspective differed even more from the average man’s.
However, what Su Rui failed to notice was that before coming to China, Victoria had always spoken to him formally, clearly maintaining a superior-subordinate relationship. Now the situation was completely different, and this transformation was very abrupt.
For women, such abrupt changes often signify many things, while men’s intuition and perception in this area are far inferior to women’s, lagging several blocks behind.
The moment Victoria snapped one of her shoulder straps, Su Rui had already closed his eyes.
In reality, breaking one shoulder strap wouldn’t cause the entire nightgown to fall off, nor would it result in major exposure – at most, it would just reveal a bit more of her already partially exposed chest.
Nevertheless, Su Rui still chose to close his eyes.
This damned enchantress was becoming increasingly disrespectful to her superior. She really deserved to have her bottom spanked for an hour.
Seeing Su Rui standing there with his eyes closed, Victoria couldn’t help but find it amusing. She turned to pick up the towel from the chair and draped it over her shoulders, covering that glimpse of spring light.
“You can open your eyes now,” Victoria said with a smile, though this captivating smile carried a hint of self-mockery.
Su Rui opened his eyes, saw that Victoria had put on the towel, let out a long breath, and then said seriously:
“Hades has sent someone.”
“The King of the Underworld?”
Upon hearing this, Victoria’s pretty face immediately filled with gravity. Obviously, as Su Rui’s right-hand woman and someone who had spent years operating under another identity in the Western underworld, she understood very clearly what power the name “Hades” carried.
Now that he had gotten involved, the nature of the situation would change beyond imagination.
“What do you need me to do?” Victoria looked at Su Rui with burning eyes. At this moment, she couldn’t help but feel the blood in her body beginning to boil!
Victoria was a Platinum Mask warrior under Apollo the Sun God, one of his twelve divine guards.
How long had it been since the Western underworld experienced major turmoil? Could this triazolam incident be the catalyst that would bring all powerful forces into action, potentially reshuffling all factions?
This wasn’t alarmist talk. Years ago, such an event had occurred once before, and at that time, one person had risen like a comet in the Western underworld, commanding all powers with none daring to disobey. His alias was—Zeus.
“I don’t need you to do anything special. If he wants to get involved, let him. It’s not that big of a deal,” Su Rui said calmly. He was one of the few people in the entire underworld who could afford not to take Hades seriously.
“If you didn’t need me to do anything, you wouldn’t have come to find me at this hour.” At this point, Victoria unconsciously reverted to using respectful language.
Su Rui hesitated for a moment, then said, “Help me bring Jin Taizhu and Holman to China.”
Seeing Su Rui’s expression, Victoria was surprised: “Are you asking them to come protect Lin Aoxue?”
Su Rui nodded.
Victoria could no longer hide her astonishment.
It was well known that Jin Taizhu and Holman had the same status as Victoria—they were also among Apollo’s twelve divine guards!
Within the Sun God’s forces, they were top-tier combatants! Their names were renowned throughout the Western underworld!
Bringing these two experts to China to protect Lin Aoxue clearly demonstrated Su Rui’s attitude!
“You said before that this was your personal matter and wouldn’t involve the Sun God’s subordinates.”
Yes, before coming here, Su Rui had said that protecting Bikan Group and Lin Aoxue was fulfilling a previous promise, unrelated to triazolam or power struggles.
But now, he wanted to send two divine guards to China! Was this because the situation had changed, or because his mindset had changed?
This point was probably unclear even to the great and noble Apollo himself!
Su Rui shook his head: “Since Hades is already involved, this is no longer a personal matter.”
Victoria’s smile turned slightly bitter: “I really envy her.”
Su Rui was startled, then shook his head: “You’re overthinking.”
“I hope so.”
Victoria wrapped the towel around herself more tightly and said, “I’ll leave first thing tomorrow morning. Jin Taizhu and Holman will arrive in Ninghai within a week.”
Su Rui gently patted Victoria’s shoulder: “Thank you for your hard work.”
The burning light in Victoria’s eyes lit up again.
“It’s my honor to serve you.”
“But…” Victoria looked at Su Rui, hesitating to continue.
“What is it? Are you suddenly shy to speak in front of me?” Su Rui said with a smile. Throughout the entire conversation, he had been at a disadvantage, and now he finally felt a sense of control.
“I was just wondering, are you going to leave through the door, or go back the way you came?” Victoria pointed to the balcony outside.
Su Rui said irritably: “I’ll use the main door.”
…
It was already quitting time, and Lin Aoxue once again came to Su Rui’s desk.
By now, the marketing department employees were used to this. Since Su Rui had joined the company, the CEO had been visiting the marketing department more and more frequently.
What could they do? The two were a couple after all.
Lin Aoxue stood behind Su Rui, who was hunched over his computer, clicking his mouse repeatedly at the screen: “Wait until I finish this game.”
Everyone was flabbergasted. Su Rui must be the only person who could make CEO Lin Aoxue stand and wait while he finished a game.
“Ah, this is so frustrating. Why won’t these people play with me anymore? I’ve already changed my username.”
Su Rui was playing League of Legends, but before the match ended, his teammates had all gone offline, which was really disrespectful.
Cao Tianping leaned over and said disdainfully: “Why would you choose such a terrible username like ‘Been Sabotaging Teammates for Twenty Years’?”
“I’m never playing this again.”
Su Rui angrily shut down the computer and said to Lin Aoxue: “Honey, you must be hungry. Let’s go get something to eat.”
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the marketing department office froze.
Lin Aoxue raised her eyebrows, glared at him, said nothing, and turned to leave.
Su Rui scurried after her.
Once outside the company doors, Lin Aoxue looked straight ahead and said, “Don’t make jokes like that again in the future.”
Su Rui showed a puzzled expression: “What jokes?”
“Just now when you said…” Lin Aoxue stopped mid-sentence when she noticed a smile appearing at the corner of Su Rui’s mouth, realizing he was setting her up again.
With a light snort, Lin Aoxue closed the car door, and was about to ask the driver to lock the other door when she found that Su Rui had already slipped in like a ghost and was sitting in the seat beside her.
Lin Aoxue was completely helpless with this guy. He was definitely her fated nemesis.
Zuixian Tower was an established restaurant in Ninghai with at least thirty years of history. To dine there, one had to make reservations three days in advance.
Song Tianxiang had arranged a banquet there, waiting for Lin Aoxue’s arrival.
He knew that man would definitely come too.
His son’s face had been stomped until it was torn open, requiring dozens of stitches, and nearly half his face was disfigured. One of his kidneys had also been ruptured. If he hadn’t been sent to the hospital promptly, his life might have been in danger.
Just thinking about this made Song Tianxiang feel a flame rising from the bottom of his heart, almost burning him up entirely.
Although his son Song Yili had always been somewhat troublesome, and this incident was his own fault, one thing was separate from another. In a father’s view, no matter how many mistakes his son had made, if someone beat his son to such a state, all blame fell on the attacker.
Later, Song Tianxiang had his men investigate the whole incident from beginning to end. He knew it was a man close to Lin Aoxue from Bikan who had done this, but he hadn’t yet had time to find out the man’s background.
Song Tianxiang couldn’t wait any longer. The saying that “a gentleman’s revenge can wait ten years” is only suitable for advising others. Once something happens to oneself, there’s no way to wait patiently.
Perhaps if Song Tianxiang had been patient enough to put aside his pride and inquire carefully from Li Yang, there wouldn’t have been this ambush banquet today.
The car stopped at the entrance of Zuixian Tower. Su Rui and Lin Aoxue stood side by side at the door when Song Tianxiang’s secretary appeared before them.
“Ms. Lin, please follow me. Our boss is waiting for you upstairs.”
When looking at Lin Aoxue, the secretary also examined Su Rui, with a complex expression in his eyes.
Could it be that this seemingly harmless man was the one who had beaten Young Master Song Yili so badly?
A large table was already filled with cold dishes. Song Tianxiang, dressed in a Tang suit, sat behind the table.
When Lin Aoxue and Su Rui entered, Song Tianxiang looked up. His gaze passed over Lin Aoxue and landed directly on Su Rui.
Su Rui raised his head and looked at him playfully. A spark flashed as their gazes collided in the air.
