Chapter 71 take me hand

"Brother Wenyou? What's wrong?" Wen Ni stopped in her tracks.

"Wen Ni, I want to know, are you truly oblivious to my feelings for you?"

Why are you suddenly bringing this up?

Whether it was when he offered to buy her the jade necklace at the jade exhibition, or when he was willing to fight Lu Jinye for her sake, or even just now when he offered to win the knife fight for her...

And the expression on his face every time he looked over.

Even if Wen Ni is slow to notice, she wouldn't be completely oblivious.

She doesn't make it clear because some things, once explained, will only bring more trouble.

"That time with the film crew wasn't actually our first meeting."

Cai Wenyou didn't expect a reply from her; he just wanted to take this opportunity to express his feelings.

"Backstage on Chinese New Year's Day, I saw you and noticed you! I..."

"Buzz buzz buzz—"

The heartfelt confession was mercilessly cut off by the incessant ringing of the phone.

"Hold on."

Wen Ni took out her phone and glanced at the caller ID. Her expression instantly became slightly serious and deep. "Brother Wenyou, I'll take this call first!"

"What phone call... is more important than what I'm about to say?"

"Excuse me, Brother Wenyou."

Despite Cai Wenyou's attempts to persuade her to stay, Wen Ni did not hesitate for a moment.

She brushed past him in a flash, quickened her pace, and disappeared from his sight as he chased after her!

Just like that night backstage during the Spring Festival,

Her gaze never fell on him...

"Young Master Cai, Jin Ye? What are you two doing standing here? Come on, have a drink!" Boss Zhang came over with a wine glass. "Oh? Where's Miss Wen?"

"She had something come up and left first." Cai Wenyou was in a bad mood.

"I must say, Miss Wen's skills are truly impressive. Those three slashes absolutely stunned me!" Boss Zhang said with a chuckle. "But Jinye really understands her preferences! She really loves that knife, which is why she held nothing back and used all her skills!"

"I'll have Qin Yuan transfer the remaining three million yuan I owe you to you now." Lu Jinye raised his hand and summoned Qin Yuan.

Listening to their conversation, Cai Wenyou couldn't help but feel suspicious. What three million? And what did it mean that Lu Jinye knew Wen Ni's preferences?

Whether or not money is given is not important.

General Manager Zhang waved his hand and began to tease Lu Jinye with great interest.

"I'm just curious, how could the young master of the Lu family go to such lengths for a woman? It's like the sun has risen in the west!"

"Stop your curiosity and stop making wild guesses."

Lu Jinye gave him a cold warning, then turned around and followed the direction Wen Ni had left in without looking back.

Cai Wenyou, who remained where he was, realized the meaning behind their conversation and suddenly felt like a joke!

He keeps saying he likes Wen Ni, but it seems he's never done anything for her. On the other hand, Lu Jinye... says nothing, but secretly does so much for her...

"Young Master Cai, shall we go for a drink together?"

"Mr. Zhang, I have something to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."

"well?"

General Manager Zhang stood there alone, hands on his hips, watching their hurried departure.

What's going on? Why did one or two of them leave?

...

Cheers filled the banquet hall.

Outside the banquet hall,

After passing through the long corridor, Wen Ni stood leaning against the railing on the quiet hotel balcony at the corner.

The cool night breeze brushed through her hair and caressed her bare shoulders and arms, but she seemed oblivious to the cold, her expression focused and serious as she dialed a phone number.

"Hello, Chief Instructor Lu?"

"Qian Sha, following orders from higher command, the entire Shadow Hunter Commando Team is to assemble immediately. The final rendezvous point is the theater command's international airport!"

"Received, I'll set off immediately."

The brief conversation ended abruptly.

As she had anticipated, a new combat mission arrived.

As for the specifics of the mission, we'll only know after we assemble. However, judging from Commander Lu's tone, this mission is probably not going to be so simple!

Where are you going?

A sudden, cold question prompted Wen Ni to look up, where she saw Lu Jinye leaning against the door in the shadows.

He stood there for an unknown amount of time, his dark gaze fixed on her, waiting for her answer!

"I don't know."

When will you be back?

"have no idea."

She was honest and answered all questions.

He was in a bad mood, his eyelashes drooping slightly. He straightened up and walked towards her, taking off his suit jacket as he went, and finally draped it over her cold shoulders.

It was warm and had a light, pleasant soap scent.

"Where do we meet? I'll take you there."

"...General International Airport."

"good,"

Under the starlight of the night, a black sedan sped along the highway.

There were only Wen Ni and Lu Jinye in the car.

He wore gold-rimmed glasses, his sleeves were rolled up, and his long, slender fingers gripped the steering wheel tightly.

She was still wearing her evening gown, draped in his coat, sitting in the passenger seat, stroking the rare, limited-edition flower expo knife.

ear

The instrumental version of [Take Me Hand] is playing on a loop.

"Lu Jinye".

"Um?"

He looked straight ahead, but his face subconsciously turned slightly towards her, as if he didn't understand why she was suddenly calling his name so seriously.

"You bought this limited edition flower expo knife from Boss Zhang beforehand, right?"

From the moment her assistant, Xiao Wu, went to great lengths to get her to attend the banquet, she sensed something was off.

Later at the banquet, when Zhang Shu proposed this bizarre knife-throwing competition, she knew that it was all arranged for her.

Clever as she is, how could she not understand the intricacies of this situation?

She was just a little surprised.

She was surprised that Lu Jinye understood her personality so well.

He knew perfectly well that she wouldn't accept gifts from others for no reason, nor did she like owing favors to others, so he came up with this idea: to let her win the things herself under the guise of a competition!

"So you already knew."

He raised an eyebrow and slightly relaxed his hand on the steering wheel.

"Good things should be given to the people who can make the most of them, and you happen to be more deserving of them than anyone else."

“You know I don’t like owing people.” Wen Ni put away her hidden knife.

"It can't be considered a debt."

Lu Jinye slightly raised his chin, gesturing for her to look at the gold jade watch on his left wrist, and then said, "Consider this knife my return gift."

"...I didn't notice, you've been wearing it the whole time?"

Wen Ni was somewhat surprised.

That jade watch was something she bought for him on the Myanmar border. It cost only tens of thousands of dollars, but now she's received a return gift worth over a million!

"Watches are bought to be worn, otherwise they'd just sit there collecting dust."

Lu Jinye replied indifferently.

He turned the steering wheel, the car rounded a bend, and then he suddenly asked, "That day, did you also give Cai Wenyou the same gift?"

"No, why would I give it to him?"

Wen Ni was completely confused by his question. "I only bought gifts for you, Brother Wu, Qin Yuan, Balun, Grandpa Lu, and Xiao Cheng."

So that's how it is.

"So how do you plan to respond to Cai Wenyou's confession?" Lu Jinye changed the subject again.