Thirty-five stars
a long time.
He loosened the bottle, put his big hand on Lin Tang's forearm, and said with a smile, "It's time to go back."
Back to the old house.
Seeing Lin Tang looking exhausted, the old man thought it was because she had been too busy with work recently and overworked, so he quickly said to her, "Xiao Tang, are you too tired? I'll have the housekeeper take you to the third floor to find a technician to massage your shoulders."
People can't stand comparison. Compared to the guy behind her who inexplicably dragged her to play tennis, Lin Tang was simply moved to tears by the old man's words. She half-knelt in front of the old man and said with emotion: "Thank you, Grandpa, you are much better than that heartless Feng Chibai!"
The old man laughed heartily when he heard this. Although he didn't know what happened, in his eyes this was just a little fun teasing between young lovers.
He waved his hand, and after explaining everything to Butler Wang, he asked him to take Lin Tang to the third floor.
After changing her clothes, Lin Tang lay on the bed as stiff as a fish on a chopping board. The technician was afraid of hurting her, so he said in advance: "Ms. Lin, do you want me to loosen up a little or continue normally?"
Lin Tang didn't know what she meant by normal strength, but since she said it was normal, it should be a strength that most people could accept, so he said, "Just follow the normal one."
But when the technician squeezed hard, Lin Tang shrugged in pain. Just as he was about to ask the technician to be gentler, someone suddenly walked in from outside the door.
Lin Tang looked at Feng Chibai who suddenly appeared with a smile on his face, and swallowed his words again. He endured the pain and let the technician press it several times.
Unable to bear it any longer, she suddenly sat up and said to the technician with a fake smile, "That's it."
The technician was puzzled: "But I just massaged your shoulders."
Lin Tang's shoulder was still aching slightly. She didn't dare to use too much force when massaging Grandma Lin's shoulders. She quickly said, "It's okay. I feel much better. This is all."
After the technician left, Feng Chibai walked in slowly, closed the door, and sat next to her.
When Lin Tang saw him approaching, he vaguely felt that he had bad intentions, and cautiously tried to move away: "What are you doing? I don't think you have good intentions either."
But he held her down. Lin Tang struggled to shake off his hand on his shoulder, but suddenly heard a voice: "Don't move."
Her body seemed to have stopped inexplicably, and for a moment Lin Tang didn't know why she had to follow him. Just as she was about to resume the movement, the hand suddenly moved to her neck and rubbed it gently.
He controlled the strength very well, like tapping acupuncture points, intermittent, but very comfortable.
Knowing that he was not doing anything bad, Lin Tang stopped moving and let him do what he wanted.
After a long period of silence in the room, there was a sudden creaking sound at the door as if someone was not standing firmly.
The two of them responded in tacit understanding and looked over. The old man was lying at the doorway, peeking at them. Seeing that they had discovered him, he didn't feel embarrassed. Instead, he murmured happily, "Ah, they say a short absence is better than a new marriage. Grandpa and I haven't seen each other for a few days. Seeing that you are still so sweet, Grandpa is relieved."
Not wanting to disturb their time together, the old man slowly backed out, closing the door for them.
This little episode made Lin Tang instantly understand the reason why he suddenly gave her a massage, and she muttered softly, "Scheming man."
I calmed down and listened. There was no movement outside the door. The person must have left.
Just as Lin Tang was about to turn around, he felt a sudden force against his shoulder, and his arm resting on his leg was grabbed by a large hand coming from behind.
Her body froze, not daring to move, and she stammered, "What...are you doing?"
"Tired."
Seeing that he looked unhappy all day, Lin Tang also restrained his insults and said, "I told you to play tennis."
She heard him sigh softly and hum: "It was a bad idea."
The atmosphere became quiet again.
Suddenly remembering what happened during the day, she subconsciously covered his hand that was holding hers, her eyes tilted towards him, "Feng Chibai, are you particularly lonely in this family?"
Without waiting for his answer, she continued, "It doesn't matter. Your eldest brother and younger brother don't have wives, but you do."
This time, he hummed.
So, he also felt that he was very lucky.
I also want to keep this luck.
*
As winter approaches, the weather starts to get cooler.
Even in the semi-closed research institute, Lin Tang could still feel the chill seeping in from outside.
Today's tasks are relatively light. After all the data tests are correct, there is still some time before getting off work.
She wrapped herself in the coat she had taken off because it was inconvenient for her to do the experiment, and seeing Ying Yu going downstairs to get some hot coffee, she followed him down.
The two were in the rest area, drinking coffee and chatting about the project when suddenly someone came over and stopped in front of them.
Lin Tang didn't look familiar with the man, and he didn't look like someone from the research institute, so he didn't want to pay any attention to him.
She glanced at Ying Yu, who, upon receiving the signal, asked the visitor, "Hello, who are you?"
The man suddenly remembered his purpose and said with a smile, "Oh, I'm here to see Miss Lin Tang."
He looked at Lin Tang, rubbed his hands, and said timidly: "You are Miss Lin, right?"
Hearing this, Lin Tang's brows knitted slightly. She had a good memory, and even if she had only met someone once, she would still have a strong impression of them. But at this moment, she couldn't find any trace of this person in her mind. Out of politeness, she slightly bent her lip and asked, "Why are you looking for me?"
The man explained, "Well, our boss has a project he'd like to collaborate with the institute on. He previously asked Dean Zhang about it, and he said he could just come to you to discuss it."
He turned sideways and pointed in the direction of the door. "Our boss is waiting in a cafe in front. I'd like to invite you over to discuss cooperation."
Lin Tang raised her eyebrows. If there was a task assigned, the superiors would usually tell them in advance, but Dean Zhang had never told her about this, which made her a little suspicious. So she took out her cell phone and sent a message to Dean Zhang.
Seeing her ask Dean Zhang for confirmation, the man's face changed and he quickly said, "I just explained this to Dean Zhang this afternoon. He probably hasn't had time to tell you yet."
Lin Tang calmly drank his coffee and said, "It's okay. I'll wait for him to explain it to me."
Perhaps he was busy and didn't get a reply. The man breathed a sigh of relief, then acted anxiously: "Hey, we're also employees. We can't explain why we kept the boss waiting for so long."
Lin Tang glanced down at his phone, still no reply. Suddenly, he remembered his boss had a meeting this afternoon, so he'd probably have to wait a while.
She winked at Ying Yu and planned to go with the man first.
But seeing Ying and Yao coming together, the man became unhappy: "Our boss said that this project will not be disclosed to the public for the time being, and only Miss Lin will come."
As if he felt this explanation wasn't very good, he added, "After all, we still don't know if it can be done. If too many people know about it, if the product plan gets leaked, then... we can't say how much damage it will cause."
Lin Tang could understand this. After all, the location was in a coffee shop, so there wouldn't be any big problems. He simply put down the cup and followed him out.
They had only walked a short distance when Lin Tang suddenly said coldly, "The coffee shop doesn't seem to be in this direction, right?"
The man looked calm, turned around and said, "Oh, there's a cafe up ahead. Miss Lin doesn't spend all day at the research institute and rarely goes out."
He answered naturally. Lin Tang narrowed his eyes subconsciously and followed him a few more steps, his suspicion growing stronger. When he saw him turning into a secluded alley, Lin Tang immediately stopped and turned to leave.
The man seemed to have predicted Lin Tang's action in advance. The moment she was about to leave in the opposite direction, he suddenly grabbed her arm and tried to drag her into the alley.
The force came too suddenly, causing Lin Tang to stumble back a few steps without noticing.
Her face tightened, and she took advantage of the force he held on to hold his hand. With a tense face, she raised her foot without hesitation and kicked him in the thigh.
The man obviously didn't expect Lin Tang to fight back. He was kicked so hard by her that he subconsciously let go.
Lin Tang seized the opportunity and ran away.
But there were people lying in wait in the alley, and they all came out in an instant, as if someone had given them an order, vowing not to give up until they caught her.
There is a difference in strength between men and women. Dealing with one is already her limit, let alone dealing with three rough men. She can only rely on instinct to dodge.
Just when her shoulders were grabbed and she couldn't break free, a hand suddenly reached out from behind her and pulled the hand holding her shoulder down, followed by a kick.
When Lin Tang saw Yu Jingming blocking him behind him, his pupils dilated slightly.
But there was no time to ask him why he appeared here. The most urgent thing was to deal with these three troublesome people first.
Although Yu Jingming was a graduate of a police academy, it was difficult for him to deal with the three opponents who were all strong and brute force.
"Boss!"
There was a shout from behind, Lin Tang turned around and saw Feng Chibai and Yingyu coming towards him.
Feng Chibai's face was grim, and his eyes seemed to hold a murderous knife. After pulling her out of the alley, he asked Ying Yu to take good care of her, and immediately went in to help Yu Jingming deal with the group of people.
Ying Yu had already called the police, and the two of them managed to hold on until the police arrived and subdued the three men.
It wasn't until she was on her way to the police station to give her a statement that Lin Tang learned that Yu Jingming had come to return the binoculars she'd borrowed, but she'd heard she'd gone out with someone a bit strange. His police sense had him sensing something was amiss, so he chased her in the direction she'd gone, arriving just in time to ensure she was safe.
After completing the statement, they discovered they were sent by Jin Min-seong. Jin Yuejin's son, Jin Min-seong had previously lost his long-coveted territory to Feng Si-ru because his son had pushed Lin Tang into the water. Recently, Feng Si-ru had bullied a classmate at school, using a chair to smash a small boy's head in his head. Unexpectedly, the boy was the son of the provincial director. The other party had gone to great lengths to seek justice for their son, but now they were reaping the consequences.
Seeing that his spoiled son was sent to a juvenile detention center and he didn't even know when he would be released, Jin Mincheng was furious and blamed everything on the poor and powerless Lin Tang. He was determined to vent his anger on her to regain some face.
Fortunately, the plan failed, and his own son was unable to get him out, and now even the Jin family is implicated.
Outsiders didn't know how much Old Master Feng loved Lin Tang. If he knew about this, he would definitely spare no effort to deal with the Jin family. At least in terms of business, if there was any news about the Jin family, Old Master would definitely get involved.
It was already dark when we returned to the suite.
From the alley until now, Feng Chibai had a sullen expression. Lin Tang didn't understand why, but thought he might be worried about him, so he sat down next to him, trying to tease him: "Why do you look unhappy? It's me who's in danger."
Feng Chibai's throat rolled, his eyes were covered with a layer of gauze, and he was cold: "I'm sorry, I didn't appear by your side the first time."
Lin Tang was stunned: "Why are you talking about this suddenly?"
Feng Chibai breathed a sigh of relief, stared at her for a moment, and then said seriously: "As your husband, this is my dereliction of duty."
Lin Tang just smiled. She had been very clear-headed from the beginning to the end: "What's the big deal?"
"First of all, this danger is something no one can foresee in advance. Even if the Feng family were to dominate Huaizhou, you wouldn't be able to fly over here in an instant."
"Secondly, to put it bluntly, you and I are just dealing with each other for profit. There's no need for you to do everything for me."
In this marriage, she has always been clear-headed and clearly aware of the essential relationship between the two. Even if she puts herself in the role on a daily basis, she will not get emotionally involved at all.
He knew this clearly.
But at this moment, it would be a lie to say that he felt no emotion. He twitched the corners of his lips and said with a half-smile, "So we're not that familiar with each other."
Lin Tang didn't hear the displeasure in his words and corrected him, "You can't say that. It makes my words seem so heartless. But, no matter how familiar we are, this marriage between us is still a transaction."
Feng Chibai's eyes darkened when she pointed it out again. Suddenly, without warning, he grabbed her hand, then lowered his eyes and took the ring off her ring finger without saying anything.
This move caught Lin Tang off guard. She asked in shock, "What are you doing? Are you going to break the contract early?"
Feng Chibai held the ring in his palm, suddenly stood up, and walked towards the study, leaving only a sentence: "It's useful. These days, when the old man asked about it, just say you forgot to wear it."
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