But now is not the time to consider that.
"There are reporters, let's go." Xia Yixin grabbed his arm, but her waist was suddenly wrapped around her waist.
The man leaned down and kissed the corner of her lips while she was stunned; from a reporter's perspective, it was a passionate kiss.
Thump, thump, thump...
Her heart was pounding wildly, and she was so dizzy that she completely forgot how she got back.
Even after several hours, her face was still red, and her mind was blank.
All she remembered was that his lips were very soft, his breath was hot, and his cool fragrance was intoxicating. He even deliberately licked his lips after leaving.
It was as satisfying as a real kiss.
Although she had occasionally acted intimately with him when she was his accomplice, at most they would hold hands and she only left a kiss mark once. What did he mean by this today?
She tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep, her mind a complete mess.
However, she also had her own speculations about Lu Yan's "kiss," since they were nominally engaged, and it would indeed be bad for a woman's reputation if she were constantly rumored to have relationships with other men.
Moreover, she confirmed that the knife he used to cut his hair was the same one she had given him when she left the orphanage. The fact that he had kept it all these years made her even more certain that it was out of "friendship" with her, so she suppressed the chaotic emotions in her heart.
After calming down, she belatedly remembered what someone had said to her before she got out of the car when they returned.
"I'm leaving China tonight to clean up his overseas strongholds and divert Bai Chou's attention abroad. I'll leave the domestic situation to you, especially RP3. It will definitely provoke resistance and threats from other countries."
He's leaving tonight!?
She hesitated for a moment, then got up, put on her coat, and pushed open the door, also grabbing the things she had prepared beforehand.
Lu Yan's room was indeed empty. She chased him downstairs, but fortunately the man only walked to the door.
She was slightly out of breath as she handed him a black card with unlimited overdraft.
"Um, I didn't hear you clearly before. Take this. Although I know you may not need it for the time being, who doesn't want more money? Your operation will definitely require a lot of goods or to grease palms. I can't help you much in other ways, but I can still support you financially."
Lu Yan, who left lightly dressed, appeared unusually frail in the dead of night. She knew that Grandpa Xia had offered him several Dragon Guards, but he had refused. Lu Yan was going abroad to cultivate his own power base.
He is very strong, so she needs to stand firm.
She placed the black card in his hand and solemnly said, "Be careful, come back soon, we're all waiting for you."
Removing the disguise of his gold-rimmed glasses, the man exuded a sharp, chilling aura. When Lu Yan saw Xia Yixin running out in her slippers and nightgown, his calm eyes stirred with emotion.
Years later, the warmest memory in the man's mind, now that he has grown into a figure that chills everyone to the bone, is this very moment: at the dark entrance of the mansion, the little woman standing on the steps is the only warm color, enough to illuminate his gloomy life.
It's like a small boat sailing on a turbulent sea suddenly spotting the light of a lighthouse.
"Xia Yixin." He slowly uttered her name.
"?" She stared blankly as the man turned and left after saying her name, without leaving a single word like "thank you for your concern."
If it weren't for the system notification "Male supporting character's happiness increased by 5 points, total 75".
Hmm? She remembered it was 50 before, when did it increase by 20 points?
On the other side, after Lu Yan left the Xia family's territory, dozens of figures quickly emerged from the shadows. The leader was a tall, thin man with a muscular build. His name was Bai Qi, and he was also the squad leader of these people.
Bai Qi said respectfully, "Young Master Lu, everything is ready."
Actually, the woman didn't need to feel even a little bit sorry for him. How could Lu Yan, who had been preparing for revenge for so long, be alone?
The recent efforts to eliminate Bai Chou's domestic influence have yielded initial results. Now, Lu Yan is not going abroad alone. These thirty people are all people who have voluntarily sworn allegiance to him over the past few years. Some of them were once his subordinates from various forces, but they were moved by his loyalty and voluntarily abandoned their former employers. There are even some who were his former rivals.
Bai Qi was in this situation. He used to be a henchman for Bai Chou's capable subordinates. The dirty work he did for that scoundrel made him increasingly doubt his choices, until he met Lu Yan.
A little over a month ago, they were still hostile to each other, and Bai Qi looked down on this "weak" man.
But when he saw Lu Yan take down more than a dozen of his colleagues by himself, and met his eyes, he felt like he was facing a wild beast.
He narrowly escaped death, but in his heart it felt as if he had finally found the answer he had been searching for.
He had an intuition to follow the strong, so he followed Lu Yan on his own initiative. There were many others who thought the same way as him. Of course, there were also those with ulterior motives, but he never met those people a second time.
These thirty people, including special forces soldiers, computer hackers, and assassins, are all experts in their respective fields.
What made them submit was not just Lu Yan's "special bloodline ability of the Bai family," which brought him high recovery, high physical strength, reaction speed, and speed, but also his brain.
No one knows what deadly potion Lu Yan is holding; touching it, eating it, drinking it, or even breathing it could kill you.
Lu Yan didn't say anything sentimental, nor did he question their past, but in the beastly jungle where the strong are respected, they had already loyally recognized him as their king. They all had a strong intuition that only he deserved to stand at the top!
Bai Qi respectfully replied, "Young Master Lu, as you ordered, half of the men have been left to protect the young mistress; the rest are here."
"Split up and head to Country A first. Start with Bai Chou's first stronghold," Lu Yan said in a deep voice.
Upon receiving the order, Bai Qi quickly led his men away. However, whether it was his imagination or not, he sensed that Lu Yan was in a good mood. Although he didn't show a smile on his face, he seemed more relaxed.
Lu Yan was indeed in a good mood.
He looked at the black card in his hand. Most men might have felt this was an insult, but he didn't.
She genuinely cared about him.
He carefully put the black card away, tucking it into his chest along with the small knife.
Young Madam, that's a nice title.
Now that she's provoked him, she can forget about getting away.
He has already given her time to refute his claims.
If Xia Yixin knew what he was thinking, she would definitely smash plates and bowls. "Does calling her name give her time to argue? At least explain yourself clearly!"
In the early hours of the morning, a huge photo of the two "kissing" appeared on gossip Weibo, with the headline: "The positive-energy female CEO of the Xia Group proves the breakup rumors with her actions; their relationship is stable."
After this news came out, no one mentioned the previous rumors that she had cheated on her boyfriend and was immoral anymore, and Xia Yixin also believed that her guess was correct.
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