âLet me put it in this way for you,â Shen Cizhou said, âI donât have enough money to pay them. Iâm just a poor little guy who came from a village deep in the mountains.
âMaybe you have never heard of my village before. Itâs quite deep in the mountains. Itâs called âGood Guys Villageâ. It is one of the poorest villages in our country, and look at this shirt Iâm wearing. It looks good, right? But did you know that in order to buy this shirt, I have to sell my blood to get money? And I bought this shirt because I donât want to make you look bad when I come to pick you up.â
Fu Zhi became speechless.
She thought about Shen Cizhouâs intention.
It was fine to play with her feelings, but it was never fine if anyone tried to cheat her of her money.
As such, Fu Zhi nodded and began making up stories too. âI understand. Honestly, Iâm kind of jealous of you. Unlike me, although I came from a poor village known as âGood Girls Villageâ as well, I sold blood for years because of poverty, and all that flows in my body right now is milk tea.â
Shen Cizhou was speechless.
âD*mn it, God! If Iâm sinful, please send someone else to deliver the hammer of justice to me, and not let this stingy little brat torture me for my entire life!â
It took Shen Cizhou a lot not to snap out at Fu Zhi. He gripped the steering wheel tightly and changed to another topic, âThereâs a car in the garage of Iris Time VIlla. Itâs a Formula-1 race car. Stop saying that you donât have a driverâs license, I donât believe in your bullsh*t. If you want to go out, drive yourself. After youâve returned to your country, I will help you to deliver the car to Lu Yubai.â
âOkay,â Fu Zhi said, âYou folks from Good Guys Village are so kind. I really appreciate your help.â
Shen Cizhou did not know what he should say.
âAnyway,â Shen Cizhou tried to continue their conversation, âThe people from the International Crime Unit are here as well. Other than arresting Matthew, the main proprietor of the âEquinox Flowerâ case, they are here to take care of something else as well. They will be patrolling around Mount Qiu Ling a lot, so you have to remain vigilant the whole time. I still need to accept other missions to bring food to the table for my family, so I canât stay by your side the whole time.â
âOkay. You can do whatever you want as long as you are not asking for money from me.â
âYour mother should be on her way to meet up with your father at Lucky Cloud Pavilion. Are you going as well? Oh yeah, I put you on the blacklist last time, so letâs add each other back on WeChat.â
Shen Cizhou threw his phone to Fu Zhi.
Fu Zhi scanned the QR code, and the name âLooking For Free Mealsâ popped on the screen.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Fu Zhi became speechless.
It seemed to her that he was trying to tell her something through the name, but she was so exhausted from her trip that she had become blind. Therefore, she said, âIâll pass. Send me to a restaurant nearby. Iâm going to pick up some food to eat alone at my house.â
â??? Okay.â
âWhy must she emphasize the word âaloneâ? Could it be that sheâs worried that I might bum meals off her?â
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In the meantime, Xu Wei came out of the villa after she made a call to Lu Jingqing. Just when she was about to flag down a cab, she saw the security guards who were guarding the villa in the security room.
All of them were young and handsome. This was the first impression Xu Wei got from the security guards here. The oldest amongst the group of the bodyguards was their leader. Judging from the lines on his face, Xu Wei surmised that he was in his mid-thirties.
His sleeve was rolled up, leaving his patches of tattoos exposed to the air. Right now, he was holding a phone in his hand. Just when Xu Wei was about to walk up to him, she heard him shouting to the phone, âWhat? He doesnât want to pay the money back? Did he not know how hard itâs for me to rob that money from Ghost Shadow Hall? Chop off his leg! If he still doesnât have money to pay back, gouge his eyesâ¦â
Before he could finish his sentence, a young security guard jabbed at him and said, âCaptain Wang, Mrs. Lu is here!â
The man known as Captain Wang was stunned. He swallowed the words at the tip of his tongue back to his stomach pit and hung up the call. After that, he rolled the sleeves down to cover his tattoo, opened the door, and ran towards Xu Wei. Then, he offered Xu Wei a smile and asked, âAre you going somewhere, Mrs. Lu? I can fetch you there!â
Shen Cizhou had told him that they had to be extra careful when dealing with Fu Zhiâs family. Not only did they have to stay low-profile, but they also had to be careful so that they would not scare her parents.
For example, they must not show their tattoo in front of Fu Zhiâs parents and they had to act like normal people in front of them.
Xu Wei paused for a moment before saying, âItâs okay. I will take the cab.â
âNormal cabs canât come into Mount Qiu Ling, Mrs. Lu. Let me send you to your destination.â
The man was talking very gently. When Xu Wei arrived in Myanmar, it was he who went to pick her up at the airport.
Xu Wei could not resist the urge and she asked, âAre you guys really a bunch of security guards?â
Wang Raoâs face froze for a moment, but he soon came around to his senses and nodded. âOf course! We all have a business license!â
âAlright, then,â Xu Wei said. Since the villa was rented by her husband, she decided to trust him.
Wang Rao was worried that Xu Wei would notice something, so he asked, âWhat make you think that weâre not security guards?â
Hearing his question, Xu Wei took a glance at the security room. Then, she thought for a moment before saying, âAll the security guards in this villa are handsome except you.â
The corner of Wang Raoâs lips quivered. â⦠Well, thank you for your compliment.â
The group of âsecurity guardsâ broke into laughter when they heard what Xu Wei had said.
They looked the most innocent and they were the best-looking bunch in Shen Cizhouâs team. It took him nearly half a month to pick them out and send them here to pretend as security guards.
Wang Rao went to pick a car from the garage.
The black limousine went all the way down Mount Qiu Ling. The road was bumpy and Xu Wei nearly threw up.
Myanmar was a mysterious country known best for its jade. Wang Rao told Xu Wei a lot of things about this country, from the local custom to how Lu Jingqing bumped into a person who offered him to stay at Iris Time Villa.
While he was talking, he kept darting a glance at Xu Wei.
However, Xu Weiâs head was swimming right now, so she did not know what he was talking about.
All she wanted right now was to throw herself into her husbandâs arms.
It was 4 oâclock in the afternoon, and most of the racers had gone to rest. There were very few cars on the road, so the black limousine went all the way down Mount Qiu Ling without facing any difficulties.
By the time Wu Zhiheng and his bodyguards arrived at the foot of Mount Qiu Ling, they bumped into the black limousine.
The male bodyguard behind Wu Zhiheng then said, âYoung Master Wu, it seems that the car came down from Iris Time Villa. I guess the owner of Iris Time Villa has really come back, so maybe we should climb up the mountain and talk to the owner about staying in his villa.â
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The stone gambling session of Lucky Cloud Pavilion would start in another 5 days. Fu Zhi took a bath after she had returned to the villa. Before she went to bed, she made a video call to Li Nanli as she figured that he had something to say to her.
The night in Myanmar was cold and there was snow fluttering down from the sky out there.
When Li Nanli picked up the call, the first thing Fu Zhi saw was his fair skin.
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