Chapter 97: I Love You Too, You Little Bitch

Chen Xiaoting lived in a traditional courtyard house steeped in old-world charm. The yard was deep and quiet, with a small lotus pond by the gate. He called this place his dormitory.

Unfortunately, it was not summer yet, so there was no chance of seeing a pond full of blooming lotuses just yet.

Wang Miao parked the car at the entrance and let Lu Ye out. “Brother Lu, I’m still on duty, so I won’t go in with you.”

“Sure. I’ll head out by myself later.”

Inside the courtyard, Chen Xiaoting was holding a pair of scissors, trimming the stray branches from his potted plants.

Lu Ye grinned. “Grandmaster, I’m here.”

Chen Xiaoting handed him the document folder resting beside the flowerpot. “Take a look.”

Lu Ye spread it open and glanced through it, immediately taken aback.

The file recorded the movements of a large number of Hongying Society members, like a spiderweb silently spreading through Capital City.

They had thought the society would behave itself after the Licheng branch was wiped out, but it seemed that was not the case at all.

With Hongying Society members gathering in Capital City, they must be planning something major.

“Hongying Society is still active in Capital City?”

Chen Xiaoting nodded. “Yes. After you tore out their Licheng branch, Hongying Society pulled back its reach and concentrated its infiltration here in Capital City.”

Lu Ye was a little surprised. “How did they manage to sneak into Capital City so quietly? I didn’t find any information about this even on Y6’s internal network.”

“They operated with extreme secrecy this time. They nearly fooled everyone.”

Lu Ye blinked. “Then how did you find out?”

Chen Xiaoting said, “The same way they do it to others. After I cleaned out the moles inside the Shield Bureau, I planted one inside Hongying Society too.”

Lu Ye gave him a thumbs-up. “You actually managed to plant an undercover agent in Hongying Society? Grandmaster, you really do have some tricks up your sleeve.”

Chen Xiaoting laughed and cursed lightly, “Nonsense. Your mother learned all her skills from me!”

Speaking of his mother, Lu Ye suddenly asked, “Grandmaster, let me ask you something.”

“Mm?”

“Can the Ye family be fully trusted?”

Chen Xiaoting paused. “You’ve met Ye Liancheng?”

Lu Ye nodded. “I have. He said he and my mom used to be sworn siblings.”

Chen Xiaoting smiled with an intriguing look. “Heh... what sworn siblings? Old Ye was one of your mother’s many suitors back then.”

“What the hell?”

So his mom had been quite the charmer in her day.

Chen Xiaoting said, “The Ye family is worth trusting, but when it comes to anything classified, you still need to leave yourself some room.”

“Got it.”

Chen Xiaoting then gave Lu Ye a number of specific assignments.

Capital City was not like anywhere else. Unless it was absolutely necessary, he wanted Lu Ye to keep as low a profile as possible and avoid causing too much of a stir.

After more than an hour of discussion, the details of Lu Ye’s mission were basically settled.

In short, he was to clear out every Hongying Society member in the Capital City region at the smallest possible cost.

Once business was finished, Chen Xiaoting smiled. “Stay for a meal before you go?”

Lu Ye shook his head. “I already ate. Maybe next time.”

Just as he was about to leave, Lu Ye suddenly noticed more than a dozen supercars parked in a corner of Chen Xiaoting’s courtyard.

No one knew how long they had been left there; they were already covered in a thick layer of dust.

Among them were several top-tier limited editions, including a custom blue-and-white porcelain LaFerrari, the sort of treasure you would be hard pressed to find anywhere in the world.

And Chen Xiaoting had actually been using that LaFerrari as a drying rack for pickles?

What a waste of a masterpiece.

“Grandmaster, where did these cars come from?”

Chen Xiaoting said, “They were seized from a smuggling ring. They dumped more than ten cars here with me. At first I planned to keep them for the Shield Bureau to use ourselves, but the young punks all thought they were too flashy and refused to drive them.”

“If they don’t want them, I do!”

“Fine. Which one do you want?”

Lu Ye grinned. “I want them all!”

Chen Xiaoting’s mouth twitched. “Damn you. I’ll have them packed up and sent to Pearl City for you later.”

“Hahaha, Grandmaster, you’re amazing!”

“Don’t be so polite with me.”

Lu Ye drove the blue-and-white porcelain LaFerrari away on the spot.

When he returned to the gate of Bauhinia City, the two guards were trembling as they kept apologizing to him.

“Brother Lu, we’re sorry!”

“We really had no idea you were one of our own.”

Lu Ye deliberately put on a stern face. “What do you think I should do to punish you?”

The two of them went blank at once.

Hadn’t those old hands just told them that Brother Lu was easygoing and very pleasant to deal with?

They asked timidly, “How about we run a ten-kilometer weighted march for you?”

Lu Ye shook his head.

“Then... a thousand push-ups?”

Lu Ye shook his head again, still looking displeased.

Finally, the two guards said with grim determination, “Brother Lu, just tell us how you want us punished, and we’ll do it!”

Lu Ye got out of the car, tossed them the LaFerrari key, and said, “First, wash this LaFerrari for me. After you’ve cleaned it, take it to the Red Cloud Hotel. Just leave the key at the front desk.”

The two of them froze. “Brother Lu, that’s the punishment? Just these two little things?”

Only then did Lu Ye露出 a relaxed smile. “What else? Make sure you wash it clean. I’m giving this car to my wife!”

“Got it!”

After that, Lu Ye switched back to Bai Wen’s Buick minivan and leisurely drove back to the hotel.

Just then, Bai Wen had something to attend to and was waiting at the hotel entrance.

After returning the car to her, Lu Ye went back upstairs alone.

He knocked on Su Qianqian’s door and asked quietly, “Old lady, Scarlet isn’t in there, is she?”

Su Qianqian answered in a low voice too. “She went back to the room across the hall to sleep. Come in quickly.”

“Oh, oh, oh.”

Whoosh.

Lu Ye slipped through the crack in the door.

Su Qianqian had just finished showering. Draped in a loose silk robe, she looked as fresh and lovely as a lotus just risen from the water.

Lu Ye could not help but gently wrap his arms around her waist from behind and softly said, “I love you.”

Without warning.

He could clearly feel Su Qianqian’s delicate body stiffen for an instant, as if struck by electricity. Then she slowly relaxed and turned around to embrace him face to face.

A faint flush had risen to her cheeks. She murmured, “Why are you being so mushy today? You didn’t even tell me you loved me when we got married.”

“I was shy then. I didn’t dare say it.”

Su Qianqian giggled. “And now?”

Rarely did Lu Ye blush, but he did now. “Still shy.”

Su Qianqian teased him, “Your first proper confession to me, and you’re not even bringing anything with you?”

“Actually, I do have another gift for you. It’ll be here in a moment.”

“Oh?”

As soon as she spoke, the hotel front desk called. “Mr. Lu, your car has been delivered.”

“Okay, I’m coming down now.”

He hung up.

Lu Ye took Su Qianqian by the hand and went downstairs with the feeling of a first love.

Su Qianqian let herself be led along, asking expectantly, “What gift did you prepare for me?”

“You’ll know in a moment.”

At the front desk, the receptionist respectfully handed him the car key.

When she saw the prancing horse emblem, Su Qianqian was pleasantly surprised. “So you’re giving me a Ferrari? What model is it?”

Lu Ye pointed toward the hotel entrance, where that dazzling blue-and-white porcelain LaFerrari was parked out front, already drawing a crowd of onlookers.

That white-and-blue finish was not a painted pattern. The body of that LaFerrari was made from genuine special ceramic fired into shape.

You could call it a car, but no one would object if you called it a work of art instead.

“Damn, whose blue-and-white LaFerrari is that?”

“There’s probably only one like it in all of Capital City, right?”

“I’ve never seen one before. It’s incredible!”

By the time Lu Ye and Su Qianqian reached the car, the crowd still had not reacted. It was only when Lu Ye pressed the unlock button on the key that the LaFerrari’s lights flashed once, like a mischievous girl batting her eyes.

Under the envious gazes of everyone around them, Su Qianqian did not take the key Lu Ye held out to her right away. Instead, she threw herself into his arms and cried out happily, “You scoundrel, I love you too!”

Then she even rose onto her toes and gave his lips a soft kiss.

The sudden flood of sweetness sent the people around them into a chorus of screams.

“Oh my God, holy hell—this young man is insane!”

“Waaah, the chicken leg in my hand suddenly tastes terrible.”

Amid the bitter resentment of the singletons, the blue-and-white porcelain LaFerrari let out a clear, thrilling roar and sped away from the hotel.