Leaving the coffee shop, a triumphant glint flashed in Li Feng’s eyes. He hadn’t expected Ying Suyan to actually agree to his terms. This was undoubtedly an unexpected delight for him. After all, in his view, whether he told Fu Yanxiong about Boss Du and Boss Lu made no difference. As long as Fu Yanxiong didn’t die, his plans would remain unaffected.
So there was no need for him to go out of his way to inform Fu Yanxiong. That time at Zhu Yuanyang’s villa, the only reason he mentioned Boss Du and Boss Lu to Ying Suyan was to prevent her from teaming up with Zhu Yuanyang to scheme against him.
But now, with this unexpected gain, Li Feng was already fully satisfied.
Of course, Li Feng had considered asking Ying Suyan to help deal with Blood Shadow, but he abandoned the idea as soon as it appeared. After all, this involved relations with Hongmen. Even if Ying Suyan agreed, the Ying family would never allow her to do so.
It was probably the same not just for Ying Suyan, but also for his current ally Song Zhiyuan. People from these top families could come together for mutual benefit or turn against each other when it suited them. So among them, there were no absolute allies.
Li Feng had long since figured this out. Besides, he felt the same way about them. Wasn’t his alliance with Song Zhiyuan also a matter of using him?
So now, facing revenge from Chen Junyi, he could only rely on himself. There was no other way.
The problem was that he knew nothing about Blood Shadow, the person Chen Junyi had sent. He only knew that Blood Shadow had arrived in Tianhai City to target him, but had no idea how the attack would come. This also made him dissatisfied with Situ Ming. Situ Ming had promised to provide intelligence on Chen Junyi, but that information had been utterly useless.
It gave Li Feng a feeling of being manipulated. Fortunately, his cooperation with Situ Ming was based on the premise that he could withstand Chen Junyi’s revenge, so he hadn’t suffered any losses.
“Li Feng.”
Just as Li Feng was lost in thought, a voice came from behind him.
Li Feng turned around and saw the beautiful policewoman Mu Xiuzhen.
“Mu Xiuzhen, are you not working today?” Seeing her, a gleam flashed in Li Feng’s eyes. Today, Mu Xiuzhen was wearing a white shirt on top and tight jeans below, giving her a distinctly alluring charm.
“I’m off today.” Mu Xiuzhen’s eyes lit up when she saw Li Feng. She quickly walked over to his side, smiling cheerfully. “Li Feng, what a coincidence. I was just thinking of looking for you, and here we meet.”
Li Feng looked at the beaming Mu Xiuzhen and felt a momentary surprise. In the past, every time Mu Xiuzhen saw him, she would threaten to beat him or take his life. Why the sudden drastic change?
Had he misheard? Mu Xiuzhen said she was looking for him. What for? If she had come with murderous intent, he might have guessed, but with her current demeanour, Li Feng had no idea what she was thinking.
“Li Feng, when are you going to fulfil the promise you made me last time?” Mu Xiuzhen asked eagerly.
“The promise I made you? What did I promise?” Li Feng was stunned. He didn’t recall promising Mu Xiuzhen anything.
“Teach me martial arts. You can’t have forgotten, right?” Mu Xiuzhen said anxiously. She had been drooling over the martial skills Li Feng displayed that day, desperate to learn them immediately. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have begged him back then.
She had thought Li Feng would keep her in mind after that day, but to her surprise, so many days had passed without even a phone call from him. Though she hadn’t given him her number, Mu Xiuzhen believed it would be easy for Li Feng to find it. So the only explanation was that he hadn’t taken her words seriously at all.
This realisation left Mu Xiuzhen both angry and helpless. She thought of Li Feng as a big pervert, a complete bastard, a total scoundrel who had taken so many advantages of her yet paid her no attention.
“Teach you martial arts? Did I promise that?” Li Feng was taken aback. That day, while investigating the whereabouts of those chemical machines, Mu Xiuzhen had indeed asked him to teach her martial arts, but had he agreed? He didn’t think so.
“You… how can you be like this? You clearly promised.” Mu Xiuzhen said huffily.
“Did I? I don’t remember. You must have misremembered.” Li Feng shook his head. Teach Mu Xiuzhen martial arts? Impossible. She wasn’t anyone special to him. Why should he? Though he had taken plenty of liberties with her, he considered that perfectly normal. Besides, those incidents had been her own doing, practically throwing herself at him.
Moreover, he had no time to teach her martial arts now. He didn’t even have time to train the Black Hawk team. To prepare for Chen Junyi’s revenge, he had to devote all his efforts to it in the coming period.
“Li Feng, you…” Mu Xiuzhen glared at him furiously. She had considered the possibility of refusal, but not that Li Feng would be such a rogue and deny it outright.
What now?
If it were anything else, Mu Xiuzhen would have turned and left without hesitation. She had her pride. How could she tolerate rejection from a stinking man? But this was different. This concerned her lifelong dream. Since childhood, she had loved martial arts and been obsessed with them. Though she couldn’t learn real ones, she had read every wuxia novel, dreaming one day of mastering the skills within.
After thinking it over, Mu Xiuzhen decided this was her only chance to learn martial arts. She couldn’t give it up, because she didn’t know if another opportunity would ever come.
With that in mind, she said to Li Feng, “Li Feng, it doesn’t matter if you don’t remember. Just agree to teach me now.”
“Mu Xiuzhen, do you really want to learn martial arts that badly?” Li Feng was surprised. He hadn’t expected her to be so determined. His words had clearly carried refusal, yet she acted as if she hadn’t noticed.
“Yes.” Mu Xiuzhen nodded.
“Learning martial arts is extremely tough. Can a girl like you endure that kind of hardship? It’s not like other things. You absolutely cannot give up halfway.” Li Feng said solemnly.
“I can endure any hardship.” Mu Xiuzhen replied without hesitation.
“Really?” Li Feng looked at her with slight doubt.
“Of course it’s true.” Mu Xiuzhen puffed out her chest as she spoke.
“So big.” Li Feng’s eyes lit up.
“What?” Mu Xiuzhen paused, then realised Li Feng was staring at her chest. A fierce glint flashed in her eyes, but immediately after, they brightened. She grabbed Li Feng’s hand, smiling sweetly. “Li Feng, will you teach me martial arts, please?”
With this demeanour, Mu Xiuzhen looked nothing like the imposing policewoman and everything like a delicate, coquettish young lady who loved to act spoiled.
Li Feng was stunned.
Was Mu Xiuzhen really willing to go to any lengths to learn martial arts? Was it necessary? When they first met, he had only taken slight advantage of her, and she had threatened to kill him. Now, for martial arts, she was acting like this. He could hardly believe this was the same Mu Xiuzhen.
“Mu Xiuzhen, learning my martial arts comes at a price.” Li Feng glanced at the glimpse of snow-white skin at her collar, smiled, and said.
Mu Xiuzhen’s expression shifted slightly. She caught the implication in Li Feng’s words, but thinking of her goal, she gritted her teeth. “Li Feng, I’m willing to pay any price.”
“Really?” Li Feng gave her a wicked smile, his gaze seeming to devour her.
“Re-really.” Mu Xiuzhen felt that since Li Feng had already kissed and touched her, a little more advantage wouldn’t matter. As long as she learned martial arts, it would be worth it.
“There’s a resort hotel just ahead. Let’s go there and get a room first.” A smile curled at Li Feng’s lips.
“G-get a room…” Mu Xiuzhen’s face completely changed. Taking advantage was one thing; getting a room was another. Though she didn’t mind him taking some liberties, she had never been prepared for a hotel room.
Did Li Feng want to…
At this possibility, Mu Xiuzhen’s expression turned pale.
“Yes. Don’t you want to learn martial arts? We’ll get a room, discuss life first, then discuss martial arts. How free and carefree that would be.” Li Feng said lightly, a smile playing on his lips.
“Li Feng, I… I have things to do today. Let’s do it another day.” Mu Xiuzhen’s face shifted as she quickly spoke. She had no intention of getting a room with Li Feng. With his audacity, he was capable of anything. She could sacrifice some dignity, but not herself.
“Don’t you want to learn martial arts? I’m free today.” Li Feng took hold of Mu Xiuzhen. He wasn’t about to pass up such a perfect chance to tease her.
“But I don’t have time.” Seeing Li Feng’s resolute attitude, Mu Xiuzhen was on the verge of tears. She was genuinely worried he might force himself on her. If that happened, she wouldn’t even have a chance to resist. She had witnessed his terrifying skills that day.
Now Mu Xiuzhen somewhat regretted calling out to Li Feng. She never imagined he would be so lecherous, so impatient.
But thinking back to their first meeting, when he had taken liberties with her right in the police station, there probably wasn’t anything Li Feng wouldn’t do.
“Time is like certain things. Squeeze a little, and you’ll have it.” Li Feng smiled faintly, a playful glint in his eyes as he looked at Mu Xiuzhen. “Besides, weren’t you just now desperate to learn martial arts? I think the sooner you start, the better. Miss this chance, and there might not be another.”
“Li Feng, how about we go to the gym instead?” Hearing the words “learn martial arts,” Mu Xiuzhen hesitated. After all, this was her lifelong dream. If she missed today, there might truly be no future opportunity.
“The gym? No one would disturb us there, right?” Li Feng said meaningfully, looking at Mu Xiuzhen.
“No.” Mu Xiuzhen knew what he meant, but she would rather go to the gym than a resort hotel room. She refused to believe Li Feng would do anything to her in a gym.
“Fine. Then the gym it is. I’m really getting impatient.” Li Feng smiled and said.
Mu Xiuzhen glared at Li Feng through gritted teeth, inwardly vowing that once she learned his martial arts, she would make him pay.
“Haha, our Young Master Feng is truly a ladies’ man. Another new woman by his side.” At that moment, a sarcastic voice came from behind Li Feng.
