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Chapter 414: Coave her a conspiratorial look “You didn’t see hi his face – he didn’t want anyone to recognize hi’s in his ho innocent to lure her in to his trap Why do you think everything was so quiet, so well orchestrated when he got up on stage? Everyone knows him here, even the boss is his close friend”
Qianlin’s face reddened “It looks like Lina was right,” she said quietly “He’s a less than reputable guy”
Lan Jue laughed “And me? He and I have been close friends for years, and several of those questionable skills I’ve learned uess that makes me just as disreputable”
“It’s not the same,” Qianlin assure “You aren’t as bad as he is”
He looked back at her with a brow raised in surprise “How’s that?”
Her face broke in to a suspiciously sweet suess I just have faith”
“Heh, that , full of piss and vinegar once I partied irresponsibly like my friend does I was a playboy, too, in several senses of the word – not nearly so nice as you may think”
Qianlin’s face fell “It sure sounds like you’re trying to talkaround you”
“Not at all,” he assured hastily “Just sharing a bit of my past”
She was i “That’s enough of that I don’t believe any of it If you were a wo with your airls who certainly wouldn’t say no I’ve seen the way they look at you To ood man”
“The… ehm… situation we found ourselves in e first met shows you like women, so that’s not it The scars you bear for my sister have never healed, and no playboy could have that le woman Whatever you did in the past isn’t important, because I can see you for who you are now I’ve thought a lot about it, and I think I knohat I should do”
She moved closer to him and laid her head on his shoulder
Lan Jue draainst his forehead “Alright, yes, fine – you gotis to see that cake, but be unable to eat it!”
Qianlin laughed “I guess we’d better work hard at cultivation Oh, look at Chu Cheng! He really can dance!”
The Hades descendant was just getting to the hts picked hi irl on cah his flailing liirl, boy falls in love, and the chase begins Through hardships and trials he wins the girl’s affection, however her faedy Never once does the boy leave her side He spun his yarn beneath the lights, under scored by theive Hua Li a run for his money Every motion was a word, every step a sentence
At first, Lina reacted to hiht club? However as the story unfolded, and as the whole place seemed to come around him to tell the tale, she realized she was noHe was a professional, and she was an amateur who kne to use her Discipline for effect
This fictional girl’s family survived whatever calaan to succu see to the rhythm Each chord was a death kneel as he theatrically collapsed to the ground The control he had over his body confessed years of training for this sort of thing
Although he had slowly succumbed to collapse his eyes never left hers They were full of forgiveness, love, but h Lina knew this was just all for show, she couldn’t keep theup in the corner of her eyes
Chu Cheng shot to his feet, his face suddenly devoid of that sad expression An easy sentlemanly fashion toward Lina But before she could even react, his head dropped down to his stoe caused Lina to scream in terror “Aaaahhhhh!!!”
The crowd erupted in a fit of laughter, and Chu Cheng’s head inexplicably rolled back in to place
Realization dawned on the va must have had some sort of wire or hook The illusion was created when he squatted and the clothing re to die, now!” She indignantly punched hi!” Cries of adulation surrounded the was a cherished member of this establishment Lina was no idiot She turned in a huff to leave, but Chu Cheng shot out a hand to grab her He pulled her close, and the two of thean to rise off of the platfor softly said in to her ear “Tonight, you belong to me”