The aloof beauty always has weak legs; the crazy boss is too ruthless.

Chapter 154 Deception
As we left the Shang Mansion, it was getting dark.

Shang Junyan wanted Lin Chen to stay for dinner, but he politely declined.

The busy, congested road and the constant honking of horns annoyed Lin Chen. He turned his head and glanced out the car window, where a familiar figure came into view.

It's Lu Siqi.

She wore a beige wool coat, her long hair cascading lazily down her waist, exuding the gentle and graceful temperament of a woman from Jiangnan, a far cry from the straightforward and outspoken woman she had in the special economic zone.

Through the car window, I could see her standing at the entrance of the milk tea shop, as if she was waiting for someone.

Lin Chen was about to open the car door and get out when he saw the door of the milk tea shop open. Sheng Huai'an came out carrying a cup of milk tea, handed it to Lu Siqi, and even helped her insert the straw.

That's really thoughtful and considerate...

Lin Chen felt a tightness in his chest. He should have been jealous and angry, but he found that he didn't seem to have any right to be angry.

Because from beginning to end, he was indeed the one in control of his relationship with Lu Siqi.

Whether it's casual sex, flirting, carrying out missions, or scheming, he always makes the choices he believes are right, all while remaining self-righteous.

Song Nuan is right. He has never truly understood Lu Siqi. He only treated her as his "possession" and wouldn't allow anyone else to take her away from him.

Song Nuan said that he only showed possessiveness towards Lu Siqi, and never any love...

Thinking of this, Lin Chen first told the driver to go back to the hotel, then opened the car door and got out, quietly following behind Lu Siqi and Sheng Huai'an.

In the half hour or so, Sheng Huai'an helped Lu Siqi tidy her long hair that had been messed up by the wind, wiped the milk stains from the corners of her mouth with a tissue, and even quickly pulled Lu Siqi to his side when a speeding car came by, and then smiled and gave her a few words of advice.

They were quite far apart, so he didn't know what Sheng Huai'an had said to Lu Siqi, but the smile on Lu Siqi's face and the tenderness in her eyes were something Lin Chen had never seen before.

From this moment on, Lin Chen began to question his past actions: Was his concealment of Lu Siqi's plans in Bangnan a well-intentioned lie or a genuine deception?
Song Nuan said that whether it was well-intentioned or unintentional, it was a deception of Lu Siqi.

Lu Siqi has never been able to accept being deceived.

Next, Lin Chen went to a private restaurant with Lu Siqi and Sheng Huai'an. Because he had not made a reservation in advance, he was stopped at the door by the hostess.

"Excuse me, sir, all customers dining at our restaurant must make a reservation in advance." The greeter handed over a reservation card with both hands. "Welcome to dine at our restaurant again."

……

More than an hour later, Lu Siqi and Sheng Huai'an finally came out of the store.

Just then, snowflakes began to fall, and Lu Siqi smiled and looked up: "It's snowing."

“It never snows in Gangcheng.” Sheng Huai’an stood behind her and said softly, “If you really want to come to Gangcheng with me, you have to be prepared not to see snow.”

The implication was simply to remind her that once they got married, she and Lin Chen would no longer have any connection.

After all, the Sheng family values ​​their family traditions and reputation.

"Don't worry, I'll take care of everything before the wedding and won't cause you any trouble." Lu Siqi knew that Lin Chen had been following them all the way. She had noticed it when they were at the milk tea shop, and she was now very clear that Lin Chen was watching them from afar.

So, Lu Siqi took Sheng Huai'an's hand and whispered to him, "Could you kiss me, just on the forehead?"

How could Sheng Huai'an not understand her intentions? "Are you sure you really want to do this?"

She nodded. "Otherwise, he would never give up on me."

Knowing her ultimate goal, Sheng Huai'an lowered his head as he wished, placing a kiss on her brow. His thin lips brushed against her slightly cool skin as he murmured, "Forget about him. Try to accept me. You should know that I am the most suitable man for you." Suitability is more important than love.

Because love is too fleeting, the only thing that can truly keep two people together for decades, or even until they grow old together, is compatibility.

Lu Siqi understood this principle, which is why she no longer had any expectations or fantasies about her and Lin Chen's future.

She likes stability and has her own plans and goals; she is no longer the Lu Siqi who was manipulated by others.

"Let's get engaged in three days." Lu Siqi opened her arms and hugged him. "I want to go to Hong Kong as soon as possible."

……

After standing on the dimly lit street corner for over an hour, Lin Chen witnessed Sheng Huai'an kissing Lu Siqi's forehead, and the two of them embracing.

Large snowflakes fell on his gray cashmere coat, but he remained unmoved, standing still without even the urge to push the two of them away.

Because Lin Chen already sensed that he was about to lose...

Despite this premonition, he still took out his phone and sent Lu Siqi a WeChat message: "See you at Sheng Tang tonight."

……

At 8:30 p.m., Lu Siqi arrived at the Shengtang Club as scheduled.

Lin Chen stayed in the presidential suite on the top floor, which Yan Song had specially arranged for him. It had the best view and could overlook most of the night view of the northern city.

The spacious living room was filled with a strong smell of smoke and alcohol. Lin Chen, who was smoking, heard the door open and knew without even looking up that it was Lu Siqi who came in.

Lin Chen had already instructed the lobby manager that he could simply hand the room key to Lu Siqi upon seeing her.

"Let's begin." Lu Siqi took off her coat and hung it on the hanger. She walked over, took the cigarette from his fingers, stubbed it out in the ashtray, picked up his new phone from the coffee table, and handed it to him. "Transfer the money first."

Lin Chen was truly fed up with the words "transfer of money." "Do you have to be so calculating with me? Can't you just sit down and chat with me for a bit?"

“My time is valuable.”

"Isn't my time valuable?"

Lu Siqi didn't follow up on his words, and turned to walk towards the bedroom: "Call me after you've transferred the money."

Lin Chen quickly grabbed her wrist, pulled her forcefully, and pressed her into his arms.

Lu Siqi straddled his lap in an extremely suggestive position, looked up and met his gaze, and said, "I told you, you have to transfer the money first!"

"Did I say I wouldn't transfer it to you?" Lin Chen reached for his wallet on the coffee table, took out a check for 200 million yuan, which was already signed. "Isn't it boring to transfer money one by one? Just one payment at a time, it'll make you feel good and it'll make me feel good too."

After taking the check, Lu Siqi calculated the more than 60 yuan he had transferred to her earlier, totaling 260 million yuan. "You gave me too much. I'll transfer the extra to you."

She was about to get up to get her phone from her bag when Lin Chen, who had been suppressing his anger for the past few days, suddenly exploded when he saw her so eager to cut ties with him. He grabbed her hand and threw her onto the sofa, yelling, "I'm fucking fed up with you, woman!"

Lin Chen's eyes were filled with a bloodshot red, a mixture of anger and resentment, but even more so, guilt towards this woman. "Can't you just chat with me like you used to?"

“I know you’ve always resented me for doing so many things behind your back, and you can’t accept a man as scheming as me. But have you ever thought about this: any undercover agent can’t always act on their personal feelings while on a mission; everything must be for the greater good first.”

"Under those circumstances, I had no choice but to keep it from you for the time being, because I was unaware of the changing situation. Bangnan is not Z country, nor is it my territory, Lin Chen's territory! I simply cannot manipulate things at will!"

"If I really had the ability to foresee the future, how could I have ended up getting myself caught up in the end?"