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

Chapter 167 I Like Him

Everything was as Lin Chen had predicted: Lu Siqi's marriage to Sheng Huai'an was indeed related to Shang Junyan.

"What did Shang Junyan tell you?" Now that things had come to this, Lin Chen didn't want to beat around the bush anymore. "Did he tell you I would challenge him for power?"

Lu Siqi shook her head, "You've misunderstood District Chief Shang."

"Misunderstand?"

It wasn't convenient to chat standing at the door, so Lu Siqi took his hand and led him into the bedroom. After closing the door, she had him sit on the sofa opposite the bed.

“I know you hate District Chief Shang. If it were me, I would hate him too.” Lu Siqi sat on the edge of the bed. Because of the tear, she couldn’t close her legs. Although it hurt, she didn’t hate the man in front of her at all.

Because all of this stemmed from her deliberate provocation.

"District Chief Shang is very worried about your safety. Your undercover identity has been exposed because of the live-streamed injection death in Bangnan. The drug dealers in Bangnan already know that your real identity is Lin Chen from Hong Kong City."

"Although outsiders believe Mu Sen is dead, if you resume your identity as Lin Chen, and the Lin family is the richest in Asia, perhaps those drug dealers, no matter how much they hate you, will not dare to retaliate against you."

"But what if some fearless individuals come after you or the Lin family? Who will guarantee your safety then?"

After listening to Lu Siqi's explanation, Lin Chen understood a little more. "So Shang Junyan wanted you to marry Lai Gangcheng so he could protect me in a critical moment?"

Lu Siqi: "I don't have that ability."

Lin Chen was about to laugh when she heard her say, "But Sheng Huai'an is capable. Their Sheng family controls this special zone. Even if those drug dealers come, they will have to be somewhat afraid of them."

Lin Chen countered, "Aren't you worried that they might be in cahoots with those drug dealers?"

"District Chief Shang took these factors into consideration before agreeing to my marriage to Sheng Huai'an."

"Marry Sheng Huai'an, and incidentally keep an eye on the Sheng family to see if they're really clean?"

Lu Siqi nodded: "Mm."

After hearing the whole story, Lin Chen took a deep breath, his eyes filled with helplessness and guilt as he looked at her: "Why didn't you tell me this sooner?"

"If I told you these things, you would have stopped me from getting engaged to Sheng Huai'an."

"You seem to know me quite well." Lin Chen patted his pocket and found only a lighter. He really wanted to smoke a cigarette right now, feeling very frustrated. He fiddled with the lighter in his hand for a moment, then looked at Lu Siqi. "Actually, you're wrong. Shang Junyan sent you to Hong Kong not only to have you supervise the Sheng family, but he also wants you to supervise me, to see if I will actually try to seize power from him."

He continued, "Shang Junmo and I are childhood friends, we grew up together. After I went to the mainland to serve in the army, my relationship with Shang Junmo became distant. I met Shang Junyan in the army. I know his temperament very well. He is a good person and a wise leader. He is more suitable than anyone else to be the district head of the special zone."

"But he has one flaw: he's too guarded and cautious. Putting aside Gu Shi, your fourth uncle Lu Yao risked his life for him, didn't he? And what happened? To solidify his position, didn't he still push your fourth uncle out as a shield back then?"

“All monarchs have been like this since ancient times, and I can understand it. In fact, even if Gu Shi didn’t say it, I knew he was very wary of me. He was afraid that I would seize power from him and prevent him, the district head whose position was already unstable, from being re-elected.”

Lu Siqi asked him, "Would you fight him for power?"

"That's a question," Lin Chen chuckled. "If I were greedy for power, I would never have asked my grandfather to pay for Shang Junyan's candidacy for district head."

Only after hearing his words did Lu Siqi finally feel at ease.

Slowly walking up to him, Lu Siqi no longer rejected him like she had the night before. As if seeking support, she sat on his lap and leaned against his shoulder. "Lin Chen, why don't you marry me? I won't marry Sheng Huai'an anymore. Will you marry me?" To Lin Chen, her voice sounded more like a plea.

This kind of marriage proposal should have been initiated by him, the man, but given the current situation...

"It's not the right time yet." Lin Chen cupped her face, looking directly at her calmly. "You just said that the drug dealers in Bangnan already know my true identity. They might come to Hong Kong soon. If I marry you now, wouldn't I be harming you?"

Are you rejecting me?

"Am I supposed to agree instead of refusing? Do you think I'd let them know that you, Lu Siqi, are my weakness?"

One weakness is enough to prove her place in his heart.

Lu Siqi lowered her head and touched his forehead to hers. "Then will you still stop me from marrying Sheng Huai'an?"

“Before we talked about these things, I really couldn’t bear to watch you marry another man.” Lin Chen hugged her and held her waist tightly. “But last night I thought about it seriously. It would be safer for you to marry Sheng Huai’an. At least those drug dealers in Bangnan won’t use their hatred for me on you. With Sheng Huai’an protecting you, I can feel more at ease.”

"Aren't you worried that I might be moved by Sheng Huai'an and actually fall in love with him after we get married?"

Lin Chen said to her with a sense of relief, "Only if you truly fall in love with him can I willingly let you go."

The pent-up frustration that had been building up for so long vanished in an instant. Lu Siqi leaned down, buried her face in the crook of his neck, and inhaled his familiar masculine scent, feeling utterly at peace.

Perhaps this is what a safe haven feels like?

When she was with Lin Chen, she always felt a sense of belonging, something she never felt with Sheng Huai'an.

"Lin Chen, please don't be so rough with me again." Lu Siqi's eyes reddened as she recalled last night as a nightmare. "It really hurt last night."

Hearing her say it hurt, Lin Chen quickly picked her up, walked to the bedside, lifted her nightgown, and spread her legs. When he saw the torn wound, he wished he could kill himself.

He picked up the ointment and gently applied it to her tear. After applying the ointment, he saw the teeth marks on her inner thigh and remembered his impulsiveness. Lin Chen closed his eyes, filled with remorse.

He put his hand to Lu Siqi's mouth.

Lu Siqi sat on the edge of the bed, unable to understand his actions at this moment, "You..."

"Bite me."

"..." Bite him?
"Make me pay back tenfold, a hundredfold, for the pain I suffered last night." Otherwise, he truly couldn't forgive himself.

Lu Siqi suddenly smiled, "I can't bear to part with it."

How could you bear to bite my shoulder?

“That was before.” She reached out and hugged his waist, burying her face in his chest. “Now I wouldn’t bear to bite you, much less hit you.”

He lifted his head from his chest and looked at him: "You know what? Actually, whether you are Mu Sen or Lin Chen, I like you."

"She's just a silly girl." Lin Chen couldn't stand her sweet talk the most. He lowered his head to kiss her forehead and said to her with heartache, "Why did you have to like me of all people?"