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

Chapter 168 Faith
Lu Siqi woke up in Lin Chen's arms.

Winters in the port city are not as cold as in the north. The scenery outside the floor-to-ceiling windows is full of green plants. There is no sadness of withered yellow leaves or bone-chilling cold winds in winter. There is only warm and bright sunshine.

Lu Siqi opened her eyes, not daring to move, and quietly admired Lin Chen's handsome face.

Actually, Lin Chen's appearance wasn't that of a playboy. He had well-defined features, a high nose bridge, and overall, he could indeed be described as handsome. Perhaps it was because he had served in the military? Whenever he wasn't wearing glasses, his eyes always revealed a sharp persistence, which was probably his belief as an undercover agent.

But ever since Bonnan's mission failed, that kind of perseverance has disappeared from his eyes.

Lu Siqi always says that the Mu Sen of the past is dead, but what she really wants to remind Lin Chen is: your faith is gone.

As an undercover agent, Mu Sen always puts national interests first and his own life second.

But when he witnessed the corruption within the special economic zone system and the plight of his comrades in Bangnan, all his faith collapsed at that moment.

He crippled Hua Yin, impulsively took explosives to the Hua family, and forced Hua Dongchen to release his comrade-in-arms, which is enough to prove that he had long since put his life aside.

For his comrades, and for all the undercover agents who sacrificed their lives on the road to drug enforcement, he chose to break all the rules in his own way.

It cannot be said that his methods were wrong, but he did make a mistake under the criminal law of the Special Administrative Region.

Therefore, the Bangnan and Beicheng Special Districts had to resort to lethal injection to warn all those who were about to cross the line: drug enforcement is allowed, but it must be within the law, and no one, no matter who, can cross that line.

Knowing all this, Lu Siqi never hated Lin Chen; she only hated herself: why didn't she realize these things sooner?

The midday sun shone through the gaps in the dreamy curtains into the room, illuminating Lin Chen's face. Seeing his furrowed brows, Lu Siqi quickly raised her hand to shield him from the sunlight.

With the glaring light gone, Lin Chen's tightly furrowed brows finally relaxed.

Seeing him like this, Lu Siqi smiled and leaned down to kiss his left cheek.

She had wanted to kiss him like this for a long time, but she was too timid to do so in the past. Now, she was certain that she liked this man.

There are many ways to express love, and kissing is one of them.

"Awake?" Lin Chen was awakened by her kiss. His voice was a little hoarse from being grumpy in the morning. He hugged her tightly in his arms, still sleepy. "Sleep with me a little longer."

"It's 11:30." Sheng Huai'an texted her at 9 o'clock to ask if she was awake. She replied that she was too tired from the engagement banquet yesterday and wanted to stay at the hotel to rest today, so Sheng Huai'an didn't come over to knock on the door to wake her up.

"I haven't slept this soundly in a long time." Lin Chen buried his head in the crook of her neck, smelling her familiar scent. After confirming that it wasn't a dream and that it was real, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, and he was in a very good mood. "Let me hold you for a while, otherwise I really will still think I'm dreaming."

Lu Siqi raised her hand and stroked his short hair. His hair had grown long and was no longer a buzz cut. It was thick, soft, and smooth. "They say that the environment in Hong Kong is good for people. Your skin has become much whiter since you came back, and your hair is smoother too."

"You're also white in Beicheng." Having been an undercover agent for over a decade, he had frequented many brothels, but only her body remained a vivid memory for Lin Chen.

He kissed down her collarbone, and seeing that she didn't resist, he kissed her down again, smelling her fragrance, and gently stroked her smooth waist with his palm. "I'm sorry for last night. I shouldn't have been so harsh to you. I'm sorry, Siqi, I'm really sorry."

This was the first time he had called her "Siqi".

Only her family called her Siqi. Hearing Lin Chen call her that, Lu Siqi felt like she was being called by her family's name.

"Lin Chen." She cupped his face and made him look up. Lu Siqi looked at him gently and said, "No matter how you treat me in the future, I know you have your own reasons. I don't blame you for last night. I blame myself. I shouldn't have provoked you in that way. I'm the one who should apologize."

"Aren't you silly? You're the one who got hurt." Lin Chen kissed her lips, and when he wanted to be more intimate with her, he remembered that he had arranged to meet Shang Junmo at two o'clock in the afternoon. He only kissed her lips lightly a few times before getting off her.

The tattoo on his back hadn't been removed; only the blue snowflake on his arm stood in stark contrast to the other fierce and sinister tattoos.

Lu Siqi thought that after he became Lin Chen again, he would wash off all the tattoos on his body, and at least he wouldn't keep the blue snowflake tattoo anymore.

But he kept them all, which shows that he has never regretted his undercover career of the past ten years.

"Are you leaving?" Lu Siqi hugged him from behind, kissing his strong back and wrapping her arms around his firm waist. She was reluctant to say goodbye to him so soon. "I'm going back to Beicheng tonight."

"when's the flight?"

"11 point."

"I send you."

"Sheng Huai'an and the Sheng family will all give me gifts."

It's obvious that his presence at the airport would only cause her unnecessary "trouble."

Lin Chen picked up his pants and put them on. "Message me when you get to Beicheng to let me know you're safe. Don't block my number anymore. Keep in touch with me at all times."

“Hmm.” Picking up his shirt, Lu Siqi helped him put it on and buttoned it up. “Don’t cause any more trouble during this time. People from the Special Zone are keeping a close eye on you. They’re mainly worried that you’ll be retaliated against by those drug dealers.”

"Don't worry, the Lin family's security personnel are all retired military personnel. My safety is guaranteed. Go back and tell Shang Junyan not to worry about things that don't concern him."

Lu Siqi didn't say anything more, silently straightened his clothes, and stood on tiptoe to kiss his collarbone through his slightly open neckline.

She poured all her emotions into that kiss.

Lin Chen looked at her reluctantly and instructed, "Apply the medicine twice a day, morning and night. Don't be lazy. I might conduct a surprise inspection in Beicheng one day. If I find that you haven't applied the medicine on time, I'll let you bite me a few more times."

Lu Siqi nodded without saying anything.

After watching him leave and the door closing, the smile on her face gradually faded.

She almost endured the excruciating pain to walk to the bedside, picked up her phone, and dialed Hua Xu's number to ask him why the informant hadn't contacted her yet and whether the information was reliable.

“My henchman is planted next to Hua Yin. He won’t betray me. Hua Yin may be a bit of a scoundrel, but he’s not stupid. He won’t easily hand over such a large quantity of heroin to Yu Yang. Just wait patiently. Once the goods arrive in Hong Kong, your informant will definitely contact you.” Hua Xu also asked her, “Who gave you the money? Lin Chen or Sheng Huai’an?”

"Don't worry about who gave me the money. I've raised enough to buy that batch of goods. What I need to do now is gain Yu Yang's trust and make him willingly sell the goods to me."

Hua Xu nodded, "You're right. Yu Hui is in jail, and now Yu Yang is in charge of the drug trade in Hong Kong. Suddenly, a wealthy guy appears and wants to buy such a large amount of heroin. Yu Yang will inevitably suspect your identity. I'll call my informant in Hong Kong right now and have them talk to Yu Yang again to see what he has to say."