Looking at Bai Zhiqing's back, Lu Tianxing let out a bitter smile, but a strong sense of curiosity rose in his heart; he really wanted to see what kind of sacred being this Li Ya was. He merely asked a question, and Bai Zhiqing reacted with such a strong sense of crisis to warn him not to have improper thoughts about this woman.

Lu Tianxing shrugged his shoulders, not following Bai Zhiqing, instead casually picking up a glass of wine from a tray of a passing waiter, and sat down at a table not far away specially prepared for guests, leisurely drinking wine and enjoying the food, besides, he had never liked these social events aimed at forging connections.

Bai Zhiqing, on the other hand, began chatting leisurely with other ladies among the crowd. As the chairman of Bai's Group, she had developed a second-rate company into a large conglomerate; her social skills naturally couldn't be overlooked by anyone. Plus, gaining some connections at the party, Bai Zhiqing quickly became at ease among the group of ladies, chatting happily, giving the impression as if they had known each other for many years.

Lu Tianxing didn't feel any particular way about Bai Zhiqing becoming the focus of the party; he never liked exposing himself to the eyes of others, nor did he wish his life to be forever lived under a spotlight. For him, pretending to be dumb while being crafty was the real magic trick; moreover, for someone like him, exposing oneself to everyone's gaze was akin to asking for trouble.

No one paying attention to him, Lu Tianxing felt more at ease, enjoying the wine and the delicacies on the table, savoring the rare quietness.

At that moment, a fashionably dressed, gorgeously stunning blonde foreign lady with fiery eyes walked in from outside. Her gaze swept across the hall; upon seeing Lu Tianxing sitting alone at the table, eating and drinking without any care for his image, she momentarily paused, a hint of curiosity appearing on her face, then turned and walked towards Lu Tianxing.

Feeling someone approaching his direction, Lu Tianxing instinctively looked up and was slightly taken aback upon seeing the woman.

She was an extremely beautiful Western lady, wearing a pink cheongsam that wrapped around her model-like figure, outlining a perfect curve. Her delicate and beautiful face had none of the coarseness associated with Western women, instead displaying the fine texture of Oriental skin, akin to creamy jade with a subtle glow under the lights, exuding a magnetic attraction in every move that made one involuntarily engrossed.

If Bai Zhiqing was a Queen commanding conquest, then this woman before him was a nocturnal fairy, enticing a glance that tempted one to engage in notorious yet delightful activities, even willing to die gladly under her charm.

"Sir, don't you think it's rather distasteful and impolite to scrutinize a lady with such a gaze?"

While Lu Tianxing was lost in thought, a voice akin to a songbird echoed in his ears.

Lu Tianxing quickly snapped back to reality, realizing the woman he observed earlier had, unknowingly, appeared beside him, looking at him with a gaze filled with curiosity, as if he were a rare creature. This kind of gaze made Lu Tianxing slightly displeased, as if he were a monkey in a zoo.

"Beautiful lady, it seems you may have misspoken! If you weren't looking at me, how would you know I'm looking at you, besides, don't you find that it's also impolite to look at me with such a gaze?" Lu Tianxing replied fluently in English.

The woman's curiosity deepened upon hearing Lu Tianxing's words: "Sir, your assertiveness seems contrary to gentlemanly behavior. You should be a Huaxia person; don't you Huaxia people have a saying 'Ladies first,' yet speaking to a lady this way appears quite impolite."

"Gentlemanly behavior? Sorry, that's your Western stuff. I'm not acquainted with that; I only know an eye for an eye is fair. Whoever treats me well will get treated well in return. If someone shows me a sour face, why would I show them a pleasant face?"

Lu Tianxing, eyes sweeping over the woman, said with a light smile, "In other words, if a woman wanted to kill me, am I supposed to maintain gentlemanly behavior and say, 'please hurry and kill me, I'm a gentleman who never flips on a lady?' I think that's not gentlemanly, that's moronic…."

"Heehee…."

Hearing Lu Tianxing's words, the woman couldn't help but giggle and after a while said, "You're different from other men."

"Different, how am I different?"

"Other people, when they see me, can't wait to devour me, but while you were looking at me earlier, your eyes held only pure appreciation, without any impurities. So, you are different from other men." The woman stopped her laughter, looked at Lu Tianxing, and said earnestly.

This is also why she didn't get angry at how Lu Tianxing looked at her because Lu Tianxing's gaze differed completely from other men. Other men looked as if they would eat her alive, whereas Lu Tianxing's gaze was solely one of appreciation.

Aside from appreciation, there wasn't any emotion mixed in. She even felt a hint of indifference from Lu Tianxing – not ignoring, but indifference toward life itself. She had a feeling that if she dared harm Lu Tianxing, he would definitely strike without hesitation.

She had full trust in this sense, as it was a gift, an ability innate to her soul, to see through people's hearts.

After hearing the beautiful woman's words, Lu Tianxing touched his nose and a faint smile appeared at the corners of his mouth. "Oh, don't you think I might be a deeply hidden lecher? Maybe I'm merely pretending, after all, for a man, as long as he can make a woman feel curious about him, that's success."

"No one can successfully pretend before me because I can see through your hearts." The woman looked at Lu Tianxing, speaking each word clearly.

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