With that, Li Liping was about to head out excitedly, ready to find Li Hong and Long Shaotian to negotiate for Wu Mei's release...

"Hey, hey... wait a moment, Liping..." Wu Mei blurted out, startled. Her expression faltered as she hurriedly grabbed Li Liping's arm.

Li Liping turned back. Seeing Wu Mei's hesitant expression, she assumed Wu Mei was afraid to say something. After shooting Lin Feng a glare full of ill intent, Li Liping declared magnanimously, "Sister Mei, just say whatever's on your mind. Don't be scared. I refuse to believe Lin Feng would dare do anything to you! Even if he dares to disrespect me, he wouldn't dare disrespect my cousin... Hmph!"

Wu Mei gave a wry smile. She was actually a bit curious now about who this cousin of Li Liping's was, the one Li Liping held in such high esteem.

"Actually, being assigned to serve Lin Feng... I... I'm willing..." Wu Mei confessed to Li Liping, her face flushing slightly as she stole a quick glance at Lin Feng.

Ah... Li Liping was completely stunned... She never imagined Wu Mei would say such a thing... So, Wu Mei was with Lin Feng willingly? She'd fallen for him? Li Liping's mind reeled, finding it hard to believe. Yet, when she recalled Wu Mei vividly describing her experiences in bed with Lin Feng, without a trace of anger on her face, Li Liping couldn't help but start to believe it...

Then, a very strange idea suddenly popped into Li Liping's head... Could it be that Lin Feng's performance in bed was so extraordinary that Wu Mei had been completely won over by his superb lovemaking skills?

How shameless! Just thinking about it made Li Liping blush. Although she knew something about relations between men and women, her understanding was based on cold, clinical descriptions in textbooks. Having never experienced it herself, Li Liping simply couldn't comprehend the kind of magic that deep intimacy between a man and a woman held...

Watching from the sidelines, Lin Feng was also momentarily taken aback, then chuckled inwardly. Wu Mei truly lived up to her reputation as a professional special operative from the police force; her acting, that shy expression—truly astounding...

"Ahem... Senior Sister Liping, you don't need to worry about Wu Mei and me. You should head back now..." Lin Feng said to Li Liping with a casual laugh, an infuriatingly smug look on his face that just begged to be punched.

"Hmph! Lin Feng, don't get too cocky! I'll definitely tell my cousin exactly what happened today. We'll see how she deals with you then!" Li Liping retorted, glaring at the arrogant Lin Feng. In her heart, she thought, given how close Lin Feng and Cao Ying were, if Cao Ying found out Lin Feng was fooling around with another woman on this cruise ship, she definitely wouldn't let him off the hook!

Even if my cousin likes Lin Feng and doesn't break up with him, she'll probably teach him a harsh lesson! Li Liping speculated inwardly, imagining Lin Feng begging her for mercy in a low voice.

"Senior Sister, I'm telling you again, seriously... What's between your cousin and me really isn't what you think. You've misunderstood..." Lin Feng said with a wry smile, scratching his head. This little ambiguous thing between him and Cao Ying was getting harder and harder to explain.

Although Lin Feng had told Cao Ying to her face several times that he wanted to marry her, and those words did spring from a heartfelt desire, he always delivered them in a joking tone.

"Heh heh... Keep spinning your tales. We'll see if I believe you..." Li Liping scoffed. She'd heard Lin Feng call Cao Ying 'wife' more than once, and Cao Ying hadn't reacted unnaturally at all. Although she didn't know what stage their relationship had reached, Li Liping knew it definitely wasn't as simple as Lin Feng claimed...

"Anyway, the ship has already turned back. In a couple of days, we'll see the truth..." Li Liping said, the corners of her mouth curling up in a very arrogant smile. Before leaving, she glanced at Wu Mei again, her expression complicated. She didn't know what to do about this 'silly woman' who had been ensnared by a bad guy. Better to tell my cousin and let her handle it! I'd like to see what lies that scoundrel Lin Feng can come up with when he faces my cousin!

After shooting Lin Feng another glare, Li Liping indignantly opened the door and marched out, her bodyguards, who had been waiting outside, following in her wake.

Faced with such a 'prospective sister-in-law,' Lin Feng felt quite helpless. Noticing Wu Mei looking at him with concern, he shrugged, putting on an innocent expression.

"What was that explosion just now?" Once Li Liping was completely gone, Wu Mei quickly shut the door. Looking at Lin Feng, she asked in a low voice, "You didn't show up at all after the explosion. Was that incident related to you?"

"I do know a little about it..." Lin Feng hadn't expected Wu Mei to be so perceptive, immediately guessing his connection to the bombing... In fact, Ling Yun's target was him. Both the bombing and Zheng Shuizhou's sudden murder were related to Lin Feng!

"Well, let's hear it then..." Wu Mei said, giving Lin Feng an annoyed glance. "I originally wanted to go to the explosion site to check things out, but who knew I'd get tangled up with that 'sister-in-law' of yours and couldn't get away. And it's all your fault!"

"Ahem... You looked like you were having a great time chatting with her! You two even ended up lying on the bed together..." Lin Feng retorted, feeling a little guilty at Wu Mei's sudden accusation.

"Hmph, so what if we did... Anyway, it's still your fault!" Wu Mei said, a little embarrassed and annoyed that Lin Feng had seen through her, pouting coquettishly. "Stop changing the subject! Tell me about the bombing!"

"The bomber is an old enemy of mine... He killed Zheng Shuizhou too." Lin Feng decided to reveal a bit more about himself to Wu Mei, with whom he'd shared intimacy. "It's related to my experiences abroad. If you want to know, I can tell you about it..."

"You've been abroad?" Wu Mei was very curious. Lin Feng was only about twenty. At such a young age, what could he have been doing overseas to provoke an enemy to chase him across oceans just to kill him?

"Yes... I used to be a mercenary..." Lin Feng sighed. He didn't directly say he was the resurrected White Wolf King, but rather that he was a member of a secret mercenary organization. He then skillfully wove his past feud with the Violent Organization into the narrative about Ling Yun, making his explanation of current events sound plausible.

So you were a mercenary... A flicker of excitement lit up Wu Mei's eyes. The man she yearned for deep down had to be powerful, formidable... Lin Feng's physique and combat skills already met her criteria, but she'd always felt his student status was a bit of a pity. Now, learning that Lin Feng had once been a fearsome mercenary, stained with the blood of countless enemies, his already imposing image in her heart finally became perfect...

"I basically understand the explosion incident now. So tell me," Wu Mei said, a playful smile on her lips, her eyes glinting knowingly at Lin Feng, "where did you get that bathrobe you're wearing...?"

Lin Feng suddenly tensed up.

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