Lin Xiao smiled.

Do today's assassins not even bring their brains to work? Have they become so audacious that they can just leak their killing intent without any restraint?

Although the killing intent was chilling, to Lin Xiao, it was nothing worth mentioning. After all, Lin Xiao was far stronger. However, the fact that it could penetrate the car window indicated that the opponent's cultivation was at least at the Heaven Level.

Su Qingning, of course, couldn't sense it. After all, she had no cultivation.

Seeing that Su Qingning was still immersed in the joy of taking him to meet her father, Lin Xiao didn't dwell on the matter of the assassin. It didn't matter who was coming for him; today, they wouldn't be leaving alive. Even if they were more powerful than Lin Xiao, they would meet the same fate.

That was because Shen Jingzhe was about to arrive. Earlier, when everyone was leaving, Lin Xiao had received a call from her, telling him she was almost there. Lin Xiao gave Shen Jingzhe the address of the stadium and told her to meet them there directly.

「Soon, they arrived at the stadium.」

Just as he stepped out of the car, Lin Xiao was surprised to see Pei Donglai and Pei Yanzi.

Upon seeing Lin Xiao, Pei Donglai was naturally excited. Pei Yanzi's beautiful eyes also shone with excitement, as she did have a crush on Lin Xiao. However, when she saw the stunningly beautiful Su Qingning standing beside him, a woman whose beauty seemed to dim everything in comparison, the light in Pei Yanzi's eyes visibly faded.

Pei Donglai didn't notice any of this. He led Pei Yanzi briskly over to Lin Xiao and Su Qingning.

"Captain!" Pei Donglai said respectfully.

Lin Xiao nodded and smiled. "When did you two get to Jinhai City?"

"This morning!"

"Any trouble on the way?"

"None, everything went smoothly!" Pei Donglai said.

"Good, as long as it was smooth. By the way, when are you heading back?"

"We were planning to leave tonight," Pei Donglai said candidly.

"How about this? Leave tomorrow instead. We can all go together."

"Captain, we couldn't possibly trouble you!" Pei Donglai said cautiously.

"Trouble my ass. We're heading back anyway, so it's on the way."

Pei Donglai wanted to refuse again, but he was afraid that pressing the issue would displease his captain, so he could only nod reluctantly. To be honest, it wasn't that he didn't want to travel back with Lin Xiao. It was because his sister had a crush on the captain. Pei Donglai knew that forcing his sister to spend more time with him would only cause her unbearable pain. To him, Pei Yanzi was his entire world, and he couldn't stand to see her suffer.

After chatting with Pei Donglai for a moment, Lin Xiao's gaze fell on Pei Yanzi.

"Yanzi, it's been a few days!" Lin Xiao said with a smile.

Pei Yanzi forced a smile and nodded. "Hello, Brother Lin."

"What's wrong? Unhappy? Did your brother bully you?" Lin Xiao asked, looking at her with suspicion.

"No, no, I'm very happy!" Pei Yanzi quickly waved her hands.

"As long as you're happy. Oh, right, this is my wife. You've met."

Lin Xiao reintroduced Su Qingning.

"It's nice to meet you, Yanzi," Su Qingning said with a faint smile.

Even a faint smile from her was devastatingly charming. Pei Yanzi, the acknowledged belle of Jinling University, felt an inexplicable wave of inferiority wash over her.

"Hello, Su... Sister-in-law," Pei Yanzi stammered.

Noticing her nervousness, Lin Xiao smiled. "Come on, let's all head inside."

Everyone nodded and followed him into Chu Xiangxue's dressing room. She had already gone to the stage to rehearse, so the only person in the spacious room was Shao Mei'er.

When Shao Mei'er saw Pei Yanzi, she greeted her with a smile, and Pei Yanzi responded shyly. After everyone sat down, they began to chat idly. Su Qingning sat beside Lin Xiao, playing on her phone, while Lin Xiao made small talk with Pei Donglai.

Just then, Lin Xiao's phone buzzed with an incoming text message. He took it out and glanced at the screen. The message was from Su Qingning. After reading the content, he shot her a look that was half amused and half exasperated. She, however, pretended not to see him.

The message read: "What's your relationship with Pei Yanzi?"

It was a simple question, but Lin Xiao could practically taste the jealousy. Clearly, Su Qingning was jealous. Knowing she was waiting for an answer, he didn't dawdle and quickly replied, "She's Pei Donglai's sister, so I think of her as my own sister."

A new message came back almost instantly: "Hmph. *That* kind of sister, huh?"

"The actual brother-sister kind, of course. Honey, are you jealous?"

"Nonsense, I'm not! Hmph, I'm definitely not!"

Her reply amused Lin Xiao, but with Pei Donglai right there, he held back his laughter. He texted back, "Silly girl, do you have that little confidence in yourself?"

"That's not it! I have confidence, but I can tell that Yanzi likes you!"

Lin Xiao was dumbfounded.

What does she mean? Pei Yanzi likes me? I had no idea.

"Darling, stop teasing. I know I'm handsome and capable, but not every woman is going to fall for me."

"You pighead, you're the one teasing! A person's eyes don't lie!" Su Qingning asserted.

Lin Xiao was stunned again.

Could it be true? Does Pei Yanzi really like me? But that can't be right. I've only helped her out a few times and haven't done anything to give her the wrong idea. Besides, if I revealed my true identity, maybe she'd develop a crush on me, but right now I'm just a beggar. Other than Shao Mei'er and Chu Xiangxue, who know a little about my background, no normal girl would possibly like me, let alone a top-tier campus belle like Pei Yanzi.

"Darling, you're the only one who treats me like a treasure. In everyone else's eyes, I'm just a weed!" Lin Xiao quickly explained. Whether Pei Yanzi actually liked him or not was unimportant; what mattered was not making Su Qingning angry.

"Hmph! I don't treat you like a treasure. In my eyes, you're a weed too!"

"My heart is broken. In that case, I'll just go find Chu Xiangxue."

Su Qingning shot him an instinctive glare and replied, "You bastard, you dare!"

Seeing her puffed up with anger, Lin Xiao suddenly had an overwhelming urge to kiss her. As the thought crossed his mind, he put his phone away.

"Honey, come outside with me for a second," he said to Su Qingning.

"Is something wrong?" she asked doubtfully.

Lin Xiao nodded. Su Qingning got up and followed him out. They went into an adjacent lounge, which was empty. He led her inside and immediately locked the door.

Su Qingning froze for a moment. "Why are you locking the door?"

Lin Xiao didn't say a word. He had already taken action.

He swept Su Qingning into his arms and eagerly pressed his lips to her moist, red ones.

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