Just Discharged From the Military and Got Tied Down by A Cold Beauty
Chapter 345: Lu Xiao, My Heart Aches

Chapter 345: Chapter 345: Lu Xiao, My Heart Aches

The next morning, Lu Xiao was woken up by the ringing of his cell phone.

"Hello, who is this? It’s so early in the morning," Lu Xiao answered the phone groggily.

"Lu Xiao! Who allowed you to lose! Who allowed you to lose! Do you know I bet all my retirement money on you!" came the howling of Liuli Hong through the receiver.

Lu Xiao rolled his eyes, the old man was quite something, getting hooked on gambling now.

"I’m a Third-tier, why would you bet on me for anything?" Lu Xiao retorted.

Anyone with a normal brain wouldn’t think I could win the championship in the Master Group.

Let alone betting one’s entire fortune on it.

"I don’t care, I saw the video online, you clearly won. You even colluded with the Superpower Alliance to play the black curtain, Lu Xiao, you really disappointed me."

"You should know, you’re from the Seventeenth Bureau."

"You’re also the deputy leader of the Azure Dragon Group and at the same time, you’re the next Azure Dragon Group leader, look at what you’ve done!"

"Oh Lu Xiao, my heart aches, I feel so sorry for you!"

Listening to Liuli Hong’s rant on the other end of the phone, Lu Xiao couldn’t help but rub his temple.

"Enough." After a minute, Lu Xiao suddenly shouted.

On the other end of the phone, Liuli Hong paused for half a second, then his voice grew louder.

"You’re shouting at me?"

"Lu Xiao you dare shout at me!"

"Yeah, Mr. Lu is super capable now, able to defeat a Fourth Rank like Edson."

"In a few days, you probably won’t even regard the Seventeenth Bureau highly anymore, let alone me, Liuli Hong."

"Ah, such is human nature..."

Liuli Hong’s tone carried disappointment, anger, and also seemed to hold some expectation.

"I transferred you 2 billion Hua Coins," Lu Xiao suddenly said.

Liuli Hong’s shouting abruptly stopped, and after about three seconds, his voice became affectionate and gentle: "Xiao Lu, when are you coming back to the country? Let me know before you return, I’ll have to organize a grand welcome ceremony for you at the Seventeenth Bureau. You performed extremely well this time, showcasing the elegance and strength of our Seventeenth Bureau; you must be rewarded, greatly rewarded!"

"In a few days, the Superpower Alliance still owes me four Mutated Crystals."

Liuli Hong was slightly taken aback, and also inhaled sharply.

It seems that this time, Lu Xiao tore off a big piece of flesh from the Superpower Alliance.

Mutated Crystals aren’t easy to come by, their international going rate is 2 billion US Dollars each, but they are hard to buy if you really want to purchase them.

These things are rare to begin with, and generally, those who have Mutated Crystals are not short on money.

If you really want to get your hands on them, a crystal is definitely worth more than 2 billion US Dollars.

Of course, that’s not the point; the point is that Lu Xiao is able to absorb the superpower within the Mutated Crystals.

If he absorbed all those crystals, how insane would that be?

Lu Xiao’s last stand against Edson on the stage was probably because he absorbed a Mutated Crystal and then burst forth with power.

"Alright, alright, but you need to be careful, those guys from the Superpower Alliance will probably seek revenge on you."

"If you really can’t handle it, call me, I’ll help you," Liuli Hong said earnestly.

Lu Xiao scoffed: "What’s the use of telling you, you can’t come anyway."

Official Fourth-stage Mutants aren’t allowed to just enter another country, let alone Liuli Hong.

It’s no exaggeration to say that if Liuli Hong stepped foot in Meili Country without a good reason, it would be tantamount to the Seventeenth Bureau declaring war on the Superpower Alliance.

"How could I not come? I’ll just resign as the head of the Azure Dragon Group and then leave the Seventeenth Bureau." Liuli Hong huffed.

Now that the Seventeenth Bureau has Lu Xiao and Chen Fei, an external staff member, there would be no issue with him resigning.

Lu Xiao’s face was full of question marks. Is that even possible?

"Anyway, that’s that. If you need anything, just come to me and I’ll settle it!" After putting on an act, Liuli Hong hung up the phone.

"Mr. Liuli wanted to see you about something?" Chen Fei immediately leaned over, sprawling all her limbs on Lu Xiao after seeing him put down the phone.

"The old man has a gambling addiction. He bet all his assets on me, and then... lost it all. He said it was because of me and asked me for some money," Lu Xiao quickly explained the situation.

Chen Fei couldn’t help but laugh out loud. How could someone over a hundred years old be so unreliable?

"By the way, how do you feel now after resting the whole night?" Chen Fei changed the subject.

Last night Lu Xiao had absorbed an entire Mutated Crystal, but the pain in his body and meridians had not completely disappeared, and it was so intense that he couldn’t sleep at all.

In the end, having no other choice, she gave Lu Xiao a big smack, and it knocked him out...

"Good or not, why don’t you feel it and see for yourself?" Lu Xiao suddenly turned over, facing Chen Fei.

Feeling Lu Xiao become a "T," Chen Fei’s complexion instantly turned a bit rosy.

Lu Xiao didn’t waste words and went straight in for a kiss.

...

It was noon by the time Lu Xiao leisurely got out of bed.

Although his body felt great, his legs were still a bit shaky.

"Fourth Rank experts are indeed strong," Lu Xiao glanced at Chen Fei, who was still curled up asleep under the blankets, and couldn’t help but sigh.

After sighing, Lu Xiao left the room and took a shower in the bathroom of the adjacent room.

Just as he came downstairs after the shower, the doorbell suddenly rang.

"Mr. Lu, are you... there? I’m Kena, the head of the Guard Team."

"Yeah, what is it?" Lu Xiao responded while toweling off his hair.

"There are two ladies outside looking for you. Miss Victoria and Irina," Kena’s voice came through again.

Lu Xiao’s eyebrows rose; they had come looking for him so soon.

"I didn’t give Victoria our address," Chen Fei remarked as she wrapped herself in clothes, looking somewhat on guard from the second floor.

It’s best to remain cautious since the Superpower Alliance could act at any time.

"After all, Irina is the president of the Civilization Book Club." Lu Xiao didn’t see a problem; if Irina couldn’t even find his address, then the Civilization Book Club probably couldn’t continue its operations.

"True," Chen Fei nodded.

"Let them in," Lu Xiao said, pushing the door open and speaking to Kena at the entrance.

"Yes, Mr. Lu, I’ll go right now."

Five minutes later, Kena returned to the villa’s entrance in the shuttle car.

Irina took her seat in the back of the shuttle, while Victoria sat in the back of another shuttle that followed.

Lu Xiao’s eyes narrowed slightly; Chen Fei might have actually guessed it right.

The back of the shuttle could fit three people at least, and with the relationship between Victoria and Irina, there was no way they would sit separately!

Moreover, in their relationship, Victoria was the more dominant and assertive one. Even if they were to sit in separate cars, Victoria would likely be in the lead car.

Something was off.