The King of Urban Mercenaries
Chapter 140 - 140 140 Daring to Disobey

140: Chapter 140 Daring to Disobey 140: Chapter 140 Daring to Disobey “Lin Fei, tell me honestly, what have you been doing abroad these past few years?”

Inside the restaurant, Mu Shanshan’s beautiful eyes fixated on Lin Fei, as if she wanted to see through his eyes into the depths of his heart.

Mu Shanshan had had her doubts about Lin Fei before.

After all, she was Mu Hong’s only daughter.

Obviously, Mu Hong wouldn’t just grab a man off the streets and assign him as her husband.

However, the shamelessness and lethargy often displayed by Lin Fei really made Mu Shanshan too lazy to bother with him.

Had it not been for Mu Hong forcing Lin Fei to move into the Purple Garden Pavilion, the time they spent together would have led Mu Shanshan to change her impression of him slightly.

Not to mention a single rose, even if Lin Fei had assembled a rose garden in front of Mu Shanshan, she would definitely not have gone out with Lin Fei on a date.

“Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?” The previously languid and casual Lin Fei, upon hearing Mu Shanshan’s somewhat solemn inquiry, suddenly became solemn himself.

The most noticeable change was in Lin Fei’s eyes, deep as the starry sky, yet seemingly hiding endless sharpness.

If Lin Fei had given Mu Shanshan the impression of being shamelessly lazy yet slightly romantic and principled, now he seemed more like a sword ready to unsheathe, revealing its sharpness without losing its profound stability.

Mu Shanshan was somewhat taken aback.

Her question had stemmed entirely from Lin Fei’s fluent French when ordering, which had alerted her.

Mu Shanshan could never have expected that her casual question, with little hope for a meaningful answer, would prompt such a dramatic change in Lin Fei’s demeanor.

For a moment, countless thoughts surged through Mu Shanshan’s mind.

She couldn’t help but wonder if Lin Fei had a glorious past, and whether some blow had caused the originally high-spirited Lin Fei to become dispirited and degenerate.

With this thought, Mu Shanshan couldn’t help but lean in closer to Lin Fei, her tone quite firm, and said, “I want to hear the truth!”

“Back then, when I was in the military, I had earned great merit.

I was known as the ‘star of tomorrow’ within the forces,” Lin Fei put down his knife and fork, leaning back slightly with a trace of desolation crossing his eyes, “But I was set up by some despicable person.

In a fit of anger, I left the military.”

Having said that, Lin Fei paused slightly, his gaze drifting out the window as if reminiscing about those fiery passionate years.

Rare curiosity flickered in Mu Shanshan’s beautiful eyes, yet she didn’t urge Lin Fei to continue.

Because she was Mu Shanshan, she had enough patience.

More so because she needed some time to process what Lin Fei had said.

Although Mu Shanshan knew that Lin Fei had served in the military, she was unaware of his illustrious past there.

She didn’t believe Lin Fei was lying; she had been watching his eyes the whole time, and the reflections of memory and desolation in them were hard to fake.

“After leaving the military, I turned down many high-paying job offers from companies and went abroad…

Honey, you have no idea how much I’ve done abroad—”

“Stop!” Mu Shanshan abruptly cut Lin Fei off, her eyes, once brimming with hope, now frosty, and her delicate and perfect face turned utterly cold.

Mu Shanshan’s chest heaved violently as she stared daggers at Lin Fei, enunciating each word, “Lin Fei!

You bastard!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Mu Shanshan’s soft hand snatched up a red wine glass nearby and tossed it at Lin Fei without any hesitation.

Since taking over Mu Group from Mu Hong, Mu Shanshan hadn’t lost her composure in public for a long time.

This time, however, because of what Lin Fei said, Mu Shanshan lost her poise.

One couldn’t fault Mu Shanshan for not keeping her emotions in check; the drastic shift in Lin Fei’s demeanour was so astonishing that she genuinely felt a sense of having been played for the first time in a while.

“This Bordeaux is quite expensive, Honey; if you’re not going to drink it, don’t waste it.” Lin Fei was already on guard for Mu Shanshan’s move.

The moment she lifted the glass, Lin Fei made a quick grab, and the wine glass was in his hand.

“Hmph!” Mu Shanshan snorted coldly, turned her head to the window, and ignored Lin Fei.

If it hadn’t been for this being their first date and not wanting to ruin it, leaving behind unpleasant memories, the President of Mu Group might have already walked away.

“Honey, have some steak.

This is a secret recipe.”

…

“Or, try some foie gras.

It’s air-freighted over.”

…

“This caviar…”

“Lin Fei, I don’t want to hear you speak right now.

Listening to you only makes me sick,” Mu Shanshan was evidently infuriated by Lin Fei’s Oscar-worthy performance, her pretty face turned icy as she mercilessly rebuked him.

After a long while, Mu Shanshan, almost fuming to the point of fainting, finally calmed down.

“Lin—” Just as she regained her composure and was about to challenge Lin Fei’s shamelessness, at the moment she opened her mouth, Lin Fei forked a piece of steak and stuffed it into her mouth.

“Swallow it down properly and then pick up your knife and fork, and join me in enjoying this candlelit dinner!” Lin Fei forked a piece of steak from Mu Shanshan’s plate into his own mouth, chewing as he said, “Don’t think I’m threatening you; you should know I’ve had my eye on you for more than just a day or two.”

Mu Shanshan was both angry and aggrieved, feeling extremely wronged.

A perfectly good candlelit dinner’s romantic atmosphere had been ruined by Lin Fei, and on top of that, she had to endure Lin Fei’s “seeding threat.”

Had she known that going on a date with Lin Fei would turn out like this, Mu Shanshan would have never agreed to come out with him.

But now, it was obviously too late for regrets.

Under Lin Fei’s “seeding threat,” Mu Shanshan was forced to swallow the pieces of steak and foie gras that Lin Fei pushed into her mouth.

Similarly, the President of Mu Group had to cut the steak into pieces and feed Lin Fei.

To the other patrons in the restaurant, Mu Shanshan and Lin Fei looked like a couple deeply in love.