Those Classmates who Suddenly Disappeared
Chapter 1088: Unpleasant Task

Chapter 1088: Chapter 1088: Unpleasant Task

After some time had passed, Lin Yue was released and returned to the underground entertainment world with his brothers, only to find many new faces had appeared.

It turned out that during this time, Sister Hong hadn’t been idle, she had personally recruited many newcomers to expand her workforce, and importantly, these people were utterly loyal to her and had no connection to Boss Hong.

Seeing that Sister Hong’s forces were strong and robust, Lin Yue was naturally happy for her, but he also secretly worried about the security of his own position.

At this moment, Boss Hong arrived, surrounded by his subordinates, looking very impressive.

Sister Hong and Lin Yue were both extremely respectful to Boss Hong, showing complete obedience and giving him plenty of face.

"You’ve managed to make this place lively and profitable, I truly didn’t misjudge you, you haven’t disappointed me," Boss Hong seemed very satisfied with the flourishing business of the underground entertainment world, but despite saying so much, he never brought up the matter of raising salaries.

Sister Hong expressed that it was all part of her duty, and at the same time introduced Lin Yue, pointing out that without Lin Yue’s assistance, the underground entertainment world wouldn’t have been able to get back on track so quickly after Brother Jin’s departure.

Boss Hong was pleased, "Young man, you have a bright future ahead. Jin always mentioned you. Do well, and if you perform excellently, I will give you a place to manage."

Hearing that Boss Hong wanted to promote him, Lin Yue feigned great happiness, "Thank you, boss, I will definitely work hard."

The group chatted joyfully, and then Boss Hong started to talk about the main issue, "Recently, since Boss He has been finished, many have been eyeing his territory. Some fools don’t know what they’re getting into, trying to compete with me. I’ve decided to take them down, and for this matter, I need all of you to help me."

Sister Hong immediately declared her loyalty, "Whatever you say, Boss Hong, we will go through fire and water for you."

"Good, I indeed wasn’t wrong about you." Boss Hong shared his plan, which was to attack a group of men who were unloading illegal goods at a remote wharf late tonight. They were keeping a low profile, which also presented an opportunity to deal with them.

What Boss Hong meant was Sister Hong would lead the team, find the leader of the opposing side, rush in and fight, and solve the problem.

Upon hearing about the impending violence, Lin Yue felt resistant, but there was no way out; it was a task given by Boss Hong, which he couldn’t refuse.

The matter was thus decided, Boss Hong was happy, and after having a drink, he left.

Sister Hong escorted Boss Hong outside, maintaining a smiling face from start to finish, but Lin Yue, seeing Boss Hong’s aggressive hand moving over Sister Hong’s body, felt quite uncomfortable inside.

When it was time to close up the underground entertainment world for the night, everyone left except for Sister Hong who stayed behind to handle some matters and left later. She couldn’t drive because she had been drinking, so she asked Lin Yue to take her home.

Naturally, this was a hint, so Lin Yue took Sister Hong home and ended up spending the night at her place.

Late at night, as Lin Yue held Sister Hong, he expressed his worries, "Last time, Boss Hong sent Brother Jin to take the lead, and you saw what happened. This time, Boss Hong is sending you, I’m concerned..."

Sister Hong also looked quite solemn, "I know, I’ll be careful. If anything goes wrong, I’ll run right away. You also need to be smart."

Lin Yue mentioned again, "I remember the last time Boss Hong looked for Brother Jin, he spoke and looked in the same way, so I feel like this time it’s another trap."

"Your observation is quite sharp, coinciding with mine," Sister Hong said with interest while looking at Lin Yue. She then kissed Lin Yue and comforted him, "Don’t worry, I’m not Brother Jin, I don’t have his blind loyalty, and I won’t trust Boss Hong so easily."

Lin Yue took a look at Sister Hong, first in surprise, and then it dawned on him, "You’re right, Brother Jin was too blindly loyal, and that’s why he ended up this way; we definitely won’t make the same mistake."

Sister Hong nodded, then looked at Lin Yue with a smile, "So what about your loyalty to me—is it undivided, or do you have reservations?"

Lin Yue smiled, rubbing Sister Hong’s cheek, "Do you still doubt my loyalty to you? That would make me very sad."

"Men, not a single good one among them, who would believe a man’s lies." Despite her words, the corners of Sister Hong’s mouth betrayed a smile.

Lin Yue then put on a helpless look, "Then there’s nothing I can do, I can only prove it through my actions." With that, Lin Yue flipped over and once again became intimate with Sister Hong.

What Lin Yue didn’t know was that at this very moment, his every move was being watched by a pair of eyes, and these eyes belonged to a bird perched on a tree branch outside the window.

In the old house of the Gu family, Lin Xi was casting a spell. Through magic, she could project her consciousness into a bird and see things far away, especially since she had marked Lin Yue, making it easy to sense his whereabouts. Thus, she could see what Lin Yue was doing at that moment.

Su Hui, Gu Ling, and Gu Fan were all gathered around Lin Xi, watching as she sat cross-legged, deeply focused on casting the spell, looking serious. But as time went on, they realized something was off—Lin Xi’s face had turned red.

When Lin Xi finished casting the spell, her face was beet-red, so Gu Ling hurriedly asked, "Sister Lin Xi, what’s wrong with you, why is your face as red as a monkey’s butt, what exactly did you see?"

"Don’t ask about that..." Lin Xi found it too awkward to face them, hastily avoiding the question and rushing upstairs to Gu Fan’s room.

Gu Fan stroked his chin in thought, making a guess, "Could it be that Lin Yue is taking a bath?"

In response, Su Hui shook her head, "If it really was Lin Yue taking a bath, Lin Xi would have stopped looking after one glance, and wouldn’t have blushed so much, unless..."

"Unless what?" Gu Ling didn’t understand and asked out of curiosity.

Gu Fan thought it was possible, considering Lin Yue’s line of work and lifestyle, such things probably happened often.

Then Su Hui looked at Gu Fan with a meaningful gaze, as if asking, "You and Lin Xi have been together for so long, and you’re even at the stage of talking about marriage, haven’t you ’taken care of business’ yet?"

Gu Fan quickly caught the meaning behind Su Hui’s gaze, and responded with an upright look, as if saying, "I, Gu Fan, am a good man, I love Lin Xi very much, and the more I love her, the less I’m in a rush to ’take care of business’."

Su Hui looked unconvinced by Gu Fan, she knew all too well, Gu Fan was neither a villain nor a saint; he probably also thought about such matters, he was just too embarrassed to admit it.

Although it was just a minor episode, it did stir something in Gu Fan’s heart, indeed making him think about taking a step closer to Lin Xi.