Guidance

"Young Master Sikong?" Jiang Huaiyue muttered.

She was certain this person must have been someone Lin Fan had met only after coming here.

She looked at Manager Xie. "So Lin Fan moved in with him?"

Manager Xie gave a bitter smile. "Ma'am, you're making things difficult for me. This is a hotel; guests come and go."

"What happens after guests leave, I truly don't know."

Jiang Huaiyue also felt that she was indeed making things difficult for him.

That really was not within his scope of work.

But if she did not get to the bottom of it, finding him in vast Zhonghai would surely be difficult.

So Jiang Huaiyue still asked, "Manager, you said you know that Young Master Sikong. Can you give me his contact information?"

Manager Xie had originally been thinking that it might seem abrupt if he took the initiative to say, "You can go ask Young Master Sikong."

But since she had asked herself, that worked out perfectly.

Manager Xie thought for a moment. "How about this? I can see you're anxious to find someone, ma'am, so I'll help you contact Young Master Sikong."

"I'm fairly familiar with him. I can help with this, but beyond that, there's nothing I can do!"

Jiang Huaiyue nodded. "Alright, thank you!"

Manager Xie acted very easygoing. "It's nothing, just a small matter. When you're away from home, who hasn't run into trouble?"

This woman might become the Young Madam someday. He still had to say the right things.

Manager Xie dialed the number and switched directly to speakerphone.

The other side picked up quickly.

Manager Xie spoke first. "Hello, Young Master Sikong? It's me, Old Xie. Are you busy?"

The moment Shen Wuxiao heard Manager Xie ask that, he knew the fish had taken the bait.

"I'm at home. I'm free for the moment. Old Xie, did you call because something happened?"

Manager Xie chuckled. "Not for me. Someone wants to ask you a few things. If it's convenient, shall I give her the phone so you can talk?"

"Fine. Make it quick!" Shen Wuxiao's tone was indifferent.

Hearing that, Jiang Huaiyue asked without hesitation, "Hello, Young Master Sikong. I wanted to ask whether you know where my friend went. His name is Lin Fan!"

Shen Wuxiao deliberately paused, remaining silent for several seconds before speaking. "Who are you? What Lin Fan? I don't know him!"

Naturally, Jiang Huaiyue heard the hesitation in his voice.

She also did not understand why he was concealing it.

"I'm his comrade!" Jiang Huaiyue introduced herself.

Upon hearing she was a comrade, the other end of the line paused for another few seconds.

"You said you're his comrade. Then what does he look like?" Shen Wuxiao deliberately asked.

Jiang Huaiyue was somewhat bewildered. Why did this sound like an investigation? He was being so cautious!

Still, she cooperated. "Crew cut, big eyes, bronze skin. When he smiles, the corner of his mouth tilts a little. He's one meter seventy-seven."

Shen Wuxiao nearly laughed when he heard that.

But he held it in and hesitated for a few more seconds. "If you're free now, come to Bay Villa!"

With that, Shen Wuxiao directly hung up.

He gave her no chance to ask questions or waste words.

Jiang Huaiyue was rather speechless.

But for now, it seemed she still had to go there.

She was not afraid of danger.

With her fifth-rank, third-tier strength, she had few opponents in the city.

What was more, she had awakened an ability.

Jiang Huaiyue returned the phone to Manager Xie. "Thank you!"

After saying that, Jiang Huaiyue left the hotel directly.

At the hotel entrance, she hailed a taxi and headed straight for Bay Villa.

Over there, Shen Wuxiao was waiting as well.

Jiang Huaiyue would definitely come. There was no doubt about that.

Shen Wuxiao also tidied up the place a little.

At the very least, he had to lock the doors to some of the themed rooms and unlock them later!

After getting everything ready, he brewed tea in the villa and waited for Jiang Huaiyue to arrive.

About half an hour later, a taxi stopped not far from Bay Villa.

There was only Shen Wuxiao's villa here, so it was easy to recognize.

Shen Wuxiao rose to his feet and walked outside.

From far away, he spotted that lovely figure clad in fitted combat attire.

Jiang Huaiyue also saw the tall, upright figure by the villa.

As the distance between them narrowed, Shen Wuxiao began acting again.

He walked out and saw Jiang Huaiyue.

The two first met each other's eyes.

Jiang Huaiyue was also astonished.

She truly had not expected Lin Fan's friend to be so handsome.

His bearing was unworldly, his brows open and clear, his posture elegant, his looks unmatched!

His face was resolute. He was the sort of top-tier handsome man with nearly perfect proportions.

"Were you the one who called me?" Shen Wuxiao asked first.

Jiang Huaiyue nodded. "I am!"

"Alright, come in!" Shen Wuxiao invited her inside, then deliberately looked to see whether there was a tail behind her.

That action made Jiang Huaiyue grow somewhat wary.

Once the two entered the villa, Shen Wuxiao shut the door securely.

"This way. Let's sit and talk!" Shen Wuxiao gestured.

After both sides sat down, they first sized each other up.

Shen Wuxiao marveled in his heart. Jiang Huaiyue was fucking gorgeous.

With looks like hers, she could be called a peerless beauty.

Look good, love looking, want to fuck!

Yet he still acted fairly proper.

"What should I call you?"

Jiang Huaiyue replied coolly, "Jiang..."

Shen Wuxiao nodded. "Miss Jiang, I may have been somewhat offensive during our earlier call."

"I was only worried you were one of their people, so I didn't admit it!"

Jiang Huaiyue was puzzled as well, but she still asked, "Where is Lin Fan?"

Shen Wuxiao sighed. "Brother Lin Fan has left for a while. He won't return until later!"

Jiang Huaiyue was truly shocked now. "What happened?"

Shen Wuxiao poured Jiang Huaiyue a cup of tea and refilled his own cup as well.

"You're his comrade, so I'll be direct. When Brother Lin Fan came to Zhonghai, he and I met while catching robbers. We hit it off at first sight and became friends."

"He seemed to have come to find someone for revenge over some matter."

"But through a twist of fate, he killed the wrong person. He accidentally killed the young master of the local major power, the Sea Brake Society. That force is now hunting him down with everything they have."

"Not only that, but the Martial Arts Association and the authorities are after him too. In short, he's in a very bad situation. That's why I was wary when you called to ask about him."

Jiang Huaiyue finally understood why the other party had hesitated when she asked about Lin Fan during the hotel call.

So that was where the issue lay.

He had been worried she was suspicious and would expose Lin Fan.

He was quite loyal.

"Then do you know where he went?" Jiang Huaiyue asked again.

She believed what he said, because Lin Fan had come to Zhonghai precisely for revenge.

That much was correct.

Shen Wuxiao shook his head. "I truly don't know. I gave him some money and wanted him to leave Zhonghai, but he said he still had things to do and couldn't leave."

"He also said that he had accidentally killed an innocent person. It was only natural for others to seek revenge, and he was in the wrong, so he couldn't fight back. Thus, he would hide for now and lie low!"

"Once the heat dies down, he'll return here to find me."

Upon hearing that, Jiang Huaiyue nodded.

That was Lin Fan's character. There was no mistake about it.

Shen Wuxiao was determined to keep Jiang Huaiyue here.

He could not let her leave.

Otherwise, where would he get the chance to hehe!

Of course, hehe was not the ultimate goal. The ultimate goal was being able to hehe anytime he wanted!

To completely make Jiang Huaiyue his woman.

Brother Lin Fan's hat had to be set straight!

A friend's wife—no need to be polite!