Self-sacrifice

In order to express the beauty of women, the upper and middle classes in the country of Gefra still wear corsets, which are actually used to cinch the waist and gather the body.

Wearing it for too long can indeed cause severe discomfort, and many people consider it an inhumane form of attire, including some in Gefra. However, nobles still wear it when necessary.

"You're not peeking, are you?" Jenia turned her face to the side, half of her face hidden in her slightly disheveled hair, while the other side of her temple and ear were visible to Lin Qi. Through her eyes, Lin Qi could see his own reflection.

Lin Qi didn't answer immediately. He gently placed his hand on Jenia's back. "Your skin is very nice..."

"Can you help me untie the rope?"

The lighter, symbolizing that something has temporarily come to an end, is turned on with a "kin" sound, and sparks are struck through the flint, igniting the flame.

Jenia, who came back from the bathroom wrapped in a towel, sat down next to Lin Qi without any hesitation and untied the towel.

The damp towel made her uncomfortable, and the moisture on it would affect her skin. She took the cigarette from Lin Qi's hand, took a drag, and slowly exhaled.

Some movies use a cigarette to subtly convey the heroine's sadness, restlessness, confusion, unease, or...

This also allowed her to master the skill of smoking. Slowly exhaling the cigarette, the red glow on her skin reached its peak at that moment, giving her a very special kind of beauty.

"Incredible!" Jenia exclaimed, it was unclear whether she was marveling at Lin Qi's incredible feat, the incredible events that had occurred before, or something else entirely.

Fortunately, she didn't keep the mystery for long before revealing the answer herself, "I always thought..." She leaned back and lay down next to Lin Qi, "... that the participants in such formal diplomatic activities should be old men or middle-aged people, I didn't expect you to be one of them."

Lin Qi took the cigarette back from Jenia's hand and nodded. "I didn't expect that either."

When Lin Qi smoked, a little spark would bounce off the cigarette butt. This is actually quite common. During the process of shredding tobacco leaves, there are always one or two slightly unruly stems that are squeezed into the pipe to retain their elasticity.

When the tobacco leaves in front are burned and the pressure is released, it will bounce and spit out a spark.

If this spark had popped up at any other time, it might have just been a spark, but it popped up here, and Jenia gasped softly.

Lin Qi touched the burned area and blew on it...

After a while, the conversation continued.

"What are you in charge of?" A languid Jenia lay on the bed, looking somewhat exhausted, her slightly hoarse voice possessing a unique charm. "Or are you just here to have fun?"

Lin Qi is helping her relax her muscles. He and his Little Assistant have learned some massage techniques, which are very effective. "My projects have always involved solving problems for anyone and then charging a fee."

"Hmm, problem-solving, that job must be very interesting."

"Of course, I like that feeling of conquest."

"A mountain, majestic and grand, I love watching it be trampled under my feet, bit by bit."

"A river, turbulent and raging, I will go down to its most turbulent part and then gradually feel its calm."

"The same goes for problems. I enjoy seeing those problems stump most people in the world, and then I solve them easily. I like that feeling."

He looked down at Jenia lying beside him. Jenia seemed to sense Lin Qi's gaze, opened her eyes, and met his eyes for a moment.

For a moment, her mind went blank. She seemed to see her emperor brother's eyes, devoid of emotion, only cold, chilling rationality.

But when she looked more closely, it was as if everything she had just discovered was an illusion. Lin Qi's eyes seemed to speak, reciting a poem that could flow into people's hearts...

Whether it was a misperception or something else, she pushed Lin Qi, flipped over and straddled him, lightly biting her red lips, her eyes overflowing with a seductive charm, "Are you alright?"

"Certainly!"

The next morning, when Lin Qi got into the car, his legs trembled a few times on their own. Fortunately, he was already sitting in the car, so no one saw him and he didn't make a fool of himself. It has to be said that she was a very interesting and charming woman. At the same time, it was also impressive that the Gefra people really went all out this time.

He didn't know what the others had gone through, but it was probably the same for them. They would try to maximize the desires of these people in the hope of getting some important information from them.

After returning to the hotel, Lin Qi took off his clothes and lay down in the bathtub in the bathroom. The warm, slightly hot water made him breathe a sigh of relief.

The Little Assistant wanted to laugh but didn't dare, as she helped Lin Qi tidy up his clothes. "You must have had a very tough and crazy day yesterday!"

She already knew what had happened to Lin Qi Lin Qi, since he hadn't returned home all night and was now coming back with a strong woman's perfume on him and various marks on his body.

She didn't feel any jealousy or resentment; her relationship with Lin Qi hadn't yet evolved to the point of being life partners.

It must be said that the Federal women's rights organization is really great. It makes women more aware that physical partners, emotional partners, life partners, and social partners are not the same thing.

Regarding their relationship, the Little Assistant's thoughts were more inclined towards a sense of reciprocation; Lin Qi had saved the entire family and also saved her life.

In her most desperate moment, she actually had the idea of becoming a high-class escort, because she couldn't find a way to make money so quickly to save her family, so it was just a way of repaying a debt of gratitude.

Plus, Lin Qi is actually quite handsome, so the Little Assistant didn't feel like he was at a disadvantage; on the contrary, he felt like he had gotten a good deal.

Moreover, if a "domineering CEO" character's private life isn't messy enough, then he's definitely not "CEO" enough.

Lin Qi grinned, "If I were you, I'd give my boss a massage on the head; I'm feeling really dizzy right now..."

On the other side, Jenia returned to the palace with a beaming smile. Since she made a name for herself in the film and television industry, she rarely returned to the palace on her own initiative.

This place always reminds her of those unpleasant past events, that crazy, dark, and suffocating time.

However, she had no choice but to return this time because the Emperor himself ordered her to contact Lin Qi, asking her to make some contributions to the royal family out of consideration for her status as Imperial Family Member.

The atmosphere within the empire is somewhat abnormal right now. Whether for her own life, for the country, or to avoid being drawn into the treacherous struggle for the throne, Jenia took on this task.

She initially thought it would be a disgusting job, but surprisingly, she found it quite good and even very satisfying.

She entered the palace without any hindrance and met her emperor brother.

"You look very good!" Gefra Emperor praised sincerely. He was much older than his sister and their relationship was somewhat distant, but that did not prevent him from showing a strong sense of kinship. He just needed to add a little trick to his speech.

"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."

"Call me brother!" Emperor of Gefra emphasized. "You may call me brother when there are no foreign officials around."

Jenia felt a pang of emotion. Her brothers and sisters, whom the emperor had killed, would never have imagined that he would show such magnanimity at this moment.

Only brothers and sisters who pose no threat to him are good brothers and sisters; otherwise, they are enemies.

"I understand, brother."

"I have done what you asked me to do. Lin Qi is like Staff Member One to the delegation. He will give the delegation some sound advice on business matters."

"I heard that he is one of the major shareholders of the Nagaril Joint Development Company, and his net worth is already tens of millions or even hundreds of millions, in francs."

"Moreover, he had a good relationship with Truman, which is why he was appointed to accompany the delegation on the visit."

The emperor listened, nodding repeatedly with a thoughtful expression, as if he were genuinely listening, thinking, and studying.

Actually, this news wasn't exactly new; he already knew some of it. What he didn't know was that the delegation seemed to attach great importance to Lin Qi, something he hadn't heard about before.

This made him realize that strengthening his influence over Lin Qi would give them an advantage in the upcoming negotiations. "I'm sorry to have you do these things. I'm satisfied with your work. As your older brother, I may have neglected the feelings of our family members. I'm not sure what I should give you. Is there anything you want?"

Gefra Emperor did not rush to have Jenia continue to find Lin Qi and find out news from there. Instead, he talked about the reward, which actually implied to Jenia that this was only a phase reward and a phase completion!

"It is an honor to serve the Empire, brother, and I do not find it to be... unbearable."

"Lin Qi is young, handsome, witty, and physically fit..." Anyone could glean something from this statement that didn't belong to the main topic of the conversation.

Seeing the emperor's expression change slightly, Jenia wisely ended the conversation. She had only slightly provoked the emperor, not intended to completely enrage him.

She did this simply to make her stance clear. She had her own ideas; she wanted to prevent the emperor from thinking she was too convenient and from letting her do everything in the future.

She doesn't want to be a whore!

"By the way, around midnight last night, when we were about to rest, Lin Qi said he had a way to solve Li Ya's problem."

"I think he's exaggerating. If you and the entire Imperial Noble can't solve this problem, how could a foreigner possibly solve it?"

"I'm just telling you what I know. How you analyze it and how you handle it is up to you..."