"Please." Chen Mo gestured politely to Erika.
He did not call her Mrs. Erika or use any other form of address, because he still did not know the woman before him well. If he used the wrong title, it would be awkward. So he simply used no form of address and made a polite gesture.
In truth, asking Erika to dinner was a waste of time for Chen Mo. Even using Inoue Kazuhiko's identity was a waste of time.
But Chen Mo had no choice but to do this.
If a ruler was not discreet, he lost his ministers; if a minister was not discreet, he lost his life; if confidential matters were not kept secret, disaster followed!
That was precisely the case.
With the abilities of the Foundation Establishment Realm, if Chen Mo truly acted without restraint, there was not much anyone could say about it. Few people could suppress him. With skills equivalent to the Xiantian Second Order, he could be considered unmatched in many situations.
But what about his family? Chen Mo still had his parents, his family, and his relatives!
If Chen Mo acted recklessly, what would happen to them? Others might be unable to do anything to Chen Mo himself, but what if they went after his family instead? He had actually regretted what he did to the Li Family and the Liu Family last time.
But what was done was done; there was no taking it back! Chen Mo was not afraid for himself, but he had to carefully protect his family. That was why he later asked Ning Yongzhi to protect them.
That was still manageable. After all, the Li Family and the Liu Family were both in China! They would not truly abandon all shame and attack Chen Mo's family, because they