He said to Zuo Xiaoduo through voice transmission, "Boss Zuo, this Gao Qiao'er... her thinking is meticulous, her conduct watertight. She knows when to advance and retreat, and her sense of proportion is just right. This woman is an absolute talent!"
Zuo Xiaoduo nodded.
In fact, he had the same thought himself.
He turned to Li Chenglong. "So what are you getting at?"
Li Chenglong winked and transmitted, "Why not take her, then?"
Zuo Xiaoduo's expression abruptly changed. He immediately glanced left and right, scanning every direction warily.
Then he felt an icy chill in his crotch, and his back went cold, as though a knife had been pressed against it. His ears began to redden and burn, as though Nian Nian Cat had twisted them again.
A familiar pain seemed about to rise as well.
He shuddered involuntarily, his lips blue and face pale. "You can't go saying things like that! Someone could die..."
Li Chenglong was instantly filled with bewilderment, utterly baffled.
What was the big deal?
Why did Boss Zuo react so strongly and strangely whenever finding a wife came up?
Ding-dong.
The doorbell rang.
Li Chenglong hurried to open the door, tossing out a remark as he went.
"Boss, give it some more thought. It's quite a bargain."
Trembling with apprehension, Zuo Xiaoduo patted himself down and looked around. Nian Nian Cat hadn't secretly come over to plant a listening device, had she...
He had to guard against that sort of thing. He absolutely had to!
"Monitor Zuo!"
Gao Qiao'er's clear voice rang out. Her eyes and brows curved with a radiant smile; she was gentle and poised, her features lovely.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough...!"
Zuo Xiaoduo coughed several times, trying hard to put on a cool, aloof persona. With reserve, he said, "Please sit, please