324: Chapter 324 Azure Dragon Moves, Rose Calamity (Part 8) 324: Chapter 324 Azure Dragon Moves, Rose Calamity (Part 8) At 12:32 a.m., Lin Fei drove back to his detached villa at number six in Rongjing Garden.
As expected, even at this late hour, Mu Shanshan had not yet gone to bed.
Instead, she was waiting in the living room, sitting on the sofa like a goddess statue—and this time, the living room lights were on.
“Sorry for making you wait so long, wife.”
After confirming Mu Shanshan wasn’t dozing off in her seat, Lin Fei casually picked up an apple from the fruit plate on the table and began to eat it as he spoke, “You must have called me back because I took your car for a spin without asking.
Don’t worry, I’ve parked it in the garage, it’s fine except for a bit of fuel used.
If you’re worried, I can go with you to check on the car—on one condition, let me finish this apple first.
No exaggeration—I’m starving.”
All day, Lin Fei had only had breakfast at Shen Lexuan’s place.
Other than that, he hadn’t had the time for lunch or dinner, not even a sip of water.
This was only bearable due to Lin Fei’s superior physical conditioning, unlike ordinary people, or even a dedicated police elite like Hu Xiaoxiao, fresh from the academy.
Without a bite for lunch or dinner, let alone overpowering five thugs single-handedly and rescuing hostages, even having the strength to climb up to the fifth floor and break in might be questionable.
“There’s no need to rush, eat first.
I didn’t call you back just because you took my car out without asking,” Mu Shanshan said, watching Lin Fei hungrily devour the apple, a rare trace of sympathy emerging.
She gently pushed the fruit plate towards him, “If that’s not enough, there’s more in the fridge.
You start eating; I’ll go get it for you.”
With that, Mu Shanshan got ready to stand up.
However, Lin Fei spoke before she could rise, “Wait a second, it’s better to clear up whatever it is you want first.
I’m really not comfortable with this.
In consideration of our marriage, just be straightforward and let me know what’s on your mind.
Otherwise, I really can’t eat.”
Used to Mu Shanshan’s usual cool indifference, Lin Fei found her current ‘thoughtfulness’ extremely disconcerting.
Had he not been holding an apple, he genuinely wanted to reach out and touch her forehead to see if she was feverish.
For some reason, Lin Fei felt there was a scheme concealed within.
“Mu Shanshan, you haven’t…
poisoned this apple, have you?!”
Her goodwill misconstrued as folly, Mu Shanshan felt choked up with exasperation and almost couldn’t hold back from flipping the fruit plate onto Lin Fei’s head.
After tossing these four cold words at Lin Fei, Mu Shanshan pulled the fruit plate back to her side, even covering it with her hand, clearly showing she no longer wished to share with Lin Fei.
“Don’t be like that, I was just joking.
Who told you to always keep a straight face?
I’m just not used to this all of a sudden.
Bring the plate here, you’ve had dinner, but I haven’t—” He was halfway through his sentence when Lin Fei suddenly remembered that Mu Shanshan had received a call from Guo Haipeng before dinner.
Eyeing Mu Shanshan with a hint of suspicion, Lin Fei voiced his uncertainty, “You haven’t skipped dinner tonight as well, have you?”
“Whether I’ve eaten dinner or not is none of your business!”
After getting annoyed by Lin Fei’s previous careless remark, Mu Shanshan huffed and turned her head away, intending to ignore him altogether.
However, her stomach betrayed her.
As the general manager of the Hyatt International Hotel, Mu Shanshan, after receiving Guo Haipeng’s call, naturally couldn’t have been in the mood for dinner.