"Brother Lin, the moment I first saw you, I really liked you," MiMi said, seizing the moment.
Lin Hai laughed but remained unmoved.
MiMi was desperately hoping something would happen between her and Lin Hai.
In the eyes of such women, looks were secondary, and money was gradually becoming secondary too. What truly mattered was status.
If she could latch onto someone with a powerful status, she too would bask in reflected glory.
Then, not only would she have money and other things, the elevation in status, respect from others, and the ability to scornfully berate those of lower status—this was what she truly wanted.
The girls around Yu Tianlin were also aggressively flirting with him.
Lin Hai noticed that Young Master Yu was also unimpressed, engaging in merely perfunctory conversation with the girl.
Lin Hai's silence made MiMi think he truly was awesome—awesome people are profound, after all.
During this time, MiMi kept trying to amuse Lin Hai.
But Lin Hai remained unmoved, causing Young Master Yu to admire him secretly; truly a master of his desires.
Now Lin Hai also figured out why Female Battle Lord could leave with peace of mind; it was because she knew he was hesitant.
It was almost midnight.
The group was enjoying themselves.
Several rich playboys were each holding a girl they had picked up, ready to take them back to their villas for a continued good time.
Some guys even had two girls each, arm in arm, which made Lin Hai very envious.
MiMi was anxious about Lin Hai's indifferent demeanor but felt helpless.
Finally, seeing that Lin Hai was still unmoved, MiMi sighed, switched her targets, and started flirting with Zhang Yang.
Young Master Zhang, never one to turn down company, immediately pulled MiMi into his arms and, with a laugh, said to Lin Hai, "Brother Lin, don't blame your brother for being greedy, you were the one who let her go."
"Ha ha, Young Master Zhang is truly charming," Lin Hai smiled.
Tonight, his biggest gain might have been getting to know this gang of Huadu playboys.
As they left the hotel, Zuo Liu and his subordinates bowed respectfully, seeing off the group.
Everyone reached the parking lot, where luxurious sports cars, sedans, and SUVs were lined up, each valued over a million.
Seeing that Lin Hai had no car, Yu Tianlin took the initiative to say, "Brother Lin, how about we go together?"
"I'm not into that sort of thing!" Lin Hai said.
"Uh...!" Yu Tianlin was at a loss for words.
MiMi still looked reluctantly at Lin Hai a few times, then followed Young Master Zhang into the car.
Just then, suddenly, blinding headlights sped towards them.
"What the hell, who dares to flash their lights at us?" Zhang Yang was arrogantly furious.
When the car neared them and slowly stopped in front of Lin Hai.
Everyone couldn't help but look towards Lin Hai.
As the car came into clear view, everyone looked solemn, and even the arrogantly furious Zhang Yang shut up.
Because it was a Maybach, understandably expensive.
Yu Tianlin's eyes twitched; he knew whose car it was.
CEO Ouyang's head appeared from the car window.
"Beast Lin, not going home this late, are you trying to get yourself killed?" Xiaoya shouted angrily, then noticing many familiar faces around her, some of whom were familiar.
After a moment's thought, Xiaoya's face flushed a little; weren't these guys some of the biggest playboys of Huadu?
The playboys were taken aback upon recognizing Xiaoya, and when they heard the Iceberg Goddess speak so fiercely, they were utterly shocked.
Yu Tianlin was incredibly surprised and finally understood that Lin Hai and Xiaoya indeed had a close relationship.
Especially that phrase, "not going home this late," left the rich playboys with a thought-provoking expression.
MiMi looked at Xiaoya with obvious hostility in her eyes, but she didn't confront her immediately, as the luxurious Maybach made her cautious about the depths of the situation.
"How did you end up mingling with these people?" Xiaoya was furious with Lin Hai, who had embarrassed her again.
Moreover, in Xiaoya's heart, among those present, except for Tianlin who was somewhat decent, the private lives of the others were utterly in disarray.
"Well, er, CEO, I happened to run into Young Master Yu tonight, haha." Lin Hai awkwardly scratched his head.
"Get in the car quickly. Isn't your goddaughter looking for you crying and fussing?" Xiaoya said irritably.
"Hehe, all right." Lin Hai waved to everyone including Tianlin, then took the driver's seat, while Xiaoya had already moved to the passenger seat.
"Folks, I have to leave first. The tiger mom is getting fierce," Lin Hai said with a laugh, poking his head out of the window and waving goodbye.
The group of playboys stood there staring blankly, shock clear on their faces.
He just got into the car of the Iceberg CEO? That's the ultimate goal dreamed of by many a rich playboy!
"Who did you call a tiger mom?" Xiaoya sat in the car, glaring at Lin Hai.
"Uh, definitely not me. Hehe." Lin Hai grinned charmingly.
"You! I'll deal with you when we get back!" Xiaoya said through clenched teeth.
Those remarks were clearly heard by the playboys as the car window was not closed, suddenly shattering their hearts. To them, those words sounded ambiguously intimate.
Didn't they see that the Iceberg Goddess didn't even bother to glance at them, the group of rich playboys, from start to finish?
Lin Hai started the Maybach and with a beautiful drift and turn, showing off his driving skills, he drove away with Beautiful Ouyang.
It took several minutes for the playboys to snap back to reality. Their faces still showed surprise as they gathered around Tianlin, curious to ask: "Young Master Yu, who is this Brother Lin exactly?"
Young Master Yu also smiled wryly, shaking his head: "I'm not sure, but it seems President Ouyang is friends with him."
"Not just friends, I think the Iceberg Goddess and him might have advanced to that stage already!"
"Ah, my heart is shattered. My goal now has to shift to Miss Su Wanjing," said one rich playboy, with a pained expression.
Several other playboys nodded in agreement.
Tianlin smiled wryly again, saying: "I'm afraid you guys will be disappointed."
"Why? Young Master Yu, please enlighten us."
"Brother Lin and I also met through Miss Su."
At this remark, a burst of swearing erupted on the scene.
"Is there no living space left for others?"
"Who exactly is this Brother Lin?"
"Sh*t, I want to learn from him, I don't care how much the tuition is, holy sh*t, this Brother Lin is simply a master at picking up girls."
Amidst exaggerated shock and clamor, MiMi curiously asked Zhang Yang, "Young Master Zhang, who was that woman just now?"
Zhang Yang looked disdainfully at MiMi and said, "That was Xiaoya, one of the unanimously recognized goddesses among the wealthy young men, playboys, and local tyrants of Huadu—CEO of Youming Ya Group, one of the two Iceberg Beauties of Huadu together with Miss Su."
Upon hearing this, MiMi was so surprised she couldn't close her mouth, lucky for her that she hadn't gone to provoke her earlier, or she might have been brutally trampled by President Ouyang's fan club.
"Folks, regarding today's events, I hope you will keep them a secret for Brother Lin," Tianlin spoke again.
All the playboys looked at him attentively.
Tianlin explained, "As far as I know, Brother Lin has always been very secretive about his real identity. Also, you can see that he chooses to be ridiculed and remain low-key. If this gets out, it might cause some trouble for Brother Lin, you get it, right?"
The group of playboys nodded understandingly. Despite their envy, jealousy, and resentment towards Lin Hai, they were not foolish. Since they could not grasp Lin Hai's depth and Lin Hai got along well with everyone, they decided to cover up the matter for him.
Zhang Yang also said to a group of peripheral women, "You all listen, whoever dares to gossip, don't blame me, Zhang Yang, for being rude, huh!"
The group of beautiful women dared not trifle with these playboys and quickly nodded obediently.