Chapter 187: What is the price for walking into your world?

Shangcheng Huafu, No. 6 Courtyard.

A red Mercedes G-Class led the way, followed by a black Cullinan in the middle, with a fiery red Porsche 911 trailing behind.

The three cars parked in sequence in the villa's exclusive parking spots; Bai Weiwei and Zhang Xiaoli both stepped out of their cars, then stood at the door of the Cullinan to welcome Lin Dazhi.

Lin Dazhi stepped out first, followed by Meng Ruolan and Sun Xiaomei, who had been driving.

Back in the villa, Lin Dazhi changed into casual clothes in the dressing room and called Meng Ruolan into the study.

From the moment she entered the villa, Meng Ruolan had been observing carefully.

Once inside the study and seated across from Lin Dazhi, Meng Ruolan waited quietly for this man to speak, or rather, waited for his test.

Lin Dazhi poured himself a cup of tea, then poured one for Meng Ruolan, gesturing for her to take it.

Meng Ruolan held the teacup with both hands, her eyes fixed intently on Lin Dazhi.

"When you came in just now, you were watching Bai Weiwei and the other two the whole time. What did you see?" Lin Dazhi asked with a smile as he took a sip of tea.

"The three of them get along very harmoniously; it's the kind that comes from the heart, not something put on," Meng Ruolan said.

"Anything else?" Lin Dazhi asked.

"Everything they do serves you, without any personal selfish desires mixed in," Meng Ruolan continued.

"Your observation is very keen. By the way, with your intelligence and capabilities, I trust you must have conducted an in-depth investigation into me and the three of them. Tell me your findings," Lin Dazhi said with a smile.

"Bai Weiwei, Zhang Xiaoli, and Sun Xiaomei—one is a bank employee, one is a beauty salon worker, and one is a teacher. According to their past records, the abilities, standards, and perspectives of these three were all at the level of ordinary people. But in the recent period, to be precise, since becoming your women, they have been reshaped," Meng Ruolan said, looking at Lin Dazhi and stating her deduction directly.

"Why use the word 'reshaped'?" Lin Dazhi asked with a smile.

"Because the current them and the previous them are completely different people. Take Bai Weiwei for example: although she graduated from a prestigious university, her family background was average, and her work ability and vision were just that of a minor clerk. But the current Bai Weiwei, it's no exaggeration to say, has financial management skills and financial vision comparable to those senior elites at major investment banks. I looked at several operations she handled while serving as Vice President; whether it was risk assessment or capital operation, the level of control she displayed was more than a little better than that bunch of losers at the head office."

The study door opened, and Bai Weiwei, wearing a custom-made maid outfit, pushed in a serving cart and placed several fruits and snacks that Lin Dazhi liked on the desk.

Hearing Meng Ruolan's evaluation of her, Bai Weiwei acted as if she hadn't heard it at all, smiled and acted intimately with Lin Dazhi, then walked out of the study with a calm demeanor.

Meng Ruolan watched Bai Weiwei walk out of the study before continuing:

"You see, Bai Weiwei just heard my evaluation of her, but she didn't care about my words at all. You must know that in reality, my status is far higher than hers, and with the abilities she has shown today, she should be very clear about this. But the indifference she showed indicates that her psychological position of advantage is far higher than mine. She is certain that my arrival, including my analysis and the actions I might take next, is completely under control and poses no threat."

Bai Weiwei looked at Lin Dazhi and found that his face always carried a faint smile, without a hint of surprise.

"She was wearing that kind of erotic clothing just now—completely inconsistent with her status and custom-made only to please you—and when she was intimate with you, she didn't care at all that I was nearby, directly ignoring me. I can feel that she wasn't trying to intimidate me in this way, but rather it was an instinct. It's like~~~ it's like~~~"

Meng Ruolan frowned as she said this, as if searching for a suitable adjective.

Lin Dazhi was in no rush, smiling as he waited for her to find that suitable word.

"They don't seem like independently existing individuals; they seem more like they were born attached to your will. It's as if they have undergone a kind of self-hypnosis mentally, turning themselves into an extension of your will, or even a part of you."

Meng Ruolan frowned and thought for a long time before saying this.

But it was clear that she was still dissatisfied with this description of hers.

"Not bad at all. You understood so much just by your own observation; it is very rare. You are worthy of being called the Beauty Queen of Nan Province, a genius female with an IQ of 160," Lin Dazhi said with admiration.

"Female."

Meng Ruolan sensitively caught this word and frowned slightly.

She could feel that the man in front of her seemed ready to start accepting her and was gradually revealing a corner of his mysterious world to her.

But now, she was actually feeling a bit hesitant.

Previously, attracted by the results of the investigation and combined with instinct, she had unreservedly offered herself to this man.

After that, in order to truly walk into this man's world, she had used all her power, disregarding everything to help this man achieve the three requirements he proposed.

Everything she did was for this moment.

Her intuition told her that this man possessed a shocking, massive secret that could overturn her previous understanding of this objective world!

That was very likely a power belonging to gods, transcending this material world!

As an upper-class elite who had already achieved proud accomplishments in the secular world, Meng Ruolan wouldn't dare say she had experienced everything, but she should have experienced over ninety-nine percent of the various things invented by humans to stimulate the senses in this world.

In other words, this colorful and wonderful world was already hard-pressed to have anything left to attract her.

To continue pursuing it would just be more wealth, power, and fame; she had already grown somewhat bored with this game.

What Lin Dazhi was revealing—this power that likely did not belong to this world—held a fatal attraction for Meng Ruolan!

She knew very well that if she just took one small step forward, she might be able to see that world!

But the price to be paid was equally terrifying!

Seeing Bai Weiwei, Zhang Xiaoli, and Sun Xiaomei, Meng Ruolan knew what kind of price she would need to pay.

At this moment, Meng Ruolan instead fell into deep conflict.

"Lin Dazhi, if I said that I want to enter your world while maintaining the status quo, you probably wouldn't agree, would you?" After considering for a full few minutes, Meng Ruolan said to Lin Dazhi with a smile.

Her words were somewhat inexplicable, but Lin Dazhi understood.

The next moment, Lin Dazhi also smiled and said: "Meng, you are joking. Let's talk about the cooperation instead."