Chapter 329: Green Fruit Clubhouse

Nightfall deepens.

The city's neon lights flicker with charming hues in the darkness, as if reminding mortals to learn to appreciate the beauty of night.

But Lin Dongfan is no ordinary mortal.

He will never forget the words Yin Susu spoke to Zhang Wuji on her deathbed: "Child, when you grow up, guard against women deceiving you; the more beautiful a woman, the more she will deceive."

Zhang Wuji forgets his mother at the sight of a beautiful woman, and before long he tosses his mother's words to the clouds.

Later, he was played around by all kinds of beautiful women.

If it weren't for the protagonist's halo.

He would have died eight hundred times already.

Although Lin Dongfan isn't immune to beautiful women either, he wouldn't joke about his own future, and not every beauty is as guileless as the silly sweetie at home.

On the way to the Green Fruit Clubhouse alone by car.

Lin Dongfan, wearing a Bluetooth earpiece, called the captain of the bodyguard team: "Xiaofeng, I'm now going to the Green Fruit Clubhouse to meet Sun Zhiqing; bring Lao Ba along."

"Can we show ourselves?"

Xie Xiaofeng well knows the special nature of Lin Dongfan's work; unless it's extremely thorny, he generally wouldn't deploy his private bodyguard team.

Lin Dongfan replied: "Don't show yourselves for now; assist me covertly, act on my orders."

"Understood, we'll be there right away."

After hanging up with Lin Dongfan, Xie Xiaofeng delayed not a moment, immediately summoning Lao Ba to set out together.

Green Fruit Clubhouse.

It is a private clubhouse established by Sun Zhiqing under the name of Green Fruit Media Company, usually used to entertain the company's important clients.

In the past, those who frequented the Green Fruit Clubhouse were either powerful young nobles, billionaire moguls, or red-hot stars of the entertainment world.

All were prominent figures.

Tonight, the Green Fruit Clubhouse's neon sign still flickers, but its entrance lacks the usual crowd of luxury cars, like a forlorn aristocrat forgotten by the powerful on Starlight East Road.

This desolate environment is somewhat related to the arrest of Zou Feiyun.

Whether officials or celebrities.

Few dare to approach the Zou family at this time.

At the clubhouse entrance, two bodyguard-types stood warily; seeing Lin Dongfan alight and approach, one stepped forward to stop him: "Sir, do you have an appointment?"

The other party seemed not to know Lin Dongfan.

Lin Dongfan smiled faintly and replied calmly: "I am Lin Dongfan."

Hearing that, the bodyguard's eyes flashed with surprise; evidently he hadn't expected the Lin Dongfan who awes the whole province to be such a young figure.

But…

The bodyguard quickly regained composure: "Section Chief Lin, please follow me."

Saying that, the bodyguard led Lin Dongfan into the clubhouse.

The clubhouse interior is lavishly decorated, with soft lighting and a faint perfume lingering in the air.

Lin Dongfan followed the bodyguard down Along corridor.

They arrived before a private room.

The bodyguard knocked on the door, and after receiving a response, pushed it open, gesturing for Lin Dongfan to enter.

Inside the private room.

Sun Zhiqing, dressed in a black evening gown, sat on the sofa. Sexy, noble, icy—this is the impression she leaves on those in the circle. She was like that before, and she is like that tonight.

Seeing Lin Dongfan enter.

Sun Zhiqing's lips curled into a faint smile: "Section Chief Lin, you really dare to come? I underestimated you."

"I didn't expect you to really dare wait for me here."

Lin Dongfan smiled faintly, walked to sit opposite Sun Zhiqing, and without even taking time to appreciate her mature charm, first scanned the surroundings.

He just wanted to see if there were hidden cameras, explosives, etc., around.

Especially explosives!

When the women of the powerful circle go mad, they truly dare to play for keeps; last year Yin Qiuhong's masterpiece was a vivid example—she directly blew up a guesthouse into ruins.

Sun Zhiqing suddenly chuckled: "A great beauty sits before you, yet you don't look at her but instead at the big vase in the corner. Section Chief Lin, you don't trust me, do you? Afraid I'll set a trap for you?"

"I like blue-and-white porcelain; that stuff must be worth tens of millions, right?"

Lin Dongfan made use of the situation to ease the awkwardness.

The blue-and-white porcelain vase on the corner's rosewood rack indeed looks extraordinary. Although Lin Dongfan hasn't studied antiques, he could guess it couldn't be fake.

Sitting opposite is Sun Zhiqing; placing fake antiques in the clubhouse would be beneath her stature.

Sun Zhiqing took a sip of red wine, her eyes flashing with amusement: "Section Chief Lin, you have good eyes. This blue-and-white porcelain vase had drifted overseas; I bought it back at auction for 36 million. It's also my small contribution to protecting our nation's cultural relics; when I tire of admiring it someday, I'll donate it to the state."

"I didn't expect President Sun to still have a patriotic heart."

"Look at what you're saying—I'm also a native-born descendant of Yan and Huang; how could I not love the country? Back then I married Zou Feiyun purely as a political alliance, without feeling. Now that the Zou family has met trouble, I am also a victim."

Saying that, Sun Zhiqing gestured for Lin Dongfan to pick up the glass of red wine in front of him.

Lin Dongfan smiled, but did not touch the wine.

Sun Zhiqing chuckled again: "You dare to come alone for the meeting, yet you won't drink? If you won't even touch a cup of wine, how can I believe you truly want to probe me?"

"That word 'probe' you used is quite elegant."

Lin Dongfan kept listening to the sounds outside the door; aside from the two bodyguards at the main entrance, the clubhouse seemed empty of anyone else.

Precisely because there was no one else, it was eerie.

Sun Zhiqing, who has navigated official and business circles for years, never fights without certainty; who knows what kind of vortex black hole lies beneath this seemingly calm surface.

Now Xie Xiaofeng and Lao Ba are still on the road; I have to hold out for now.

In order to let Sun Zhiqing lower her guard.

Lin Dongfan picked up the glass of red wine in front of him, clinked glasses, and said with a smile, "For this elegant little word, I'll risk my life to keep the beauty company."

"That's right. Since we've come, we should settle in."

The two wine glasses lightly touched, the red wine inside rippling slightly, as if two lonely souls colliding sparked a flame.

After half a glass of red wine, Sun Zhiqing already felt a bit hot and restless.

She seemed soft and alluring, boneless.

She rose and sat on Lin Dongfan's thigh, wrapping her arms around his neck to tease, "Now that you've had the wine, do you want to play Cao Cao or Duan Zhengchun?"

"Looks like you're really lonely."

Lin Dongfan didn't know what to do for a moment—should he knead her? That would make him seem like a scumbag; push her away? That would ruin his own pacification plan.

He also didn't know whether Xie Xiaofeng and Lao Ba had arrived; there was no sound in the Bluetooth earpiece.

Sun Zhiqing suddenly reached out, snatched Lin Dongfan's Bluetooth earpiece off, and tossed it casually into the corner: "Are you lacking sincerity?"

"It's a misunderstanding; I'm very sincere."

Seeing that she had already become wary, Lin Dongfan helplessly placed his hand on her leg and began doing what any normal person would do.

Probably it's really been Along time since anyone touched her.

Sun Zhiqing's nervous system is extremely sensitive; even a light touch makes her whole body tremble.

She lightly bit her vermilion lips, her gaze half-open, half-closed, becoming even more hazy: "My love, your sincerity isn't enough yet—be bolder with your actions, and I'll forgive you..."