Chapter 688

"Brother Yi, tell me what you need to say now. I'm in a hurry to go home and play games!"

"The internet in this villa is good; you can play here."

Xu Tian didn't think much of it; it was mainly because this place was quite far from the city center, and since it was already late, he didn't feel at ease letting a little girl like Zhong Yu go back alone.

Although Zhong Yu's strength was as unfathomable as Zhong Ling's and not as simple as it appeared on the surface, as a man, letting a young girl go home alone so late was truly lacking in gentlemanly conduct.

"No, no! Brother Yi, since you don't have anything to ask me, I'm going back now!"

Zhong Yu completely failed to appreciate Xu Tian's good intentions. Hearing him ask her to stay the night, she was frightened out of her wits and shook her head like a rattle-drum.

"Besides, I just remembered that Zhong Ling has something for me. I'm going back to headquarters to find her immediately. If I'm late, that tigress is going to blow her top again!"

With that, the little girl didn't give Xu Tian a chance to ask her to stay, and rushed out of the villa like a gust of wind.

Xu Tian looked at Zhong Yu's retreating figure and rubbed his brow helplessly.

This girl was actually afraid of ghosts?

I just wonder if that ice-mountain Zhong Ling has any weaknesses?

After Zhong Yu left, Xu Tian visited every room on the three floors of the villa. He had to admit that this Wolf King's taste was indeed unique; dark gothic art pieces could be seen everywhere in the rooms and hallways, though this did fit the Wolf King's bloodthirsty persona.

At the end of the third floor was the largest room, which was the Wolf King's bedroom. Unlike the gaudy, dark decor of the other rooms, this room was extremely simple, containing nothing but a large double bed and basic living furniture.

Xu Tian walked to the bedside table and picked up the photo frame face-down on it. He discovered an old photo inside. The woman in the photo was wearing a gorgeous rose-red court gown, with bright eyes and white teeth, and a radiant smile; she was a rare beauty.

Perhaps because he felt the woman in the photo was somewhat familiar, he couldn't help but hold the photo and examine it for a long time.

"This woman... I always feel like I've seen her somewhere..."

But after looking at it for a long time, Xu Tian couldn't remember where he had seen her, so he casually shoved the photo into the first drawer of the bedside table.

However, what Xu Tian didn't know was that at this moment, a long-haired woman dressed in black was standing outside the villa courtyard, lifting her eyes and squinting at the bedroom window.

After a while, she took out her phone and dialed a number.

"My Lord, that house is indeed occupied. It was that girl Zhong Yu from the Azure Wolf Hall who sent someone over. Now that she's finally left, only that man is left living in the villa alone. Is he that Yun Young Master the Yun family just found?"

"Understood."

The person on the other end of the phone didn't know what was said, but the long-haired woman quickly put down her phone, turned around, and disappeared into the night in three strides.

The next day.

Xu Tian had just gotten up when he heard a knock at the door downstairs. He originally thought it was that girl Zhong Yu coming to pick him up, but he didn't expect that when he opened the villa door, a strange woman was standing there.

The woman was wearing a well-tailored low-cut dress, her fluffy curly hair draped casually over her shoulders, and her whole body exuded a faint scent of roses—not strong, but impossible to ignore.

Xu Tian looked at the woman at the door with some surprise. For some reason, he always felt this woman looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen her before.

He hadn't slept well last night, and Xu Tian already felt his brain cells weren't working well. Since he didn't know the other party's identity, he didn't dare act rashly.

However, what made Xu Tian even stranger was that after seeing him, the woman didn't speak, but stared at him with a half-smiling expression.

The two stood at the door like puppets for several minutes before Xu Tian suddenly realized: wasn't this woman the one in the photo frame he found in the bedroom yesterday? No wonder she looked familiar.

"You're still the same as before." The woman finally spoke, her tone carrying a hint of complaint. "It's been so long since we've seen each other, and you're just going to let me stand outside your house?"

"Come in."

Xu Tian stepped aside to let the woman at the door in, rubbing his brow with a headache.

Although he didn't know the woman's identity, the fact that she knew his private residence and that there was a photo of her in his bedroom meant their relationship must certainly be complicated.

"A Ding, you've been gone for so long, where have you been?"

After entering, the woman walked straight to the living room and sat on the sofa.

"I had some private matters to handle."

Xu Tian was vague, while wondering in his heart: why did he have another nickname?

A Ding? Was this a surname or a given name?

Zhong Yu and the others called him Brother Yi; surely this Wolf King Lord couldn't be named "Ding Yi," could he?

The name of the dignified leader of the Azure Wolf Hall shouldn't be so sloppy.

"You've changed so much, I almost didn't recognize you."

The woman didn't seem in a hurry to get an answer from Xu Tian; instead, she chatted with him like an old friend she hadn't seen in years.

However, the speaker had no intention, but the listener did; Xu Tian became inexplicably nervous because of this sentence.

Could it be that this woman had spotted a flaw?

Impossible. It hadn't even been ten minutes since he met her, and he had only said two sentences; how could he have revealed a flaw? Perhaps this woman was just testing him, just like Zhong Ling and the others.

"Is that so?" Xu Tian revealed a detached, distant smile.

The Wolf King had been missing for so long; it was normal for there to be changes. After all, there was no one in this world who could remain unchanged.

"What did you come to find me for?" Xu Tian used all his acting skills to maintain his composure and asked calmly.

"I came to bring you breakfast."

The woman smiled quietly, and from somewhere, produced a pink lunch box and handed it over.

"You brought me breakfast yourself?" Xu Tian was very surprised, unable to gauge the other party's true purpose.

"Of course. Isn't the breakfast I make your favorite?"

Seeing that Xu Tian didn't take the lunch box, the woman opened the lid herself and set it out layer by layer on the coffee table in front of them.

"These are all things you used to like to eat."

Xu Tian glanced over quickly; there were sandwiches, fried eggs, ham, and several fruits he couldn't name—perhaps specialties from Wuji Island.

So the Wolf King liked Western-style breakfast.

He silently noted this information in his heart, then slightly curled his lips to reveal a grateful smile.

"Many thanks, but I've already eaten breakfast."

Seeing Xu Tian refuse, the woman didn't show any displeasure on her face; she just silently packed up the lunch box in front of her again.

"A Ding, you've been away from the Azure Wolf Hall for so long. Now the situation here is no longer what it was back then. Even if you want to re-establish your authority and eliminate those with ulterior motives, you must not be too hasty."