The Beauty CEO's Personal Expert
Chapter 558 - 554 Choosing a Mate (2)

Chapter 558: Chapter 554 Choosing a Mate (2)

"What’s the problem?"

"Your criteria for choosing a spouse. You’re already in your twenties; don’t tell me you’ve never thought about this." Ling Chen said with a smile: "Since there’s no one else here, feel free to share. Don’t worry, I’ll keep your secret and won’t tell anyone else."

Facing Ling Chen’s gaze, Su Mei’s cheeks immediately flushed with a faint blush, involuntarily turning her head away and shifting her eyes elsewhere. Her shy demeanor seemed to indicate she dared not look directly into Ling Chen’s eyes.

Seeing this, Ling Chen couldn’t help but tease: "Why, are you feeling embarrassed?"

"Who says I’m embarrassed? I’m worried you would be."

"Me?" Ling Chen paused, pointing to his nose and chuckling: "How does this relate to me?"

"Aren’t you asking about my standards for choosing a spouse? My standards are simple: excellence. As the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion Master, I usually stay within Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion and rarely have time to go out. The men I know are limited to the Pavilion’s members, so my choices are very limited. Hence, the Heavenly Mechanism Great Ceremony has become one of my criteria for selection. If a young and outstanding man wins first place in the New Talent Competition, he will be considered a priority candidate."

Hearing this, Ling Chen touched his nose, concealing his embarrassment. No wonder Su Mei was reluctant to elaborate; it turned out to be about him. He gave a light cough and laughed to himself: "Then I’m afraid I’ll have to disappoint you. If we had met six months earlier, you might have had a chance."

Su Mei’s pretty face turned red, and with a huff, she gave Ling Chen a displeased glance: "Who fancies you."

"If you don’t fancy me, someone else will," Ling Chen retorted casually. Without waiting for Su Mei to speak, he stood up and said, "Enough joking around, it’s about time we left."

With that, Ling Chen led Su Mei to the courtyard and opened the door of the small car. He checked the vehicle after getting into the driver’s seat. Lucky for them, there was half a tank of gas left, enough for their escape.

Starting the car, Ling Chen slowly drove out of the courtyard, and after determining the direction, he immediately headed towards the road.

There were people from the God Organization monitoring the highway entrance; they had to find another way to leave.

After driving for more than ten minutes, Su Mei looked out of the car window and asked, "Where are we going?"

"We can’t take the highway, so we’ll have to take the national road." After replying, Ling Chen put down his phone and said, "I just contacted Song. They are still on the plane and will probably arrive in about an hour."

"One hour..." Su Mei nodded slightly, her tense expression visibly relaxed. As long as they rendezvoused with the main force of the Heavenly Mechanism Pavilion, her safety would be assured.

"Ling Chen, we..."

"Not good!"

At that moment, before Su Mei could finish speaking, a cry of alarm came from Ling Chen. Su Mei looked up and saw that a person had appeared on the road ahead out of nowhere, standing directly in the path of the fast-moving car, less than ten meters away.

At this point, the car was traveling at the speed of 120 kilometers per hour, even with Ling Chen’s quick reaction to hit the brakes in time, the inertia of the car’s body would still hit the person. Moreover, at such a speed, if he were to forcefully turn the steering wheel, it would only cause the car to lose balance and lead to an accident.

As the car’s hood was about to strike the person, Ling Chen’s heart leaped to his throat, his hands tightly gripping the steering wheel, staring intently ahead.

Suddenly, the person standing in front of the car did not appear to move, but in an instant, vanished without a trace.

Screech!

Accompanied by a piercing sound of tire friction, the car finally came to a stop.

Ling Chen took a deep breath, quickly shifted his gaze, and peered through the car window, scanning for traces of that person. However, there was no one around the car.

Could it have been a trick of the eye?

There had clearly been a figure standing in front of the car just moments ago.

While still in shock, Ling Chen suddenly caught a glimpse of a figure flashing before his eyes. Right then, in front of the sedan, another person appeared. Under the illumination of the headlights, Ling Chen finally made out the true face of the individual.

An old man, beyond his seventieth year, with silver-white beard, a face full of wrinkles, and cloudy old eyes, looked like he was one foot in the grave. Yet, it was this very ordinary-looking elderly man that made Ling Chen’s heart skip a beat.

An inexplicable chill rose from the bottom of his heart for no apparent reason.

This person... was dangerous!

In the blink of an eye, Ling Chen labeled the elderly figure before him.

Not only dangerous but extremely so.

"Ling Chen, he..." Su Mei pointed at the old man, ready to ask a question, but before she could finish her sentence, she saw Ling Chen shifting into reverse, steering the sedan swiftly backward.

However, the car had barely moved back two meters when the old man in front reached out his hand, grabbed the front bumper of the car. Before Ling Chen could react, the entire front of the vehicle was lifted, both front wheels off the ground.

As a front-wheel-drive sedan, without the front two wheels, the car instantly lost its driving force and was unable to continue reversing.

Impressive!

Ling Chen watched the old man through the car window, a look of shock plastered on his face.

This sedan weighed at least a ton, and for the old man to lift its front end effortlessly was a testament to his formidable strength. Although there were many strongmen both domestically and internationally who could do it, this old man had done it with just one hand, without showing any sign of effort, his face not flushed, his breath not short. To achieve this level, the old man’s strength should not be underestimated.

"Get out of the car."

After a moment of shock, Ling Chen made a swift decision.

The space inside the car was cramped, leaving him unable to cope with any situation that might arise.

Hearing Ling Chen’s command, Su Mei didn’t hesitate, hurriedly pushed open the car door, and prepared to get out from the passenger side. But at that moment, the old man at the front of the car suddenly exerted force, flipping the sedan upwards with a single hand. Instantly, the entire car flipped over in mid-air, completing a three hundred and sixty-degree spin, then landed on the ground with a ’bang.’

Ling Chen and Su Mei, who hadn’t managed to get out in time, only felt their whole bodies jolt, shaking uncontrollably. Fortunately, they had both fastened their seat belts and were firmly strapped to their seats. However, Su Mei, not as physically strong as Ling Chen, felt dizziness and disorientation from the violent shaking.

Seeing Su Mei’s pale face, Ling Chen didn’t have the luxury to think further, kicked open the car door, swiftly unfastened Su Mei’s seat belt, and then dragged her out from the passenger side.

Stepping away from the sedan, Ling Chen shielded Su Mei, his eyes alertly fixed on the old man, and he said in a deep voice, "Are you from the God Organization?"

However, the old man didn’t even glance at him, his gaze remained locked on Su Mei.

"Hand her over, and I’ll let you live," the old man said slowly, his voice hoarse, with a hint of cold and fierce murderous intent in his tone.

Seeing the old man closing in step by step, Ling Chen furrowed his brows, turned to Su Mei, and said, "Miss Su, I’ll hold him off in a moment; take the chance to run first."

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