The King of Urban Mercenaries
Chapter 27 - 27 27 I Did It for Minister Ling's Innocence

27: Chapter 27 I Did It for Minister Ling’s Innocence 27: Chapter 27 I Did It for Minister Ling’s Innocence The next morning, Lin Fei woke up early.

He had intended to sneak to the company before Mu Shanshan woke up, but just as he was heading downstairs, he bumped into Mu Shanshan walking into the villa.

Mu Shanshan was dressed in a beige casual sports outfit, her delicate body perfectly curved, lacking the powerful CEO aura she had at the company, replaced instead by a youthful and beautiful glow.

“Wife, just got back from jogging, huh?

No wonder you have such a great figure.

Jogging early in the morning is a good habit, you must keep it up.”

On the surface, Lin Fei lectured Mu Shanshan earnestly, but internally he felt as if his head was hurting.

He had gotten up so early just to avoid Mu Shanshan, vividly remembering how he had intimidated her the night before.

Had he known that Mu Shanshan had the habit of jogging early, Lin Fei would have never gotten up so early; he would much rather have stayed in bed a little longer.

“Since you also think that jogging early is a good habit, starting tomorrow morning, you’ll join me for a run.”

Mu Shanshan’s voice was as cool as ever, but the way she looked at Lin Fei carried a different hint.

“I’ll run with you?”

Lin Fei was visibly surprised; if he hadn’t seen Mu Shanshan slightly nodding, he would have thought he was hallucinating.

This is so unreasonable!

Extremely unreasonable!

Lin Fei examined Mu Shanshan thoroughly from head to toe, over and over again, “Wife, you don’t have a fever, do you?”

Lin Fei stepped forward to touch Mu Shanshan’s pale, jade-like forehead.

“You’re the one with a fever!”

Though she had changed clothes, her tone and demeanor were still the same, but the words she spoke were beyond Lin Fei’s expectations.

He had been thinking of changing the subject to avoid last night’s incident.

When Mu Shanshan confronted him squarely, Lin Fei thought she would complain about last night.

Even if she didn’t rush at him and fight, at the very least, a cold rebuke would have been in her character and status as CEO.

Unexpectedly, not only did Mu Shanshan not complain, but she also proactively asked Lin Fei to run with her.

Although it was just a run, her status and beauty were well known.

Countless men in Zhonghai would cry out for a chance to talk to her.

Happiness came so suddenly that Lin Fei felt like he was struck by a pie falling from the sky.

“What?

Don’t you want to?”

Seeing Lin Fei not immediately agreeing and instead of looking stunned, Mu Shanshan furrowed her brows slightly and said coldly.

“It’s not that I don’t want to; I don’t need to lose weight, do I?”

Lin Fei smiled bitterly.

Though running with a goddess-like beauty like Mu Shanshan sounded great, considering last night’s events, Lin Fei became more cautious around her and dared not agree too quickly.

She even let him carry her upstairs, clearly trying to test if he would really take advantage of her.

Although he did not know what Mu Shanshan was relying on, her calculations were enough for Lin Fei to reevaluate her.

For a woman to still test someone in a situation where she might be violated, Mu Shanshan being able to handle the vast Mu Group at such a young age clearly wasn’t just about her incredibly beautiful face.

Lin Fei initially thought she was overly naive, but now, he was glad that he had restrained himself from taking drastic action.

Otherwise, even if he had succeeded in having an affair with Mu Shanshan, the consequences would not have been pleasant.

However, what puzzled Lin Fei was that, although he didn’t really take advantage of Mu Shanshan, he had indeed tricked her.

Mu Shanshan didn’t make a statement last night, which could be chalked up to Lin Fei escaping quickly before she could react.

But this morning, Lin Fei was caught red-handed by Mu Shanshan, yet she still showed no indication of making a fuss.

Lin Fei even wondered if she had muddled her mind by sleeping all night.

Of course, Lin Fei only thought about this internally.

If Mu Shanshan’s mind was muddled and she forgot everything that happened last night, it would be more than ideal for Lin Fei.

It would be best for her to forget the abnormal relationship between them and just remember that Lin Fei is her husband, making it easier for Lin Fei to seduce her, right?

“Are you saying I run to lose weight?”

Mu Shanshan’s voice was icy cold, with a faint trace of anger if one listened closely.

“Of course not!

Wife, your figure is absolutely perfect; it’s so perfect it could lead one to commit a crime.”

Lin Fei immediately made his stance clear.

Women, particularly beautiful women, have a strange obsession with their figures.

For a stunningly beautiful woman like Mu Shanshan, pride and confidence in her figure were evident; Lin Fei would have to be out of his mind to admit she was anything less than perfect.

“Hmph!”

Shanshan Mu snorted coldly.

Although Lin Fei’s sensible explanation seemed to put an end to her inquiry, she had no intention of letting him off the hook.

“Starting tomorrow, I’ll wake you up at 7 AM!”

“7 AM?!”

“If I remember correctly, doesn’t the company start work at 9 AM?”

“You didn’t remind me, and I almost forgot that, being the CEO, I can’t afford to be late to work.

Tomorrow morning, I’ll wake you up at 6:30 AM.”

“6:30 AM?!”

Lin Fei’s voice suddenly heightened.

This was definitely pushing the limits of his tolerance.

Back overseas, not being able to sleep well was one thing since he lived life on the edge.

Now back home, away from the constant fight for survival, and still not being able to get a good night’s sleep, Lin Fei couldn’t accept it.

It was bad enough that Mu Hong forced him to work at the company, but at least the Mu Group had plenty of beauties.

Whether he could score a date was uncertain, but at least it was a feast for the eyes.

Seeing that Shanshan Mu had placed him in the “Women Country” of the General Affairs Department, he might as well go to work, Lin Fei conceded.

Damn it, now Shanshan Mu demanded that Lin Fei wake up at 6:30 AM to go running with her.

Sure, Shanshan Mu was unbelievably beautiful, but that was way too early.

If it were 6:30 AM and about rolling around in bed with the beautiful CEO, Lin Fei wouldn’t hesitate.

But running?

Lin Fei wasn’t really interested.

Early in the morning, still half asleep, and Shanshan Mu wrapped up in sportswear, not revealing anything.

If it were a miniskirt or bikini, Lin Fei might have considered it.

“Sorry, Madam CEO, but I really can’t get up at 6:30.

You wouldn’t want me to doze off at work, right?

To avoid affecting my work efficiency in the office, you should go run by yourself tomorrow morning.”

Shanshan Mu crossed her arms and let out a cold laugh, “The ‘work efficiency’ you’re referring to wouldn’t happen to involve flirting with female colleagues and beating up the son of a company shareholder, would it?”

“Uh… you must have misunderstood.

That was just fostering good relationships among colleagues to enhance work efficiency.

For actions like mine that improve the working atmosphere among colleagues, you should be praising me.

Of course, if you want to give me a raise, that wouldn’t be unacceptable either.”

At this, Lin Fei suddenly remembered that his salary for the next year had been docked by the person right in front of him, quickly he changed his tune, “Forget the raise; just give me a good bonus at the end of the year.

As for Han Qiming, my actions were entirely for your sake, wife.”

Shanshan Mu felt short of breath, a sudden tightness in her chest, and her anger flared up fiercely.

“Enhance work efficiency?

Improve the working atmosphere?”

These things had absolutely nothing to do with Lin Fei.

Praise what?

Praise him for flirting with female colleagues on his first day of work, setting a learning example for the company’s other male employees?

Has he no shame?

How could anyone be so shameless?

Shanshan Mu felt she was close to being defeated by Lin Fei’s shamelessness.

“So tell me, how exactly was beating Han Qiming considering me?”

Shanshan Mu’s beautiful eyes coldly fixed on Lin Fei as she silently resolved that if Lin Fei couldn’t give a satisfactory reason, she might have to settle both new and old scores with him.

“Wife, think about it, Han Qiming dares to brazenly barge into the minister’s office during broad daylight.

Ignoring the negative impact on the company, what if this guy had ill intentions and, upon entering the office, became a beast?

That would be tragic for Minister Ling.

I’ve heard that Ling Weiwei is quite the capable assistant to you.

To protect Ling Weiwei’s honor and to avoid piling all company affairs onto you, I had no choice but to beat that bastard Han Qiming.”

Lin Fei’s face wore a look of sorrow, “I know, although it was considering you, wife, it was indeed wrong to hit someone in the company.

To maintain your dignity in the company, please don’t go easy on me, don’t think about our marital relationship, and punish me harshly.”

Lin Fei’s passionate “confession” left Shanshan Mu speechless.

Of course, it wasn’t because she was moved by Lin Fei, but because she was disgusted by his shamelessness.

Han Qiming barging into the General Affairs Department during work hours did indeed affect the department’s atmosphere.

Shoving Ling Weiwei’s secretary, Qin Xiaoyu, was also wrong.

It was precisely for this reason that Shanshan Mu hadn’t pursued Lin Fei’s actions against Han Qiming.

However, this didn’t mean that Lin Fei hitting someone in the company was alright, nor was it because Shanshan Mu was considering their marital relationship.

The two were married, but there was hardly any affection, let alone marital relationship.

Shanshan Mu realized Lin Fei simply couldn’t be treated with common sense; everything twisted once it reached his lips, severely deviating from reality.

Han Qiming was indeed eyeing Ling Weiwei’s beauty; Shanshan Mu wasn’t oblivious to that, but even if Han Qiming had ten times the courage, he wouldn’t dare act on it in front of Ling Weiwei at the company.

Not every man has the audacity Lin Fei possesses; although Ling Weiwei wasn’t as cold as Shanshan Mu, she was definitely not easy to mess with.

The office of the General Affairs Department Minister at Mu Group wasn’t some living room couch at home.

“To ‘preserve Ling Weiwei’s purity'”, if Han Qiming heard Lin Fei say that, the young master of the Han family, even if he didn’t choke on his anger, would probably point at Lin Fei’s nose and curse: Are you talking nonsense?!

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