chsdbacks Chapter 74 My Money
Chapter 74 My Money
However, Lady Rose did not notice the doubt in Lin Bei's eyes.
She stared in astonishment at the golden-red flames that surged in Lin Bei's hand.
"No...I've never seen it before!"
"This is...this is unbelievable!"
She murmured to herself, her gaze fixed on the flame in Lin Bei's palm. The leaping golden-red light was clearly reflected in the depths of her clear pupils, as if igniting two small flames.
However, what was even hotter and more turbulent than the true fire of the sun was the heart of Lady Rose at this moment.
The shock receded like a tide, replaced by an almost obsessive determination!
An incredibly clear and intense thought exploded deep within her soul, instantly overwhelming all other thoughts:
Grab him! Hold onto this man tightly, no matter the cost!
No matter what it takes, never give up!
A cold silence spread throughout the room.
Only the True Sun Fire, suspended above Lin Bei's palm, emitted a faint yet chilling crackling sound and radiated intense heat.
The golden liquid flowed and merged slowly within, radiating a fiery light that seemed out of place with the oppressive atmosphere.
"It seems you were right," Lin Bei's voice broke the silence, his tone unusually calm, as if he were stating something trivial that had nothing to do with him, "I was indeed deceived."
His face was somewhat blurred in the flickering golden firelight, but beneath that calm surface emanated a chilling aura that sent shivers down one's spine.
This aura filled the entire space silently, heavy as the sky before a storm, hanging low as if about to collapse.
Although the surface appeared calm, it conveyed a deep, almost suffocating sense of oppression, as if thunder would tear this false tranquility apart at any moment.
Lady Rose knelt opposite Lin Bei, involuntarily holding her breath.
She could clearly feel a fine layer of goosebumps rising uncontrollably on her exposed skin.
The man before her, despite his calm expression, exuded a sense of awe and power, as if a god had descended to earth.
This made her instinctively feel fear and trembling, yet deep inside, it also fostered an indescribable, almost morbid, intoxication.
Looking at Lin Bei's pale yet handsome profile, a secret sense of schadenfreude crept into her heart.
"What a bunch of stupid idiots who don't know what's good for them..."
Lady Rose chuckled silently to herself.
"Even though I know this man is a distinguished guest whom I personally receive."
"He even single-handedly completed the 'Eye-Ear Ghost' bounty mission, which no one else could accomplish."
"If they had any sense at all, they would realize that this is no ordinary person."
"But those greedy parasites dared... dared to withhold his bounty?"
"This is practically sticking their necks up to death's scythe; do they have a death wish?"
But then she gave a self-deprecating laugh.
Those parasites, fueled by greed, attracted the attention of those they couldn't afford to offend.
But she was no different.
If it weren't for her own arrogance, how could she have gotten herself into such a predicament?
At this moment, Lin Bei's face still maintained that detached indifference, as if money was nothing more than fleeting clouds to him, not worth mentioning.
Even with his bounty being so drastically reduced, he remained completely calm and composed.
However, unbeknownst to anyone, a raging storm was brewing within him, much like the Jiajing Emperor in the Ming Dynasty 1566, his soul roaring and howling wildly:
"My money! That's all hard-earned money, earned with my life!"
"How dare they?! How dare they touch my money!"
"Eight hundred gold coins! That's a full eight hundred gold coins!"
"They only gave me a paltry two hundred gold coins! And it was even fake."
That stuff isn't even worth fifty gold coins!"
"Over seven hundred gold coins! They just blatantly swallowed over seven hundred of my gold coins!"
"Greedy! Absolutely fucking greedy! Even more greedy than that damned Minister He! His heart is utterly black!"
"Good, very good!"
"Go ahead and be greedy, put as much money in your pocket as you want!"
"I'll see if you guys have the life to spend this money! Just you wait!"
"You just wait! If you dare touch my money, I'll make you pay with your lives, interest on top of what you owe!"
With these thoughts in mind, Lin Bei's hands didn't stop moving.
With a blank expression, he threw the remaining three small yellow croakers one by one into the blazing fire.
Gold melts and deforms rapidly at high temperatures, impurities are ruthlessly burned off, and finally the pure gold liquid converges like a stream, re-merges and is reshaped into a small and exquisite goldfish that shimmers with pure luster.
He withdrew the true fire of the sun, cradling the newborn goldfish in his palm. His gaze turned cold, suddenly piercing towards Lady Rose.
"As the nominal controller of the Rose House."
Lin Bei spoke slowly, each word clearly striking the air.
"Shouldn't you give me an explanation?"
Lady Rose took a deep breath, her ample bosom rising and falling slightly. Meeting Lin Bei's cold, hard gaze, she slowly nodded, her red lips parting slightly:
"Indeed. According to the rules of the Rose House, since such embezzlement and withholding of the reward money have occurred here, as the manager, I have an inescapable responsibility to give you an explanation."
Her gaze lingered on Lin Bei's face for a moment, her long eyelashes trembled, and her eyes revealed an indescribable complex emotion, a mixture of helplessness and sorrow.
"But……"
Her lips parted slightly, and after uttering those two words, it was as if an invisible thread had tightened around her throat, causing her to hesitate and swallow the rest of her words.
Lin Bei didn't reply, not even raising an eyebrow. He simply stared at her quietly and intently.
There was no urging or sympathy in those deep eyes, only a cold calm, as if he were watching a carefully choreographed drama and waiting to see how she would continue her performance.
Lin Bei was staring at him with a look that said, "Please begin your performance."
Lady Rose felt a wave of helplessness wash over her.
She rolled her eyes in an extremely charming way, with a hint of coquettishness mixed with genuine annoyance.
"Sigh! What a waste of such a handsome face that could charm any woman! How come you don't understand a thing or two about women?"
"I didn't finish my sentence because I was hoping you could be considerate enough to pick up where I left off, giving me a way out so I could smoothly continue."
"And what about you?"
"He's like a cold, hard block of wood! He has absolutely no charm whatsoever!"
Lin Bei, who was directly called a "blockhead" to his face, shrugged innocently, with a perfectly appropriate look of confusion on his face.
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"If you had told me sooner, I would have known!"
"How am I supposed to know what you want me to do if you don't tell me?"
"Besides!"
Lin Bei straightened his back, and his tone instantly became righteous and stern.
"I have always prided myself on being a well-mannered and respectful person. I would never do something as rude and impolite as interrupting someone."
Hearing Lin Bei's words, which could infuriate the living to death and the dead to life, yet were spoken in a seemingly righteous manner, Madam Rose felt her chest heaving with blood and qi, and a tightness and swelling in her chest.
She was certain that the man understood her perfectly well; he was clearly just deliberately ignoring her hints, wanting to see her embarrassed!
Faced with Lin Bei, who was completely unyielding and impervious to both soft and hard approaches, Lady Rose once again felt deeply frustrated and helpless.
She could only sigh resignedly and glare at him hatefully.