Chapter 213 Line

Fu Xiaolan can"t seem to calm her nerves.

She was currently in Jiang Yue"s cafe. This was where the two of them had decided to meet.

Seeing Jiang Yue was giving Fu Xiaolan mixed reactions. She was nervous; that was the only emotion that she was sure of.

She could feel herself fidget as she looked at the big clock hanging on the wall of the cafe.

Two more minutes. Two more minutes of an excruciating wait.

Fu Xiaolan bit down on her lower lip in an attempt to hide her antic.i.p.ation. She couldn"t help but wonder why she was feeling this way. However, she immediately concluded that it must be the thrill of having Jiang Yue as an enemy that turned her on.

After all, she might look like a woman, but Fu Xiaolan was still a man by heart.

...

"You are already five minutes late," Fu Jin noted as he watched Jiang Yue leisurely drink a gla.s.s of sparkling wine inside the car.

They were currently in a car parked two buildings away from the cafe, watching Fu Xiaolan.

Jiang Yue did not answer Fu Jin. Instead, she took another taste of the exquisite wine in her hands. "Delicious."

She then grinned at Fu Jin. "Let her wait."

"Is everything prepared?" she asked Fu Jin.

"Yes, I just need at least five minutes."

Jiang Yue nodded as a trace of mirth flashed in her eyes.

...

Fu Xiaolan stared at Jiang Yue after Jiang Yue had finished explaining to her everything about her brother"s situation.

Although Jiang Yue was apologetic about being thirty minutes late, Fu Xiaolan could not stop the disappointment in her heart. She had expected Jiang Yue to arrive on time. After all, she was the one who had asked for the meeting.

She thought this meeting was important to Jiang Yue, important enough for her to cancel her other appointments for the day and show up on time.

"As I was saying, since we don"t know who the culprit is, it is best if we maintain extreme caution with everyone, including our friends and family," Jiang Yue said while staring at Fu Xiaolan, her gaze full of hidden meanings.

Fu Xiaolan just nodded as she watched Jiang Yue elegantly lift her wine gla.s.s and take a little sip of what seemed to be champagne.

"Sparkling wine," Jiang Yue said after drinking. She had sensed Fu Xiaolan"s eyes on her drink. "I don"t drink alcohol. It makes me do insane things," she continued before stifling her laughter. Her face was incredibly attractive.

"Oh, I wonder what insane things someone like you could do," Fu Xiaolan mused. The disappointment that she had felt earlier seemed to vanish.

"Random... evil things."

"Like what?"

"Torture someone," Jiang Yue answered without skipping a beat. Then she giggled at Fu Xiaolan"s gaping mouth.

Fu Xiaolan stared at Jiang Yue in disbelief. How could a woman say such words in a public place? "Do you like to torture your enemies?"

Jiang Yue beamed after seeing Fu Xiaolan"s interest on the subject. "No. Not really. I would only do that if I really hated someone. Other than that, I would rather win the war without dirtying my hands."

"Interesting. I"ve always seen you as..."

"As what, Miss Fu?"

"The innocent type. Someone that would only scheme against their enemy and would not have the courage to hurt someone," Fu Xiaolan answered bluntly.

"I"m not sure if I should take that as a compliment," Jiang Yue laughed. "I am only ruthless to those who hurt my family. Aside from that, I would rather just leave the people who did not offend me alone."

Fu Xiaolan narrowed her eyes at Jiang Yue, unable to process Jiang Yue"s bluntness. She had a feeling that Jiang Yue already knew about her true gender but she couldn"t help but wonder why Jiang Yue did not seem to hate her.

"I agree with you," Fu Xiaolan nodded. She could only agree with her words, even though she knew that Jiang Yue had wanted her to hear this. Jiang Yue wanted Fu Xiaolan to know that she did not only have a scheming mind. "Tell me, Miss Jiang..." she said as she leaned towards Jiang Yue, "have you hurt anyone before?"

"Of course," Jiang Yue answered, her gaze never leaving Fu Xiaolan"s eyes. "Not that it matters anymore. We, humans, tend to seek revenge for the people who have hurt us in the past. I am not an exception to that rule.

"And I will not hesitate to do so again to the people who offend me and my family in the future," she added.

"Does that include the person who hurt my brother and killed my father?"

"Depends."

"Depends on what?"

"If the culprit crosses the line," Jiang Yue answered.

"What line?"

"If the culprit touches a hair on the people I love... that line." Jiang Yue"s tone was serious.

She knows, Fu Xiaolan thought.

It was a warning. A warning for her.

"Of course, it doesn"t mean that I won"t let the culprit pay for what he did to your family," she added, her gaze meaningful. "After all, I am the type of person who never forgets a debt."

EDITED BY: HallsOfIvy