Chapter 423: The Substitute

Chapter 423: Chapter 423: The Substitute

Ling Feng found it very strange that in the past few days, whenever he went to look for Liu Tingyu, he noticed that Yun Hanrui was always avoiding him. The strangest time was when Yun Hanrui saw Ling Feng from a distance, she actually turned her head and left from the other side!

This puzzled Ling Feng, as he couldn’t recall doing anything lately, could he?

Unable to figure out the reason, Ling Feng simply let it go. After all, he had to meet the new member of the Dragon Valor Squad at the Dragon Group tomorrow, and from tomorrow, he would be heading to Myanmar. He wouldn’t see Liu Tingyu for at least a month!

So right now, what Ling Feng wanted the most was to spend quality time with his girlfriend because he could sense that Liu Tingyu had been in low spirits ever since he accepted the mission from the Dragon Group.

"Ling Feng, you’re heading to the border area tomorrow, right?" In the evening, the two of them sat embraced, leaning on the sofa and watching a popular drama.

Ling Feng’s hand paused, and then he said, "Yes, tomorrow I’m going to meet the new member! After all, I am the captain of the newly formed Dragon Valor Squad, and I also need to head to the border area early to scout some information..."

A trace of tension surfaced on Liu Tingyu’s pretty face. She placed her hand over Ling Feng’s mouth and said softly, "You don’t need to tell me these things, I trust your abilities. It’s getting late, let’s go take a shower and sleep."

Ling Feng frowned, "Tingyu, are you hiding something from me?"

"Of course not!" Liu Tingyu said a little guiltily. "It’s always you who hide things from me. When have I ever hidden anything from you? Hmph, it’s the same with this matter. You decide first and inform later; do you know you almost infuriated me to death?"

Ling Feng’s neck shrank. Although he was going for the Nine Nether Blood Lotus, he absolutely could not tell that to Liu Tingyu. His hands wrapped around Liu Tingyu’s slender waist, and he chuckled, "Wifey, I know I was wrong. From now on, I will definitely report everything I do to you, okay?"

Liu Tingyu said gloomily, "Ling Feng, I’m just a bit worried... The entire Dragon Valor Squad was annihilated before, which shows that our enemies are very powerful. To be honest, I definitely don’t want you to go, but... but I understand that this isn’t something I can interfere with. So, I just hope you can protect yourself well, because I will be waiting for you at home, you know?"

Ling Feng looked at Liu Tingyu with surprise; he had always kept the annihilation of the Dragon Valor Squad a secret from Liu Tingyu, but she still somehow knew! It looked like Tingyu must have made a fuss with the Dragon King!

Ling Feng shook his head, but his heart was filled with warmth, "Don’t worry, Ling Feng always acts with full assurance! Besides, with such a gentle, beautiful, and virtuous girlfriend, how could I bear to die?"

With that, Ling Feng leaned into Liu Tingyu’s ear and gently nibbled on her earlobe.

Liu Tingyu’s body shivered, and her cheeks quickly turned red, "Ah, you’re being improper again!"

"I’m not impotent. Why do I need to be so proper with my girlfriend?" Ling Feng said with a mischievous smile.

Liu Tingyu wrinkled her little nose and lightly pounded Ling Feng a few times, "It’s getting late, go take a shower."

Ling Feng whispered something into Liu Tingyu’s ear, which made her face flush with embarrassment and say with a hint of coquettishness, "You’re getting more and more improper. Hurry up and shower; I don’t want to cuddle up to you when you’re all stinky!"

Ling Feng excitedly scampered off to shower. Originally, he wanted to take a mandarin duck bath with Liu Tingyu, but she sternly refused.

After Ling Feng finished showering and came out, he saw Liu Tingyu wearing a bathrobe, "Go wait in the bedroom quickly, and remember not to turn on the light. I...I’ll be back after I finish showering!"

Ling Feng knew that Liu Tingyu was somewhat shy, so for her to agree to his request today, she must have made a great decision. Naturally, Ling Feng readily consented to this small request.

Lying in bed, Ling Feng felt a little excited. Through two doors, he listened to the sound of water flowing from the bathroom, a tickling sensation in his heart as if a cat were scratching it.

"Maybe I should sneak a peek?" Ling Feng considered while lying in bed, reasoning that since they were husband and wife, taking a little look shouldn’t be a problem, right?

𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Having made up his mind, Ling Feng rolled off the bed and tiptoed towards the bathroom. He had just reached the bathroom door when he saw it swing open, and Liu Tingyu looked at him with an amused expression, "Yo, what are you up to?"

Caught red-handed, Ling Feng chuckled and said, "Eh? How did I get here? I was clearly going to grab a beer, but just now, there was a mysterious force in my mind leading me here, this is a misunderstanding!"

"A misunderstanding?" Liu Tingyu said teasingly, "So you’re saying you didn’t want to come and peep?"

"Peep?" Ling Feng said disdainfully, "Do I need to peep? If I want to look, I’ll do so openly and honorably!"

"Enough of your nonsense, get back to bed!" Liu Tingyu said with irritation, "If you keep this up, I’m going to sleep over at Aunt Wan’s tonight..."

Ling Feng panicked, "Don’t do that, it’s so late now, it wouldn’t be good to disturb Aunt Wan. I’ll go back right now, and I’ll behave, I promise!"

Returning to the bedroom with a dejected expression, Ling Feng was frustrated inside. This girl was getting more and more familiar with him, guessing his intentions perfectly—how was one supposed to live like this!

Ling Feng, lying in bed, certainly didn’t dare to sneak another peek.

But for Ling Feng, every minute and every second was agony now, as he had never felt time so unbearably slow before.

It took a full twenty minutes before the sounds from the bathroom stopped, and then the bedroom door opened.

Ling Feng had turned off the light and lay motionless in bed, pretending to be asleep.

"Heh heh, you little tease, leaving me hanging for over half an hour—I’m mad!" Ling Feng thought smugly with his eyes closed, "Wait until you come over, I’ll scare you!"

However, to Ling Feng’s surprise, Liu Tingyu’s footsteps stopped; after a few breaths, they resumed and moved closer.

Before Ling Feng could turn around, a warm, soft body had already slipped under the covers and hugged him tightly.

Ling Feng’s body stiffened. He was very familiar with Tingyu’s body, but this soft body was clearly not Tingyu’s!

"This familiar scent... it’s Xiao Rui!" Ling Feng was shocked, "What the hell is going on?"