Chapter 554

“Perfect!” Lexi came out from the locker room, wearing a sports attire that Aubrey Ning persuaded her to wear .

Fortunately, Aubrey Ning’s size wasn’t that big or small . . . well, they were small, the reason why it fits Lexi and made her look even more seductive than usual .

“Tell me,” Giving Aubrey Ning a dull look, Lexi slightly tilted her head to the side . “Something happened between you and Mr . Shao, right?” Lexi asked, her right brow arched .

Although there was a thin line between her relationship between Aubrey Ning, Lexi knew this fact about Benjamin Shao in the woman’s life . Lexi didn’t know the details as Aubrey Ning rarely spoke about him, though .

Still, as a woman, Lexi sensed Aubrey Ning’s high level of desire for a diversion . After all, she wouldn’t pursue confronting Laurel Wang if working alone was enough to clear her thoughts .

“Haha,” amusement flickered across her eyes at the rare personal inquiry from Lexi . Hence, she chuckled as she covered her lips by the back of her mind . “Of course! That’s why, do me this favor so I can forget about that manwhore . ” Bearing the same tone, Aubrey Ning laughed despite the double meaning of her words .

A heavy sigh escaped Lexi’s lips as she heard the woman’s remarks, “He’s cheating?” She asked for clarification . However, Aubrey Ning just tilted her lips into a smirk .

“Oh, Miss Yang, it’s not like we are officially together . Also, he’s not the only d*ck in this world . ” Confident, Aubrey Ning shrugged as if she truly didn’t care about it .

However, Lexi could see the slight pain beneath her eyes . She stared at Aubrey Ning and the more she did, Lexi could not help but be mesmerized by her maturity .

Aubrey Ning was truly a woman with a strong character; Lexi felt inferior at her dominant aura . Aubrey Ning knew that her set-up with Benjamin Shao has restrictions . Hence, although deep down she was hurt, she wouldn’t let emotions take over her composure and class .

Truly, a terrifying woman . How Lexi wished she’s as clever and strong as her .

“Fine . . . ” Another faint sigh escaped Lexi’s mouth as she mildly shrugged her shoulders . “But don’t expect too much . I don’t intend to embarrass myself just to entertain you . ” Lexi warned beforehand as she presumed that Aubrey Ning was anticipating a great show .

“Oh dear, just seeing how Laurel Wang loses her composure is entertaining enough for me . ” Chuckling, Aubrey Ning once again covered her lips as she restrained herself from laughing like a vicious woman .

Well, although she was vicious in her own way, she still has an image to keep . Moreover, Aubrey Ning might not say it but, she would owe Lexi a good one after this .

It was worth it though, she assumed . At the very least, she would have a funny memory that could make her divert her attention from the man who broke her heart to pieces .

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Meanwhile . . .

“Hey!” Nico Zhuang whispered as he approached and he finally caught up with Churu .

“Shh!” Placing her finger in front of her lips, Churu shushed and casted him a warning glare . “I’m checking something, okay?” Through a whisper, Churu explained the reason why she took a separate route from Ethan Lu .

Although this country club was huge, it wasn’t big enough for Churu not to know if her master was in danger . Therefore, as long as she could sense Ethan Lu’s whereabouts, she was confident that she could still protect him .

Also, she could truly smell something fishy in this part of the area . Therefore, after discreet observation, Churu snuck in this seemingly private area that would lead them to a more suspicious place .

“Huh?” Suddenly, Churu knitted her brows as she felt Ethan Lu’s presence drawing closer and closer .

Ethan Lu wasn’t coming from the direction where Churu used but, somewhere from the other side . However, aside from doors, there wasn’t any entrance in this hallway .

“We should go,” Glancing at Churu, Nico Zhuang said as he didn’t like the feeling that suddenly struck his heart .

This place was off-limits yet, there was no one guarding it . It was already suspicious that they managed to reach this part of the establishment without getting noticed . There wasn’t any cctv too that could see the people going in and out of this way .

“Why is he here . . . ?” Churu completely ignored Nico Zhuang as she tiptoed her way to the door where she could feel the system’s host presence .

“What are you doing?” Despite that he was in distress by Churu’s antics, Nico Zhuang still followed her helplessly . He was afraid that if she caused trouble, she couldn’t protect herself .

After all, Ethan Lu tasked him to look after her for a while before his masters headed inside the premises .

“Why’s Ethan here?” She murmured which Nico Zhuang didn’t fail to hear .

“Huh?”

“What’s going on inside?” Churu muttered again and leaned her ear on the door . Closing her eyes, Churu diverted her focus on her sense of hearing to hear the conversation inside as if she was there .

On the other hand, Nico Zhuang was confused and at the same time intrigued . Without him realizing it, he leaned his ear against the door to know if he could hear what’s so important for this young lady to sneak in this place .

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“Lou,” As soon as Ethan Lu entered the private room after a long walk, he lowly called upon seeing a group of people inside .

“Woah! Isn’t this Mr . Ethan Lu? Wow, Lou . . . you never said you’d invite him over, eh?” Slowly, Seraphina Yue gasped in surprise as her jet black eyes met the pair of dark orbs .

“I thought you might be interested in him . ” Ignoring Ethan Lu, Louis Lu nonchalantly headed to the single seater sofa — Seraphina Yue reclining on the long sofa .

“Of course, I am always interested in beauty like him . ” Shrugging her shoulder, Seraphina Yue glanced at Ethan Lu’s confused visage . “Mr . Lu, take a seat . ” She gestured .

Ethan Lu gazed at the familiar woman that he had never seen for a long time, and then traveled his eyes to the people present . To his surprise, Wren Tanaka was also there — though he seemed to be asleep at the corner .

“Lou, why did you lead me here?” Ethan Lu bluntly asked as he took up the seat where Seraphina gestured .

“He wanted me to kill his cousin— can you believe he thinks I’m a hitman?” In a matter-of-fact tone, Seraphina Yue rolled her eyes as she scoffed at Louis Lu’s stoic profile .