"Today, to thank you, I'll personally cook a couple of dishes for you to try my skills!" Sophie said with a smile, taking out two glasses of red wine.
Sophie first toasted Lin Mu, as a gesture of thanks for saving her life. Then Lin Mu returned the toast to Sophie, grateful for her hospitality. Sophie felt one glass wasn't sincere enough, so she toasted him again. Finally, Lin Mu felt he had done nothing but cause trouble for her, so he toasted her once more...
After going back and forth with several large glasses of wine, both their tongues started to loosen. Sophie, her cheeks flushed, asked, "I'm a bit curious about you, tell me, what did you do before you came here?"
Lin Mu, also quite tipsy, shook his head and mumbled, "Privacy, you understand privacy? If I tell you the truth, the old man will beat me when I go back. If I tell you a lie, you'll probably want to beat me now. So, it's better if you don't ask, okay?"
"Alright," Sophie thought for a moment and added, "Then let me ask you this. When you shielded me from that blade, what were you thinking? Did you unhesitatingly sacrifice yourself to save a beauty, or was it an accident when you jumped through the car window and got hurt?"
Honestly, what a question! Lin Mu sighed helplessly. It seems being a hero is tough work! Perhaps for a beautiful CEO like Sophie, everything in this world has a transactional nature. For a man to willingly take a blow for his beloved, is that really just a cliché from those lousy romance novels?
"Ah, this question... sigh, don't ask anymore, come on, let's drink to our escape from the jaws of death, cheers!" Lin Mu decided to change the subject.
"Cheers, to your initial passing of my assessment, let's drink to that!" At this point, Sophie's head was also getting fuzzy, her rosy face uttering some nonsensical happy words,
"Initial assessment, what's that about?" Before Lin Mu could reply, Sophie hurriedly continued, "I'm not an easy woman, especially not one who would marry a man she's never met. So, I'm giving you a one-month trial. This month, you'll be my bodyguard. If in this month, you don't win my heart, then you're disqualified. We'll settle the paycheck, call off the engagement, and you'll leave. However, even so, I can guarantee your pay this month will be more than anyone else's in the world!"
"Five million?" Lin Mu squinted and asked,
"More than that!"
"Oh my God, that much?"
Lin Mu feigned astonishment, as if he'd never thought he'd make such a fortune in his lifetime! But he wouldn't tell her that each mission in Africa earned him much more, being the king of soldiers, his fee naturally skyrocketed!
For the past seven years, the total of his commissions earned could probably match the net assets of Su's Great Enterprise, but all this money was being safeguarded by the old man in a Swiss Bank, reserved for critical times.
Feeling Lin Mu was stunned by this astronomical figure, Sophie confidently affirmed with her eyes,
"Of course, no matter what the situation, Su Family maintains its reputation, so you should consider: Will you take the five million and leave in a month, or will you stay by my side to protect me?"
Seeing Lin Mu remain silent, Sophie teasingly added, "If I were you, I'd probably choose the former, because for me, as the CEO of Su's Great Enterprise, the richest person in Wancheng, though it looks glamorous, there's constant danger and crisis lurking behind it. Similar incidents as today have happened dozens of times! As long as I'm alive, it seems everyday I'm a target of countless assassins and employers, engulfed in various plans of assassination and kidnapping. I think you'll regret it..."
Lin Mu suddenly felt touched, so this peerlessly beautiful woman lives in such a perilous environment every day. Her slender, delicate arms and fragrant shoulders actually bear a burden no strong man could ever carry! Yet she holds her ground, bravely takes responsibility, silently endures, and firmly steers the massive ship that is Su's Great Enterprise. Truly a remarkable woman!
Moved by her determination and sacrifice, Lin Mu decided he would unhesitatingly protect her, using his flesh and blood to create a safe, tranquil haven for her. He would watch over her until the day she felt tired and could no longer fight, granting her rest, caring for her as a lifelong partner...
"I've decided," Lin Mu teased roguishly, "I don't want money, I want you. With a powerful backer like you, why worry about earning money in the future? Hahaha..."
Looking at his determined eyes, Sophie knew this guy wasn't just making stuff up. After everything that happened, she realized Lin Mu truly had profound capabilities, making him the perfect choice as her personal bodyguard!
"Hahaha, are you drunk, handsome? Are you sure you won't regret this in the future?"
Sophie, having drunk enough, started to lose control of her words, throwing her usual reserve to the wind, becoming as boisterous as a tomboy.
"Drink... drink..."
With such a beauty as company, Lin Mu, this animal, was even more thrilled. Half an hour later, they'd finished two bottles of wine. As the saying goes, drink loosens words. Lin Mu and Sophie ended up sitting on the sofa, arm in arm, laughing, while Lin Mu inhaled the faint fragrance from Sophie, starting to feel a little fire igniting within.
"Tell me, tell me! Do you, do you have ulterior motives towards me?"
Sophie laughed, playfully striking Lin Mu's chest. Her face flushed red, accelerated breathing making her chest rise and fall enchantingly. Because she was wrestling with Lin Mu, a large portion of her chest was exposed, a snow-white expanse almost bursting free, revealing a pink area the size of a fingernail, highlighted by beautiful, fair skin, nearly unveiling the most exquisite pink cherry at the peak.
Lin Mu burst into laughter and said, "Who, who says that? People say, under the influence of alcohol, truth comes out. Today, I won't tell you that from the first moment I saw you, I had ulterior motives!"
With that, the two laughed again, embracing each other. With both under the influence, their bodies heated, unable to escape the wonderful sensation.
"Go back to the room, sleep, sleep!"
Sophie's lips carried a light fragrance, her distinctive scent intoxicating.
But having drank too much, both were highly inebriated and ended up falling asleep entwined with each other.
...
"Ah!" The next morning Sophie screamed, startling Lin Mu awake with a shiver.
Lin Mu quickly lowered his head, chuckling awkwardly, "Ah, er, well, it's morning, we did drink quite a bit last night, huh?"
"Uh, ah, yeah!" Sophie turned around and hastily tidied up her clothes.
Lin Mu also adjusted the bandage on his wound to prevent it from slipping. Based on his experience with injuries on the battlefield, the wound should almost be healed. He tested an arm stretch, finding no pain, it was indeed fine.
Sophie stood up, hesitated, "We, we, the two of us, last night, didn't, didn't do anything, right?"
"Nope, all our clothes are still on. If anything happened, we'd be naked, right? Besides, wouldn't you be able to tell?"
Lin Mu, still a virgin, would often get blushing, heart-pounding nervous talking about such topics.
To cover his awkwardness, Lin Mu changed the subject, "Oh, I'll cook something, let me make you something special, I guarantee you've never experienced it before, authentic African flavor!"
"You can cook?"
Sophie looked at him, puzzled, especially with that African flavor? Seeing his dark complexion, she'd always wanted to call him an African, only to discover he indeed came from Africa, more specifically from a rural village! Sophie thought wickedly.
"Yeah!"
Lin Mu nodded affirmatively, then dashed into the kitchen.
Wow, seeing that black face and white smile, he really is from some rural place in Africa!