Chapter 32: Little Yellow Flower

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Li Yexing looked down at the girl who was about to cry, then looked across the hall at the group of noble young ladies who were acting like fools, and understood the situation. Compared to Li Yexing's understanding, Lilith seemed much more irritable. She didn't say anything, but only stared at the girl with fierce killing intent, scaring her so much that she almost fell to the ground.

"Hiii---!!!" The girl let out a small scream like prey being targeted by a top predator.

"Okay, don't scare her," Li Yexing rubbed Lilith's head and turned to the small yellow flower in the greenhouse who was almost scared limp, saying, "I would be more than happy to dance with a pretty girl like you, but as you can see, my wife is very jealous."

"W-wife?!" The small yellow flower looked incredulous.

"But... she looks so young!"

"Don't be so nervous, I won't eat you," Li Yexing said, "and neither will Lilith."

"I will," Lilith said decisively.

So the small yellow flower looked even more scared. Even through her dress, Li Yexing could feel her legs trembling at a very high frequency at the moment.

"Anyway, I'm sorry, I can't dance with you," Li Yexing said, bowing slightly to express his apology.

"Um... sorry to disturb you!!" Upon hearing Li Yexing's answer, the Little Yellow Flower looked like about to cry and then gave an exaggerated bow to Li Yexing as if she wanted to knock her head to the ground.

Little Yellow Flower left with a desolate back, looking disappointed. She returned to her circle of noble girls who patted her shoulders as if cheering her on, but Li Yexing always felt that their expressions were insincere. Li Yexing couldn't help but curl his lips.

"Oh, it's not easy to find you..." Just when Li Yexing was cursing those noble girls in his heart, a familiar voice came over, "It's a rare banquet, why hide in such a corner? Don't you think it's a shame?"

Li Yexing turned his head and his scalp went numb.

It was Ada Wong! Wearing a red high-slit evening dress and holding a wine glass, Ada walked straight towards Li Yexing, looking at him and asking with a smile: "What? Were you looking at someone else's girl?"

"You just boarded the ship like this?" Li Yexing was surprised.

"Otherwise?" Ada tilted his head and asked.

"I thought you would sit in a speedboat and secretly sneak into the ship using a rope gun or something," Li Yexing said.

"I can wait for the banquet to begin in the luxurious bedroom. Why would I sit on a small yacht and enjoy the sea breeze?"

"What's your status on the ship then? Are you also a noble?"

"Of course not..." Ada said with a smile. "My position on the ship is a senior consultant from a newly emerging biopharmaceutical company in China."

"Shen Ya Pharmaceutical?"

"What's that?"

"Nothing. Just forget it." Li Yexing shook his head. He suddenly remembered that it was only 2006 and Shen Ya Pharmaceutical had not officially entered the stage of the Resident Evil series yet.

Ada didn't pay attention to Li Yexing's words. She just turned her head and carefully looked at Lilith beside Li Yexing. Then her face gradually showed an uncontrollable surprise.

"Although I've seen the information before, it's only by observing up close that I can appreciate it. This girl is a perfect B.O.W." Ada praised Lilith without concealing her admiration. "In my opinion, she is the most valuable among all the B.O.W.s I've seen in recent years, without exception."

"She is my girlfriend." Li Yexing was a bit dissatisfied with Ada's tone of praising Lilith like a weapon. He hugged Lilith into his arms and said to Ada, "She's a girl, not a weapon."

Looking at the hostile eyes of Lilith in Li Yexing's arms, Ada felt a little incredulous. In her opinion, B.O.W.s were all emotionless monsters without humanity and were genuine killing machines. But the girl in front of her was more like a living human being than a cold weapon.

"Okay, I apologize for my rudeness," Ada said helplessly. "This girl... is really beyond my knowledge of B.O.W. No wonder the person who lost her was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan."

"So, why are you coming to me now?" Li Yexing didn't pay much attention to Ada's attitude. He believed that his purpose was more important than Ada's attitude.

"Is it about the commission?"

"No rush, it's not time yet. When it's time, I'll make a move first..." Ada tapped her ear with her finger and said, "Just remember to wait for my message. For now, I just want to enjoy this banquet."

"Enjoy the banquet..." Li Yexing frowned and muttered as he watched the nobles coming and going in the hall.

"By the way, did you read the information I gave you carefully?" Ada suddenly asked.

"Of course I did," Li Yexing replied.

"Then let me tell you something unrelated to the commission. In fact, this ship... has been sailing in the Mediterranean for ten years. Every year, it holds a banquet for the upper class from all over the world and provides some not-so-public services," Ada said, taking a sip of wine in his hand.

"The Orianna belongs to an old and distinguished European family. The ship's name is said to be in memory of the old noble's late wife. The old noble had no children and left a detailed will before he died. The shares of the company will be divided among the shareholders, and this ship and his estate will be left to his loyal steward."

"And then?" Li Yexing asked.

"And then... last April, the old nobleman passed away. The shareholders divided up his business and the family divided up his real estate. The mansion and the ship were left to the steward, who is now the owner of this ship, Jason Parker."

"To be honest... it sounds fishy," Li Yexing commented on the story of the ship and the old nobleman. "Who knows? Anyway, everyone benefited from his death. Who cares how he died?" Ada said with a hint of meaning in her words.

"Okay, since it's not related to our mission, let's stop talking about it." Ada looked at Li Yexing and said, "Why don't you and your monster girl go dance?"

"Lilith doesn't know how to dance," Lilith, who had been silent the whole time, said. "What about Li Yexing?"

"I can dance..." It's not a lie. Although Li Yexing the laborer can't dance, Li Yexing the cold-blooded mercenary can actually dance. He learned from his deceased boss, even though he scoffed at his boss's noble girl theory. But he still learned to dance seriously. After all, you never know when you might need it."

"That's great!" Ada said with an exaggerated fake smile.

"Li Yexing, I wonder if you're interested in dancing with me?" As she spoke, she looked at Lilith, who read two words from the woman's eyes: provocation! Lilith instantly felt her heartbeat quicken, blood rushing up, and strength increase, just like the feeling she had a few months ago when she was being chased.

Li Yexing was about to refuse Ada Wong, but he felt his wrist being firmly grasped, feeling like he was being clamped by a tiger clamp, his wrist was about to break! He endured the pain, gritted his teeth, and turned his head to look at Lilith, only to see her eyes turn red and shine like they were about to glow.

"Dance," said the expressionless silver-haired girl.

"What?" Li Yexing was stunned.

"Lilith will dance with Yexing, no need for a strange woman," Lilith said in a tone devoid of emotion, but Li Yexing inexplicably felt like Lilith was about to explode. Just as Li Yexing was about to say something, he was roughly dragged by the girl toward the dance floor.

"It's broken! Let go! It's going to break!" Li Yexing screamed, but the girl ignored him. Watching the two figures being pulled towards the dance floor, Ada's always mysterious smile faded slightly.

"It's good to be young..." she sighed.

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