Chapter 83 Gift

Regarding Lungmen, Li Lin didn't have many feelings, but for the people of Lungmen, Li Lin could say he was deeply impressed.

Back when Li Lin was freeloading food and drinks in Lungmen, this proprietress, who looked mysterious but was actually very kind-hearted, could be said to be one of Li Lin's main sponsors. She often, for no particular reason, asked Li Lin to guess things, and if he guessed correctly, she would treat Li Lin to a meal.

What the punishment for guessing wrong was, Li Lin never tried; anyway, he always guessed correctly. When he couldn't find a computer to fix, Li Lin often went to those hidden clothing stores, and basically could run into this proprietress. Then he'd chat nonsense with her for a few sentences, say a few terms and what she wanted, and basically could eat and drink well. Li Lin even always had a sense of guilt, wondering if he was deceiving a middle-aged woman—possibly a young matron.

After all, you know, what people want when they reach middle age is nothing more than money, power, security. Subconscious actions when asking questions, the range of expression changes, the degree of pupil dilation and contraction—Li Lin definitely didn't know these things. But you couldn't stop him from bullshitting . Even if what he said was completely off topic , he could force a connection with a few sentences, pull out a few historical allusions, and say some nice words. Even if there was a problem, it would become no problem. What's more, Proprietress Chongyue had a very kind heart; sometimes when she had things to do, she would even ask Li Lin to help watch over things while she went to take care of business. Although in the end, he didn't get anything good out of it, Li Lin still remembered the kindness.

And after arriving at Penguin Logistics, Li Lin only then learned that Chongyue Mountain was actually a conglomerate far beyond his imagination. It held a considerable and pivotal position within Lungmen. Chongyue Mountain had a hand in many aspects such as intelligence, clothing, food, and more.

Chongyue, as the big boss behind the scenes, was also shrouded in a layer of mystery.

But in Li Lin's eyes, that proprietress, who was mysterious to the outside world, was just a somewhat gossipy and nosy mature woman .

"Isn't this Li Lin? I just happened to open a shop here, and you managed to find me. Is it really because of that magical intuition of yours? Or did someone guide you here?"

"Intuition. Although intuition is sometimes unreliable."

Ah, right, forgot to introduce.

Looking at Exusiai behind him, who showed a puzzled expression, Li Lin slapped his head, pointed at the mysterious woman leaning against the counter smiling, and introduced:

"Chongyue, proprietress of Chongyue Mountain. Although she has the image of a behind-the-scenes boss, she quite likes opening shops and welcoming guests. I advised her, saying she's already a behind-the-scenes boss, still showing her face so often, isn't she afraid of someone coming to shoot her dead? But the proprietress is just like that. And she particularly likes recommending things to others; her eye for things is very accurate."

"Eh? Is that so? There are such peculiar people?"

"No matter how accurate one's eye is, it's not as accurate as precognition… I've suffered quite a setback. Failed again this time."

Is that really intuition and not something else?

Exhaling a smoke ring from her lips, Chongyue flicked the cigarette holder in her hand, glanced sideways at Exusiai, who was smiling but subconsciously protecting Li Lin.

Her gaze, flowing delicately amidst the cloud of smoke, collided with Exusiai's smiling expression. Chongyue didn't do anything provocative, but instead lowered her eyelids and tapped the cap of her cigarette holder. Casually stuffing a new wad of tobacco in, she took a deep drag.

"Shopping with your girlfriend? Interspecies marriage will be cursed, you know?"

"Not at all, how could I possibly find such a beautiful girl as a girlfriend?"

Li Lin looked at the proprietress and laughed heartily, patting the shoulder of Exusiai, whose smile instantly became exceptionally forced.

"This is my colleague, and also my lifesaver, Penguin Logistics' Exusiai. Proprietress, the things you asked Penguin Logistics to deliver were personally delivered by us. Don't look at my sorry state; actually, it was mainly other people from Penguin Logistics escorting here, I was completely useless! Hahahaha."

"…Sometimes I really wonder where your confidence in such a low self-evaluation comes from."

"That's self-awareness, of course. It's important for people to have self-awareness ."

Looking at Exusiai's almost unsustainable smile, then at Li Lin laughing heartily and carelessly going to choose gifts, Chongyue couldn't help but sigh.

It had been pretty much like this since she first saw Li Lin. Always having inexplicable confidence in his own life, yet his self-evaluation was abnormally low. As if life was just about pursuing survival, without considering anything else.

Possessing such intuition and ability, almost able to see through people's hearts, yet after becoming familiar, he seemed to lose such insight. Was he playing dumb, or simply unwilling to look at his friends with an analytical eye, Chongyue didn't know. But this kind of 'darkness under the lamp' wasn't the first time she'd seen it. Looking at Exusiai, whose expression became increasingly dim and broken as Li Lin enthusiastically chose gifts, Chongyue sighed and leaned over, handing her a small box.

"Let Li Lin buy this. That Laterano over there."

"This is?"

"An amulet to bless romance, said to be a mysterious symbol deciphered from underground ruins excavated by Laterano."

Looking at Li Lin's back as he chose gifts on his own, Chongyue opened the box, revealing its contents.

"Although I don't know why it's a bow and arrow, it indeed existed as a love amulet in ancient times. I don't know if your feelings are love, but I think this thing should be quite suitable for you."

"…Thank you."

"You're welcome. Don't spoil him. If you don't make it clear, he won't understand anything."

"How should I put it, right now… right now like this is good."

Playing with the small necklace in the black box, Exusiai smiled and closed the box.

"I don't know many things about him, he also doesn't know many things about me. When time passes, and our understanding of each other reaches a certain level, I will say it directly. I'm not sure if the feelings in my heart right now can be called love, he also doesn't know what his feelings for me are. So, I think it's better to let nature take its course. I'll pay for this first."

"You really are a Laterano. Even your views on love are so conservative… But it's your own choice, I can't say much."

As long as you're happy.

Watching Exusiai hand over a few Lungmen LMD notes, Chongyue shook her head in disbelief, then sighed, deciding to respect this young girl's choice.