Chapter Nineteen: Group Beating

  Ning Lan's ride is a new Mercedes-Benz off-road vehicle, it can be seen that the treatment of being an assistant to the chairman is not bad, and the value is quite high. A beautiful woman driving such a big car looks somewhat domineering.

  Lin Zi, who was sitting in the passenger seat, pulled out a cigarette and waved it around, saying, "Mind if I smoke in your car?"

  Ning Lan smiled and helped him open the car window, showing that she didn't mind. Lin Zixian lit a cigarette and leaned lazily against the seat, blowing out smoke rings as he gazed at the scenery outside the window and chuckled: "A luxury car plus a beautiful woman - any man who marries you can live a life of leisure and enjoyment."

  "That also depends on which idle man can appreciate me." Ning Lan chuckled and said, "I can appreciate others, but if they don't appreciate me back, it's useless."

  Lin Zi Xian stretched his cigarette out of the window, letting the wind disperse the ash before pulling it back in. He chuckled and said: "I'm afraid you're being too picky! With such great conditions, there should be many men chasing after you. At least I'd want to freeload off your family's wealth, unfortunately, I don't meet your standards."

  Ning Lan's mouth corner stiffened, and she turned her head to look at him with the steering wheel in hand, seemingly wanting to see if he was serious or joking. Unfortunately, he kept his head tilted, looking out the window. After a slight pause, she smiled slyly: "That's not necessarily true, just because you're the most handsome one in the Ming Hua Group. As long as you really want to eat this bowl of soft rice, I'll take care of you, no questions asked!"

  "Cough, cough..." Lin Zixian had just inhaled a mouthful of smoke when he suddenly heard these words, causing him to choke and cough violently. Even his own cigarettes were coming out - was he really that miserable?

  But he just thought Ning Lan was joking, and after coughing out the smoke that had entered his airway, he shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said: "Okay, there's a beauty to warm the bed, there's a beauty to give money to spend, why wouldn't you be willing?"

  At this time, the car had already left the downtown area. Ning Lan accelerated and looked at him with a poker face: "Alright, it's settled then. No backing out."

  "It's clear that I'm the one who got a good deal, what do I have to regret? If anyone should regret it, it's you." Lin Zixian accurately flicked the cigarette butt into the trash can on the side of the road and stretched his waist, saying: "Looks like I won't have to pay for dinner anymore, nor will I have to spend money on a hotel. I can sleep with a beautiful woman in my arms." He turned back to look at Ning Lan and smiled, saying: "Ning, great assistant, are you mentally prepared to warm the bed?"

  Ning Lan tried to act as if nothing was wrong, but her cheeks couldn't help burning with a intoxicating flush. Lin Zixian looked at her and shook his head, laughing uncontrollably - he loved taking advantage of beautiful women like this, teasing them for fun, making his days after retiring from the Jianghu not so boring after all.

  Ning Lan turned around with a fake anger, staring at him and said: "Lin Zixian, you're already prepared to eat my soft rice, and still call me Ning Da Assistant, what kind of body is this? Shouldn't the title be changed?"

  "Hmm..." Lin Zixian didn't expect the other person to be so stubborn, so he teased: "Do you want to hear what I call you? Ningning, Lanlan, baby, wife, dear, sweetheart, or should I just call you Ninglan?"

  "Never mind, I got goosebumps just listening to the front part, let's just call out the name directly!" Ning Lan smiled and curled up her fingers: "Come on, try calling out softly."

  As soon as this was said, Lin Zi immediately shut up and ate his bitter medicine, wanting to be gentle? He himself admitted that he didn't have the potential to be a mother, so he couldn't bring it up. Looking at the cars coming and going outside, he cleared his throat and changed the subject: "Ning's assistant, where are we actually going to eat? Do you high-ranking officials like to run far away and make trouble just for one meal?"

  "I don't like being called that, I said just call me by name." Ning Lan's mouth was curved into a smile.

  "Uh..." Lin Zixian's face turned awkward as he said: "Ning Lan, where are you going? Don't run too far or you'll get caught again."

  Ning Lan suddenly smiled and replied, "Even if they intercept us, they can't rob much money. Besides, with you, this super bodyguard who eats my food, what am I afraid of? Today is the first time I'm treating you, this freeloaded pretty face, to a meal, so we should go somewhere romantic! Let's go to the seaside - Ivory Coast!"

  Little white face? Lin Zilei's mouth twitched slightly, and then he said with some surprise: "Ivory Coast? Run by Ivorians?"

  Ning Lan stared blankly and asked in return: "C?te d'Ivoire people opened it? What does that mean?"

  "C?te d'Ivoire, a country in West Africa's Gulf of Guinea! The name comes from French because the local area is rich in ivory and is called the Ivory Coast. Isn't it?"

  Ning Lan was not familiar with that distant African country at all, and had only heard of it or caught a glimpse of it in newspapers and magazines. Who would pay attention to that? He shook his head and said, "The boss is a domestic person, why did he call it Ivory Bay? You'll understand when you get there, anyway, it has nothing to do with C?te d'Ivoire." Suddenly remembering something, he turned back in surprise, "I didn't expect you to be so knowledgeable! The name of an ordinary leisure venue, and you're clear about the geographical location and origin of the name!"

  "Hmm... can't say I'm well-read, just happened to have stayed there." Lin Zixian said with a smile.

  "I heard you were washing dishes in an American restaurant, how did you end up in Africa?" Ning Lan teased with a smile.

  "Washing dishes also has a break time, going out for a vacation and all that, just happened to go there." Lin Zixian was talking nonsense.

  Ning Lan knew that the other party was perfunctory, and didn't break the pot to ask the bottom again. She just felt more and more mysterious about his origin. This enigmatic man like a gust of wind made her yearn to uncover the mystery behind him...

  Before long, a salty sea breeze came face to face, and the next moment, Lin Zixian knew why this place was called Ivory Coast.

  In the distance, a tall ivory skyscraper can be seen, like a giant standing ivory. As you get closer, you can see a cluster of ivory buildings along the coastline below the building, dotted with green plants, and the beach is also white, only the sky is gradually darkening, and the lights are beginning to twinkle everywhere.

  Ning Lan drove into the underground parking garage, and judging from her familiarity with the place, it was clear that this wasn't her first time here.

  The car had just stopped when Ning Lan, with a smile all over her face, waved at the car from outside. Lin Zixian followed her gaze and saw a beautiful woman in a white professional suit standing by the elevator door of the parking lot, with a pair of long legs that were very eye-catching, also smiling and waving at this side, apparently knowing Ning Lan.

  Two people got off the bus, and that tall and beautiful woman also came over. Ning Lan and she hugged each other, chatting and laughing. Although both of them were wearing high heels, the long-legged beauty was half a head taller than Ning Lan. Especially those beautiful legs, Lin Zixian felt dizzy just looking at them. The "jade legs" described by the ancients probably referred to this pair of legs.

  Lin Zixian was staring blankly at this beautiful leg, and had never seen such a beautiful thigh before. He thought that if any man were to be squeezed to death by these legs, he would not die unjustly.

  Just then, four more cars drove into the underground parking lot and screeched to a halt in front of the three men. A dozen or so young thugs jumped out, armed with steel pipes, baseball bats, and machetes, surrounding the trio.

  Ning Lan's face fell, and she didn't expect to run into something like this again. Lin Zilei furrowed his brow, lit a cigarette, and fixed his gaze on a young man sitting in the car who hadn't gotten out yet. The young man had dyed his hair green and was also smoking a cigarette.

  The long-legged beauty's face sank, and she stretched out her hand to shield Ning Lan, scanning the surroundings before shouting sternly: "Who are you people? How dare you come here and cause trouble?"

  A young man wielding a machete pointed and shouted, "In the East Sea, there's no place we dare not go. You two beauties had best step aside, this doesn't concern you. Otherwise, if your faces get scarred, it won't be our fault."

  The yellow-haired monster with a club on his shoulder was licking his lips with a greedy expression, his eyes fixed on the two beauties and said: "Forget it! Why not take them back and let our brothers have some fun?"

  "What's all this nonsense? Want to wait for hotel security to arrive?" Gao Yunliang viciously threw the cigarette butt out of the car.

  The boss gave an order, and a group of people immediately ignored the two beauties, wielding their knives as they swarmed towards Lin Zixin.

  Whoosh! A loud ripping sound filled the air, a white-stockinged leg flashed out from under her skirt and swept aside three thugs with a single cry of pain. The long-legged beauty kicked them away cleanly and shielded Ning Lan as they rushed out.

  There were too many people on the other side, and with her skills, she couldn't take care of two people at the same time. Moreover, since the opponent had a weapon in hand, she could only protect one person. She decided to rescue Ning Lan first, then go save Lin Zixian.

  Suddenly a series of crisp "pa" sounds rang out, accompanied by a chorus of ouches. The long-legged beauty who had rushed out to protect Ning Lan turned her head to look back and found that in just a few moments, those dozen or so people were all lying on the ground, each covering their swollen faces, with blood and broken teeth spilling everywhere.

  Lin Zi stood there with a slight frown, as if nothing had happened, his two fingers lightly pinching the cigarette in his mouth, seemingly lost in thought.

  A guy on the ground let go and revealed a bright red palm print on his face, just about to touch the machete on the ground. Lin Zi didn't even look at him, lightly shifted his foot, and stepped on the back of his hand. Immediately, he heard the crisp sound of finger bones 'cracking' and breaking. The man fainted on the spot.

  He walked past with his feet raised, and the person sitting in the car in the forest had already passed by.

  Gao Yunliang was stunned on the spot, he hadn't even fully seen what had happened, and a group of younger brothers were all knocked down. Suddenly, he found that the terrifying guy was walking towards him, and he was so scared that his whole body trembled, starting the car to run away.

  One hand had already reached in and grabbed his neck, directly pulling him out of the car window as easily as pulling a radish.

  Gao Yunliang was so frightened that he shouted loudly: "What do you want to do, you..." Before he could finish his words, Lin Zixian's other hand holding the cigarette directly stuffed it into his mouth. His finger flicked against Gao Yunliang's Adam's apple, and the still-smoldering cigarette was swallowed reflexively into his belly...