Chapter 122 Flirting
Lin Chen froze for half a second, his first reaction being a bit amused:
"Hmm?"
"Haven't I already finished my statement?"
"What, I'm still not allowed to leave?"
Huang Jiayi was taken aback at first,
then she was amused by him and gave a soft laugh,
a laugh tinged with a bit of awkwardness,
and hidden with a touch of embarrassment.
"You've misunderstood."
She explained softly,
"My name is Huang Jiayi."
Lin Chen blurted out almost instinctively:
"I know."
Huang Jiayi's eyes widened:
"How do you know? I didn't tell you."
As soon as Lin Chen said that,
he himself froze for a moment.
He couldn't exactly say,
"The system just dumped her information into my brain," could he?
His gaze quickly swept around,
and his eyes landed on the "Police Officer Transparency Board" on the wall,
giving him an immediate excuse.
"Look, aren't your photo and name hanging right there?"
He tilted his chin, his tone natural and casual,
"You're so beautiful, I remembered it after just one look."
{Pick-up Tip: No matter the woman, start by praising her looks; you can't go wrong.}
Huang Jiayi's cheeks warmed slightly,
and she quickly averted her gaze.
She soon regained her composure,
though the tips of her ears were quietly flushing red.
"I didn't come to find you for the statement."
She took a deep breath,
as if gathering a great deal of courage,
"Today's conflict has already been handled. I'm looking for you..."
She paused; after all, as a girl,
she was still a bit shy about taking the initiative.
Her bold habits as a police officer encouraged her to look up,
looking at him earnestly:
"I saw that your skills are exceptional. You must have trained for a long time, right?"
"Yeah, I've trained a bit."
Lin Chen's tone was frank,
not putting on airs at all,
"I just exercise when I have free time."
Huang Jiayi's eyes brightened a bit:
"That's perfect then."
"Can I add you on WeChat or get your number?"
"I often go to a Sanda gym to train myself; I'm very interested in combat sports."
She paused,
her tone carrying clear admiration:
"I've watched the surveillance footage,"
"you alone easily avoided being surrounded by more than ten people,"
"and from start to finish, you barely even took the offensive,"
"you took them all down just by using their own momentum against them."
"This shows,"
"that you haven't even revealed your true strength yet."
She tilted her head slightly, her eyes showing a competitive spirit,
as well as anticipation:
"I want to try sparring with you to see who's actually better."
Lin Chen was inwardly overjoyed.
An opportunity provided by the system—wasn't this just falling right into his lap?
Things were really going exactly as he wished.
"Oh?"
He intentionally drew out his words,
his smile a bit flippant,
"Sparring is fine."
"However, it can't be for nothing."
Huang Jiayi was startled:
"You have conditions?"
Usually, if she were training at the station,
or even at the bureau, many young bachelors would be chasing after her,
wanting to spar with her.
This Handsome Guy Lin Chen didn't seem particularly interested in her figure or looks.
She then looked at him and said,
"Go ahead."
Lin Chen laughed openly:
"Simple. The loser treats the winner to a meal."
Huang Jiayi froze for several seconds before reacting,
a bit incredulous.
"That's it?"
she whispered,
"I thought..."
Lin Chen teased her on purpose:
"What did you think?"
Huang Jiayi quickly shook her head,
her ear tips turning completely red:
"No... nothing."
Just now, she really thought
he would make some kind of request that crossed the line.
After all, the people chasing her lined up from the station all the way outside,
and few of them genuinely just wanted to practice boxing with her.
To her surprise, it was just a meal.
Lin Chen looked at her serious yet shy expression,
his mind already working fast.
This opportunity with the Police Flower had fallen into his lap; he couldn't let it go.
But as for He Yun...
The image of that mature, gentle woman with her restrained charm flashed through his mind.
Compared to a youthful crush,
he was currently more craving He Yun's kind—
that ripe, burning-to-the-touch sensation.
"First, I'll secure the contact info for the Police Flower and set a time."
"And then..."
The corners of his mouth curled up slightly.
"Tonight, I'll still go see Big Sister first."
Lin Chen casually pulled his phone out of his pocket,
the screen still carrying a bit of warmth from his body,
he looked up and glanced sideways at Huang Jiayi,
his tone was reckless and a bit flippant:
"Come on,"
"I'll scan you. Don't dawdle."
With a "beep," the QR code was scanned,
and just as the notification sound for adding a WeChat friend rang out,
the two quickly exchanged phone numbers.
Their fingertips touched briefly before pulling back,
and Huang Jiayi's ear tips began to burn slightly.
"Alright then,"
"contact me when the time comes."
Lin Chen waved his phone,
the screen still on the chat interface with Huang Jiayi,
a smirk tugging at one side of his mouth,
as he gave her a devastatingly charming smile.
The corners of his eyes tilted up slightly, carrying a youthful wildness,
while hiding a bit of a provocative, roguish charm,
his tone mixed with a bit of nonchalant teasing,
"Don't stand me up."
Huang Jiayi looked at his smile,
her mind momentarily going blank,
her heart skipping a beat for some reason,
her thoughts racing like a startled deer:
"Lin Chen's smile is way too much, isn't it?"
"When his eyes crinkle up, it's like he's stealing my soul,"
"this Handsome Guy is truly good-looking,"
the more she looked, the more infatuated she became...
But then a thought occurred to her, bringing a small sense of regret,
"Sigh, what a shame,"
"he's a full three years younger than me,"
"otherwise, I'd really want to get closer."
While she was still muttering to herself,
Lin Chen had already turned and walked to the roadside,
raising his hand to hail a taxi.
The car door closed with a "thud,"
and just as he sat down,
his phone vibrated,
it was a WeChat message from He Yun,
one after another, popping up rapidly.
"We're not staying at home tonight,"
"let's go somewhere else,"
"I've booked a high-floor river-view room at the Hilton Hotel."
"Overlooking the river view at night is quite romantic."
"I've sent you the location."
Immediately after, a location pin popped up.
Lin Chen stared at the screen, unable to suppress the smile on his lips.
His eyebrows twitched, and a surge of energy instantly welled up within him.
The more he thought about it, the more excited he became:
"Ooh, not bad, Big Sister He Yun, you really know how to set the mood, don't you?"
"It seems tonight, I'll have to really 'push' myself,"
"but then again, I'm not afraid."
He rubbed his chin and gave a chuckle,
secretly calculating:
"I've already gone twice at the bath center tonight,"
"and two hours have passed since then,"
"I even got into a fight in between; anyone else would be exhausted by now, right?"
Yet he was still so full of energy that he could go for another round,
not feeling tired at all.
If the system could continue strengthening his body in the future,
that would be absolutely amazing.
At that time, never mind being a 'seven-times-a-night' man,
even if it were a few more times,
I could handle it without any pressure!
The more he thought about it, the more interesting it seemed,
a mischievous grin flashing in Lin Chen's eyes.
He couldn't help but want to tease He Yun,
his fingertips quickly tapping on the screen,
and in no time, he sent it:
"Since you want to be romantic,"
"how about this,"
"let's take a bath together in the bathtub later!"
"As for what we can do in the bathtub... you know."
Having typed this,
he paused,
and added two more lines,
his roguish tone practically overflowing,
full of playfulness:
"A high-floor floor-to-ceiling glass window,"
"you really know how to pick a spot, Big Sister."
"When we're doing our business, you can press right up against the glass window,"
"with the river view below as our backdrop,"
"that scene,"
"how thrilling,"
"how exciting?"