Chapter 154: Pretending to Be Lovers

A few days later, a flight departing from Japan landed at Hong Kong International Airport. A middle-aged man wearing glasses and carrying a resolute expression walked down slowly. Close beside him was an alluring woman with skin fairer than snow, delicate facial features, and a hint of captivating charm.

However, the alluring woman was actually speaking Japanese and was dressed extremely sexily, bearing a striking resemblance to the female lead of a newly released adult film from Japan that year.

Upon walking out of the airport, a stretch limousine was already waiting there, with a man in a suit standing beside it.

"Brother Fan, Brother Pao sent me to pick you up."

Zeng Fan nodded and led the alluring woman inside, holding her close. The woman's legs were exceptionally slender and possessed a crystalline luster. Wearing only an ultra-short skirt that tightly hugged her hips, a flash of springtime scenery was revealed the moment she raised her foot—revealing a black thong underneath. The suit-clad man stared blankly, taking quite a while to collect himself.

The alluring woman seemed to have noticed this as well, turning her head with a bewitching smile and casting a flirtatious wink, a naked seduction.

Zeng Fan suddenly reached out and gave her rounded hip a forceful squeeze right in front of everyone. "Were you still not satisfied enough last night?"

Chen Erpao knew that Zeng Fan was returning today, so he had been waiting at the headquarters for a long time. But after waiting half a day, the first thing that came into his view was a stunning and vibrant figure, her eyes wide open and shooting provocative glances everywhere.

Chen Erpao was just about to instigate Wang Xing to test the waters and find out her price when Zeng Fan's figure popped out, pulling the alluring woman into his embrace and glaring smugly.

After the two exchanged pleasantries outside, Chen Erpao led them into the conference room. Meanwhile, Wang Xing immediately struck up a conversation with the alluring woman, and the two vanished into thin air shortly after. During the previous exchange, he had already learned that this woman was one of Japan's hottest new adult film actresses this year, and Zeng Fan had simply spent some money to bring her out for fun. As he had just said, whoever had the ability could take her away.

Inside the conference room, Chen Erpao asked with a solemn expression, "Brother Fan, what on earth was the mission handed down by the central leadership that requires both you and the Yimen to take action simultaneously?"

Zeng Fan smiled faintly, a gleam of mischief flashing in his eyes. "The important leadership instructed that Comrade Erpao is no longer young and should shift his focus to vigorously making babies and nurturing the next generation—producing one or two kids even more badass than Dapao and Erpao. You should settle your marital affairs sooner rather than later and set a good example for the brothers of Yimen."

Chen Erpao could not help but feel a cascade of dark lines across his forehead. Although he had been mentally prepared for Zeng Fan to tease him, this teasing was simply too speechless!

...

As evening approached, a figure who had been unseen for nearly a month suddenly appeared. The fiery policewoman Zhang Sisi seemed much more haggard during this period; her complexion was not quite right, yet it still failed to conceal her peerless beauty.

To think that she would proactively come to Lingnan to find him—this was completely unexpected. If he had been driving right now and reeking of alcohol, her proactively coming over would be unquestionable, but under the current circumstances, it was truly baffling.

Chen Erpao led her to a quiet and cozy little café and seated her. A pretty waitress immediately walked over and asked what coffee they wanted.

"Cappuccino."

The two of them spoke simultaneously. They paused slightly, and even the waitress seemed infected by the moment, remaining silent.

In the end, it was a light chuckle from Chen Erpao that broke the awkwardness as he looked at her with bewildered curiosity. "Our usually fiery police belle taking the initiative to look for me this time certainly bodes no good. But I'm quite curious, spill it! What's the matter?"

Zhang Sisi bit her lip, glanced at Chen Erpao, and parted her lips slightly, wearing a hesitant expression. Before she even uttered a word, her face had already flushed red.

"Hey, police belle, you're really unreadable today, completely unlike your usual style. Honestly, if you could always be like this, showing a shy and tender feminine side, you'd definitely have a lot of pursuers. It's still pretty hard for a tomboy to get married."

Chen Erpao casually bantered, but in an instant, the blush receded from Zhang Sisi's face, replaced by a look of absolute fury as she reverted to her usual dashing and heroic demeanor.

"Chen Erpao, you..." Remembering that she was here to ask for a favor, Zhang Sisi swallowed the words that had reached the tip of her tongue and instantly switched back to her little-woman persona.

"I came here this time to ask you for a favor, and you bear some responsibility for this matter too. It was that romantic scandal back at the bar which dragged me into it as well. My family is planning to arrange for me to get engaged on the first of next month to a man I don't like, and even loathe. Originally, this matter wouldn't have been so urgent, but it was all because of that romantic scandal incident that things turned out this way, so you ought to help me."

The moment the romantic scandal was mentioned, Chen Erpao couldn't help but recall it. That night, despite all his calculations, he simply hadn't anticipated that there would be a media reporter in the bar who photographed everything. Afterward, it even forced him to instruct Huang Mao to visit every single newspaper office to handle that boring mess—the newspapers they bought back were almost enough to fill an entire room.

"Then tell me first, how am I supposed to help?" Chen Erpao crossed his legs, lit a cigarette, and whether intentionally or not, blew the exhaled smoke directly toward her.

Zhang Sisi frowned slightly, but surprisingly did not blow her top. Given her personality, this was truly a rare occurrence.

"I want you to play my boyfriend. Of course, don't get me wrong, just pretend to be my boyfriend. Because of the romantic scandal incident, I've been linked to you. If I bring you back home, let's see what else they can say; they might not force me into an engagement anymore."

Chen Erpao stared wide-eyed. "Are you out of your mind? I'm a good man, and I already have someone! How can I just casually agree to this? Wouldn't that ruin my consistently good image? Of course, we're old acquaintances after all, and I won't hold grudges about the past. Since I'm pretending to be your boyfriend to fool your parents, the act has to be fully committed. I have a flaw—even when acting, I get extremely invested and cannot tolerate a single flaw. What if I accidentally grab your little hand, hug your slender waist, and even more accidentally..."

When he saw the look in Zhang Sisi's eyes, which seemed ready to spit fire, he swallowed the rest of his words. He spread his hands. "I'm just like this, you figure it out yourself! If you're not willing, I'll walk away right now. If you have no objections, I'm more than happy to help others."

Zhang Sisi bit her teeth, seemingly making a very difficult decision. "Fine, no problem, as long as you don't cross the line. Otherwise, even if we burn bridges, I won't be polite to you. Come to my house for dinner next Monday; there will be a lot of people there. Dress a bit better, show up out of the blue, and I'll naturally explain everything clearly to my family at the appropriate time."

Not daring to linger, Zhang Sisi felt her heart unsettled every time she was around this man, and she prepared to turn around and leave. Suddenly, she felt a pair of warm and powerful hands wrap around her waist. Annoyed and embarrassed, she turned her head away, only to be greeted by a brilliantly radiant smile and a pair of eyes blinking incessantly.

"You..."

Chen Erpao casually and immediately interrupted her. "Darling, what's wrong? Just a moment ago you said you had no objections, yet getting this angry just from your boyfriend giving you a hug? Could your menopause be coming early? I think I'll go buy you a box of 'Tai Tai Oral Liquid' later."

Zhang Sisi was both embarrassed and furious, and just as she was about to erupt, the large hand around her waist gave a fierce pinch before quickly retracting.

"You big hooligan!"

Watching her retreating graceful figure, Chen Erpao scratched his nose and muttered to himself, "A hooligan is a hooligan, why did she have to add the word 'big' to it? Is that a compliment or what? It's too profound."