Chapter 397 - A Peculiar Girl

A modestly dressed young woman with fair skin and long hair inconspicuously stood behind a large pillar. Her face momentarily colored pale before turning back to normal.

Clasping her hands nervously, the woman held the thin silver chain of the rhombic black clutch that hung on her frail looking shoulders. Her black feline eyes rimmed with kohl held a hint of fear as in them as they darted around. Her soft pink lips pressed together.

Beside the beautiful young woman was a middle-aged man in a dark suit, his shrewd looking eyes glinting with malice as he whispered something in her ears.

"Dad.. You sure.. That, he.. He'll like me?"

Stuttering in a soft voice, the dainty woman inquired in an anxious tone that didn't fail to mask the tension on her face.

"Of course! My daughter, Zhang Lili is the most beautiful woman on earth!"

Curling his lips in a disgusting smile, Liu Chenmin smoothly answered Zhang Lili's query.

"But.. But dad, that man.. He's so invincible and dangerous, I'm scared!"

Unappeased by Liu Chenmin's honeyed words, Zhang Lili voiced out with wavering confidence.

Controlling himself from lashing out at Zhang Lili for spouting nonsense at such an important moment, Liu Chenmin schooled his rigid expression to that of concern.

"Don't worry, I'll be here waiting for you and my men will be there too.. Just focus on getting his attention!"

Patting her shoulder like a true father, Liu Chenmin genuinely smiled at Zhang Lili as he said. However he was repulsed inwardly by her docile attitude unlike that of Liu Li.

"Ok.. Okay.."

Gulping a mouthful of spit, Zhang Lili gave a slight nod with visible signs of anxiety on her face.

Sauntering forward with her chin slightly raised and back straight, Zhang Lili eyed the closed elevator doors across her. Even if Zhang Lili didn't look nervous, she could feel her heart pounding wildly in the cage of her chest. Her hands on the side curled into balls before she softly released them, both her palms clammy with cold sweat.

After a beat, the elevator doors opened and Zhang Lili's heartbeat picked up unnatural pace. Taking a deep breath to calm herself, Zhang Lili confidently stepped foot inside the spacious metal container, her knees wobbly.

As the elevator doors closed again, Zhang Lili raised her head to glance at the panel indicating the floor level. She was currently at the lowest floor level. Her destination is the highest level where Zhang Lili can get a chance to bump into the man Liu Chenmin wants her to woo.

Zhang Lili froze thinking about the coldly glaring pair of steely gray eyes in the photograph that Liu Chenmin had shown her.

"You can do it! Zhang Lili, you can do it!!"

Nodding her head and puffing her cheeks, Zhang Lili encouraged herself. She was like a small child.

At the rooftop of the famous restaurant, the wind wasn't very strong and there was faint fragrance of white lilies in the air. It was pleasant.

A mysterious figure was seen resting inside the VIP resting lounge, behind him were two men in black. One was a baldy with brooding black eyes, while the other was a stunning man with oceanic blue eyes.

Attired in a black suit with an oversized dark gray coat, Lucifer comfortably leaned against his seat while his narrowed gaze was transfixed on the mobile phone in his hand.

The man's thin lips curled slightly revealing a rare smile that wasn't exactly a smile but a devil's grin as he viewed the short video clip.

"Boss! That.."

After serious contemplation, Adrian took a step forward as he started. His gaze flitted to the scene in Lucifer's mobile phone, his gaze ice cold.

"It's okay Adrian.. Let them play as they wish. The end result will be a pleasurable moment for everyone!"

Unhurriedly interjecting Adrian, Lucifer kept away the phone as his playful voice tinged with coldness fell. His sparkling gray irises resembled rough uncut diamonds hiding a light.

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"I'm sorry.. I'm really sorry! I didn't see you.."

Meanwhile, Zhang Lili was shocked silly as she mumbled with a deep frown on her face. She looked exactly like a meek little lamb.

Moments ago, the nervy Zhang Lili didn't watch her step after exiting the elevator doors, and due to her urgency she bumped into a hard chest. Her nose turned sour as tears instantly formed in her eyes. The heavy bags and the things inside the bags which the unfamiliar man was holding, everything fell on the ground, startling Zhang Lili greatly.

In that moment, Zhang Lili felt her heart drop on the floor along with all those things.

Smiling wryly, the man with beautiful jade like green eyes and curly brown hair raised his head to glance at the lady apologizing to him. His gaze flickered with a faint light of surprise. His full lips curled to reveal a charming smile that'd easily make girls swoon over him.

"It's okay.. Miss.."

With glittering stars in his gaze, Luke met Zhang Lili's gaze deeply as he maintained his smile. The man looked like a hobo in his bright orange bermuda shorts paired with a white tshirt and tanned loafers, his curly hair held back with a colorful elastic hairband. He had a glitzy diamond earring in his left ear that added a touch of frivolity to his bohemian style bad boy image.

"I'm really sorry.. I'm in a hurry, I'm sorry again!"

Without even sparing a single glance at the man's face, Zhang Lili apologized with a frown resting in between her delicately sculpted brows.

Apprehensive by the circumstances, Zhang Lili swiftly turned on her heels to rush out of the doors and disappeared, leaving Luke standing there alone. He had a silly expression.

"What a peculiar girl.."

Shaking his head, Luke stared unblinkingly at Zhang Lili's departing figure in a daze.

This unexpected encounter with a strange but cute girl left Luke with fuzzy feelings that was unusual for him.

Zhang Lili's black feline eyes, her soft petal like pink lips, and long ebony hair akin to seaweed were voluminous and silky to his touch.

Also, Zhang Lili's gorgeous face painted with exquisite, light makeup was strikingly different to those cake faced, snobby girls that Luke had seen in his life. Zhang Lili's straight but small nose, fair swan neck, and soft slender fingers fumbling awkwardly with her clutch surfaced through Luke's mind, his gaze tender.

Zhang Lili's toned pair of fair legs against the black knee-length dress that she was wearing were especially eye-catching, and Luke couldn't help but think about her.

The cute, scared expression on Zhang Lili akin to that of a bunny made Luke's ice cold and dead heart thump in the most unnerving way.

"Oops! Mustn't let Ad know about this, the man will go nuts teasing me!"

Laughing mirthlessly, Luke shook his head as he thought about his good friend, Adrian.