Chapter 535 – Forced Kiss

“Uh…”

Ling Mo quickly pulled up his pants, awkwardly using his hands to hold them up in place of a belt.

“That silly girl Xia Na, she really needs some serious education!”

But as he thought about it, if Xia Na were that easy to discipline, she wouldn’t be Xia Na.

Ling Mo threatened her every day, but she never took him seriously…

Thinking of this, Ling Mo couldn’t help but twitch his lips. His authority had been ruthlessly trampled by Xia Na…

After Su Qianrou reminded him, she turned her face away.

Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Ling Mo’s broken belt and thought of the sounds she had heard earlier, drawing a conclusion in her mind:

How did Ling Mo get into a fight to the point where he lost his pants…

Thinking of this, Su Qianrou couldn’t help but laugh, “Pfft!”

“Hey hey…” Ling Mo said, “You got the better of me and you’re secretly laughing, but now you’re laughing out loud…”

Su Qianrou glared at him, “Who got the better of who! I haven’t even accused you of being a pervert yet!”

“What does this have to do with me…”

“Maybe you took off your pants on purpose, exhibitionist!” Su Qianrou said, though she kept smiling.

At Falcon, she was used to the hypocritical attitudes of those around her and had grown accustomed to wearing a mask. Being able to bicker with Ling Mo like this felt refreshing.

The more refreshing it felt, the more enthusiastic she became, especially since Ling Mo had been avoiding her lately, which gave Su Qianrou a sense of triumph.

Because of this, her initially terrible impression of Ling Mo had somewhat improved…

Ling Mo was clearly at a disadvantage when arguing with women. He grunted in frustration and muttered, “You’re just like Lucy, completely unreasonable…”

“Lucy…” Su Qianrou immediately thought of that cold member of the F Team, “Oh, her…”

“By the way, what are you doing here?” Ling Mo tossed a handgun to Su Qianrou and asked.

Despite the mishap, Ling Mo hadn’t forgotten the main issue. Chief of Staff Su showing up here at this particular time was no coincidence, and Ling Mo absolutely didn’t believe it was.

Ling Mo was already calculating in his mind how to get the truth out of Su Qianrou.

Su Qianrou took the handgun, stared at Ling Mo with a half-smile, and said, “Of course, I was following you.”

“Whoa, you’re too straightforward!”

Her sudden move left Ling Mo momentarily speechless.

It was always like this with her. This woman was truly a headache…

After a few seconds, Ling Mo asked, “So, what do you know?”

“Are you referring to the fact that you guys ganged up on our allies on our turf and then killed to silence them? Yep, I know everything,” Su Qianrou said without any hint of concealment.

After she spoke, Su Qianrou looked at Ling Mo without any fear, and there was even a faint trace of expectation in her eyes.

She was rather curious to see how Ling Mo would react.

Would he charge at her like a hothead, or would he negotiate?

For Su Qianrou to climb to the position of Chief of Staff at Falcon, she lacked neither means nor courage.

Although Ling Mo seemed interesting, Su Qianrou wasn’t pursuing him all over the place just to tease him.

With such a big investment, how could she not expect some return?

The problem was that Ling Mo had been avoiding her, leaving her with no chance to probe, which made Su Qianrou very frustrated…

Unexpectedly, today she had such a big gain…

But this matter could be a bargaining chip or a spark for conflict. How it would develop depended on Su Qianrou’s words and Ling Mo’s attitude.

Thinking it over, she decided on a straightforward approach telling the truth.

As Su Qianrou looked at Ling Mo, Ling Mo was also staring at her.

It was clear that Su Qianrou had arrived after the fight started. Before that, Xia Na was lurking on the rooftop, and Ye Lian and Li Yalin were both hiding in the corridors. There was no place for Su Qianrou to hide.

With this reasoning, she actually knew very little and might not even understand how Ling Mo and Jianqi started fighting.

Given that, this could be handled…

“When did I kill anyone to silence them?” Ling Mo exclaimed in surprise.

“Pfft!” Su Qianrou almost choked on her own breath. Did she hear that right? This guy was actually lying to her face!

“I was just helping out. Jianqi from the F Team suddenly went berserk, and Miss Lucy called for help. I merely helped subdue him. If you don’t believe me, go and ask around. See if he’s dead,” Ling Mo said righteously.

Su Qianrou’s eyes widened, looking like she wanted to swallow Ling Mo whole.

This guy lied without even blinking! How could they have a pleasant conversation like this?

Moreover, as Su Qianrou tried to find a point to rebut, she was shocked to realize she had none!

The key issue was that Lucy was present!

As a member of the F Team, as long as Lucy was there, the story could be spun any way.

“But…” Su Qianrou said unwillingly, “why did he suddenly go berserk?”

“Went mad, I guess. How would I know?” Ling Mo replied casually.

“You caused trouble on Falcon’s turf.”

“I was just passing by and helped out. If you have a problem, take it up with the F Team.”

“You were passing by with your whole family?”

“Isn’t that my freedom?”

Su Qianrou was instantly infuriated!

When she was teasing him, where was this sharpness?

But when it came to serious matters, this guy wouldn’t budge an inch!

Su Qianrou was being very practical. Ling Mo and Jianqi probably had some personal grudge, and there might even be some melodramatic love triangle involved… With her heavy gossiping nature, Su Qianrou’s mind quickly filled with wild speculations…

No matter Lucy’s stance in this affair, it couldn’t be publicized. At least not immediately. There were still a few old members of the F Team around, and blowing things up wouldn’t do anyone any good.

This was a handle; if used well, she could negotiate terms with Ling Mo…

But Ling Mo didn’t care at all!

This left Su Qianrou hesitant. Could her assumptions be wrong?

The more she thought about it, the less sense it made.

Having been thwarted by Ling Mo, Su Qianrou was very frustrated.

But no matter how frustrated she was, what could she do?

“Ling Mo…” Su Qianrou said through gritted teeth.

“Now you’re getting angry out of embarrassment…” Ling Mo retorted without backing down.

Su Qianrou took a step forward, grabbed Ling Mo by the collar, and with a “bang,” pushed him against the door.

Then she leaned in close to Ling Mo and whispered, “I’ve been waiting for you to be alone for a long time.”

“Let’s talk this out, don’t be impulsive…” Being pinned by this woman felt very strange to Ling Mo.

One of his hands was still in front, holding up his pants, and now it was pressed against Su Qianrou’s abdomen.

As the Chief of Staff, Su Qianrou was quite tall. Leaning in close, she was eye-to-eye with Ling Mo, and an entirely different human female scent, unlike the female zombies, drifted into Ling Mo’s nose.

“You’re the Chief of Staff, isn’t this a bit too unscrupulous?” Ling Mo said.

“So what if I’m the Chief of Staff? And how am I unscrupulous?”

Su Qianrou leaned into Ling Mo’s ear and asked, “Do you have a way to sneak into places without being detected? Don’t pretend! I’ve asked around about how you took down the Air Force Corps.”

“Uh…” Ling Mo didn’t answer directly.

“It works on zombies too, right?” Su Qianrou asked again.

“Still not talking? But that does explain why you could get medicine for Tom’s squad. Your perception ability is strong, isn’t it?” Without waiting for Ling Mo to answer, Su Qianrou continued, “How about a deal?”

“What?” Ling Mo asked.

By now, they were almost touching, and Su Qianrou’s breath was entirely on Ling Mo’s ear.

This female fox! Her teasing was utterly insane!

“When I need something, you cooperate with us first. After our last cooperation, you haven’t contacted us again,” Su Qianrou said.

“Okay…”

“Join us?”

“No way…”

Su Qianrou tilted her head and glanced at Ling Mo, her eyes, which seemed quite clear, blinked slightly, and her fine eyelashes trembled a bit.

She had figured out that Ling Mo didn’t want to be constrained; he preferred freelancing.

However, based on the intelligence she had gathered, Ling Mo was definitely someone many factions were eager to cooperate with.

His squad could easily obtain resources that these factions needed to pay a high price to collect, and he could quietly eliminate the Air Force Corps, who didn’t see him as a significant threat.

The former demonstrated his value, while the latter dispelled many people’s thoughts of double-crossing him.

Although Ling Mo had many secrets, his value was equally significant.

Su Qianrou had given Ling Mo a considerable benefit right upon meeting him. While there was some displeasure towards him, it was also a good way to keep him around to slowly negotiate terms.

However, this approach made it feel like she was asking him for a favor…

Su Qianrou stared at Ling Mo for a long time and said, “Fine… but if you screw me over… watch out for your friend’s safety.”

“Hey! That’s already a threat!” Ling Mo exclaimed.

Su Qianrou felt Ling Mo’s hand push forward slightly, and when she looked down in surprise, her face instantly flushed with two patches of red. “That’s not what I meant…”

“I’m talking about Yuwen Xuan!” Su Qianrou said angrily. She was enjoying her teasing, but now it felt like Ling Mo was teasing her back.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Su Qianrou, being strong-willed, didn’t want to let go first, so the two of them just stood there in a stalemate…

“Well, if you’re going to threaten me, shouldn’t you at least pay some interest first?” Ling Mo suddenly asked.

“Hmm?”

Before Su Qianrou could react, an inexplicable force pushed her from behind.

Su Qianrou’s body immediately leaned forward, and she fell into Ling Mo’s arms, her lips landing directly on his.

She froze for a moment, and when she tried to struggle, she found that Ling Mo’s other hand had already wrapped around her waist.

Her breasts were pressed against Ling Mo’s chest, and his tongue had forcefully pried open the Chief of Staff’s lips.

“Mm!”

Su Qianrou’s eyes widened, trying to struggle, but it was useless.

She was the Chief of Staff of Falcon!

Even if she teased and threatened him, Ling Mo couldn’t possibly go against her on Falcon’s turf!

In fact, he didn’t go against her, but he did kiss her back!

After more than a minute, Ling Mo finally released the breathless and blushing Su Qianrou.

“Sigh, you forcefully kissed me…” Ling Mo licked his lips and shook his head.

“…” Su Qianrou stared at Ling Mo in shock, many words forming in her mouth but getting stuck.

The tingling sensation on her lips, the pounding of her heart, and the burning on her cheeks…

“This isn’t over!!!”