Oden Portman is Natalie Portman's cousin, and his mother is Ryan Portman's sister.
His succession order to the Duke of Bauhinia was not high. He was originally ranked fifth, but over the years, the people in front of him were dead and disabled, so he was suddenly ranked second.
, second only to Natalie Portman.
If Natalie Portman hadn't suddenly appeared, Oden would have been number one in the line of succession.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable for Natalie to suspect that Auden had someone assassinate her.
Before Lin Zhiming came to Fu Country, he had already collected relevant information about Oden in advance.
Auden is also in his forties this year, similar to Natalie, and is the age when a man is most energetic and aggressive.
He is in charge of many of Ryan Portman's companies and manages these companies in an orderly manner. He is a typical successful person.
Among the many companies under his control is one of the world's top photolithography machine manufacturing companies. This company's name is Wave Light Manufacturing.
The photolithography machine that Mr. Guo had been asking Lin Zhiming to find an opportunity to purchase came from this company.
"No matter what, I know you must be careful with my cousin!" Natalie warned seriously.
"Yeah!" Lin Zhiming nodded.
The two chatted while riding the horse, and time passed quickly.
Natalie also seemed to recognize Lin Zhiming's identity, and became much more intimate with Lin Zhiming in her words.
The two rode for half an hour and arrived at a lake. Then they dismounted together and walked along the lake while holding the horses side by side.
Natalie chatted with Lin Zhiming for many hours about the future story, and even talked to Lin Zhiming about her ex-boyfriend.
If it weren't for Ryan Portman's sudden appearance, she might have married her ex-boyfriend and had children by now.
Unfortunately, Ryan Portman appeared, drove away her ex-boyfriend, and forcibly ended her love.
Many years have passed since I broke up with my ex-boyfriend.
Lin Zhiming also talked with Natalie about his early days with Yao Jing, from when they were forced to get married to falling in love with each other, and then finally separated.
The story is very exciting, Lin Zhiming told it very seriously, and Natalie listened very carefully.
"Now it seems that the emotional experiences of both of us are still the same ups and downs." Natalie said with emotion.
"Yes! But now we have found each other, haven't we?" Lin Zhiming said.
"Yes!" Natalie nodded, reached out and took Lin Zhiming's hand, and said movedly, "I hope the two of us can really go on like this. You are so outstanding and so lovable.
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"Me too." Lin Zhiming nodded in agreement.
Natalie stopped, held Lin Zhiming's hand, and looked at him emotionally.
Lin Zhiming looked at Natalie with the same emotion.
At this time, the lake was sparkling.
Occasionally, a gust of wind blew by, stirring the weeds by the lake and making a rustling sound.
The distance between Lin Zhiming and Natalie is getting closer and closer.
Just as the two were about to kiss, the sound of horse hooves suddenly came from the distance.
The two of them followed the sound and saw Ye Shan riding horses from the front with the equestrian.
The timing of these two people's arrival was just perfect, just enough to interrupt their kiss.
"You came at the right time!" Lin Zhiming looked at the two people approaching and said helplessly.
"We have already gone around outside and come back, and we just happened to see you here!" Ye Shan said.
"Miss, we have to start equestrian teaching next, we can't hang around anymore!" the equestrian said.
"Okay." Natalie nodded and said to Lin Zhiming, "Honey, I have to go to the training ground for equestrian training now. What about you? Do you want to go shopping or come with me?"
"Let me go with you, just in time to take a rest!" Lin Zhiming said.
"Okay!" Natalie nodded, then mounted her horse and said, "Let's go."
Lin Zhiming also mounted his horse, and then the four of them rode towards the training ground.
Not long after, everyone arrived at the training ground.
Lin Zhiming and Ye Shan sat on the edge of the training ground, and their horses were sent into the stables.
"I came in time, right?" Ye Shan sat next to Lin Zhiming and whispered.
"Yes!" Lin Zhiming nodded and said, "You must remember from now on that as long as I send you a message, you must come to me as soon as possible."
"Yeah! I know, but boss, would it be a bit bad if I always disturb your good things? As far as this kind of thing is concerned, you don't seem to suffer at all?" Ye Shan asked.
"Why don't I suffer a big loss? I think I, a good-looking young man in his early twenties, handsome and successful in career, was kissed and touched by a woman in her forties. Why don't I suffer a big loss?" Lin Zhiming said seriously.
"A woman in her forties?" Ye Shan glanced at Natalie in the distance.
Although Natalie is in her forties, her beauty and temperament are not inferior to those of young women at all, and she even has many more mature charms than young women that they cannot possibly have.
Not to mention that Natalie is the daughter of Duke Bauhinia. No matter what happened to her and Lin Zhiming, it would not be considered Lin Zhiming being taken advantage of.
"Remember, I am an upright person and a pure person. Although I will sell my appearance, but... I will not sell my body. I have a bottom line." Lin Zhiming said.
"Then is it my duty to always destroy the good things between you two?" Ye Shan asked.
"Yes!" Lin Zhiming nodded and said, "This is your second duty."
"I will definitely work hard to do this well!" Ye Shan said seriously.
Lin Zhiming smiled and was about to encourage Ye Shan when suddenly, a scream came from the training ground in the distance.
Lin Zhiming followed the sound and found that the horse under Natalie had gone crazy for some reason, and suddenly jumped up and down crazily.
The tall horse jumped up and down, and the huge force on his body almost threw Natalie away from him.
Natalie tried hard to hold the rope and try to calm the horse, but the usually docile horse fell into some kind of crazy mood at this time, and Natalie couldn't calm him at all.
Lin Zhiming's expression changed and he rushed towards Natalie.
At this time, the arc of the horse's jumping suddenly increased in intensity. It jumped high, then twisted its body in the air, turned its back downwards, and slammed it to the ground, and behind it
On the back, sitting Natalie!
If Natalie was crushed under her now, she would be disabled or dead, because this horse weighs several hundred kilograms!
Natalie watched as her world was turned in a different direction, but there was nothing she could do.
"Are you going to die?!" Such a thought appeared in Natalie's mind.
However, the next moment, this idea disappeared without a trace, because a man appeared next to her.
The man grabbed her waist and pulled her off the horse.
A thud.
The horse's back hit the ground heavily, making a dull sound.
It is conceivable that if Natalie was hit by this blow, Natalie would basically be disabled.
The horse that fell to the ground neighed, then struggled to turn over, got up from the ground, ran to the side, and then paced back and forth.
On the other side, Lin Zhiming put Natalie on the ground.
"Thank you, dear, thank you for saving me!" Natalie said with a pale face.
"It's okay, I'm here!" Lin Zhiming patted Natalie on the shoulder and comforted her.
"Miss!" The equestrian ran over from the side and asked, "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine...Maria, Caesar, how could it be like this?" Natalie asked doubtfully.
Caesar was the name of her horse.
"I don't know, maybe I was frightened," the equestrian said.
Lin Zhiming frowned slightly and walked to the side of the horse that still looked very irritable.
The horse was pacing back and forth, looking restless.
Lin Zhiming raised his hand and grabbed the reins.
The horse had to stop, but it still took small steps restlessly.
Lin Zhiming pressed his hand down, and the horse's head was pulled down directly by Lin Zhiming.
The horse exhaled hot breath from its mouth and twisted uneasily, trying to collide with Lin Zhiming.
Lin Zhiming's pupils shrank, and his momentum suddenly exploded.
The horse's body trembled suddenly. Horses are more sensitive to danger than humans. At this time, in the eyes of the horse, Lin Zhiming, a human, seemed to have turned into a wild beast.
With a bang, the horse actually knelt on the ground.
Lin Zhiming pulled the reins and looked at the horse expressionlessly.
The horse's eyes were normal, and there was not much saliva in its mouth, which proved that the horse had not been drugged.
Look at the horse's mane again. The mane is standing up, which indicates that it was frightened.
"The horse was frightened." Lin Zhiming said.
"Scared? Who scared it? I was just riding it." Ye Shan asked doubtfully.
"The horse is very timid, maybe just a passing mouse will scare him. It's okay." Lin Zhiming said, reaching out and patting the horse's forehead, and then released his hand holding the reins.
Ma seemed to notice Lin Zhiming's kindness, climbed up, and then stood quietly on the spot, no longer as restless as before.
"Miss, it seems that it is not suitable for training today. You should go back first!" the equestrian said.
"Yeah!" Natalie nodded. After such an incident, she really wasn't in the mood to continue practicing horses.
"Honey, let's go!" Natalie said.
Lin Zhiming nodded, then put his hands in his pockets and walked a few steps to the side.
"Did it get out of control here just now?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Almost, what's wrong?" Natalie asked doubtfully.
"No." Lin Zhiming shook his head, squatted down and looked at the ground.
There is some fine sand and soil on the ground.
Lin Zhiming shrugged his nose and smelled a faint smell of urine.
Lin Zhiming smiled slightly, then stood up and said to Maria, "Maria, who usually maintains this racecourse?"
"I'm the only one doing maintenance, what's wrong?" Maria asked.
"No, just ask." Lin Zhiming shook his head, walked to Natalie and said, "Let's go."
"Yeah." Natalie nodded, and then the group left the racecourse.