"You are not the first person to say these things to me, and I don't think you will be the last."
Hearing Katerina's sincere advice, Lin Cheng smiled lightly and without saying anything else, turned to Liya and said: "I'll leave this pretty face to you. You don't have to follow me anymore. Stay here."
Just wait here for me to come back."
"I see."
Hearing this, Liya looked a little hesitant, but in the end she nodded without saying anything. She had actually guessed the other party's plan when Lin Cheng was changing clothes, but she also understood that she was a soft-spoken person and said too much.
It will only arouse the other party's impatience.
"Then, distinguished Ms. Linna, would you please accompany me to the banquet?"
Seeing that Lia understood, Lin Cheng nodded, then turned to Katerina and said.
"As long as you think it over for yourself, then come with me!"
Sighing softly, Katerina, who was inadvertently involved in this turmoil, felt very helpless. Although she knew very well that bringing Lin Cheng into the banquet would likely lead to unpredictable consequences, but the situation now was more complicated than before.
Being strong, she could only obey Lin Cheng's order and walked out the door.
Taking one last look at Leah and Maxim squatting at her feet, Lin Cheng gave her a careful look, and then followed Katerina out of the bedroom.
…
"From now on, your name will be Maxim, a Chinese Eros, and your identity is the boyfriend of my niece Sophia. The purpose of coming to the manor this time is to visit me, and to take some medicine back to treat the sick Sophia.
do you understand?"
After leaving the villa, Katerina led Lin Cheng and walked along the bush path in the garden towards the banquet hall. As she walked, she whispered her 'temporary identity' to him.
"Hmm...can I ask, is your niece real?"
After listening to Katerina's explanation, Lin Cheng kept all the details in mind and asked.
"Of course it exists! It's just..."
Hearing this, Katerina nodded, and her tone suddenly became a little low, "She hasn't visited me for a long time, and I can't leave the manor without permission because of Luca's restrictions. Now I don't even know whether she is alive or dead.
Do not know at all……"
"You can send someone to find her. This shouldn't be difficult for you, right?"
Seeing that the sadness on Katerina's face did not seem to be fake, Lin Cheng's heart moved and he tried to ask her.
Waving her hand, Katerina calmed down and said: "I have sent two groups of people to search in the city, but in the end no one was found. Even the people I sent disappeared. Later, because of the forgery of marks,
Because of Sim’s identity, I don’t dare send anyone to search anymore…”
"Isn't that right? You gave up your own family for a man?"
Hearing this, Lin Cheng suddenly felt speechless. It would be fine if this pretty boy had the backbone and responsibility, but that guy Maxim was a completely worthless waste, but Katerina still gave up in order to protect his identity.
Looking for his relatives was really hard for Lin Cheng to accept.
"You do not understand."
Hearing Lin Cheng's words, Katerina sighed deeply, "This city is far less safe than you think. As Luca's closest wife, I understand this especially deeply! The reason why I gave up looking for Sophia
One was because he was worried that the news would leak out and someone would expose Maxim’s identity. The other most important reason was that Luca’s restrictions on my employment were becoming more and more stringent, because I always refused to tell him the specific purpose.
Luca, who didn't have much interest in me, basically took back all the authority in my hands, leaving only this villa for me to retire in..."
"Fine."
After listening to Katerina's explanation, Lin Cheng nodded. The city of Baikal was indeed not as safe as it seemed. Katerina's niece was probably no longer alive, but Mr. Luka obviously had no regard for his wife.
I don’t have much interest in knowing about my family’s situation, so I still don’t know things that I could know through careful investigation, and I have been cuckolded for so long in vain.
Katerina's villa was much further away from the banquet hall than Lin Cheng had imagined. After walking through the garden with blooming flowers for a long time, Lin Cheng faintly heard a noise coming from ahead.
"We will be arriving soon. You'd better not say anything casually next. If you meet anyone and say hello, I will introduce you to you. You only need to nod. Do you understand?"
As a banquet hall with a retro style and a large area appeared in front of the two of them, Katerina stopped and whispered in his ear.
"Understood."
He nodded and was about to enter the banquet hall. Lin Cheng thought for a while and then said to Katerina: "But... you should avoid those unimportant people as much as possible. I only feel sorry for Mr. Luka."
interest."
"Don't worry, I have my own sense of discretion in this matter."
With a slight smile, Katerina stretched out her left arm to hold him in his arms, and led him into the banquet hall.
As soon as he entered the banquet hall, Lin Cheng felt a wave of heat hit his face. When he looked up, he saw that the luxurious banquet hall was already crowded with people. Some of these people were wearing more traditional clothes.
The men were all in suits and ties, and the women were in luxurious evening gowns. Others were dressed more casually, and some even had blood stains on their clothes, as if they had just returned from the battlefield.
Due to the large number of people in the banquet hall, Lin Cheng didn't see anyone out of the ordinary at first glance, and Katerina's expression didn't change at all. Apparently she didn't find Mr. Luca either.
"Dear Mrs. Luca, hello."
Just when the two of them were about to go deep into the hall to search carefully, a middle-aged Eros man wearing a leather jacket and holding a cigar in his mouth happened to walk over. First, he glanced at Lin Cheng curiously, and then put down his mouth.
He put the cigar in his bag and greeted Katerina respectfully.
"It's Alexa, how are you?"
Upon hearing the middle-aged man's greeting, Katerina immediately showed a dignified smile, nodded and replied.
"Thanks to Mr. Toluca, I am living a good life now."
Grinning a big smile, Alexa turned to look at Lin Cheng and asked tentatively: "I wonder who this is...?"
Seeing the confusion on Alexa's face, Katerina's expression did not change at all, and she replied calmly: "Oh, his name is Maxim, he is my niece's boyfriend, and he is here today while the manor is holding a banquet.
You want to visit me and want to see Luca. Young people still have to do some serious things after all, are you right?" (To be continued)