Chapter 10: This Was Already Her Greatest Concession!

“You...”
Lin Feng was nearly driven to the point of fainting from anger!
This woman was truly infuriating, to have such a twisted sense of humor!
Yet after these past few days, Lin Feng was almost getting used to it—used to every mad word that spilled from this crazy woman’s lips.
He dropped his gaze, his tone indifferent. “Do as you please. My life isn’t worth much anyway. Do whatever you want.”
He fell silent and avoided Chu Lingshuang’s eyes.
Chu Lingshuang understood that if this continued, all she would get was a body, nothing more.
That wouldn’t be any fun at all.
What was the point of a puppet? If she waved her hand, crowds of people would willingly throw themselves at her feet.
But that wasn’t what she wanted.
What she most longed to see was Lin Feng on his knees, begging her with heart-wrenching desperation—begging her to care for him, begging her not to abandon him.
She ached to see it.
That face, with its sword-like brows and star-bright eyes, usually so detached from the world—she wanted to see it etched with helplessness, pain, and longing.
Just picturing that moment in her mind, Chu Lingshuang felt a jolt of electric excitement!
She slowly picked up a towel and wiped her hands, her burning gaze never leaving Lin Feng.
After tossing the towel aside, she curled her lips in mockery. “If you want to leave, it’s not entirely impossible.”
In an instant, Lin Feng’s eyes lit up again. He looked straight at Chu Lingshuang, waiting for her terms.
Catching his excitement, Chu Lingshuang was in no hurry. Her cold voice drifted out, unhurried. “I’m curious—once you leave here, where do you plan to go? What do you plan to do?”
He hadn’t expected Chu Lingshuang to ask about his future, but even if he didn’t say, the Chu family would have no trouble finding out.
Besides, his plans were simple: just find a job as a security guard somewhere, earn enough to feed himself, and spend the rest of his days in peace.
There was no harm in saying so.
“I’ll just find some security work. As long as I earn enough to support myself, that’s good enough for me. I don’t really have any plans.”
That was his answer.
Chu Lingshuang raised her eyebrows slightly, as if she could hardly believe it. “That’s it?”
“Of course.” Lin Feng shrugged. “What’s the point of wealth and power? I’d rather live a happy, carefree little life.”
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Chu Lingshuang was left speechless by Lin Feng’s utter lack of ambition.

How could she have imagined that this man’s dreams amounted to so little?
Not even worthy of being called mundane!
She glanced at him, her voice frosty. “Are you at all aware of the Chu family’s power?”
“I know!” Lin Feng smacked his lips, unconcerned. “If no company will take me, I’ll just work odd jobs under the table. I can do a day’s work then vanish—do you think the Chu family can chase me down every day?”
Utterly shameless!
Chu Lingshuang was lost for words. Indeed, she could have someone keep an eye on Lin Feng, but those kinds of jobs were hard to monitor. The thought of listening to endless daily reports about his movements was tiresome even to imagine.
She knew she was facing a man who simply didn’t care about life.
Getting such a person to beg for mercy would not be easy.
But taming a beast always came with setbacks—she accepted that.
Chu Lingshuang picked up her teacup, took a thoughtful sip. “I can let you go—”
At those words, Lin Feng’s head snapped up.
Chu Lingshuang set her cup down unhurriedly and continued, “But I want you to work at my company, and return here every night to live.”
Damn it!
Was this letting him go?
It was just another form of coercion!
But Lin Feng knew this was the greatest concession Chu Lingshuang would ever give him.
Better than being locked up here every day, seeing nothing but a few servants and the flowers outside. Being able to leave at all was already a blessing!
Besides, this even spared him rent and found him employment—what was there to complain about?
Quelling his excitement, Lin Feng nodded. “Fine, I accept your conditions.”
That meal was the most satisfying one Lin Feng had eaten since his arrival.
There was only one reason: he could finally go outside!
After dinner, he hurried to tell Aunt Wang what he needed most—a mobile phone.
With Chu Lingshuang’s permission, he finally reclaimed his lost phone.
Back in his room, he rushed to charge it and turn it back on.
Unsurprisingly, there were no missed calls, not even any messages.
But Lin Feng had expected as much, and wasn’t too disheartened.
He opened his social feed and saw a recent post from his eldest sister, Xu Zhiqing.

“My brother’s out of the hospital! Mom and Dad are taking us all on a trip—West Lake, here we come!!!”
The photo showed the entire Xu family together.
In that frozen image, their smiles were radiant—even his second sister, Xu Panzhi, who’d been studying abroad, was back.
Clearly, they valued this son deeply.
Lin Feng merely glanced at it, didn’t even bother to expand the photo, and scrolled on.
Next came Fang Ziyue: “Love you, Brother Yu!! Let’s see who hasn’t got the latest Hermes yet?! /playful/ /playful/ /playful”
After that, it was just work messages from colleagues.
Lin Feng’s eyes flickered. He went to his contacts list and, without hesitation, deleted Fang Ziyue and every member of the Xu family.
Then he opened his phone’s address book and blacklisted them all.
This was what he’d been wanting to do during the days he’d been without his phone.
When the last name was blocked, Lin Feng exhaled deeply—for the first time, he felt truly at peace.
Having done all this, he lay back on the luxurious Simmons mattress, put on a comedy show, and relaxed in comfort.
Even when Yu Xueyan arrived with her medical kit to change his dressings, he didn’t bother making conversation.
Once she’d finished, she glanced at Lin Feng, sprawled on the bed like a lord, and sighed. “Miss said that after you recover, a driver will be assigned to you, and you’ll be guarding the doors at Yihan Group.”
She hadn’t expected Lin Feng to get excited at this.
“No need to wait until I’m healed—I can start tomorrow. Just help me find a few turtleneck sweaters.”
Staring at his eager face, Yu Xueyan was speechless. How could anyone actually like working?
Wouldn’t it be better to stay here and enjoy the good life? Why run out just to prove how different you are?
And Miss too—how could she actually agree to such a request? Couldn’t she see he was trying to play hard to get?
“I’ll go check with Miss.”
With a twitch of her lips, she left the room.
Soon after, a servant brought Lin Feng a selection of men’s clothes—all turtlenecks, all made from luxurious, silky fabrics, clearly worth a fortune at a glance.
In the end, Lin Feng picked two plain black sweaters. After all, he was only a security guard now; wearing anything more expensive would only draw attention.
He didn’t want anyone to know about his connection with Chu Lingshuang. Once entangled with the Chu family, he’d only be dragged back into a world of scheming and bloodshed.
Now, he just wanted to drift through life—he no longer had the energy to strive.