Chapter 26: Cover Up

Chapter 26: Cover Up

Xu Feng was caught in an unexpected cliche moment, but he still had his brain cells intact.

Instead of focusing on the figure or appearance of the woman, he wanted to know how much he was going to get paid for the act.

After all, the one desperate here was not him, but the woman here. If she doesn't pay him enough, then exposing her wouldn't hurt.

With his expertise, Xu Feng could easily detect the woman latching onto him to be some rich heiress and those uniform-like people are the bodyguards. Their expression and demeanor clearly didn't show they were trying to kidnap her but were filled with worry that something might happen to her.

'Heh, I won't take advantage of you physically, woman. But I will definitely earn myself some extra cash.' Xu Feng exclaimed inwardly, eagerly waiting for the woman's response.

"I'll pay you 10,000 dollars if you help me avoid those people," the woman was swift and decisive, instantly offering an exaggerated amount.

'Damn, I've really struck gold this time. Just a little act and I can earn that much. Does money grow on trees nowadays?' Xu Feng was astonished by the woman's decisiveness. She didn't even blink her eyes one bit. It was almost as if she was just discarding some small change.

"Deal, wrap yourself more tightly to me then. They are coming." He whispered softly, pulling her into his embrace. During the action, Xu Feng made sure he didn't touch her inappropriately and was just giving an illusion of an intimate embrace from an outsider's point of view.

Meanwhile, the woman was somewhat shocked by his demeanor, having expected to be taken advantage of slightly.

'It's a good thing I didn't lose my eyesight and chose a scoundrel to cover up.' The woman thought to herself.

Just as this time, she heard the people behind her shouting and searching anxiously.

"Where did Young Miss go?"

"She just ran down, so she can't possibly go far!"

By the time Xu Feng finished his explanation, the woman could be seen visibly shocked, her hands gradually loosening a bit on his clothes.

'Just a few glances and this man can gather so much intel from it.' She was stunned by the man she had latched onto temporarily.

Although such insight might not be rare, it was hard to find someone capable of analyzing this quickly on a whim.

Time slowly passed by, and the guards finally concluded that the Young Miss they were searching for was not in the area. Thus, they all subsequently left, most likely to join the rest of their companions to search elsewhere.

It was at this time that Xu Feng gently pushed the woman in his embrace away.

"The guards left already, so you should be safe now." He explained, fixing his wrinkled clothes.

His clothes were still left with the warmth and perfume fragrance of the woman when he touched them.

Watching Xu Feng fixing his wrinkled clothes, the woman's face turned slightly red, seemingly embarrassed by her conduct.

"I-I'm sorry about that. I can get you a new one," she offered, trying to compensate him for his effort.

"No need, the 10,000 dollars you offered me is enough." Xu Feng declined in a flat tone. His swift declination caused the woman to twitch her mouth slightly.

Had it been anyone else that she offered to compensate, they would have already danced happily in joy.

What was worse was the fact that she realized he wasn't posing in an attempt to gain her attraction which most idiotic men do, believing it was a good strategy.

She could subtly sense the man in front of her seemed occupied and simply wanted to leave as soon as possible.

'Did I lose my attraction and charm?' She wondered silently, even touching her smooth face a few times.