188 Make Amends
With Xu Feng's clever and slick dialogue, he managed to make Carmen laugh, her laughter resounding throughout the lobby, flawlessly highlighting her natural beauty.
Jeff was somewhat mesmerized by Carmen's beauty when she laughed so naturally. As for Xu Feng, he remained unaffected and merely kept a cheeky smile on his face. Her beauty was truly highlighted when she got comfortable and free from the anxiety. Nevertheless, that was about it and Xu Feng had no intention of jeopardizing anything for a moment of lust. What he valued from her was not her appearance, but her guaranteed future of being an expert, capable of toppling numerous guilds and unleashing fear in troublemakers.
"I take it as you agree to let me join you," he said calmly.
Meanwhile, Carmen took a few more seconds before calming down and wiping her tears of joy. "Can I even refuse when you act like that?" She questioned, subtly blaming him for making her lose her composure. "What act?" Xu Feng feigned surprise, placed his hand by his chest, widened his eyes, and continued, "That was my genuine behavior."
Carmen might be timid and sometimes slow on things, but she wasn't foolish as to believe he wasn't faking it earlier. Her intuition allowed her to easily tell who was attracted to her based on appearance and who was not. Thus, she wasn't disgusted or alarmed when Xu Feng wanted to tag along with her even though she didn't quite understand his true motive. Other than her beauty, she couldn't find what other reasons would make him want to get close to her.
"Agreed, that's the most correct decision." Jeff nodded his head, agreeing with the suggestion.
It was better to resolve the incident now than to let it fester and ruin their cooperation later on. Not to mention, after the harsh lesson taught by Xu Feng, he already let go of any grudge. A mercenary against a noble?
What a joke was that?
Maybe if Xu Feng was just a noble for a town he would still continue to hold a grudge, but a noble for the empire? Unless he had a screw loose in his brain, he would forget about it and be glad that there was no actual punishment implemented. Sometime later, Xu Feng returned to their side once he got everything he needed from the registrar.
"Looking at the two of you, I suppose you two made amends." Xu Feng quickly said. "It was honestly a small matter, to begin with," Carmen responded lightly, brushing her hair softly. "It's just that you made it into a big deal and attracted a lot of attention.