98: The Assassination of Grace

Seeing Grace turn and walk towards the corner, the crowd, who had originally intended to step forward, all froze for a moment, subconsciously following her gaze to Chen Tianming, who was sitting there.

Upon seeing Grace sit down in front of him, Chen Tianming seemed to have only just noticed her and turned his gaze.

"Handsome, are you alone?"

"Want a drink?"

Grace showed a charming smile.

Holding a wine glass in one hand, she sat directly beside Chen Tianming, almost half her body leaning against him.

Meanwhile, everyone in the bar who had been paying attention to Grace was now utterly disappointed, pounding their chests and stamping their feet!

The few who had been boasting the loudest, who were about to stand up, now sat back down, a look of annoyance flashing across their faces!

Unexpectedly, their plans had failed even before they had begun to act!

Every single one of them looked at Chen Tianming with expressions that wished they could take his place.

Chen Tianming glanced at her indifferently and said with a smile, "Are women in the West Continent all so open-minded now?"

"Aren't you afraid I'm not a good person?"

Grace's lips curved slightly upwards as she said, "Women in the West Continent are just more direct. When they see a man they like, they usually don't hide their feelings much."

"And I prefer to judge by appearances."

"You're so handsome, and you even kindly reminded me, so you must be a good person!"

It was a bombshell, like a confession, right from the start!

If Chen Tianming hadn't already known her identity, and if there wasn't the golden aura in front of him reminding him that the person before him was the Female Lead.

Perhaps he would have been moved too!

However, at this moment, when his gaze swept across the panel above her head, he was stunned!

The white favorability was, as expected, a big fat zero!

But, to his surprise, her black favorability was as high as eighty points!

He hadn't done anything yet!

What was with her almost genuinely submissive demeanor?

Even Chen Tianming, despite his vast experience, couldn't help but be stunned at this moment!

"Favorability doesn't appear for no reason... there must be something I don't know about that caused this situation." After a brief moment of blankness, he realized what was happening.

"Grace's family was annihilated, leading to her mental instability and a pathological obsession with strong individuals!"

"This crazy woman must have learned about my strength from Qi Lin..."

Having understood the current situation, he could probably guess her intentions.

He chuckled inwardly!

On the surface, however, he remained calm, smiling as he said, "My name is Chen Tianming, I don't know your name yet, miss."

"Grace!"

Chen Tianming waved his hand grandly, saying, "Two whiskeys!"

Then, he looked at the beauty before him and said, "I wonder if Miss Grace likes this strong liquor from the West Continent?"

Two glasses of orange-yellow liquid were poured into glass cups and placed in front of them.

Grace's gaze towards Chen Tianming grew even more appreciative!

As a crazy beauty, she actually didn't like drinking sweet or fruity wines, but preferred strong liquor that matched her personality more!

And in her heart, the man who could conquer her must also be stronger and fiercer than her!

Grace put down her small wine glass, picked up the large glass, and her smile brightened a few shades, saying, "Of course!"

With that smile, it was as if everything around them lost its color...

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Next, Chen Tianming, relying on his knowledge from two lives, drank and chatted with Grace.

From time to time, he made Grace giggle.

The atmosphere was quite harmonious.

Those who had been staring at them all this time showed expressions of extreme jealousy.

Occasionally, seeing Grace laugh so hard that her body swayed, her twin peaks inadvertently brushing against Chen Tianming's arm, they clutched their wine glasses tightly, their eyes practically spitting fire with envy!

However, due to the rules set by Yan Yu, none of them dared to step forward and cause trouble...

As time gradually passed and a few drinks went down, Grace's eyes gradually became hazy...

Her delicate body seemed to have lost its bones, her pretty face flushed, leaning on Chen Tianming's shoulder, her breath like orchids.

The few people in the nearby booths who saw this scene all started breathing heavily!

When such a beauty appeared ready to be plucked, it could be said that few men could resist.

However, Chen Tianming chuckled inwardly!

A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes!

A Grandmaster level martial artist getting this drunk after a few drinks—he wouldn't believe it even if he were beaten to death!

However, Chen Tianming thought about it and finally decided to cooperate with her act.

To see what tricks this Female Lead could pull!

He supported her shoulder and said, "You're drunk. Where's your home?"

"I'll take you back."

Unexpectedly, Grace suddenly exerted force, leaning close to Chen Tianming's ear, and said in a slurred, playful voice, "Take me back... are all the men in your alliance so dense?"

"Go home for what?"

"I remember there are private rooms here, take me to a private room..."

After saying that, Grace seemed to have used up all her strength, completely losing consciousness, and leaned into Chen Tianming's embrace with a flushed face.

"Quite an actress, aren't you!" Chen Tianming looked down at Grace, who was slumped in his arms, a playful curve forming on his lips.

"Since you want to play, I'll play with you!"

With that thought, he scooped Grace up by the waist!

And walked towards the back of the bar!

Because Chen Tianming made no attempt to conceal his actions, many people witnessed this scene.

Countless people watched as Chen Tianming carried that exotic beauty, whose beauty could absolutely be described as captivating, and without exception, their eyes showed expressions of extreme envy!

Chen Tianming's expression didn't change at all. He carried Grace into the private room, placed her on the bed, casually took off her coat, glanced at it, and threw it to the side.

Grace remained unconscious, sprawled on the bed.

Just as Chen Tianming was about to continue taking off her shoes, suddenly, Grace, who had been lying motionless on the bed, abruptly sat up. She pulled out a blood-red dagger from somewhere and thrust it from behind, from top to bottom, directly at his heart!

This strike was precisely in Chen Tianming's blind spot as he looked down. Even for an An Jin master, it would take less than a second to react after instantly sensing something was wrong.

And between masters, that brief moment is enough to determine life or death!

"Even if you are an An Jin, you're too careless!" A look of frenzied delight appeared on Grace's face, and the blood-red dagger in her hand was already enveloped in a white mist of internal force.

"This is also the difference between a martial artist from an aristocratic family and a killer truly honed in life-and-death situations!"

There was no vocal warning, no superfluous words, only the decisive intent to kill with one strike!