Chapter 789 - Your hair
Unlike the doting and relaxed temperament he had when he was in front of his wife, Lu Tian"s voice echoed into the sky like the rumbling of thunder.
All the noises around quickly cease, and all heads turned to look in his direction. When everyone saw Lu Tian"s respectable figure, no one hesitated to stop what they were going and gather in a neat formation as ordered.
"Boss!"
Their voices raised together like soldiers in training.
Lu Tian stares down at each person with his hands held behind his back. Seeing that all twenty-two heads, plus Xu Long was accounted for, he was impressed they everyone was here.
However, seeing something to the right of him, he arches an eyebrow.
There were seven men. They had familiar faces but not part of his team.
"Boss, let me explain."
Seeing the expression on Lu Tian"s face, Xu Long misunderstood, thinking his boss is angry. He breaks formation by taking a big step forward and explains.
"Liu Shan and Lin Hui were with me when you called. I thought a few more hands wouldn"t hurt, so I dragged them along."
His spine straightens with a good posture. He was no longer the clumsy a.s.sistant he usually is, but a subordinate carrying out his duty.
"I am willing to take full responsibility for this."
When he received the call about what was happening, he first picked up his boss"s car at the restaurant and then came to the house.
He didn"t think it would cause trouble as Liu Shan and Lin Hui are his lady boss"s subordinates. Also, he had planned to tell them to go home afterward.
When they saw Wolf Team at the house waiting and learned why this sudden gathering, they offered to stay and help.
Lu Tian stares in silence at his a.s.sistant. His eyes then s.h.i.+ft to Liu Shan and Lin Hui. However, his eyes didn"t stay on them for long as he looks behind the two men.
There were still the other five men.
Although their distance from one another was far, Liu Shan takes a step forward when he saw where Lu Tian"s line of sight had been directed.
"I called them."
His posture was straight as he broke formation with Xu Long. He stares straight into Lu Tian"s cold and indifferent eyes without batting an eye or showing any fear.
"The reason you a.s.sembled your men here is for the safety of our boss. We are her subordinates and the ones who have worked alongside her for many years. It"s only a given that we are here too because we are of use."
Lu Tian listens without interrupting his wife"s a.s.sistant. Seeing how Liu Shan made a good point, he nods his head lightly.
He looks away from Liu Shan to Lin Hui, then at Qi Li, Gui Tian Lan, Gui Zhongmin, Tang Zhonghui, and Shan Sinan.
It is precisely like Liu Shan had said. These seven men have been through heaven and earth with his wife. Compare to Wolf Team, they know how his wife is like when facing danger.
However, noticing something, his brows wrinkle together.
Like his men, they were also s.h.i.+rtless except for Qi Li.
The young man (Qi Li) was as cold and indifferent as usual. Unlike the other men, he kept his turtleneck on.
Lu Tian"s frown deepens with a purse of his lip. He didn"t do this because of Qi Li but because he suddenly realized how built and toned his wife"s subordinates are. If he didn"t know, he would have thought they were apart of Wolf Team or had gone under the same strict training.
The more he thought about this, another thought came to him, and his expression turned sour.
Does this mean his wife has seen these men"s s.h.i.+rtless bodies in the past?
It was no wonder she didn"t show any interest but kept messing with his feelings. He thought she was trying to sneak a glance. However, she had seen this scene too many times in the past to even care.
Feeling a wave of vinegar wash inside him, he quickly swallows it back down to suppress his cool.
"Everyone continue with their tasks."
His words fell naturally like he never had any of the thoughts he just did. He takes a step forward, and just as his right foot was about to step on the stairs, he caught a glimpse of Xu Long.
He pauses in his steps, and his brows scrunch as he tries to read what his a.s.sistant was trying to tell him.
Xu Long did not return to his task. Instead, he stood with a slight panic look on his face and hands, gesturing over his head then a few times to the sides.
Upon seeing this, Lu Tian felt he was looking at an idiot. However, from the corner of his eyes, he sees Yiqing. He looks at the married man, and his eyes turned heavier than they already were.
Similar to the a.s.sistant, Yiqing was also fidgeting around, but instead of making gestures with his hands, he was continually flipping his head forward then back.
Lu Tian"s eyes s.h.i.+ft from left to right as he watches his two subordinates. He couldn"t tell whether they were trying to tell him something or trying to make a fool out of themselves.
One looked like he was fighting bugs, while the other looked like his neck was either broken or in pain.
Watching from the side, Jiangyu sighs at the two men he works alongside. Seeing how their little movements were useless, he raises his hand to his mouth and loudly coughs as he tries to sneak in a clue.
"Boss your hair."
Although the bulky man"s cough was loud, Lu Tian was able to hear Jiangyu"s words. He raises a hand to touch his hair, and he was rooted to the floor.
Earlier, when his wife kept teasing him, he had run his hand through his hair and messed it up. From what he can feel, his hair that should have been nicely combed back was now sticking up as if he had just woken up from the bed.
His cheeks flushed a shade of pink, but he kept a composed demeanor. He ran his hand over his hair to comb everything into place and proceed down the small steps of stairs.
"Qi Li, stay behind. You will fill me in on the current details."
Xu Long could not believe what he was hearing, and his jaw dropped to the ground. His head darts in the direction of the man, and he glares with burning eyes full of wrath.
However, no one took notice of him.
That is because, while the majority of Wolf Team went back to work, Liu Shan, Lin Hui, and Alpha Team had yet to leave. Each person was too amazed by Lu Tian"s calm reaction to his hair that almost looked like a bird"s nest.
He didn"t get embarra.s.sed by kept a relaxed demeanor that made anyone who saw him impressed.
It was only fixing one"s hair, but his movements were sleek and smooth, genuinely like a model in the middle of a photoshoot.
Now they can see why he was known as Imperial"s number one bachelor before he met their boss. Discard his cold and indifferent personality, and one can see only the definition of perfection and handsomeness.
However, being the first to come back to his senses, Liu Shan clears his throat to interrupt his comrade"s thoughts.
"Let"s get back to work before the sun sets completely."
As the men of Fate left to finish their tasks, Qi Li remained behind. He walks in the opposite direction to meet Lu Tian as ordered.