150 LOOK FORWARD TO I (1/2)

When Hu Lei heard the teasing from Chu Ling, her face darkened. Her mood became worse when Song Lili looked at her Ah Feng with impure thoughts. 'Am I a joke to you?' she wondered with a sharp look in her eyes. Her discontent caused her yellow orbs to take on that glowing predatory appearance.

Zhong Feng felt her change in mood and linked their fingers together. Hu Lei did not feel better. She wanted to find a mirror and check if she had become invisible again. After all, what other reason would be acceptable for them to behave like this shortly after Zhong Feng had introduced her as his girlfriend?

Unfortunately, she could do nothing. After all, Song Lili had not really done anything, and Chu Ling's teasing could be considered innocent. This depressed her to no end. She felt like her skin was crawling from her inability to react.

Song Lili had a subtle triumphant gleam in her eyes, but not so much so that it was obvious to the people in the room. Even Hu Lei could not be certain that it was the product of her overly active imagination.

”Feng'er, I know that you like the Divine Comedy. By luck, I found an old edition of Inferno in the original Italian. I thought that you might like it as a collector's item.” She smiled disarmingly.

She took out a wrapped package and untied the twine. She revealed a leather-bound book which had to be highly valuable. Hu Lei could not help but be impressed. This woman must have prepared for a while before coming back to the country. Or her luck really was as outrageously good as she claimed.

”I do not read Italian.” Zhong Feng said evenly.

He also would not claim to be a fan of the Divine Comedy. It was simply one of the many books that he had read when he went through a Western Renaissance literature phase as a child. Song Lili had probably made her own assumptions after seeing him with the book.

”It is still a valuable piece for collecting.” Song Ling insisted, turning to him while stretching out the book towards him with both hands. Her bewitching face encouraged no refusal.

When Zhong Feng would have turned her down again, Hu Lei snatched the book out of Song Lili's hands. She looked at the book with interest. She was not a purist who liked reading only hardcopy books while sniffing the paper smell. However, she would never say no to owning nice books.

”A beautiful book like this is meant to be read. I will accept it in place of Ah Feng.” She smiled beautifully at the woman.

Song Lili had always believed that she was able to deal with any situation without feeling embarrassed. With her confidence and beauty, she could be as thick-skinned as she wanted. However, she had not met anyone like Hu Lei.

It was obvious that she had prepared the book as a love token for Zhong Feng. However, Hu Lei had not hesitated when taking it. If she was his girlfriend, she should be annoyed about this gesture. Moreover, in most cases, when a girl is dating above her station like her, she would know when to accommodate her superior opponent.

Hu Lei clearly just wanted the book while spiting her and did not have qualms about taking it. It had not been easy finding the book as she had said. She had travelled to Italy and found an eccentric collector. If she had not had a collection of ancient Chinese poems that he wanted, it would have been impossible. More importantly, the poetry book had belonged to her father, and she had taken it without permission.

Unfortunately, she did not know how to counter Hu Lei's bold move.

”Hu girl, it is not good for you to take this book. After all, Lili went to a lot of trouble for Feng'er.” Chu Ling intervened.

Song Lili looked down in sadness while approving of the older woman's actions. With the intervention of the elders, it would be difficult for Hu Lei to keep the book.

”Auntie, you don't have to worry about this matter. Giving the book to me or Ah Feng is the same. I can even read it aloud for him.” Hu Lei offered with wide innocent eyes.