Chapter 240 - SENIOR BROTHER (1/2)

The subtle scent lingered in the room like a gentle breeze. It felt both familiar and unfamiliar, like an echo from the past. When she had lived in Japan after leaving the country with her father, the floral aroma had always been around her as she trained.

She had gotten used to it because she had stayed in that place longer than she had any of the other places she had visited, including Russia. Therefore, she could recognise even the subtlest hint of that flower, and not only because of her keen senses. ​​

However, there was something else about the fragrance in the room. The scent of the flower itself was not the reason she felt cautious. On the contrary, it was because there were hints of something else like coolness in the smell as if the cherry blossom had been crossed with mint.

It was a fragrance she knew quite well.

She put her ŀȧptop away and opened the window. With cat-like movements, she jumped out of the opening and landed on her feet in a crouch. She looked around like a fierce feline predator hunting for an elusive prey.

After a moment, she was able to detect the disturbance on the lawn by looking at the differences in the appearance of the turf. She could already see where the intruder who had been in her bedroom had gone. She smiled a little eerily before standing up.

With silent movements, she began following the tracks left on the grass. Eventually, she found herself at the fence of the Huo residential property. She scaled the wall and leapt down. When she was in the air, a shuriken flew towards her.

She shifted her body slightly in the air and avoided it. When she landed on the ground, she rolled to the side immediately, avoiding a kunai which got stuck in the hard ground. Without allowing her to take a breath, the attacker threw another knife.

It seemed like this person was still a chuuni with an unhealthy attachment to classic Naruto weaponry. At least, he had yet to begin carrying a giant gourd on his back.

This time, Hu Lei was prepared, she caught the throwing knife by the handle and threw it back immediately at the other person with precision.

”Are you trying to kill?” A displeased person shouted from the shadows before appearing before Hu Lei with a disgruntled look on his face. He was a handsome man with relatively long hair and a lazy aura around him.

Hu Lei was speechless as she stared at him.

”Shouldn't I be the one asking you this question?” She shouted at him.

The man smiled a little. ”I was just testing if you have been slacking off. It is my duty as your senior brother.”

Hu Lei looked at him flatly. ”First, you are not my senior brother. Our school did not promote such loyalties. Second, if I had been slacking off, you would have injured me or killed me.”

”I doubt it. I did try to kill you on several occasions when you joined the school, but you still managed to escape.” He admitted without shame.

Hu Lei felt vindicated. ”I knew you were trying to kill me. I told our teacher, and he insisted that you were playing around because you liked me.”

”I have always liked you. I once took you out on a date.” The man defended himself.

”Because you wanted me to help you fight those yakuza members that were after you.” She responded with frustration.

”Well, it still counts.” The relaxed man shrugged.