Chapter 800 - Private island (1/2)
The private jet takes off in the direction of Imperial as the black Maserati Quattroporte drivers further into the distance. Yue Ling sat in the passenger seat with her head turned to the passenger window. She noticed that the road they were on was different from the empty and open charter they had landed.
There were trees on either side of the road with the only minimal light source to guide the way. However, she also noticed that along the road's edge were in-ground lighting, allowing one to not go off the road.
”Tian, where are we?”
She had kept silent for too long, and her anticipation has finally run out. Now, her only choice is to ask since she has no idea where they are going or where they are.
Lu Tian sounds a chuckle from the driver's seat. He knew that it was only a matter of time before she asks. He just didn't know when.
He parts his lips to answer but seeing something up ahead, a smile curls on his face.
”You can see for yourself.”
Yue Ling was washed with a wave of contempt by his words. She looks at him then her eyes follow in the direction he is looking at. Her eyes opened widely, and she softly gasps.
She prompts herself up in her seat and places her palm on the dashboard. Her sudden movement made it look like she was on a balcony overlooking the world in front of her.
”Am I awake, or am I dreaming?”
Despite the darkness engulfed around them, she could the bright and radiant lights of a villa a few meters in front of them. The closer the car near, the exterior of the place can be seen better.
There weren't enough glass windows to describe the place as a glasshouse, but there were sections of the villa with towering glass walls, giving the estate a modern design of sorts. The dense trees outline created a magical feature that enhances the whole place like a painting come to life.
”This…”
Yue Ling murmurs as the villa comes closer and closer to view. Her eyebrows crease a little as she suddenly thought about something she heard from her subordinates.
She looks away from the magical scene in front of her, and her attention shifted to the man driving. Her eyes narrow ever so lightly like she was trying to read him.
”This place, don't tell me…”
Her words paused, and she ponders on the right words to say.
She never asked about what Lu Tian did to Chu Li Xiang, let alone where the despicable man was taken. It wasn't because she was afraid to ask. She just didn't want to know.
However, after her recovery, she had overheard a conversation between Liu Shan, Lin Hui, and Qi Li.
The three men had conversated about how Lu Tian made sure Chu Li Xiang suffered a slow and painful death. Not only that, but they also went into detail about the place as it was Lu Tian's private island where Xu Long and Wolf Team are sent for disciplinary measures.
She ends her thoughts with eyes still narrowing at the man seated next to her.
”Are we on your private island?”
Lu Tian couldn't help himself and smiles a chuckle. He gives her a side glance, then back at the road ahead.
”We are on one of my private islands.”
He doesn't hide anything from her and continues to drive the car forward until they reached the front door to the villa. He shuts the engine off and finally turns his head to look at his wife.
”Don't worry. It's not the island you're thinking about.”
His hand reaches for the door handle and opens it but pauses. He gives her a reassuring smile with one hand pointing in a specific direction.
”That island is on this side.”
Yue Ling was struck baffled by each of his words. Before she could even utter a sound, Lu Tian had already stepped out of the car.
She watches as he walks around the hood of the car, but unlike the other times when she lets him help her like a gentleman, she pries open the door for herself and steps out.
”What do you mean by this is one of your private islands? How many do you have?”