Chapter 858 - A Beautiful Encounter in Sicily (1/2)

Up above the sky, a plane flew into a htly due to turbulence No one could pinpoint where they were and no one could see as beneath the was for sure Their destination was the Palerhts, a ed man went into a daze as he stared at the sea of clouds outside hisThefeatures was his physique which was athletic and tall Overall, his form felt like a misentle and co to the eyes He may be unattractive but there were qualities that ed man was in fact, Xia Lei, as bound for Sicily

Xia Lei had only one person in ’ for food so is he wanted to know But no matter how hard he pondered, Xia Lei just couldn’t seem to arrive at a plausible answer

Xia Lei really regretted letting Zhu Xuanyue away in the woods If she had co with him on his journey to Malta island, the operation wouldn’t be half as dangerous He wouldn’t even need to sneak in With Zhu Xuanyue around, Xia Lei could even parade hirab away the protective suit with ease

Fro that shot was a grave reatest asset However, if he hadn’t done so, the two innocent young employees would’ve died in her hands Xia Lei wouldn’t have been able to live with hi by his side was the most in line with his benefit She was practically invincible But if this advantage had meant that he needed to sacrifice hundreds and thousands of lives, Xia Lei would rather give up on it

Whether Zhu Xuanyue was a ‘predator’ to the apex predators or a devil, he wasn’t keen on knowing anyti he was sure about She mustn’t turn into a devil And if he had allowed more lives to be fed on to protect his interest, Xia Lei was a devil too This was his baseline and he hadn’t dared to cross it

“Mister, you’ve been staring at the clouds for a while now Is there an angel out there?” A crisp voice interrupted Xia Lei’s thought

She was a blue-eyed blondie with freckles adorning her dainty features Accoave her a scholastic look The woant

The blonde was seated right beside Xia Lei Inexplicably, seeing her facewhoone forever or she had simply lived on in another forentle s to ht help you feel better” Suddenly, she paused for a“Oh dear, you probably couldn’t understandhappened”

Xia Lei chuckled Being fluent in Italian, he replied, “I can understand you perfectly, Miss Are you returning home to Italy after your trip to China?”

The well-articulated response had her surprised “Whoa, I wasn’t expecting your Italian to be this good Yeah, I’m Italian and I live on Sicily island I went to China for an acade back toto Malta island”

“You’re going to Malta island too?” Xia Lei continued the conversation “Are you going on a leisure trip?”

“No, I’ve got an archaeological research project running there It has to deal with the history of religion and the crusaders Also” She abruptly halted herself, flashi+ng him a sheepish smile instead “Sorry, we just y I hope I haven't upset you”

“No, not at all” Xia Lei beamed He held out a hand towards the blonde “My name is Ma Lei, it’s really nice to ripped his palm “My name is Linda I have a very old windchime back home and my dad named me after it when I was born”

“Pleased to meet you, Miss Linda”

“Pleased to uess we’re friends now I really like cheerful people like you and I’m on my way to Malta island, how about we become travel buddies?”

Linda was stunned “You’re heading to Malta too?”

“Yeah, I’m on a trip I’m actually really interested to know ion and Malta island,” replied Xia Lei

“Really? That sounds great! I’d love to coree

“Uh, Miss Linda, if you don’t mind… Could you tell me more about your research?”

“No problean to chatter

Truthfully, if he hadn’t heard about her scheduled trip to Malta, Xia Lei would’ve ended their exchange There were other motivations behind his offer to beco there with a local archaeologist would allow him more access to the historical sites and artefacts on the island More i to her would help perfect his cover

As they interacted, Xia Lei was able to establish a good understanding of Linda’s background

She was an ee Office of the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage She essentially had the sa Other than that, Linda had mentioned that she was a Catholic

When it was Linda’s turn to ask about his occupation, Xia Lei had recited his formulated answer This ti production company This was the cover Xia Lei had decided on prior to this

Time flew by fast as they talked Before they knew it, the air stewardess had already announced their arrival to Palermo airport

Soon, thestrip

Xia Lei and Linda pulled along their luggage towards the arrival hall The skies outside had indicated that it was already evening The brilliant blue sky and pure white clouds were already dyed cri in the Mediterranean sea by the airport along with the seagulls flying around Sicily island felt like a painting Xia Lei could feel the stark foreignness to the place