Lin Hai intended to tease this girl who seemed indifferent to him.

But when his lips were less than 5 centimeters away from Yu Ning, he sensed something wrong. By the time he wanted to pull back, it was too late.

With one hand holding the cat, Yu Ning used her other hand to grab his shoulder and pressed him against the wall with a reverse hold.

Despite having learned some martial arts while trailing after his elder brother since childhood, Lin Hai’s skills were insignificant in front of Yu Ning’s natural strength.

He didn’t even realize what had happened before he found himself pinned against the wall—why did this woman have such immense strength?

“Men shouldn’t provoke my strength.”

Yu Ning, with one hand on the wall, effortlessly restrained Lin Hai, who was a head taller than her.

“.???” Lin Hai’s eyes filled with question marks.

Among his brothers, he was known for his imaginative thinking.

But no matter how imaginative he was, he couldn’t guess what Yu Ning was up to.

Since he started dating at the age of twelve, having been involved with numerous women, it was always him seducing others. Today, was he being teased by a woman?

Yu Ning had initially wanted to deliver a line she heard from her daily meditation on web novels: “Man, you’ve successfully caught my attention.”

She had always been curious if people actually spoke such lines in real life.

Today, with Lin Hai walking right into her trap, she decided to give it a try.

But as she was about to say it, she couldn’t bring herself to utter such cringey lines.

She changed it to something less embarrassing, yet still found it awkward.

“This is quite boring.” Yu Ning released him, stepped back, and shook her head at Lin Hai.

He… was belittled again?! Lin Hai sulkily glared at Yu Ning. What was that look in her eyes?

“You scared me once, and I retaliated once. We’re even now. Don’t play such games anymore; it’s quite pointless.” Yu Ning said seriously.

It felt as if an invisible hand had slapped Lin Hai’s face.

He was now certain.

This woman indeed didn’t take him seriously and was immune to his usual charms.

“Are you sure you’re not asexual?” Lin Hai said, feeling dejected.

For the first time in his life, his irresistible charm had failed.

Against this girl with the strength of a bull, the third young master Lin experienced his first setback.

“Actually, I’ve wondered the same. I indeed don’t have worldly desires for men,” Yu Ning replied earnestly.

“I thought you looked quite unscrupulous, so I wanted to practice on you, but it didn’t work—I’m saying I’m not capable, not that you aren’t. You’re quite handsome, though not as much as your brother.”

Yu Ning was genuinely puzzled.

Her master had predicted she would have a child in the future, and if she accumulated enough blessings, she would have a daughter. But if she felt nothing for such a handsome man, would she really have children in the future?

“…” Lin Hai was at a loss for words in the face of her absolute sincerity.

“Are you smart or just dumb?”

“I’m just an ordinary person.”

“…” Lin Hai swore that the dirty cat in her arms was laughing at him again!

First, he doubted his charm because of an overly honest girl, and then he was ridiculed by a dirty cat!

“Your fifth brother is still under investigation. Are you sure we should waste time on such meaningless things?” Yu Ning asked.

To her, matters between men and women were meaningless.

The urgent task was to rescue the fifth brother.

Getting involved in the power struggle of a wealthy family wasn’t her intention, but since she was dragged in, she had to do a good job.

Within three days, she would stabilize Lin’s collapsing stock price and clear the fifth brother’s name.

“Do you have any ideas?” Lin Hai asked, his expression becoming serious.

Just now, when he bet against the old man, this girl seemed calm, as if she had a plan.

“Not at the moment.”

“???” No plan and yet you dare to agree?

“I read your fortune. You won’t lose.”

Yu Ning wasn’t reckless. She wouldn’t agree to such a big bet without confidence.

She didn’t know business, but she could read faces, and Lin Hai’s fortune was flourishing, with a big windfall coming soon.

So, Yu Ning concluded that he would win this round.

“Grandma said you’re good at fortune-telling. I’m curious, can you figure out who the culprit is?”

Lin Hai asked tentatively.

He didn’t believe in supernatural things, thinking Grandma exaggerated this girl’s abilities. He wanted to test her real skills.

Yu Ning nodded and then shook her head.

“I can, but I won’t. Mortal affairs don’t fall under our jurisdiction. Interfering disrupts the order and invites unnecessary trouble.”

Only in cases involving supernatural entities would the police seek their cooperation. If the perpetrator wasn’t human, such cases were rare and highly confidential, almost never disclosed to the public.

The hotel case clearly didn’t involve supernatural elements, so Yu Ning couldn’t directly deduce the true culprit. That would break the rules.

“Hah, more like you’re just bluffing.” Lin Hai laughed mockingly at her excuses.

What nonsense about not disrupting the order—just an excuse for her incompetence, he thought.

“But, I can exploit the rules’ loopholes. While I can’t directly report the true culprit, I can deduce who is connected to them. I tell that person who the real culprit is and let them deal with it. This way, I don’t break the rules or disturb the mortal realm’s balance.”

“???” Lin Hai was stunned.

He had just doubted her abilities, and now she dropped such a bombshell?

And she even talked about exploiting loopholes?!

“Actually, my master doesn’t quite approve of my tricks, but extreme times call for extreme measures. The art of Dao should keep pace with the times, right?”

Lin Hai nodded numbly, but he still found it hard to believe she could identify the true culprit.

“Divining the culprit involves divination skills I’m not very proficient in, so it will take some time—give me a day, okay?”

Lin Hai hesitated, then nodded. The bet period was three days, giving her a day wouldn’t hurt.

Meanwhile, he could use this time to investigate who was behind the trending searches targeting the fifth brother.

The fifth brother’s incident going viral so quickly clearly had someone pushing it.

He had already instructed the information department to look into it, but there were many of the second brother’s people in the department, and he wasn’t sure if they would cooperate.

Lin Hai wasn’t sure if they could find out who was behind the trending searches in a day, especially if the second brother interfered.

Yu Ning, holding her cat, walked towards the elevator. After a few steps, she seemed to remember something and turned back to Lin Hai, who was deep in thought.

“There’s a traffic star named Han Yu acting with the fifth brother. Focus your investigation on him. The fifth brother’s trending searches might have been bought by him.”

“???” Lin Hai was dumbfounded.

He saw his own foolish reflection in the painting hanging on the wall behind her.

His current expression was truly idiotic.