Chapter 0816: Residual Heat

Opening his eyes in the bright sunshine, Li Zitao was in a good mood, and it was rare to have such good weather in winter.

Seeing that the time was already 8:20, Li Zitao took a shower, changed into comfortable clothes and went to the fitness room.

Although he woke up a little late today, and he had finished his workout at this time of the day, he didn't want that to be an excuse to be lazy.

"Good morning, Mr. Charlie. When he came to the gym, the caretaker here greeted him warmly.

"Early. Li Zitao greeted each other with a smile, and at the same time exchanged greetings with other familiar people.

40 minutes later, Li Zitao finished his high-intensity training and received the news he wanted from Bai Xue's hands covered in sweat.

"This happened last night?" Looking at the photos in the file bag, Li Zitao quietly stuffed them back again.

"Yes. Bai Xue nodded affirmatively and looked away.

The photos in the archives are a little difficult to see, although Bai Xue has not seen them all, but he is very familiar with the owner in the photos.

The male protagonist inside is Rush, the high-level intellectual brain of the think tank, and the female protagonist is Mrs. Itzkic, who has a hot body.

The lingering between the two by the pool is full of visual impact, 'Her figure is really enviable,' Bai Xue said in her heart.

"This is really..."Rubbing his temples with a headache, Li Zitao had already guessed what was going to happen next.

Whether to stop it or not, he judged the gains and losses in his heart.

There is no doubt that if he intervenes in this matter, he may lose Ben completely.

But if left unchecked, Rush might never return from the Far East, especially without his knowledge.

Li Zitao can be sure that they think they are doing very secretively.

It's just that he can't figure out how Joanna got together with him, and they should know exactly what they're doing.

............

Beverly Estate.

A radiant Rush stepped out of the gate with his bag of papers, first looked around, then quickly got into the car and left.

Half an hour later, Joanna, dressed in a tuxedo and wearing a big lace hat for the latest season, left the back door.

She drove around the house and turned around when she was about to reach Hollywood Avenue before pulling over in front of the manor.

"Ma'am. The servant, who heard the whistle, opened the door, and Joanna parked the car in the open space next to the door.

"Is the gentleman gone?" asked Joanna, smiling as she straightened her skirt and made sure there was nothing wrong with her.

"Not yet, he's having breakfast with the ladies!" said the butler from the house.

"Yes. Nodding slightly, Joanna walked into the room, passed through the hallway, and heard the happy smiles of her daughters.

A little uneasiness and guilt rose in her heart, Joanna adjusted her smile and walked towards the dining room on the left: "Hey... What are you talking about?"

"Mom. Andini and Rodite jumped out of their seats and threw themselves into their mother's arms.

"My good darling, do you have any plans for the weekend with your father?" Joanna crouched down and looked at her husband tenderly with her two daughters in her arms.

"Of course... Mom, you smell terrible. Andini pinched her nose and said that Joanna had sprinkled alcohol on her body before coming back to match her excuse of 'going to dinner'.

"Sorry, you know, people always have to socialize!" smiled apologetically, but Joanna remembered the lingering and crazy last night, and the corners of her mouth raised into a heartfelt smile.

The smile seemed glaring, like a merciless mockery of him.

"It's time for me to go, I'm going to be late for work. Ben got up from the table, losing an appetite for the food in front of him.

"What do you think?" Joanna was stunned, then got up and took the butler's coat and straightened it for him.

"What?" Ben asked.

"We went out to sea together on the weekend, we haven't been out together for a long time, and they're all looking forward to it. Joanna looked at her twin daughters and smiled.

"Wellโ€”" he hesitated, "you know? Rush is going to the Far East for a few months. โ€

"Oh?" Joanna's face flashed unnatural, but quickly disappeared, "He didn't tell me that it was for work?"

"Yes. Looking at the wife in front of him who took care of his neckline, the enthusiasm in his heart was extinguished in an instant, "Without him, I think the weekend will be very busy, and there will be no need to wait for me." โ€

After saying that, Ben took the purse from the housekeeper, kissed the disappointed daughter and left the house.

At this point, Rush is on the plane, and he will transfer to Los Angeles, where he will take a cruise ship to Pearl.

According to the plan, this time he will stay in the Far East for 6~10 months, and I really hope to come back soon and see her again. โ€™

What happened between him and Joanna was something Rush hadn't expected, but he was now deeply fascinated by the woman and couldn't help himself.

Even if he was full of apologies in his heart every time it was over, the moment he saw her, all reason was gone.

The plane stopped in Los Angeles, and Rush transferred to a helicopter and landed directly on the super luxury cruise ship, Princess Adelaid.

This is the 11th time that this luxury oil tanker has crossed the ocean and opened the Far East route.

"Mr. Rush, we will take care of your safety on this trip, and Pearl is ready accordingly, and we hope you have a pleasant trip. โ€

When he meets the special guards who are responsible for his own safety on the boat, Rush discovers that everyone is a new face.

But he didn't think much of it, and every time he went out, S.H.I.E.L.D. arranged everything.

There is a complete security process for the think tank Brain, and Hans is in charge of it himself, so he only needs to worry about how to complete his mission.

At the same time, inside the bunker division.

Hans was talking to someone: "Are you sure you want to do this? โ€

"Well, I hope you're right...... Man, if the boss is angry, maybe we should go to the farm together and clean up the horse manure.

A few minutes later, Hans hung up the phone and looked up at Li Zitao on the sofa.

"Have you already boarded the boat?" Shaking the wine glass in his hand, Li Zitao asked indifferently.

"Yes, Ben is insisting... For this, he is willing to give up everything. Hans shrugged helplessly.

How could he hide something from Li Zitao about such a big thing, but before he could think of a good reason to explain, those hot photos appeared in front of him, and Li Zitao brought them personally.

So, he recruited everything.

"Damn it...**, make sure he'll take care of the Far East, everything is arranged... It would be nice to create a mess and get involved with the Japanese. Li Zitao looked up and drained the vodka in the cup.

Now that the matter is a foregone conclusion, let him play the last of his residual heat.