Simultaneous time travel: But our system is out of sync!

These five words were like firecrackers thrown into a water tank, catching Madame Rose completely off guard and leaving her utterly shocked!

She suddenly tightened her grip on the crow's finger, causing the red-feathered crow to wince in pain. It cawed loudly in dissatisfaction, flapped its wings, and flew away from her fingertip, landing on Lin Bei's head. The crow tilted its head, its beady black eyes looking down in confusion.

It's as if it's saying...

Woman, what's wrong with you!

at the same time.

The innocence and grievance on Lady Rose's face froze instantly, like a crack suddenly appearing on the surface of exquisite porcelain.

The carefully applied, "pure" light makeup could not completely conceal the fleeting stiffness and embarrassment in her eyes at this moment.

Her carefully prepared script was abruptly interrupted, and a strong sense of frustration mixed with anger at being offended surged within her.

Lin Bei took in these subtle changes and found them quite interesting.

He still wore a sly smile, pressing his advantage to deliver another precise blow:

"Why is Madam reacting so strongly!"

"I was just joking, did you really take it seriously, Madam?"

After saying that, he leisurely adjusted his posture, his gaze sweeping over every detail of her body with amusement.

"Your seemingly casual yet carefully chosen elegant outfit, and the effort you put into creating a 'lotus emerging from the water' effect hidden beneath the thin layer of powder on your face."

"Everything about this proves that it was all a 'show' prepared specifically for me."

"I guess you think that your current 'gentle and approachable' and 'virtuous wife' charm is fatally attractive to a young, hot-blooded man like me, enough to make me lose my mind and be completely at your mercy, right?"

He paused deliberately, leaned forward slightly, and sniffed the faint rose scent emanating from Madam Rose.

His gaze, tinged with scrutiny and mockery, swept over Lady Rose, whose face had turned ashen at his words, before he let out two meaningful "tsk tsk" sounds.

"What a pity...what a real pity..."

He shook his head and, word by word, clearly uttered the title that had nearly made Lady Rose explode.

"Aunt Rose!"

These three words struck Lady Rose like a heavy hammer blow to her heart. She felt a faint throbbing in her temple.

"The 'little man' you think he is may not be as 'little' as you imagine."

Lin Bei's point here is that he has lived two lives, and his actual age is actually older than that of Lady Rose.

"Your methods may work, but they can't control me."

Lin Bei's eyes held amusement, but he remained unmoved.

However, deep down, Lin Bei actually quite admired Lady Rose's appearance.

As the saying goes: Young people don't know the beauty of young women, and mistakenly take young girls for treasures.

The unique charm and allure of a mature woman emanating from Madame Rose, the captivating beauty and wisdom that come with experience in the world, are mixed with the deliberately created contrast of a "respectable woman" at this moment.

It actually hit Lin Bei's "strike zone" very accurately.

No wonder some people say that everyone despises Cao Cao, but everyone wants to be Cao Cao.

Across from Lin Bei, Mrs. Rose was almost completely enraged by Lin Bei's address of "Aunt Rose".

Her heart was screaming wildly.

"You brat! You ignorant fool! Who are you calling 'Auntie'?!"

"I'm in my prime, the most attractive time of my life! Are you blind?!"

A strong sense of offense and humiliation made it almost impossible for her to maintain her composure.

Lady Rose thought bitterly.

"That's why I hate these reckless brats the most!"

"Especially for a stubborn brat like him, completely oblivious to romance! It's like casting pearls before swine, a complete waste of effort!"

"If any other man were dressed like this, he would be completely infatuated with me by now, wanting to give me his heart and obey my every word! Unlike this scoundrel..."

However, despite cursing Lin Bei a thousand times in her heart, her anger almost burned away her reason.

But Lady Rose forcefully suppressed all her negative emotions.

The momentary stiffness and ashen color on her face receded as quickly as the tide, so fast that one might think it was an illusion, and she returned to that sorrowful expression tinged with resentment and helplessness.

However, she also realized a cruel truth: her beauty, which she relied on for survival, had become completely ineffective in front of Lin Bei, a seemingly young but unfathomable man.

When her usual methods failed, Lady Rose suddenly felt helpless for a moment.

But Lady Rose is no ordinary person. Having weathered many storms and managed to survive among outlaws, her ability to assess situations and adapt to changing circumstances far surpasses that of the average person.

So she decisively changed her strategy.

sincere!

Yes, sincerity.

Lady Rose understood perfectly well the principle that "sincerity is the ultimate weapon"!

Faced with absolute strength and insight, all pretense and affectation are as vulnerable as ice and snow under the sun.

Only by shedding pretense and revealing some of our true needs and predicaments can we possibly win a chance for ourselves.

However, although she understood this principle, she never had the opportunity or the courage to truly put it into practice.

A woman, a beautiful woman.

Navigating and controlling a group of desperate outlaws whose lives are hanging by a thread often means exposing your most vulnerable weaknesses to the fangs of wolves, a risk too great to bear.

Although she has the support of the powerful Urokodaki Sakonji, who provides the money to keep the Rose House running, this benefactor is elusive and rarely seen.

It's more like a distant and uncontrollable symbol; if you really encounter an urgent, life-or-death crisis, distant water can't help you in the face of an imminent fire.

Aside from money, the only thing she could rely on was the natural beauty bestowed upon her by heaven, and the means to control people's hearts based on that beauty.

But whether it's money or appearance, in the face of truly powerful forces and influence, they are nothing but flowers in a mirror or the moon's reflection in water; they will shatter with the slightest touch.

Just like how she was facing Lin Bei at this moment.

However, what's even more critical is that her current situation is extremely precarious and precarious.

Urokodaki Sakonji's prolonged absence and the malice of the major families in Saitama Prefecture made her feel an immense, invisible pressure pressing down from all directions, making it almost impossible for her to breathe.

She could clearly sense that deadly danger was approaching, and she was running out of cards to play.

Lin Bei's appearance was her lifeline.

His special connection with Urokodaki Sakonji, in particular, gave her a glimmer of hope.

Despite her ability to manipulate people's hearts for so long, she instinctively wanted to control Lin Bei.

Now that she has lost control, Lin Bei can see right through her thoughts.

She was now almost at her wit's end.

Unwilling to give up this last straw, she had no choice but to reveal her most vulnerable and sincere side.

"Lin Beijun, please save me."

"Save the Rose House, which was built up by Lord Urokodaki Sakonji."