Chapter 39: Airport Turmoil, Death Squad Returns to the Country

At the capital airport, when Lin Tai arrived, it was almost exactly eleven o’clock noon.

“Dad didn’t even tell me the specific time,” Lin Tai grumbled, feeling a headache. Lin Zhentian had only said the flight would arrive at eleven but never specified exactly when.

This left Lin Tai particularly annoyed, so he called Lin Zhentian.

Only to find that Lin Zhentian’s phone was off—probably in a meeting.

With nothing else to do, Lin Tai sat in the airport lobby to wait.

Honestly, Lin Ziyu was such a troublesome woman. As a female lead, why was she returning to the country so early? Wouldn’t it be better to just follow the script?

While Lin Tai was listening to music through his earphones—not too loudly—he could still hear the noisy commotion in the airport from a distance. Taking off his earphones, Lin Tai looked toward the crowd. In the airport lobby, a large group of fans was welcoming a celebrity.

The waves of cheers were loud enough to stun anyone.

Lin Tai couldn’t understand today’s young people—why were they so obsessed with chasing stars? He had zero interest in it.

“Yao Anxuan.” The moment he heard the name, Lin Tai froze. To think he’d run into a female lead just by coming to pick someone up!

His luck was something else.

The name Yao Anxuan had caught Lin Tai’s attention when he read the book, though he wasn’t very familiar with her.

His only connection to her was that she was Lin Ziyu’s close friend. However, because of Lin Ziyu, their relationship wasn’t great, and she vaguely disliked him.

She wasn’t from a prominent family, just the daughter of a wealthy household. She had studied dance from a young age and was extremely talented.

At eighteen, she took the stage in a Hanfu dress, performing a breathtaking dance called Startling Swan. Her flowing sleeves and ethereal grace made her seem like a fairy descending to earth, captivating the audience.

From then on, Yao Anxuan debuted smoothly, taking on the role of an ambassador for Chinese dance heritage. She was beloved by men and women, young and old, amassing countless fans.

For a time, her fame even surpassed that of the then-national goddess, Su Qingyan.

Yao Anxuan was also stunningly beautiful, with an elegant aura from her traditional dance training that other female leads couldn’t match.

Most crucially, her flexibility from years of dance training was unmatched by most women.

In the novel Emperor’s Return, Yao Anxuan didn’t help Ye Bai much in business, but her contribution to boosting his fame was unparalleled.

In the original story, through a series of melodramatic events, Yao Anxuan met Ye Bai, was deeply drawn to his charisma, and actively pursued him. During that period, Ye Bai and Yao Anxuan frequently trended online, and his fame skyrocketed.

Lin Tai retracted his gaze and continued waiting patiently for Lin Ziyu.

Yao Anxuan, as a female lead, had little to do with him, so he didn’t need to pay her any mind.

Ring ring ring~ Lin Tai’s phone rang.

“Where are you?” The familiar voice on the other end was Lin Ziyu.

“What kind of attitude is that? I’m only here to pick you up because Dad asked me to. If you keep up that tone, I’m leaving you here,” Lin Tai shot back without hesitation.

The siblings never got along peacefully.

“Try leaving and see what happens,” Lin Ziyu snapped before hanging up. Moments later, she sent him a WeChat location pin.

“Pretty arrogant attitude,” Lin Tai muttered as he hung up, but he was secretly pleased.

After testing her, it seemed Lin Ziyu was still the same Lin Ziyu.

Great, his sister was still the most normal female lead. That put him at ease.

He immediately followed the WeChat location to find Lin Ziyu.

Along the way, Lin Tai struggled through the crowd of fans pushing and shoving. Yao Anxuan’s fans were overwhelming.

“Holy crap, it’s them?” As Lin Tai pushed forward, he sharply noticed five people moving through the crowded sea of people.

All five were wearing sunglasses and baseball caps, carrying identical black crossbody bags.

Lin Tai recognized them instantly—they were Ye Bai’s Death Squad!

In his previous life, he had significant encounters with these five. According to the plot, Lin Tai had nearly died at their hands. That was the closest he had ever come to death.

The Death Squad was Ye Bai’s trump card.

Composed of five women, each one individually wasn’t a match for Hecate. But as a team, their coordination was so strong that even Hecate would suffer against them, potentially even losing her life if she wasn’t careful.

However, in the plot, Lin Tai didn’t die at the hands of the Death Squad. He managed to escape from them, albeit helplessly.

Emperor’s Return was truly an ultimate wish-fulfillment novel. Ye Bai had an absurd number of female leads, and these five were no exception.

They were also fiercely loyal to Ye Bai.

“Phew, didn’t expect them to be back so soon.” Lin Tai remembered that these five were supposed to appear halfway through the plot, but they had apparently returned early.

Lin Tai didn’t bother with them. They were female leads—what did they have to do with him?

The five clearly didn’t notice Lin Tai either, striding quickly out of the airport.

“What are you staring at?” Just as Lin Tai was about to move forward, a familiar voice sounded behind him.

Turning around, Lin Tai saw Lin Ziyu standing there, pulling a small suitcase. She was wearing a white dress that made her stand out strikingly.

Many passersby were already glancing at Lin Ziyu.

Lin Ziyu was beautiful, a standalone scenic view, especially in her pristine white dress, which made her appear pure and flawless.

Too bad her inner self was cunning and scheming.

If anyone thought this woman was simple, they wouldn’t even know how they died.

But the white dress she was wearing … Lin Tai found it oddly familiar, like he had seen it somewhere before.