Chapter 10 [This Celestial Beauty’s Arch-Enemy]
Xing Lie returned to his office.
When Chen Fei looked up and saw the beat-up marks on Xing Lie’s face along with the footprints on his body, his brows furrowed tightly. “Xing Zong, who could beat you up like this?”
“Who else could it be,” Xing Lie said with a smile.
His eyes held a smile—a smile devoid of any hostility, but rather an incredibly satisfying, thrilling one. He looked exactly like someone who had just pulled off a wicked prank and succeeded.
He crossed his arms, pinched the hem of his white tank top, pulled it up, and took it off, revealing a lean and muscular body. There were red marks on his chest and abdomen, all left by You Yuanyuan’s fists.
Chen Fei frowned, finding Xing Lie’s smile very strange. He had been taught a lesson by You Yuanyuan yet seemed thrilled about it. Clicking his tongue, he said, “Older ginger is still spicier; he taught you such a ruthless lesson. It’s been a long time since he beat you up like this, hasn’t it?”
Xing Lie showed an expression of agreement. As if thinking of something specific, he said, “Indeed, spicy.”
He formed a circle with his two hands, reminiscing about the feel of it. It was hard to imagine that this was actually You Yuanyuan’s waist. How could a top-tier Alpha’s waist be so narrow that he could span it with just two hands?
He hadn’t seen wrong; You Yuanyuan’s waist really had gotten slimmer, and his frame had indeed gotten smaller.
When he hugged him from behind, it felt like he could encircle the entirety of You Yuanyuan in his arms. It was an incredibly magical feeling. At that time, an expression of humiliated anger actually surfaced on You Yuanyuan’s icy face, and even the tips of his ears turned red. He was clearly furious.
After all, it had always been You Yuanyuan standing high above and conquering others. Who would dare to oppress him?
However, recalling it now, Xing Lie noticed a strange point—why didn’t You Yuanyuan release his suppressive pheromones to attack him?
In the past, You Yuanyuan loved using his S-grade Alpha Snow Mountain Cold Cotton pheromones to suppress others the most. But recently, no matter how he provoked him, he hadn’t released any pheromones.
A dark glint rippled in Xing Lie’s eyes as he walked into the office bathroom to take a cold shower.
Zhou She stepped into You Yuanyuan’s Chairman’s office humming a little tune.
He let out a laugh and said, “You Ye, you were truly amazing today, completely exceeding my expectations. I thought you were just going to let it go again. Who would have thought you would actually charge up and grab that little beast Xing Lie to beat him up! You really had to let him know that older ginger is still spicier! Hahaha!”
The office was terrifyingly quiet, and terrifyingly cold.
It was clearly the blistering heat of midsummer, and the air conditioning wasn’t even on, so why did Zhou She feel so cold? His smile froze at the corners of his mouth.
Sitting in the boss’s chair, You Yuanyuan slowly swiveled around to face Zhou She. His entire body exuded an extremely freezing aura, seemingly suppressing a raging fury. That cold, unearthly face was now covered in three feet of frost, and his eyes were filled with an absolute, bone-chilling iciness.
Instantly, Zhou She’s legs went weak, and he dropped to his knees. His King of Hell had returned.
“Y-You Ye, have you recovered your memory?”
You Yuanyuan closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and swept the globe, water cup, and documents on his desk onto the floor. Clatter, clank, crash—they fell all over the ground.
This terrified Zhou She so much that his body began to tremble. “You Ye, p-please quell your anger.”
You Yuanyuan stood up and violently kicked the boss’s chair away. The corners of his eyes were slightly red, completely enraged. “Xing Lie, Xing Lie, Xing Lie!”
“Little beast, bastard, asshole!”
You Yuanyuan clenched his fists until his knuckles cracked.
Zhou She said tremblingly, “You Ye, have you remembered everything?”
You Yuanyuan roared angrily, “Yes! I am now a soft and delicate Omega! By the end of the fight, I didn’t even have any strength left, and I couldn’t release the powerful suppressive pheromones of a top-tier Alpha. That bastard Xing Lie is practically stepping on my head!”
After roaring, You Yuanyuan put his hands on his hips and looked out the window. “Motherfucker, hurry up and arrange the company split!”
“Yes, yes, yes, right away, right away,” Zhou She repeatedly agreed.
Zhou She waited for You Yuanyuan to calm down.
Suddenly, he asked, “But… haven’t you always wanted to tame him? If you split the company…”
You Yuanyuan turned his head with a dark expression and walked up to Zhou She. “When I was still a top-tier Alpha, I wanted to conquer another top-tier Alpha. But now I’m not a top-tier Alpha, just an Omega; I can’t tame him anymore. Consider it ten years wasted raising an ungrateful white-eyed wolf! Scram! Scram, scram, scram, get the hell out!”
You Yuanyuan casually grabbed something and threw it at him.
Zhou She closed his eyes and dodged. To think there would actually be a time when he misread the King of Hell’s pulse. A miscalculation, a huge miscalculation.
He stood up and was about to leave, but was stopped by You Yuanyuan calling out.
“Come here,” You Yuanyuan said, calming his emotions. “Duan Xiaoding is gone.”
Zhou She blinked. He couldn’t afford to misread the pulse this time. He asked, “You Ye, do you need me to continue looking for an Omega to cover for you?”
You Yuanyuan looked out the window with a freezing gaze, and after a long while, said, “No need. No matter how many you find, Xing Lie will just snatch them away.”
“Then…” Zhou She hesitated.
You Yuanyuan had calmed down slightly and said, “The compatibility rate between my pheromones and Xing Lie’s is over 95%. During my heat, I will need his Glass Wood soothing pheromones. Therefore, he still has use value for now. Postpone the company split for a while.”
“But you never taught him how to release soothing pheromones. Moreover, we still don’t know what time of the month your heat period will be,” Zhou She said.
You Yuanyuan’s gaze grew distant. “Therefore, I must train him to release soothing pheromones before my heat begins.”
“Understood.” Zhou She set the kicked-away chair back in place.
You Yuanyuan sat down, his gaze deep and profound. “I’m going to start taking missions.”
Zhou She was stunned. “You Ye, you haven’t taken a mission in years.”
“Although I can still fight now, my stamina has worsened, and my physical strength has declined. I get tired quickly after fighting for a bit. Taking missions will at least allow me to strengthen my physical fitness.” You Yuanyuan took out his phone.
He opened the “Dongcheng Security App.” It contained the information of all the security companies in Dongcheng.
Logging into his account, You Yuanyuan clicked on “Shenyuan Security Company” and then on the bodyguard rankings. The very first one was him.
Name: You Yuanyuan
Position: Chairman
Gender: Alpha
Pheromone Grade: S-grade
Gland: Snow Mountain Cold Cotton
Marked Omega: No
Height: 185
Age: 32
Stamina: Classified
Endurance: Classified
Martial Force: Classified
Attack: Classified
Defense: Classified
Employment Fee: 5 million per 24 hours
Status: Employment Paused
You Yuanyuan changed the status column to “Available for Hire.”
Afterwards, he clicked on the second-ranked Xing Lie.
Name: Xing Lie
Position: CEO
Gender: Alpha
Pheromone Grade: S-grade
Gland: Glass Wood
Marked Omega: No
Height: 190
Age: 25
Stamina: 95%
Endurance: 96%
Martial Force: 98%
Attack: 99%
Defense: 95%
Employment Fee: 3 million per 24 hours
Status: Employment Paused
Looking at Xing Lie’s various stats, You Yuanyuan clearly felt that the other party had gone easy on him during their fight in the ingredient warehouse today.
Instantly, his heart felt even more stifled, and his breathing wasn’t very smooth.
In recent years, Xing Lie had become increasingly secretive, intentionally feigning the illusion that he was weaker than him.
This inevitably made You Yuanyuan even more wary of him.
Suddenly, his phone vibrated. Someone had hired him.
This fast?
You Yuanyuan clicked open the private chat interface with the employer, who had sent him a message:
“Hello. I am a popular celebrity and also the illegitimate son of a wealthy family. My older sister is the legitimate eldest daughter, a top-tier Alpha, and the primary heir to the conglomerate. Recently, my father fell seriously ill and might die soon. In order to prevent me from inheriting a portion of the family estate, she has secretly sent people to tail me, intending to stage an accident to kill me. Actually, I don’t want to inherit any estate; I just want to continue being an actor. Please accept my employment. Money is not an issue, I just want to stay alive!”
This kind of wealthy family feud was generally a mission only ordinary bodyguards would take, with a danger factor of merely 30%. You Yuanyuan had never taken this kind of mission before; the ones he usually took had a danger factor above 90%.
However, not having acted as a bodyguard for several years, he was a bit out of practice. Coupled with differentiating into an Omega, he had weakened in all aspects and lacked exercise.
After deliberating for a moment, You Yuanyuan still clicked “Accept Mission.”
The employer said: I will pick you up at the garage of Dingsheng Film & Television Media Company at six o’clock tomorrow.
“Let’s go, time to head home,” You Yuanyuan stood up.
Seeing that he no longer had the manic energy from earlier and had restored his usual cold arrogance, Zhou She breathed a sigh of relief.
Accompanying a sovereign is like accompanying a tiger. This high-risk profession—if not him, then who!
The black Maybach drove out of the company’s underground garage.
Xing Lie stood by the window, having changed into a different set of clothes. Holding a freshly brewed cup of coffee, his long, gloomy gaze tracked You Yuanyuan’s car.
Chen Fei stood behind him and said, “Xing Zong, You Ye has started taking missions.”
Xing Lie took a sip of coffee, raising an eyebrow slightly. “I know.”
The car hadn’t driven very far.
You Yuanyuan was resting with his eyes closed in the back seat when suddenly there was a hard brake. He opened his eyes in a daze, coldness shooting from his gaze.
“Lao Huang, be careful,” Zhou She said.
Lao Huang pointed ahead and said, “You Ye, someone is blocking the car.”
You Yuanyuan tilted his head slightly and looked out coldly. He saw Ji Ru clinging to the front of his car like an octopus, and behind him was Ji Jiayou. The two were pulling and tugging at each other.
“You Ye, You Ye! My brother is trying to take me back by force. Hurry up and help me chase him away!” Ji Ru was constantly trying to break free from Ji Jiayou’s grip.
“Go home!” Ji Jiayou grabbed Ji Ru’s collar and threatened, “Do you believe I won’t release my pheromones right this second?”
You Yuanyuan’s distant eyes half-closed. Truly, enemies meet on a narrow path.
He closed his eyes, not wanting to get involved.
But then, when he opened his eyes again, his eyes were pristine and cold, revealing a pure innocence.
His hand had already opened the car door. He walked up to Ji Ru and Ji Jiayou, reached out a hand as pale as jade, and grasped Ji Jiayou’s wrist. “Ji Jiayou, he is already 22 years old and has the right to make his own choices. Why must you forcibly stop him?”
Zhou She froze. Was this again…?
In the past, You Yuanyuan would never speak to Ji Jiayou so gently and politely; he would have simply released his pheromones.
Ji Jiayou snatched his wrist back violently as if he had been burned by You Yuanyuan. Looking at You Yuanyuan with a strange expression, he said, “Training an Omega to be a bodyguard is an impossible feat. He’s only trained for two days, and his body is already on the verge of collapsing. When he dies on your training ground, what will you use to compensate me?”
“The training I assign to the Omegas is all within their capabilities; there isn’t a single Omega who cannot handle it. Furthermore, Ji Ru is adapting very well and performing excellently. Who says Omegas can’t become strong and can’t be bodyguards?” You Yuanyuan’s gaze was extremely earnest.
His clear eyes reflected Ji Jiayou’s tall figure. Looking straight at Ji Jiayou, his eyes sparkled, astonishingly bright. His gaze was cold yet soft, devoid of any piercing chill. Shockingly, there was even a trace of gentle fluctuation.
Ji Jiayou was dazed for a moment, then deeply furrowed his brows. He looked away first, somewhat unable to look directly at You Yuanyuan. In that moment of distraction, Ji Ru slipped away from his grasp and hid behind You Yuanyuan.
“You Yuanyuan, the enmity between us… don’t use my brother to threaten me. Otherwise, I won’t let you off.” Ji Jiayou was tall, looking down at You Yuanyuan with his thick brows furrowed, carrying an unshakable gloom.
You Yuanyuan shielded Ji Ru behind him. “The enmity between us…”
What enmity?
“Has nothing to do with Ji Ru, so of course I won’t use him. Besides, as for this enmity, when will this cycle of vengeance ever end? Why can’t we just laugh away our grudges?” You Yuanyuan’s gaze was calm and open.
Zhou She violently slapped his own forehead.
“Psycho!” Ji Jiayou cast him a strange look, then turned, got into another car, and drove away.
You Yuanyuan turned to look at Ji Ru and said, “Go back to the company. He won’t come to catch you for the time being.”
The company had dormitories for employees to live in.
Ji Ru hugged You Yuanyuan. “You Ye, can you and my brother truly laugh away your grudges and get back together?”
Zhou She’s jaw dropped in shock.
You Yuanyuan hadn’t yet grasped the meaning behind Ji Ru’s words. He wanted to pat his head to comfort him, but then lowered his hand, coldly pushed him away to maintain his persona, and told him to hurry back to the company.
Only then did Ji Ru run back to the company.
On the 20th floor of the main building, by the window of the CEO’s office. Xing Lie took all of this in, narrowing his eyes slightly. A look of incomprehensible bewilderment surfaced. His deep, bottomless eyes undulated with faint ripples.
You Yuanyuan got into the car. Due to the driver still being present, he didn’t ask Zhou She about what enmity he had with Ji Jiayou.
It wasn’t until they got home and closed the study door that You Yuanyuan picked up his teacup and asked Zhou She, “What enmity do I have with Ji Jiayou?”
“That’s too complicated to explain,” Zhou She frowned.
“Then make a long story short.” You Yuanyuan listened earnestly. He guessed it had to be work-related.
However, Zhou She said, “You two were married.”
Clatter! The teacup fell to the floor, shattering into pieces. Tea and tea leaves spilled everywhere.
You Yuanyuan was completely dumbfounded.
Translator’s Note:
- Older ginger is still spicier (姜還是老的辣): A recurring idiom meaning the older generation is more experienced, cunning, and ruthless. When Xing Lie responds with “Indeed, spicy,” he is making a double entendre about You Yuanyuan’s surprisingly slim and “spicy/sexy” waist!
- King of Hell (閻王爺): Yama, the ruler of the underworld in Chinese mythology. Zhou She comparing You Yuanyuan to him just shows how terrifying our top-tier Alpha used to be.
- White-eyed wolf (白眼狼): A common insult for someone who is ungrateful, cold-hearted, and turns on the person who raised/helped them.
- Accompanying a sovereign is like accompanying a tiger (伴君如伴虎): An ancient proverb meaning that serving a powerful ruler is extremely dangerous because their moods are unpredictable.
- Enemies meet on a narrow path (冤家路窄): An idiom describing when rivals or enemies inevitably cross paths.
- Laugh away grudges (一笑泯恩仇): To forgive and forget past grievances with a simple smile.
- Get back together (破鏡重圓): Literally “a broken mirror joined together,” it means a reunion of a separated or divorced couple.
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