Chapter 109: Sen Ji, Don’t Be Like Hong Que
The next morning.
Second floor of the Imperial Husband Tower.
Hong Que woke up early. He stood before the mirror, smoothing out his messy long hair and styling it. He picked out a piece of black, form-fitting clothing that highlighted his physique before grabbing the exhibition ticket from the table and rushing downstairs.
As soon as he left the tower, he saw Sen Ji dressed in a white combat suit, holding a rectangular slip of paper that looked identical to the ticket in his hand.
His face darkened. He stepped forward and snatched the ticket from Sen Jiās hand, glancing at the time. He immediately let out a cold laugh. “Xie Qiang! You really are something!”
His ticket was for 3:00 PM, but Sen Jiās was actually for 10:00 AM!
Why did Sen Ji get to date Xie Qiang before him!
“Hong Que.” Having his ticket snatched, Sen Ji couldn’t help but frown, his voice cold. “Give it back to me.”
Hong Que waved the ticket and grinned. “You want it? No way!”
He reached out both hands, intending to tear Sen Jiās ticket to shreds.
Sen Jiās expression turned grim.
Almost instantly, Hong Que felt his forearm being bitten hard by the teeth of some beast. By the time he realized it was Sen Jiās spirit body, both tickets were already in Sen Jiās hands.
Hong Que glared with his golden eyes, extremely displeased. “Hey! Using your invisible spirit body is cheating, right!”
“Jealous?” Sen Ji looked at him indifferently. “As long as you become a defect, you can also have an invisible spirit body.”
“To hell with you! Give me back the ticket!”
Hong Que strode toward Sen Ji, wanting to take his ticket back.
However, Sen Ji tossed the ticket in his hand to the side. Just as Hong Que reached out to catch it, he saw his ticket torn into pieces in mid-air.
Clearly, it was Sen Jiās spirit body, Bai Jin, who had shredded it.
Hong Que looked at the scraps of paper on the ground in disbelief, then looked up at Sen Ji in anger. “What is the meaning of this!”
“Iām naturally thanking you.” Sen Ji met his gaze, a trace of a sneer on his lips. “Thanks to Prosecutor Hongās ‘reminder,’ I can now hinder your date with a clear conscience.”
Hong Queās face was incredibly sour. “Fine! Consider me outmatched!”
Seeing Sen Ji walk toward the central hall of the Princess’s Palace, he lowered his head to open his lightbrain and quickly dialed a number. “Hello? Immediately prepare tickets for today’s Starry Sky Art Exhibition for me. I want the 10:00 AM and 3:00 PM slotsāI want them all!”
After giving the orders, he quickly followed Sen Ji.
Central Hall.
Xie Qiang stood in the walk-in closet, choosing a light blue princess dress with intricate craftsmanship. Just as she finished dressing, she heard the butlerās voice from outside, her tone flat. “Princess, Commander Sen and Prosecutor Hong are here to see you.”
Hmm?
Xie Qiang looked down and adjusted a small blue cufflink on her sleeve. Seeing the time displayed on her lightbrain, she couldn’t help but feel puzzled. “Why are the two of them here?”
Shaking her head slightly, she picked up a broad-brimmed hat and walked toward the reception hall.
Inside the reception hall, hearing the sound of the door opening, Hong Que was about to step forward and question her when he was struck speechless by the sight of the white-haired girl in her magnificent attire.
Unlike her former sexy and hot mini-skirt style, or the plain, thin white coat she wore in the combat zone, the intricately designed princess dress made her look like a Ragdoll cat playing with translucent pearls inside the most beautiful giant shell in the deep sea. It made oneās heart soften instantly.
She actually dressed so cutely for her date with me!
Hong Queās tone softened immediately. “Xie Qiang, why did you schedule Sen Jiās date before mine?”
It was lucky he came early; otherwise, wouldn’t Sen Ji have seen her cute side first?!
Date?
Xie Qiang blinked, realizing he had misunderstood. “Itās not a date; heās temporarily acting as my bodyguard…”
“Oh! I get it!” Hong Queās eyes lit up, his golden hawk-like eyes shining like stars. “You have business at the art gallery, so you made an early appointment with Sen Ji to have him protect you…”
Xie Qiang was about to nod when she saw Hong Que lower his head shyly. “And by the time you finish your business, itāll be 3:00 PM, which is when youāll have time to date me and tour the gallery, right?”
Xie Qiang: “…”
She was starting to get used to Hong Queās outrageous logic.
Even if she explained, he would likely only pick what he wanted to hear. Xie Qiang simply couldn’t be bothered to explain and nodded perfunctorily. “Mhm, you truly understand me.”
“Naturally!” Hong Que smirked proudly, unable to suppress his ecstatic expression. “I know exactly how much you like me!”
Xie Qiang chose to turn a deaf ear. She walked toward Sen Ji, watching him stand up from the sofa and bow to her. After pursing her lips, she asked, “Why did you come so early?”
It was only 6:30 AM, and in the letter she had sent to Sen Ji, she clearly notified him to meet directly at the gallery at 10:00 AM.
Sen Ji looked down at her, a hint of softness flashing in his eyes. His voice was low and husky. “I wanted to pick you up and go together.”
“Haha… Commander Sen is very thoughtful.” Xie Qiang felt a bit of a headache coming on.
If Sen Ji was the only person she had invited, she might have been very happy to hear those words, but embarrassingly…
Outside the reception hall, the butlerās calm and steady voice rang out again. “Princess, Tactical Officer Cang is here to see you.”
Hong Que whipped his head around and blurted out, “Why is he here too!”
The red-haired youth looked at Xie Qiang with suspicion. Xie Qiang decisively looked away, declining the questioning look he threw her way, and ordered, “Let him in.”
The door opened, and Cang Jiu walked in as if taking a stroll.
Having shed his cold and stern combat uniform, the fox youth wore a high-collared, light white knitted sweater. His silver hair was tied at his right shoulder with a light blue silk ribbon, softening his striking features. He looked like fresh snow covering the fur of a snow fox, making one instinctively overlook his cunning nature and feel only endless softness.
In his hand, he held an exhibition ticket.
Seeing this, Hong Que immediately rushed over, wanting to snatch the ticket from his hand, but Cang Jiu easily dodged him, waving the ticket by his lips with two fingers.
Those narrow, beautiful fox eyes smilingly swept over everyone present before falling on Xie Qiang. “Princess, it seems you didn’t only invite one person to the exhibition.”
“Cut the crap!” Hong Que asked impatiently, “What time is your ticket for!”
“Hmm?” Cang Jiu arched an eyebrow, looking at Hong Que with interest. “It seems our times are different… but youāre probably going to be disappointed because my ticket is for 8:00 AM~”
As soon as he finished speaking, the reception hall fell into a dead silence.
The temperature in the hall instantly split into two extremes. Hong Queās side was blazing with anger, as if he were about to burn the house down, while Sen Jiās side was as cold as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. A pair of tiger eyes swept across the hall toward Cang Jiu, faintly flickering with a prickly scrutiny.
Xie Qiang calmly picked up the teacup from the table and took a sip of the lukewarm tea.
This tea is truly “green tea.”
Hong Que was the first who couldn’t hold it in, breaking the silence and shouting at Xie Qiang, “Xie Qiang, how could you do this!”
Hmm… heās definitely going to call me a fickle, promiscuous scumbag now.
Xie Qiang was already prepared and listening intently, only to hear Hong Queās aggrieved complaint: “You really do favor Sen Ji! To let him sleep in, you actually gave him the 10:00 AM ticket instead of the 8:00 AM one!”
Xie Qiang: “?”
She wasn’t sure if it was her imagination, but the ice-cold temperature on one side of the hall was rapidly dropping. She turned to meet Sen Jiās gradually softening gaze, and a cold sweat she didn’t have broke out on her forehead.
Commander Sen! You definitely have your own judgment, right? You won’t be like Hong Que and only pick what you want to hear, right?
“I didn’t expect you to look after me so much.” The blond manās gaze was like melted spring water, sticking to the girlās body. “But Iām used to waking up early. Next time, you can invite me first.”
Xie Qiang: “…” Iāll put you last next time!
Translator’s Note: “Green tea” (ē»æč¶) is Chinese slang for someone who acts innocent and sweet but is actually manipulativeāCang Jiu is the definition of a “Green Tea” male lead here! And poor Xie Qiang is accidentally “favoring” Sen Ji just by trying to space them out. Her “Time Management” skills are being put to the ultimate test.
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