Chapter 20 The Domineering CEO
The electric fan at the foot of the bed emitted a barely audible hum, its blades turning and blowing out cool air, but it did nothing to alleviate the increasingly heated atmosphere in the room.
Feixian County has no distinct seasons; even in the hottest summer months, the temperature does not exceed 35 degrees Celsius.
The temperature in the mountains is even cooler, so there's basically no need for a fan.
What felt even more comfortable than the cool breeze from the fan was Qingran's body temperature.
He seems to have a naturally low body temperature; he is not afraid of heat and does not like to sweat. Even when he is emotionally agitated, his cheeks turn red and his skin turns pink, but the temperature to the touch is only warm.
Yan Chen recalled the image of his lover lying on the bed when he entered the room.
...
As if sensing his distraction, the tongue that had been licking and kissing his lips, like a willful and lively little snake, withdrew the sweetness it had given and quietly stuck out its fangs to bite him.
"Are you trying to tell me I'm not ready again?" Qingran, her voice hoarse, glanced at the man sideways, her rosy lips glistening with a vibrant color, like petals that had been ravaged.
He pressed his fingertip against the man's thin lips, and their figures were reflected on the wall behind them by the light. The wall was snow-white, and the shadows were pitch black, making it look as if the man had taken his fingertip into his mouth.
"I won't accept that excuse tonight."
The fingers that had been massaging the man's lips withdrew from her lips and licked them. Qingran pulled out a small package from somewhere, pinched the pointed end, held it between the two of them, and shook it, saying, "You were clearly prepared."
He asked the system, and it said that this thing was a safety measure invented by humans to integrate into one, and its function was similar to the sheep intestines in his mortal world.
No wonder the system inexplicably reminded him that day that he could refuse unreasonable requests; it turned out that Yan Chen had bought this.
Qingran was quite certain that he and Yan Chen were healthy and didn't really want to use these external aids. However, he was willing to tolerate their little stubbornness and proceed gradually.
Where is the system that served as the instruction manual now?
The privacy protection mode was triggered and they were put into a dark room the moment they started kissing.
Yan Chen had a general idea of what it was before he could even see the packaging clearly, and it turned out to be true after he looked closely.
He smiled wryly, but didn't feel embarrassed at all.
Because he wasn't going to give up halfway through tonight.
"What about bottled ones?"
"In the drawer."
Yan Chen kissed his lover on the lips, turned around and went to the window to draw the curtains, then came back to turn off the lights and turn on the table lamp.
The dim, hazy light from the desk lamp blurred the figures on the wall.
Instead, the amber was projected with exceptional clarity, even encompassing the figures of the two embracing and falling.
Amidst the blush-inducing, heart-pounding kisses, a broken, teasing murmur mingled.
"...Why didn't Ah Chen refuse this time? Is it because my tail is prettier or my scales are more attractive?"
“The tail is beautiful, and the scales are gorgeous,” the man said in a low, husky voice, his hands moving in sync with his words, “like translucent jade.”
As he spoke, his thin lips kissed her watery eyes, the corners of her eyes that were moist and red, and every place he found exquisite and lovely.
Amber's viscous honey color enveloped them.
A butterfly, about to take flight, alighted above the two figures, its wings fluttering and weaving a beautiful and dreamlike scene.
*
I had a good night's sleep.
When Qingran woke up, it was already 9 a.m. the next day, much later than the usual 5 or 6 a.m.
Recalling the unusual events of last night, he used his spiritual power to sense the situation and immediately exclaimed, "Hmm?"
His spiritual core has changed.
However, the amount of true spirit accumulated only increased slightly, without undergoing a qualitative change from the ethereal to the real.
Qingran felt a little regretful.
But it doesn't matter. Since the spirit core has indeed changed, it means that my initial premonition that the opportunity lay with the system was correct.
People can't stand being nagged, and neither can systems.
Just as she thought of the system, a sharp crackling sound erupted in Qingran's sea of consciousness: [Host, you've finally woken up!]
It cried loudly, heartbroken and devastated.
Heavens above, do you know how it spent those five hours waiting for its host to wake up?!
This all started last night when it was locked in a dark room.
This wasn't the first time the system had been locked in a dark room. Ever since the male protagonist misunderstood that he and his host were dating, this had become its nightly routine.
But the old system was not intimidated at all.
It has confidence in the male protagonist's integrity; it's impossible for him to have a real relationship with anyone other than his official love interest.
Aside from kissing, the host acted too quickly and it didn't have time to inform it beforehand, so it wasn't the host's fault.
However, this little incident won't affect the overall situation, so don't worry!
As it expected, things turned out that even if the male protagonist misunderstood, the two of them would at most kiss and hug, which reassured it even more.
Until last night!
From the kiss by the bedside to its release from the dark room, a full 5 hours passed! It was already past 2 a.m. by then!
It watched as the male protagonist, who had principles and integrity, tidied up the messy bed, and then, as if it had been fed—no, wait, as if it were a rag doll, it cleaned up its host and placed it on the bed.
If the host hadn't been asleep, the system would have already crashed and screamed; it wouldn't have been able to hold out until now.
Although it is still in a state of collapse.
"Where's Yan Chen?" Qingran asked calmly as the man beside her was nowhere to be seen.
The system stammered: [Finished packing at 3 PM, left before 4 PM.]
Yan Chen and his team are going to the provincial capital early this morning to find buyers, but the fact that they don't need to rest after such strenuous exercise is simply inhuman!
[Host, did that scoundrel bully you?!] the system asked indignantly.
In its view, since it had reminded the host that it could refuse, the host, who prioritized the task and was understanding, would certainly refuse.
However, this still happened in the end, and the reason for it can only be the male protagonist's fault!
At this point, the system had completely forgotten that its host was suspected of not being an ordinary human.
Qingran is in a very good mood right now.
First, the spirit core has started to move; second, it has finally devoured the humans it had been raising for so long.
When asked the question, he didn't completely shift the blame to Yan Chen, and surprisingly told the truth.
[It's okay, I won't lose out.]
[But host, in the story, the male lead and the villain are completely innocent from beginning to end. The male lead shouldn't have intimate relationships with anyone other than his childhood sweetheart...]
The system hesitated.
What about the plot? What about the mission?! It wants to cry again, sob sob sob...
[There was nothing I could do; I didn't want to either.] Qingran's tone was innocent.
He comforted the system.
[But since it's already happened, we have to move on. You said Yan Chen and Su Yu are the official couple, so Yan Chen will eventually realize who his true love is, right?]
The threads of fate arranged by Heaven are not so easily severed.
The system timidly asked: [...What if Su Yu dislikes the male lead for not being a virgin?]
Aoran:[……]
Tsk, shouldn't he also be annoyed by being forced to give up the meat that was already in his mouth?
He said calmly, "Then let's move on to the next task."
The system suddenly became incredibly enthusiastic: [No, I think the plot can still be salvaged. I believe in the power of the "official pairing"!]
The stark contrast in their attitudes aroused Qingran's suspicion, especially considering that Yan Chen would be passing through Lan County.
[Did they meet?]
The voice conveyed no emotion.
The system excitedly broadcast to him: [Not yet, but Su Yu saw the male lead! I overheard him talking to Assistant Hong on the phone!]
*
Ten minutes ago, in Lan County.
Around the time Qingran woke up, Yan Chen and the other two finished selling mushrooms and were driving back to Lan County when their car suddenly ran out of gas, so they made a detour to a gas station.
When it was their turn in line, the nozzle of the gas pump malfunctioned again.
The three of them got out of the car and waited for the staff to replace the nozzle with a new one, while also discussing the morning's water test.
They set off from Feixian County at 4:00 a.m. sharp. Because it was early and there was no traffic, they arrived in the provincial capital at 5:30 a.m.
Wang Lei and Li Yanmei had no idea who to target for their mushrooms, but Yan Chen made the decision to focus on mid- to high-end restaurants.
He didn't consider supermarkets, which have a larger demand, because most supermarkets have fixed suppliers and don't care about their small supply volume.
Conversely, restaurants' demand is more in line with their daily earnings, and their prices are also higher.
The three of them visited several restaurants and, after comparing prices, sold 45 jin (22.5 catties) of mushrooms for a total of 5,000 yuan.
It seems like a lot, but a closer look reveals that it doesn't earn much more than what people who sell directly to the market to collect the bacteria.
Because selling mushrooms inevitably takes up most of their day, leaving them with only half a day to spare, which essentially wastes their entire day.
"45 jin is still too little. If we could buy 100 jin, we could definitely make a profit by taking it to the provincial capital."
Unfortunately, they lack the capital to get involved in acquisitions.
Yan Chen remained calm throughout, saying, "This way of making money is easier with the same income, and I can rest for half a day every two days."
Unlike before, when I was busy until evening every day.
Qingran is going through so much hardship for him, and he would prefer her to have an easier life.
“That makes sense,” Li Yanmei and Wang Lei nodded.
Then the staff informed them that the gas was ready, and the three of them paid and got into the car.
The three-seater van was driven by Li Yanmei, with Wang Lei in the middle, and Yan Chen got in last, closing the door the moment he did so.
"Yan Chen!"
A loud male voice came from across the lane.
Su Yu rolled down the car window and shouted towards the gas station, "Yan Chen! Brother Yan Chen!"
No one responded.
Soon the small truck started its engine and drove into the flowing traffic.
The driver next to him was terrified by his employer's constant leaning out of the car window, and with the car behind honking its horn repeatedly, he quickly shouted a warning:
"Hey, hey, hey, don't stick your upper body out of the window! Are you crazy?!"
Su Yu's eyes suddenly reddened as she watched the small truck drive out of sight in the opposite direction.
He was already in a hurry, and when he heard the driver's unpleasant tone, he replied curtly, "I know my limits, just focus on driving."
Hey, so he gave the wrong advice after all.
Driver: "But your behavior will affect other people on this road."
Su Yu argued with him impatiently, "Did you see that small truck at the gas station? Could you catch it?"
Good grief, are you acting like you're in a movie?!
The driver was speechless; he hadn't even noticed: "Which one did you say?"
"It's that car that just filled up the gas station across the street!" Su Yu said, a little annoyed by the tactless temporary driver. "Fine, you know where the highway leads, right?"
Now that the roads and lanes are so interconnected, how would he know where they lead?
"Anything is possible," the driver said calmly.
Glancing at her employer's red eyes in the rearview mirror, she softened: "But the nearest one is Feixian."
"Feixian County," Su Yu murmured.
Realizing what had happened, she glared at the driver and said, "If you deliberately make me angry again, I'll dock your pay."
driver:"?"
After making those harsh words, Su Yu had already reached for her phone and dialed Hong Yue's number. As soon as the other end answered, she couldn't wait to say, "Assistant Hong, I've seen Brother Yan Chen!"
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