[Ahhh, no! No! How can it be like this?! Ahhhhh!]
The System was even more agitated than Jiu Yi, the actual person involved.
[Ahhhhh! Host, what on earth did you do?! Why! Why did her disgust value suddenly drop by 1?!]
“Calm down. If someone didn’t know better, they’d think her disgust value had maxed out and she’d blackened.”
[How could I possibly stay calm!!!! I am an artificial intelligence, but right now, I’m about to have a nervous breakdown and a racing heartbeat!]
“You don’t even have those parts. You can just turn off your sensory simulation and you’ll be fine.”
[…Host, you have no heart! Waaaah, people care about you so much!]
“I’m thinking, could it be because I made a fool of myself just now… so Leng Xuelang looked very happy?”
[That’s possible…]
The System also fell into deep thought, but after a short moment, it refuted the idea.
[I don’t think that’s it. I just spent 0.0000001 seconds analyzing what happened when her disgust value shifted, and I found… it didn’t actually drop by 1 exactly when you made a fool of yourself.]
[She is extremely unpredictable.]
[But Host, I have a plan here. Do you want to hear it?]
“No.”
[Ying, why? Just listen to it~]
“The moment you lift your tail, I know exactly what you’re trying to do.”
[Ying~ Since you’re going to conquer her anyway, and you’re supposed to replace the male lead, why can’t you just make her fall in love with you?]
“Do I look like I’m lacking an Omega?”
[This isn’t a question of whether you lack one or not. This is about whether you can successfully retire or not.]
The System continued its persuasion: [Think about it. Leng Xuelang isn’t bad looking, her figure is top-tier, and she’s as pure as a blank sheet of paper. Kissing her every day and dating her would be so nice!]
“Believe it or not, if I follow your line of thinking, she will blacken today.”
[…Ying.]
Jiu Yi couldn’t be bothered to pay attention to it anymore. She simply turned back to look at Leng Xuelang, just catching the remnants of a prankish smile lingering on her lips. Jiu Yi’s heart stirred slightly. Acting as if nothing had happened, she stopped her pace to wait for her. “Very happy?”
“No,” Leng Xuelang retracted her smile and said in a prim, proper manner.
“Was that little snake suddenly popping out to scare people your doing just now?” As Jiu Yi spoke, she wound the little snake around her fingers, truly showing no fear.
Leng Xuelang found it difficult to move her gaze away from Jiu Yi’s nimble, warm fingers. For some reason, she felt unbearably hot and dry, and her throat felt a bit itchy. Without paying attention, she felt as if her symptoms were showing signs of worsening.
[Leng Xuelang’s Disgust Value +1]
Ying ying ying~
“President Jiu, am I a beast tamer?” Leng Xuelang’s face didn’t show it, she still maintained that innocent and pure appearance, completely unaware that the disgust value she had given her prospective boss had already reached 90.
“You ruined my blind date and you’re very happy?” Jiu Yi simply laid the words out directly.
“From which eye can President Jiu see that I am happy?”
“System, how is her heart rate?” Instead of answering her question immediately, Jiu Yi asked this.
[Aside from her heart rate speeding up a little when you first mentioned the snake, it has been completely stable the entire time.]
Jiu Yi now had a clear idea. “Are you still thinking fondly of my nephew? Do you think I ruined your romance with him and feel indignant, so you came to retaliate by ruining my blind date too?”
Leng Xuelang: Did she look that blind?
However, Leng Xuelang suddenly realized that her current persona was exactly that of a love-brained character who was in love with a scumbag and insisted on being with him.
Furthermore, from beginning to end, she had never said she wanted to break things off with Si Yining or anything of the sort. She had even displayed a weeping, heartbroken helplessness, as if she couldn’t leave him.
Although she knew she was acting, from Jiu Yi’s perspective, she was no different from a silly, sweet, love-brained girl. Just now, it was highly likely that some flaw of hers had been seen through, which was why Jiu Yi had suddenly tested her like this.
“Yes, I still like him. What right do you have to control me? I’ve never seen a boss who loves poking their nose into others’ business so much. You… even if you give me more salary, bonuses, and gifts, I won’t want any of it.”
Naturally, Leng Xuelang didn’t truly like that piece of trash Si Yining, she just wanted to drive a wedge between them.
She had no good feelings toward Jiu Yi, a boss who wanted her to work like an ox and a horse every single moment, and she loathed the scumbag Si Yining even more. But since she couldn’t leave for the time being, she could only use the time she spent by Jiu Yi’s side to teach them a little lesson.
Who asked Jiu Yi… to seemingly be her arch-nemesis as well? Causing trouble for her was something she never grew tired of.
“You really like him that much?”
“Yes, I only want him!”
“What kind of rice did you eat to make yourself this foolish?”
“However, I think I understand now.” Jiu Yi didn’t dwell on the issue. “I’ll find you a better Alpha later, and then you won’t keep pining after a defective product like him.”
Leng Xuelang: ?
“What if I want you?”
Leng Xuelang truly couldn’t keep up with her train of thought, but that didn’t stop her from trying to disgust her. She extended her hand to gently stroke the back of Jiu Yi’s hand, a gesture more flirtatious than a snake’s coil, causing one’s heart to go numb.
Watching their hands silently entangled together, the System felt its goosebumps rising. It was too ambiguous, bordering on a forbidden thrill, the more it didn’t want to look, the more it wanted to see.
“That would be my honor, Miss Leng.” Jiu Yi turned her hand over to clasp Leng Xuelang’s hand. Ignoring the itch in her heart, she lifted her hand to the back of her own hand and gave it a kiss.
It was clearly a very light, feather touch kiss, but combined with the overly deep, affectionate gaze she directed over, it made Leng Xuelang’s heart tremble yet again. An improper, dense itch instantly spread across her entire body.
Her breathing turned inexplicably rapid, and her pheromones were unconsciously released, wanting to wantonly wrap around Jiu Yi, binding her like a piece of prey so that no one else could touch her.
“Don’t be so quick to blush.”
Jiu Yi gently let go of her hand and flicked her forehead to make her sober up a bit. Yet, she was still acting mischievously, intentionally leaning close to her face to observe her expression. Seeing that not only her face but even her ears were red, Jiu Yi pinched her earlobe, leaning into her ear to state her conditions. “If you want me… naturally, I am very willing. However, I do not advocate for office romances, it affects each other’s working states.”
“However, if you… can fix all the bugs in the game you’ve currently taken over and provide better suggestions, resulting in the game’s market share reaching 25%, it wouldn’t be impossible for me to be with you… mgh…”
Leng Xuelang had thought she leaned in so close to whisper some sweet nothings. She hadn’t expected her to use work in exchange for giving herself to her. In her anger, she directly reached out and pinched Jiu Yi’s lips together, refusing to let her continue speaking.
[Host, her heart is beating so fast! She really likes you and wants you!]
“It’s also possible she’s just enraged by me.”
[So you do know you’re a skinflint capitalist boss!]
Jiu Yi: ?
“President Jiu, although I’m not considered brilliant, I still know about enjoying things first before doing the work. The big pie you’ve drawn for me is very good, but unfortunately, a big pie that can’t be eaten… no matter how good it is, it isn’t a good pie.”
“So, you want to sleep together first and do it later?”
“…Can you even manage?”
Leng Xuelang swept a glance over her legs, recalling what Si Yining had said earlier about Jiu Yi allegedly having a problem with her gland and being unable to mark anyone. Her face grew a bit redder.
Not to mention, the words she spoke indeed carried an ambiguous double meaning.
“Why wouldn’t I be able to manage?”
“But… isn’t there a problem with your gland? Last night… we were already like that, yet you could still hold back from marking me… that actually wasn’t you choosing not to mark me, but being unable to…”
Leng Xuelang suddenly went silent at the end. For no other reason than she had likely truly poked Jiu Yi’s sore spot. Upon entering the venue, Jiu Yi had actually pushed her directly into a dark corridor to the side, pinning her against the wall and exposing the gland at the back of her neck.
The sharp canine teeth belonging exclusively to an Alpha were actually resting right against her gland just like that.
Leng Xuelang’s entire body nearly bristled instantly, and her snake tail was also poised to strike, about to do something to Jiu Yi!
“You can feel free to try and see if I’m truly unable to mark you.” Jiu Yi actually hadn’t used much force, and one couldn’t discern the depth of the words, but it still made Leng Xuelang feel that she was extremely dangerous. Yet, the blood in her body couldn’t stop boiling.
Every moment Jiu Yi’s breath fell upon her neck seemed to send a signal, she was the ultimate prey; if she had the ability, she should come and conquer her, and it would definitely leave her satisfied.
Leng Xuelang sensed that she was probably just scaring her. After she was startled to the point of being unable to move, Jiu Yi still slowly released her, and her aura gradually distanced itself. It was just that the back of her neck, her pinna, and her face couldn’t help but flush red.
Falling into a disadvantageous position made her extremely unwilling. She wanted to use her snake tail to strangle her to death.
“Tidy up a bit and let’s go.” After Jiu Yi let her go, she spoke to her as if nothing had happened, her tone smooth and rippleless.
Leng Xuelang felt all the more that a stomach full of anger had nowhere to be vented. “I want compensation for mental anguish!”
“You even know about things like compensation for mental anguish?” Jiu Yi seemed somewhat surprised, her eyes containing a tolerant smile.
[Host! Leng Xuelang’s heart rate is spiking again! Heavens, this time it’s definitely a doki-doki signal, ahhhhh!]
“Not necessarily. Perhaps it’s a signal that she wants to beat me up.”
“Are you giving it or not?” Leng Xuelang tried hard to suppress that blood-boiling urge to strangle her to death, asking with a wood like face.
“Extend your hand.”
Seeing her speak so seriously, Leng Xuelang still half-believingly extended her hand in front of her.
“Open your palm. There, take it.” As she spoke, she gave a light slap against her palm, counting it as given.
Leng Xuelang: What exactly had she been expecting just now?
“Stingy,” Leng Xuelang said directly.
“Put it on tab for now. Later, buy whatever you like directly and count it as my compensation to you.”
The entertainment facilities at this venue were simply too numerous, and its comprehensive nature was extremely strong, having absolutely everything, restaurants, banquet halls, clubs, racecourses, and so on. One could wander inside for an entire day without repeating a spot.
Naturally, there were also department stores and the like. When the time came, whatever Leng Xuelang took a fancy to would just be charged to her account.
Such compensation was not only far from stingy, it could even be considered luxurious.
Leng Xuelang’s mood was somewhat complicated. Looking at the flawless profile of the Alpha before her, her heart unavoidably skipped a beat.
But before she could figure out what this thumping sensation was about, she heard her instruct once more. “While you’re browsing, help me buy a peace offering as well. I need to give it to Qingzhi to apologize.”
Leng Xuelang: ?
Suddenly, she wasn’t touched at all. It was still better to strangle you to death and eat you up.