That night, inside the CEO’s office of Qin Tiancheng Group, the lights were still blazing.
A few female employees working overtime passed by, whispering among themselves, “CEO Qin seems different today.”
“Not only is he devastatingly handsome, he’s also been working late into the night.”
“Handsome and capable!”
“I heard CEO Qin had a falling-out with CEO Jiang. They seem to have broken up, and she even returned all the gifts he gave her.”
“If only CEO Qin liked me…”
Just the thought made their legs clench subconsciously. They lingered outside the office, striking alluring poses for a while, but failed to attract even a glance from Qin Ge.
Disappointed, they clocked out and left.
As the lights outside went out, Qin Ge leaned over his desk, cursing under his breath, “How twisted can someone be to fill a whole terabyte hard drive with nothing but secretly taken photos of Jiang Yingxue?”
And they were all of her fully dressed.
What the hell use are those kinds of photos?
What began as an attempt to delete them one by one ended in him formatting the whole thing. He’d completely given up trying to find any useful plot clues from his predecessor’s computer. That guy had been a complete idiot obsessed with romance. The computer was just as useless. Not a single useful piece of information.
Suddenly, his ears twitched.
He heard a faint sound, nearly imperceptible. It was the enhanced hearing effect that came with the Divine Power [Survival Dao Sacred Physique].
“Isn’t it already after hours? Could there really be a thief sneaking in?”
Qin Ge looked toward the pitch-black office area outside the window, the corner of his lips curling slightly. He got up, silently opened the office door, and walked toward the source of the sound.
In the dimly lit snack area, in front of a fridge filled with freshly baked cakes, a girl wearing a little white dress draped in an oversized blazer—still unable to hide her slender figure—was tiptoeing as she opened the fridge.
She quickly grabbed a croissant and stuffed it into her jacket like she was afraid of being seen.
Suddenly, a strong hand grabbed her delicate, pale wrist as it reached out again.
Lin Xiaojin turned around, and the moment she saw Qin Ge, her heart sank.
Caught stealing cake red-handed by the CEO—her chances of getting a permanent job were ruined. She was going to be fired!
Lin Xiaojin quickly said, “CEO Qin, please let me explain.”
“Explain? What’s there to explain?” Qin Ge picked up her name badge. “Intern from the Operations Department? Lin Xiaojin? Still three days away from your probation period ending. And here you are, stealing company cake before you’re even officially hired. Once you are permanent, what are you going to do—drain the company dry?”
Looking at the frightened Lin Xiaojin in front of him, Qin Ge could hardly suppress his amusement.
He’d been dragging his feet deleting those pictures in the office, and somehow ended up catching the Child of Destiny’s childhood sweetheart stealing?
That kind of luck was insane.
If Jiang Yingxue was the dream girl who had captured the heart of Chen Yuan the moment he descended from the mountain, then Lin Xiaojin was the white moonlight—the childhood sweetheart who had grown up with him. She was the one Chen Yuan had longed for in his dreams.
Qin Ge hadn’t expected Lin Xiaojin to be working as an intern in his company.
“CEO Qin, I was hungry. I just wanted to grab some cake to take home and eat,” Lin Xiaojin pouted, feeling wronged.
But Qin Ge’s face remained stern, “The snack area is a benefit for full-time employees. You’re just an intern—what makes you think you’re entitled to it? Stealing is stealing. Still refusing to admit it? If you were in the right, why sneak around like this after everyone’s gone?”
Lin Xiaojin’s heart filled with guilt and frustration.
In the past, veteran employees would even offer her cake. She just liked the taste and wanted to take some home to share with her mom. She hadn’t seen anyone else take snacks home, so she figured she’d wait until everyone left.
Who would’ve thought she’d get caught by CEO Qin?
She’d heard all the rumors—how unpredictable he was. If CEO Jiang was in a good mood, he’d be smiling all day. But if she was upset, the entire Jiangxue Group would walk on eggshells.
Today, rumor had it that CEO Jiang and CEO Qin broke up, and she’d returned all the gifts.
CEO Qin must be fuming right now.
And she just happened to get caught at the worst possible time.
What terrible luck!
“CEO Qin, I’m sorry, I know I was wrong. I won’t take the cake,” Lin Xiaojin said, holding out several croissants with both hands.
Lin Xiaojin nodded timidly.
Qin Ge pointed to the oversized blazer on her. “Then what’s bulging out of your chest?”
He reached out and gave it a squeeze, irritated. “You think I wouldn’t notice just because you hid the cream puffs under your dress?”
Lin Xiaojin was holding the croissants and instinctively shielded her chest with her arm, her head lowered in shame. “CEO Qin, that’s not a cream puff!”
Her voice trembled and was tinged with tears.
Qin Ge’s expression grew colder. “You steal and then act like the one being wronged? Fine. I’ll call the police. Stealing from your own workplace—that’s an even greater offense.”
Lin Xiaojin frantically shook her head, quickly returned the croissants to the fridge, and pleaded, “CEO Qin, please don’t call the police. I’ll return everything, isn’t that enough?”
Qin Ge smirked, “So what you’re saying is, as long as a thief gives back what they stole, it doesn’t count? Then does a rapist get off the hook just because he pulls out?”
[ The Child of Destiny Lin Xiaojin is overwhelmed with shame and frustration. Rewarding host with access to a gambling agreement.]
[If you fail the gamble, physique -100. If successful, you will gain additional rewards.]
[Gambling Agreement 1: Engage in a financial transaction with the Child of Destiny Lin Xiaojin. Failure: lose 100 physique points. Success: gain the medical technique “Healing Hands.”]
[Gambling Agreement 2: Engage in financial transactions with the Child of Destiny Lin Xiaojin for three consecutive days. Failure: no more physique penalties. Success: gain the Divine Power “Immunity to All Poisons.”]
[Gambling Agreement 3: Change Lin Xiaojin’s impression of the host from disgust to favorable. Failure: no more physique penalties. Success: “Healing Hands” upgrades to the Divine Power “Flesh and Bone Restoration.”]
[Gambling Agreement 4: …]
[…]
[Would the host like to proceed with the gambling agreement?]
Hearing the system notification, Qin Ge’s eyes lit up.
Damn!
This is god-tier level.
The Destiny Villain System has really outdone itself this time. It’s even playing the gambling game now?