Chapter 706: Are You a Dog?
He didn’t succeed. With just a glance, Xu Wanqing saw him, her face turning even redder. She turned her face away and shouted, "Pervert, shameless!"
Though she was still inexperienced, she was aware of some basic physiological knowledge and was no longer an innocent little white rabbit.
"A normal reaction, a normal reaction!" Despite Xu Xiangbei’s thick skin, he couldn’t help but blush, feeling a wave of embarrassment.
The atmosphere became very subtle and suggestive for a moment, leaving Xu Wanqing at a loss. She regretted saying those things and felt she should have pretended not to see anything.
"Well, isn’t it because you’re too charming?" Xu Xiangbei was the first to break the tension, worried that his lifelong reputation would be ruined, yet his words only brought a more resentful look from Xu Wanqing.
"Are you blaming me then?" With her demeanor, it was impossible for anyone to resist, and Xu Xiangbei kept shouting in his heart.
"If you keep this up, be careful, I might just eat you up!" Watching her, Xu Xiangbei could hardly hold back and licked his lips.
"If you dare, come on!"
Hearing this, Xu Xiangbei felt a wave of heat rush to his head, but Xu Wanqing’s next words sent a chilling shiver through him.
"If you dare come, I’ll cut you!" Xu Wanqing’s face was grim, completely like an iceberg, making a scissor gesture with her hand and staring directly at Xu Xiangbei, who felt a wave of panic. At that moment, Xu Wanqing was also extremely flustered. She was really afraid that Xu Xiangbei wouldn’t be able to control himself and would force himself upon her, against which she had no ability to resist.
"Little vixen, do you think I’m afraid of you? Here I come!" Xu Xiangbei laughed loudly and jumped forward, hugging Xu Wanqing tightly. Before she could react, he pressed towards her sensual, rosy lips. Xu Wanqing only felt her body stiffen, her mind going blank as if struck by something, rendering her completely limp and powerless. She tried hard to push Xu Xiangbei away, but couldn’t, only feeling her whole body heating up, her gaze becoming more and more dazed. Just as she was about to bite, Xu Xiangbei pushed her away immediately.
"Consider this interest on your teasing me, not bad!" Xu Xiangbei licked his lips with a look of endless savoring. He opened the door and left in an instant, leaving Xu Wanqing watching his dashing back, gritting her teeth, her face flushing like a fiery cloud. As soon as Xu Xiangbei returned, he was interrogated by them. He had no choice but to recount everything that happened afterward, which sounded to them like a martial arts novel. Especially Xiao Qiulian and the Gu sisters, whose faces changed when they heard the "Black Tiger Sect," a power they all knew as one of the largest forces in Jiangcheng. Its power was said to be so great, covering the sky with one hand was not an exaggeration. Even some influential figures and those holding real power gave them face, and many personalities in the business world had intricate connections with this force.
Initially, when they heard that Xu Xiangbei had offended such a big shot, they were worried for him. However, Xu Xiangbei said he had already driven the Sect Leader of the Black Tiger Sect away, which reassured them a lot. Of course, he spoke very artfully and narcissistically, bragging about himself. It was as if he’d beaten Chen Xueliang like a stray dog, coming to a heroic rescue of a beauty, and then the matter was settled.
At this time, an untimely question surfaced, making the atmosphere very delicate.
"Why do I smell a woman’s fragrance on you?" Gu Xiangyi looked at Xu Xiangbei with a scrutinizing gaze, like a virtuous wife checking if her husband had been unfaithful.
𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢
"Maybe it’s yours?" Xu Xiangbei’s heart was pounding, and he smiled a bit awkwardly.
"That’s a jasmine scent, and none of the women in our house have it!" Gu Xiangyi’s eyes fixed on him, getting closer and closer, big eyes against small eyes, constantly sniffing the scent on Xu Xiangbei.
"Are you part dog?" Xu Xiangbei’s heart sank as he gently pushed her away and started playing Tai Chi, as he definitely couldn’t let the Gu sisters know what had happened with Xu Wanqing in the next office. Although it hadn’t reached that stage, if he hadn’t controlled himself in time, it might have indeed reached that point, ruining his reputation!
"Don’t change the subject with me; I’m just asking why I can smell a woman’s fragrance on you?" Gu Xiangyi’s gaze drilled into him as if trying to see through him, making Xu Xiangbei shiver. He could only smile and explain.
"You wouldn’t know, but just now Zhang Debiao tore off Tang Xinyi’s clothes, and I had to hold her to change in the next room, so the scent might have lingered on me!" Xu Xiangbei could only drag Tang Xinyi into it; he didn’t want to disclose what happened with Xu Wanqing.
"Then how do you explain the bit of lipstick at the corner of your mouth?" When a woman gets serious, it’s truly terrifying, capable of catching any minor detail. This was something even Xu Xiangbei had just noticed.
"Maybe it’s a bit of blood from when I fought someone!" Xu Xiangbei pretended to know nothing, wearing a completely innocent look like an Oscar-winning actor! But really, truth can’t masquerade as falsehood, and falsehood can’t pass as truth. Gu Xiangyi just gently wiped the corner of Xu Xiangbei’s mouth with her jade-like finger and then sniffed it near her nose.
"This isn’t blood; it’s lipstick. The taste is different. Blood has a fishy smell, but lipstick doesn’t. Instead, it has a faint fragrance and the scent of other chemical substances!" Gu Xiangyi’s words were decisive, immediately poking holes in Xu Xiangbei’s lie. Several women in the room, except for Xiao Qiulian, stared straight at him, needing a reasonable explanation, especially the two sisters from the Gu Family, their gazes like aggrieved young wives.
"Don’t look at me like that?" Xu Xiangbei felt his scalp go numb under their gaze, and he felt a chill all over his body. They were very close to him, and he could even smell the fragrance from the two Gu sisters next to him, but the scene made him very nervous.
"Speak up, where did the lipstick at the corner of your mouth come from? Are you sneaking around with some girl again?" Gu Xiangyi stared at him, while Gu Xinyan remained silent, her eyes showing a hint of grievance, making Xu Xiangbei feel like he had committed an unpardonable crime.
"It’s not what you think, actually..." Xu Xiangbei’s mind raced as he tried to think of one explanation after another.
Gu Xiangyi didn’t give him time, directly demanding, "Spit it out, Xu Xiangbei. If you don’t give me a reasonable explanation today, we’re not finished."
"At this point, I have no choice but to tell the truth!" Xu Xiangbei sighed, starting to weave a series of lies, painting a grand and heroic story.
"You all know, Tang Xinyi is just a college student, a fresh-faced young girl who’s never been in a relationship. Her romantic life is a complete blank!" Xu Xiangbei carefully chose his words, quickly plotting his next move, trying to fully round out the lie.
"And then?" Gu Xiangyi rolled her eyes at him, clearly not believing a word, waiting to see what tricks he had up his sleeve.
"Girls like her usually have a hero complex; it’s been said since ancient times that beauties can’t resist heroes. At her most helpless, most painful, and most desperate moment, I reached out my righteous hands—no, my feet—kicking the door down, saving her from danger, leaving an indelible mark on her young and tender heart!" Xu Xiangbei rambled on, unstoppable.
"Stop bragging, I want an explanation!" Gu Xiangyi, seeing his narcissistic act, immediately gave him two light but resounding punches.
"Ow, it hurts!" Xu Xiangbei clutched his chest, pretending to be in pain, prompting concern from Tang Xinyan beside him, who came to ask what was wrong. Gu Xiangyi stood with her hands on her hips, unconcerned, watching him coldly, saying, "Keep pretending, make it more convincing."
"Hehehe!" Xu Xiangbei laughed, thinking he’d skate by playing coy, but Gu Xiangyi wasn’t giving him a break, determined to see this through.
"The answer I want?" her voice cool, Gu Xiangyi’s demeanor like a small, angry female leopard ready to strike.
"Don’t be so hasty; the answer will be revealed soon!" Xu Xiangbei knew he couldn’t tease her any longer; otherwise, something tragic might happen next.
"I offended the Fierce Tiger Gang for her and got into a fight with those guys. Who am I? With such a handsome face, strong physique, graceful posture, and skilled moves, I easily overpowered them with flair. Tang Xinyi saw me like this and couldn’t help swooning, just like a fan girl seeing a big star, throwing herself at me, kissing me several times. She was overwhelmingly passionate, even said she’d pledge herself to me! Luckily, I used all sorts of excuses and reasons to escape!" Xu Xiangbei bragged without a hint of shame, painting himself as a paragon of justice, a hero rescuing damsels in distress, no, gallantly saving beauties from evil clutches.
Everyone around burst into laughter, feeling a bit queasy, noting that Xu Xiangbei’s shamelessness had reached new heights.
Only Gu Xiangyi’s expression was amused yet she couldn’t laugh out loud, continuing to scrutinize Xu Xiangbei, "Are you sure you didn’t force her or use this to coerce her into something with you?"
"How could that be? Am I that kind of person? Would I threaten anyone? I’m an upright gentleman, and besides, aren’t there two great beauties right here? Why would I need to look elsewhere?" Xu Xiangbei felt cornered, shouting as he hugged the two sisters from the Gu Family tightly, making them scream.
"You’re not that kind of person? That’s a laugh!" Gu Xinyan blushed slightly, growing more dazed under the influence of alcohol, eventually wriggling free from Xu Xiangbei’s arms. Meanwhile, Gu Xiangyi pinched his waist so hard he nearly cried, wondering if his waistline was still his, forcing him to release her.
"Isn’t there a saying, ’A wife isn’t as good as a concubine, a concubine isn’t as good as an affair, an affair isn’t as exciting as the forbidden, and the garden flowers don’t have the same allure as wild ones’?" Gu Xiangyi, likely drunk and a bit jealous, spoke without filtering, prompting laughter around her as her face turned crimson, wishing the ground would swallow her whole.
"So, does this mean you’re my wife? I get it; you’ve finally admitted it, not bad! Not bad!" Xu Xiangbei laughed, finding that this ice queen CEO can be quite adorable at times.