Beautiful CEO's Super Expert

Of course, Situ Lei's desire to kill Su Chen was much stronger than anyone else's!

Because that man had not only forced him to crawl on the ground and bark like a dog, but also snatched away the woman he had long set his sights on!

After Shen Shao introduced him to the Dark World and the Black List, Situ Lei had started collecting information about it.

As an heir to one of the Five Great Families of Yandu, Situ Lei naturally had access to much more information than ordinary people.

He had never imagined that such entities existed in the world!

They seemed independent of all countries, a separate little world, yet all countries appeared very wary of those people.

Especially the top few powers within them, governments of various countries would rather befriend them than make enemies!

That included the major powers as well, mostly because those people's destructive power was too great, and they could not be completely wiped out.

Although they also feared airplanes and bombs, they would not foolishly stand there and let you hit them!

Thus, the best strategy was to maintain a friendly relationship with those people, and sometimes, there might even be potential for cooperation on certain matters.

Situ Jiao, seeing her big brother so confident, also felt relieved; she knew that Situ Lei was not an arrogant man—he wouldn't have said this without assurance.

However, it seemed her brother's hatred towards him was no less than her own, which somewhat puzzled her.

......

Su Chen was naturally unaware of everything that was happening in Situ family compound that night, and even if he knew, he wouldn't care.

The only thing he cared about now was his cultivation; after a night of cultivating, he had yet to enter the Ninth Layer of Qi Refinement, although he felt he was very close.

He had thought about using the elixirs he had collected from the old charlatan Zhuge to attempt a breakthrough to the Ninth Layer, but after a second thought, he decided against it, as there was no hurry these days...

After ending his cultivation, Su Chen took a cold shower, changed his clothes, and then jogged back to the Imperial Garden.

Upon returning to the villa he shared with Lin Ruoxue, he expertly prepared a lavish breakfast as usual.

When breakfast was almost ready, Lin Ruoxue got out of bed, wearing a silk nightgown, and walked downstairs.

"Wife, good morning!"

Su Chen casually greeted Lin Ruoxue as she walked down the stairs.

"Morning."

Lin Ruoxue clearly worked too late the day before and seemed a bit sleepy.

Once Su Chen had set the breakfast on the table, they started eating.

After they had finished, Lin Ruoxue went upstairs to change clothes and drove off to work, while Su Chen waited a bit and then hailed a cab to Rainbow Mansion.

Upon arriving at the company, he headed towards his office; first, he brewed a cup of tea and then leisurely enjoyed a "Men's Fashion" magazine.

After all, there wasn't much for him to do; he had delegated almost all his tasks to the PR department, and those women's capabilities were exceptional, so he was very at ease about it.

When he had flipped through the "Men's Fashion" magazine twice, he tossed it aside and found himself again with nothing to do.

With no choice, he turned on the computer and started playing Fight the Landlord, but after half an hour, he lost interest again.

"Forget it, I'll go see Qiuru, it's been a long time since I visited her."

Su Chen muttered to himself.

Since all the offices were now on the same floor, Su Chen couldn't just barge into Xia Qiuru's office the way he used to.

Indeed, ever since Lin Ruoxue had arrived in Yandu, he hadn't dared to visit Xia Qiuru's office on his own initiative.

Su Chen arrived in front of Xia Qiuru's office door and looked around furtively before quickly pushing the door open and darting inside, feeling somewhat like a thief.

Xia Qiuru sensed someone entering and looked up, only to find that it was Su Chen, her eyes instantly lighting up with surprise.

"Why did you come?"

Xia Qiuru looked at him somewhat oddly as she asked.

"Just came to see you!"

Su Chen made himself at home and sat down on the sofa, then picked up an apple from the coffee table, took a bite, and put it back.

"Aren't you afraid Lin would find out and make you kneel on durian as a punishment?"

Xia Qiuru glanced at him, her voice tinged with a trace of melancholy.

Of course, she was somewhat unhappy that Su Chen hadn't visited her for so many days.

Moreover, she knew he hadn't come because he was afraid of Lin Ruoxue finding out.

This deepened her sense of melancholy a bit more. Although Xia Qiuru was a sensible woman who considered others, she was still a woman, and therefore had her moments of desire, anger, and folly.

She knew she shouldn't feel this way, especially since he and Lin were already married, but sometimes, she just couldn't control herself.

Despite knowing it was hopeless, she always hoped for more.

With hope came disappointment, and with frequent disappointment over time, inevitably came a sense of melancholy.

But she had no one to share these feelings with, only accumulating them inside her heart, whispering to the moonlight through the long nights.

Of course, all this was unbeknownst to Su Chen. He thought since they had discussed everything openly, there wouldn't be any issues, although he harbored a special affection for Xia Qiuru himself.

But he knew that, for now, maintaining a friendship was the best outcome for both.

As for the future, who knew? They could only take one step at a time.

Upon hearing Xia Qiuru's words, he smiled slightly and said:

"The way you put it, Ruoxue sounds like a shrew. Besides, we're both department heads; isn't it normal to meet and improve our rapport?"

"Is it normal for you to not visit me for so long?"

Something suddenly came to mind for Xia Qiuru, her face showing a hint of shyness as she said:

"Su Chen, there's something I was hoping to talk to you about."

"What is it?" asked Su Chen casually.

"Never mind, it's nothing."

Xia Qiuru hesitated, then chose to remain silent.

"Qiuru, aren't we still good friends? Just say whatever is on your mind."

Seeing her like this, Su Chen knew she was facing some issue but felt a bit embarrassed to bother him about it.

Upon hearing Su Chen's words, Xia Qiuru looked up at him and said softly:

"It's like this, the New Year is just a few months away, and my mom wants us to come home for a visit."

Upon saying this, a blush crept over Xia Qiuru's pretty face.

Honestly, it was quite embarrassing for her to say this, as the matter was quite sensitive and a bit excessive.

After all, Su Chen was married and would definitely need to be with Lin Ruoxue for the New Year, but she couldn't withstand her mother's nagging calls every other day.

Of course, all of this was due to the issues left over from the time she had asked Su Chen to pretend to be her boyfriend, and now she had no choice but to push him to continue the act.

She couldn't possibly tell her mother that Su Chen was just pretending; that would probably make her mother sick...