Committing a Beastly Act

Lu Chengwen glanced back, saw that Leng Qingqiu had already slammed the door and left, and hurriedly said seriously, "Alright, alright. I'll be right there, right there."

Leng Qingqiu was trembling with rage.

But this time, even she felt that she was being unreasonable.

Didn't you hate Lu Chengwen? Wasn't it exactly what you wanted for him to go pester Xu Xuejiao? What were you getting angry about? Why had you slammed his car door?

That door slam had been so foolish. If that bastard saw it, he'd think she cared so much about him!

But... she was so angry!

It was infuriating!

How... how could he do this?

Xu Xuejiao... what did she even have? Wasn't she just good at acting cute in that sickeningly sweet voice?

Just seeing her made Leng Qingqiu sick!

They'd all better stay far away from her from now on! Leng Qingqiu didn't care at all!

After walking a few steps, Leng Qingqiu suddenly felt a faint sense of longing rise in her heart.

That guy... seeing how angry she was, he'd come after her and coax her, right?

Hmph. Even if he coaxed her, she wouldn't pay him any attention!

What the hell was this! If he didn't properly apologize to her today, she would never forgive him!

Leng Qingqiu strode forward briskly. She wanted to look back, but didn't dare, so she could only keep walking stubbornly.

She secretly used her phone screen as a mirror and took a glance. When she saw Lu Chengwen's car coming after her, she smiled involuntarily, her heart suddenly filling with joy.

Hold it in!

Leng Qingqiu, hold it in! Don't let that bastard know he had such a hold over your emotions!

The car screeched to a stop beside Leng Qingqiu. She immediately halted, folded her arms, and said coldly,

"What now? Didn't you get together with that girl from the Xu Family? Stop bothering me from now on."

"Mm," Lu Chengwen said. "Then call your assistant to pick you up yourself. I'm leaving."

Lu Chengwen didn't even give Leng Qingqiu a chance to speak. He stepped on the gas and sped away.

Leng Qingqiu stared wide-eyed as Lu Chengwen's car grew farther and farther away. She was completely furious.

She stomped her feet in anger.

"Lu Chengwen! You... you're going to make me furious!"

Lu Chengwen drove his luxury business sedan, tapping his fingers against the steering wheel as he happily sang, "The skies in the liberated zone are clear and bright, the people in the liberated zone are so delighted..."

I got rid of one Main Heroine. I'm such a fucking genius!

Xu Xuejiao's call had come at exactly the right time.

Now Leng Qingqiu would probably never forgive him again. Perfect!

Next, all he had to do was deal with Xu Xuejiao.

When the car arrived at the hotel hosting the press conference, Lu Chengwen immediately saw his team waiting anxiously.

But they were all looking behind his car, still craning their necks in anticipation.

Only after he pushed open the door and got out did everyone look stunned.

The old Lu Chengwen had been an expert at tricked-out cars. Every vehicle he owned had been a luxury supercar, the outrageously flashy kind, gaudy and over-the-top, the kind that screamed he was filthy rich...

Yet today, he had arrived in a low-key business sedan.

And Lu Chengwen's outfit had changed too.

Instead of one of those fashionable suits in exaggerated colors, he wore formal attire: a dark suit paired with standard Oxford leather shoes, thoroughly conventional.

Elegant and dignified.

His secretary, Jiang Shihan, hurried over. "CEO Lu."

"Oh, Shihan."

Jiang Shihan seemed very nervous.

She had no choice but to be nervous. Her mother had a strange illness and required millions every year for recuperation and rehabilitation treatment.

She couldn't afford to lose this job.

But being Lu Chengwen's secretary... was simply too painful.

That guy... was disgustingly awful.

For the first two years, his private life had been so depraved it was appalling, and his evil deeds were too numerous to count.

As his personal secretary, what she had seen had utterly shattered her worldview and made her hair stand on end.

And he took advantage of her almost every day.

He made vulgar jokes and thought himself funny, casually lifted her skirt no matter how many people were around;

During meetings, he cursed at his subordinates while reaching out to grope her thigh;

The other verbal harassment and teasing often drove the young woman to secretly run into the restroom and cry until her eyes were swollen red.

The following three years were even more outrageous...

Besides harassing her and taking advantage of her every day, he had also become Leng Qingqiu's lapdog.

Many of the orders he gave her were so humiliating they nearly broke her. He made her go to Qianfeng Group to do things for him, and the people at Qianfeng Group... despised her beyond measure, as if she were a woman willing to do any disgusting thing for money.

But who knew that she couldn't lose her job? She earned over a hundred thousand a month now, a ceiling-level salary in the secretarial profession...

Without that income, her mother would have to stop taking her medicine.

If she offended Lu Chengwen, she would lose her mother forever.

Like a startled bird constantly afraid of making a mistake, Jiang Shihan lowered her head and said, "CEO Lu, the speech draft has been completed. You can take a look. There's still time, so if you're dissatisfied, they can revise it immediately according to your instructions."

"Mm, let me see."

Lu Chengwen strode inside, followed closely by the team while bodyguards protected him on both sides.

Lu Chengwen was escorted directly into the lounge.

After reading through the draft once, he nodded. "Fine. This works."

Then he handed the draft back to Jiang Shihan.

Everyone was shocked.

Lu Chengwen was famously difficult to please.

He was a demon, a devil, a demon king.

No matter how outstanding your work was, he would always find faults and curse you out. That was a given.

He would insult your parents, your wife, your children, and eighteen generations of your ancestors, then make you revise and revise it, only for the final version to be pretty much the same as the original.

But today, he had approved the first draft.

Jiang Shihan let out a breath of relief.

Lu Chengwen said, "Everyone leave. Shihan, stay."

The entire secretary team relaxed. Wonderful. They all gave Jiang Shihan knowing, teasing smiles.

Everyone understood what was going on!

What kind of man was CEO Lu?

Heh heh, he was a meat eater! Which pretty female employee or executive in the company hadn't been taken advantage of by him?

He had even skipped the scolding this time. Clearly, he couldn't wait to have a taste of her.

As for Jiang Shihan, she would naturally put up a token struggle before giving in... For all anyone knew, the two of them had that kind of relationship. Jiang Shihan just liked pretending to be innocent; that was probably her routine. CEO Lu liked that sort of thing!

After everyone left, Jiang Shihan began trembling slightly.

Lu Chengwen raised his head and was just about to say something when he noticed Jiang Shihan's fear.

Oh, right.

This girl had suffered plenty of harassment from Lu Chengwen—or rather, from his former self, this Great Villain. She had been frightened into a condition by now.

What was her plot again?

Right! Once, when his beastly urges flared up and he tried to take her by force, Long Aotian appeared right on cue, broke both his legs, and rescued her.

Afterward, the two of them poured their hearts out to each other. She told him about her mother's illness, and Long Aotian cured her mother. She was moved to tears.

Later, Long Aotian confronted him for her sake and made a bet with him. In the end, Long Aotian won brilliantly, Lu Chengwen was left disgraced, and Long Aotian showed off successfully, winning Jiang Shihan her freedom...

As for what happened after that... I don't even need to say it. You can all guess.

Another deeply devoted beauty joined the harem, silently giving everything behind Long Aotian's back without asking for anything in return. She wouldn't even need a title; she'd be willing to be a maid.

It seemed that later on, she even took a fatal blow for Long Aotian and nearly died.

But a harem female lead wasn't going to die that easily. Naturally, Long Aotian saved her with an extremely erotic method.

Fucking disgusting.

Lu Chengwen looked at Jiang Shihan, who had her head lowered and was trembling, and smiled.

"Don't be nervous. I won't bully you."

"I-I'm not nervous."

Lu Chengwen sighed and thought,

Should I help her out and cure her mother? If I ask Xu Xuejiao, she should be willing to help someone, right?

No, no. This is Long Aotian's plot. Only Long Aotian can cure her mother's illness. That's the only way she'll fall into Long Aotian's net, love him desperately, and become part of his harem.

I need to fire her. She's too dangerous.

Jiang Shihan was so shocked that her mind went blank.

What was going on!?

He clearly hadn't said anything, so how... could she hear the words in his heart?

It wasn't hard for him to know about her mother's illness. If a rich man like him wanted to bully her, it would be easy enough to investigate her weaknesses.

But he had actually been kind enough to consider helping cure her mother?

And he had said she'd met Brother Aotian a few days ago. How did he know that? Would Brother Aotian help cure her mother?

I... I'm going to become Brother Aotian's harem?

But... Brother Aotian was kindhearted and benevolent. If he could truly cure her mother, she would be willing to work herself to the bone to repay him.

She just didn't know whether he would despise her for having worked for Lu Chengwen.

Her reputation in the workplace had already been utterly ruined. Everyone spread rumors that she was a shameless woman whom Young Master Lu could summon whenever he wanted, someone who could do it with him anytime, anywhere...

But now he wanted to fire her!?

She couldn't lose this job!

Just as Jiang Shihan was about to speak, Lu Chengwen's thoughts changed.

No, this girl has it hard. She gets bullied by me at work, then cares for her mother after work. It isn't easy for her to endure all those rumors by herself. Firing her now would put too much pressure on her.

Better to leave things as they are for now. Once Long Aotian cures her mother and comes to pick a fight with me, I can do him a favor and let him take her away directly.

What a pity. I've bullied her for so long, and I feel pretty guilty about it. I haven't been able to do anything for her, either. But Long Aotian, that animal, is there for everything. Her troubles aren't something I need to worry about.

Jiang Shihan was even more shocked.

CEO Lu... was actually thinking of her?

He was worried that too much pressure would drive her over the edge, so he wouldn't fire her for now... Wait a second!

How could he be so certain that Brother Aotian would cure her mother?

And would Brother Aotian really come for him and save her from this misery? When that time came, CEO Lu actually intended to let her go?

And also! This beast had actually... said he felt bad about bullying her? He wanted to do something for her?

What was wrong with this world?

What was wrong with this man?

What had happened?

This was far too strange!

Jiang Shihan was so shocked by Lu Chengwen's inner thoughts that she couldn't speak. She stared at him with round eyes, her brain barely functioning.

Wait! Wait!

Lu Chengwen suddenly remembered the most crucial thing.

If events unfolded the way he knew they were supposed to, he had to first commit a beastly act against her. Long Aotian would only appear at the right moment to rescue her when he was about to succeed. And Long Aotian would break both his legs!

So if he didn't commit a beastly act against her, Long Aotian wouldn't appear?

And if that was the case... then to get her mother's illness cured, he had to commit a beastly act against her! And he had to let Long Aotian break both his legs!

Fuck you!

Lu Chengwen's head buzzed.

Was this plot impossible to solve!?

Did saving one female lead require sacrificing one Villain!?

Lu Chengwen lowered his head and looked at his pair of long, toned legs:

Legs, oh legs! I love you, but now it seems these long legs that have accompanied me for more than twenty-four hours... sob sob sob... may not be saved after all!