Demoness Xu Xuejiao

Several people looked over together as Xu Xuejiao walked up.

Today, Xu Xuejiao wore a pair of long boots, a trench coat, and sunglasses.

She suddenly looked mature and composed. Though she was only a little over five feet tall, her proportions were genuinely well-balanced, making her look closer to five foot seven.

Xu Xuejiao's makeup also made her look much more mature and steady as she approached with a straight face.

Lu Chengwen looked at her. "What are you butting in for?"

"Standing up against injustice."

Long Aotian looked at Xu Xuejiao and cupped his hands in greeting. "Mister Xue Jiao, long time no see."

Xu Xuejiao covered her nose. "Wow, what's that smell on you? Did you fall into a Dung pit?"

Long Aotian thought, I really need to find somewhere to take a shower. This won't do.

Dressing simply was one thing, but reeking all over was far too degrading.

Jiang Shihan said, "President Xu, CEO Lu wants to fire me!"

"Don't worry. He wouldn't dare."

Lu Chengwen laughed. "What wouldn't I dare do? I, Lu Chengwen, have always done as I pleased. I don't care about anyone else's opinion."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Lu Chengwen thought:

Xu Xuejiao is hard to handle. I need to take it slow. The main thing is that Long Aotian is here right now—I absolutely can't offend him. Long Aotian's martial arts are extraordinary, and he's been itching to slap me to death. I definitely can't provoke that idiot.

Xu Xuejiao narrowed her eyes:

So that's how it is. This Long Aotian is actually an expert, and he has a grudge against Lu Chengwen. Mm-hmm, I get it.

Seeing that Xu Xuejiao seemed to be up to no good, Lu Chengwen thought:

What kind of expression is that, dead girl? Is she trying to get a hold over me? You little brat, you're still too green to compete with your big brother!

Xu Xuejiao showed a cold smile:

That's right, Brother Chengwen. Xuejiao has already figured out nearly all your cards. Getting a hold over you doesn't seem all that difficult.

You're afraid of this Long Aotian, right? Still, he really does have the air of someone who'd dare charge headlong into any catastrophe. If he's really an expert too, he might just be your nemesis, Brother Chengwen.

Lu Chengwen looked at Xu Xuejiao's cold smile and began to feel uneasy.

This dead girl is so confident? What can she do to me just because I'm firing Jiang Shihan? Long Aotian is determined to get the Beauties of the Leng, Xu, and Chen families. I absolutely can't compete with him for them. Otherwise, I'll die without a burial place.

Jiang Shihan is also one of the female leads in his designated harem. She may not carry much weight and isn't a Main Heroine, but as long as she's part of the harem he designated, I can't touch her no matter what.

Forget it. I'll deal with Xu Xuejiao and the others later. Today, I'll settle Jiang Shihan first.

No one else could see it. They only thought Lu Chengwen and Xu Xuejiao were engaged in a fierce confrontation.

In reality, each had their own agenda, and they had already exchanged several rounds in their minds.

Lu Chengwen said, "In any case, I'll strictly follow the Labor Law and give her ample severance and every kind of compensation. More than enough, never less. Heh. Firing her is legal, reasonable, and justified. No one can do anything to me."

"Oh? Is that so?" Xu Xuejiao asked smugly.

"Isn't it?" Lu Chengwen replied smugly.

Xu Xuejiao smiled. "CEO Lu, let's talk somewhere private."

Lu Chengwen reassured Long Aotian. "Brother Aotian, please wait a moment. Today, I guarantee I'll let you take Jiang Shihan away."

Long Aotian was dumbfounded.

What was this?

I hadn't even made a move, and you were already surrendering?

Was my natural aura really that powerful? The Villain didn't even need a beating—just standing here stinking was enough?

Xu Xuejiao walked to the side. "You can't fire Jiang Shihan."

"There's no room for discussion." Lu Chengwen casually adjusted his clothes. "It's already decided."

"Oh, Brother Chengwen, you can fire her if you insist. But then I'll have to tell Long Aotian what you did to me."

Lu Chengwen looked up. "What did I do to you?"

"That depends on how I tell it!"

Lu Chengwen sensed trouble.

How does she know Long Aotian is my weak point!?

Was this dead girl sent by Heaven to torment me?

Xu Xuejiao said, "I'll say you groped me, kissed me, molested me. I'll say you drugged me and took my virginity—ah, and took it several times. I'll also say you hit me, cursed at me, threatened me, and made me wear stockings and dance on a pole for you. I'll even say you..."

"Enough, enough. Stop talking."

Did she need to say that much? Any one of those charges would already be a death sentence in Long Aotian's eyes.

The later ones would practically have him grind me to dust.

Yet Lu Chengwen outwardly appeared utterly unconcerned. "Do you think he'd believe you?"

Xu Xuejiao grinned and pulled Lu Chengwen closer. "Look at Long Aotian."

"Hm?"

"Does he look like a broad-minded man to you? Do you think... he'd believe it or not?"

Lu Chengwen slowly turned back, narrowed his eyes, and looked at Xu Xuejiao with hatred.

Right.

Exactly.

What Male Protagonist in an online novel was ever broad-minded?

They were all petty bastards who never forgave a slight!

Whenever they needed to win people over, they would absolutely act magnanimous, so generous that they could fit an aircraft carrier in their stomachs.

But if a Villain abducted one of their female leads, their faces would change in an instant.

What the hell did broad-mindedness mean?

What the hell did sparing someone when possible mean?

If I don't beat you to death, I'm your grandson! Touch the protagonist's woman, and if you don't die, who will?

Forget whether he believed it or not. If you were a protagonist, would you believe a female lead or a Villain?

Besides, did he need to believe it? Did he?

No!

What he needed was a reason! A reason to slap me to death!

I had been acting like a grandson in front of Long Aotian precisely so I would never give him that reason and leave him unable to strike.

If Xu Xuejiao went to complain now, then all my efforts would have been for nothing.

Long Aotian wouldn't even need to think or ask whether it was true. Slapping me to death would make him happy, and the plot would flow smoothly too...

Lu Chengwen smiled.

"Uh... Sister Xuejiao, come on, come on. Let's talk. Let's talk, okay?"

Lu Chengwen decided to reason with her:

"Look, the two of them are a match made in Heaven, a perfect pair on earth. A talented man and a beautiful woman, right? Right? If we just lend them a little help, they can be together forever and make a beautiful story. Why wouldn't we do such a good thing?"

Xu Xuejiao looked at Lu Chengwen. "What kind of talented man is Long Aotian? I think you're the talented one. Why are you always so afraid of him? Why don't you dare fight him?"

"Oh, you can't say that! You absolutely can't say something like that!"

Lu Chengwen said, "Sister Xuejiao, take pity on me. It hasn't been easy for me to survive until the third day. Just let him take Jiang Shihan away. Firing her doesn't mean I won't take care of her. I'll keep paying her salary every month until she dies. Is that enough?"

Xu Xuejiao pouted and shook her head. "No."

"Even that won't work!? Why!?"

Lu Chengwen roared inwardly: I Don't Understand!

Xu Xuejiao burst out laughing. "I just think it's fun. I just don't want you to fire her. You must be plotting something bad. I'll decide whether Jiang Shihan should be fired only after I find out what you're really trying to do."

Lu Chengwen was nearly going crazy. "Miss, you're going to play me to death like this. I really don't have any bad intentions!"

"Then play you to death. The important thing is that everyone has fun."

Lu Chengwen snapped, "Xu Xuejiao! Don't push people too far!"

Xu Xuejiao froze, then turned and walked forward, putting on a pitiful act. Not a single tear fell, but she wailed convincingly:

"Brother Aotian, do you know what CEO Lu did to me? Yesterday, he gave me some medicine... After I took it, my whole body heated up uncontrollably, and I wanted to take off my clothes. Then he took me to..."

Lu Chengwen hurriedly rushed over and dragged her back.

Long Aotian flew into a rage. "Lu Chengwen, what did you do to Sister Xuejiao!? Ah! My King's Aura is about to get out of control!"

Lu Chengwen was on the verge of collapse.

Holding Xu Xuejiao, he placated Long Aotian. "No! No! Brother, your Turtle's Aura—no, your king... You're a turtle—no, you're a living turtle. Ah, I mean, I made you into a living turtle... I misspoke. Your Turtle's Aura, just rein it in for now, rein it in."

"What I gave her was... medicine for diarrhea. Yesterday, she suddenly got diarrhea for some reason, and that medicine makes you feel feverish after you take it."

"What I took her to was... a small clinic. That clinic is really good at treating diarrhea..."

Long Aotian looked at Xu Xuejiao.

Lu Chengwen looked at Xu Xuejiao almost pleadingly.

Miss, this isn't something to joke about! If you keep making trouble, I really will die here today!

Xu Xuejiao looked at Lu Chengwen's frightened expression and burst out laughing.

"Then... Shihan..."

Lu Chengwen let out a dejected long breath. "I won't fire her. I'll never fire her. As long as you don't give the word, I won't fire her."

"And..."

"And?"

Lu Chengwen thought, What else do you want?

Xu Xuejiao said, "You can't force her to leave either, and you can't sideline her. Keep her by your side as your personal assistant."

Lu Chengwen thought:

If you weren't a Main Heroine, I'd slap you to death in minutes! You dead little brat!

What the hell does this have to do with you? Does it?

What does it have to do with you which sexy little secretary I keep by my side? What are you meddling in this for?

Xu Xuejiao held back a smile.

Hehe, this is so fun.

Main Heroine? That's what he calls me? That's kind of interesting.

Mm, it has nothing to do with me. But I just feel like you have so many little secrets.

I just can't let your little schemes succeed.

Am I smart or what?

"Are you agreeing or not?" Xu Xuejiao asked smugly.

Lu Chengwen's mouth moved for a long while. Xu Xuejiao started pretending to cry again and said to Long Aotian, "Brother Aotian, yesterday he even kept doing things to my chest over and over..."

Lu Chengwen yanked her back.

He roared inwardly:

You win!

You're my ancestor!

Long Aotian raged, "What did you do to Sister Xuejiao's chest!?"

Lu Chengwen raised one finger. "Brother, your Turtle's Aura, wait a moment, wait a moment."

He said to Jiang Shihan, "Shihan, I am formally rescinding my decision to dismiss you. Work hard. I have faith in you."

"Thank you, CEO Lu! Thank you, CEO Lu!"

Lu Chengwen looked at Xu Xuejiao. "That should be enough, right?"

Xu Xuejiao had won, and she was so happy.

Long Aotian walked over, pulled Xu Xuejiao behind him, and faced Lu Chengwen with an extremely ugly expression.

"What did you do to Sister Xuejiao's chest!? Speak!"

Lu Chengwen could no longer answer.

"I..."

Behind him, Xu Xuejiao shoved Long Aotian aside. "Wow, you should hurry up and find somewhere to wash yourself. You really smell like you crawled out of a Dung pit."

"Sister Xuejiao, whatever this beast did to your chest, I'll avenge you!"

"Oh, what could he do to my chest? And what does it have to do with you? Go away, go away!"

"Sister Xuejiao, don't be afraid of him. I, Long Aotian, will protect you!"

"Can you go take a shower first?"

"But..."

"But what? You stink so badly, it's disgusting. Brother Chengwen and I were just joking around. Go stand somewhere else..."

Lu Chengwen was about to vomit blood.

Don't! Don't provoke him!

Male Protagonists all had holes in their brains. If you provoked him, he wouldn't hate you—he would only hate me!

Sure enough, Long Aotian suddenly turned around. His furious glare made Lu Chengwen's legs go weak, and he nearly dropped to his knees.