'Provocation Tactics' Worked Wonders

'Provocation Tactics' Worked Wonders

When Xia Mingxuan first came into this world, he was already over thirty, yet his body was only six years old. It was downright unbearable. Asking a man of the martial world to play a child was simply too difficult, all right?

That's right—a man of the martial world.

He had come from five hundred years ago. He had trained in martial arts within a sect since childhood, then roamed the world alone with a single spear, free and unrestrained.

There were many people in the martial world and even more loose tongues. A man and a spear could indeed roam freely, but in the end, one person could hardly stand against the masses. As for how he died... well, when all was said and done, heaven envied genius, and tall trees caught the wind.

No matter how strong a person was, failing to gather followers beneath his wings was a mistake. Once someone like him left his sect, death was the only thing waiting for him outside.

He did not wish to speak of the past.

When he first arrived in this world, he found everything incredibly strange. After wandering about for half a day, a mysterious force had brought him to little "Xia Mingxuan." The child had actually been adorable and sensible, but unfortunately, he had been frail since birth. He had muddled through several difficult years, only to die at six because his heart could no longer bear the strain.

The adorable little child he had kept company with had simply vanished. That hurt even more than his own death.

Later, he became Xia Mingxuan of this world. While unconscious, he dreamed of a book containing a story about this world and Gu Lin, Xia Mingxuan's good friend.

Even some ancient romance novel from an academy would have been better than that. It was nothing but filthy language and a complete mess.

His friend would encounter some delicate, beautiful Omega woman in the future and become hopelessly entangled with her. Yet this woman was promiscuous by nature, constantly stirring up trouble and gathering countless men around her.

According to the book, even Xia Mingxuan and Lin Su, the Beta assistant, would not escape this calamity.

At first, he had not believed it. Until he met Lin Su, who had passed the interview several years ago, and immediately sensed that something was wrong.

After investigating, he truly discovered that there was an Omega woman named "Mu Xiaomu" in this world, and her personality perfectly matched the book's description.

Unfortunately, this world seemed to place restrictions on him. Whenever he considered telling Gu Lin, his entire body would become immobile. Not to mention staying in the country—there was nothing he could do.

Later, he discovered that as long as Gu Lin, the male lead, permitted it, he could break those restrictions.

Then came the biggest problem: Gu Lin had been a dull, taciturn blockhead since childhood. You could not get a fart out of him with a slap, making things immeasurably harder.

Fortunately, he had returned, and the restrictions pressing down on Xia Mingxuan had disappeared. What delighted him was that Gu Lin had not fallen for that woman.

Then came the bad news. This blockhead Gu Lin had marked gentle Assistant Xiao Lin, and had even entered into some outdated contract marriage. He had clearly harbored improper intentions before and was now taking advantage of the situation.

The thought made him furious. With a thud,—

Xia Mingxuan slammed his wineglass onto the table and glared at the man before him in frustration. "Tell me, what am I supposed to say about you?"

"You just let him leave? You watch helplessly and do nothing?"

"I heard that some research institute has been conducting clinical trials for Omega suppressants recently. I reckon Lin Su might be interested in that."

Gu Lin paused slightly, his gaze falling on Xia Mingxuan. "Suppressants?"

Xia Mingxuan took a sip of wine. "Yes. I wonder which genius developed them. I really would like to meet them."

Then he changed the subject. "What matters most now is that your Special Assistant Lin doesn't want you anymore. Not only does he want to resign, he also wants to divorce you."

"Ah!" Xia Mingxuan leaned back against the sofa and rolled his eyes at him. "Our President Gu isn't worried at all~"

Gu Lin fell silent again. His cool, detached face remained utterly calm, as though this was not his own affair.

That look again. Honestly, Gu Lin had no redeeming qualities now besides being good at making money.

"A person's life is short. It is rare to meet someone you truly like. Since you like him, put down your pride, speak boldly, and pursue him boldly."

"Everyone has their own life to live. If you don't like him, then don't hinder him from moving forward." Seeing that he still showed no reaction, Xia Mingxuan was practically furious at his failure to meet expectations.

He had to use stronger medicine. Raising his voice, he said, "Then you can spend your life alone while he has a happy family. That would be quite nice."

Gu Lin's shoulders stiffened. At last, a subtle change appeared in his expression. The knuckles of the hand holding his wineglass turned white from the force of his grip.

Xia Mingxuan truly wanted to knock some sense into him, though he could not entirely blame the guy. Gu Lin had been a hot-blooded young man in his teens. If not for what happened back then, he would not have become so cold now.

A true confidant was hard to find in life. When it came to his brother's marriage, Xia Mingxuan would certainly give his full support.

Xia Mingxuan stood up with a chuckle. "You really aren't going after him?"

What a blockhead. He still said nothing.

"Since that's the case, thank you, brother, for granting me your blessing!" Leaving behind those utterly baffling words, he turned to leave.

Gu Lin frowned and said coldly, "What do you mean?"

"Heh, if you don't love him, you should let your brother have him~ I may not be a top-tier

Alpha, so our compatibility probably won't be very high." He pretended to deliberate, ignoring Gu Lin's increasingly grim expression.

Thinking of something, Xia Mingxuan looked delighted. "I heard hospitals can wash away permanent marks completely. Let me calculate... for Lin Su, washing it away seven or eight times should probably do the trick."

Removing a mark was no less painful than removing an gland. And with a top-tier mark with such high compatibility, after eight rounds, even if he did not die, he would lose a layer of skin.

Gu Lin's eyes turned chillingly dark, rage suppressed in his voice. "Say that again!"

Heh, there was finally a reaction. Xia Mingxuan smiled teasingly. "You can't stand it already?"

He dropped his usual joking manner and spoke seriously. "Gu Lin, even if there were no me, other Alphas would still pursue him."

Gu Lin's expression darkened. He could not imagine Lin Su being with someone else.

"Not to mention whether these suppressants will succeed, top-tier Alphas are already rare. How many people can provide a permanent mark with such broad coverage?"

"If you don't love him, then even if he ends up covered in wounds, it will have nothing to do with you."