Ten Thousand a Minute

Chen Yu's eyes widened. OMG!

Someone had held their CEO's hand! Their CEO was no longer pure.

This hurt so much.

"Wait for me, sir!" Once Chen Yu snapped out of it, he hurried after them.

Meanwhile, Shen Zhe lay weakly on the ground behind them, his wounded pride hurting even more than his body.

He had offended the company's big boss this time. Who knew... whether he would ever get good opportunities again?

Inside the car, Gu Luosheng felt a distinct chill even without the air conditioning on.

"Are you... okay?" Gu Luosheng ventured.

She thought the villain was angry because of Shen Zhe.

In reality, Ye Nanshen had never considered Shen Zhe worth his attention.

"Don't be angry." Gu Luosheng took the water from Chen Yu and handed it to Ye Nanshen.

Chen Yu: ...

Great. Gu Luosheng had used something he bought to score an easy favor.

Ye Nanshen's mood was unpredictable, and his expression was even harder to read.

"Don't stoop to his level. Besides, look at it another way. He's somewhat famous, so he can still make money for the company."

Gu Luosheng knew how terrifying the villain could be when he was angry.

The novel had described it:

He had blown up an entire factory.

Burned down a manor.

And bought a cemetery.

The author hadn't explained why he bought the cemetery, but Gu Luosheng suspected it was mostly to prepare for the people he would kill.

She was only worried about becoming cannon fodder herself.

To be safe, she might as well soothe him if she could.

"Do you like him?" Ye Nanshen's gaze finally focused as he coldly uttered the question.

"Who?" Gu Luosheng widened her eyes in bewilderment, unable to catch on at first.

"That weakling." Ye Nanshen parted his lips. He didn't remember Shen Zhe's name.

After a moment, Gu Luosheng understood and nearly choked on her own saliva.

[Me, like that guy who does nothing but act like a pretentious ass? Hahaha... what kind of sick joke is that?]

[Even if every man in the world dropped dead, I still wouldn't like him.]

[Seriously, he can't compare to the villain in looks, and his abilities are pathetic. He isn't worth even one of the villain's fingers. What's there to like?]

[So what answer does the villain want to hear? That I like him, or that I don't...]

Gu Luosheng fell silent.

Could the villain want her to stir up publicity by pairing herself with Shen Zhe?

It was possible. After all, the villain was the company's boss. Profit came first.

Ye Nanshen quietly listened to her thoughts, his fingers tapping rhythmically on the seat beside him. His expression finally eased, and his lips slowly curved upward.

"I think we can examine this question dialectically. Given the diversity of species, human personalities are diverse too. When you have machinery operating at such high speeds entering China, remember the principle I explained..."

Gu Luosheng began spouting nonsense.

Ye Nanshen said, "I disagree with your viewpoint. A forcibly twisted melon can easily produce the Chenier effect..."

Chen Yu, driving up front: ???

What were they talking about?

Was this some kind of coded conversation?

Gu Luosheng was stunned when she heard Ye Nanshen's calm reply.

Ye Nanshen! Had actually! Finished the meme!

"Gu Luosheng, I go online too," Ye Nanshen said leisurely.

Gu Luosheng chuckled. "Sorry. I thought you were too busy running everything to keep up with these memes, Mr. Ye."

Gu Luosheng stuck out her tongue. How embarrassing.

"Answer my earlier question." Although Ye Nanshen had already heard her thoughts, he still wanted to hear Gu Luosheng say it herself.

"I... don't like him right now. But if you need me to, Mr. Ye, I can try to like him in the future." After saying that, Gu Luosheng mentally applauded her own cleverness.

She had covered both sides now. He could take whichever answer he wanted.

Unexpectedly, Ye Nanshen's expression, which had only just softened, darkened again in an instant.

"Wouldn't liking him be an insult to yourself?"

Gu Luosheng: ???

Mr. Ye really knew how to insult someone.

But she loved it.

Gu Luosheng hurriedly nodded like a chick pecking grain. "That's exactly what I think, actually. If you want height, Shen Zhe has no looks. If you want looks, he has no acting skills. If you want character, he has no height. He can't compare to you."

Ye Nanshen was pleased, and the curve of his lips deepened. "He certainly doesn't deserve to be compared to me."

Gu Luosheng's eyes lit up.

The secret signal checked out.

Ye Nanshen was on her side.

Who cared if he was a villain?

It didn't matter...

As long as Ye Nanshen disliked Shen Zhe, it could only benefit her.

But...

Something else suddenly occurred to Gu Luosheng. Ye Nanshen might dislike Shen Zhe because of Gu Luoxi, the female lead.

"I believe we have another score to settle." Ye Nanshen abruptly changed the subject.

"Oh? Do we?" Gu Luosheng instinctively licked her lips, suddenly nervous.

Ye Nanshen glanced at Chen Yu.

"Pull over up ahead. Go to the office first."

"All right." Chen Yu still wanted to see what would happen next.

But he knew one thing well: the more you knew, the sooner you died. He had better leave right away.

The car stopped, and Chen Yu left.

For a moment, only the two of them remained inside.

Gu Luosheng felt for the door handle, wondering whether she should just jump out.

But the door was locked. She couldn't open it.

"You ran pretty fast that night," Ye Nanshen said.

"My family called. It sounded urgent, and I thought something had happened, so I rushed home." Gu Luosheng casually invented an excuse, her expression perfectly sincere.

"They told you to go home and sleep, didn't they?" The man saw right through her.

"How did you know?" Gu Luosheng fell straight into the trap.

She regretted it as soon as she said it.

"I... panicked a little at the time. I didn't know what to do, so I ran away." Sincerity was the ultimate weapon. Gu Luosheng figured that explanation should work.

Who would have thought...

The villain didn't play by the rules.

The next second, he pinned her against the seat.

Ye Nanshen braced his hands on either side of her, his gaze dark and deep.

A woman had approached him last night, and he had been utterly repulsed. His stress response had flared up again. Now he wanted to test... whether Gu Luosheng was the only one he could tolerate.

And when he tried...

Ye Nanshen pressed his tongue against his lower jaw and slowly exhaled.

It really was true.

Gu Luosheng was the only woman he was willing to get close to.

"I... may be an actress, but I respect myself. I don't fool around."

"Mr. Ye, you... you can't force me."

Gu Luosheng was beginning to babble.

But honestly, with such a handsome man pinning her down, her head was spinning. Who wouldn't get flustered?

Handsome... he really was handsome.

"Be quiet. Ten thousand a minute," the man said.

Gu Luosheng: !

So she was worth that much.

Awesome.

The villain was handsome anyway.

Her morals followed his looks.

Even if he kissed her, who knew which of them would be getting the short end of the stick?

With that thought... Gu Luosheng relaxed considerably.

But a few seconds later, Gu Luosheng suddenly felt a chill against her chest.

She looked down.

Holy crap! How had her clothes come unbuttoned?