[System scan results: no.]
Ji Hanxing instantly sighed in relief. It seemed the system knew nothing about what had happened between him and Yan Jinyue, and that incident between them had not affected the plot.
But for the sake of his life, what had happened between him and Yan Jinyue absolutely could not get out! He would have to avoid Yan Jinyue from now on and act as though they had never met!
He could not afford to provoke the main villain.
Huh? Yan Jinyue was the main villain. What had he done?
"System, you still haven't told me the plot of this book!"
[You don't know, host? Haven't you read it?]
Ji Hanxing could even hear surprise in the system's mechanical voice.
Ji Hanxing pursed his lips and grumbled, "That's why I said you bound yourself to the wrong person. I haven't read it."
The system fell silent for a moment. [This book is called "Sweet, Tender Love: The Domineering CEO Can't Stop Loving His Little Assistant." It was extremely popular in your original world, host, and the screen adaptation of the same name was a huge hit too.]
[The male lead even has the same name as you. You really don't know it?]
Ji Hanxing said, "I really haven't read it."
He worked all sorts of part-time jobs during the day and ran a stall selling egg fried rice at the night market in the evening. He wished he could work forty-eight hours a day and did not even get enough sleep. Where would he find the time to read novels or watch TV dramas?
[Since you don't know, there's no need to know. Whether you know or not has little bearing on whether you can complete the missions.] [You only need to fulfill the mission requirements issued by this system to reach the final ending.]
Hidden beneath the blanket, Ji Hanxing's hands slowly clenched.
It seemed this system only regarded him as a tool for completing missions.
"All right, I understand."
Outwardly, however, he responded to the system with carefree nonchalance, looking as though he did not mind.
"Then can you tell me about that villain just now?"
"Since you say he's the main villain, an obstacle and a stumbling block on my path to completing the missions, you should at least tell me what he's done, right?"
"That way, I can be prepared, can't I?"
Ji Hanxing casually questioned the system again.
The system said, [Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated. It's excellent that you recognize this, host!]
The system was delighted to have a host who took things easy without giving up, so it said a little more.
[As this book's main villain, Yan Jinyue has more wealth and power than you, the male lead. In the later stages of the plot, he will become a major obstacle to your career.] [Of course, as the biggest villain, his most important role is competing with the male lead for the female lead.]
Ji Hanxing was surprised. "Yan Jinyue likes the female lead?"
Then why had he slept with me? Judging by how carried away Yan Jinyue had been that day, and Ji Hanxing's own intuition as a gay man, Yan Jinyue was definitely not straight!
The system promptly mocked him. [There are still more straight men than gay men in this world. Besides, this is the world of a heterosexual romance novel.]
Ji Hanxing raised an eyebrow and smiled without a word.
"Let me say this up front: I didn't even finish college. I can't outplay a crafty old businessman like him."
The system's voice was brimming with confidence. [Rest assured, host. As the Domineering CEO Development System, this system will uphold its professionalism and train you into a qualified domineering CEO.]
Recalling his earlier domineering CEO skills assessment, Ji Hanxing could not agree with the system's words.
When Yan Jinyue came out of Ji Hanxing's hospital room, Director Xu carefully studied his expression, afraid that Ji Hanxing's remarks had offended him and that he would take his anger out on their hospital.
A mere hospital director like him could not afford to offend either of these two. What was more, Yan Jinyue held shares in this hospital.
Yan Jinyue said, "Director Xu, what exactly is Ji Hanxing's condition? Are you sure there's nothing wrong with his head?"
Hearing this, Director Xu immediately thought of Ji Hanxing's strange behavior and remarks when they had entered, and quickly said:
"President Yan, President Ji did indeed suffer a blow to the head. Presumably, he hasn't recovered yet."
He hoped Yan Jinyue would not hold it against President Ji, whose head had been hit, or take his anger out on their hospital.
To his surprise, Yan Jinyue gave Director Xu a glance with a faint, ambiguous smile, making his heart tremble.
"Director Xu, it's been several days since Mr. Ji was brought to the hospital after the incident, hasn't it?"
"If he continues not to improve, people who don't know the circumstances might think the hospital's doctors lack medical skill. That would damage the hospital's reputation too."
Director Xu hurriedly nodded like a chick pecking at grain. "Yes, yes, yes. You're right, President Yan."
"I'll certainly arrange for the best chief physician to care for President Ji and ensure he recovers as soon as possible!"
As Yan Jinyue walked, he suddenly stopped, his eyes shifting slightly. "Director Xu, did you hear anything in the hospital room just now?"
Unable to grasp what Yan Jinyue meant, Director Xu cautiously asked, "Are you referring to..."
Yan Jinyue shook his head slightly. "Nothing."
"I imagine you have plenty of hospital business to attend to. There's no need to see me out, Director Xu. Please stay."
Watching Yan Jinyue's retreating figure, Director Xu sighed in relief and instinctively wiped the sweat from his forehead. That formidable figure had finally left.
His gaze shifted toward the inpatient building, and he sighed again. There was still another formidable figure here.
As Yan Jinyue walked, he recalled what had just happened in the hospital room. Thinking of Ji Hanxing's deliberately sleazy expression and words, he could not help curling his lips.
It did bear out what Ji Hanxing had said: he had caught his attention.
Remembering the words he had heard when he touched Ji Hanxing, Yan Jinyue was certain that what he had heard were Ji Hanxing's thoughts.
Deal with him? In bed?
"Heh."
Yan Jinyue chuckled. Deal with him in bed? Just who would be dealing with whom?
After laughing, he realized he had smiled and instinctively straightened his lips. Yan Jinyue found himself a little strange. He utterly despised other people scheming against him.
Yet now, although Ji Hanxing was clearly suspected of scheming against him and deliberately approaching him, Yan Jinyue was acting contrary to his usual self. He felt neither disgust nor revulsion. Instead...
He found Ji Hanxing very interesting, especially after learning that he could hear Ji Hanxing's thoughts. He attributed it to one reason: Ji Hanxing was special.
Yan Jinyue had just probed Director Xu and established that the others presumably could not hear Ji Hanxing's thoughts.
This discovery sparked a keen interest in President Ji, whom Yan Jinyue had met once before but who had left little impression on him.
Why was this happening?
The only unusual thing that had happened to the two of them was that they had both been drugged that day and slept together.
Was that why he could hear Ji Hanxing's thoughts?
If Ji Hanxing really had single-handedly orchestrated them sleeping together, then what exactly did he want?
As soon as Yan Jinyue left the building, a man who looked like an elite white-collar professional approached him.
"President Yan."
This was Yan Jinyue's special assistant, Fu Fangxi.
Yan Jinyue nodded slightly. "Have you identified what hit Ji Hanxing that day?"
Fu Fangxi looked troubled and hesitated to speak.
Yan Jinyue scoffed. "That brat Jiang Yuzhuo wouldn't let you investigate?"
Fu Fangxi hurriedly said, "No, no, no. President Jiang had all the hotel's surveillance footage from that day pulled up and sent people to investigate too."
"It's just that we haven't found out what it was..."
He spoke with very little confidence, his head lowered slightly.
Yan Jinyue lifted his eyelids. "You couldn't find out?"
"Don't tell me it appeared out of thin air?"
From the surveillance footage, it really had appeared out of thin air and then vanished into thin air, but Fu Fangxi did not dare say so. He could only lower his head and remain silent.
Yan Jinyue did not want to make things difficult for his special assistant either. "Come on. We're going to Grand Prosperity to see Jiang Yuzhuo."
Fu Fangxi said, "Yes."
In the car, Yan Jinyue asked again, "Ji Hanxing was hit on the head at Grand Prosperity. Has no one from the Ji Family gone to see Jiang Yuzhuo these past few days?"