Will you behave?

Five in the afternoon.

It was time to get off work, but Secretary Zhou no longer even prayed that he could leave on time today.

Delivering the documents to the President's Office, he said respectfully, "President Xie, there's another meeting around six."

The estimated end time was ten that night.

Secretary Zhou wanted to cry, but had no tears.

Every day, he got home in the early hours, when his wife was already asleep. They had been married for a year, and he could count the times they'd had sex on his fingers.

Not long ago, his wife had even dragged him to an andrology clinic for a checkup.

Clearly, President Xie was the one who most needed to go to an andrology clinic!!!

Secretary Zhou was secretly grumbling to himself in utter resignation when suddenly, with a smack, the documents were flung onto the desk.

Secretary Zhou jumped.

It's over. President Xie's angry...

Xie Yanci loosened his tie with one hand. A rare trace of anger surfaced in his usually cool, indifferent eyes, and his refined brows drew together slightly.

He swept a cold glance over the two men playing dead in the office. "You even got the exchange rate wrong. Is such a simple mistake something an employee of my company should make?"

His tone wasn't particularly harsh, but the faint tapping of his fountain pen against the paper sent chills down their spines.

The Department Manager didn't dare raise his head at all. He could only furtively signal Secretary Zhou beside him with his eyes, clinging to the hope that Secretary Zhou might put in a good word for him.

But Secretary Zhou could barely fend for himself.

The manager could only muster his courage and explain, "The new intern wrote the document, President Xie. I'll fire him right away."

Xie Yanci leaned back in his chair, not inclined to listen to that sort of excuse. "You can leave with him."

Secretary Zhou: "..."

It's over.

Even a longtime employee of the Xie Corporation could be fired. As a secretary, he probably wasn't far from "death" either.

It seemed there was no need to consider how to balance work and life now. Soon, he could stay home with his wife full-time...

Secretary Zhou kept his head firmly lowered, ready to accept his own punishment.

Ding-

The screen of the phone on the desk suddenly lit up.

Xie Yanci glanced at it. It was a message from Xu Shi.

[Husband, when are you coming home? I miss youuu QAQ]

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Xie Yanci frowned.

His earlier anger turned into puzzlement.

Would Xu Shi act sweet with him under normal circumstances?

The answer was obvious.

But what if?

What if Xu Shi really did miss him?

Xie Yanci sighed, his expression relaxing. He tossed the documents back into Secretary Zhou's hands. "Have someone rewrite this and give it to me tomorrow."

Secretary Zhou hurriedly nodded. "Of course."

Inwardly, he let out a huge sigh of relief.

Thank you for saving my life, Mrs. Xie!

In late autumn, darkness fell quickly.

The dim yellow streetlights lining the road stretched out the Alpha's shadow, their muted light spilling over his tall, distinguished figure from behind.

His long fingers came to rest on the villa's front door. Xie Yanci thought for a moment, then lowered his head and straightened his suit before pushing the door open.

The living room was brightly lit.

Xie Yanci changed his shoes in the entryway and walked quietly inside.

The sofa was an utter mess, with all sorts of suits strewn across the floor. He could just make out Xu Shi buried in the pile of clothes.

"What are you doing?" Xie Yanci asked in puzzlement, not daring to approach.

"Hmm?"

Xu Shi opened his eyes groggily and sat up on the sofa with a dazed expression. "Achoo!"

He sneezed several times in succession.

Completely at a loss with him, Xie Yanci handed him a few tissues. "With this many clothes, there's a lot of dust."

Xu Shi knew.

Looking aggrieved, he said, "I read the script. The second male lead is a fashion designer, so I wanted to learn more."

He was working so hard.

Even though the role would probably end up going to Wen Yu.

Xie Yanci didn't say anything else. He simply reached out, his warm fingertips gently brushing the corners of Xu Shi's eyes, which had reddened slightly from discomfort.

Seeing his wife look so pitiful once in a while was rather cute.

He instinctively pinched Xu Shi's puffed-up little cheek.

"Husband~" Xu Shi called sweetly.

Xie Yanci raised an eyebrow, quietly reining in his earlier warmth. He sensed that something was off.

Xu Shi stood on the sofa, holding up two suit jackets Xie Yanci had just had custom-made last week.

Two buttons were missing from them.

"Husband, I accidentally damaged your suits. You won't blame me, will you?" Xu Shi blinked his bright, dewy eyes, trying to get away with it by acting cute.

A mere dozen or so suits meant nothing to Xie Yanci.

But since this little troublemaker Xu Shi had damaged them, he ought to give him a proper punishment.

Xie Yanci narrowed his dark eyes slightly. As his gaze shifted, a wicked idea came to him. "Mm. How are you planning to pay me back?"

"Pay you back?!"

"We're practically an old married couple, and you still want me to pay?"

[That's outrageous.]

[Absolutely outrageous!]

[Hello, police? I'd like to request a crackdown on organized crime!]

Very pleased with his reaction, Xie Yanci's lips curved into a barely perceptible smile.

He raised an eyebrow and said with a perfectly straight face, "A total of twelve suits were delivered last week. That comes to thirty-eight million yuan."

"How much?" Xu Shi was so shocked that his jaw dropped.

[Why don't you just rob a bank?]

[Is this how you extort your lawfully wedded spouse?]

[Husband, I married into your family at twenty without a penny to my name, washing clothes and cooking, toiling away without complaint...]

[So many bitter tears.]

Xie Yanci was so amused that he could barely hold back his laughter.

Of course he knew Xu Shi had no money, so he kindly offered a second option. "You can also pay with your body."

Xu Shi: "???"

*[...]*

[Who drugged my abstinent husband?]

[Well, that didn't take long for your true intentions to show.]

Xu Shi sighed helplessly.

Lowering his head, he unhurriedly folded the suits one by one. "Fine, I'll pay."

[I'd sooner sell myself out there than let you sleep with me!]

"Mmph..."

Before he could even start cursing, his lips were abruptly sealed.

Xie Yanci was so strong. With one arm around his waist, he pulled him straight into his embrace.

His other hand clamped hard around the Beta's neck, forcing Xu Shi to tilt his head back and meet his unpracticed kiss, which was nothing but an outlet for venting.

It was fierce and ruthless, not even allowing him time to catch his breath, with a hint of punishment.

The clothes around them fell into disarray as the two tumbled onto the sofa.

Xu Shi was pinned to the sofa and kissed fiercely for over half an hour.

"Mmph, mmph..."

[Damn you, Xie Yanci. What did I ever do to you?]

Pressing a knee against the Beta's body, Xie Yanci bent down, his thin lips brushing Xu Shi's reddened ear tip. His voice was particularly low and husky:

"Will you behave now? Hmm?"