He had come dead last in three consecutive tasks. Where was his dignity as a top alpha CEO supposed to go?
If that were all, he could have accepted it.
After all, the man worked for his grandfather, so deliberately making things difficult was understandable.
But that injection just now had gone far beyond making things difficult.
That had been an attempt on his life!
After announcing the results, Chen Bei walked straight off the stage. Luo Chen rushed over. "Assistant Chen, tell me! Who put you up to this?!"
Chen Bei did not understand. "?"
"Fine, fine, fine. Playing dumb, are you?" Furious, Luo Chen pointed at Luo Ming, who stood nearby wearing a wicked, arrogant grin. "Why did you jab him in the ass but me in the neck?"
At a time like this, he could not spare a thought for his aloof, dignified image.
The blunter, the better.
Otherwise, Assistant Chen might weasel his way out of it.
"Oh, that's what you meant." Chen Bei nodded slightly. "Simple. The lighting was poor, and we were too close. His ass offered a bigger target, so at least there was less chance of missing."
"Besides, his susceptibility period was brought on early by alcohol. He didn't need such a potent effect."
"You were different, President Chen."
"You'd taken a drug."
The livestream comments were very good at picking out the key point.
[Assistant Chen means Ergou's ass is big and easy to jab!]
[What does a big ass mean? Strong hips! And what do strong hips mean? That he's good in bed!]
[Why's the cameraman still standing there? This golden opportunity falls into your lap and you won't take it? Hurry up and give us a close-up of Ergou's ass!]
With the attention suddenly on his ass, Luo Ming instinctively covered it and clenched. "Trust me, getting a shot in the butt isn't pleasant either."
At that thought, he suddenly remembered something and turned to shout at Steward Wu. "Who in the kitchen mixed that glass of extra-strong erguotou?!"
"Find out within a day! I promise I won't beat them to death!"
Luo Chen gave two light coughs, his expression odd. "Ahem! Everyone, break it up. I'm going back to rest."
"President Chen, wait," Chen Bei said. "I haven't announced your punishment yet."
"You'll clean the stables tonight."
Luo Chen glanced down at his watch. "Are you deliberately making things difficult for me? It's almost midnight, and you're sending me to clean the stables?"
"Don't think you can do whatever you please just because the old man's backing you!"
"One day, he'll have to step aside!"
Chen Bei smiled. "President Chen, with all the time you're spending yapping at me, you might already have finished."
Luo Chen glared. "You-you've got some nerve!"
Chen Bei: "..."
Ever since binding to the Truth-Telling System, his guts had gotten big-time big.
Even by the end of the banquet, Qin Yufan had not found an opportunity to steal the spotlight.
All evening, he had been like an invisible backdrop, with no presence whatsoever.
This wasn't right!
He was a top omega. He should have been attracting the most admirers.
Why had everyone spent the entire evening fighting and causing trouble, with not a single person trying to win his favor?
Had banquet trends changed during his two years abroad?
Even more infuriatingly,
Luo Chen had actually taken a drink for that inferior omega, then, when his susceptibility period came early, ignored Qin Yufan's attempts to stop him and left with the man?!
Faced with that unexpected turn of events, he really wanted to ask, "Why?!"
"Why wasn't I the omega who eased his susceptibility period?"
As his silent complaints reached that point, Qin Yufan looked at Meng Han with growing jealousy. Yet when he looked away, his lips curved into a radiant smile, and he hurried in the direction Luo Chen had left.
Standing before the elevator, Meng Han tugged at Chen Bei's sleeve. "Assistant Chen, thank you for saving me again."
"No need to thank me. All in a day's work."
As for the idiotic plot in which the lead top and lead bottom repeatedly forced their love on each other,
Chen Bei did not really care.
The main thing was that Old Luo paid him enough to stop the protagonist from going berserk.
Whatever happened, he had to earn his monthly salary of 180k.
The elevator arrived, and its steel doors opened.
Before stepping inside, Chen Bei suddenly said, "Back in the bathroom, did you call President Chen an old fart?"
Meng Han: "!!!"
He actually heard that?!
He had thought he was quiet enough not to get caught!
"I-" Meng Han hurriedly searched for words, trying to come up with a reasonable excuse.
Then he heard the next sentence.
Chen Bei said, "Well said."
In my three years as his assistant, I've used that term plenty of times in my head too.
"Keep up the good work." Before entering the elevator, Chen Bei clenched a fist and raised it in front of his chest.
Meng Han froze, his cheeks instantly flushing crimson. "..."
Oh my god, did Assistant Chen, who was always so demanding and sharp-tongued, actually just praise me?
[Hahaha, Meng Han looks visibly encouraged! Is President Chen going to get cursed out next?]
[Looks like our innocent little flower has a wild side too. Reborn from the ashes, he's finally brave enough to curse someone out!]
[Seriously, what's wrong with everyone above? Don't you know kids watch this livestream too? Why are you encouraging bad behavior? So, Production Crew, please clear out all kids under three!]
[...]
Luo Chen was tall, with unusually long legs, and strode along at a brisk pace, radiating an air that brooked no argument.
The petite Qin Yufan could not keep up at all and could only call out between panting breaths. "Luo Chen, wait for me."
"Luo Chen-"
Still angry, Luo Chen reluctantly turned around. "What are you following me for?"
Qin Yufan bent over, bracing his hands on his knees, and took several breaths before saying, "The stables are so big. How can you clean them all by yourself?"
"I want to lend you a hand."
Luo Chen looked Qin Yufan up and down. "You?"
"You're out of breath after a couple of steps. What help could you be?"
Having recovered somewhat, Qin Yufan took a few steps forward. "Even if I can't help much, at least I can keep you company."
"Go back to bed. I don't need company." As Luo Chen turned back around, he twisted his neck and hissed in pain.
He cursed in a low voice. "Damn it!"
Qin Yufan immediately picked up the thread. "Assistant Chen really is awful. He's worked under you for three years, and now he's siding with outsiders?"
"Luo Chen, I'm angry on your behalf!"
"Do you want me to teach him a lesson for you?"
Luo Chen shot him a sidelong glance, his tone unreadable. "What kind of lesson?"
Qin Yufan blinked. "I could find a reason to fire him for you?"
At those words, the air around Luo Chen instantly grew much heavier.
Everyone in the company knew by now that Assistant Chen was someone every side had to fight over.
Whoever secured Assistant Chen secured the world.
And he was actually telling me to push him away?!
What was he, if not an enemy plant?!
The next second, Luo Chen's lips curved with cold, lofty disdain, and he uttered just one word.
"Scram-"
Qin Yufan's face instantly went deathly pale.
The livestream comments were rather surprised too.
[Oh? Who knew Assistant Chen was President Chen's sore spot?]
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