Chapter 49: A Little Kiss
The next day, Feng Xun woke up very early, as was his habit.
The sky outside was barely beginning to turn a hazy gray, yet his eyes were already open.
His conscious mind slowly piece by piece piece came back to reality, and with it returned the memories of last night.
Feng Xun turned his head and saw his beloved youth lying sideways next to him, looping around his arm as if it were a body pillow. The boy’s rosy cheeks rose and fell slightly with his breathing, resembling a soundly sleeping, adorable koala.
Feng Xun watched in silence for a while, then reached out and gently touched the youth’s cheek.
His fingers traced the youth’s willow-leaf brows, his delicate and tender eyelids, his thick, slightly curled eyelashes, his small, elegant nose, and finally, his soft, rubicund lips.
Yesterday, he had given the boy a proper lesson on how to “help” him, while simultaneously “helping” the boy in return. The reward he took was repeatedly savoring the boy’s blood-red little ears, without plundering anything more.
He was still highly restrained. Under those circumstances, if he hadn’t held back and had used his lips and tongue to pry open that small mouth, he definitely wouldn’t have been satisfied with just letting the other party use a hand to “help” him. He possessed excellent self-awareness.
Before this relationship became completely clear, he couldn’t be too greedy and unrestrained. That would only scare the boy away.
A clever hunter never lacked patience.
The light in the eastern sky grew brighter and brighter as the morning sun gradually breached the horizon. Feng Xun, who rarely slept in, cast a glance at the time and reluctantly withdrew his hand.
He gently slid his arm out from the youth’s embrace, sat up, and prepared to go to the bathroom to take a shower.
The moment his feet touched the floor, his hand was suddenly caught from behind, and the youth’s muddled, clingy voice drifted over.
“Wife…”
Jian Tang was so sleepy he could barely open his eyes. The cozy blanket was like a massive monster holding him tightly in its jaws, refusing to let go. He had to hold his wife’s hand just to painstaking force a tiny sprout of consciousness out from the quagmire of sleepiness.
“Go… go back to sleep…” He yawned, his voice soft and limp from exhaustion. “You don’t have to make breakfast… I’ll do it.”
He needed to take good care of his pregnant wife. Aside from providing him with meticulous company and love, he also needed to practice what he preached by taking on more chores, like making breakfast for his wife.
“I’m not going to make breakfast.” Feng Xun found it a bit amusing. He wanted to tuck the youth back into the blanket, but the boy was still stubbornly burrowing outward, as if iron-willed to get out of bed.
“I’m going to take a shower.” Feng Xun simply took hold of the other’s hand and let him feel it. “Do you want to join me?”
“…”
The originally stubborn small hand silently loosened its grip, swiftly retreating back into the blanket.
“I-I’ll sleep a bit longer…”
Then his body rolled over, rapidly widening the distance between himself and Feng Xun.
Wuu, it wasn’t that he didn’t want to keep his wife company, but his hands were genuinely so sore and tired from last night, and his thighs hurt from rubbing against each other. His wife’s massive pod was far too difficult to serve. He needed to recover a bit longer—at least get enough sleep to have the strength to continue helping his wife.
The corners of Feng Xun’s mouth curved up. He left the bedroom and entered the shower stall.
—
After finishing his shower, Feng Xun went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
Today was Monday, so Feng Xun needed to go to work normally. Since Jian Tang had been granted leave, he could rest for another day.
Feng Xun knew the youth had exhausted himself yesterday, hoping he could sleep a bit longer. But the moment he finished making breakfast, Jian Tang walked out.
“Ah… wife, you actually finished making breakfast already.”
Jian Tang was a bit downcast. He had only intended to close his eyes for a bit before getting up, but he hadn’t expected to fall straight back into a deep sleep.
Feng Xun set out a breakfast for two on the table. “It was no trouble. You’re so tired, just sleep more if you want.”
Jian Tang’s face flushed a bit, and he said stubbornly, “I-I’m not that tired. I can keep helping you tonight.”
He couldn’t let his wife look down on him.
Feng Xun raised an eyebrow. This little guy truly remembered the food but not the beating. “Are you sure? Then I might just take you seriously.”
Jian Tang: “…”
Jian Tang: “In a few days! Let me help you again in a few days!”
Feng Xun let out a laugh, choosing not to expose the other party’s bluff as he handed him a slice of cut bacon.
The two sat at the table eating breakfast together. While Jian Tang ate, he declared solemnly.
“Wife, I’ll make breakfast tomorrow. No, I’ll handle it every day from now on!”
Feng Xun initially wanted to say it wasn’t necessary, but suddenly hitting upon a thought, he changed his tune.
“Your workplace is so far from home, and you have to get up very early every day. If you make breakfast on top of that, wouldn’t you have to get up even earlier? It’s too grueling.”
Jian Tang didn’t care at all. “Getting up early is fine, it’s not grueling.”
Compared to his pregnant wife, what did his tiny bit of hardship amount to?
“Have you ever thought about changing to a job closer to home?”
Jian Tang didn’t speak. He lowered his head to finish the soy milk in his bowl, wiping his mouth with a tissue. “This soy milk is delicious! Hurry up and drink yours too, wife. It won’t taste good once it gets cold.”
Feng Xun narrowed his eyes slightly, taking a shallow sip of the soy milk, and said unhurriedly.
“Actually, I’m not demanding that you absolutely change jobs. I’m just suggesting you could post your resume on a recruitment platform. What if a better, more suitable company happens to reach out to you?”
Jian Tang knew his wife held massive grievances regarding his job. He had already played dumb once just now, so it wasn’t good to repeatedly reject his wife. Thus, he said evasively.
“Okay, I’ll post my resume.”
Feng Xun immediately countered, “Post it right now.”
“Ah?” Jian Tang opened his mouth. “B-But I’ve never used a recruitment platform before. I need to research it first before…”
“I’ll help you,” Feng Xun said textually. “Give me your phone, I’ll post it for you.”
Jian Tang: “…”
It looks like my wife’s resentment toward my job truly is immense.
Judging by this stance, if I don’t post a resume, I’ll be the one getting posted outside the door today.
Meekly, he handed over his phone. The other party executed a swift series of taps, returning the phone shortly after.
“Done.”
That fast?!
“Th-Thank you, wife.”
Jian Tang put his phone away, having zero intention of checking it—it wasn’t as if he was genuinely going to change jobs anyway. His wife could do whatever he wanted, as long as it made him happy.
After finishing breakfast, Feng Xun prepared to head out for work, and Jian Tang saw him to the door.
“Wife, text me whenever you miss me,” Jian Tang said with a waving hand and a smile. “You can call me during your breaks too. I’m on duty for you twenty-four hours a day!”
I must fully satisfy my wife’s early-pregnancy attachment needs!
The corners of Feng Xun’s mouth curved up. “Okay.”
He turned to leave, but his wrist was caught suddenly.
“Wife, wait.”
Feng Xun turned his head. “What—”
His voice cut off abruptly.
Because the youth had suddenly stood on his tiptoes, planting a little kiss onto his cheek.
“Wife, good luck at work. I’ll be waiting at home for you to return.”
A kiss as light as a dragonfly skimming the water’s surface, like a weightless feather lightly scratching his scorching heart, sending a wave of tingly, numbing itchiness rippling through him.
Feng Xun’s throat bobbed. Involuntarily bending down, he also pressed a light kiss onto the youth’s forehead.
An incredibly gentle kiss, like a fierce tiger sniffing a rose—infinite tenderness, restrained yet doting.
“See you tonight.” He straightened up, smiling as he ruffled the youth’s hair.
“Text me whenever you miss me too. You can call me as well. I’m on duty for you twenty-four hours a day just the same.”
“Okay!”
The two smiled at each other, and Feng Xun stepped into the elevator area under the youth’s watch.
—
After a ten-minute drive, Feng Xun soon entered the A University campus.
Parking his vehicle in the parking lot, the system panel popped up right in front of his eyes the moment he climbed out.
Someone had sent him a message.
Fila, the Nightmare Duke: [The company is set up. Take a look.]
Because a partnership had been established, the three Realm Lords had swallowed their pride and added the Bloody Butcher to their contact lists.
With Fila taking the lead, a group chat had been created. He pulled the Bloody Butcher inside, tossing a “company business card” to him.
Feng Xun clicked the business card link, discovering it was a corporate operation interface.
The three BOSSes had already departed from this plane, and since the Bloody Butcher demanded that the company matters be completely resolved within three days, it was impossible to accomplish this through normal channels. Thus, the BOSSes selected system management, allowing the system to use black technology to sort it out for them.
Naturally, the Bloody Butcher understood this as well. When they signed the agreement back then, it had been explicitly stated that the fees for commissioning the system to register and operate the company would be split evenly between both parties.
Feng Xun inspected the information on the interface. With the system stepping in, there naturally wouldn’t be any issues. The registered capital was 10 million, and the company address was located inside a certain office building on University Town Road.
There were currently four members listed in the company. The information profiles for all four had been entirely fabricated by the system, their identities listed uniformly as shareholders.
Feng Xun raised an eyebrow, typing a message into the group chat.
Killer 444: [Why are the three of you listed in the company too?]
Heramis: [We put up the money, so why shouldn’t we be listed? We are legitimate shareholders!]
Killer 444: [You are prohibited from interfering in company operations.]
A’nie: [We won’t interfere, but we hold supervisory rights.]
They understood nothing of corporate management and couldn’t be bothered to interfere. However, mingling into the company to monitor the Bloody Butcher’s movements through the operation interface at all times was deeply necessary—they couldn’t just let their undercover agent come in completely blind, which would be a pure waste. They needed to provide timely support and coordinate with the undercover agent from both sides.
Feng Xun let out a cold snort, saying nothing further.
Having three spies mingle in was highly annoying, making it inconvenient for him to blatantly grant Jian Tang special treatment. But it didn’t matter; he had plenty of methods.
Killer 444: [Fine. Let’s keep it at that for now.]
Fila seized the opportunity to fish for information: [When are you going to start hiring?]
Killer 444: [Hiring today.]
Heramis: [What are the criteria for hiring?]
Killer 444: [Shut up. Mind your own business.]
The three BOSSes: “…”
Arrogant, go ahead and keep being arrogant!
The BOSSes ground their teeth in their hearts.
Just wait until we plant our undercover agent inside, catch your mistakes, and grab you by your trailing braids. There will come a day when you suffer a setback!!
On the other side.
Jian Tang sat leisurely on the rattan hanging chair in the living room, opening his system panel. He wanted to go back to the monster forum to study some more, making ample preparations ahead of time to be an excellent novice dad.
A tiny red marker lit up in the top right corner of the panel, indicating a new message had been received.
It was sent by Boss Octopus.
Boss: [Jian Tang! Go post a job-seeking resume on a human recruitment platform right now! Do it right now! Highly urgent, highly urgent!!]
Jian Tang: “?”
What is up with today? Everyone wants me to post a resume.
Jian Tang: [Why do I suddenly need to post a resume?]
Boss: [You don’t need to concern yourself with why. This is the intent of the Realm Lords. They are rushing exceptionally hard, so just hurry up and do exactly as told.]
Realm Lords?
Is it Lord Fila and the others?
But haven’t they already departed from this plane?
Jian Tang was entirely muddled, leaving a perplexed message.
Jian Tang: [Do I need to fill out my resume information truthfully?]
Boss: [You can exaggerate reasonably. Model it after other human resumes first to package yourself, then send it over when finished. The Realm Lords said they will personally help polish it for you.]
Jian Tang was thoroughly shocked.
Jian Tang: [T-To think even the Realm Lords need to step out personally? Could the new assignment be asking me to apply for a certain human company? Is it a requirement of the Realm Lords?]
Boss: [Pretty much. We’ll discuss the fine details face-to-face tomorrow when you return.]
“…”
Jian Tang sat straight up, feeling inexplicably tense.
Jian Tang: [Okay, I understand.]
He closed the panel and opened his phone, seeing a small new icon on the screen—it was the app for a certain recruitment platform.
Oh right, his wife had just helped him post a resume this morning, so it looked like he didn’t need to re-register.
The moment he thought about how his wife’s profession was a university professor—belonging to the tier of absolute culture and refinement among the human populace—Jian Tang instantly felt highly confident.
A resume personally written for him by a cultured human university professor—wouldn’t that be far more professional and authoritative than what the eerie BOSSes could pull off?
It was entirely thanks to the influence of his human wife that he didn’t need to spend any effort weaving a resume himself, hehe.
Jian Tang happily tapped the icon, inspecting the resume his wife had written for him.
Name: Jian Tang
Gender: Male
Age: 19
Education: Sufficient
Marital Status: Married
Professional Experience: Employed at an invincible, trashy, black-hearted, blood-and-sweat factory; in the industry for several years
Desired Position: Slacking and slacking-off position
Desired Compensation: Base salary of 100,000, performance bonuses calculated separately
Personal Specialties: Eating, sleeping, coaxing my wife.
Jian Tang: “……………”
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