Chapter 12: Shen Chi: Yes, I Have a Partner
Shen Chi was wearing a well-fitted suit. Although the suit was not expensive, his figure was slender and his bearing elegant. Only now, Lu Chenzhou was staring fixedly at the back of his neck.
On that stretch of snow-white skin, there were still bite marks that had not yet faded. The marks were dense and deep. Even now, they still carried a faint redness.
Just from those overlapping bite marks alone, one could tell what kind of dark thoughts the person who had bitten him back then had held.
Lu Chenzhou’s gaze suddenly deepened. A sinister aura rose around him, and his pheromones uncontrollably attacked outward.
The surging pheromones were so overwhelming that even though Shen Chi was only a Beta, he still sensed something was wrong. He turned back in confusion. Seeing that Lu Chenzhou’s expression was off, he thought something had happened to him.
“President Lu, what’s wrong?”
His beautiful little secretary was covered in a wild man’s marks, yet he still dared to turn around and show concern for him.
Lu Chenzhou’s hostility surged sharply, but in the end, he did not make things difficult for his little secretary. He lowered his eyes, hiding that terrifying gaze.
“Secretary Shen has a partner?”
Shen Chi suddenly thought of his abnormal possessiveness. Even employees were circled into his territory by this man, who had no sense of boundaries at all.
Just in case, Shen Chi nodded almost as if possessed. “Yes. President Lu, does the company not allow relationships?”
A thick murderous aura burst from Lu Chenzhou’s eyes. He pressed his tongue against his teeth. Listening to his little secretary’s reckless question, he smiled.
“When did Secretary Shen start dating?”
Since the question was so direct, Shen Chi naturally could not disappoint him.
He blinked, and a hint of shyness appeared in his eyes. “We started dating some time ago. I just haven’t mentioned it to anyone. After all, we haven’t reached the stage of marriage yet, so I don’t want everyone to know. And she’s very shy…”
The cool aloofness in his eyes faded. That trace of bashfulness burst into a rich, vivid color, making his whole person seem different.
The air began to freeze. Shen Chi was completely immersed in his “partner” and could not pull himself out. He had even forgotten that the person opposite him was his superior, not an ordinary friend he could casually chat with.
Besides, he was saying so much precisely to make Lu Chenzhou believe him.
In order to weave the lie, Shen Chi said quite a lot. By the end of it, even he almost believed he truly had a partner.
The little secretary, who was usually polite and distant, became endlessly talkative. Other emotions appeared in his eyes too. His eyes curved, and the corners of his lips began to lift unconsciously.
Forget him—even the system was dumbfounded.
[Little Chi, did you really have a partner before?]
Shen Chi curled his lips. “How could I have such good fortune? This is my ideal partner.”
After hearing that, the system let out a breath of relief.
Even it did not have a partner. It had nearly let this brat be happy first!
One person and one system both failed to notice the changes around them.
Lu Chenzhou’s eyes were pitch black, and the smile by his lips was unclear. “Secretary Shen’s partner really treats you well.”
He was still the boss, after all. Shen Chi felt that when it was time to flatter him, he still had to do it a little.
He only pitied the male lead shou. According to the system, the two of them had unequal social status, and the male lead shou was especially humble. In order to please Lu Chenzhou, he accompanied him to banquets, made him his beloved lunch boxes every day, had to coax him to sleep at night, and soothe his emotions anytime and anywhere.
As he thought about it, Shen Chi’s eyes suddenly lit up.
Wait. For now, all of those things were being done by the secretary. Once the male lead shou arrived, wouldn’t he be freed?
How was that some male lead shou? That was a living Bodhisattva coming to rescue him from suffering!
By the end, Shen Chi’s expression had become sincere. “President Lu’s future partner will definitely be even better than mine.”
Inside the office, the smell of gunpowder was like a battlefield. Pheromones filled the air from all directions. It was only because Shen Chi was currently still a Beta that he did not notice it at all. But the dark, bottomless waters rising in Lu Chenzhou’s eyes finally made Shen Chi belatedly sense something.
He had forgotten.
Showing off affection led to a fast death!
Just now, he had only focused on lying, and as a result, he had accidentally said too much!
“President Lu, I still have work to handle, so I’ll leave first. Please continue with your work.”
After saying that, Shen Chi left. When he left, he did not forget to close the office door behind him, afraid that Lu Chenzhou’s pheromones would chase after him and kill him.
Returning to the secretary office, he patted his chest. Seeing Secretary Xu looking at him with concern, he finally gave a bitter smile.
“Secretary Xu, I think I caused trouble.”
The essence of humanity was gossip.
Thinking of the bite marks on the back of his neck, Secretary Xu was almost dying of curiosity. “Hurry and tell me. I’ll think of a solution with you.”
As soon as she said that, the other assistants also looked over.
Shen Chi said, “President Lu suddenly asked me just now whether I had a partner.”
Secretary Xu: Here it comes! He finally asked!
“What did you say?”
Shen Chi said, “Of course I told the truth. I just accidentally said a bit too much…” He said embarrassedly, “I showed off a little affection.”
As soon as these words came out, not only Secretary Xu, but even Assistant Zhou and the others froze.
The documents in Assistant Zhou’s hands fell onto the desk with a slap. He stared blankly at Shen Chi. “Secretary Shen, what did I tell you yesterday? How did you not listen to a single word? How can a partner be more important than making money!”
Shen Chi said, “But I already have one. I can’t become a scumbag and run off to break up with them, can I?”
Assistant Zhou: …
Secretary Xu knew a little more than Assistant Zhou. Seeing Shen Chi’s innocent appearance, she leaned back and hurriedly sent reminders to several department managers.
—President Lu’s mood is unstable today. All of you be careful!
Shen Chi watched them thrown into chaos, his face full of confusion. “What’s wrong? It can’t be that the company really doesn’t allow people to date, right?”
How was Secretary Xu supposed to say this?
Relationships were allowed. Hadn’t she gotten married and become pregnant? Not only had President Lu not said anything, he had even reduced her workload. As a boss, Secretary Xu was still very grateful to him.
It was just…
It was just that Shen Chi was different!
Secretary Xu did not dare say too much and could only vaguely say, “Be careful lately.”
Thinking of what had happened at home yesterday, Shen Chi immediately nodded. “I understand.”
Secretary Xu really wanted to grab his hand and tell him, You don’t understand at all! But in the end, a thousand words turned into one sigh.
Shen Chi thought of the fruit he had put in the pantry. “Oh right, I’ll go deal with something first. This morning, Miss Ruan asked me to deliver some fruit, but President Lu told me to throw it away.” As he spoke, he asked Secretary Xu, “Do you think I can secretly take it home?”
Secretary Xu: …
“Ancestor, I’ll call you ancestor. Please don’t make trouble. I still want to safely go on maternity leave!”
Shen Chi felt regretful.
What did the fruit do wrong? Why waste food?
But thinking of Lu Chenzhou’s coffin-like face, he sighed and resigned himself to taking it away to throw out.
Meanwhile, inside the president’s office.
The clothes that had been sent for testing overnight already had a report. As his private doctor, Ji Yanzhi personally came over with the report.
“President Lu, according to the latest report data, there are no pheromones on this piece of clothing.” Ji Yanzhi knew Lu Chenzhou’s physical condition best and was also very worried that one day, he would die from a pheromone frenzy. To be honest, when he received the urgent notice yesterday, he had thought Lu Chenzhou had finally found a little Omega he did not dislike.
“I’m very curious. Why did you send in this piece of clothing for testing?”
