Chapter 44: You Control the Bite Guard
Shen Chi stared at the ingredients in his hands, and a strange thought surfaced in his heart.
“System, do you think he’s deliberately making me stay?”
In this huge villa, there were butlers, servants, chefs, and gardeners, each performing their own duties. Lu Chenzhou did not need him, a secretary, to cook for him at all.
The system rubbed its nonexistent little hands together, full of excitement. [Don’t know! But if you’re cooking, then you promised—you have to let me taste it later.]
Shen Chi angrily took out the ingredients. “He’s definitely targeting me!”
Since he could not find the little Omega, he was using Shen Chi to vent his anger.
Although that so-called little Omega was Shen Chi himself, and the person Lu Chenzhou was venting on was not exactly wrong, Shen Chi was still very angry.
He felt like a eunuch beside an ancient emperor. Being with a ruler was like being with a tiger. If the tyrant was happy, the eunuch was unlucky. If the tyrant was unhappy, the eunuch was still unlucky.
“President Lu, the ingredients I bought yesterday are all for hotpot. Do you eat hotpot?”
Lu Chenzhou looked at the person poking his head out from the kitchen. His fluffy hair had not been combed yet, and several strands were sticking up. As he moved, they even bounced slightly.
He did not want to leave the kitchen, but he knew very well that if he stayed, Secretary Shen would suspect him.
That did not match his usual style.
“I can eat a little.” Lu Chenzhou said pickyly, “If it’s really bad, the chef will prepare something else.”
His mean, sharp tone actually made Shen Chi feel relieved.
Hotpot did not require extra cooking. He only had to boil the soup base and prepare a bowl of dipping sauce.
When Shen Chi had started as a secretary, he had read over ten pages of information on Lu Chenzhou, so he barely understood his preferences.
This guy did not eat anything strongly flavored. Ginger, scallions, garlic, even spicy food.
As Shen Chi prepared the food, he secretly curled his lip. “If he doesn’t eat anything, what joy is there in life?”
The system said, [Give it to me! I eat everything! Come on, Daddy, shove it into my mouth!]
Those shameless words made Shen Chi’s hand tremble.
“System, where’s your dignity?”
The system said, [What do I need that thing for? Oh right, after hotpot, squeeze me a glass of fruit juice.]
It was eating and taking, and still making demands.
However, knowing that it could not truly eat and could only turn on shared senses with him, Shen Chi did not refuse again.
Shen Chi carried the plates and soon returned to the dining room.
“President Lu, this is the dipping sauce I mixed for you.” After placing the bowl down, he added, “If it’s too bland, you can add a little more salt.”
Lu Chenzhou watched him move around him like a little wife in countless families, circling around her husband, and the corner of his lips lifted.
Unfortunately, good moments never lasted long.
The meatballs had just finished cooking. Shen Chi picked a few for him and placed them in his bowl. Before they even started eating, Shen Chi said, “President Lu, today doesn’t count as me skipping work, right?”
Although he had slept until noon today, whose fault was that?
Lu Chenzhou said expressionlessly, “Secretary Shen, I don’t want to talk about work while eating.”
Shen Chi: …
Amazing. This counted as work?
Worker Chi was furious but powerless. He could only aggrievedly poke the meatballs in his bowl and swallow them angrily.
Compared with him, the system was eating that bite with pure joy.
[Ah~ foster father, I still want more!]
[Foster father, foster father, I want fish balls!]
[Foster father…]
Shen Chi said, “You were calling me Daddy earlier, and now I’m your foster father?”
The system said, [You weren’t happy when I called you Daddy earlier, were you?]
[Foster father, I want watermelon juice!]
Although the system could activate shared senses, it could not keep them on for too long. If it was caught, it would be put in confinement. Shen Chi’s dipping sauce was somewhat spicy, and the system ate until it was hissing. When it finally turned off shared mode, it was still reluctant.
[Next time, I want more.]
It was truly flexible when it came to bending and yielding. Compared with Lu Chenzhou, his appetite looked extremely poor. In total, he only ate a few meatballs Shen Chi had initially fished out for him.
Shen Chi did not care. He was already such a grown man. Surely eating still did not require being fed like a child? It was not as if he had no hands!
“President Lu, you’re not eating anymore?”
Hearing this, Lu Chenzhou put down his chopsticks without much interest. “Mm.”
Shen Chi’s eyes lit up. “Since you’re not eating now, can we talk about work?”
Lu Chenzhou laughed in anger.
He wanted to see just how many words Shen Chi’s mouth could spit out that he hated.
“Go ahead.”
Shen Chi did not sense his low pressure. “Let’s go back to the first question. Does today count as me skipping work?”
Workers had to fight for themselves. Capitalists had no conscience!
Lu Chenzhou lifted his eyelids and looked at him coolly. “Secretary Shen went through so much trouble to cook me a meal. It doesn’t count as skipping work.”
Shen Chi did not hear the sarcasm in his words. His mood became excellent, and even what had happened last night—being kissed—could be happily brushed aside.
At worst, he would just treat it as being gnawed by a dog.
Lu Chenzhou said, “Secretary Shen is done asking?”
Shen Chi only cared about the money issue. Hearing this, he nodded. “Mm, done.”
Lu Chenzhou said, “Then it’s my turn.”
Shen Chi raised his head curiously and saw the butler walk over with a box. He did not understand, but still accepted it.
Lu Chenzhou said, “A bite guard. The control authority is yours.”
Shen Chi was full of question marks. “What does that mean?”
Lu Chenzhou said, “A special bite guard from the lab designed for S-rank Alphas. Triple password protection. You are now the administrator.”
Shen Chi immediately felt that the box in his hands was a hot potato. He said with difficulty, “Why me?”
Lu Chenzhou clicked his tongue. “No one else has experience. Besides, you’re the only one who rushes over without regard for your life whenever I have an episode.”
Shen Chi was so angry he almost stood up.
What did he mean, only Shen Chi rushed over without regard for his life? He was innocent too, alright?
Every time Lu Chenzhou had an episode, he was the one grabbing Shen Chi and refusing to let go!
Secretary Shen said nothing, but those lively eyes seemed to say everything.
Lu Chenzhou’s face turned cold. Once again, he clearly recognized Shen Chi’s resistance toward him. He lowered his eyes slightly, his thick lashes hiding all the dark, dissatisfied emotions in his gaze. “Secretary Shen is working alone in City A. Haven’t you ever thought about buying a house here? As the administrator, you’ll receive extra income. This income won’t go through the company. It will come from my personal account.”
Those words struck Shen Chi’s poverty with perfect precision. He clutched his metaphorically shot knee. Lu Chenzhou truly was generous. The previous two times he had bitten him, he had given him two hundred thousand each time. Added together, that was four hundred thousand. Although later, Shen Chi had given one hundred thousand to the original owner’s mother.
Three hundred thousand sounded like a huge sum, but in City A, it was only enough to buy a tiny bathroom.
“I didn’t say I didn’t want it,” he muttered while holding the bite guard. “I was just curious.”
Only then did Lu Chenzhou curve his lips. He knew Shen Chi loved money. Coincidentally, he had money.
“After Secretary Shen goes back today, will you continue living in your original rental?”
Shen Chi knew that place was somewhat chaotic, with all kinds of people mixed together. But yesterday had also been an accident. It had been his own fault for insisting on taking a shortcut. Still, after thinking about it, safety was most important. He sighed and answered honestly, “I’ll look for a new place.”
Lu Chenzhou suddenly said, “I have an apartment near the company. You can stay there temporarily.”
He had already phrased it tactfully enough. If he could, he would rather keep Shen Chi in the villa.
However, Shen Chi still shook his head. “No need.”
Shen Chi loved money, but his boundaries were clear. If something did not belong to him, he would not take even one extra point.
Lu Chenzhou’s good mood vanished the moment Shen Chi refused him. He looked at him coldly, but what he was thinking was how to lock him by his side.
His pheromones once again approached the verge of erupting. Lu Chenzhou noticed the pheromone wristband beside his hand flashing wildly. He sneered and expressionlessly adjusted the data to the highest level.
Ji Yanzhi had told him to hand the management authority of the pheromone wristband to Shen Chi as well, but he had refused.
If he really gave it to him, Shen Chi would be the first to run.
