Jiang You hadn’t even seen who it was before she subconsciously tapped on the photo. Her slender fingertips swiped to zoom in, making the outline of the abs even more defined.
A prominent vein bulged along the V-line on his lean waist, and on his side, there was a sexy red mole...
The man’s long fingers rested on the waistband of his pants. Two fingers hooked into the fabric while the rest remained outside, pulling down slightly but not all the way, creating a sense of ambiguous, half-hidden temptation.
’A thirst trap.’
The two words popped into Jiang You’s mind. Her pink eyes glinted as she decided to see just who this thirst-trapper was.
When she went back, she saw who had posted it to their Moments.
The two words "Gu Qing" entered her vision.
Jiang You’s fingers froze.
’Huh?’
’How could the person with Gu Qing’s cold, unapproachable face be the same one deliberately striking such a provocative pose in the photo?’
Jiang You looked it over and over, still unable to believe Gu Qing had posted it.
’Could his account have been hacked?’
She was suspicious but felt it would be awkward to contact him and ask if he was the one who posted it.
So, Jiang You had no choice but to let it go.
But as she went to wash up, the image of that red mole on those sexy abs kept flashing through her mind.
She hurriedly shook her head.
[Mission issued.]
Jiang You skipped class and went straight to the Beast Soul Research Group’s laboratory.
An entire floor, divided into an office area, a research area, and a break room, belonged to the Beast Soul Research Group.
When Jiang You arrived, Li Yu saw her and shoved a pile of documents into her arms. "Organize all these data samples into spreadsheets and hand them to the chairman next week."
Jiang You paused. ’So I’m really here to do menial work.’ "Okay."
Li Yu had expected her to throw a fit like a spoiled brat, so he was surprised when she accepted so readily. He paused for a second before it dawned on him.
’She’s even learned to behave just to chase our research group’s chairman.’
Jiang You put the documents into her Space Ring. She was here to do her mission.
She walked straight toward the research area on the other side.
There were a few people scattered around the office area, all of whom had already been assigned tasks by Li Yu.
But in the research area, there was only Xi Cheng.
As Jiang You headed over, she immediately attracted everyone’s attention.
"What’s she doing in the research area? People come here to work, not chase men. I have no idea who hired her."
"Who knows? Maybe she got in through connections."
...
Jiang You didn’t hear the girls’ discussion.
She walked right into the research area and saw Xi Cheng, who was in the middle of preparing a reagent.
He was wearing a white lab coat, his handsome and elegant face devoid of emotion. He wore transparent analysis goggles, similar to safety goggles, and his white-gloved hands held reagents of different colors.
’In a moment, I’m going to put my hands on his handsome face while he’s in the middle of serious research. Anyone would get angry.’
Jiang You had done so many missions that she was no longer afraid of the consequences. After all, the system had a feature to block pain.
She walked over and came to a soft stop beside Xi Cheng. He didn’t notice her, completely focused on preparing the reagent.
"Hand me the test strip." Xi Cheng held out one hand toward Jiang You without turning his head to look.
He assumed it was his assistant, Li Yu, so he gave the order directly.
But after waiting a moment, he still hadn’t received the test strip.
Instead, a familiar, sweet fragrance wafted over, and a soft palm came to rest on his cheek.
Xi Cheng’s gaze froze. He pulled his hand back and turned his head to look at the person beside him.
Jiang You’s palm was still pressed against his cheek.
The scene was quite a sight to behold.
The young man looked down at the girl, her hand resting on his cheek. The two of them looked as intimate as a couple.
But in reality, one of them hadn’t quite processed what was happening, and the other was just doing a mission.
Xi Cheng, wearing his transparent analysis goggles and a white lab coat, looked stern and ascetic. He was looking down at the girl, something seeming to flash in his silver eyes before vanishing.
Jiang You held her hand against the side of his face, her gaze lifted to meet his. She stared for a moment, then her soft hand began to gently stroke his cool cheek, moving slowly upward. Her pinky finger then hooked the strap of the transparent goggles on the bridge of his nose and pulled it down.
The transparent plastic frame slid down his high-bridged nose.
Xi Cheng’s vision blurred slightly as the goggles tilted.
His long eyelashes trembled faintly.
[Mission complete.]
Xi Cheng seemed to snap back to his senses. He reached out and grabbed Jiang You’s wrist, stopping her from moving any further.
He held her hand but didn’t pull it away. His gaze fell upon her, and his pale lips moved. "What are you doing?"
Jiang You noticed his gaze. She tugged at her wrist but couldn’t pull it free. She looked at him and said with cold arrogance, "Isn’t it obvious? With a pretty-boy face like that, aren’t you just asking people to touch you?"
"Does Shen Lan know about this?" Xi Cheng yanked her hand, pulling her toward him. They were instantly close, with almost no distance between them. He looked down at her and spoke quietly, "Aren’t you afraid I’ll tell him something?"
Jiang You hadn’t expected Xi Cheng to pull her over so suddenly, and her heart skipped a few beats. She abruptly lifted her gaze to his. After hearing his words, however, her heart calmed, and she sneered contemptuously, "I’m not afraid of anything in this world. Why would I be afraid of Shen Lan?"
Xi Cheng stared at her for a moment, his eyes darkening slightly. He said cryptically, "I see."
He let go of her hand, went to get the test strip himself, and returned to his previous spot to continue the experiment. "Get out," he said indifferently. "I’m busy."
Jiang You watched as the man beside her returned to his gentle yet distant demeanor, a stark contrast to his aggressive display just moments before. It was as if nothing had happened.
’The plot went off script again. He was supposed to grab my hand and forcefully shove me away.’
’But now he’s just calmly telling me to leave, as if he doesn’t mind at all that I touched his face.’
Jiang You didn’t care. All that mattered was completing her mission.
She snorted coldly and turned to leave with her head held high.
When Jiang You came out of the research area, the few people who had been working at their desks stealthily raised their heads, curious if anything had happened.
The research and office areas were separate, so you couldn’t see what was happening inside the research area from the office.
The group saw Jiang You emerge and noticed that nothing seemed to be wrong with her.
They had no idea what she had done in there.
Jiang You left without another word.
Seeing her retreating back, Li Yu suddenly worried that she wouldn’t be able to finish the task he had given her.
He thought for a moment and decided to organize a copy of the data himself. That way, if she failed to finish, he could use his own copy. It would also give him a reason to persuade her to quit the research group.
’I wonder if Chairman Xi made a mistake during the selection process when he chose this woman...’
Li Yu didn’t dare to speculate further.