The man leaned down and kissed her, but... bit her upper lip.
"Mmm..." Was this man a dog?
He gently licked her injured upper lip, then delved deep.
Fiery, lingering, gentle.
Except for the first bite, it was all gentle.
Xu Qian unconsciously clutched his suit, tightening and loosening her grip.
After it was over, the sharp lines of his suit were wrinkled.
The girl's eyes were red-rimmed, her cheeks rosy.
[Ding, Tang Zhishen's favorability +5, total favorability 25.]
Tang Zhishen's dark eyes shifted, and he couldn't resist kissing her cheek.
Xu Qian's dark eyes widened, the moisture within them more pronounced, more alluring.
The man's Adam's apple bobbed, and he leaned in to kiss her again.
"Mr. Tang! Do you not love me anymore?"
The man's loud shout echoed.
Tang Zhishen stiffened, and the girl in his arms burst into laughter.
"Ah Shen, your lover is here for you."
The man chuckled in exasperation, "Nonsense, he's always like this."
Xie Shi entered and saw the two embracing.
"Huh?? You two?"
No wonder he felt a prickle on his back earlier. So Xu Qian was Mr. Tang's person!!
The perennial bachelor had found a girlfriend?
A certain Mr. Tang raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "Get out."
Xie Shi clutched his rapidly beating heart and stammered, "Mr. Tang, are you abandoning me now that you have a new lover? I have the latest intel right here."
Upon hearing the words "latest intel," the man finally looked at him properly. He released one hand, his other arm encircling Xu Qian's slender waist.
Xu Qian leaned lazily on his shoulder.
"What new intel?"
Xie Shi winked at him, a silent reminder that Xu Qian was still present.
Tang Zhishen's expression remained unchanged, "It's fine, speak."
Xie Shi felt as though the sky was falling. When did his boss become like this?
Where was the cold and ruthless boss?
Where was the boss who had no interest in women?
Xu Qian's lips curved into a smile. Xie Shi's thoughts were all written on his face.
"Perhaps I should step out?"
"No need," Tang Zhishen glanced at him and said coldly, "Speak quickly. You're dawdling like a grown man."
Xie Shi: !!
Boss actually called him unmanly?
His heart took a significant blow.
Xie Shi looked at him seriously, confirming he was speaking truthfully, and then said, "I found a mine in the suburbs this time.
I discovered the rocks inside are very peculiar; they can't be touched or felt, and touching them sends an electric shock. But when I touch them, they don't shock me, only prickle a bit. I suspect only a Level 4 ability user can touch them. I brought some back, and part of it has been handed over to the lab."
He finished speaking and pulled a rock sealed in a bag from his pocket, handing it to him.
The bag contained a small, glass-like stone that emitted a faint blue light.
The man reached out and took it. He didn't open it immediately, but examined it carefully through the bag before pouring the stone into his palm.
At that moment, a sharp stinging sensation shot through his palm, and his hand involuntarily trembled.
"You call this 'prickling a bit'?"
Xie Shi scratched his head and smiled, "We were lucky. If they touched it, their whole arm could have been crippled. Fortunately, they received timely treatment, and their hands were saved."
Tang Zhishen endured the pain and pinched it to look. There seemed to be some liquid flowing inside the stone, its appearance similar to a diamond.
"Let me see."
Xu Qian was also curious about what it was.
The man's brow furrowed, and he glanced at her.
Seeing her rare display of curiosity, he hesitated for a moment and said, "This is quite prickly. I'll show you."
Tang Zhishen carefully placed the stone in front of her for observation.
Xie Shi felt like he was going to gag on affection.