Chapter 38 – I’m Just a Servant, Aren’t I?

Just as Chen Ji turned the wheelchair around with Han Xuzhou in it, he heard Gulan Yi’s slightly anxious voice: “Fourth Master!”

He turned his head to glance back. Gulan Yi’s tear-brimmed eyes carried a trace of sorrow that could soften anyone’s heart.

Gulan Yi had always carried herself above others. The moment she lowered her head, she could seize a man’s heart with ease.

Chen Ji thought to himself what a pity it was—unfortunately, the person she was facing was Han Xuzhou.

“Is there something you need, Ms. Gu?”

Gulan Yi bit her lip, her resentful gaze fixed on Han Xuzhou, as if accusing him of being heartless.

She didn’t want to deal with Chen Ji.

Since when did she need an assistant to relay her words when speaking with Han Xuzhou?

Shen Yuwan, watching like she was enjoying a show, teased, “Fourth Master, why don’t you stay a bit longer? Who knows, the moment you leave, Ms. Gu might burst into tears.”

A blush tinged Gulan Yi’s fair and delicate cheeks. She gave Shen Yuwan an angry, coquettish glare.

“Don’t talk nonsense.”

Li Fan ignored their chatter, her attention fully focused on Zhou Xian.

【Just stay here. Reunite with your white moonlight. I’ll continue researching Zhou Xian’s… size.】

A mocking expression flickered across Han Xuzhou’s face. Even sitting in a wheelchair didn’t diminish his imposing aura.

“What’s it got to do with me? Li Fan, come out!”

Li Fan: “…”

She could feel the intense resentment in Gulan Yi’s eyes directed at her and silently screamed in her heart.

【I really don’t want to get involved in their drama! Why am I being used as a shield?!】

Chen Ji cast Li Fan a sympathetic look. He wasn’t sure what she had done to provoke Han Xuzhou.

Once they exited the Taoyuan Inn, 006 continued its report.

006: [It’s not big, it’s small—the kind that’s hard to even insert. And stop staring at his lower half, that’s seriously creepy.]

Li Fan was all talk, no experience. She honestly couldn’t picture how small “small” was.

【How small is small? Was it really enough for Lin Luqing to dump him over it?】

006 had no response.

Li Fan couldn’t help but sneak a few more glances, sighing inwardly:
【So yeah, you really can’t just go for looks when picking a guy. Zhou Xian is useless in practice.】

Her gaze involuntarily drifted to Han Xuzhou, tracing his refined features, sharp jawline, seductive Adam’s apple, then sliding further down his buttoned shirt.

【Tsk, tsk.】

Han Xuzhou chuckled coldly. “Not satisfied?”

There was no way he couldn’t feel Li Fan’s blatantly lustful gaze—he wasn’t made of stone.

But she didn’t offer a comment, only those insulting little “tsk tsk” sounds.

Li Fan: “…No complaints.”

【I haven’t touched it. How would I know if I’m satisfied or not?】

006: [Then go for it. Take down the big villain!]

【Ew, gross.】

Even though she didn’t say it out loud, the disdain was written all over her face.

Han Xuzhou closed his eyes. His fair, slender fingers clenched slightly around the armrest.

“Special Assistant Chen.”

“Yes, Fourth Master.”

Chen Ji leaned in. Han Xuzhou gave him a brief instruction, and Chen Ji’s pupils widened in surprise.

“Go.”

Whatever he heard, Chen Ji left hastily.

Li Fan retracted her gaze and locked eyes with Han Xuzhou, not knowing what to say.

Han Xuzhou leaned comfortably against the wheelchair, not feeling guilty at all for pretending to be disabled.

He even ordered her in a self-righteous tone, “Push.”

Li Fan: “?”

Han Xuzhou raised an eyebrow. “Want me to teach you?”

Li Fan smiled. “No need.”

【I’m just a lowly servant, huh.】

She walked behind Han Xuzhou and pushed the wheelchair along the lotus pond path.

To be fair, this wheelchair must’ve been expensive—it was effortless to push.

“Mr. Han, are you really here just for team-building this time?”

Han Xuzhou replied casually, “What else?”

Li Fan pouted. What kind of manners were those—answering a question with a question?

“Mr. Han, don’t you think there’s something off about Vice President Zhou?”

Han Xuzhou curved his lips. “Oh? Is that so?”

Li Fan: “…”

【What kind of ETC brand is he using? Can’t even hold a proper conversation.】

“Mr. Han, let me tell you a secret.”

Han Xuzhou lazily said, “If it’s a secret, come closer.”

Li Fan leaned down, bringing her lips near his ear.

A warm, sweet scent and the breeze from the lotus pond wafted into Han Xuzhou’s nose.

He glanced sideways and saw Li Fan’s creamy, delicate skin.

She was focused on whispering the secret, her breath fragrant.

“Zhou Xian is a spy planted by Young Master Han.”

Han Xuzhou didn’t react, his eyes lowered, allowing Li Fan to see his long, thick lashes.

【How does he take care of his skin? It’s flawless. And are those lashes natural? They’re ridiculously long. No way he’s wearing extensions, right?】

While she complained mentally, she asked aloud, “Mr. Han, did you hear me?”

The warm breath brushed his ear. Suddenly, Han Xuzhou pressed a hand to his chest.

It felt like… his heart skipped a beat.

“What did you say?”

Li Fan: “…I said, Zhou Xian is a spy placed by Han Fuyang.”

【Say it one more time and I swear I’ll slice his ear off and pickle it.】

Han Xuzhou raised his chin slightly, a lazy glint in his peach-blossom eyes.

“What?”

Li Fan straightened up. “You hard of hearing or something? Going deaf at thirty?”

Han Xuzhou licked the corner of his lips. “Mrs. Han, you don’t even know how old your husband is?”

Li Fan sneered, “Mr. Han, ever heard of rounding up?”

Han Xuzhou seemed oddly fixated on age. “Twenty-eight.”

Li Fan gave up arguing. Twenty-eight it is, whatever.

“So did you hear me or not? I need to get back to filming.”

Han Xuzhou casually hummed, unfazed.

Li Fan had to admire that—man had some serious composure.

“If there’s nothing else, I’ll head back first?”

She was still curious about Lin Luqing and Zhou Xian. What had happened with that pair?

006: [Latest update: Lin Luqing is planning to leave with the kid. She’s disgusted by Zhou Xian.]

【If I were her, I’d steer clear of a gross ex too. Compared to him, Han Xuzhou’s not so bad.】

Han Xuzhou’s mood suddenly improved, a lazy smile curling on his lips.

It didn’t last long before he heard Li Fan’s next thought.

【Han Xuzhou’s a bit better, sure. Even if he’s bad-tempered, picky, flirty, sharp-tongued, and sometimes acts crazy…】

006: [Wait, are there no redeeming qualities?]

【Of course there are! He’s rich! After our divorce, he won’t go around whining that I left him for being broke. That alone makes him better than a lot of men. Some people don’t even own mirrors—poverty is the least of their flaws.】

Han Xuzhou truly didn’t know how to respond anymore. Maybe he should just strangle her?

“Mrs. Han.”

Li Fan: “…If you have something to say, just say it.”

Han Xuzhou smiled faintly and looked up at her, his presence elegant.

“Want to make money?”

Li Fan: “?”

【Is this some rich person’s kink?】

“Are you offering to teach me how to get rich, Mr. Han?”

Han Xuzhou neither confirmed nor denied. “Praise me. Ten grand per compliment.”