Forced to Marry a Female Billionaire CEO-Chapter 587 Arrived

On the other end of the line, Wong Qifu paused for a moment. "Well, come over first. We'll figure out lunch when you get here."

"Okay. Have you been waiting long?" Xu Ke raised a hand to shield his eyes from the glaring sunlight.

It was already high noon. Wong Qifu has probably been waiting for a long time.

"Not really. I went back to sleep for a bit."

Wong Qifu's voice was relaxed and tinged with a laziness that softened Xu Ke's heart.

Xu Ke teased, "Is it really appropriate for the esteemed Chairman to be sleeping in so late? What if the group collapses because you're not there to handle things?"

He thought that after he said this, she would snap back at him irritably.

But instead, a rustling sound came through the phone, as if Wong Qifu were turning over in bed. Then, she said lightly, "It'd be for the best if it collapsed. I'm just waiting for you to support me."

Xu Ke was stunned for a moment, then let out a laugh. "And how am I supposed to support a billion-dollar Empress like you?"

Just then, Tang Yingchang waved his phone at Xu Ke and pointed toward the intersection, signaling that he had told the driver to pull in. Xu Ke nodded, and Tang Yingchang quickly moved out of his line of sight.

At that exact moment, he heard a sultry, teasing voice that seemed to whisper hot breath right into his ear through the phone.

"Wouldn't fulfilling your husbandly duties be enough to support me?"

Hearing that intentionally provocative tone, Xu Ke, who was still watching Tang Yingchang walk away, felt his brain short-circuit. He nearly choked on his own saliva, breaking into a fit of violent coughs as he watched Tang Yingchang's receding figure.

Damn it... Thankfully, Tang Yingchang hurried off... Otherwise, with his Great Perfection hearing, he probably would have heard everything.

"What's the matter? You start coughing the moment I mention your husbandly duties? Have a guilty conscience?"

His face flushed with extreme awkwardness. "What are you talking about?"

He had only one thought—Damn it. Didn't I get out of the car? Why does it feel like I'm still inside?

"Weren't you the one who said you wanted me to witness it with my own eyes? Why are you chickening out now? Men are so unreliable," Wong Qifu tsk-tsked, her voice laced with mockery.

Xu Ke was speechless.

So she's still getting her revenge! This woman's competitive spirit is so strong. No wonder she's the Wang Family Empress...

Xu Ke surrendered with a helpless but teasing tone, "Alright, alright, I'm not chickening out. But you'd better be careful... Elder Tang is right next to me. With his hearing, I'm pretty sure he can hear you, so..."

The moment he said that, Xu Ke could feel the air on the other end of the line go completely still.

Wong Qifu had managed to stay composed when Wang Wu and Lin Qinghua saw them kissing in the urban village. But being overheard saying something like this in front of an outsider...

After a long pause, Wong Qifu stammered, "You... you get back here right now."

With that, she hung up.

Xu Ke stared at his phone and finally burst out laughing.

***

Xu Ke and Tang Yingchang didn't go directly to Wong Qifu's place. First, he returned to Junyue Residence to change clothes. His clothes were covered in blood, a startling sight. This was actually why Tang Yingchang had gone to hail a car at the intersection; Xu Ke had specifically asked Duan Zhuo'e to drop him off in the quietest corner of Global Square, fearing he would frighten people. As for why he hadn't changed into the fresh clothes from his suitcase while in the car... he had been too preoccupied with provoking Shi Hongda.

As he went upstairs, Xu Ke was startled to find the door to Xu Yi's apartment open. He later learned that Qin Yu was inside. Following Wang Wu's instructions, she had gotten Xu Yi's key to clean the apartment. Apparently, Wang Wu had intended for her to hire cleaners, but being unable to sit still, she decided to do it herself.

Hearing this, Xu Ke finally breathed a sigh of relief. He had worried that Xu Yi had ignored his advice to stay with the Wang Family, snuck back, and run into danger.

Just as Xu Ke was talking to Qin Yu, Feng Wei also appeared and sent him a video.

"What's this?" Xu Ke asked, momentarily taken aback by the file.

"Surveillance footage from the car," Feng Wei said.

Xu Ke's eyebrows shot up. "Thanks!"

"Don't mention it."

***

After changing and cleaning up, Xu Ke and Tang Yingchang went downstairs.

Once they were in the car, Tang Yingchang finally couldn't hold it in any longer. "Mister Xu, there's something I'd like to ask, if it's not inappropriate..."

"What is it?" Xu Ke was busy replying to messages on his phone from several people.

The most conspicuous was a string of more than a dozen angry emojis from Wong Qifu, which made Xu Ke chuckle. It was the first time he had seen the typically "unsmiling" Wong Qifu express such fury in her texts.

He replied, "Don't be angry anymore."

"Everyone knows about our relationship. We're both young."

"It's totally normal!"

Wong Qifu sent another ten-plus emojis.

Sitting in the back seat, he took a picture of Tang Yingchang driving and sent it to her with a message: "We were this close just now. I was genuinely embarrassed..."

This time, Wong Qifu didn't reply with emojis. A moment later, a very short message appeared: "Mention it again and you're blocked."

"My bad," Xu Ke texted back with a laugh, adding an apology emoji, though his face showed not a hint of remorse.

"Err..." Tang Yingchang hesitated, seeing the lovestruck expression of a young man on Xu Ke's face, unsure if he should interrupt.

"Go on, go on, sorry about that." Xu Ke cleared his throat and put his phone away. I was so busy flirting that I didn't consider Elder Tang's feelings.

"It's like this." Tang Yingchang took a deep breath and said hesitantly, "Mister Xu, I want to know how you managed to achieve a breakthrough in just ten minutes."

If it had been Wang Wu, he probably would have teased the couple a bit. But as a Martial Artist who had dedicated his entire life to exploring the Martial Path, Tang Yingchang's focus was locked on the uncanny speed of Xu Ke's earlier breakthrough.

"Uh, well, how do I explain this..." Xu Ke hesitated.

It was a truly difficult question to answer. It wasn't a secret he needed to hide; he was just worried Tang Yingchang wouldn't believe the truth. After all, who would believe that a Houtian Martial Artist was actually a master at the Great Perfection of the Innate realm just three years ago?

However, Tang Yingchang misinterpreted his hesitation and quickly said, "My apologies, Mister Xu." He assumed the matter was some hidden secret.

Xu Ke quickly waved his hand. "No, it's alright. You've misunderstood."

"I'll tell you. The reason it went so smoothly is that I've broken through to the Innate realm before, so I was already quite practiced at it this time..."

Tang Yingchang stared at him, bewildered. Can one become proficient at breaking through to the Innate realm?

"This..." Tang Yingchang was rendered speechless. He felt like Xu Ke was lying to him.

"Um..." Xu Ke rubbed his nose and reluctantly fabricated a reason. "It's because I've spent a lot of time thinking about how to break through to the Innate realm. I would often run simulations in my mind, identifying my own weak points. That's why it went so smoothly this time..."

The original situation was too complicated. He still hadn't figured out the Oath of the Medical Path, so it would be hard to explain it to Tang Yingchang... I'd better just blame it on my medical skills...

Tang Yingchang's eyes lit up as a look of dawning comprehension crossed his face. "So that's how it is!"

He believed it instantly. That kind of "proficiency" sounded much more plausible.

"Exactly, exactly." A look of envy appeared on Tang Yingchang's face. "It's a testament to Mister Xu's exceptional talent, to be able to even simulate such a thing. If I'd had that kind of ability back in my day, I could have saved myself a great deal of time."

"Haha, yeah..." Xu Ke chuckled dryly.

A few moments later, the car slowly pulled up downstairs from Wong Qifu's apartment complex.

"Mister Xu, we've arrived," Tang Yingchang announced.

"Alright."