Forced to Marry a Female Billionaire CEO-Chapter 592 Do You Want a Nap?

Xu Ke and Wong Qifu didn't linger in the small garden on the balcony to feel the breeze. They returned to the study.

"Tell me, how do you plan to deal with the people from the Northern Dragon Guard?" Wong Qifu asked as she started boiling water and took out tea leaves.

Xu Ke arranged the teaware. "Do they need to be dealt with? They're all adults, capable of taking responsibility for their own lives."

"I'm not asking you to be responsible for their lives. Why can't you understand what I'm saying?" Wong Qifu was speechless. "I'm asking how you plan to train them."

Xu Ke smiled. "I understood. I was just joking with you. Not funny?"

"Not funny."

Xu Ke cleared his throat. "First, let them find the tag. If they can't find it, the training plan doesn't start."

"You..." Wong Qifu was startled. "What if they can't find it no matter what?"

"If they can't find it, then they can just forget about returning to the Northern Territory. What right do they have to call themselves elites if they can't even find a simple tag?" Xu Ke stated frankly. "I'm testing their investigation, search, and reconnaissance abilities."

Actually, before returning, he had genuinely wanted to train them properly, if only to have something to report to Ki Qinyin. But after Wong Qifu listed all the things he needed to handle, he suddenly felt it was better to leave the five of them alone for now. There were priorities.

As for training others, that's not a priority right now...

"You really don't care since they're not your people, do you?" Wong Qifu was rather speechless. She didn't have an issue with his assessment goals, but his indifferent attitude made her suspect whether he truly wanted to test their abilities or was just trying to save himself the trouble by letting the five of them fend for themselves...

"By the way, I heard two members of the Northern Dragon Guard, one named Da Tou and the other Ma Tong, arrived in Tianhai ahead of schedule. Have you been keeping an eye on them?" Xu Ke suddenly remembered what Duan Zhuo'e had told him and asked hurriedly.

"Da Tou and Ma Tong?" Wong Qifu's hand, holding the hot water, paused. "I haven't noticed them yet. Perhaps you should ask Uncle Wu, or just go ask your little geniuses directly."

"So troublesome... Still, I can't really just ignore them. I'd better go ask," Xu Ke muttered to himself.

Wong Qifu stared at him. Was this guy really planning on ignoring them?

"And what about the Assassin's Alliance?" Wong Qifu said. "Neither Han Wang nor Ye Lang are saints, and with Cultivator Qi and the Ghost Poison Duo 'dead,' there will definitely be changes within the Alliance. So many things are happening at once. Remember to be prepared."

"Understood." Xu Ke nodded. "I just hope those two old guys don't betray me. As long as they keep their mouths shut about me, the most the Assassin's Alliance would know is that I had contact with the Ghost Poison Duo because of Kang Chenghua. They should be completely unaware of the subsequent events in Sui City."

Wong Qifu lowered her head to brew the tea. "Don't underestimate them."

"Mm."

Water trickled over the tea leaves.

The steam veiled half of Wong Qifu's face, making her fair skin seem to glow. Watching her, Xu Ke couldn't help but smile.

CLACK.

The glass pitcher was set on the table.

Wong Qifu looked up at Xu Ke and smiled. "What are you looking at?"

Xu Ke smiled back. "I'm looking at the person who can make even time itself gentle."

Wong Qifu's movements paused. She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear with her slender fingers, her red lips parting slightly. "You have more important things to do than waste time looking at me."

"What kind of response is that? Aren't you going to reply?" Xu Ke asked, dissatisfied.

"Then I'll reply: your sweet talk isn't moving enough. Try harder... Now, finish your tea and go," Wong Qifu said, passing the cup to him with a smile.

Xu Ke protested, "I just got back! Don't I get to rest?"

"Shouldn't we take a nap first?"

Wong Qifu glanced at him, then at the clock. "It's already one-thirty. What nap are you talking about? By the time you wake up, it'll be three o'clock."

Xu Ke began to bargain. "I won't sleep that long. Half an hour is fine."

"...That's fine," Wong Qifu said after a moment's thought, nodding.

Hearing this, Xu Ke was ecstatic. "Really?"

"Really!"

"Your room?"

"Sure!"

"Then... shall we go now?" Xu Ke felt his blood quicken as he immediately stood up.

Wong Qifu nodded. "Let's go."

Xu Ke turned and walked out. But after taking two steps, he realized something was amiss and turned back around. Wong Qifu was still sitting in her chair, quietly sipping her tea.

"Aren't you coming?" Xu Ke asked, stunned.

"You're sleeping by yourself. Why would I go?" Wong Qifu stated matter-of-factly.

Xu Ke's expression froze. "By myself?" He'd been played...

"What else? What were you thinking?"

"Weren't we going together?"

"It's been all you from the very beginning. I never said a thing," Wong Qifu replied, an innocent yet sly smile on her face.

"Not fun..." Xu Ke slumped back into his seat, thoroughly disappointed.

"Come on," Wong Qifu said, propping her cheek on her hand and pushing the teacup toward him. "Drink this. Consider it a reward from your big sister."

Xu Ke sighed and drank the tea. "This is what you call a reward?"

"Not enough?" Wong Qifu chuckled.

"I suppose it is," Xu Ke said, a complex look on his face.

At that moment, he felt a cool touch on his chin. Looking down, he saw her slender fingers tipping his face up. Xu Ke's eyes followed her arm upward, widening as he took in the sight of her pure-white wrist, her exquisite collarbones, and her long, slender neck. He caught a fleeting glimpse of her proud figure hidden in the shadows of her robe. Finally, his gaze landed on her stunningly beautiful face, now drawing ever closer. Her teasing fragrance, her warm breath, and her soft, tea-scented lips...

The kiss was neither long nor short, but it was deeply immersive.

When they parted, Wong Qifu sat back, a smile playing on her lips. "Is that enough?"

Xu Ke was speechless, simply staring at her with wide eyes for a long moment.

"What are you doing..." Wong Qifu's cheeks began to blush under his intense stare. As soon as she spoke, a look of surprise flashed in her eyes. Xu Ke had suddenly left his seat and turned away.

Wong Qifu watched his actions in astonishment. "What are you doing?" Why is he leaving?

But the next moment, her eyes flew open and her expression changed drastically. "What are you doing?!"

BANG—

The door slammed hard and fast against the frame.

The light from the study's windows, which had been casting onto the staircase, was completely cut off by the closed door. Only faint, desperate sounds could be heard—

"One more!"

"Ah... get your hand down from there!"

「Dapeng Business Society Villa Area」

A dust-covered van was parked here.

Inside a magnificent, glittering villa, Duan Chongfeng stood in the main hall, chuckling. "So? Are you satisfied with the arrangements?"

"Thank you for the arrangements, Uncle Duan," Bai Qian'er said, standing a short distance away.

Aside from a nonchalant Duan Zhuo'e, both Bai Qian'er and Fang Caizhe were expressing their gratitude seriously. After parting ways with Xu Ke, they had moved into the Dapeng Business Society's villa.

"No need for thanks," Duan Chongfeng said cheerfully, just about to say more.

But Duan Zhuo'e cut in, waving a dismissive hand. "What's there to thank him for? This is my territory. If you're going to thank anyone, thank me."