Chapter 26: The Witch Xu Xuejiao

Several people turned their heads as Xu Xuejiao walked over.

Today, Xu Xuejiao was wearing a pair of long boots, a trench coat, and sunglasses.

Suddenly, she appeared much more mature and composed. Despite her height of just over 1.6 meters, her proportions were so well-balanced that she managed to give off the impression of being 1.7 meters tall.

Xu Xuejiao's makeup also made her look more mature and serious. With a stern expression, she walked up to them.

Lu Chengwen looked at her: "What are you getting involved for?"

"Standing up for justice," she replied.

Long Aotian looked at Xu Xuejiao and clasped his hands in a salute: "Miss Xuejiao, it's been a while."

Xu Xuejiao covered her nose: "Wow, what's that smell? Did you fall into a cesspool?"

Long Aotian thought to himself that he really needed to find a place to take a shower. This was unacceptable.

Being dressed simply was one thing, but reeking of filth was just too much.

Jiang Shihan said, "CEO Xu, CEO Lu wants to fire me!"

"Don't worry, he wouldn't dare."

Lu Chengwen laughed: "Why wouldn't I dare? I, Lu Chengwen, do as I please. I don't care about anyone else's opinions."

"Oh? Is that so?"

Lu Chengwen thought to himself: *Xu Xuejiao is tricky to deal with. I need to handle her slowly, especially since Long Aotian is here right now. I absolutely cannot offend him. Long Aotian is incredibly skilled in martial arts and is just waiting for an excuse to kill me. I must not provoke this reckless guy.*

Xu Xuejiao narrowed her eyes: So that's how it is. This Long Aotian is a master, and he has a grudge against Lu Chengwen. Hmm, I see.

Lu Chengwen noticed Xu Xuejiao's sly expression and thought: *What's with this look? Is she trying to manipulate me? Little girl, you're still too green to play games with me!*

Xu Xuejiao smirked: That's right, Brother Chengwen. I already know most of your cards. Manipulating you doesn't seem that difficult.

Afraid of Long Aotian, huh? But then again, Long Aotian does have that aura of someone who would dare to cause chaos. If he really is a master, he might just be your destined nemesis.

Lu Chengwen, seeing Xu Xuejiao's smirk, felt a bit uneasy.

*Is this girl really that confident? What can she do if I fire Jiang Shihan? Long Aotian is determined to win over the beauties of the Leng, Xu, and Chen families. I absolutely cannot compete with him. Otherwise, I'll end up dead.*

*Jiang Shihan is also one of the female leads in his harem. Although she's not a major character, as long as she's part of his harem, I must not touch her.*

*Forget it, I'll deal with Xu Xuejiao and the others later. Today, I need to handle Jiang Shihan first.*

To others, it seemed like Lu Chengwen and Xu Xuejiao were in a heated confrontation.

In reality, both of them were scheming, having already exchanged several mental blows.

Lu Chengwen said, "In any case, I will strictly follow the Labor Law and provide her with sufficient severance pay and compensation, more than enough. Haha, firing her is legal, reasonable, and justified. No one can do anything about it."

"Oh? Is that so?" Xu Xuejiao asked smugly.

"Isn't it?" Lu Chengwen replied confidently.

Xu Xuejiao smiled, "CEO Lu, let's talk privately."

Lu Chengwen reassured Long Aotian, "Brother Aotian, please wait. I promise you can take Jiang Shihan with you today."

Long Aotian was baffled.

What was this?

I haven't even done anything, and you're already giving up?

Do I... have such a powerful aura? Does the villain not even need to fight? Just standing here smelling bad is enough?

Xu Xuejiao walked to the side, "You can't fire Jiang Shihan."

"This matter is non-negotiable," Lu Chengwen said nonchalantly, adjusting his clothes. "It's already decided."

"Oh, Brother Chengwen, if you insist on firing her, that's fine. But then I'll have to tell Long Aotian what you did to me."

Lu Chengwen looked up, "What did I do to you?"

"That depends on how I phrase it!"

Lu Chengwen felt a sense of foreboding.

*How does she know my weakness is Long Aotian!?*

*Is this girl sent by the heavens to torment me?*

Xu Xuejiao continued, "I'll say you touched me, kissed me, harassed me; I'll say you drugged me and took my virginity, oh, and not just once; I'll also say you hit me, scolded me, threatened me, made me wear stockings and dance for you; I'll even say you..."

"Enough, enough, stop talking."

*Do you need to say so much? Any one of these would be enough for Long Aotian to sentence me to death.*

*The rest would probably have me ground to dust.*

But on the surface, Lu Chengwen appeared indifferent, "Do you think he'll believe you?"

Xu Xuejiao smiled and pulled Lu Chengwen over, "Take a look at Long Aotian."

"Huh?"

"Does he seem like a broad-minded person? Do you think... he'll believe it or not?"

Lu Chengwen slowly turned his head, squinting his eyes, filled with hatred as he looked at Xu Xuejiao.

Right.

Exactly.

The male protagonists in web novels, none of them are broad-minded!

They're all petty and vengeful!

When it comes to winning people over, they'll act magnanimous, with hearts as vast as the ocean.

But when it comes to their female leads being taken by the villain, they'll instantly turn hostile.

What magnanimity?

What forgiveness?

I'll beat you to death if I have to!

Touching the protagonist's woman? You're dead meat!

It doesn't matter if he believes it or not. Does he need to?

No!

He just needs a reason! A reason to kill me!

I've been acting subservient in front of Long Aotian, not giving him that reason, making it hard for him to act.

If Xu Xuejiao goes and tells him, all my efforts will be in vain.

Long Aotian won't even need to think, won't need to ask if it's true. He'll just kill me, and the plot will move forward...

Lu Chengwen smiled.

"Uh... Sister Xuejiao, come here, let's talk, let's chat."

Lu Chengwen decided to reason with her, "Look, they're a match made in heaven, a perfect pair. Talented and beautiful, a perfect couple, right? If we just help a little, they can be together, creating a beautiful story. Isn't that something we should encourage?"

Xu Xuejiao looked at Lu Chengwen, "What talent does Long Aotian have? I think you're the talented one. Why are you so afraid of him? Why don't you just fight him?"

"Ah, I can't say that, I really can't say that!"

Lu Chengwen said, "Sister Xuejiao, please have some pity on me. It's not easy for me to survive until the third day. Just let him take Jiang Shihan away. Firing her doesn't mean I won't take care of her. I'll continue to pay her salary every month until she dies. How about that?"

Xu Xuejiao pouted and shook her head, "No."

"That's still not enough!? Why!?"

Lu Chengwen roared in his heart: *I don't understand!*

Xu Xuejiao giggled, "I just think it's fun. I just don't want you to fire her. You, you must have some ulterior motive. Only when I figure out what you're really up to will I decide whether to fire Jiang Shihan."

Lu Chengwen was going crazy, "Sister, you're going to kill me like this. I really don't have any ulterior motives!"

"Kill you? So be it. The most important thing is that everyone has fun."

Lu Chengwen angrily said, "Xu Xuejiao! Don't push me too far!"

Xu Xuejiao was taken aback, then walked forward, pretending to be pitiful. She didn't shed a single tear, but her crying was quite convincing, "Brother Aotian, do you know what CEO Lu did to me? Yesterday, he gave me some kind of drug... After taking it, I couldn't control myself, my body felt hot, and I wanted to take off my clothes. Then he took me to..."

Lu Chengwen quickly rushed out to pull her back.

Long Aotian was furious, "Lu Chengwen, what did you do to Sister Xuejiao!? Ah! My Overlord's WANG BA(Overlord's Turtle) is about to go out of control!"

Lu Chengwen was on the verge of a breakdown.

He pulled Xu Xuejiao back and tried to calm Long Aotian, "No! No! Brother, your Overlord's WANG BA(Overlord's Turtle), no, your Overlord... You're a turtle, no, you're a living turtle, ah, I made you a living turtle... Wrong, your Overlord's WANG BA(Overlord's Turtle), please hold it back, hold it back."

"I gave her... medicine for diarrhea. Yesterday, for some reason, she suddenly had a stomachache. That medicine can make you feel hot after taking it."

"I took her to... a small clinic. That clinic is good at treating diarrhea..."

Long Aotian looked at Xu Xuejiao.

Lu Chengwen almost begged as he looked at Xu Xuejiao.

*Sister, this is no joke! If you keep this up, I'll really die here today!*

Xu Xuejiao, seeing Lu Chengwen's terrified expression, couldn't help but laugh.

"Then... what about Shihan..."

Lu Chengwen sighed in frustration, "I won't fire her. I'll never fire her. As long as you don't say so, I won't fire her."

"And..."

"And?"

Lu Chengwen thought: *What else do you want?*

Xu Xuejiao said, "You can't force her to leave, nor can you marginalize her. She must stay by your side as your personal secretary."

Lu Chengwen thought: *If you weren't the main female lead, I'd crush you in an instant! You little brat!*

*What does this have to do with you? Anything?*

*Which sexy secretary I keep by my side is none of your business! Why are you meddling in this?*

Xu Xuejiao suppressed a laugh.

Hehe, this is so fun.

Main female lead? That's what he calls me? Quite interesting.

Hmm, it has nothing to do with me, but I just feel like you have a lot of secrets.

I just can't let your little schemes succeed.

Am I smart?

"Do you agree?" Xu Xuejiao asked smugly.

Lu Chengwen's mouth twitched for a while. Xu Xuejiao pretended to cry again, turning to Long Aotian, "Brother Aotian, yesterday he kept staring at my chest over and over..."

Lu Chengwen quickly pulled her back.

In his heart, he roared: *You win!*

*You're my ancestor!*

Long Aotian angrily asked, "What did you do to Sister Xuejiao's chest!?"

Lu Chengwen raised a finger, "Brother, your Overlord's WANG BA(Overlord's Turtle), wait, wait a moment."

He turned to Jiang Shihan, "Shihan, I officially retract my decision to fire you. Keep up the good work, I have high hopes for you."

"Thank you, CEO Lu! Thank you, CEO Lu!"

Lu Chengwen looked at Xu Xuejiao, "Is this enough now?"

Xu Xuejiao had won and was delighted.

Long Aotian walked over, pulling Xu Xuejiao behind him, facing Lu Chengwen with a grim expression.

"What did you do to Sister Xuejiao's chest!? Speak!"

Lu Chengwen was at a loss for words.

"I..."

Xu Xuejiao pushed Long Aotian aside, "Wow, you really need to go take a shower. You smell like you crawled out of a cesspool."

"Sister Xuejiao, this beast, what did he do to your chest? I'll avenge you!"

"Ah, what could he do to my chest? What does it have to do with you? Go away!"

"Sister Xuejiao, don't be afraid of him. I, Long Aotian, will protect you!"

"Go take a shower first, okay?"

"But..."

"But what? You reek, it's disgusting. I was just playing around with Brother Chengwen. Go stand over there..."

Lu Chengwen felt like he was about to vomit blood.

*Don't! Don't provoke him!*

*The male protagonist's mind is full of holes. If you provoke him, he won't hate you, he'll only hate me!*

Sure enough, Long Aotian suddenly turned his head, his furious glare making Lu Chengwen's legs go weak, almost causing him to kneel.