Saving the overbearing CEO
Chapter 35: First World: He Likes Me Too

Sometimes all a man needs is a woman to keep him in check, at least that's what Wen Qinxi thought faced by the lively tall jerk, Qie Ranzhe. He couldn't help but wonder if Qie Ranzhe had been this troublesome in high school but they weren't close enough for him to make comparisons. Wen Qinxi just had to make up an excuse to get him to the part of the forest where Zhao Huangzhi was currently caught in a trap but couldn't come up with a good excuse blurting out some lame reason.

"Qie Ranzhe would you like to come with me to the east side of the forest? I need to.....ah....pick some dragon fruit? I am craving them," said Wen Qinxi lying through his teeth thinking, 'If he falls for that bullshit then I am a fucking cat.'

Qie Ranzhe gazed into his shifty crystal clear eyes keenly observing him. "Don't you have servants for that? If you want some alone time with me just say so," he teased Lin Jingxie with a mischievous look on his face.

"Yeah, yeah sure I want to spend more time with you. Let's go," he said grabbing Qie Ranzhe's elbow leading him forward. 'Let's go before someone steals your princess,' thought Wen Qinxi picking up his pace but his path was soon blocked by Lin Mingxu with a wan visage.

"Dage let me come with you," said Lin Mingxu glancing over at the sly big bad wolf standing behind Lin Jingxie. He was terrified of those empty cold eyes, eyes as dark as the deepest part of a lake that sent shivers down his spine. But for his brother's sake, he toughened up, standing his ground.

Wen Qinxi pulled the troublesome child by hand getting him out of the way. If he brought Lin Mingxu along it might mess up his plan thus he had to ditch the kid. "Be good and stay here with Machu. I will be right back," he said continuing the sentence in his mind, 'hopefully by myself while this bad boy spends time with his girlfriend.'

Lin Mingxu wanted to retort but Lin Jingxie's stern expression deterred him. His plans had never been successful and everything he tried only got these two closer. It was time to execute operation 'replace a new saozi' so as to sink Qie Ranzhe's ship and force him to abandon hope. Lin Mingxu was fairly aware of the type of girl Lin Jingxie liked, all he had to do now was convince Madam Lin which would make his plan fall into place. 'Hahaha your days are fucking numbered Qie Ranzhe,' he thought stepping aside to let them through.

"I will make you a midnight snack tonight," said Wen Qinxi seeing how upset Lin Mingxu was. He looked just like a toddler watching their parent leave the house with teary eyes. Yep, Wen Qinxi was a sucker for tears, let's just hope Qie Ranzhe wouldn't figure that out otherwise it would be weird to watch him tear up all the time just to get Lin Jingxie's attention.

Wen Qinxi led the way with Jolie's guidance but seeing how remote the part of the forest was, he couldn't help but ask, 'Why is Zhao Huangzhi all the way here anyway? This is just too isolated for a lady to be out here all by herself?' he asked Jolie while jumping over a protruding root.

'How am supposed to fuckin know what goes on in that pretty head of hers,' replied the irritated system. It hoped Zhao Huangzhi wouldn't screw things up for it, it had money on the line.

'Geez, did you wake up on the wrong side of the bed today? What beef do you have with Zhao Huangzhi?' he asked as they approached a convenient for Qie Ranzhe to hear Zhao Huangzhi shout for help.

'You think too much boss. Leave him here and everything will go as planned,' said the system displeased by the arrangement.

'Okay,' he replied to Jolie while turning around to face Qie Ranzhe who was beaming as though he had just won first place. 'Why is fuckin smiling like that?' thought Wen Qinxi scrutinising his face.

Qie Ranzhe was just to happy spending time with Lin Jingxie that he let his emotions slip while ogling at him. The fact that his crush wanted to spend time with him made Qie Ranzhe feel a heart-warming sensation all over his chest. His wayward brain actually deduced that maybe Lin Jingxie liked him too causing his heart to skip a beat.

Wen Qinxi didn't feel like questioning him as he wanted Qie Ranzhe in a great mood before meeting up with Zhao Huangzhi. He moved closer straightening Qie Ranzhe's clothes in a motherly way. The intimate action had a parched Qie Ranzhe gulping as he stepped forward closing the gap while nervously rubbing his balled-up fist with his thumb. His mind was racing with overwhelming thoughts mulling over whether he should make a move and kiss Lin Jingxie first or not. He had no idea a fruit run could lead to this kind of situation.

The youth stretched out his hand towards Qie Ranzhe's coiffured hair and stroked it a couple of times effectively taming some stray strands. Qie Ranzhe froze in place as feel-good hormones coursed through his veins exciting each nerve in his body. This kind of stimulation had him throwing all rationality out the window inching closer to Lin Jingxie's enchanting face. Just as he brazenly leaned down, Wen Qinxi suddenly turned away completely oblivious of Qie Ranzhe's intentions.

"Nice, just wait here for me, I will be right back," said Wen Qinxi before excitedly running off leaving behind a puzzled Qie Ranzhe. Wen Qinxi ran so far away only stopping when he reached the edge of the small hill near the river. "Jolie, you sure this is going to work?" asked Wen Qinxi struggling to catch his breath with both his hands on his lower back breathing heavily.

"No worries boss everything will go according to plan," replied Jolie while provoking a nearby sounder of wild boars as this system never fucked around when it came to money.