Damn it, I'm surrounded by insane Alphas!

As Gu Chen entered the room, Cheng Ye's manager immediately came over to greet him, and Cheng Ye also slowly stood up.

Gu Chen then realized that Cheng Ye was about the same height as him.

With his fluffy, slightly wavy, dark brown short hair, tanned skin from years of exercise, and deep, defined features, he has a distinctly mixed-race look and is indeed quite wild.

What's even more eye-catching is that Cheng Ye's hoodie collar is slightly open, revealing a striking English tattoo on his collarbone—Ryan.

At the same time, Cheng Ye also sized up the man in front of him.

Calm and powerful, the aura of someone who has long held a high position is almost palpable.

He recalled a time in the nanny van when he and Shi Ran had just finished making love, and they were both drenched in sweat.

Shi Ran slumped in her seat and complained, "I told you I don't like doing this in the car, my back is killing me..."

He immediately grabbed Shi Ran's waist and demanded, "Who did you tell me not to do it in the car?"

His eyes darted around occasionally, clearly indicating he felt guilty.

He pressed Shi Ran about her ex, but Shi Ran tried to brush it off with a laugh: "What? Do you have a mental purity complex about casual sex partners?"

"Just out of curiosity."

Shi Ran pursed her lips, seemingly a little helpless: "I... did date someone before."

He wasn't lying; Cheng Ye was his second "question" (a term used to describe a character in a story), before Gu Chen.

"How long did the conversation last?"

"Two years, I guess."

"More handsome than me?"

Are you crazy?

"Does it feel better than when I fuck you?"

"Fuck you..."

Shi Ran laughed and playfully wrestled with him, her voice low and hoarse as she panted, "He's completely different from you... the mature, older man type, incredibly repressed and horny, the kind who does *that* while having an online meeting at his desk, you know?"

"Then why did you two break up?"

Shi Ran pouted, "They're just tired of using it."

He was so jealous by those words that he dragged Shi Ran into it again.

At this moment, Cheng Ye stared at Gu Chen, who seemed to be in complete control of everything.

Was this the kind of man that Shi Ran had talked about before?

His gaze swept over Gu Chen's left hand, where there was a very faint ring mark on his ring finger.

A twisted sense of vengeful pleasure suddenly rose in Cheng Ye's heart.

No matter how strong or mature you are, you still can't keep someone who wants to leave.

At this point, the communication between the two sides was nearing its end.

After the meeting, Cheng Ye extended his hand to Gu Chen, saying, "It's been a pleasure working with you. By the way, Mr. Gu, aren't your family members angry that you're so busy?"

His gaze swept meaningfully over the ring mark.

Gu Chen shook hands with him without changing his expression, his grip steady and his voice calm and even.

"My partner and I have a very good relationship, so Mr. Cheng doesn't need to worry about it."

Wang Cheng, standing behind him, was taken aback. "Love... Boss, when did you get a lover?"

"Mr. Cheng's tattoos are quite unique. A partner? Oh, excuse me, but in your line of work... it seems you can't date, right?"

Cheng Ye's smile froze for a moment.

Seeing this, the agent quickly smoothed things over, "Mr. Gu is joking. Cheng Ye always prioritizes his career!"

Gu Chen gave Cheng Ye a deep look before walking out of the conference room first.

As soon as she stepped outside, a charming figure greeted her; it was none other than Jiang Wanwan, the protagonist of this incident.

Her attention was originally entirely on Cheng Ye, her eyes filled with eagerness.

But the moment she saw Gu Chen, a look of amazement flashed in her eyes.

"This must be Mr. Gu from Huanyu, right?" Jiang Wanwan asked softly, extending her hand. "I've heard so much about you. I didn't expect you to be even more handsome than in the magazines."

Gu Chen coldly touched her fingertips together briefly before withdrawing his hand: "Miss Jiang is pretty much the same as in the magazines."

Jiang Wanwan wasn't embarrassed by the rebuff; she naturally turned her attention to Cheng Ye behind her.

"Cheng Ye? I thought I wouldn't see you until I joined the crew a month later."

Cheng Ye turned his face away impatiently. He had just been arguing with his agent in the meeting room about his next drama, in which he was to be paired with Jiang Wanwan. Jiang Wanwan had suggested that they could create a romantic pairing.

He was clearly extremely unwilling and looked down on Jiang Wanwan's approach.

He first heard about Jiang Wanwan from a friend in the industry who was complaining about her.

He said that the female lead had taken a liking to one of his artists, and he insisted on inviting the artist to go drinking together.

The artist didn't want to go, but they were too famous to refuse.

The female lead is Jiang Wanwan.

Therefore, he wanted to avoid all contact with Jiang Wanwan.

Feeling bored, Gu Chen turned and left expressionlessly.

Wang Cheng had reserved the suite opposite Shi Ran's for him, but he didn't go there. Instead, he swiped his card to open Shi Ran's door.

As soon as I opened the door, I heard the sound of water dripping from the bathroom.

Gu Chen loosened his tie and entered the bathroom with great interest.

Shi Ran, with his back to the door, was completely unaware of the approaching danger. He was even muttering to himself, trying to process the situation, "Cheng Ye is here, Fu Yanshen is here... What if Gu Chen finds out..."

Gu Chen leaned against the door frame, admiring the beautiful scenery before him.

"What did I discover?"

"Holy crap!"

Shi Ran was startled by his sudden outburst and threw the bath sponge at him.

The bath sponge still grazed Gu Chen's arm, leaving a water stain on his coat.

"Mr. Gu, you! Why did you come in without knocking?!"

Gu Chen took off his suit jacket and stepped into the bathroom.

"What's wrong? Haven't we showered together enough before?"

Shi Ran was speechless for a moment, then put on an act again, "Mr. Gu, what are you saying...?"

Gu Chen picked up the bath sponge, squeezed on more shower gel, and said, "Turn around."

Shi Ran subconsciously turned around as instructed, and a warm bath sponge landed on his back, wiping him with just the right amount of pressure.

Shi Ran felt extremely uncomfortable: "Mr. Gu, I can do it myself..."

Gu Chen ignored his resistance. His burning body temperature emanated through the steam, and Shi Ran could even clearly feel something hot pressing against his lower back...

Suddenly, he shrank forward abruptly.

"I'm done washing!"

He hastily rinsed off the foam, pushed Gu Chen away, and ran off.

Gu Chen watched the fleeing figure and resignedly turned on the cold water tap.

Even after escaping outside, my heart was still pounding wildly.

What is this man trying to do now?

Wasn't she so cold before she went to the meeting? Now she wants to sleep with me?

Damn! Yeah, that's why he wanted to sleep with me—because he hates me!

He tried to calm his breathing and forced himself to look at the work messages.

Not long after, the bathroom door was opened again.

Gu Chen actually walked out naked!

Suddenly, her gaze involuntarily fell upon his magnificent lower body…

Although the five male protagonists he conquered were all top-tier alphas, in terms of physical attributes, Gu Chen was definitely one of the top five!

Shi Ran stammered, "No... Mr. Gu, why aren't you wearing a towel?!"

Gu Chen replied calmly, "I didn't see it."

Shi Ran was speechless, so she could only run to find him a clean bath towel and hand it to him.

Gu Chen didn't take it, but simply opened her arms and stared at him, her eyes clearly saying:

Come here.

"Damn it..." Shi Ran braced herself and stepped forward, unfolded the bath towel, and wrapped it around his strong waist.

Alphas who have just taken a cold shower do not have their pheromones suppressed; instead, they become even stronger because their desires have not been relieved.

It made me feel hot all over and my hands and feet feel weak.

Just as he was finally about to tie his towel, Wang Cheng's voice suddenly came from outside the door:

"Shi Ran? Have you seen President Gu? There's an urgent matter I'd like to report."

Suddenly, her hand trembled, and the bath towel almost fell off.

Gu Chen remained unusually calm and replied towards the doorway:

"I'm here, but you can open the door later."

He paused, then added:

"Assistant Shi and I are busy."

Shi Ran suddenly looked up and glared at Gu Chen, exclaiming, "What kind of insolent words are these?!"

Gu Chen looked at his wide-eyed expression and seemed amused, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.

After Gu Chen changed his clothes, he resumed his cold and aloof demeanor and asked Shi Ran to open the door.

As soon as Wang Cheng entered, he saw the bath towel on the floor. He kept his eyes down and pretended nothing was wrong, saying, "President Gu, the technical team reported that Jiang Wanwan's photos show signs of being artificially edited, which is a bit suspicious."

"Continue the investigation."

Gu Chen's face instantly darkened: "If someone orchestrated this whole thing, causing Huanyu to suffer stock price fluctuations and reputational damage, then Huanyu will make sure she can never survive in this industry again."