Honest Beta gets scammed

This was not something Zhang Chen said offhand.

To be able to destroy objects with just pheromone impact, one must be at least an exceptionally good Alpha, and He Xiangchen happens to fall into that category.

This matter also happened to be related to Li Qing, making it hard for Zhang Chen not to think about He Xiangchen.

He sighed. To this day, he still didn't quite understand the situation between Li Qing and He Xiangchen.

The boss's actions are really outrageous and the meaning is unclear.

Zhang Chen fantasized several times that the other person might want to have a serious relationship with Li Qing, but then he thought again that it didn't seem likely.

Who dates like this?

However, to say that He Xiangchen was purely interested in Li Qing's body is absurd, given how slow he was in taking action.

This left Zhang Chen unsure of how to deal with Li Qing.

He was genuinely getting anxious. After all, the contract he had tricked Li Qing into signing would expire in another half month. So, should he release Li Qing or not?

Just go ask He Xiangchen directly; he never has a kind word to say.

The words "stupid," "greedy," and "cowardly" kept swirling in his mouth, and he kept saying "Let him go if he wants to," as if he particularly disliked Li Qing.

But to be honest, he doesn't really trust any of Xiang Chen's opinions :)

While Zhang Chen was still worrying about Li Qing's future, the internal phone on the table suddenly rang.

Zhang Chen glanced at it, then casually picked up the phone; the receptionist's voice came through the receiver.

"Manager Zhang, Ms. Xu Shuang is here and says she wants to see you."

Xu Shuang?

Zhang Chen raised an eyebrow, feeling somewhat puzzled.

Xu Shuang, of course he knew her. Well, she was He Xiangchen's ex-wife. She used to be a regular at Shengxin Club, and one of the Crown members!

However, I haven't seen her much lately; if I count the time carefully, it's been almost half a year.

I heard from people in the industry that she found a small-time model to date, settled down, and retired from her criminal activities.

Why did you suddenly come over today, and why did you specifically ask for his name?

Without much thought, Zhang Chen replied into the phone, "Okay, take Miss Xu to the meeting room, I'll be right there."

With that, he hung up the phone, straightened his suit collar, and got up to leave the office.

On the other side, Xu Shuang, wearing sunglasses and a mask, followed behind the receptionist as they walked down the corridor.

Busy waiters kept passing by, and Xu Shuang's eyes kept darting over them, seemingly a little anxious. Finally, she urged the receptionist who was leading the way, "Could you hurry up?"

"Okay, this way please." The receptionist quickened her pace immediately.

Just as the two were about to turn a corner, a figure suddenly darted out from the side.

The receptionist was walking too fast and couldn't stop in time. She felt a sharp pain in her nose, her vision went black, and after a cry of surprise, her slender body fell backward uncontrollably.

Just as she was about to hit her head on the ground, a pair of strong hands pressed down on her shoulders in time, stabilizing her.

She rubbed her sore nose, her eyes brimming with tears, her gaze narrowed to slits. Looking up, she recognized the person: "Li Qing?"

Li Qing looked apologetic.

"Are you alright? Did you hurt yourself?"

He was rushing to pick up his milk tea delivery at the front desk and didn't notice anyone around the corner.

The receptionist had calmed down by now and shook her head.

Then she suddenly remembered that she was still leading the distinguished guest to the reception room. She hurriedly turned around and found that Xu Shuang was no longer behind her.

The woman wearing sunglasses had already overtaken her, her high heels clicking as she strode forward, her steps as swift as the wind, and she had already reached the front of the corridor.

The receptionist was caught off guard and, ignoring the stinging in her nose, hurriedly chased after him.

Li Qing looked at the receptionist's hurried back, then at the back of the woman who had just rushed past him, and scratched his head in confusion.

Why does that figure look so familiar?

He stood there for a few seconds, but quickly put those thoughts out of his mind and turned to run to the front desk to get his milk tea.

After receiving the milk tea, Li Qing carried a large bag back to her work station.

Liu Yu was busy rubbing ice blocks when she saw Li Qing return. Her hands moved faster as she wanted to finish the job quickly.

Seeing this, Li Qing smiled, opened the takeout bag, took out Liu Yu's portion, deftly inserted a straw, and handed it directly to Liu Yu's mouth, saying, "Try a bite first to replenish your energy."

Liu Yu took a big sip of the cool, sweet milk tea from Li Qing's hand, rubbing the ice cubes as she sipped, feeling as if she were in paradise! She let out a sigh of relief.

Li Qing smiled and took the milk tea into the staff break room, waiting for Liu Yu to finish her work before drinking it.

Li Qing placed the milk tea on the table and plopped down, but her mind was still preoccupied with He Xiangchen.

The incident happened so suddenly that day that he didn't have time to think much about it, but looking back on it afterwards, he felt that something was off.

In such a dire situation, how could I have suddenly fallen asleep? It's so illogical!

Li Qing found it increasingly suspicious. He suspected that he might have been plotted against by that "illegitimate son" without his knowledge! Perhaps He Xiangchen's sudden illness was also caused by that illegitimate son.

Moreover, He Xiangchen hasn't come to Shengxin Club for the past two days, so we don't know how he is doing now.

He looked so weak that day, could he have been harmed by that illegitimate child?

The more Li Qing thought about it, the more panicked she became; she couldn't hold it in any longer.

He took out his phone, unlocked it, and opened the chat interface with He Xiangchen.

Li Qing had wanted to ask about the situation for a while, but she felt that she wasn't very familiar with He Xiangchen, and it would be too offensive and nosy to ask about his family affairs so abruptly.

But now, he felt he had to ask.

In the worst-case scenario, if He Xiangchen really gets into trouble, then he's a crucial witness to the illegitimate child's murder! He has to confirm it!

The chat interface was opened, but the content was still stuck on the last transfer.

After transferring the money that time, Li Qing didn't pay any more attention to it. Today, when she opened it, she found that the transfer had been automatically returned because it hadn't been received for a long time.

Li Qing blinked.

How could He Xiangchen have forgotten again?

Without thinking twice, he transferred the money back and then typed a line in the chat box.

You forgot to collect payment again.

After sending it, he paused and added a sentence.

How are you doing now?