My gorgeous wife
Chapter 391 - 366: Are You Still Avoiding Me?

Chapter 391: Chapter 366: Are You Still Avoiding Me?

Ever since that night when Li Chen went all in and spoke those words, and even kissed three girls in one go, his heart was still filled with trepidation.

Because women, if not handled well, could be highly flammable and explosive; even if Wang Qianqian wasn’t ordinarily that way, her avoidance of him all yesterday did speak volumes.

Wang Qianqian’s quiet and shy exterior belied a fiery passion within, a fact that was evident from their time together before.

A smile appeared on Li Chen’s face as he approached Wang Qianqian.

At the moment, Wang Qianqian’s heart was also fraught with anxiety; the events of that night were still fresh in her mind, and she hadn’t yet decided how to face Li Chen. After avoiding him for a day, she realized that such evasion wasn’t sustainable, unless she chose to resign from Lin’s Group.

But was resigning really what she wanted?

Wang Qianqian hesitated, closed her eyes, and Li Chen’s mischievous smile surfaced in her mind.

"Qianqian."

Suddenly, a voice appeared behind Wang Qianqian; upon hearing Li Chen’s call, her body tensed.

"Chen, Brother Cheen," Wang Qianqian turned around, shyly, her face flushed red.

"Qianqian, what’s wrong?" Li Chen chuckled.

"No, nothing," Wang Qianqian said.

"Then why didn’t you come to work yesterday?" Li Chen stood in front of Wang Qianqian, who looked like a child caught in a misstep, all flustered.

"I didn’t feel well yesterday, so I took a day off."

Wang Qianqian said, her face blushing, while Li Chen leaned in closer, grinning: "Really?"

"Mhm," Wang Qianqian nodded.

"Qianqian, why are you avoiding Brother Cheen? Don’t you like Brother Cheen anymore?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Qianqian panicked slightly: "I, I’m not."

Li Chen looked at Wang Qianqian, a smirk appearing at the corner of his mouth, and again, he slapped her buttocks.

"Cheen, Brother Cheen, about that night..." But after a moment’s hesitation, Wang Qianqian still spoke up, lifting her head, her eyes seemingly sparkling with anticipation.

"That night?" Something stirred in Li Chen’s heart, but he came up with a shameless excuse: "Qianqian, I don’t remember what happened that night. I was too drunk, I don’t know what took place."

"What?!" Wang Qianqian’s eyes appeared to widen, flitting about in surprise, as if she couldn’t quite process the information.

"Qianqian, why don’t you tell me what happened that night, when I asked Xiaoxiao about it afterwards, they wouldn’t tell me either," Li Chen said with a sly grin.

How could Wang Qianqian admit to it? She was far more bashful than Lin Xiaoxiao, and instantly fell into his trick under the onslaught of this old rogue.

"I don’t remember either," Wang Qianqian shook her head repeatedly, but then she smiled, a smile that bloomed like flowers and broke the ice of rivers, truly dazzling Li Chen.

"Brother Cheen, sometimes I feel that you’re really, really..." Wang Qianqian lingered on the word, too shy to complete the thought.

"Really handsome, right?" Li Chen flipped his bangs, "I’ve always thought so myself."

Seeing Li Chen steer the conversation off course again, Wang Qianqian was speechless; however, she no longer felt the embarrassment and caution of before. The barriers created by that night had disappeared.

Li Chen was still the same Li Chen, and he was still her Brother Cheen. As for anything else, Wang Qianqian blinked; what exactly happened? I don’t remember either.

"Let’s go in, the others will be arriving soon," Li Chen said, smiling slightly.

The two directly entered the Fragrance Laboratory, where it wasn’t yet time for work and the employees were chatting and goofing around.

However, this time the protagonists had shifted from Little Yang and Zhao Qi to a few female perfumers, and the others formed a circle around them, listening intently. Even Li Chen and Wang Qianqian went unnoticed when they walked in.

"You all must have heard about the recent events in the city," a colleague said looking at everyone, her tone seeming rather chilling, "Several people have died under mysterious circumstances, and moreover, their hearts have been carved out!"

As she spoke about hearts being carved out, she clenched her right hand, startling several of the girls.

"No way," one of the girls clearly couldn’t believe it, "How is that possible? Could there be a perverted killer on the loose again?"

"Yeah, yeah, I don’t believe it either. Yao Hua, you must be making up stories to scare us," another girl added.

"Yao Hua isn’t telling stories, this is real," interjected Yang Zi from the side, "I just saw this on TV last night. Over the past month, there have been frequent disappearances in the city, and when they’re found, they’re already dead, and indeed, their hearts have been carved out!"

"The news also said that those who died were all young and beautiful females, one of whom was as gorgeous as a Heavenly Immortal, and she too passed away," Zhao Qi continued from the sideline.

"Oh my goodness, no way," several girls were taken aback as well, feeling the chill as the story unfolded.

"Don’t doubt it. The news mentioned just that. According to the police’s initial speculation, the murderer is likely the same person who has committed 8 murders in one month. But so far, there are no clues whatsoever."

"Then does that mean I’ll never be able to go out again? What am I to do? I’m freaking out," one girl said, patting her ample bosom anxiously.

"Everyone else might be worried, but you, Fang Li, have no reason to. Look at you; the killer wouldn’t lay a finger on you no matter what, so rest easy," Zhao Qi said teasingly, prompting laughter from others and lightening the previously terrifying atmosphere.

"What kind of way is that to talk?" Fang Li got angry, starting to roll up her sleeves, "Are you asking for a beating?"

"No, please, I wouldn’t stand a chance against you," Zhao Qi quickly gestured with his hands. This girl was known as the most violent one in the laboratory, more so than any man, and didn’t hold back when it came to punches. As men, they had to be lenient with her.

"But you know, several of the deceased women disappeared at night, it seems like the killer prefers to strike under the cover of darkness. So if you can avoid walking alone at night, do so, or it might be dangerous," Yao Hua, who spoke earlier, said.

The girls all nodded in agreement. It was better to be cautious about such matters because if it ever happened to them, there would be no use in crying afterward.

Seeing the group so engaged in conversation that they hadn’t noticed his presence, Li Chen couldn’t help but be amused. He cleared his throat and then in Wang Lei’s voice said, "What are you all doing? Get back to work!"

Li Chen’s imitation was fine-tuned using True Qi to adjust his laryngeal vocal cords, making it almost identical to Wang Lei speaking.

As expected, when the crowd heard the voice, they nearly jumped out of their seats reflexively and hurried back to their desks with such speed that it left Li Chen dumbfounded.

God damn, just a second ago they were all gathered there, and the next second everyone was in front of their computers, working diligently and meticulously, in stark contrast to their previous joking and laughter.

Li Chen had realized that Wang Lei was truly a figure of terror in the hearts of these employees.

Wang Qianqian couldn’t hold back a snicker at the scene; it was just too funny.

When the employees turned their heads and saw it was Li Chen at the door, they all relaxed.

"Mr. Cheen, that’s too mean of you, imitating Brother Ley like that. You nearly scared our souls out of us," said Yang Zi, patting her chest.

"Mr. Cheen, don’t do that next time." The other girls were upset. If this happened a few more times, they’d be scared to death by Li Chen before the twisted killer even showed up.

Li Chen laughed heartily, "You guys are too timid. To get scared like that?"

"Who’s timid?" Protested the girls, "We’re not scared at all, okay?"

"Right, who’s scared?" Zhao Qi puffed out his chest, "Even if Brother Ley were here, I wouldn’t be scared."

"Oh, really? You think you’ve grown wings and can fly now?"

But suddenly, a voice came from the doorway, everyone was startled, and Zhao Qi became rigid for a moment before turning to look at the door. Following that, Wang Lei’s figure appeared behind Li Chen.

Instantly, the chattering employees quieted down, then fixated their gaze on their computers, fully focused on their work.

Right, where was I in my analysis of the perfume? Let me think.