novelraw Chapter 76 - If I Miss This Time, I Don't Know When the Next Time Will Be
Chapter 76 - If I Miss This Time, I Don't Know When the Next Time Will Be
The night was dark, and the wind was high.
Ji Baixi supported the groggy Ye Mo, led him into the hotel with a smile, and pressed the elevator button with familiar ease.
With a 'ding', the elevator doors slowly opened.
"Darling, we're almost there."
Her eyes narrowed slightly as she slowly closed the elevator, and then she pressed the button for the 20th floor.
However…
Just as the elevator doors were slowly closing…
A pale hand suddenly reached in from outside, stopping the doors from closing.
"Excuse me, I just happen to also..."
Jiang Linyue took the opportunity to squeeze into the elevator, but before she finished speaking.
She noticed the man beside Ji Baixi, and her shapely brows furrowed subconsciously.
"Lady Saintess, I didn't expect to meet you here. This humble servant pays her respects to you."
Seeing Jiang Linyue, Ji Baixi was also slightly stunned.
But she quickly adjusted her mentality, revealed a professional smile, and bowed slightly to her.
Jiang Linyue was, after all, the Heavenly Dao Alliance Saintess.
In terms of status and authority, she was higher than her, a mere gold-medal Agent.
According to the rules of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, lower-level personnel had to bow when meeting higher-level personnel.
Only those members of the Council of Elders didn’t need to bow to Jiang Linyue.
For example, the Demigods of the Heavenly Dao Alliance and those senior veteran Agents.
Or the Agents whose talents were evaluated as master-level.
The former had authority one level higher than Jiang Linyue, while the latter were on equal footing with her.
Both were the signature and face of the Heavenly Dao Alliance, guaranteed candidates for the Elder position in the future.
"He is?"
Jiang Linyue's gaze fell on Ye Mo.
As a colleague, she had heard a little about this woman, Ji Baixi.
Originally just a bottom-level employee of the Joyous Union Sect.
Relying on superb skills and the art of speech, she climbed up step by step to a management position.
It was said that the leaders who had a deep relationship with her before all ended up becoming her gigolos…
And were even ruined, their families broken and scattered.
Now there were rumors that she had affairs with many heads of aristocratic families, and even people from the Council of Elders.
"Oh, this gentleman here is this humble servant's new boyfriend. He drank a bit too much today, so I'm taking him back to his room to rest."
Ji Baixi replied with a welcoming smile.
"He's your boyfriend?"
Jiang Linyue's eyes narrowed slightly, revealing a strange smile.
'Huh?'
'Is the Saintess... angry?'
Ji Baixi had seen countless people, so she instantly detected the micro-expression changes on Jiang Linyue’s face.
'Could it be that this man has a deep relationship with the Saintess?'
'But that shouldn't be possible!'
'Jiang Linyue’s famous for her cold personality.'
'In her eyes, besides cultivation, there’s only entering dungeons!'
Of course, many suitors had confessed to her, and there was no lack of young talent among them.
Even Holy Sons, Demon Sons of other factions, family heirs, and the like.
Any one of those young men would be one of the top rising stars in the world today.
But without exception, they were all rejected by her.
It was hard to imagine that such a Lady Saintess could have any relationship with this man in front of her.
'Could it be…?'
'The Saintess actually loves the theme of a domineering female CEO falling in love with a poor boy?'
"Uh, may I ask Lady Saintess... are you very familiar with him?"
Ji Baixi's mind raced with thoughts, and she spoke tentatively.
"En, he’s the man I'm keeping."
? ? ?
Hearing this, Ji Baixi's brain instantly crashed, and the corners of her mouth twitched subconsciously.
She even doubted whether she had heard correctly.
"This... Hehe! You really... love to joke."
Her first reaction was ‘Impossible!’
How could the Saintess be that kind of person?
If one said that she was in love and had a favorable impression of this poor boy, she could still accept it.
But directly keeping a man, what the hell was that?
The gap in between was too much.
The degree of shock was similar to little March 3rd of the Collapse Car game* turning into a yandere black-belly.
From silly and naive to cruel and merciless!
"I'm not joking with you."
Jiang Linyue took a step forward, her tone becoming obviously dominant.
"This... Hehe! Look at this, it really is a coincidence, our taste is really..."
Ji Baixi smiled awkwardly, her body retreating backward subconsciously.
Looking at the cold-faced Jiang Linyue in front of her, she couldn't help but swallow her saliva.
This was... very awkward.
It was similar to going to a foot massage parlor to order a lady, only to find the target ordered was your boss's wife.
And even more coincidentally, you went while accompanying your boss.
"Deacon Ji, I don't care if you make a move on others, but... he is my person!
I hope this is the last time, otherwise..."
Jiang Linyue gradually approached Ji Baixi, her tone becoming increasingly cold.
At the same time, the void behind her tore apart.
A sharp sword light slowly poked out from the crack and gradually approached Ji Baixi's neck.
An icy oppressive feeling swept over her.
Feeling the icy chill on her neck, Ji Baixi swallowed her saliva subconsciously.
Soon…
The elevator stopped at the tenth floor with a 'ding'.
Watching Jiang Linyue support Ye Mo and leave the elevator, Ji Baixi finally breathed a slight sigh of relief.
Leaning against the wall, she slowly slumped down, her back already soaked with sweat.
Her pale hand rested lightly on her chest, feeling the frantic beating of her heart.
But the corners of her mouth actually slightly rose uncontrollably, and a sick greed and crazy possessiveness flashed in the depths of her eyes.
"The Saintess's man? Interesting... This is too interesting!"
The moment she thought of Ye Mo being the Saintess's person, her breathing became rapid, making her inexplicably excited!
If she trained Ye Mo into her gigolo, wouldn't that mean she was more outstanding than the Saintess?
Thinking of this, she became even more interested in the man.
Compared to plain little milk dogs**, a domesticated one like him was more stimulating.
Conquering this kind of person could give her a strong sense of superiority.
On the other side.
Looking at Ye Mo unconscious on her bed…
Jiang Linyue was at a loss for a moment.
She also didn't know what she was thinking at that time.
She just inexplicably felt a fire at the bottom of her heart, and had unknowingly threatened Ji Baixi.
Now, as she thought about it carefully…
Ye Mo shouldn't have that function. Not only is he missing two kidneys, he probably couldn't even get it... Hmm?
Just as Jiang Linyue was thinking this, she suddenly discovered…
This guy actually...
Jiang Linyue suddenly felt a buzzing in her brain.
She subconsciously wanted to step forward to check, but she quickly suppressed this impulse.
"It shouldn't be... I've paid attention to him, and he has no record of buying it back at all.
Could it be bought at a low price from somewhere else and then reinstalled?
If that's the case, then when did he return to normal?
If it's just today, it's fine, but if it was a few days ago...
Then wasn't I walking on a tightrope in those few days?"
Thinking of this, Jiang Linyue suddenly felt her cheeks burning hot.
Then she thought of another, more serious problem.
If Ye Mo returned to normal, then in the future, she couldn't be unscrupulous anymore!
At that time, the difficulty of her missions would definitely be much greater.
"How about... I take advantage of him being asleep now and quickly squeeze out some more oil and water?"
She thought as such, feeling that this idea of hers was very good.
Now was a good opportunity to upgrade the magic crest system's level!
If she missed this time, who knew when the next opportunity would be?
Thinking of this, she took off her white sneakers, revealing her crystal-clear, fair, tender little feet, and slowly climbed onto the bed.
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*A reference to Honkai: Star Rail, a popular mobile game. “Collapse Car” is a slang for HSR, and “March 3rd” should be referring to March 7th, one of the main supporting characters in the game. The misspelling is probably to avoid copyright along with the author using “Collapse Car” instead of HSR.
**Refers to young, handsome, sweet, loyal, and clingy partners.
T/N - Okay, first is “I told you so!” Another is that I’m glad that the kidney thing has finally been cleared up. It was funny the first time, but it was getting old fast.