Chapter 10: Another Green Hat for the Protagonist

"If you’re still not convinced," Shen Tian said calmly, "I can tell you other things."

"Things about your future. Or maybe..."

A faint smirk appeared on his face.

"Something involving your precious underground organization."

Bai Xue’s pupils instantly shrank slightly.

However, her expression quickly returned to normal.

The embarrassment and anger from earlier disappeared as though they had never existed.

Instead, she smoothly swam back toward Shen Tian with a cute smile on her face again.

"Oh?"

Her tone became sweet and playful.

"Then why don’t you tell me, handsome boy?"

Shen Tian opened his mouth.

"Well—"

BANG!

The massive doors behind them suddenly exploded open.

A thug came flying through the air screaming before crashing directly into the pool.

The moment he hit the water.

The sharks instantly went into a frenzy.

Blood spread everywhere.

The man was dragged beneath the surface before he could even finish screaming.

Shen Tian and Bai Xue both turned toward the entrance at the exact same time.

Then immediately understood one thing.

Get out of the water.

Shen Tian reacted first.

With his newly enhanced body, he easily pulled himself out of the pool.

Meanwhile, Bai Xue attempted to climb up as well.

But her wet hands suddenly slipped against the edge.

"...!"

Her body nearly fell backward toward the water again.

A hand instantly grabbed her wrist.

Before Bai Xue could react...

Shen Tian pulled her directly into his embrace.

Water dripped from both of them as Bai Xue instinctively grabbed onto his chest slightly to steady herself.

"Tha—thank you..."

For once, her voice lacked its usual playful confidence.

Behind them...

The sharks suddenly became even more violent.

Water exploded upward as they frantically tore apart the body that had fallen in earlier.

It was then...

A figure slowly stepped forward.

Ye Chen.

His clothes were messy.

His expression dark.

Behind him.

Every thug had already been beaten half to death.

Some groaned on the floor.

Others had stopped moving entirely.

Then Ye Chen finally looked up.

And saw the scene before him.

Shen Tian standing there shirtless.

Holding a beauty in his arms.

For a brief moment.

Ye Chen’s entire face twisted violently.

Veins bulged on his forehead.

His eyes turned bloodshot.

The atmosphere instantly became murderous.

At the exact same time.

A notification suddenly echoed inside Shen Tian’s mind.

Ding!

[Host has successfully angered the protagonist.]

[Ye Chen has lost 100 Fate Value.]

[Remaining Fate Value: 9900]

Shen Tian’s eyes immediately lit up.

"Are you serious? That’s all it took?" He muttered to himself.

Ye Chen’s face twitched violently.

Seeing Shen Tian with yet another beautiful woman felt like someone repeatedly stabbing his pride with a rusty knife.

Just moments ago, he had been waking up in a back room surrounded by thugs touching him in his special places... 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

And now?

Now he walked in only to see his greatest enemy holding another gorgeous woman in his arms.

The sheer emotional whiplash almost made him cough blood.

[How is this fair?!]

[Aren’t I better than this guy?!]

[Why are these women sticking to him instead of me?!]

In rage, Ye Chen kicked another unconscious thug’s body away.

The man flew several meters before slamming into a punching bag.

BANG!

[I should be the one pressing against those giant boobs!]

Hearing his inner thoughts...

Bai Xue slowly turned her head toward Ye Chen.

"Boy," she said sweetly, "I think you should leave my establishment."

Then her eyes narrowed slightly.

"And you’ll also be paying for all the damage you caused."

Ye Chen immediately forced his anger back down.

His expression instantly shifted back into his usual righteous look.

"Miss," he said calmly while straightening his clothes, "my name is Ye Chen."

"I woke up trapped inside one of these suspicious rooms."

His gaze became serious.

"Don’t worry. I’ll take you out of this dangerous place safely."

Silence.

"Pfft—"

Shen Tian instantly burst out laughing before quickly covering his mouth.

Honestly, he couldn’t help it.

The protagonist was seriously standing in front of the literal underground boss of this entire establishment.

And warning her that her own territory was dangerous.

It was like trying to rescue a shark from the ocean.

Bai Xue’s smile slowly vanished.

Then she raised one delicate middle finger toward Ye Chen.

"I’ll give you ten seconds before I personally deal with you myself."

Ye Chen blinked.

"...Hm?"

A lewd smile slowly spread across his face.

[Wait...]

[Does she want me to ’deal with her’ in ten seconds?]

His eyes instinctively drifted toward her raised finger.

[Holy shit.]

[She’s inviting me.]

[Does she want to have sex with me after this?!]

[What a woman!]

Bai Xue immediately facepalmed.

For the first time in years.

She genuinely felt exhausted talking to someone.

Meanwhile, Shen Tian was enjoying the entire show immensely.

He also knew something important.

The protagonist’s patience was about to snap completely.

And once Ye Chen moved...

Things would get messy fast.

So without hesitation...

Shen Tian suddenly reached down and casually cupped Bai Xue’s chest.

Soft.

Warm.

Perfectly fitting in his hand.

Bai Xue’s body instantly stiffened slightly in shock.

Then Shen Tian looked directly at Ye Chen and smirked.

"Sorry, little bro. She’s mine."

Even Ye Chen couldn’t take it anymore.

A surge of emotional pain welled up in his chest as he suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, his eyes widening in disbelief at the sight before him.

Shen Tian’s hand resting so casually on his woman.

Yes... in his heart, he had already claimed this beauty as his.

[That bastard...!]

Ye Chen’s fists trembled violently, veins bulging along his arms.

[I want him dead!]

[How many green hats will he put on me?!]

[He dares... he dares to touch my woman in front of me?!]

A faint smirk tugged at Shen Tian’s lips as the system’s voice rang out in his mind.

[Host has successfully angered the protagonist.]

[Ye Chen has lost 100 Fate Value.]

[Remaining Fate Value: 9800]

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