Chapter 327: Cleo's Boyfriend

Lyca stood next to her grandfather, her brows furrowed, weariness apparent in her eyes.

It had been three days since the treatment started and the old man's body was already showing some signs of recovery. However, he is still unconscious. In fact, Lyca wasn't really that confident that the old man will wake up again. She sighed before leaving the room. Since coming back from the north, Lyca didn't have a really good sleep. This was because of her experiments and her dreams.

Nightmares.

When was the last time that Lyca heard the cries of her family from the previous world?

Having these dreams again made her a little panicky. The dream coupled with the fact that someone who actually looks like Xu Ke is here is making her anxious.

"Little Xi, we are leaving." Cleo's words brought Lyca back from her stupor. She eyed the gorgeous woman wearing a fiery red gown that perfectly hugged her body.

"Where's he?" she was asking about Chu Nan. A couple of days ago, Chu Nan arrived at the ranch. He was sulky and was always frowning. He refused to talk to other people and would just stay in his room reading some war books. When Lyca informed him about the thing with Lord Olfan, Chu Nan immediately said no.

How could he use his connections to ruin the man? Chu Nan suspected that Lyca already planned this beforehand, and that she was now taking advantage of the Chu Family for her own goals. For a few minutes, Chu Nan started scolding Lyca for even thinking that he would cooperate with her. Just because his grandfather said that he will become Lyca's student doesn't mean it will happen!

So, Lyca asked him to leave.

Why would she feed someone who is lazily lying around? Being lazy was her role! Not Chu Nan's! Since he refused to do anything, then he could just go home! Then Lyca leave and came back with a piece of paper. It actually contains the cost of his stay and even food! The woman wanted him to pay her before leaving!

This made Chu Nan so angry, he felt like he was about to burst. In his life, this was the first time that someone dared to tell him that he was freeloading! He wasn't freeloading! He was here because his grandfather threatened to abandon him if he wouldn't be able to know how to create an antidote for at least three types of unique poison!

That old man was truly cunning! He knew that Chu Nan loathed the Xu Family, thus he cannot ask for Ken Xu to help him! Aside from that man, the only other option that he had was Lyca Huang!

But how could he work with this criminal?

Lyca only smirked when she saw his angry face. Then she gave him a folder that showed all of Lord Olfan's crime in comparison to Shen Qui's. Seeing the things that Lord Olfan did was enough to stimulate the hero inside Chu Nan. After all, this was the case of choosing between two devils. In the end, he chose to help the lesser evil.

"I only need to protect her?" Chu Nan's face was extremely dark when he first saw Cleo. "Why can't you come with me?"

"Because I am married," Lyca answered without a hint of amusement on her face. She was actually married, ah. Why would she accompany another man to a party? She, Lyca Huang, was a virtuous woman!

After that, Chu Nan asked Lyca why he needed to protect Cleo. Can he bring someone more capable of protecting herself? In Chu Nan's eyes, Cleo wasn't particularly someone that he could trust to save him if something came up. She was a thief! For crying out loud! To make matters worse, she was also the Lord's ex-girlfriend! It was too complicated! Too dangerous! Chu Nan had to decline for the umpteenth time!

He was here to learn poison!

POISON!

Not become someone's bodyguard.

Chu Nan's refusal finally broke the camel's back. Cleo's anger exploded. The woman's sharp tongue made Chu Nan speechless. Was this woman a rapper? How could she talk so fast?

"You think I would like you to become my bodyguard? Mr. Chu let me tell you something! I have been through a lot! I almost died five times in that man's hands and yet here I am! I am still alive! I survived torture and other nasty things! You think I won't survive a night without your assistance? Do you think you are a good bodyguard? You are looking down on me? I became a thief to survive! How about you? You worked in the police force because you wanted to help people? Give justice to other people? Well… You are naive! How could someone give justice? There is no such a thing as justice! You are only doing this to try to console yourself! You wanted to tell yourself that you are a good man!"

"…" Lyca was speechless too! That was actually the first time that she saw Cleo became so angry. She had seen the woman cry and became too excited. She had seen her begged, but she had never seen her this angry! Ah, Cleo was actually so handsome when she became irritated.

"Xi, I don't need the assistance of some hypocrite! I can do it on my own. This man just arrived here. Clearly, he couldn't understand why we are doing this. Just send him back to his Chu Family. How could he stay in a place like this? How could he, the majestic police officer, associate himself with people like us?"

"You — I am not looking down on— "

"Shut up! If you think you are so good then why don't you fight me in a one-on-one match!" Cleo's words almost made Lyca flinched. Did she really just challenged Chu Nan? A match? What match? Why can't she stop thinking about dirty things? Lyca facepalmed.

Now that Lyca thought about it, Chu Nan and Cleo… actually looked good together as they glare at each other. Ah, she had never thought of this before?

"You? You wanted to fight?"

"Do you dare?" Cleo wasn't showing any signs of backing down. She is not considered an expert in fighting, but she had been through a lot of fighting before!

"Alright, stop." Lyca finally said something. "Let's not talk about fighting anymore. Actually Chu Nan, I wanted you to help Cleo and act as her boyfriend this time. I— "

"NO WAY!"

"NO WAY!"

Both spoke at the same time.

"Xi, that's not happening! That man would know! I would never choose a coward to replace him! Why don't you send Ma Ping instead? That man is good in martial arts too? He will surely protect me."

"Enough of this," Lyca said as she stroke her temple. These two people are actually so troublesome, ah. "Chu Nan, it's either you do it. Or you go home!" Those were Lyca's words before she left the two and went back to her laboratory.

"Do I look good?" Cleo's words pulled her back to the present time. Lyca smiled.

"Like an angel."

"More like a temptress." Chu Nan's voice immediately made Cleo frowned. However, she was forced to ignore the man.

"I don't know why he came back. He was already in the car earlier." Cleo said while looking at Lyca.

"Well, I am here to remind you that we are going to be late!" Chu Nan hissed.

Seeing the two about to start arguing again, Lyca cleared her throat. "I am so tired. Enjoy the party, I will take a nap then change my clothes to follow you." This was, after all, a part of their plan. Lyca smiled at the two before she went to her. Then she immediately made some phone calls to Shen Qui, who was still in his office.

"Was it successful?" she asked.

"Yeah, we will hijack his shipment a few minutes from now." Shen Qui uttered. "I know you are tired, you should sleep. I will wake you up after we are done. Then we can go and meet that man together."

"Hmmm," Lyca said. She immediately ended the call and fell into a dreamless sleep.

When she woke up again, Shen Qui was already sitting next to her, a gentle expression plastered on his silly face.

"What?"

"You are so beautiful when you drool," Shen Qui chuckled.

"Ew!"

This made him laugh. "But you are really beautiful, ah." Leaning down, Shen Qui kissed her forehead. "Let me take you to your bath? We still have a long night ahead of us."

In normal times, this statement would make Lyca excited. Her dirty recalled the times that he said this. However, tonight was different.

"Alright," she nodded and held his neck as he carried her towards the bathroom.

Meanwhile, the atmosphere in Lord Olfan's study was the exact opposite of Lyca and Shen Qui's room. It was gloomy and suffocating. "They confirmed?" Lord Olfan lifted an eyebrow. "Shen Qui and Lyca actually confirmed that they will attend my birthday? This is good. Very good!"