Chapter 31 31: A Ripple In Ming Xue's Heart

"Miss, are you alright? Should I go and break his third leg?"

The tall woman with a body packed with muscle asked a slightly twisted face as she enjoyed seeing her flustered young lady.

Her voice was deep and masculine as she stepped forward, noticing the slightly smeared lipgloss on the lips of her mistress, someone she had protected since she was a young girl.

'That bastard... he did that on purpose!'

'Damn it, why is my Qi so restless... His lips only touched me, and my cultivation technique activated for the first time since I reached this bottleneck!'

Ming Xue sighed as she brushed her lips in a daze, her eyes closing several times as she tried to recover herself, but the raging dragon inside her body was too excited, surging around her blood like it was a swimming contest.

"Ah... That would be so funny..." Ming Xue muttered as her beautiful red eyes shone before quickly pulling back on her bodyguard's shoulder.

"No, no, it was just a joke... Magret...! Don't..."

Despite being angry that he practically stole her first kiss, she couldn't deny the benefits of his business offer and her sudden breakthrough.

"Come to think of it... Magret, don't you think his negotiating ability improved this week?"

The big woman looked like a muscle head but was the secretary of Ming Xue; her eyes narrowed, and she seemed lost in thought before she nodded.

"Mmmm, it's true he seemed significantly more confident, maybe due to his growing cultivation level, or rather the Germanian Tiger's rising trust towards him."

"Oh, that woman that spent 5 years with us and never once trusted me suddenly trusts that strange man after a week?"

"Incompetent?" Magret muttered before laughing.

"Oi!?"

"Well, whatever, come on. I need to convince some of those old geezers to help me with this, even though I know I am talented... This is far too big; my family's vultures should get a slice than outsiders..."

'Anything to keep me busy... Why do his face and the taste of his lips keep floating around my mind!'

Ming Xue left the VIP box, followed closely by Magret and her maids; not all worked there.

They walked down the black hallway with images of various members of the Ming family because despite fighting for her independence Xue loved her close family and still believed that they could be fixed and come around one day.

She remembered the young bouncer that was killed by the rude ape that tried to borrow money from her; his self-confidence and brute tactics, even trying to say she was running a criminal prostitute ring, made Ming Xue disgusted.

'Well, if only he were 1/10 as charming as... No, Xue~ stop thinking of that damn bastard!'

"What happened to the girl who wanted to quit Margret? Her boyfriend was killed for something stupid, but I still worry about how she will endure alone."

The sound of their shoes tapping against the red carpet sounded as Magret thought to herself, wanting to avoid bringing up the man who seemed to have embarrassed her young miss but teasing her was fun.

"Ah, well, her name is Louise, with a 97% customer satisfaction rate, and her work rate evaluation is 4.9/5.0 stars."

"Oh, so she's a good girl?"

"Yes, but earlier, she met with Amon Winchester and took his business card from the maid cleaning the area. A few minutes later, she walked to the HR department and handed in her resignation, so she will likely follow that man."

"What!? It's not already been accepted, right?"

"Yes, miss, it was finished on the spot.."

Ming Xue suddenly stopped her feet, looking at Magret with a shocked face, as she was sure the protocol was different.

"That cannot be!"

"We ask our employees to give us 1 week's notice at least, 2 if possible! Why did she leave so easily!?"

An awkward silence filled the hallway as Magret looked at the slightly flared-up Ming Xue; she was like a little cat with her tail all puffed out, her little white teeth showing.

"Young miss... You were the one that said it was alright if she left due to bereavement without any notice... It's your stamp that let her get a severance pay enough to cover her daily needs for 3 months too..."

"AH!?" An awkward voice left Ming Xue as she grabbed her hair, feeling regretful; that girl was a very intelligent and smart student in financial law, only working as a waitress to pay her tuition; then Ming Xue planned to employ her in her new company.

"Damn... stupid Winchester... stealing my employee's... idiot..."

"Young miss... It's been a long time since you acted like this... it's so cute." Magret whispered to herself with a huge smile as they moved towards the private residence of Ming Xue; the corridor was now silent, and not a soul to disturb it.

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Meanwhile, a red supercar sat outside the University gates; the engine hummed slightly as a handsome male hung out from the left window.

[Amon, how did Ming Xue's lips taste?]

"Like greasy pork, she must have been eating buns before meeting me, haha."

[...]

'Tia... Did the memories and lives that enter my thoughts and dreams the moment I close my eyes... happen?'

[Do you want the convenient truth or the truth? Rather what thoughts are the ones worrying you?]

Since Elma left, Amon felt slightly lonely; somehow, since he was reborn, there was always someone around him, be it the annoying Alice, who was slowly changing her perception of him, then Ming Xue or Elma.

Kizuna followed silently behind him in a small unmarked black car, but she ignored his calls.

'Although I wanted time to myself... When Elma is gone, it's really quiet... Can you give me the truth...?'

His hands gripped the black steering wheel; the warm leather felt great under his fingertips as he watched Rebecca slowly walk towards his car.

Today would be her first real shift after a week of training and learning under Kizuna, so Amon wanted to give her a lift to work, making sure to keep contact; he wanted to avoid her having any troubles.

'Especially now, I know if I don't keep up my efforts, the damn story will continue.

"Oi! You cheating bitch, is that it!? Because I have no money, you want to throw away the poor and ride the rich?"

A bitter voice sounded; it was supposed to be a male, but it was so dramatic and whiney that Amon wasn't sure as he began looking for the source.

Amon realised who it was as the face of Rebecca turned soured while the people crowded around for the end of classes began to gossip, as Ethan quickly jogged behind her, his face like someone squirted lemon in his eyes.

"Can you please not spout lies! Mr Winchester is very polite and kind, even offering me a high-paid job without asking anything in return!" Rebecca's voice was confident as she ignored his approach, trying to rush towards Amon's car.

"Heh, what bullshit. You're just fucking him and are nothing more than a high-priced prostitute! Haha~ I bet even your mother's being sick is a lie! Fucking whore, you spread your legs for some rich boy, yet we haven't even kissed properly!"

Rebecca moved forward, her shoulders shrugging.

"Blame me; say what you like. I am the one that broke up with you, but NEVER insult Amon; he was always there for me when I needed him; even when I vanished, he still heard me out and gave me a chance to help my mother!"

Her voice was quite shrill before reaching to open Amon's red door.

"Bitch, I never said you could leave me!" His arm reached towards her shoulder.

However, his blue dragon Qi was instantly suppressed; a strong arm with thick muscles grasped his wrist, tightening before twisting, forcing him to his knee's as a charming voice sounded.

"Ah, I know you are mad that I made you a cuckold, but please don't be a little bitch and take it out on the girl. Come at me; I'm the one that fucked her, silly idiot."

[Eh, you didn't even kiss her!?]

"You mother fuck Guha!?"

'Be quiet, Tia; this type of MC cannot stand a woman that's touched another man! He won't bother her.' now he will direct his anger towards me until he can crush me.

Amon's knee smashed into Ethan's jaw, a slight crack sounding as two teeth fell from his bleeding mouth, as his wrist began to creak from the pressure.

"Sorry little bro, I accidentally charmed your woman; you'll forgive me, right? Here, have some coupons for a 3-star restaurant; that's pretty good for you, right? A mere delivery driver."

He was trying to upset and make Ethan imbalanced on purpose, to make his attention and anger focus on him. If Amon was his target, then the "righteous" MC would never go for the women around him but aim at Amon.

The only area he was so sneaky in the past life was because Amon was already beaten and crushed by him early on.

'This time, I will crush you!'

With a purple flash in his violet eyes, a sudden huge black dragon Qi forced itself into the body of Ethan, wreaking havoc as it tore apart his veins and damaged his Qi pathways.

"Arrgghh!?"

The thin and weak Azure dragon Qi was instantly destroyed and devoured by the black dragon that quickly rushed back inside Amon, filling his body with another slither of blue energy weaker than Alice, but she could absorb it alone.

"No! My strength... it's fading!"

Ethan lost most of his power, dropping from the 2nd Stage of Body Creation to below the 1st Stage of Body Creation, as his lips only let out pained squeals, blood oozing from his mouth as he convulsed, muscles and veins writhing beneath his skin.

"Next time you come close to any of my women, I'll kill you," Amon whispered in Ethan's ear, enjoying the angry glint in the boy's eyes.

Amon quickly kicked his weakened body away before leaning over Rebecca's body, her face blushing as she felt his breath tickling her cheeks, watching the men clash because of her, as his hands clipped her seatbelt before climbing into his side of the car.

"Thank you..." Rebecca whispered as she looked at him from the corner of her eyes.

But Amon merely nodded, driving towards his new company.

Double Dragon Inc.