Fatal Attraction: The CEO & His Mischievous Wife - Chapter 122

“What work do we have to do?” There was a glint in Zhuang Wei’s eyes as he lifted his tired head from the couch. His hangover did not get better with the workout Xi Long put him through. Granted that this was part of his daily routine but it was not so strict that he could not skip a day or two. It was always Xi Long who forced him to get up regardless of condition, his reasoning was understandable but some ‘give way’ should be allowed. He had laid down finally after two hours and wanted to catch a breath, yet he was not even given that before being interrupted. Hearings the call to work his eyes reopened with interest, the energy in him jumped at that statement and was excited about the potential gossip. ‘Work’ to them could mean many things, underground work, intelligence work, physical work, etcetera. With some of the new movements around them he had passively kept his eye on some individuals but no direct instructions were given. In his opinion, they could be more direct with their attacks but Xi Long always preferred the waiting game. He could admit that the latter was more cruel, waiting for the prey to walk into his grasp then see the light leave their eyes when there was no escape. His hands stretched as if they were physically itching to do something substantial yet Xi Long’s response immediately ended his aspirations.

“Clear that look from your eyes, work as in WORK. You do remember that you have a job right…Director Wei?”

“Oh how could I forget?! Are you going to fire me oh big CEO XI LONG….I literally hate you. From alcohol to working out to boring corporate work, I AM TIRED. Give me the day off or else I’m filing a human rights complaint.” Pouting Zhuang Wei turned his body to face the insides of the couch and closed his eyes in protest.

A soft chuckle emerged resounded in the room as Xi Long plopped down next to where he lay curled up on the couch. “File the complaint, I’ll see who dares to take action against me.”

“You’re quite smug as if I won’t actually do it. Imagine the press when they find out, they’ll have a field day with the notorious CEO Han was providing inhumane work conditions.”

“The public relations team can handle it, I don’t pay them for nothing. Plus, where is the proof? I can just claim that you are a workaholic and call it a day.”

“Inhumane and a liar, I would like to give up my position of your best friend thanks. I resign.” There was a grumpy tone to his voice but Xi Long knew it was only full of warmth for him. There was not a day between them that did not include arguing or snarky banter – at this point it was their main love language. Lifting up his legs he placed them on top of Zhuang Wei’s and leaned back into the couch. It was not a lie that they had work to do in the office, he had delegated a lot of the tasks but there were always certain aspects that he had to watch over. He had not planned to see his kitten yesterday or the whole fiasco with Su Moxi. With that, there was plentiful of stuff he now needed to do in the office though the desire for a break was strong. Zhuang Wei’s complaints were fair and he had the same intentions but he could not bring himself to actually relax.

“Well you’d be in charge of your replacement and the handoff details. Find someone just like you and maybe then I’ll consider your request. Until then you are stuck with me Wei Wei.”

“First of all you know that there is no other man like me so that’s a wild goose chase for naught and Wei Wei?!?! I’m going to barf stop this hangover is already making me sick. What do you want from me?” While they had been together for years, the nickname ‘Wei Wei’ was only used to antagonize him or get something out of him. He personally enjoyed calling him XiXi out of endearment but when the roles were reversed he could not bring himself to hear it.

“Haha, come on Wei Wei… didn’t you enjoy call me XiXi in front of Valentina yesterday?”

Zhuang Wei popped his head out of his position and glared at Xi Long. “So as revenge for using it you’re calling me Wei Wei?? You’re so down bad I can’t even begin to explain how tragic you look.”

“Yeah yeah at least I’m down for someone, when will you be? My offer of setting you up still stands.”

“LOW BLOW. How many times must you bring up my single status as if you were not single until a week ago?? Let’s not forget that she hasn’t called you her boyfriend yet so who is really worse off?”

Xi Long laughed even harder at Zhuang Wei’s response, the sentence would have been harsher if his tone wasn’t so whiny. It also wasn’t something that bothered him in general, he himself could not imagine a straightforward relationship right now. All he knew is that he wanted his kitten to be his exclusively, in the sense that the rights given to partners were only given to him. It was a weird possessiveness but also respect in her that kept drawing him back to her. They were both individuals tainted with the blood of others, he could sense as much blood thirst on her that he held himself. For people like them a conventional relationship would not work nor did it make sense for them. He knew he did not have the formal title right now but they were both in a ‘relationship.’ His kitten even confirmed it yesterday, she didn’t need to explain much but he understood her direction on the matter. For a woman like her even he knew that some of his flirtatious comments were a bit out there. Since she had not completely rejected him he could understand that she was not entirely against him and being with him. Not to mention their activities…..that was enough for him to be quite confident in whatever they had going on.