Chapter 113: Mother Xue, You Wouldn't Want Anything to Happen to Your Pokédex, Would You?
On the sofa, Lorze pressed his body tightly against Mother Xue.
One of his hands had already snuck behind her back, gently encircling her slender waist.
His fingers began to roam up and down her spine with bold intent.
Mother Xue naturally felt his wandering hand, and her eyes narrowed into sharp slits of dissatisfaction.
She was, after all, a mother, and her own daughter was sitting right there.
What did this boy think he was doing, pawing at her in front of her own child?
To act this way toward an elder was the height of disrespect.
Touching a woman's body without her consent was a sign of a total lack of upbringing!
Mother Xue despised children with no manners; she believed respect was earned through mutual boundaries.
How dare you take liberties with your senior?
That was her first thought, but the second thought that followed immediately made her hesitate.
She disliked the ill-mannered, yes, but as a businesswoman, she loved people who got straight to the point.
It saved everyone a lot of time during a negotiation.
Lorze wasn't just a child who needed to respect her; he was her business partner.
This act of grabbing her waist was essentially a direct question:
Are you willing to engage in an erotic transaction with me?
Trading her body to a seventeen-year-old brat felt... incredibly bizarre.
Mother Xue couldn't give an answer right away.
She silently picked up her teacup, savoring the Earl Grey as she weighed the pros and cons of the deal.
"This invention is truly remarkable," Mother Xue began, evaluating the technology first.
"If we founded a company based on this, we would have a total monopoly over the Berry industry."
"And what does Auntie Xue plan to trade for such an invention?"
Lorze pulled her an inch closer, acting as if his victory over her was already a foregone conclusion.
"Nothing. I don't intend to trade for it," Mother Xue said, shaking her head.
"Oh? Is it not to your liking, Auntie?" Lorze asked, surprised.
"On the contrary, I know its value all too well."
"But the Xue family isn't primarily in the agricultural sector."
"While we wouldn't mind adding another revenue stream, its absence wouldn't hurt our current assets."
"So, you're saying you're passing on the deal?"
"Not quite. I'm saying that while I won't buy it outright, we can collaborate."
"If you want to start a Pokéblock corporation, you'll need the traffic from our Pokédex app for marketing, right?"
"Auntie Xue, you're quite the predator. You want to bind the Pokéblocks to the Pokédex?"
"That way, every user who wants the blocks is forced to use your app too, right?"
Lorze smirked. She was a cunning merchant, but she was underestimating him.
"And your counter-offer?" Mother Xue asked, intrigued by his quick wit.
"Auntie, you need to understand one thing."
"If I can build one Pokédex, I can build a second one."
"The Eevee evolutions I've shown you are just the tip of the iceberg."
"Once I reveal a new type, plenty of corporations will crawl to me for a partnership."
"Don't you want to... deepen our relationship to ensure that doesn't happen~?"
"You brat... your bargaining skills are a bit too ruthless, aren't they?"
Mother Xue fell silent, realizing she had lost the upper hand.
She knew exactly why her app was currently dominating the market: the exclusive Eevee hype.
If a rival company suddenly dropped a new Eevee form, her "cake" would be snatched away in a heartbeat.
No one knew how many forms Eevee truly had, and she couldn't guarantee Lorze wouldn't find more.
He was the only man she couldn't accurately read or predict.
The Pokédex was the foundation of the Xue empire; she couldn't afford to gamble with her only weakness.
Lorze was using her own business against her, essentially saying:
"Madam, you wouldn't want to see Snowhide's Pokédex suffer an unfortunate 'accident,' would you?"
This was no longer about whether she wanted the Pokéblocks or not.
If she didn't accept this "transaction," the boy would use the safety of her company to extort her!
Who taught you to negotiate like a mafia boss?
Where did a teenager learn such high-level intimidation?
I feel like you might be even more 'evil' than I am.
"So... what is Auntie's final answer~?"
Lorze smiled smugly. As long as he held the Xue family's lifeline, he knew he could break her.
"What is your price?" Mother Xue sighed, finally forced into a compromise.
She couldn't believe the first man to ever make her yield was a minor.
"I only have one requirement: a Home Run with Auntie Xue~."
Lorze leaned in and whispered directly into her ear so Xue Yi wouldn't hear.
"Absolutely not! You're still a child! Your head is full of nothing but filth!"
Mother Xue wasn't about to strip her "last line of defense" so easily.
She had to maintain Lorze's sexual hunger for her; as long as he wanted her, she could keep him close.
To prevent herself from being "conquered" too quickly, she put on the stern attitude of an elder.
Unfortunately, Lorze didn't give a damn about her seniority.
"We're doing business here. Dragging your age into it is quite unprofessional, don't you think?"
"Second Base. I won't settle for less," Lorze whispered back.
"Fine... but on one condition: every future Eevee discovery must be exclusive to Snowhide."
Mother Xue frowned, adding her own rider to the contract.
She could feel the boy's intense focus; he was impossible to handle, and winning a "bargain" against him was a pipe dream.
Especially when he already knew her weak spots.
The best she could do was plug the holes in her defense.
If he was legally bound to release his research through her, he couldn't use "loyalty" as a weapon to extort her body anymore.
"Deal. From now on, I'll be taking my Second Base liberties with Auntie whenever I please~."
Lorze pulled her tighter, his hand finally sliding underneath her blouse to touch her bare skin.
Mother Xue could only endure the sensation of his "devil's claw" roaming over her.
She shot him a resentful look and typed a message on her phone to emphasize her boundaries:
"My body is yours to touch from now on. But our relationship must remain a secret. Don't be too obvious when others are around."
Lorze typed back immediately: "Understood, Auntie~. One day, I'm going to marry you!"
Mother Xue rolled her eyes: "Talk to me again when you've actually hit puberty."
Lorze: "I don't care about the rules~. I'm coming to your room tonight, and you aren't allowed to say no."
Mother Xue: "If I were going to say no, I wouldn't have agreed to the deal in the first place."
Lorze: "Hehe. Auntie is so good to me~."
Mother Xue: "Are you satisfied now, you little pervert?"
Lorze: "I haven't even had a Home Run yet. How could I be satisfied?"
Mother Xue: "The requirements for 'that' are much more demanding."
Lorze: "So, it's not impossible?"
Mother Xue: "That depends on what other 'masterpieces' you can produce to please me."
Lorze: "In that case, Auntie... you're never escaping my grasp."
Mother Xue: "You have more discoveries?"
Lorze: "Something far greater than everything I've found so far, combined~."
Mother Xue: "..."
Mother Xue: "Fine. I'll wait and see how you plan to 'eat' me then."
She had no choice but to accept the reality of her situation.
After spending time with him, she knew Lorze wasn't a normal human being.
Once an erotic transaction begins, there is no turning back.
Being fully conquered was just a matter of time.
Her goal now was to delay that day as long as possible and maintain some dominance in the process.
Even if they became lovers, she wanted to be the "Sugar Mommy" keeping a "Boy Toy," not a victim being extorted into a dark room for non-stop violation.
The distinction was everything to her!