The Ultimate Devil's Magnificent CEO

Zhou Fan meticulously set the dining table, turned off all the lights in the living room, lit two candles, and poured a glass of red wine for them both!

After they finished eating, Zhou Fan looked at Chu Yan's flushed, pretty face, gently swept her into his arms, and carried her to the bathroom!

"Honey, before… before we, you know… can you promise me one thing?"

After Zhou Fan gently laid her on the bed, Chu Yan gazed at him, her eyes brimming with tenderness!

"Of course. Not just one thing—ten, even a hundred would be no problem!"

Seeing Chu Yan before him, looking as vulnerable as a lamb to the slaughter, Zhou Fan wasn't in any state to refuse and nodded eagerly in agreement!

"From now on, can you promise not to see those other women anymore?"

"Honey, don't worry. I'll never go see them again. I didn't have a wife before, but I do now. Why would I still go looking for them?"

"Then… then you… be… gentle… I'm scared!"

Twenty minutes later, Zhou Fan lay limply on the bed, staring up at the ceiling, completely and utterly dejected!

"I'm so sorry, Honey. I don't know what's wrong with me… How about… how about you try again?" Chu Yan whispered guiltily, her head on Zhou Fan's shoulder.

And so, another twenty minutes passed!

"Honey, trust me. This time, I can do it for sure!"

After the third twenty minutes...

Zhou Fan was actually crying now, his face a mask of pure misery. Seeing that Chu Yan looked just as miserable, he opened his arms to hug her, whispering words of comfort, "It's okay, Honey, don't rush. We have all the time in the world!"

"Honey, am I just useless? I don't know why, I just get so nervous. I'm trying really, really hard to relax… Maybe… maybe you should just go see those other women again!"

Chu Yan's eyes were brimming with tears; she looked so helpless and pitiful!

"Don't be silly. You're just too nervous. Once we get more used to each other, you won't be so tense anymore!" Zhou Fan's heart ached as he held her tight.

Because she was so nervous, every time they reached the crucial moment, Chu Yan's body would go completely rigid, as if her whole being was resisting. Her hands would even subconsciously push Zhou Fan away.

Although Zhou Fan had been frustrated and a bit exasperated at first, seeing Chu Yan try again and again to overcome her anxiety warmed his heart.

'Anyway, Chu Yan is my wife now, and she's willing to give me her all. What's the rush?'

'Besides, there's more to being a married couple than just that!'

They held each other and talked for a while. Just as Zhou Fan had finally managed to calm her down, Chu Yan suddenly raised her head, her beautiful eyes staring at him. "By the way, Honey, tell me the truth. Are you having… *that kind* of relationship with a female employee at the company?"

"Don't jump to conclusions. Of course not!" Zhou Fan was internally panicking but did his best to appear calm. He gave Chu Yan's nose an affectionate pinch and shook his head.

"And you expect me to believe that? If not, why are you so suspiciously quiet all the time?"

"What's that supposed to mean? I have to work to earn money. I'm not even sure if that fifty thousand a month you promised me is still on the table."

"As if you need that money from me! Now I'm starting to seriously suspect you only agreed to marry me because you were after my body!"

'There's no way a man who casually gave me a bracelet worth over a hundred million would care about fifty thousand a month from me!' Chu Yan didn't believe it for a second.

"You've found me out! I *am* just after your body! My wife is so clever! Now come here and let me have a taste!" Zhou Fan shouted with mock exaggeration, lunging as if he were a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

"Help me!" Chu Yan cried, playing along.

Finally, after Chu Yan had fallen asleep, Zhou Fan carefully got dressed, went downstairs, and opened the door.

Fan was standing under a tree, several cigarette butts crushed out at his feet. "Your awareness is slipping. I've been here for an hour!"

"I knew you were here the moment you arrived."

"Then why did you take so long to come down?"

Zhou Fan shot Fan a disdainful look. "You're single. You wouldn't get it. What do you need me for?"

Fan was so incensed by Zhou Fan's remark he almost choked. 'Fuck! I came here to help *you*! It'd be one thing if you weren't grateful, but you're going to insult me for being single?'

'What's wrong with being single?'

'Am I living off you or something?'

Taking a deep breath, Fan silently told himself he was the bigger man and wouldn't stoop to Zhou Fan's level. Then, he handed a piece of paper to Zhou Fan. "Here's the intel on Liu Chuang. He's a complicated one. Even I was shocked when I first received this!"

"The illegitimate son of Liu Zhensheng, Patriarch of the Liu Family in Jiang Province. An external member of Tiger Teeth. Suspected of collaborating with Chen Feng to secretly drain the Chen Family's assets, and is also working with a foreign Mercenary Corps?"

There wasn't much written on the paper, but after reading it, Zhou Fan's eyes narrowed. He now understood why Fan had been shocked. He never thought that simply standing up for Chen Yi would unearth someone like this!

'Looks like this situation isn't as simple as I thought.'