Editor: Sparrow Translations
Bai Quan looked uncertain.
"I don’t think that’s a good idea," he mumbled.
"I disagree," Zhao Yao retorted.
He walked to his study desk and flipped through it, obviously in search of sothing. It turned out that he was looking for a phone that was wedged sowhere deep within a drawer. There was a smug smirk on his lips as he handed it to Bai Quan.
"Don’t say that I don’t look out for you. Within this phone lies a painstakingly accumulated collection of goodies that will ensure that you remain on the straight path in life," he said, winking.
Bai Quan took the phone hesitantly.
"What if this doesn’t work?" he asked.
His mind was still reeling from the transformation he underwent in the past two weeks. He had no intention of ever going through that again. He had tried to make a move on his boss. Just thinking about that regrettable encounter made his balls hurt.
"It will. Whenever you feel that sothing’s not right, use the phone," Zhao Yao said brightly.
Unfortunately, Bai Quan still looked thoroughly unconvinced. Zhao Yao patted his shoulder firmly.
"Don’t worry, dude. I’ll keep an eye on you. I’ll step in if I have to. You’ll be fine," he assured.
The mont was interrupted when Nanako opened her bedroom door. She shuffled into the living room, yawning. Every drop of sleepiness dissipated when she noticed that a topless Zhao Yao had his hand on Bai Quan, who was wearing the tiniest of tank tops. She lowered her gaze to the tent that had ford in Bai Quan’s shorts, a remnant of the porno-power that was unleashed on him.
She gawked at them before spinning around, pressing her hands against her face.
"I’m terribly sorry! Please excuse ," she stamred incoherently before rushing back into her room and shutting the door behind her.
Nanako leaned against the door and slid down on to the floor. Her heart was hamring against her chest.
"I... I don’t even know... Those two are just too much! The living room?! They did it in the living room while I was sleeping?!"
While she experienced a tiny episode of hysteria, Zhao Yao remained perfectly unperturbed. He looked to Bai Quan, whom appeared embarrassed by what Nanako must have seen.
"It doesn’t matter. She’s leaving for Japan in a few days anyway. We’ll never see her again," he said.
His mission to keep her safe was coming to end soon. He was fully intending to bid goodbye to her then.
As Zhao Yao returned to his bedroom, he thought about the other person whom was affected by the Sphynx’s side effect.
"Does this an Zhao Xue will beco attracted to n now?" he wondered, recalling their awful conversation about power plugs, "Perfect."
With a satisfied smile, he checked in on the extradinsional belly to make sure that everything was fine, then fell into a deep sleep.
The next morning, he headed to work with the cats, Bai Quan, and Nanako.
Nanako kept casting odd looks at the two n as he drove them to the café. Every ti Zhao Yao returned her gaze, she would look away imdiately, face flushed. It was annoying.
At lunch, Xiao Shiyu walked up to him, hands behind her back.
"Zhao Yao, do you know what I just saw?" she asked in a deliberately mysterious tone.
"What?" he asked, not even looking up from his ga.
He had no interest in whatever it was she might have seen.
Her face broke into a mischievous grin.
"I caught Bai Quan watching porn! He was hiding in the alley out the back door."
Xiaoyu was hoping to elicit shock or outrage from Zhao Yao. However, she got none of that.
"Okay, but why are you telling this? That’s perfectly normal behavior for a young man," he said patronizingly.
"Well," Xiaoyu started awkwardly, "You know Bai Quan used to have a crush on , right? I’m just a little worried about him."
"If only he still had a crush on you. That would be a good indicator of whether sothing’s gone wrong again," he thought.
Zhao Yao remained silent for a mont as he wracked his brain to co up with a believable excuse. Unsurprisingly, it was difficult to explain why soone was watching porn on the job, so he went with the truth instead.
"Porn helps him with his skill training."
"What?" Xiaoyu asked.
She looked cross. The look on her face scread, "Do I look like an idiot to you?"
"Aren’t you n creative when it cos to finding reasons for watching that stuff," she narrowed her eyes.
"Hey, don’t drag into this. I don’t watch that s**t!" Zhao Yao exclaid.
Xiaoyu did not bother concealing the look of utter disbelief on her face.
"Whatever it is, just know that he’s watching porn to grow stronger. Just ignore it the next ti you see him," Zhao Yao instructed, hoping to end the conversation.
He massaged his throbbing temples when Xiaoyu left with a dissatisfied huff. He pulled up his phone and fired a ssage to Bai Quan asking him to be discreet.
The ssage was barely sent when the bells hung on the café’s door chid loudly.
Zhao Yao looked up to see Inspector Ho And Old Man Zhuang strolling in. A posse of n in black, Ah Wei included, was trailing closely behind them.
The two n spotted Zhao Yao as well. They waved at him before settling down next to him, both grinning from ear to ear. Ah Wei nodded respectfully at Zhao Yao and took his position standing next to Zhuang.
"Hello, my boy. I hope it doesn’t inconvenience you for us to drop by today," Old Man Zhuang said.
He stretched and extended both arms behind him.
"Your café truly is a gem. There’s been so much to do lately and I really needed to make a trip here."
Now that the old man was bathed in the Calming Heart Garden, he could feel his body’s tension and stress start to slip away from him.
Inspector Ho patted Zhao Yao on the shoulder. He was wearing a face-splitting grin.
"Waddya think? We fixed the café up nicely, didn’t we?"
The two n were laughing too much. They were behaving far too happily. It was unnerving.
"What do you guys want from ?" he asked.
"Well, since you asked so nicely, I shall tell you the truth. We’ve got a couple old pals that are hoping to have a good ti here as well. Unfortunately, they can’t be spotted out in a place like this. Can you offer them special services after hours?"
Zhao Yao narrowed his eyes at the Inspector.
"Why does everything that leaves your mouth sound so lewd?"
Inspector Ho ignored the comnt. He rubbed his bald head, then shot Zhao Yao a raunchy smirk.
"We’ll take you for the night."
"How much?"
"Ten thousand per night!"
Zhao Yao’s narrowed eyes widened in an instant.
He started calculating if he could work overti at the café. His top priority was still the daily missions, which needed ti to complete. Then, he had to help Bai Quan and Zhao Xue borrow the Sphynx’s skill so they can train. He also needed ti for himself to develop and master his own abilities.
"Oh yeah, how could I almost forget the most important thing? I need at least eight hours of sleep a day. Without sleep, my life would be aningless," he thought.
After so deliberation, he ca to a conclusion.
"Twenty thousand a night. And I will only work overti for an hour."
"Well, isn’t that just so delightful daylight robbery?" Inspector Ho exclaid, "Aren’t we friends anymore?"
"If we aren’t friends, I wouldn’t even consider extending my opening hours," Zhao Yao said loftily, tapping his nose."
"Even if Yui Aragaki, Lin Chi-Ling, or Emma Watson begged , I would’ve just said no."
"Yeah, right," the Inspector gritted his teeth.
Old Man Zhuang simply laughed as he put a firm hand on his shoulder.
"We’ll do as our boy says. Twenty thousand it is," he stated.
He bead at Zhao Yao.
"My boy, I heard you can conjure very realistic illusions as well? The kind that you can actually touch and feel?" he asked eagerly.
The old man looked like a child impatiently waiting for the school holidays to begin. All he needed to complete the look was to rub his hands with glee.
"I’m unable to do that kind of magic," Zhao Yao replied solemnly.
At that mont, a great, white blur darted towards him. It was Roly Poly, who had a handphone dangling from the corner of his mouth.
"Zhao Yao! Zhao Yao!" the cat called out excitedly, "Bai Quan stole your secret phone! I stole it back for you. Are you glad?"
Unfortunately for Roly Poly, Zhao Yao was anything but glad because on the screen was a video of two people getting it on.
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