Chapter 224: The Villain Has A Harem, So What?

"You think Shen Tian is different?"

The question came suddenly.

Gu Qingya frowned.

"What?"

Lu Chen looked toward Shen Tian.

"He has multiple women around him."

"Yet you’re criticizing me."

Shen Tian’s golden eyes narrowed.

Su Yue and Chi Lingxi became quiet.

Shen Yan’s aura shifted.

Yin Suyi remained cold.

Gu Qingya answered before anyone else.

"Yes."

Lu Chen looked toward her.

She continued.

"Because they chose him."

Silence.

Su Yue stared.

Chi Lingxi’s expression softened.

Shen Tian looked toward Gu Qingya with new respect.

She continued.

"I may not understand their relationship."

"I may not choose the same."

"But from what I see..."

"He listens when they speak."

"He does not announce that they belong to him."

"He does not use protection as a debt."

Lu Chen’s jaw tightened.

Gu Qingya looked directly at him.

"That is the difference."

Xu Ning’s panel shattered.

[Ding!]

Destined emotional dependency weakened.

Fate stolen: 10,000

Lu Chen Current Fate Value: 602,000

Shen Tian remained still.

He had stolen Fate...

By sitting at dinner.

Xu Ning smiled.

[Ethical Fate theft has evolved.]

This might be easier than Jiang Feng.

[Do not underestimate him.]

Shen Tian looked toward Lu Chen.

The protagonist’s eyes had become cold.

Hostile.

Focused.

No.

This would not be easy.

Lu Chen smiled slowly.

But there was no amusement.

"Fine."

He looked toward Gu Qingya.

"I’ll prove it."

Her expression became tired.

"You still don’t understand."

"I understand enough."

"No."

She shook her head.

"You understand nothing."

Dinner continued after that.

But...

The atmosphere never fully recovered.

. . .

Later...

Old Master Gu spoke privately with Yin Suyi.

Gu Qingya walked into the garden for air.

Shen Tian stood near the stone pond.

She noticed him.

Then approached.

"Thank you."

He looked toward her.

"For what?"

"Your mother."

"She speaks for herself."

Gu Qingya smiled faintly.

"I noticed."

They stood in silence.

Lanterns reflected across the water.

After a moment...

Gu Qingya spoke.

"Lu Chen is not entirely bad."

Shen Tian glanced at her.

"He saved people today."

"He protected my employees."

"He could have left."

"But..."

She sighed.

"He refuses to hear no."

Shen Tian looked toward the koi.

"Some people think persistence is romantic."

"It isn’t."

"Not when the other person is asking you to stop."

Gu Qingya looked toward him.

"You understand."

"Basic concept."

"You’d be surprised."

"No."

He smiled faintly.

"I wouldn’t."

She laughed quietly.

Then...

Her expression became serious.

"Do you know who he is?"

Shen Tian hesitated.

"A mercenary."

"More than that."

"Probably."

She looked toward the mansion.

"He frightens my security team."

"Your security team needs improvement."

Gu Qingya stared.

Then laughed again.

"You sound like him."

"That’s offensive."

Her smile grew.

From the balcony above...

Lu Chen watched.

His expression became colder.

Xu Ning appeared beside Shen Tian.

[Host.]

He’s watching.

[I know.]

How much hostility?

A panel opened.

Lu Chen opinion of Shen Tian: Rival / Obstacle

Shen Tian smiled faintly.

Perfect.

Gu Qingya continued.

"Will you help investigate Zhou Kang?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

Shen Tian looked toward her.

Several answers existed.

Fate.

Lu Chen.

Opportunity.

But...

The simplest was true.

"Because someone tried to kill you."

She stared.

Then nodded.

"Thank you."

"Again?"

She smiled.

"You’ll get used to it."

Shen Tian thought of Jiang Feng.

Then sighed.

"Apparently."

. . .

Inside the mansion...

Lu Chen’s encrypted phone vibrated.

A Black Wolf message appeared.

Red Scorpion moving Zhou Kang tonight.

Destination unknown.

Possible escape through eastern docks.

Lu Chen looked toward the garden.

Shen Tian and Gu Qingya still spoke.

His eyes hardened.

He would find Zhou Kang first.

Destroy Red Scorpion.

Expose the hidden enemy.

Protect Gu Qingya.

And prove...

To her.

To the Gu Family.

To Shen Tian.

That he was the man meant to stand beside her.

He walked toward the exit.

No announcement.

No explanation.

He disappeared into the night.

Xu Ning immediately turned.

[Host.]

Shen Tian saw the panel.

Major Opportunity accelerating.

Lu Chen has located Red Scorpion movement.

Shen Tian looked toward Gu Qingya.

She followed his gaze.

"What?"

"Lu Chen left."

Her expression tightened.

"Where?"

"To handle Zhou Kang."

"How do you know?"

Shen Tian smiled faintly.

"Good instincts."

She stared.

Then took out her phone.

Lu Chen did not answer.

Once.

Twice.

Three times.

Gu Qingya’s face hardened.

"He ignored me."

Shen Tian looked toward the driveway.

Xu Ning displayed the route.

Eastern docks.

Red Scorpion.

A secondary heroine.

Thirty-one thousand Fate.

Shen Tian smiled.

"Then we’ll go find him."

Gu Qingya looked toward him.

"We?"

Yin Suyi’s voice came from behind.

"No."

Everyone turned.

She stood near the garden entrance.

Shen Yan beside her.

Su Yue.

Chi Lingxi.

Ling Shuangxue.

Bai Xue.

The entire council.

Shen Tian sighed.

"Mother."

Yin Suyi crossed her arms.

"You agreed to inform us."

"I am informing you."

"Before acting."

"I haven’t acted yet."

"You are about to."

"Technically..."

Shen Yan stepped forward.

"I’m coming."

Bai Xue smiled.

"So am I."

Ling Shuangxue looked at the intelligence report.

"The eastern docks contain three Red Scorpion properties."

Gu Qingya stared at them.

"You all know where he went?"

Su Yue smiled faintly.

"Welcome to Shen Tian’s life."

Chi Lingxi walked closer.

Then took Shen Tian’s hand.

"Be careful."

He looked toward her.

"I will."

She narrowed her eyes.

"Actually."

"Yes."

Su Yue moved beside her.

"And don’t run ahead alone."

Shen Tian stared.

"Everyone is giving orders."

Yin Suyi looked toward the waiting vehicles.

"Because you need them."

Then...

She turned to Gu Qingya.

"You will remain here."

Gu Qingya’s expression changed.

"No."

Yin Suyi studied her.

Gu Qingya continued.

"This began because of me."

"Zhou Kang targeted my company."

"I am not sitting here while everyone else decides what happens."

For a moment...

Yin Suyi saw herself in the younger woman.

Proud.

Controlled.

Unwilling to become helpless.

She nodded.

"Fine."

Old Master Gu emerged.

"Absolutely not."

Gu Qingya looked toward him.

"Grandpa."

"It’s dangerous."

"Which is why I need to see who is involved."

Lu Chen’s earlier words echoed.

Protection.

Decisions.

Ownership.

Old Master Gu looked toward Yin Suyi.

She calmly spoke.

"She will be protected."

He hesitated.

Then...

Reluctantly nodded.

Shen Tian smiled.

Gu Qingya noticed.

"What?"

"Nothing."

"You keep saying that."

"Bad habit."

The vehicles were prepared.

Shen Tian stepped toward the door.

Xu Ning floated beside him.

A massive Fate panel opened.

Eastern Docks Event

Primary Target: Lu Chen

Current Fate Value: 602,000

Destined Rewards:

Destruction of Red Scorpion

Capture of Zhou Kang

Rescue of heroine

Gu Qingya emotional reliance increase

Acquisition of foreign intelligence ledger

Black Wolf domestic network establishment

Total Fate Value: 41,000

Shen Tian’s golden eyes gleamed.

Forty-one thousand.

One night.

Lu Chen believed he was riding toward the first great victory of his return.

He believed he would crush an underground organization.

Save another woman.

Prove himself to Gu Qingya.

And establish his power in the city.

Shen Tian entered the vehicle.

Shen Yan sat beside him.

Bai Xue checked a concealed weapon.

Ling Shuangxue opened the dock schematics.

Gu Qingya entered the opposite seat.

Their convoy left the mansion.

Far ahead...

Lu Chen’s motorcycle tore through the city.

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