Chapter 424: Always Be on Your Guard

Chapter 424: Chapter 424: Always Be on Your Guard

"Your standards are that low?" Wang Chenning looked at Li Yanxian with a gentle smile. "I always thought you were the type who wanted to be a queen. An empress has to depend on others to exist, while a queen is independent. You don’t even know that?"

This made Li Yanxian pause. She narrowed her eyes at Wang Chenning. "You think I can become a queen?"

"I want every woman I care about to become a queen!" Wang Chenning reached out and gently caressed Li Yanxian’s face. "And I’ll help them do it!"

"You can’t fool me with sweet talk!" Li Yanxian rolled her eyes at Wang Chenning. "Do you really think you can pull that off?"

"I believe I can. And whether I succeed or not, I’ll give it my all!" Wang Chenning smiled again. "Of course, this will require us to work together."

"So, what’s your plan for me to become a queen?" Li Yanxian returned his smile. "Start by taking control of the Shanxing Group?"

"Honestly, South Korea is a small place. All in all, it’s about the same size as our Zhijiang and Jiangdong regions. The population is similar, the economy is comparable, and it isn’t necessarily wealthier than those two places," Wang Chenning said to Li Yanxian. "If you look at the bigger picture of Huaxia, if you’re only the queen of a tiny place like that, are you still a real queen?"

Li Yanxian was taken aback, unsure how to respond.

"Let’s aim to take control of Southeast Asia!" Wang Chenning whispered, leaning close to Li Yanxian. "With the Shanxing Group’s immense influence, it won’t be hard to establish a foothold there. As long as we’re powerful enough, becoming queen there will be no more difficult than becoming queen of South Korea!"

A spark of excitement lit up in Li Yanxian. "But the first step is still to take control of the Shanxing Group?"

"If you don’t control the Shanxing Group, who’s going to take you seriously? You might be popular among the people of South Korea and Huaxia right now, but that’s only because you’re the Shanxing princess. Otherwise, no matter how gorgeous you are, you could never have this kind of prestige!" Wang Chenning chuckled. "There are countless beautiful women in this world, but many of them end up as mere playthings for men. For them, achieving anything great is next to impossible. But power combined with beauty? That might just be an unstoppable combination!"

Li Yanxian thought for a moment before asking, "If one day, to achieve my goals, I have to use my beauty... should I refuse or accept?"

"The only one you’ll be offering your beauty to is me. Give it to anyone else, and you’ll only end up losing more than you gain!" Wang Chenning said possessively. "Understand?"

"I don’t!" Li Yanxian rolled her eyes again. "You’re just an arrogant and possessive man!"

"That I am!" Wang Chenning didn’t deny it. He boldly pulled Li Yanxian into his arms, forcing her to lie back as he kissed her.

Breaking away from his lips, breathless, Li Yanxian straightened her disheveled nightgown and stopped his wandering hands. "My body’s not up for it right now. Don’t get any ideas!"

Wang Chenning froze, his excitement instantly deflating.

"Give me a massage!" Li Yanxian said, her tone suddenly coquettish. "I’ve been feeling really uncomfortable these past few days. Haven’t you noticed I haven’t had the energy for anything?"

"And here I was, wondering why you were being so quiet. So that’s what’s going on!" Wang Chenning broke into a grin. "Alright, then. I’ll give you an acupuncture treatment. You’ll be relaxed for the rest of your vacation!"

Li Yanxian obediently lay down, her body completely relaxed.

Without a second thought, Wang Chenning untied Li Yanxian’s nightgown. As she let out an involuntary gasp, he began to massage her lower abdomen.

After all, Li Yanxian was more modest than his other women; she quickly pulled the fabric of her nightgown over herself.

However, once she felt the soothing relief from his massage, she stopped worrying about her long legs being exposed to his gaze.

Wang Chenning massaged her for a while longer before beginning the acupuncture treatment.

The effects of the acupuncture were, as expected, miraculous. All of Li Yanxian’s prior discomfort vanished completely.

Her body relaxed completely, and the tension she’d been feeling melted away.

"I’m convinced you could conquer any woman with this skill of yours!" Li Yanxian said meaningfully, feeling the effects of his miraculous Acupuncture Skill. "When a woman accepts your treatment, at a time like this... she definitely wouldn’t be able to resist you. She might even ask you to... do something more, right? I imagine this has happened before when you’ve treated someone."

"Let’s not talk about that!" Wang Chenning patted her long leg. "Try not to talk. When I’m performing acupuncture, I need to clear my mind of all distractions. Otherwise, it’s easy for something to go wrong!"

At his words, Li Yanxian’s eyes flew open. "You mean like in your wuxia novels? Where you can lose control and go berserk?"

"Something like that!" Wang Chenning didn’t deny it. He gave her leg a light pinch. "Now, lie still!"

Li Yanxian did as she was told, but there was a peculiar look in her eyes as she watched him.

That look sent a shiver through Wang Chenning’s heart, and a sense of alarm inexplicably put him on guard.

He instantly regretted telling another person his fatal weakness.

If someone were to use this to harm him, he would be completely defenseless!