[System: Host, the "Burning Body" skill has been activated. This skill is extremely powerful, greatly reducing the host's progress in the game. It is considered a cheat skill, and 200,000 points will be deducted.]
Upon hearing the system's voice, Xu Zifan felt his entire body heat up, an urge to take off his clothes flared, and a dry mouth and intense desire. This feeling triggered a rapid reaction in him; he knew deep down it was a result of the system's influence, but the sensation was undeniable, and he desperately needed to quell the urge!
He felt a chill run down his spine, forcefully suppressing his desires with reason. He imagined the most terrifying scenes from the horror movies he had ever seen, the most disgusting scenes from insectoid disaster films, and the urge suddenly subsided somewhat. After all, it was his own feeling, and influencing himself was effective.
Lin Siyan stopped him and reached out to pull him, "Zifan, I've liked you for a long time, don't you really like me?" Her eyes were full of smugness, and Xu Zifan's ears turned red. This time she was definitely going to succeed. She didn't believe that Xu Zifan was a saint!
Xu Zifan's eyes flashed, and he clenched his right fist and forcefully flung it away, as if to brush her hand away, but "accidentally" touched her face. The sharp ring between his fingers grazed her face, and blood instantly streamed down her cheeks.
"Ah—my face!" Lin Siyan screamed, clutching her face and falling to the ground. [System! System! My face hurts so much! What happened to my face?!]
[System: Host! You have a 8-centimeter cut on your face. Based on the depth of the cut, it is estimated that it will leave a scar.]
Ji Yawen rushed over upon hearing the scream, and was shocked to see Xu Zifan's flushed face and Lin Siyan's bleeding fingers. Two waiters and several guests outside also heard the noise and ran in, all frozen in place, unsure how to react.
Xu Zifan stopped and looked down at Lin Siyan. "You drugged me?"
"My face! It hurts so much—" Lin Siyan clutched her face, curled up on the ground, trembling with pain. She couldn't even manage to reply. She frantically ordered something from the system: [Give me painkillers, and a pill to restore my appearance, quick!]
[System: Host, you have 2,000 points for paralyzing painkillers and 50,000 points for a pill to restore your appearance. However, someone saw you were injured, so restoring your appearance now is not appropriate.]
[Lin Siyan: Pain relief! Pain relief first! I'm in so much pain!]
Xu Zifan snorted coldly and strode out of the bathroom. Ji Yawen hurriedly followed, asking in a low voice, "Boss, how are you? Should we go to the hospital?"
"Going to the hospital will affect the stock price, let's go back to the hotel." Xu Zifan was still feeling very hot inside. He ignored the organizer and President Wen when they came to greet him and left directly.
There were six women in total—assistant, driver, and bodyguard—and for the first time, Xu Zifan felt overwhelmed by the sheer number of women around him. He quickly got into the car and told the driver to take him to the nearest hotel and get a room immediately. Ji Yawen, who had just asked the waiter for a bottle of ice water, handed it to him nervously and asked, "Boss, do you need any medicine?"
She was embarrassed, but she couldn't not ask. At the same time, she was also a little curious: was there really such a drug that could make someone feel burning with desire?
Xu Zifan took the bottle of ice water and drank half of it in one gulp. He then used the rest to wet tissues and applied them to his forehead and neck, finally feeling a little better. He closed his eyes and leaned back in the seat. "No need, a cold shower will do. Blacklist Lin Siyan. Expose this incident today. Investigate the identities of that man and the old man from back then, expose their deal, issue a statement, terminate the company's contract with Lin Siyan, she has a lot of dirt on her, and demand compensation for breach of contract."
Ji Yawen acknowledged and noted it down. Upon arriving at a nearby hotel, she quickly booked a room and escorted Xu Zifan inside. The suite consisted of two rooms, one inside and one outside. Ji Yawen and Xu Zifan entered the inner room, while four bodyguards stood guard in the outer room. Xu Zifan's pent-up heat had not been released, making him feel even more uncomfortable. He walked slightly unsteadily, experiencing a dizzy feeling, and his movements as he undressed were clumsy.
Ji Yawen filled a tub with cold water for him and, seeing him still struggling with his clothes, hurried over to help. But Xu Zifan's appearance made her so nervous she barely dared to breathe. She gritted her teeth to keep her hands from trembling and quickly unbuttoned and removed the shirt from Xu Zifan's suit. Facing his bare upper body up close, she didn't know where to look, her face flushed with embarrassment. When it came to the belt, she truly couldn't bring herself to do it. She had never been in contact with any man like this before, not even her boss!
Xu Zifan grasped her wrist and whispered, "Go get me a bucket of ice."
Xu Zifan's palms were incredibly hot, and his voice was extremely hoarse. Ji Yawen, as if burned, hurriedly nodded and rushed out, her heart pounding in her chest. Xu Zifan took a deep breath, strode into the bathroom, and lay down in the bathtub. The system's influence had a strong aftereffect, likely designed to prevent anyone from waking up and ending the intimacy prematurely. He felt even stronger than before, but thankfully, the cool water sobered him up slightly.
He unbuckled his belt, took off his pants, and lay down in the bathtub, immersing himself completely in the cold water.
"Boss, the ice is here!" Ji Yawen ran into the bathroom carrying a bucket of ice. Caught off guard, she saw Xu Zifan's body and immediately turned around, her face turning bright red.
Xu Zifan emerged from the water, took the ice bucket, and said in a low voice, "Assistant Ji, you can go out now. Lock the door and ask a private doctor to come."
"Okay, okay, boss!" Ji Yawen ran out as if her life depended on it, locked both the bathroom door and the inner room door, and went to the outer bathroom to wash her face with cold water.
That was so exciting! The boss's voice was unbearable. How will she react if he calls her "Assistant Ji" again? She'll definitely remember that voice from just now—it was so alluring! And the boss didn't have any hidden illnesses after all; he seemed perfectly normal…
She splashed some cold water on her face again.
She cursed herself inwardly for being crazy. Was this the time to be thinking about such things? She wasn't some lovesick fool; she was clearly a shrewd and capable first assistant! Work made her happy, and work made her calm. Ji Yawen quickly took out her phone and started making calls one by one. She needed to find a reliable private doctor, get the banquet organizer to expose what had just happened, have Xu's PR department guide public opinion all night, and have Xu's Entertainment blacklist Lin Siyan.
She arranged her work methodically, and her wildly beating heart finally calmed down. Sure enough, her dedication could overcome everything!
The private doctor arrived quickly. Ji Yawen knocked on the bathroom door. "Chairman, the doctor is here. Should we let him in?"
Xu Zifan poured all the ice from the ice bucket into the bathroom and soaked for half a day to relieve himself. He felt much better afterward, but he still had the urge to continue. The skill the system equipped the strategist with was probably meant to make the target perform seven times a night; it was simply inhuman.
Xu Zifan felt he could control himself again. He got out of the bathtub, put on a bathrobe, and walked out of the bathroom. He nodded to the doctor, "Are there any sedatives or medications to relieve the symptoms? The effects of the medication in my system are very strong; I need treatment."
Xu Zifan's voice carried a languid sexiness, and Ji Yawen felt her heart race again. She had never known that such a surge of hormones truly existed in reality. Her boss was practically irresistibly tempting! Why did she have to see a boss like this? Would she ever be able to find anyone else? She'd never find a boyfriend again!!!
The doctor had Xu Zifan sit up against the headboard and drew blood for a quick test. Strangely, the results showed he hadn't taken any Chinese medicine. Of course not. Xu Zifan guessed the system had influenced him with its mental power, making him feel desire from the bottom of his heart. This was a trap set for the mission targets, because the targets weren't fools. Being obsessed with a woman seven times in one night would definitely raise suspicion, but the subsequent examination revealing the absence of Chinese medicine only made them feel more that the woman was special, further convincing them they were genuinely infatuated with her body, and thus giving her a higher level of affection.
But of course he couldn't talk about mental power right now; others would think he was crazy. He frowned and said, "I feel very unwell; it can't be without medication."
Feeling attracted to a beautiful woman could be considered infatuation, but feeling attracted to thin air is obviously abnormal. The doctor automatically offered an explanation: "It might be a new type of drug that I haven't yet learned about. I'll give you an injection now to calm your emotions. If that doesn't work, we'll have to use a sedative."
"Can."
Ji Ya-wen asked from the side, "Doctor, will these medications harm my body? Are there any side effects?"
"It will cause some physical harm, but with proper nutrition and rest for about half a month, you should be fully recovered. Side effects may include some drowsiness and fatigue, so it's best to rest well tomorrow. Mr. Xu is very healthy, so it's not a big problem."
"That's good. Could you please tell me what the taboos are during the recovery period?"
"no problem."
The doctor gave Xu Zifan an injection and said he needed to stay for observation, which finally put Xu Zifan at ease. He looked at Ji Yawen and noticed that she was avoiding his gaze. He recalled some things that had happened before. It must have been really difficult for his young assistant to stay by his side today; she's still just a young girl.
He coughed twice, regaining his normal voice, "Assistant Ji, thank you for your hard work. I have a doctor here, so you can delegate the company's affairs to others and go get some rest."
"Yes, Chairman!" Ji Yawen calmly replied as usual and left the room. As soon as she was outside, she angrily ruffled her hair. She had guessed right. Hearing the words "Assistant Ji" from her boss's mouth really did remind her of that very flirtatious "Assistant Ji." Oh no!
Whenever Ji Yawen calmed down, she would think of her boss's flirtatious manner, so she had no choice but to immerse herself in work and finish everything late into the night.
Lin Siyan was taken to the hospital. She used painkillers and was no longer in pain, but her head was so numb that it felt like it wasn't her own, so she had no mood to do anything else. She asked the system to heal her wound to a very shallow level first, so that the hospital examination would say it was just a minor superficial injury that would heal quickly.
Although she had lost a lot of blood before, the wound shouldn't have been so shallow, but a wound can't be faked. It must have just been a minor cut from a cuff or watch; with proper medicine, it would heal quickly. Mr. Wen stayed by her side, taking care of her. When he asked what happened, she only said there was a misunderstanding with Xu Zifan. Mr. Wen, however, was a little suspicious. A misunderstanding in the men's restroom? And the chairman even said she had drugged him; the chairman's demeanor at the time was indeed very strange. Compared to Lin Siyan, he trusted the chairman more.