[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati":3,"chapter-harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-721":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Harem Startup : The Demon Billionaire is on Vacation",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1411132,1864,"Chapter 721: That’s Not How Worry Works","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-721",721,"\u003Cp>Chapter 721 – That’s Not How Worry Works\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiera choked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually choked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Champagne almost came out of her nose.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind, unhelpful, vivid, malicious, supplied an entire scene she absolutely did not need.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux tied up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shirt off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those abs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those arms restrained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Girls taking turns straddling him... milking him until he dried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She slammed her glass down on the table before it slipped.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You okay?\" he asked mildly. \"You look red.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I AM FINE.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her voice cracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She cleared her throat immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m fine,\" she repeated, much lower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head slightly, studying her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Interesting reaction.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You just said you were tied up for a week!\" she hissed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her ears flattened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Long story.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lux.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sighed lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"They were worried.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...So they tied you up?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not how worry works.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It worked for them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brain tried to process that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re telling me,\" she said slowly, \"you were restrained on a bed... for a week.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And you just... allowed that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not really. But yeah, they got some points. And half of me kinda agreed with them.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\" She tried to get some logic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave her a lazy, slightly amused look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I told you. Because they were worried.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tail nearly smacked the couch in frustration since she found no logic at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s not an answer!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back again, clearly entertained.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m serious. They were worried,\" he explained calmly. \"So they overcorrected.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And that involved rope?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She covered her face with one hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is insane.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You asked.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn’t ask for that level of detail!\" Her face was getting redder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised a brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I spared you details.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her mind screamed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’You spared me details?!’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked at him again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Calm.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unbothered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like being tied up by multiple women was a weekly scheduling inconvenience.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You weren’t... upset?\" she asked weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He considered that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not particularly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her chest felt tight for reasons she didn’t want to examine too closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re telling me,\" she said carefully, \"you’re avoiding going home because they might tie you up again. And that’s... a bad thing?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He shrugged lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not bad. Just inconvenient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Inconvenient.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She almost laughed hysterically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You own a bank, three media companies, and a VR studio,\" she said. \"And your biggest threat right now is being tied to a bed.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Correct.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her crush on him did not appreciate this new information.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It made things worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because now her brain had more images of him restrained...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop. Stop thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grabbed her drink and downed the rest in one go.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You’re drinking fast.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I need it.\" Her brain went into error.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know,\" she muttered, avoiding his gaze, \"most men brag about sleeping around. You brag about not being ridden.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He laughed again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I wasn’t bragging.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You literally said ’shame no one rode me.’\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That was observational.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her ears were burning.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tail wrapped around her leg in self-defense.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why are you telling me this?\" she demanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at her calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because you asked why I’m here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That doesn’t require rope trauma!\" she cried.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smiled slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rope trauma?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She groaned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are impossible.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He studied her again, eyes softer this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re thinking too much,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am absolutely not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She glared at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I am simply reacting to inappropriate information.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned slightly closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Your heart rate spiked,\" he teased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her breath caught.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...What?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You flushed at the ears,\" he teased again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her entire face went hot.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I did not.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You did.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She turned her head away instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop analyzing me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re cute when flustered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brain shut down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"W-What.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back again like he hadn’t just dropped that sentence casually into the universe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said,\" he repeated, \"you’re cute when flustered.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stared at him. Her feelings, which she had been very carefully managing internally, exploded violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...You’re drunk,\" she said weakly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Then stop saying things like that.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because I—\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped herself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Because I what?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>’Because I like you?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nope. Abort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because you’re impossible,\" she finished lamely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He watched her for a long moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then smirked faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Noted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She grabbed the bottle and poured herself more champagne without asking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This man was dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because of money.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not because of power.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But because he said things like that...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then looked at her like he already knew what she was thinking.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiera told herself she was composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was not composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was sitting in a velvet-lit private lounge, slightly tipsy, heart racing, staring at a half-unbuttoned billionaire with abs that should honestly be regulated by law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And leaned a little closer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Still thinking of me on the ropes?\" he asked casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brain shut down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"NO,\" she answered way too fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Way. Too. Fast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux raised one brow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...That was immediate.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face burned so hot she was surprised steam wasn’t rising from her ears.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I said no,\" she repeated, trying to sound normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not sound normal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back slightly, smirk widening just a fraction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Really?\" he murmured. \"That’s a shame.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her tail thumped against the couch in panic.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Mira, Ely, and Rava are your friends, right?\" he continued conversationally. \"They kind of like to play around with me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiera swallowed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes. I am painfully aware.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"That’s why I need to be careful with you,\" she said quickly, trying to regain ground. \"No normal person could take a bunch of ladies to live together with him in less than a month.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He tilted his head slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m not a regular guy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She deadpanned instantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What, are you going to say you’re some underworld CFO?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked amused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ely told me about that before she suddenly moved into your mansion,\" Fiera added. \"You know. That mysterious finance empire nonsense.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He chuckled again, low and smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I see,\" he said. \"You don’t believe me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She crossed her arms.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lux. You run funerals. You are not some shadow king.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He poured more wine into his glass, then refilled hers too.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But it’s fine,\" he said casually. \"I don’t mind.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He took a slow sip, finishing the glass in one steady motion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fiera tried not to stare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She failed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shirt was still slightly open.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The dim lighting did absolutely nothing to hide the clean lines of muscle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her brain betrayed her again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Stop. STOP.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She pressed her lips together and looked away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She kind of understood now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why Mira had that smug glow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why Ely suddenly disappeared into that mansion like she’d found treasure.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why Rava refused to elaborate and just said, \"You’ll get it one day.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was starting to get it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was dangerous.\u003C\u002Fp>",1128,"2026-06-05T23:57:27.963Z",1,"novelbin.me","5293c762572ff9feee20c041f8c757342924d206149e560cbc52e5ca39c3fafa","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-722","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-720",878,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fharem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-cover.jpg"]