[{"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-805":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},1411295,1864,"Chapter 805: In The Mood","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-805",805,"\u003Cp>Chapter 805 – In The Mood\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled softly, the faintest smile lingering on his lips as he glanced at Solara and Selena once more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Thanks,\" he said quietly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solara smiled. Selena nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both stood at the same time, movements graceful in that effortless, divine way that never looked practiced, because it wasn’t. It was just... them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We’ll see you later, Lux,\" Solara said, her tone lighter now, though there was still something underneath it. Something unspoken.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Selena lingered half a second longer, her gaze resting on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I hope someday...\" she began softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux looked up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...me and Solara could stay here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A pause.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"With you... with the others.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That one landed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just... quiet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux’s lips curved into a small smile, soft, almost reluctant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah...\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I also hope the same.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that was the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the dangerous part.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because hope?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hope made things complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solara’s expression softened. Selena’s too. They didn’t say anything else. They didn’t need to.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A flicker of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Warm gold.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cool silver.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And then...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were gone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No dramatic exit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No lingering aura.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just absence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The room felt... bigger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Quieter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux didn’t move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a moment, just a moment, he sat there, coffee still in his hand, gaze unfocused as his thoughts slowed down... then spiraled again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Complicated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was one way to put it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His head tilted slightly back against the chair, eyes half-lidded as he stared at the ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He knew what this was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wasn’t blind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wasn’t naive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hell, if anything, Lux had always been too aware of emotional dynamics. Too good at reading people. Too precise when it came to intent, desire, weakness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That included himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sometimes he wanted to make a move.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not as Greed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not as a strategist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Solara and Selena weren’t just powerful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were... real.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a way that didn’t revolve around contracts, manipulation, or power games.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dangerously rare.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His fingers tapped lightly against the armrest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But how?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was the problem.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because this wasn’t some casual situation he could navigate with charm and control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Celestial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reputation-bound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Watched.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If he crossed that line?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It wouldn’t just be a scandal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It would be a statement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A political shift.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A potential betrayal in the eyes of Heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And Lux?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux didn’t do reckless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not like that.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not when the cost wasn’t just his.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly, leaning deeper into the chair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Patient, Lux...\" he muttered under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One step at a time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Always.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before his thoughts could settle further...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The shadows shifted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subtle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Smooth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like silk moving in darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux didn’t even look up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sira.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stepped out from the shadow like she owned it, which, honestly, she kind of did. Pride wrapped around her like an invisible crown, her presence sharp, elegant, unapologetically hers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh,\" she said, spotting him, lips curving slightly. \"You’re here.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That was all he gave.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sira didn’t ask permission.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She never did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She walked straight toward him, heels clicking softly against the marble before she turned and sat directly on his lap, like it was the most natural thing in the world.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Which, for her?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her arms slipped around his neck, body leaning into his with a familiarity that didn’t question boundaries, it defined them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s with the long face?\" she asked, voice light but curious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux exhaled softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And... were Solara and Selena just here?\" she added, her nose brushing lightly against his collar as if confirming it through scent alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" Lux said. \"They’re gone already.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sira hummed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And what’s with that face?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux paused.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then shrugged slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Nothing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We were just... thinking about something that crosses the line.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sira leaned back just enough to look at him properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then... She smirked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"S*x?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux huffed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course she went straight there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because Pride didn’t dance around things.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Pride named them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The bad thing is...\" Lux continued, voice quieter now, more grounded. \"The Old Order Celestials don’t like me. The King doesn’t like me. And they’re Celestials.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sira listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Actually listened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can’t drag them through the mud,\" he added. \"I’m a demon. If I slept with them and the councils thought they betrayed Heaven...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He exhaled slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It would be a mess.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive mess.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Political.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Social.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Existential.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sira nodded once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"True...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No teasing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No dismissal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just acknowledgment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her hand slid lightly across his chest, fingers tracing slow, deliberate patterns, not aggressive, not subtle either. Just... intentional.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her body shifted slightly against his, the kind of movement that didn’t ask, it suggested.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux’s brow twitched faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"...Seems like you’re in the mood,\" he muttered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sira’s smirk deepened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m always in the mood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yeah.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That tracked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And also...\" she added, leaning closer, her voice dropping just slightly, more intimate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I smell something different from you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux’s lips twitched faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Lust primordial sin blessed me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sira froze for half a second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, she laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft, rich sound that carried both amusement and interest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well,\" she murmured, eyes glinting. \"That explains a lot.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her fingers pressed slightly firmer against him, testing, feeling, evaluating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And I also have nice news,\" she added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux glanced at her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She leaned in closer, lips brushing near his ear as she whispered, \"My dad already prepared the plan.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That got his attention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>You know in case...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux didn’t react outwardly, but internally?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That filed immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Contingency.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"And...\" Sira continued, pulling back slightly, her expression shifting just a little.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I heard the Envy heiress just went down today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux stilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Vira Karess died.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An exiled Envy took her place.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Her name is... Cyntia?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux shook his head faintly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It’s Cyrinne.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sira blinked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then her eyes narrowed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then realization hit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wait...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her smirk returned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No. You didn’t just know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lux smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Controlled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dangerous in that quiet way.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yeah,\" he said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Not only know.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He leaned back slightly, one hand resting lazily against her waist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I only gave her a little push.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1019,"2026-06-05T23:57:29.177Z",1,"novelbin.me","550fd9ec150a1acadc747de252fcc2107cf2cd36dbdbf6f64c09f3982285bac4","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-652","harem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-chapter-804",878,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fharem-startup-the-demon-billionaire-is-on-vacati-cover.jpg"]