Chapter 999: The Cold-Hearted CEO's Resentful Butler 12

「Delivery, mine? 」

Jin Chen raised an eyebrow dubiously, certain he hadn't bought anything recently.

Moreover, it was wrapped so tightly.

He warily lifted the package and gave it a shake; it was very light.

It didn't look like there was a bomb inside.

He glanced again at the delivery person and let out an "eh," saying, "I don't think I've seen you before; did you change couriers?"

"Yes, please sign quickly; I have another place to deliver to later."

Jin Chen signed with a smile on the surface, thinking, "You're full of shit."

Who knows how long ago they directly hired a delivery worker, solely responsible for delivering their manor's parcels and letters.

They didn't even investigate properly before hiring.

He carried the package back to his small Western-style house, tore it open, and discovered it was actually a stack of photos.

Jin Chen casually leaned on the sofa, and as soon as he flipped it open, his expression changed.

His domineering CEO had been secretly photographed by some bastard!

Unbelievable, and they're quite good at finding angles.

But what's with this ball boy?! He's practically snuggled into Gu Han's arms, with zero sense of propriety!

Jin Chen then found a sheet of paper among the photos.

The ink penetrated the paper, leaving a few large characters.

"Your favor is limited in time, but wealth will always be yours."

The signature was Gu Yeting's.

Jin Chen let out an "oh."

That line is still quite tempting.

"Turns out it's that bastard Gu Yeting."

Jin Chen calmly collected the photos, meanwhile despising Gu Yeting's lowly tactics in his heart.

I'll tell on him when Gu Han comes back!

——

Gu Han left the club, and night had already fallen.

As he got into the car, he still thought that the dishes Jin Chen had ordered for him were probably cold by now.

As for the success of today's gathering, it was as expected, nothing worth being surprised about.

Gu Han lowered the car window, letting the late-night cold wind blow in, ruffling his hair and helping him sober up.

He didn't know whether it was the alcohol getting to him or the cold food in the villa.

Gu Han slid the touchscreen beside him, the partition lowered, and the front cabin space became visible.

"Return to the manor."

"Yes, sir."

The driver looked out at the street corner and turned the car around.

One hour later.

The gatehouse scanned the smart lock to let the vehicle in, picked up the intercom and pressed, "Jin Butler, sir has returned."

Hearing the intercom, Jin Chen was staying in the underground movie room.

He raised an eyebrow, thinking, "Wasn't he supposed to come back tomorrow noon?"

……Something's off.

Jin Chen tossed another popcorn into his mouth, wiped his hands, and got up to go upstairs.

"Sir, welcome home."

Gu Han entered the door, loosened his tie, heard the voice, looked up, and met Jin Chen's somewhat surprised gaze.

"Hmm."

His heart stirred slightly; he took off his coat and hung it up, giving a dignified nod.

"Sir, why did you come back early? Have you eaten dinner?"

Jin Chen followed him all the way to the living room, quickly walked a few steps, poured warm tea, and handed it over.

"I had a bite at the club."

Gu Han answered casually, lifted his arm to prop his forehead, his tone weary, "Have the kitchen make some hangover soup."

"Yes, sir, please rest for a moment."

Jin Chen brought over a blanket to cover him, adjusted the living room lighting, played a soothing tune, then walked out slowly.

When exhausted to the extreme, one can't sleep; instead, the cerebral cortex becomes unusually active, causing a dull headache.

Gu Han half-leaned on the sofa, already accustomed to this level of headache, closed his eyes in a light doze, thinking he'd just take some sleeping pills before bed later.

Not long after, Jin Chen brought back the hangover soup.

He stepped lightly, set the bowl gently on the coffee table, but the faint sound still made Gu Han open his eyes warily; seeing it was Jin Chen, he relaxed.

"Sir, please get up and have a drink."

Jin Chen made a move to support him; Gu Han didn't refuse, took the hangover soup with a weary expression, gulped a few mouthfuls, the headache and agitation worsening his mood, and he absentmindedly tugged at his collar.

"Sir, may I give you a massage?" Jin Chen asked tentatively.

"You still know how to give a massage?"

Gu Han was somewhat surprised, so he lay flat on the sofa and raised an eyebrow at Jin Chen as a signal.

Jin Chen smiled faintly, sat beside Gu Han, moved his head onto his leg through the blanket, and gently massaged.

How could a massage be like this…?

Gu Han felt it was strange.

But it was quite comfortable.

He thus said nothing, closed his eyes, and enjoyed it.

A faint sandalwood scent once again twined around Gu Han's nostrils, and he subconsciously recalled that day in the car when Jin Chen said he didn't wear perfume.

All sorts of thoughts then began to run wild.

He even felt… the scent was a bit heady.

Gu Han rubbed against his embrace again, grabbed his clothes and lightly sniffed; Jin Chen seemed apprehensive, tentatively touching Gu Han's head, then gently massaging.

Gu Han's body tensed slightly, he didn't rebuke, simply acquiescing.

Because of this slightly ambiguous action, Gu Han's thoughts began to run wild.

"Sir, would you like to take a hot bath first?"

His thoughts were pulled back by the voice.

Gu Han's voice was a little hoarse: "No need."

He hadn't relaxed like this in a long time and didn't want to move.

Jin Chen's fingers paused, thinking that since it was so, he ought to say it.

"Sir, not long before you returned, I received a set of photos… they're… about you."

"What photos?"

Jin Chen handed over the photos from the envelope unchanged to Gu Han.

The more Gu Han looked, the darker his face grew; he sat up straight.

He was already angry enough.

As a result, he heard Jin Chen say, "The writing on the paper is Gu Yeting's… perhaps because of his 'lover' identity, he thinks thanking me could win me over."

"But…"

Jin Chen cautiously glanced at Gu Han and politely said, "If the person in the photos really is your current lover, I can explain to him."

Gu Han snorted at his words, laughing, "What do you want to explain?"

"I'm just a butler; to avoid being misunderstood by that person in the photos, it's better to explain clearly."

【Yikes! Strong green tea fragrance~】

0731 pat pat pat.

Jin Chen was utterly unaffected, lowered his eyes, eased a bit, and said again, "If it's convenient for you, sir, you could bring him back…"

"Back here?" Gu Han interrupted him, a nameless fire rising in his heart because of Jin Chen's attitude; he coldly sneered, "You're awfully generous."

"Sir, how can you use the word 'generous'? I'm merely a butler; I mustn't overstep my bounds."

Gu Han: "……" Gritting his teeth in anger.

He kept going on about propriety.

I was just mentioning it casually back then.

How many times do you have to bring up this word!

Really, you vexing little Xiao Yaojing!

He felt extremely displeased; he had wanted to go upstairs and let him guess wildly, but when he lifted his eyes and met Jin Chen's gaze, his heart felt like a stone had lodged in it.

Gu Han sighed helplessly, "That's just a ball boy; I don't know him, and I currently have no lover."

He thought, "You absurdly stole my first kiss, yet you have the nerve to talk about propriety! Acting all innocent and pitiful… utterly despicable!"

"Moreover… moreover, you even have the nerve to act indifferent! It seems the one who's anxious isn't you!"

Jin Chen didn't know his inner complaints, but because of this spoken explanation his brows relaxed, and he didn't delve further into the topic.

"Sir, you'd better take a bath first; the bathroom has prepared bath balls and fragrance, and a fresh bathrobe is ready."

Gu Han: "……"

"Then why didn't you say that earlier!"

"If this isn't jealousy, what is!"

"So… do you or don't you care about other lovers!"

Jin Chen's expression gave nothing away, but as Gu Han kept guessing, he realized he did feel a bit concerned.

"……Just an illusion, all an illusion!"

Gu Han stormed off in anger to the bathroom of the master suite.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value +15, total 45!】

【Wow! Today's hullabaloo is up, the Host's tactics are superb!】