Presently, Xiao Chuchu entered, holding a teacup. "Stop looking. This place is right next door to yours. I traded a newly renovated apartment for the previous owner's place. This is our first day moving in."

I naturally understood the reason behind Xiao Chuchu's actions, and my heart warmed. Instead of taking the teacup, I pulled her into an embrace. "Chuchu, you are so good to me."

Xiao Chuchu gently tapped my forehead. "It's good that you know. Now, be good and drink your tea, and then Sister will show you something exciting."

I took a sip of tea. "What did my big peeping tom manage to film this time? Could it be that I drunkenly took you last night?"

Xiao Chuchu went to retrieve her phone, saying as she walked, "You wish. I won't give it to you unless you agree to marry me."

I stated firmly, "I will marry you. Who said I wouldn't marry you?"

Xiao Chuchu got onto the bed and sat beside me. "Only me."

I fell silent.

Of course, Xiao Chuchu didn't dwell on it; this was entirely within her expectations. She continued, "We need ground rules first. When you see what's in the video, you are not allowed to scold me, call me perverse, tell the two involved parties, or develop any other thoughts or misunderstandings about them. Otherwise, I won't let you watch."

"So many conditions. Hurry up and start. I'm not the kind of man who nitpicks."

Xiao Chuchu lay down in my arms, and holding her close, we began watching the video.

The video appeared unedited. After a long wait, two young women finally appeared—it was Yi Xiaorou and Hua Qingqing. My heart hammered wildly. It was obvious that Xiao Chuchu had secretly filmed Yi Xiaorou during an intimate moment.

Should I watch or not? Two girls giving each other massages was, in itself, nothing untoward. Furthermore, Yi Xiaorou was doing this entirely for me. After the recent traitor incident, her dependence on me had dramatically increased; she wouldn't question me now even if I announced I was establishing a new country. But if I watched, what if Hua Qingqing had any suggestive scenes?

In the end, the urge of curiosity conquered reason. To hell with gentlemanly morals; I was a big pervert. If I wanted to watch, I would watch. What was all this hesitant dithering for?

The two figures in the video were talking. Xiao Chuchu suddenly paused the playback and looked at me seriously. "By now, you should know what's going on. If you think I'm being despicable, then let's not watch. I haven't even watched it since I filmed it, so we can just pretend this never happened."

I grinned wryly. "It took so much effort to film Xiaorou's 'scandal.' How could we not watch?"

Xiao Chuchu tapped my forehead. "I knew you were a lecher. I don't really care what Sister Xiaorou does, since she's your treasure anyway. But if Sister Qingqing has any scandalous scenes, I'm done for."

I suddenly remembered something extremely important. If Xiao Chuchu could so easily plant a micro-camera on Yi Xiaorou, had the secrets of the Great Dragon Kingdom’s weaponry already been mostly leaked? With the capabilities of Red Guards No. 10 and No. 11, it was impossible they wouldn't notice something like this.

That implied one thing: Yi Xiaorou intentionally let Xiao Chuchu film this. My relationship with Xiao Chuchu was almost public knowledge; everyone in this circle of women knew she was involved with me, and the only thing Xiao Chuchu would do after filming it was to show it to me for praise.

This meant Yi Xiaorou deliberately wanted me to see this video. Otherwise, even if Xiao Chuchu could secretly install surveillance equipment, how could the placement have perfectly focused on the center of the bed?

"Watch without worry," I told Xiao Chuchu. "I guarantee Qingqing is just putting on a clean act in this, but as for your Sister Xiaorou? I can't promise that."

Xiao Chuchu pressed the play button. "I'm not afraid of Sister Xiaorou. We even bathed together at their place last time. She is truly well-endowed; I was completely smitten, let alone you. Sister Xiaorou is a really good person. She publicly stated she wouldn't compete with any of us. Otherwise, given how much you favor her, we wouldn't stand a chance."

I had no mind to listen to Xiao Chuchu anymore; the intense intimate scene in the video was about to begin, and my heart pounded excitedly. I had to admire Xiao Chuchu's filming equipment; the sound was perfectly clear.

Hua Qingqing took off her doctor's coat, revealing a tight camisole underneath, paired with a small floral skirt. From the camera’s perspective, her figure was excellent. Her chest, though not as full as Yi Xiaorou's, was perfectly proportioned—probably a 32C.

I heard Hua Qingqing say beside the bed, "Xiaorou, I'm so sorry. I still owe your family 8 billion. Selling a few needles of the B-serum was quite profitable, but Hua's Group is entering the international pharmaceutical market this year, and cash flow is extremely tight."

Yi Xiaorou hugged a soft bolster. "My family isn't lacking money right now. If you need it, I can ask Zhao Qian to advance you some. After all, you were our matchmaker; it’s only right to help you."

Hua Qingqing chuckled, "How embarrassing. I'll have money soon; there's an African diamond prince who is gravely ill. I won't sell for less than 2 billion US dollars this time. His assets are over ten billion; trading a fifth of that for his life is a bargain."

Yi Xiaorou laughed. "Qingqing, I really should have Zhao Qian come and court you to be his wife. If you managed his business, he’d become incredibly wealthy."

"What nonsense are you spouting?" Hua Qingqing's face flushed. "I like a man who is devoted."

"Hmph!" Xiao Chuchu pinched my ear in displeasure. "So Sister Xiaorou is so wicked, setting up enemies for us out there."

"Alright, wife, don't be angry. Didn't you hear Qingqing say she doesn't like me? Hurry up and watch, they're about to undress."

Yi Xiaorou started taking off her top. "Qingqing, let's do this one last time. I measured myself; I’m a 36F now, and Zhao Qian agreed that was enough. You promised me I'd reach an F-cup in a month, and it's been four months already."

Hua Qingqing looked embarrassed. "I was truly too busy for a while. If we did it once a day, I guarantee a month, but we stopped several times in between, so the results slowed down. Come on, after this session, you massage them yourself every night before sleeping, and I promise they won't lose shape even when you're fifty."

Hua Qingqing was initially facing away from the camera. Yi Xiaorou suddenly patted her other side. "Qingqing, move over here."

Hua Qingqing didn't think much of it, sat on Yi Xiaorou's other side, and started helping unhook her bra. Xiao Chuchu let out an "Eeeh," muttering to herself, "Sister Xiaorou is like an immortal. If Sister Qingqing sat in the previous position, we wouldn't be able to see anything at all."

This confirmed my earlier guess. I seemed to recall saying once during intimacy that I wondered what Hua Qingqing looked like when she massaged her. Yi Xiaorou had jokingly told me to crawl under the bed to listen. I never expected it to be more real than listening—a live, real-time recreation.

"Zhao Qian, give it to me!" Xiao Chuchu had also been drinking tonight, and stimulated by the sight of Yi Xiaorou and Hua Qingqing in the camera, she could hold back no longer.

After the storm subsided, Xiao Chuchu held my head and spoke with sudden seriousness. "Zhao Qian, I'm 24 this year, and you are too. According to the legal age for marriage, we can get married too. Will you come home with me tomorrow and propose to my parents? Please, please, husband..."

Oh, Great Goddess Nuwa, why did you create women to be so persistent? Zhang Xiaoya said the exact same thing to me before she left the aircraft the night before last. Can't you all be like the women in those pirated online novels from Zhu Da Bookstore, where upon my imposing regal aura, they all rush to pounce, crying, "Hero, we will collectively marry you, and we guarantee harmony among the sisters! Go ahead and chase after other women; we’ll handle everything at home!"

"This... Chuchu, look, I have the college entrance exams tomorrow. Can we talk about this later?"

"Oh, right. I forgot, husband. Sorry. Let's go take a shower; you're all sticky and dirty."

After the shower, the two of us cuddled sweetly. Xiao Chuchu was more coquettish and restless in my arms than any time we'd been together before, wriggling around. I couldn't take it anymore and said to her, "Chuchu, do you want me to go again? If you keep wriggling like that, that part of mine is going to get big again."

"I don't know what's wrong. It just feels so comfortable and exciting in your arms. Oh, right, husband, I lined up a business deal for you. Thank me."

I asked, "What business?"

"I have a friend who runs a construction and real estate company; maybe you've heard of it—Yuejin Construction Engineering Corporation. They were ranked 6th among the Top 500 companies in the Great Dragon Kingdom last year. Their security system has been having strange issues recently; all their security guards resigned collectively. I know Red Dragon Security is a bit slow right now, so I already accepted on behalf of my friend. We'll arrange security staff to station there in the next few days."

I said to Xiao Chuchu, "It's good to have business, and I should thank you. However, you need to clarify the strange issues with their security system. Otherwise, what if we walk in blind and something goes wrong?"

"Mmm," Xiao Chuchu replied. "I asked about it. You might not believe it, but it's very mysterious, somewhat similar to what happened in Peach Blossom Village."

I grew interested. After acting as the chief manager for several months, I desperately needed something to do. "Oh, tell me about it."

Xiao Chuchu snuggled into my chest. "You have to promise not to leave tonight, or I'll be scared alone. Tomorrow night, I can ask Mengmeng to stay with me."

I looked skeptical. "I remember Big Sister Xiao was very bold when telling ghost stories in the small town."

Xiao Chuchu licked my face intimately with her tongue. "Husband, both the time I told stories in the small town and the time I had the strange dream at Zhao Fen's house, you held me. Back then, I felt safe, but not as grounded as I do now. I am truly happy. You must protect me from now on, or I'll never let you touch me again."

"Alright, alright, tell me about the situation quickly; I can’t wait."

Xiao Chuchu adjusted her voice. "Yuejin Construction has an 18-story building. There are 12 security guards patrolling in three shifts. Last month, one guard died inexplicably. The forensic report said he died of fright from something terrifying. Then, another strange thing happened in the building: the elevator, which has been operating normally for years, inexplicably registered an overload reading every night. Early this month, another guard died. Another guard nearby recalled hearing the dying man shout."

"What did he shout?" I asked Xiao Chuchu.

Xiao Chuchu imitated a male voice: "It's him!"

"It's him? What does that mean?" I asked Xiao Chuchu.

"I don't know," Xiao Chuchu burrowed into my embrace. "By the time the guard who heard the sound rushed over, that guard was also dead, his condition exactly the same as the one who died last month: pupils dilated, died of shock."

I thought for a moment. "Could someone be deliberately trying to scare people? Did Yuejin Construction offend anyone?"

Xiao Chuchu replied, "Good husband, I haven't had time to ask about those things yet. But the police haven't solved the case, so that possibility is unlikely."

Although I encountered many inexplicable things—like having a sister who is nearly four hundred years old from a million years in the future, and the matters in Peach Blossom Village—generally speaking, I didn't believe in ghosts and spirits. However, sometimes I used the supernatural to explain things, like when I first met Zhao Fen and Zhao Fang, I mistook them for fox spirits. That's probably a natural contradiction in human nature.

"Could it be that those security guards quit because they were afraid of these things?"

"Yes, the news has spread in society. No one is willing to work security there, no matter how high the salary. Several other security companies in the capital don't dare to take the job. I saw my friend was quite distressed, so I offered to help her."

I said to Xiao Chuchu, "This matter is troublesome. Since two people have already died, there is definitely danger involved. If I send people from Tiger's command in, I'm afraid not many will be willing to go. Even if someone agrees, I can't send them to their deaths. And I have exams coming up. I think we'll have to delay this for a few days."

Xiao Chuchu replied, "That's not a big problem. Yuejin Construction has arranged over a dozen people from their internal staff for night shifts; they should be able to hold on for a while longer. Can you help my friend after your exams? You must help her find out the truth of the matter. She seems very down and sad whenever I see her lately."

"Wife's orders, how dare I disobey? However, as for the truth you speak of, I can't guarantee anything. After all, there are too many things in this world without a truth to be found. We can only say anything definitive after Tiger and I go take a look."

Xiao Chuchu happily grabbed my hand and placed it on her chest. "Come, husband, your wife rewards you. As long as you agree to go, I'll do anything you ask."

"How about being my third wife?" Right now, I could only distinguish the hierarchy by the order in which I truly became intimate with them: Zhao Fen was the first, Yi Xiaorou the second, and Xiao Chuchu the third.

"Ptooey, ptooey, ptooey, ptooey..." Xiao Chuchu spat playfully at me, and I sealed her lips with mine as we embraced...

After a brief tussle, Xiao Chuchu pushed me away and turned serious. "I have serious business to discuss. The 24 medium-high orbit military satellites custom-made for the Chairman are ready. Have you settled the pricing with the Chairman? Is he renting them or buying them outright? I don't want them launched if I don't understand these details."

What a good wife, managing household affairs so well. Compared to her, I was practically a spendthrift. "I’ll go see the Chairman after my exams and discuss it properly with him. By the way, how is the company doing recently? If you have any difficulties, tell me; don't keep them bottled up."

Xiao Chuchu couldn't stay serious and burst out laughing. "Good husband, you finally know how to care for me! Difficulties? No, business is just too good—we're counting money until our hands cramp. Many large foreign companies are renting our satellite signals now, and our network phones are in such high demand that I'm certain Huanyu Communications will enter the top ten of the Great Dragon Kingdom's Top 500 by year-end settlement."

Great! Maybe one day I’ll monopolize all of the Top Ten. But wouldn't that be too unkind? My two future fathers-in-law might come after me if they get bumped out of the top ten, and I should leave a few spots for Hua Qingqing too.

Xiao Chuchu said, "Happy now? Aren't you going to hurry up and marry such a beautiful and capable wife? Oh, and there’s something else that brings pride to the Great Dragon Kingdom! A few days ago, a junior employee from our business department went to Europe on assignment. Guess what? Their esteemed president personally greeted him! That kid came back acting like a big shot. People who were previously reluctant to handle overseas business are now vying for international assignments."

This was concrete proof of a rich country and strong military leading to public dignity. As long as you possess sufficient strength, no one dares to look down on you.

I said to Xiao Chuchu, "Those people are all looking at the 36 satellites Huanyu has in the sky. I wonder what kind of shock the subsequent satellite launches will bring them."

"I'm not afraid of how they view Huanyu. Anyway, I have you backing me up. Now, even my dad consults me when he has problems. If you hadn't let Mengmeng and me go out and do things back then, we might still be fragile flowers only trained in theory."

"Does your dad know about Huanyu?"

Xiao Chuchu replied, "He doesn't understand much, only that I have special connections. Besides the few key senior executives, no one else in the company recognizes you or me. Some bad guys who might try something tricky can't even find the right person."

I sighed. "That's good. You know, big trees catch the wind. I don't want any accidents to happen to you. Huanyu and Dadi both follow a high-tech route, and now, after the annihilation of a US naval fleet, countries have resumed the arms race. I fear Star Country might target you."

"They wouldn't dare! You're here. I'm sleepy now, coax your husband, little darling wants to sleep..."