Chapter 282: The Protagonist Flees

Shen Tian’s smile vanished.

Instantly.

The temperature seemed to drop.

Bear and Ghost froze.

Lu Chen realized.

Too late.

Shen Tian stepped forward.

No joke.

No teasing.

No amusement.

His Domain opened.

WHOOOOOOOOOM!

The warehouse shook.

Bear dropped to one knee.

Ghost nearly did.

Lu Chen’s eyes widened.

Shen Tian’s green eyes were terrifyingly calm.

"Say that again."

Lu Chen stared.

Shen Tian stepped closer.

"You want me?"

Another step.

"Come."

Another.

"You want to fight me?"

His Domain increased.

Lu Chen’s knees trembled.

"Try."

Shen Tian stopped directly in front of him.

"But my family?"

His voice dropped.

"No."

Silence.

Lu Chen gritted his teeth.

Shen Tian leaned closer.

"You don’t get to touch them."

Then...

His expression changed.

A small smile returned.

Cruel.

Controlled.

"Besides..."

He glanced toward the signed contracts.

"...you should focus on keeping what little you have left."

Lu Chen snapped.

His fist flew.

Shen Tian caught it.

BOOM!

The warehouse shook.

Lu Chen’s eyes widened.

Shen Tian twisted.

CRACK!

"UGH!"

Lu Chen dropped.

Shen Tian kicked him in the chest.

BOOOOOOM!

He flew across the warehouse.

CRASH!

Boxes exploded.

Bear stared.

Ghost stared.

Shen Tian adjusted his cuff.

"Don’t worry."

He looked toward them.

"Employee orientation is Monday."

Bear slowly nodded.

"...Yes, sir."

Ghost immediately nodded too.

Shen Tian turned.

Behind him...

Lu Chen pushed himself from the rubble.

His hatred had become almost tangible.

Shen Tian didn’t even look back.

That...

Was the worst part.

. . .

9:43 P.M.

Shen Mansion.

The front door opened.

Shen Tian entered.

And immediately...

"You’re late."

He stopped.

Rose stood in the foyer.

Arms crossed.

Beside her...

Lin Yue.

Gu Qingya.

Tang Meilin.

And farther back...

Yin Suyi.

Shen Tian stared.

"Why are all of you here?"

Yin Suyi smiled brightly.

"Because this is my house."

Shen Tian nodded.

"Fair."

He looked toward the others.

Rose smiled.

"Your mother invited us."

Yin Suyi immediately nodded.

"I like them."

Then...

She pointed toward Tang Meilin.

"She’s polite."

Tang Meilin smiled.

"Thank you, Auntie."

Yin Suyi pointed toward Lin Yue.

"She’s responsible."

Lin Yue straightened slightly.

"Thank you."

Then Rose.

"She’s strong."

Rose smiled.

"I’ll take that."

Then Gu Qingya.

Yin Suyi stared.

Gu Qingya became slightly nervous.

Finally...

"Excellent hips."

Silence.

Gu Qingya’s face turned completely red.

"M-Madam Shen!"

Shen Tian closed his eyes.

"Mother."

"What?"

Yin Suyi looked genuinely confused.

"Good for childbirth."

Gu Qingya looked ready to disappear.

Rose collapsed laughing.

Tang Meilin covered her mouth.

Lin Yue turned away.

Shen Tian sighed.

"Please stop evaluating my friends for reproductive efficiency."

Yin Suyi frowned.

"I’m helping."

"You’re not."

"I disagree."

Then...

She looked at Rose.

Rose immediately stopped laughing.

Yin Suyi’s eyes moved downward.

Rose’s face changed.

"Don’t."

Yin Suyi nodded approvingly.

"Also excellent."

Rose’s face became crimson.

Shen Tian grabbed his mother’s shoulders.

"Kitchen."

"What?"

"Go."

"But..."

"Kitchen."

Yin Suyi pouted.

"My son is bullying me."

Shen Tian started pushing her away.

"Correct."

"Yan’er!"

No response.

Yin Suyi frowned.

"Where is your sister when I need her?"

"Hopefully asleep."

Shen Tian successfully moved her out of the foyer.

Then...

He returned.

Four women stared.

Silence.

Shen Tian looked around.

"What?"

Rose burst out laughing.

Gu Qingya covered her face.

"I cannot believe she said that."

Tang Meilin smiled.

"She likes you."

"That doesn’t help!"

Lin Yue laughed.

Shen Tian walked toward Gu Qingya.

She immediately looked at him.

Then...

Her cheeks warmed again.

He stopped.

"Excellent hips?"

Gu Qingya’s eyes widened.

"SHEN TIAN!"

Rose almost fell over laughing.

Tang Meilin’s face became red.

Lin Yue covered her mouth.

Gu Qingya punched his shoulder.

He laughed.

"You are horrible!"

"I’ve heard."

She tried looking angry.

Failed.

A smile appeared.

Shen Tian noticed.

Then...

He leaned slightly closer.

"You’re cute when you’re embarrassed."

Gu Qingya froze.

Absolute silence.

Rose stopped laughing.

Lin Yue’s eyebrows rose.

Tang Meilin stared.

Gu Qingya’s entire face became crimson.

"You..."

Shen Tian smiled.

She took one step backward.

Then...

Another.

"Don’t..."

"What?"

"Do that."

"Do what?"

"That!"

Shen Tian laughed.

Rose immediately stepped forward.

"Oh, no."

He looked toward her.

"What?"

"If we’re doing this..."

She pointed toward herself.

"My turn."

Shen Tian raised an eyebrow.

"Your turn for what?"

Rose froze.

She hadn’t thought that far.

Tang Meilin started laughing.

Lin Yue smiled.

Gu Qingya recovered just enough to enjoy Rose’s mistake.

Rose’s face slowly became pink.

"I..."

Shen Tian stepped closer.

Rose’s confidence immediately dropped by twenty percent.

"Yes?"

Her eyes met his.

Green.

Amused.

Warm.

Completely different from the way he’d looked at Lu Chen.

Rose swallowed.

"...Compliment me."

Silence.

Everyone stared.

Rose realized what she’d just said.

Her face became crimson.

"I DIDN’T MEAN..."

Shen Tian smiled.

"You’re beautiful."

Rose froze.

Done.

Completely.

Her mouth opened.

Nothing came out.

Lin Yue stared.

Tang Meilin’s cheeks warmed just watching.

Gu Qingya slowly crossed her arms.

Rose looked away.

"...Oh."

Shen Tian leaned slightly closer.

"Was that sufficient?"

Rose’s heart hammered.

"Yes."

"Good."

She immediately walked toward the living room.

Too quickly.

Lin Yue called after her.

"Running away?"

"No!"

"You are!"

"I’m getting water!"

"The kitchen is the other direction!"

Rose stopped.

Silence.

Everyone burst out laughing.

Rose covered her face.

"I hate all of you."

Shen Tian smiled.

"Not all."

Rose looked back.

Their eyes met.

Her face turned red again.

Then...

She smiled.

"...No."

Not all.

. . .

Much later...

Lu Chen sat alone.

Dark apartment.

No lights.

No television.

Nothing.

His phone rested on the table.

Then...

It vibrated.

Unknown number.

Lu Chen stared.

A message appeared.

You want to destroy Shen Tian?

His eyes narrowed.

Another.

Stop trying to beat him in his world.

Then...

A photograph loaded.

Lu Chen froze.

Viper.

Standing beside several armed men.

Behind him...

A military transport aircraft.

Another message.

Come back to ours.

Lu Chen stared.

Then...

A system notification appeared before Shen Tian miles away.

[WARNING]

New Protagonist Fate Route Forming

Overseas War Route

Potential Fate Recovery: +80,000

Xu Ning stared.

[Host.]

Shen Tian opened one green eye from where he was lying on the mansion sofa.

Rose was asleep in the chair nearby.

Lin Yue and Tang Meilin were playing cards.

Gu Qingya was half asleep while pretending to read.

Yin Suyi had fallen asleep against her son’s shoulder.

Shen Tian looked at the warning.

Then...

A slow smile appeared.

"Another opportunity?"

Xu Ning nodded.

[Lu Chen may leave the country.]

Shen Tian looked around at the women.

Then...

His smile became sharper.

"Good."

Xu Ning sighed.

[You’re going to follow him.]

Shen Tian closed his eyes again.

"No."

Xu Ning froze.

[What?]

Shen Tian’s smile remained.

"Why should I chase him?"

His green eyes opened.

Cold amusement flashed beneath them.

"If Lu Chen wants to rebuild himself overseas..."

He looked toward the glowing Fate panel.

"...I’ll let him."

Xu Ning stared.

Then understood.

Her expression slowly changed.

[And when he thinks he’s recovered...]

Shen Tian smiled.

"I’ll take it again."

Across the room...

Rose stirred.

Her eyes slowly opened.

She looked toward him.

"Why are you smiling like that?"

Shen Tian’s expression immediately softened.

"Nothing."

Rose stared.

Then...

A sleepy smile appeared.

"Liar."

Shen Tian laughed quietly.

And thousands of kilometers away...

The road that was supposed to restore War Wolf’s destiny...

Had already become Shen Tian’s next target.

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