Chapter 44
Though Ireena looked petite and adorable, she was already 22 years old this year.
She had been obsessed with potions since high school and majored in a related field in university.
Recently, she even established her own agency, specializing in accepting commissions from clients.
She wanted to use her potions to punish evil and promote good.
Now, hearing Ye Yu's words, she genuinely wanted to punish him too.
"Ah—no, I mean, hello, sister! I'm Ireena's good friend! I slipped up earlier—my name is Ye Yu. I came today to deliver something to Ireena!"
Ye Yu pretended to look very embarrassed, smiling at the two women.
As he spoke, he lightly waved Ireena's small camera in his hand.
When Ireena heard Ye Yu call her mother "mother-in-law," she was so angry she nearly slapped him across the face.
But then she saw him waving her camera and swallowed her words.
This bastard was really threatening her.
She absolutely didn't want her mother to find out what she had done.
Victorica's eyes lit up at his words. She quickly looked Ye Yu up and down.
There was a distinct "mother-in-law inspecting her son-in-law" vibe—she liked what she saw more and more!
"So you're Ireena's friend! Come in, come in! And I'm not your sister—I'm Ireena's mother."
"But you really look so young—I almost want to call you little sister!"
Victorica shyly covered her face upon hearing this.
"You've got quite the sweet mouth. Don't just stand at the door—come in!"
Under Ireena's murderous glare, Ye Yu walked inside with a smile.
Victorica enthusiastically poured Ye Yu a glass of water, then began questioning him like a typical mother-in-law.
"What do you do? Where's your family from? How did you meet my Ireena?"
Facing the eager-to-know mother-in-law, Ye Yu remained completely calm.
"My family is from this city. I'm still a university student. I met Ireena at a restaurant."
"Ireena is already 22 this year, but I've never seen her bring a boy home. I was starting to worry if something was wrong with her preferences. Now I finally don't have to worry anymore!"
"Enough!!"
Ireena could no longer stand the conversation between Ye Yu and her mother.
She stood up and directly grabbed Ye Yu's wrist.
"Mom, Ye Yu and I have something to talk about. You go do your thing!"
With that, she dragged Ye Yu toward her room.
Ye Yu smiled at Victorica as he was pulled along.
"Sister, I'll go discuss some serious matters with Ireena first. We'll chat more later!"
Victorica watched as Ireena and Ye Yu disappeared into the room.
She couldn't help but sigh softly.
"Ahh… youth is wonderful…"
The moment the door closed—
Ireena quickly grabbed a spray bottle from the corner.
Then she slammed Ye Yu against the wall.
Her left forearm pinned him down, while her right hand aimed the spray bottle directly at his eyes.
She glared at him with fierce determination.
"You've seen the kind of poisons I can make! This spray—if even a drop gets in your eyes, it'll blind you on the spot! Tell me your real purpose right now, or I'm going to use it!"
Right now, Ireena was wearing a white camisole and tiny blue shorts.
She looked utterly adorable.
"I'm talking to you—did you hear me? Speak clearly, or I'll do it!"
Seeing Ye Yu still dazed, Ireena made an even more menacing face.
"My purpose? Don't you already know very well?"
Ye Yu completely ignored her threat, his eyes roaming over her fair neck.
Hearing Ye Yu's words, Ireena was momentarily stunned.
What does he mean by "you already know"?
Then she noticed his extremely predatory gaze.
She suddenly remembered what she had said earlier.
This guy really was after her beauty?!
"Y-You bastard!!"
Ireena was furious. She immediately pressed the spray!
Of course the "blindness" threat was a lie—this was just a powerful sedative.
She planned to knock Ye Yu out, tie him up, and interrogate him slowly!
"Ireena, treating me like this really hurts my feelings!"
Ye Yu smiled faintly.
The mist sprayed from the bottle suddenly behaved like a controlled rainbow— swirling gently in the palm of his hand!
"H-How…??"
Only then did Ireena finally remember—
Ye Yu was not an ordinary person!
"Ireena-chan, would you really be so cruel to me? I don't believe it!"
Ye Yu looked at her playfully.
"How about you try it on yourself?"
Ireena's eyes flashed with horror!
If Ye Yu restrained her, who knew what he would do?!
"N-No—let's talk properly!"
Ye Yu smiled lightly.
"Talk properly now? Sorry—it's too late!"
As soon as the words left his mouth, the mist in his palm flew straight toward Ireena's face.
A strange fragrance filled the air, and Ireena's expression turned to complete despair!
Oh no—this scent is…??
She looked down in disbelief— only now realizing that what she was holding wasn't the sedative at all.
It was the aphrodisiac she had lost earlier…
She was finished—this time she was truly screwed!
Ireena turned and tried to run toward the door.
Right now, she needed to get her mother to call the police!
She was 22—of course she dreamed of love and a lover!
But she absolutely didn't want to give her first time away so inexplicably!
Seeing Ireena turn to flee, Ye Yu's lips curved upward.
He grabbed her wrist in an instant.
"Ireena-chan, where are you going? I still haven't explained everything yet!"
"Damn it! Let go—I don't need your explanation anymore! I don't want to know anything—just let me go!!"
Let go?
How could he possibly?
Ireena hadn't grabbed the wrong spray.
Ye Yu had simply swapped it with lightning speed when she wasn't looking— replacing it with the aphrodisiac he had taken earlier.
This had been his plan from the start—how could he possibly let her go?
"Alright, Ireena-chan. Now I'm going to explain everything to you in detail."
Ireena already felt her body temperature rising.
Then her consciousness began to blur.
Next thing she knew, she was wrapped in a warm embrace.
She looked up slightly and saw Ye Yu's handsome face.
Her gaze turned hazy. Unable to resist, she reached up and gently touched Ye Yu's cheek.
This feeling was truly wonderful!
"Ye Yu… I really like you so much!"
Seeing Ireena's flushed face, did Ye Yu have any other choice?
…
Meanwhile, Ryuuen Santarou stared at the documents in his hand with extremely fierce eyes.
He had already found traces of his son's blood in the warehouse.
And in the past few days, no one had contacted him for ransom.
He had already guessed the worst—his son was likely dead.
Then, he spoke coldly to the confidant beside him.
"Bring everyone on this list to me. I want to interrogate them personally!"
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