Chapter 38 Different way to do things

Yang Chen, who saw her sudden change in demeanor, was taken aback. He realized that his words had unintentionally hurt Rose.


Feeling guilty, he quickly reached out to hold her hand and said,


"Rose, I didn't mean it like that."


Seeing him show genuine concern, Rose's anger began to dissipate. She looked into his eyes and saw the sincerity in his apology. 


“Do you feel that the reason I keep trying to seduce you to bed is to make use of your strength to help achieve my goals?” 


Rose forthrightly said.


“That’s right, your strength is frightful; I’ve never met someone who is able to show me the meaning of invincibility like you do." 


Rose said while slipping her blouse strap back on, once again covering the beautiful exposed skin. She faced Yang Chen and softly said, 


“At the same time, I need you. Despite the appearance of my Red Thorns Society and my father’s West Union Society being the two biggest underworld gangs in the west, the fact is that my Red Thorns Society is still too young. If we truly go all out against each other, the West Union Society might lose a portion of its people, but our Red Thorns Society will definitely be completely annihilated.”


Speaking to this point, Rose’s lovely face reveals some cold allure. 


“Yang Chen, do you remember the night we first met? That night, I was ambushed, and my nearby subordinates were all wiped out. I was alone, desperately trying to escape on the streets.”


Yang Chen quietly listens and nods slightly. In his mind, the scene of that night also gradually surfaces. He had saved her from her rival gang.


Memories are like wine; no matter how much time passes, they both remain fragrant.


Rose and Yang Chen’s first meeting was both bloody and dramatic.


When Rose’s feminine voice finished narrating those memories, Yang Chen thought about it. 


Half a year ago, she and he, through that coincidence, became acquaintances. From that point on, the occasional casual exchange developed into a delicate relationship, a little distant, a little ambiguous, and a little exciting.


Playing with her long black hair, Rose hugged her knees, smiled intoxicatingly, and said. 


“Yang Chen, before you appeared, did you know what I was thinking of?”


“What?”


“I recall the fairy tales my mother used to tell me when I was a child. In those stories, whenever a weak princess was in danger from a fiendish villain, a knight in shining armor would always appear and rescue her from the depths of misery. In the end, the prince and princess lived happily ever after. I always thought that that line was senseless, but you made it all come true.” 


Rose said, with her happy eyes, tenderly looking at Yang Chen.


“I did not expect you to have such a sensitive and childish side.”


"Hahahaha" 


Rose lightly laughs. 


“How do I put it? I know that I’m no princess, and you are no knight in shining armor. Yep, not even a knight in shitty armor; there isn’t even a horse or armor. You just fell from the sky like a ghost. However, at that time, I felt that all these weren’t important. I just thought, if only there’s someone like that beside me in the future. He doesn’t need to protect me all day or always make me happy, as long as, at the time when I can’t walk anymore, he supports me a little, when I’m hurt, and provides me with a chest to snuggle to, allowing me to not be so helpless, not so lonely. That is all I want.”


“Rose.” 


Yang Chen extends out his hand, stroking her moist and delicate cheek. 


“I’ll be honest with you; I’m not a good person. In the past, the number of women with whom I had relations had reached a very high number. As I have said before, you don’t need a strong helper; with your personality, perhaps finding an honest, reliable man who wholeheartedly loves you will be for the best.”


“That’s no longer possible.” 


Rose’s eyes turned a little mischievous. 


“Yang Chen, do you know the relationship between the monkeys and their king?”


“Monkeys? Their king?” 


Yang Chen was puzzled and asked. 


“What are you trying to say?”


“In a group of monkeys, the king is the strongest male. All the female monkeys in the group become that monkey’s mating partner, as the instinct of the female is to choose the strongest mate. This way, their offspring will have better genes. Like monkeys, throughout history, people in human society have also behaved this way. Why do you think men with power have had numerous wives and concubines? Even those forced to become his mate—do you think they’re actually unwilling? Since they can have the best, why should they settle for the mediocre?”


Yang Chen was taken aback. He blinked at her, then asked honestly.


“Are you a monkey, Rose?”


“I was just using an analogy. I want you to know that from the moment we met, in this life there will never be another man in my eyes. Perhaps you aren’t the world’s strongest, but you are the strongest in my heart.”


Rose’s gaze gradually became resolute, staring straight at Yang Chen. 


“I love you, Yang Chen. I love you very much.”


“……”


Hearing her confession, Yang Chen went silent a little bit. He didn't know what he should say in this situation. If he were the old Yang Chen, maybe he would accept her and start having sex with her as his symptoms began to act up.


However, he wasn't the old Yang Chen, and he had a way to do things. And having sex nonchalantly without concern for the consequences wasn't one of his things.


He thought about it a little bit.


"I can't say that I can give you the love you deserve, but do you want to try it? Let's start with dating first if it's alright with you."


Rose, who was ready to throw herself at him for fear of rejection, was taken aback. She thought that Yang Chen was going to eat her. But she was mistaken. He was actually caring enough to take things slow and consider her feelings.


"Really, you are really going to date me first. And not just going to eat me and let me be your mistress?"


"You want to be my mistress and not my wife?"


"That—"


Rose was taken aback once again. She had never considered the possibility of being his wife before. She knew that being his mistress was a more realistic expectation, given their circumstances. 


However, Yang Chen's question made her realize that perhaps there was a chance for something more meaningful between them. As she looked into his eyes, she hesitated before finally responding.


"I... I never thought about it that way. Maybe being your wife is something I could consider."