Chapter 15: Day Fifteen of Pretending to be A

Chapter 15: Day 15 of Pretending to Be Alpha

Day 15 of Pretending to Be Alpha

Five minutes later.

Chu Mo received an email copy in his inbox forwarded by Xie Songchen.

The email was signed by the president of Yun Chi Group, Chi Cheng.

Chu Mo glanced at the content and was puzzled.

He remembered that in the original work, Chi Cheng was someone who couldn’t even write a proper work email. Why would he suddenly send him such an email?

Had Chi Cheng started putting in effort for love?

Although, in Chu Mo’s eyes, this still didn’t qualify as a proper work email.

At that moment,

Xie Songchen entered the room and handed Chu Mo a well-organized schedule.

"Just leave it on the table," Chu Mo said without looking up.

Xie Songchen placed the schedule on the table but did not leave.

Chu Mo felt a pair of cold eyes staring at him, making him shiver.

He looked up at Xie Songchen, whose expression was icy.

"Didn’t you say," Xie Songchen asked Chu Mo pointedly, "that you would go to sleep after finishing work last night?"

Chu Mo first showed a confused expression, then it dawned on him.

He glanced at the email sent by Chi Cheng, too embarrassed to explain himself.

The office was silent.

After a while, Chu Mo coughed and replied casually, "What happened last night is a long story. Besides, I’m your boss. I’m not obligated to explain these things to you."

The events of last night involved his pheromone disorder, and Chu Mo didn’t want anyone to know.

Xie Songchen stared in silence at Chu Mo for a while.

After confirming that Chu Mo had no intention of explaining, Xie Songchen hid the emotions in his gaze.

He didn’t say anything more, his lips pressed into a thin line, then turned and left.

Chu Mo assumed Xie Songchen was upset about not replying to his message and didn’t think much of it.

In the afternoon, Chu Mo had an important meeting.

Before the meeting, Xie Songchen, as per routine, brought Chu Mo a cup of coffee.

Chu Mo casually took a sip and nearly choked—it was espresso.

Chu Mo’s public image was that of an alpha CEO who exclusively drank espresso.

During this period, Xie Songchen had been making him lattes.

He had nearly forgotten the taste of espresso.

If Chu Mo hadn't reacted quickly, that sip might have given him away.

Chu Mo set the cup down calmly.

He glanced at the instigator, who was calmly typing away on his laptop, acting as if nothing had happened.

It seemed as though this matter was none of his concern.

Chu Mo couldn't tell from Xie Songchen's indifferent expression whether the espresso was a mistake or intentional.

Chu Mo had a strong hunch that Xie Songchen was probably doing it on purpose.

Was it really necessary to go to such lengths just because he hadn't replied to his message? Chu Mo grumbled under his breath.

Over the next two days, Xie Songchen kept serving Chu Mo espresso.

Chu Mo was starting to get a headache.

What was up with Secretary Xie?

Chu Mo wanted to confront Xie Songchen and get him to switch back to latte.

But given his role, Chu Mo couldn't bring himself to say it.

So, Chu Mo tried dropping hints to Xie Songchen in various ways.

For instance, while sipping the coffee, he casually commented, "This coffee tastes a bit different from what I'm used to."

Xie Songchen shot him a cold look and said, 'Li Shuo told me to skip the lattes.'

Chu Mo was speechless.

He had to play along and said, "Yeah, I'm not really a latte person. Espresso's better."

Noticing the nearly full cup, Xie Songchen said flatly, "Then drink up."

With that, he walked off, his expression icy.

Chu Mo was taken aback, his eyes widening—why was this guy still mad?

Shouldn't he be the one upset, being forced to drink espresso?

Chu Mo didn't have time to dwell on it.

New tasks kept piling up.

Ever since Dingming Group and Shengmo partnered on the system development project, Zhou Ming had been personally overseeing it regularly.

One day, Zhou Ming sent out invites to Shengmo's project team, Chu Mo included.

He invited Chu Mo and his team to check out the resort estate that Dingming Group had developed.

The stated reason was to go over the project's progress and details.

No one on Shengmo's team had expected Zhou Ming to attach such importance to this project.

Only Chu Mo had a clue what Zhou Ming was really after.

In the original story, Zhou Ming was attracted to Chu Yun.

After reaching a cooperation with Shengmo, Zhou Ming learned that Xie Songchen and Chu Yun had perfect compatibility.

Thus, the jealous Zhou Ming wanted to use the dinner party to humiliate Xie Songchen.

Chu Mo also appeared in this plot, playing the role of someone who adds insult to injury.

On the day of the dinner, Chu Mo brought Xie Songchen and others to the dinner.

The two hardly spoke on the way.

Because Chu Mo hadn't responded to the messages, Xie Songchen's attitude towards him was very cold.

Inside the resort estate, crystal-clear fountains gushed from intricately carved stones, surrounded by priceless ancient trees, even boasting its own vineyard.

As soon as Zhou Ming spotted Chu Mo, he greeted him warmly: "Mr. Chu, it's been a while."

Zhou Ming's hair was meticulously combed back, his skin fair, his eyes intelligent, radiating an elite aura.

Chu Mo, however, was a stark contrast.

The moment Chu Mo entered the estate, he carried himself like the owner of the estate.

Young, handsome, noble...

Every term that described a wealthy young master fit him perfectly.

"Mr. Zhou," Chu Mo greeted Zhou Ming with a tight-lipped smile, "Thank you for the invitation."

In the world of business, there are no lasting enemies.

Chu Mo and Zhou Ming behaved as though nothing had ever happened between them.

Xie Songchen stood to the side, expressionless, and no one dared to approach him casually.

Zhou Ming gave Xie Songchen a brief greeting, to which Xie Songchen responded with a casual nod.

"Mr. Chu, your secretary still has quite the temper," Zhou Ming said with a smirk, "You are really good to him, letting him remain at Shengmo."

At Zhou Ming's sarcastic remark, Xie Songchen's brow furrowed almost imperceptibly.

During the subsequent project update, Xie Songchen handled himself more adeptly than before.

Zhou Ming seemed to be listening to Xie Songchen's presentation.

But Chu Mo knew that Zhou Ming had ulterior motives.

In the original story, after the meeting, Zhou Ming proposed playing games with everyone at the estate.

One of the games was archery.

Archery has a high learning cost, not something an average family could afford.

Zhou Ming aimed to showcase his elite status through this activity.

In the novel, Zhou Ming, out of jealousy, deliberately invited Xie Songchen to compete with him in archery.

Zhou Ming was convinced that Xie Songchen had never learned archery and wanted to take the opportunity to mock him, proving that he was the more powerful alpha.

Chu Mo stood by, joining Zhou Ming in mocking Xie Songchen, waiting to see him embarrass himself.

However, to everyone's surprise, Xie Songchen not only knew how to shoot arrows but also completely outclassed Zhou Ming in archery.

After several rounds, Xie Songchen was far ahead of Zhou Ming, with almost every shot close to a perfect ten.

Xie Songchen thoroughly humiliated Zhou Ming, who ended up losing the match.

Of course, Xie Songchen's actions also served as a slap in the face to the gloating Chu Mo.

Chu Mo hadn't expected Zhou Ming to not only fail to embarrass Xie Songchen but also give him a chance to show off, which infuriated him.

In a fit of rage, Chu Mo decided to step up himself, hoping to defeat Xie Songchen.

The outcome was predictable—he was completely defeated by Xie Songchen, humiliating himself in front of his staff.

Shortly after both teams discussed the project progress, Zhou Ming indeed suggested that everyone "play games" there.

Hearing this, Chu Mo seized the chance to "humiliate" Xie Songchen.

He glanced at the person beside him and sneered, "An alpha like you probably hasn't even held a bow, right?"

Xie Songchen didn't react to Chu Mo's words, just giving him a sidelong glance.

It seemed Xie Songchen hadn't yet realized that this was Zhou Ming's trap.

Chu Mo's eyes darted between the two.

He was eagerly anticipating the upcoming showdown, which promised to be dramatic.

Chu Mo couldn't help but smile.

Zhou Ming led the group to the manor's rooftop terrace.

On the rooftop, several servants had already set up the targets and thoughtfully prepared the necessary archery gear.

Just as Chu Mo was looking forward to the clash between Zhou Ming and Xie Songchen,

Zhou Ming turned to Chu Mo with a gentle smile and said:

"Mr. Chu, would you honor me with a competition?"

Chu Mo was holding a glass of red wine, elegantly swirling it, always maintaining his alpha CEO image.

Zhou Ming's words took Chu Mo by surprise.

"What?" Chu Mo, dropping his elegant facade, asked in surprise, "You want to compete with me? Are you serious?"

Chu Mo had learned archery, but he was just a beginner; his skills were nowhere near those of Xie Songchen and Zhou Ming.

If he competed with Zhou Ming, he was bound to lose.

Zhou Ming nodded seriously.

Then, he looked directly into Chu Mo's eyes and repeated, "Is that alright?"

The original story didn’t mention how many people Zhou Ming had competed with in archery.

To avoid any unexpected twists in the plot, Chu Mo frowned and said to Zhou Ming, "If you want to compete with me, you'll have to outshoot my secretary first."

As he spoke, Chu Mo glanced at Xie Songchen.

He gave Xie Songchen a pointed look, hoping he would understand.

However, Xie Songchen looked at Chu Mo and drawled:

"I don't know archery."

Leaving Chu Mo with an utterly baffled expression.

Chu Mo didn't expect Xie Songchen to flat-out refuse to compete with Zhou Ming.

"You don't know archery?" Chu Mo's eye twitched involuntarily, "Are you joking?"

"What," Xie Songchen shot back confidently, "does it say anywhere that being your secretary requires knowing archery?"

Xie Songchen's expression was calm.

Intuition told Chu Mo that Xie Songchen wasn't incapable of archery but was instead being difficult.

Just as Chu Mo was worrying about how to get things back on track,

Zhou Ming looked at Chu Mo, a smirk playing on his lips, upping the ante: "Mr. Chu, if you win, I'll give you a surprise; if you lose..."

At this point, Zhou Ming's eyes grew more intense.

"I hope to take up one of your weekend days."

Chu Mo blurted out an 'Ah,' his mind racing with questions.

What was Zhou Ming getting at?

Taking up his weekend time?

Xie Songchen, who had just refused Chu Mo, suddenly froze beside them.