Chapter 16 : Personal service is also your responsibility

Chu You no longer paid any attention to Chen Xinyu and the others.

She had come only to vent the anger inside her, and now that her wish was fulfilled, she felt refreshed and naturally had no interest in fighting them further.

Still, she couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed.

Yesterday, Xia Ji had hyped up Lu Ran so much that Chu You had fully believed she had encountered some unparalleled genius.

But in the end, that brat was just another fool with a shallow understanding of his own divine oracle.

Though, it was true that the rule-system oracles were somewhat tricky… Thinking of this, Chu You even felt a bit grateful for her Fox Demon identity.

If she hadn’t used the primal powers of the demon clan, she really wouldn’t have much way to deal with Lu Ran.

“What are you thinking about?”

The car stopped steadily at a red light, Lin Mo slightly tilted his head and looked over at Chu You’s thoughtful face.

Chu You pursed her lips and furrowed her brows slightly.

“Can you look up Chen Xinyu’s info? I feel like something’s off…”

“I can,” Lin Mo smoothly switched back to work mode, picking up his phone as he replied, “Give me about a minute, hold on.”

A moment later, the light turned green.

Lin Mo put down his phone and started the engine.

“Sent it to you.”

“Ding—”

Chu You immediately unlocked her phone, opened the file Lin Mo had sent, and began to read carefully.

The data showed that Chen Xinyu’s family background was very clean but far from simple.

Her mother was the section chief at the Northern Province Aviation Office stationed in the Southeast Province—In this era where mutants were rampant in the fallen zones, airplanes remained the safest means of cross-regional transportation.

As a powerful figure stationed in the province for the airline, her mother’s influence was obvious.

Her father was even more impressive—he was the internal affairs director at the Southeast Province Law Enforcement General Directorate and, before retirement, was very likely to have been promoted further to deputy director.

With that, it was no wonder that school leaders were so humble toward her father’s secretary.

But none of this was what Chu You was focusing on.

The key was Chen Xinyu’s divine oracle—a mysterious branch, Grade D [Air Barrier], a decent potential but completely unrelated to healing.

Yet her broken wrist had healed within a day?

With Binhai City’s medical resources, it was impossible for any medical institution to have an oracle with such a powerful healing ability.

After hearing Chu You’s clear analysis, Lin Mo’s expression grew more serious.

Even with the divine oracles quiet, the senior’s insight and logic remained indisputable.

“What do you want to do?”

Lin Mo’s voice was steady and confident, carrying a reassuring strength.

“Since you have a lead, I’ll fully cooperate.”

Chu You thought for a moment and answered, “First, we must confirm the reason behind Chen Xinyu’s rapid recovery… and secondly, I have to figure out what secret Xia Ji is hiding.”

“So you noticed too?” Lin Mo’s lips curved into a subtle smile.

Chu You rolled her eyes at him and pursed her lips. “I’m not stupid.”

The reason she discovered the watcher hiding around the corner of the teaching building wasn’t just the two shadows accidentally revealed on the ground—it was mainly because—

At one moment, an indescribable chill swept across her senses, and the source of that feeling came precisely from the direction where Xia Ji was hiding.

The street scene rapidly rewound.

Chu You was thinking about Xia Ji, while Lin Mo, besides driving and watching the road, spent the rest of the time observing the co-pilot Chu You.

Ten minutes later.

The car drove into the garage, the engine stopped, and silence returned.

Back in the familiar home, Chu You kicked off her little leather shoes, and her feet wrapped in white silk stockings lightly stepped on the cool floor.

Unable to wait, she walked to the living room and sank into the soft sofa, finally letting out a comfortable sigh.

Chu You glanced down and saw a long tear on the white stocking covering her left thigh, probably scratched during the fight with Lu Ran today.

Her slender fingers hooked the edge of the stocking and, following the smooth curve of her leg, gently pulled down both stockings.

She rolled them up and casually tossed them into the nearby trash bin.

The action was natural, without any hesitation.

Lin Mo, who had been seemingly tidying the shoe cabinet at the door, quietly walked over at that moment.

His eyes paused briefly on the white fabric in the trash bin before he bent down very naturally and picked it up.

“Why are you picking that up?”

Chu You frowned at his action and lightly tapped the coffee table with her heel.

“Torn?” Lin Mo asked casually, his fingers pinching the soft material.

Chu You leaned back against the sofa with her eyes closed, not even raising her eyelids, and lazily replied, “Yeah, it got snagged during the fight. I can’t wear it anymore anyway.”

Lin Mo’s fingertip unconsciously rubbed the run on the stocking.

The silk, still carrying Chu You’s residual body warmth, remained delicate and smooth.

His Adam’s apple moved involuntarily.

Lin Mo glanced down at the lazy Chu You, his tone calm and carrying an undeniable certainty: “Don’t just toss things with a scent like this into the trash. It affects the airflow.”

Hearing this, Chu You finally opened her eyes and looked at him with some confusion, her gaze full of suspicion.

But Lin Mo didn’t give her a chance to question further.

With an unruffled expression and smooth movement, he stuffed the warm stocking, faintly scented and still carrying a trace of life, straight into his pants pocket.

“I’ll take care of the harmless disposal…” Lin Mo said calmly, locking eyes with Chu You.

Chu You pulled at the corner of her mouth and looked Lin Mo up and down with a disdainful look.

“You’re not seriously planning to take it away… to secretly do something weird, are you?”

At this, Lin Mo only smiled faintly.

Instead of stepping back, he slowly leaned down closer to Chu You on the sofa.

“Senior,” he lightly stroked Chu You’s sensitive earlobe with his fingertip, his voice low and carrying a hint of casual teasing, “You have to understand, as my personal assistant, your scope of work… is very broad.”

Suddenly touched at the earlobe, Chu You shivered all over, her breath catching.

By her ear, Lin Mo’s seductive voice continued, his breath barely brushing her skin: “Assisting with work, handling daily chores, and… close, personal, service.”

“Get lost!” Chu You’s cheeks instantly flushed red, and she kicked at Lin Mo’s lower abdomen, “You’re a complete pervert!”

Lin Mo’s reaction was faster than Chu You could respond.

In the blink of an eye, his palm had precisely grabbed her slender ankle.

His fingers pressed with warm strength, just right between bone and flesh, making it impossible for her to pull away easily.

“You… let go!” Chu You was both angry and startled.

She struggled to retract her leg, and her other foot instinctively kicked at Lin Mo’s shin, but he easily blocked it with his knee, skillfully trapping her in the corner of the sofa, unable to move.

Lin Mo chuckled lowly.

His fingers didn’t loosen but began to slowly and deliberately caress the tender skin on the inside of her ankle.

The sensation was like a faint electric current, bringing a wave of disconcerting tingling that raced up her calf and straight to her mind.

“Senior, you look so good when you’re angry…” Lin Mo said with a smile, his gaze burning like he was admiring a precious work of art—from the redness at the corners of her eyes to her slightly parted, panting lips, then slowly down to the foot held in his hand.

Chu You’s feet were exquisite—fair, perfectly shaped, with rounded, delicate toes that curled slightly pink with the owner’s nervousness and embarrassment.

Like a carefully carved jade piece, smooth and alluring.

Lin Mo’s eyes darkened a little, his Adam’s apple rolling once more.

Amid Chu You’s trembling voice scolding, “You pervert!” he inexplicably lowered his head slowly, bringing his face close to her cool instep.

He stayed there, breathing warmly against the skin, causing Chu You’s body to shudder more violently.

Their eyes met, and then… Lin Mo unconsciously sniffed—

A mixture of the familiar home fragrance and Chu You’s own faint, clean scent, perhaps with a trace of the nylon smell from the torn stocking.

“Y-you…” Chu You was so startled by Lin Mo’s action that she couldn’t find words.

Lin Mo slowly lifted his head, meeting Chu You’s teary, flushed eyes with a deepening smile.

His tone carried a dangerous, undeniable possessiveness:

“Senior, I’m increasingly eager for you to fully fulfill…”

“Your duties as my personal assistant~”.