Office of the President of the Hero League
Ryan White sat in front of Heero with a stiff smile. He had come here at his father's request, to ask Heero to cancel the reform and return the Hero League to the old system.
But Heero rejected him immediately, without any consideration.
"Can you at least explain the reason for the reform? It makes no sense to make a reform all of a sudden?" Ryan White did not back down easily.
"I have no obligation to explain, and in fact, you're wasting my time here. The Hero League has sent the notice to the central government, you can have dinner with your family and ask your father. He surely knew the reasons."
Heero's tone was flat, there was no emotion in it. Ryan White could not tell if Heero was annoyed or offended by him. He could not tell how Heero felt about him.
"Why not? I am the Emperor, Emperor Class Hero - Rank 1. Shouldn't you at least explain it to me? Not someone from the White Household, but the strongest hero in the Hero League!" Ryan White's stiff smile turned into a frown. Obviously, he was displeased with the way Heero treated him. He also raised his voice to show his displeasure.
"Well, you are no longer an emperor class hero. At least not until you pass all the upgrading tests!" Heero answered still with his flat tone.
"What? This is nonsense! Why should the Emperor Class Heroes have to take the reappraisal test? We are the strongest and our achievements are proof of our strength!" Ryan White had certainly heard about the reevaluation test.
However, he had not expected that Emperor Class Heroes would have to take the tests as well. He thought the tests were for Gold Class Heroes and lower classes.
"Then you can just do the test and pass, it should be easy tests for the strongest hero, right?" Heero smiled at Ryan White.
"Listen! Out of 23 Emperor class heroes, only you, the strongest hero, are complaining about the test! Besides, we got a lot of support from the citizens, so why not?"
"Then I'll just not take the test and join the Ranker Alliance!" Ryan White shrugged and leaned back in his chair. He was treating Heero.
With his influence, he believed that Heero would be blamed for his transfer to the Ranker Alliance.
"That's fine with me. Even without the strongest hero and me actively helping to defend Star City, the city has survived two major crises. Now I'm here, with or without you, it doesn't change a thing!"
"I've been super busy lately. If you are done talking, you can leave now, Mr. Strongest Hero!" Heero pointed at the door and motioned for Ryan White to leave.
Ryan White's face crumpled. This was the first time he had been treated like this since he had become an Emperor Class Hero. Usually, people would kiss his ass to talk to him.
Ryan White then turned his head to Bai Xin Yue who was working.
"Xin Yue~ How could you choose someone like him to be the president of the Hero League? What actually happened to the executives while I was away?"
Ryan White's tone was soft, gentle, and quite intimate. It made Heero frown, and Bai Xin Yue caught it when she raised her head.
"Please call me Mrs. Xing or Miss Bai, I am a married woman and we are not close enough to call each other intimately, so stop it! "
"As for your question, you should ask my grandfather and the Supreme Guardians. They supported my husband to become the president of the Hero League, so the others supported him as well!"
Bai Xin Yue's tone and voice were cold as she stared at Ryan White emotionlessly. However, when she turned to Heero, she smiled affectionately and tenderness could be seen in her eyes.
Ryan White caught everything and his eyes went wide when he heard everything through Bai Xin Yue's mouth. He had never heard anything about this before.
He thought that with Bai Xin Yue's personality and situation, she would not get married in the near future. But...
"Y-you... A-and him?" Ryan White stammered as he pointed his finger at Heero. It was quite rude, but Heero was not bothered in the least.
"Yes! He is my husband and please watch your manners so that there won't be any misunderstandings between us!" Bai Xin Yue's usual cold voice reached Ryan White's ears.
The voice was like countless needles piercing his ears. He still had an unbelievable expression on his face. He could not believe what he was hearing.
His chest heaved up and down, and his eyes were still on Bai Xin Yue, staring directly at her face. He was trying to find out if she was lying or not.
However, Ryan White met Bai Xin Yue's fixed eyes. He remembered the loving smile and the gentle eyes she had given Heero. It was all true, the woman he loved had married another man.
"H-how could you!? How could you betray me?" Ryan White muttered.
"I never betrayed you! I never accepted your feelings in the first place! Please don't be delusional, Mr. White!" Bai Xin Yue immediately drew a clear line.
"What's so good about him? He's handsome, but I'm more handsome than him. I am the strongest hero, with me, no one would dare touch your family! Why would you accept someone with an unclear background like him!!!"
Excited, Ryan White unconsciously raised his voice.
"I'm sorry, Mr. White!? If I may ask, who said you were more handsome than my husband? You may be the strongest hero, but you are not the strongest man in Star City."
"Please stop being so narcissistic, you will only embarrass yourself!"
A sarcastic remark sounded from the other side. Kang Seo-Yeon stopped her work and chimed in as Ryan White tried to belittle her husband.
Ryan White turned around and met Kang Seo-Yeon's red eyes. He blinked a few times before looking back at Bai Xin Yue.
"Tsk, I don't know what really happened, but it seemed like you were forced to marry him, right? It's okay, Xin Yue, I'm here, I'll protect you and devote myself to you alone."
"Divorce him, I will be your only husband and you will be my only wife, I promise! Leave this man, I am here for you!"
Ryan White's purpose changed. He came with the purpose to stop the reformation at his father's request. But now he wanted to take back what should be his.
"Please stop being delusional, Mr. White! I am his fourth wife, and I am willing to accept his other wives as well. I loved him so I married him, please don't insult my feelings!"
With these words coming out of Bai Xin Yue's mouth, the temperature in the room dropped. Bai Xin Yue's body released the cold air.
Ryan White just smiled at Bai Xin Yue and replied with a sneer, "Are you going to fight me now? Do you think you can win? Even your father has no chance against me, let alone..."
Then Ryan White rose from his chair and looked at Heero.
"Stop your nonsense reformation!" He spoke these words in a commanding tone.
Heero shook his head and said in a flat tone, "You are starting to get on my nerves, you better leave now and if you still want to keep your title of 'strongest hero' you should take the reassessment test! I am the president and I make the rules!"
"All right, we are done! Please leave, Mr. White!"
"Heh, you will regret this!" Ryan White directed these words at Heero and Bai Xin Yue.
Then he turned around and stormed out of the office.
Bang!
He closed the door with a loud bang.
As soon as Ryan White left the room, the temperature returned to normal as Bai Xin Yue withdrew her cold aura.
"Hoho, I actually forgot to mention that Ryan White is one of Xin Yue's suitors," Kang Seo-Yeon said jokingly.
In fact, Bai Xin Yue considered Ryan White as her suitor. But everything changed when she met Heero.
"So what do you think of him?" Bai Xin Yue just shook her head and asked Heero.
"Disappointing!" One simple word, that was Heero's impression of Ryan White.
"You mean he's weak?" Kang Seo-Yeon asked again.
"No, he's quite strong. I am disappointed because we did not share the same opinion. I was quite hopeful because he was pursuing strength instead of a political game, but..."
Heero did not finish his sentence and shook his head. He had thought that Ryan White was not interested in the authority or anything else while he was wandering around outside. But after this first meeting, he was wrong.
As for Ryan White's feelings for his wife, he was not bothered in the least. It was not because he did not care, but because he trusted his wife.
He believed in Bai Xin Yue and did not worry about it. After all, his wife was a goddess. It was normal for men to be captivated by her beauty.
Instead of feeling annoyed, Heero was actually pleased. Other men could only admire the goddess from a distance while he had her in his embrace.
"Wow, this is the first time you praise someone so unusually~," Kang Seo-Yeon exclaimed.
"Indeed, his strength is unusually strong compared to the others. I wonder what he encountered during his time wandering around outside?" Heero stopped working and rubbed his chin.
"So, what are you going to do with the White House? From the looks of their actions, they will not rest until they get what they want," Bai Xin Yue returned to the main topic.
"You know, I was actually going to add the White Household as one of Star City's 12 major powers. But I changed my mind now, just leave them alone and continue with our work for now. Whatever they do will not change anything!"
Then Heero turned to Bai Xin Yue, "What about Father, does he agree to receive my secret technique?"
Bai Tian Ming was quite proud. Heero met him the other day and told his father-in-law that he had a secret he wanted to share with him, but his father-in-law refused outright.
"He said he wanted to meet you at the academy tonight~," Bai Xin Yue's hand made an okay gesture as she winked her right eye at Heero, indicating that she had managed to convince her father.
Heero then turned to Kang Seo-Yeon, "What about Grandpa?"
Kang Seo-Yeon also made the same gesture as Bai Xin Yue, indicating that Kang Myung-Chul had also agreed to receive his secret technique.