Chen Ming instantly regretted it after he spoke those words. Sure, he wanted to refuse someone's advances, but he didn't want to sound so rude. In fact, he had seen various cases of harsh breakups or refusals during his college days back home. Some of them were so brutal that the person being refused would fall into depression, and several times, that person would either be his classmate or his immediate colleague in his office.
In the end, all the work meant for the other was thrown at his face, making him do overwork without any extra payment.
He knew how people fall into depression usually after being refused like that. So of course, he didn't want to be someone who refused people and was rude to them during this time. If possible, he wanted to be as gentle as possible.
But of course, he was straight as a pole. So he only thought from the perspective of women since they were all soft hearted. But now that he was facing a werewolf….
It should be fine?
He glanced at the other's face as it turned colder before the wolf let out a hint of laughter and said, "You don't have a say in this."
"But I do." Another voice came and only now did Chen Ming realize the door behind the wolf had been opened at some unknown point as another familiar young man emerged. His white long haired was down on his shoulders, silky and straight despite the messy things he dealt with.
His gaze remained cold as he walked on brisk steps towards the place where Chen Ming was curled up against the wall as he faced a giant werewolf. The more he watched, the more Gao Wen became angry. His gaze turned colder and colder as a hint of dark fog surrounded his entire being.
Even his amber eyes turned red when he walked over, pulling Chen Ming up and hiding him behind himself. "He is my fiancé."
'When did I become one?' thought Chen Ming, but despite thinking that way, he said nothing about it as if he didn't hear a single word spoken by the man.
He continued to be obedient as he hid behind the devil lord, sighing in relief.
Thank God this person came right on time. He really didn't want to be too rude while refusing someone.
The werewolf growled as he stepped forward, staring deeply at the other with a hint of coldness in the depths of his eyes. "He is my mate, and you know what being a mate means, don't you?"
"So?" Gao Wen had a 'who cares' attitude as he continued to stand there in a protective manner. It looked like he really did care about the young man when in reality, Chen Ming knew better than that.
This damned devil was just using him to irritate his enemy even more!
But then again, he knew that the other werewolf guy also must not have pure intentions. He had come into the enemy's territory, after all. So how could he not come without preparation?
This guy must have figured out that there was another human living among the demons here who had become the man's favorite pet in just the matter of a few hours! Even though this place looked medieval, he had seen several modern things too such as a flat smart TV on the wall of his room, light lamps across the corridor, and the vacuum cleaner they used to clean the floor.
Aside from the devil lord and his butler, all the servants wore ordinary 21st century robes.
So in the era of YouTube shorts and technology, there was a high chance that this person knew already he was forcibly brought here. It just so happened that this petty and unfortunate human became the werewolf's (whom he assumed to be an alpha of his pack) mate. Won't it be an excuse to snatch something away from the devil lord himself?
Chen Ming's eyes narrowed.
There was a reason why he managed to stay cold and aloof from others despite being bored out of his lazy days outside his work. Ever since a kid, it didn't take him long enough to try and dig deeper into a person's thoughts and recognize whether they were good to him truly from their heart and soul.
As a result, those who approached him, even little kids, would figure out accurately that they wanted something from him. There wasn't a single selfless kid out there whom he could befriend.
Thus, he became a lonely kid even during his school and college days where he would sit in one corner and ignore those selfish people around him.
And now, his realizations and introspections seemed to be on point. As he watched the two, he felt a hint of disappointment in his heart.
The ones he was supposed to make fall for him were a pair of selfish fools. Now that he knew what their true faces were, how could he let himself fall for their plan? They aim to use him until the end of his life.
Sure, he had to make sure he made the devil lord fall for him, but that didn't mean he would fall at his feet and beg for love. Nope. Chen Ming wasn't that kind of a guy.
Thus, he cleared his throat and said, "People, can you both fight outside? This is my room." Then he looked at the werewolf and smiled coldly, "I have no interest in being with a wolf because as it turns out, you smell like shit. Seriously, did not one tell you about your stinking issue?
"And you." He smiled sweetly at the devil lord as he said, "You're the creepiest person I've ever met, like some kind of criminal or stalker. Even though you don't smell like shit, you look like you are full of shit, a walking dead man.
"I'm still a perfectly fine human, and I possess no desire to surrender to either a dead man or a stinking man. So kindly, get out."
In short, he cursed the two of them in short, brief words without even speaking terrible curse words at their faces. The colors on both the men's faces changed again and again before finally the werewolf laughed out loud as he said, "You're a good guy. You know what? I wasn't serious about you before, but now, I'll pursue you."
Chen Ming: "...."
Didn't this guy understand the meaning of refusal?