Arden's mouth hung wide open. His Adam's apple bobbed up and down twice, but he couldn't squeeze out a single syllable.
Although Arden knew that the woman in front of him had inexplicably changed a lot, seeing her still brought up memories of her revolving around him at home, serving tea and pouring water, looking utterly subservient.
If he raised his voice even slightly, she would tremble in fear, not even daring to breathe loudly.
She was just a useless accessory. She would faint just from doing a simple purification for them. Yet now, this accessory was sitting openly on Lord Chiron's sofa, and Lord Chiron was even being so polite to her?
This made no sense at all! Arden cracked his knuckles. Something must be wrong here.
He took a sudden step forward, pointed at Jiang Lijin on the sofa, and instantly raised his voice.
Lord Chiron! Is your cleaner always this rude? Guests are standing at the door, and she doesn't even move a muscle. If you ask me, you shouldn't have hired a cleaner like her in the first place!
A shameless piece of trash who freeloaded for a living dared to put on airs in the office of a 3S-rank powerhouse? Today, he had to make Lord Chiron see this woman's true colors.
Chiron stopped organizing his documents. His gaze crossed the desk and landed on the red-haired male at the door.
He originally hadn't wanted to bother with such a petty dispute, but Jiang Lijin was his guest now, and this foolish S-rank male was accusing his guest right on his own turf.
You've gotten one thing wrong, Chiron said, furrowing his brows. Ms. Jiang is not my cleaner.
Arden froze for a moment.
Not a cleaner? Could it be she wasn't even a cleaner, just a temp?
Just as he was about to continue his mockery, Chiron's next words dropped like a bomb.
Ms. Jiang is my guest.
The corridor instantly fell into a dead silence. With a boom in his head, Arden's brain completely short-circuited.
In the entire galaxy, the number of guests who could be personally received by a 3S-rank powerhouse could be counted on one hand. Which of those people wasn't a powerful legion commander or a top-tier pharmacist?
She was just a divorced C-rank female; she wasn't even fit to carry Lord Chiron's shoes! Why her? Lord Chiron must have been deceived by her.
Standing next to him, Felwin also stiffened.
How could she be a guest! She quickly calculated in her mind. She had gone to such great lengths, coming to the hospital every week to perform free purifications, just to barely become a familiar face to Lord Chiron.
Jiang Lijin had done nothing, so what right did she have? But she couldn't expose her true feelings in front of Lord Chiron right now.
Felwin gnashed her teeth in hatred inwardly, but she still forced a slight smile on her face, took a small step forward, and slightly lowered her head.
I saw Miss Jiang Lijin near your home earlier. I also heard others say that you dismissed your housekeeper these past two days, so I thought... I thought she was going there for a job interview.
She kept her posture very humble, and her words sounded perfectly reasonable. It not only explained why she hadn't stopped Arden just now, but also subtly pointed out Jiang Lijin's low status, implying she was only fit to apply as a cleaner.
She was certain that someone of Lord Chiron's status absolutely could not tolerate a commoner with an unclear background.
A soft chuckle suddenly came from the sofa. Jiang Lijin shifted her posture, resting her chin on one hand, and looked at the female at the door with great interest.
With just a few words, she had packaged her demeaning intentions into a reasonable misunderstanding. Was she trying to step on her to establish an innocent and naive persona in front of Chiron?
So, Jiang Lijin spoke slowly. In Miss Felwin's eyes, I am only fit to be a cleaner, is that it?
The color instantly drained from Felwin's face.
Why wasn't this woman playing by the rules at all! Shouldn't a normal female lower her head in shame or frantically defend herself upon hearing such words?
If she admitted it, it meant she looked down on commoners. If she denied it, her previous words would seem like intentionally picking a fight.
Felwin bit her lower lip, her eyes quickly turning red. She took a half step back, her shoulders trembling slightly, looking as if she had suffered a massive injustice. Without saying a word, she just stood there looking pitiful.
When Arden saw her like this, the anger in his heart flared up instantly. He pulled Felwin behind him and pointed at Jiang Lijin's nose, cursing loudly.
What are you being so sarcastic for! Felwin kindly helped you find an excuse, and you still dare to bully her!
As an S-rank female, Miss Felwin saves people in the hospital every week! What about you? A useless C-rank piece of trash like you, besides shamelessly clinging to men, what else can you do!
Arden had completely forgotten where he was; he only wanted to ruthlessly trample Jiang Lijin underfoot and make her see her true status.
Sitting on the sofa, Jiang Lijin felt that Arden's easily triggered personality was truly too boring.
If Arden knew that the useless C-rank trash he was talking about was now the only 3S-rank female in the entire galaxy, she wondered if his flushed face would explode on the spot.
However, watching this monkey show was quite amusing.
Chiron raised a hand and massaged his temples.
He suddenly completely understood why Jiang Lijin had said earlier that she was very happy to be divorced. Being around this kind of male who only had muscles for brains and couldn't even understand simple words was indeed a torture.
Listening to this kind of illogical verbal abuse every day would drive even the best-tempered person crazy. For Jiang Lijin to have endured it until now, her temper was considered quite good.
Sir, Chiron walked out from behind his desk, his leather shoes clicking against the floor. The spiritual power belonging to a 3S-rank male faintly fluctuated in the air, invisibly pressing toward the door. Unlike when he had tested Jiang Lijin earlier, this time the gravity in the air multiplied more than tenfold in an instant. Even the sensor lights in the corridor emitted a buzzing electrical sound, flickering unsteadily.
Arden's breath hitched violently, and a layer of cold sweat instantly broke out on his back. His proud S-rank spiritual power was like a drop of water meeting the vast ocean in front of Chiron; he couldn't even muster a thought of resistance.
His legs felt incredibly heavy, and his knees involuntarily bent downward. His chest was tightly compressed by an invisible force, making it extremely difficult to even draw a breath of oxygen. He gritted his teeth hard, barely managing to keep himself from kneeling.
Article 12, Chapter 3 of the Interstellar Public Security Management Regulations, Chiron stopped three steps away from Arden, looking down at him from above. For unprovoked verbal abuse and intimidation against any female in a public place, the security team has the right to make an arrest on the spot. The minimum detention is forty-eight hours.
He paused for a moment. Even if you are an S-rank, there are no exceptions.
Arden shuddered uncontrollably. He swallowed hard, his arrogant attitude instantly extinguished by more than half.
Lord Chiron wanted to call the security team to arrest him over a piece of C-rank trash? This was absurd!
If he backed down like this today, how could he ever hold his head high in front of Felwin again! He was a dignified S-rank mercenary; was he really going to submit to a C-rank piece of trash?
Arden braced himself and stood his ground, stiffening his neck to retort, Lord Chiron! You have no idea what kind of person she is!
"She is a liar! She shamelessly clung to the three of us S-rank beastman husbands, refusing to leave no matter how hard we tried to chase her away! Now that we've dumped her, she's running over here to pester you!" The more he spoke, the more he felt like he was saving Chiron.
"You shouldn't have ever let her be your guest! Someone like her, what right does she have!"
Chiron looked at the red-faced male before him. He did not even have the desire to retort; explaining things to someone like this was a pure waste of time.
Chiron did not give them another chance to speak. He raised his hand and pressed the communicator on his desk.
"Security. There are two individuals outside my office door interfering with normal operations. Escort them out."
A prompt reply came through the communicator: "Copy that, Lord Chiron. Squad Three will be in position immediately."
The connection cut off. Chiron did not even spare another glance toward the door. He simply sat back down at his desk and reopened his document.
This utter disregard was more agonizing for Arden than a direct slap to the face.
Arden was completely dumbfounded. Lord Chiron had actually called security without listening to a single word of explanation? He was an S-rank, for crying out loud!
The synchronized footsteps of the security team were already echoing from the end of the corridor.
Felwin panicked. If she were publicly kicked out by the security team, the gentle and kind persona she had worked so hard to cultivate would be completely ruined. Tomorrow, she would be the joke of the entire intergalactic forum! What would her admirers think of her?
She could no longer bother pretending to be wronged. Ditching Arden, she sprinted toward the elevator, only to run smack into the security team at the corner.
The captain leading the squad carried a high-voltage stun baton in his hand: "You there! Hands behind your head, and leave Lord Chiron's office area immediately! Otherwise, we will use force!"
