After swapping bodies, I became a domineering CEO in a melodramatic novel.

The coldness and sarcasm in his tone sent chills down Yu Yuetong's spine; she almost thought the man was about to summon a nuclear bomb and raze the place to the ground.

"What can you do in a villa area? Cultivate your mind and grow flowers and plants, of course. I wouldn't rule out some people being so bored that they crash the servers, but..." She forced an awkward smile, trying to divert attention with her utterly pathetic sense of humor, "Why don't we take the car out and get down to business first?"

"Serious business?" His gaze fell upon me, and the slightly drawn-out tone made my heart clench instantly. "Your 'serious business' has alarmed my precious cloud data. Could it be any more serious?"

"Uh..." She shivered under his gaze, but forced herself to speak, "If the other party is really that arrogant, then we'll fight back head-on and go to their place to investigate immediately..."

"Do you need to teach me?" Before he finished speaking, he turned around and grabbed the elevator button, then turned back to her without even looking at her and said, "If you're not coming, go play somewhere else."

"Don't act like nobody's afraid of you!" Yu Yuetong glared at him, raising her voice slightly, but her feet followed him faithfully. She didn't know anything else, but at this moment, dragging his "gentle on the surface, but with a ruthless core" exterior around, he would definitely be able to get away with anything.

However, just as the atmosphere became tense, before the elevator doors had fully closed, a deafening roar erupted. The entire company building suddenly trembled, followed by a blinding white light and a terrifying sound wave, shattering the unbearable tranquility for everyone.

A decorative panel from the ceiling suddenly fell down with a thud. Yu Yuetong was startled and lunged at Qin Reng, but missed.

"Fuck...!"

In a brief moment of confusion and panic, she gasped for breath and looked up, meeting Qin Reng's dangerous, icy eyes. He slowly reached out and patted his sleeve, uttering words that sent chills down her spine.

"It seems that our enemy is not only an internet addict, but also a bit of an otaku techie."

As soon as the elevator doors closed, the dimly lit space was filled only with Yu Yuetong and Qin Reng's deep breathing. She frowned and pounded her shoulder, muttering in Qin Reng's deep voice, "What kind of heavenly scene is this? Other people run companies and make money, we run companies and get bombed."

"Shut up." Qin Reng said coldly, but his calm and turbulent eyes clearly showed that he was planning some earth-shattering counterattack.

Yu Yuetong swallowed hard, stole a glance at him, and thought to herself that this man's expression was like a walking storm eye. If she said anything, she might be swept away by the storm as soon as the elevator reached her floor.

"you--"

"Shut up."

"..."

Okay, Yu Yuetong rolled her eyes, not pointing them out to him. She couldn't say much, but given the natural advantages of this body, she had the right to steal some action scenes. Thinking this, Yu Yuetong suddenly tossed her head with Qin Reng's face, took a long stride, crossed her arms, and struck a pose that screamed, "I'm the cold and aloof villain in this story."

As the elevator descended, the oppressive atmosphere grew increasingly thick. The two walked out of the company gate and got into the car. Before Yu Yuetong could even rate her own acting, she heard Qin Reng command, "Turn on the navigation."

"Where to go?"

"Aren't we supposed to be doing serious business? The Jiangnan villa district."

"..." Yu Yuetong grabbed the steering wheel, wanting to say something to him, "Your thought process is truly frightening. How could the enemy possibly be waiting for us at the crime scene? At least use your CEO brain..."

"Stop talking nonsense and drive."

"Damn it!" she muttered. "So you were a kitchen utensil in your past life, and you just love to ruin people's appetites."

Qin Reng didn't bother to respond, staring blankly ahead, his fingers unconsciously tapping on the car door. Yu Yuetong cursed inwardly, "Stubborn to the end," but didn't object to her 'old CEO's' orders. After all, these two temporary players with swapped identities could easily lose if they made a mistake.

As the car traveled halfway, darkness gradually fell. The streetlights cast long shadows, making the atmosphere inside the car even quieter. Ironically, in this atmosphere, Yu Yuetong's train of thought suddenly took a turn.

"Speaking of which, don't we really have any chemistry when it comes to assigning roles on the battlefield? How about you take on the role of being fierce, and I'll take on... um, being pretty?"

Qin Reng raised an eyebrow, his gaze as cold as if he'd been pulled from an ice cellar. "Who do you think looks good in your current state?"

Enraged, Yu Yuetong slammed on the gas pedal, causing the car to lurch forward. She raised her chin menacingly and said, "President Qin, don't forget, this is your own face. Whether it's good-looking or not has nothing to do with me!"

Qin Reng glanced at her, a crack finally appearing on his cold expression, but his tone remained infuriatingly indifferent: "Hey, that reminds me. If you damage my face, I'll have the finance department deduct the repair fee directly from your card."

Yu Yuetong was furious and retorted in a sarcastic tone, "Yeah, yeah, all the domineering CEO cares about are numbers. What goodwill could he possibly lose?"

But this chaotic bickering clearly couldn't change the current downward trend. As the two walked into the Jiangnan villa area one after the other, Yu Yuetong turned her head and asked in a low voice, "Hey, is it really what the technician said, that there's something wrong with this place?"

“Their data doesn’t lie, however…” Qin Reng’s gaze swept around, his tone becoming more intriguing, “We can’t rule out the possibility that someone deliberately planted a fuse.”

"Wow, are the enemies so free?" she scoffed, feeling apprehensive at the thought of facing their unknown offensive tactics.

Qin Reng curled his lips into a dangerous smile: "The more idle people are, the more they enjoy cooking and gossiping, the more they like to see the Tower of Broken Souls collapse. What are you afraid of? Before we're finished, I'll have to get my money's worth."

He walked ahead, and Yu Yuetong couldn't help but mutter under her breath, "Enough my ass, it's the patriarch's chuunibyou cells that are acting up."

The next second, Qin Reng suddenly crouched down, as if he had stepped on something. He slowly raised his head, a cold glint flashing in his dark pupils: "...What did you just say?"

“…Haha, it’s nothing!” Yu Yuetong cursed herself for speaking too quickly. As she stiffly ran over, she was suddenly stunned—when she looked down, she saw a tiny surveillance device embedded in the base of a stone brick at Qin Reng’s feet.

“Well, it seems like you can’t escape being adorned with bird nests anywhere…” Her voice trembled slightly, but when she looked up, she found Qin Reng’s expression even more terrifying. He chuckled softly, with an extremely dangerous undertone.

"It seems they really were waiting for us." He raised his chin and coldly uttered two words: "Look up."

These three words struck Yu Yuetong like a thunderbolt, and she subconsciously looked up.

Several beams of light shone down from a nearby building, illuminating their surroundings. Within those beams, a screen on a tall building displayed a series of words:

"Welcome, Mr. and Mrs. Qin. Are you surprised?"