Chapter 23: Possessed by the Fire

  The current Wang Ke is using this abnormal behavior to memorize those words that seem like a magic spell.

  The warm sunshine shines on the earth, the lush greenery sways gently in the breeze, and a few sparrows chirp happily, flapping their wings and frolicking on the branches.

  In the courtyard of the villa, beside the crystal-clear swimming pool, under the sun umbrella, Li Ruoxi held a fashionable magazine and read it with relish. Occasionally, she would raise her head to look at Wang Ke, who was reciting frantically from a printed paper not far away, and a surprised expression would flash across her beautiful face.

  Since two days ago, Wang Ke has been like a possessed person, holding those printed papers and reciting the contents desperately. She secretly looked at the content on the ten printed papers, the font was incoherent and couldn't form sentences, there were no punctuation marks, but Wang Ke still recited them word by word, she really couldn't understand what was going on!

  For two days, he held the printed papers while eating and recited them hard, walking and reciting at the same time. Even Song Yi said that Wang Ke sat on the sofa in the hall and recited, without even stopping to go to the toilet.

  Those beautiful black gemstone-like eyes, when they could no longer suppress their curiosity, Li Ruoxi finally put down the fashion magazine in her hand on the small table next to the chaise longue, stood up and stretched her perfect devilish figure, and then walked over to Wang Ke's side with light steps: "Wang Ke, what have you been reciting for the past two days? You look like you're possessed! Don't exhaust yourself, I still need your protection!"

  Wang Ke's eyes stared unblinkingly at the text on the printout, and he didn't hear a single word of what Li Ruoxi was saying. He only felt that someone had stopped beside him, and thought it was Song Niang, so he didn't pay much attention.

  He recited it by rote, word for word, from his mouth came the sound.

  "Hey, can you hear me talking? What are you doing? Are you conducting some kind of psychological experiment?" Li Ruoxi shouted in discontent. This damned guy, since he came back a few days ago, has been acting like this, as if he's deaf to everything outside and only focused on reading sacred books, with his entire mind fixated on the words printed on those papers.

  She is a stunning beauty, if there were other men in front of her, they would have been eager to hit on her, but he actually treated her as if she was air, it's really infuriating.

  Li Ruoxi, who was used to being the center of attention, encountered Wang Ke for the first time, and he treated her as if she were nothing. Her self-confidence, which was built on her figure, appearance, and temperament, suffered a severe blow.

  Originally, in her mind, relying on her own beauty, Wang Ke agreed to be her bodyguard, probably also with a factor of loving beauty, so she also planned to rely on this beauty, this attraction, let the combat-effective Wang Ke follow her honestly and listen to her dispatch, protecting her safety.

  But now it seems that's not the case at all!

  This guy is like a Liu Xiahui who remains calm and unruffled, completely ignoring himself, even when he talks to himself several times, he still has an air of pretending not to care, his whole heart devoted to that broken photocopied paper.

  Isn't oneself more attractive than a dozen copies of printed paper?

  Wang Ke finally lifted his head, but when he saw that it was Li Ruoxi standing beside him, a bewildered look flashed in his eyes, and he asked blankly: "What's the matter with you?"

  Li Ruoxi was indignant, her eyes bulging as she glared at Wang Ke. She could only ask again in exasperation: "What are you doing? What's on those printouts anyway? You've been reciting them day and night without stopping, even when eating or using the restroom, you won't put them down. Have you gone mad? Or has your soul been taken away by these printouts?"

  Wang Ke squeezed out a faint smile on his face. If the person in front of him wasn't his boss, he wouldn't have bothered to pay attention to her. He still had 500 words that he hadn't memorized yet and needed to make the most of every moment to recite them. Where did he have time to bother with her?

  Forcing himself to push Li Ruoxi aside, Wang Ke quickly said: "I'm completing a task assigned by my predecessor, I must memorize the 10,000 words on ten sheets of printed paper within three days. Boss, if there's nothing else, don't disturb me, let's talk after I've memorized the entire text."

  After finishing this sentence, his gaze fell on the print paper again, and in just a few seconds, his mind was immersed in it once more.

  Li Ruoxi looked at Wang Ke's appearance and was stunned. This guy started reciting again?

  Why bother him as if he had committed a grave mistake?

  No, no, how could it be bothering him?

  He is just an employee under his own boss, and as the boss himself, he should answer his own questions with respect and a smile.

  In an instant, Wang Ke established a very hateful image in Li Ruoxi's heart, and even Li Ruoxi wanted to kick him a few times.

  Puffing out her chest, Li Ruoxi raised her small white fist at Wang Ke and then sullenly returned to the sun umbrella by the swimming pool, lying down on the lounge chair and picking up that fashion magazine to read.

  He just said he was completing a task assigned by his predecessor?

  Can you memorize all 10,000 characters on those ten printed papers within three days?

  What task is this?

  Could it be...

  Li Ruoxi is very clever, and from an early age to adulthood, she has been recognized as a clever girl in her family and at school. Some elderly people even describe Li Ruoxi as being as cunning as a little fox.

  So her sharp guesswork revealed Wang Ke's motives behind his actions.

  Was he being tested by some elder, and the test was his memory?

  Those ten sheets of printed paper had a content of 10,000 words without any punctuation marks and no connection to sentences at all. Could he possibly memorize the jumbled characters in just three short days? Is this realistic?

  She gave Wang Ke a sympathetic glance, Li Ruoxi secretly shook her head and retracted her thoughts, no longer paying attention to Wang Ke's affairs.

  "Huh? Why is the book upside down?"

  Li Ruoxi's face flushed slightly as she quickly glanced in the direction of Wang Ke, only to find that he hadn't noticed anything. The awkwardness that had just appeared on her face quickly dissipated, and she secretly felt relieved. This guy being completely absorbed in reciting texts was actually a good thing - at least he hadn't discovered her embarrassing appearance.

  Wang Ke, who had been completely immersed in rote memorization, finally managed to commit the 10,000 characters on the printed paper to memory after two and a half days. After reciting the contents of the printed paper from start to finish, Wang Ke's face was filled with excitement as he came before Li Ruoxi.

  "What's wrong? You didn't memorize the printed materials, what did you come to me for?" Li Ruoxi asked indignantly.

  Wang Ke seemed to be unaware of the boss's anger in front of him, and he was excited at this moment, so he didn't care about the boss's impoliteness and said: "This is ten sheets of printing paper, a total of 10,000 words. Can you help me watch it while I recite it once and check if there are any mistakes?"

  Li Ruoxi stared blankly at Wang Ke, her big eyes filled with a hint of incredulity, and said discontentedly: "Wang Ke, you'd better make it clear who's the boss between us two. When I talk to you, you ignore me, but now that you have something on your mind, you come begging to me with a thick face?"

  Wang Ke rubbed his nose, knowing he was in the wrong. For the past two or three days, he hadn't fulfilled his responsibilities as a bodyguard, so he wasn't angry at Li Ruoxi's dissatisfaction. He chuckled and said, "I'm telling you, boss, I've been going through a special period lately! I need to learn from a master who knows about antiques and artifacts. His test for me is to memorize these 10,000 characters within three days. If I succeed, he'll teach me about antiques and artifacts. But if I don't pass, I won't even bother looking for him. You're a magnanimous person, so please forgive me this time! From now on, I'll do my best to protect your safety. My boss is definitely a kind-hearted and compassionate person, right?"

  "Hmph..."

  Li Ruoxi was amused by Wang Ke's words. She had seen people with thick skin before, but she had never seen anyone with such a thick skin as his.

  "Earlier you said, a senior's test for you is actually testing this?" Li Ruoxi asked.

  Wang Ke nodded and said, "Yes! The strange test questions that the old man came up with really made me suffer. These past few days, even when I was sleeping, I was reciting these things in my head. However, after staying up all night and working hard, I was finally able to recite the whole thing from memory. So, I wanted to ask for your help to see if there are any mistakes in what I've memorized."

  Li Ruoxi shook her head and smiled: "Don't you see that senior is testing your memory?"

  Wang Ke smiled and said: "I certainly know this, so I must work hard and strive to be strong, can't be underestimated by others!"

  Li Ruoxi took the ten printed papers handed over by Wang Ke, looking at the dense text on them with a hint of astonishment in her eyes. "You really memorized all these characters in two and a half days? You're not joking, are you? Even if you worked hard, it's impossible for you to memorize these texts without even punctuation marks within two and a half days!"

  Wang Ke patted his own forehead and chuckled: "Whether or not I have memorized it, you'll know if you listen to me recite it."

  Li Ruoxi sat back in the recliner, adjusting her posture and lying down comfortably. Her perfect figure was outlined, stunningly beautiful, especially with Wang Ke standing beside her. The two full peaks on her chest were buttoned up, but due to their enormous size, they seemed to be calling out to burst free.

  Wang Ke's gaze swept over the enticing twin peaks, hastily shifting to other places. The male-specific reaction made him quickly recite several phrases of "Amitabha, form is emptiness, emptiness is form" in his heart, only then did he circulate his true energy and extinguish the flames that suddenly surged up from the bottom of his heart.

  Fairy!

  Wang Ke smiled wryly.

  "Alright, I'll help you this time because of your sincerity. Remember it well and work hard to protect my safety in the future. Recite it back, if there's any mistake, I'll correct you." Li Ruoxi said slowly while touching her beautiful red nail polish.