Whispers on a Perilous Night

[Dual Alphas | Power Couple | Undercover Game | Dangerous Border]

The southern border was in turmoil, a place crawling with all kinds of people. As an undercover agent for Project Xu Heng, Dan Su was stationed there, running a funeral goods shop.

She was beautiful, had a smoking-hot figure, was absurdly strong, and feared nothing. Her aura was as cold and gloomy as a lonely crescent moon. She came and went in a little pickup truck, her temper more intimidating than a sandstorm, keeping everyone at a distance.

Who could have guessed that someone so formidable would be paired with a delicate partner who couldn't lift a finger?

Her husband, Xi Yu.

1/

With his clean-cut, handsome face and warm, innocent personality, Xi Yu was adored by the whole village. But because he was a younger man who'd suddenly arrived, and was so particular and refined, Dan Su couldn't stand him.

She just wanted him to give up and leave.

When the man showed up in the middle of the night clutching his bedding, tugging at her sleeve pitifully, he said, "Sis, it's so dark. I don't dare sleep alone."

"Don't be scared. There's a private building right by the back gate. Lots of people sleep there."

Dan Su recommended the town's only funeral home with all the warmth she could muster. The next day, Xi Yu looked utterly drained.

"...There are certainly a lot of people there, but hardly any of them are breathing."

2/

Project Xu Heng closed in overnight.

To give their people time to infiltrate the village, tonight would be the last time the two of them pretended to be married.

Xi Yu had also dropped all his former disguises. He toyed with a tiny chip between his pale, slender fingers, watching Dan Su approach with a bored, sidelong glance.

Pretending to be intimate should have been second nature to them.

Maybe it was the imminent blaze, or maybe it was because they were already at the end of the line. With Xi Yu pinning her against a century-old banana tree as they acted close, the usually composed Dan Su felt at a loss. Her long, fine lashes trembled beneath the scattered fireflies.

"Are you nervous?"

Commander-in-chief Xi Yu removed the cold metal earpiece from her head, adjusted it with practiced ease, and tuned in to a hidden frequency. His expression was relaxed as he teased her in a low voice. "Your psychological evaluation is a fail, Sis."

He was all nonchalance, yet Dan Su felt strangely reassured. "What... should we do?"

Xi Yu tightened his arm around her waist, a teasing smile in his eyes. His breath slowly brushed her ear as he murmured, his voice low and languid, "I'll teach you in practice."

[Romance-averse, cold beauty undercover agent x Plays-the-pig-to-eat-the-tiger, suited-up enforcer]

P.S. Both are virgins, happy ending.

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