The Villain Saves The Male Lead

Ren and Fang were taken to a different office when they arrived at the trade department. They were surprised, but didn't object; after all, it was quite reasonable that the health department and several other departments would want to weigh in on a project like it.

The official led them to an imposing building with heavy wooden doors decorated with exquisite carvings. It was only now that Ren recognised the imperial coat of arms on the door that he revealed an expression of shock.

The official smiled at him. "Your proposal was very impressive," he informed Ren. "Even Her Majesty the Dragon Queen liked it very much, and wishes to meet you."

Ren immediately regained his composure and nodded, while Fang was still slack-jawed.

"I am honoured by Her Majesty's grace," Ren said politely.

The heavy doors opened slowly, and two guarda appeared to escort Ren and Fang inside. The official bid them farewell.

"Just copy whatever I do when we enter the courtroom," Ren whispered in Fang's ear.

Fang nodded nervously.

Ren and Fang both resisted the urge to look around the exquisite hall decorated with priceless pieces of art and sculpture that they had walked into even though they felt like a child visiting the zoo for the first time. They were here for business, after all, and a certain dignity must be maintained at all costs.

They were brought to a large room where a middle-aged but very beautiful woman was seated on a throne on a raised platform, and a roomful of ministers and officials occupied the chairs arranged in a row.

Ren greeted the Dragon Queen politely with a bow and a few words in the national language of the Dragon Nation. Fang observed him carefully and then replicated Ren's action to perfection.

The Dragon Queen clapped her hands in delight. "Wonderful!" she said. "I had not expected our young visitors to be acquainted with the traditional greetings of our little kingdom!"

Ren smiled politely, and Fang followed suit.

The Dragon Queen invited them to sit and opened the discussions for the hospital project.

Ren explained his plans in a clear and concise manner. Whispers broke out amidst the ministers immediately. Several questions were directed at Ren again and again by various departments, and he answered each one patiently and cleverly. The scribes were taking furious notes of the discussions.

Finally, the discussions were concluded two hours later and Ren's original proposal was approved with almost no changes. Everyone's eyes were shining with excitement, even the Dragon Queen's.

"We are indeed fortunate that you visited our Dragon Nation and your young companion took a liking to our beautiful mountains, CEO Ren," the Dragon Queen said once the discussions were over and a memorandum of understanding had been drafted and signed.

"It is our honour and blessing," Ren replied courteously.

The Dragon Queen eyed Fang curiously. "Your companion is indeed a man of outstanding beauty, CEO Ren," she complimented. "Now I understand why the tourism department was so insistent on inviting him for our advertising."

The tourism minister cleared his throat nervously. "Er... about that, Your Majesty...there was a bit of change in the photoshoots," he said. "The final pictures are not yet done, so we were going to submit it to you tomorrow..."

The Dragon Queen raised an eyebrow.

The tourism minister swallowed nervously. "Actually, CEO Ren and Mr. Fang were both models for the photoshoots yesterday. The director suddenly asked CEO Ren after seeing them together, and he agreed very kindly."

The Dragon Queen smiled, clearly pleased to hear this. Her eyes shone with anticipation as she looked at Ren. "So, CEO Ren is also our tourism department's model, is it?" she asked teasingly.

"It was my fortune and pleasure to accompany Fang for his work," Ren replied.

"You care a lot about your companion, CEO Ren," the Dragon Queen observed.

Ren looked at Fang and smiled softly. "Fate was kind enough to grant me the affection of such an outstanding person," he said.

The Dragon Queen smiled indulgently. "How romantic," she murmured.

Fang blushed shyly and Ren simply smiled.

"CEO Ren," the Dragon Queen said. "I have an additional opportunity for you."

Ren raised an eyebrow.

The Dragon Queen waved her hand and everyone except her personal guards immediately left the room.

An ominous feeling welled up in Fang's heart all of a sudden.

The Dragon Queen smiled sweetly at Ren when the doors closed.

"CEO Ren, I find you to be an excellent and extremely attractive young man," she said coyly. "I would like to invite you to spend the night with me before you return to your own country."

All colour drained from Fang's face. He clenched his fists under the table hard enough to draw blood and shot an anxious look at Ren.

"Naturally, the night spent with me shall not be without benefits for you, CEO Ren," the Dragon Queen continued, completely disregarding Fang's presence. "You shall have an additional ten percent of the profits from the hospital project's luxury recuperating centre."

Fang nearly fell off his chair in shock. Even he could understand that it meant billions... perhaps even trillions in profit in the coming years!

Would Ren be tempted? After all, they were just dating - it wasn't as if they were already married. Plus it was only one night...and the benefits were unbelievable. Fang tried to justify it to himself, but that didn't stop the piercing pain stabbing into his heart.

"Your Majesty, I am very flattered and honoured that you would consider me attractive," Ren said politely, his face calm and collected. "However, I'm afraid I must turn down your generous offer. I am already a committed man, and I cannot betray my partner's affection. My apologies."

The Dragon Queen looked shocked for a moment, and then a beautiful smile bloomed on her mature face. "I admire you more and more, young CEO Ren," she said cheerfully. "Not many would turn down such an offer." She turned to Fang. "You are a very lucky young man."

"Yes, Your Majesty," Fang said, unable to keep the smile from his face.. His purple eyes turned to Ren, glowing with a passion that could inspire thousands of poets to compose sonnets.