Guy hesitated to speak and only replied with a hum. He wanted to say more, but he was vexed to realize that he was not in the position to do so.Yuna also felt extremely awkward. When the two, who were on the phone, they instantly fell silent and only heard each other’s breathing.It went on like this until he let out a sigh from the other side.“Shishi, don’t be afraid.”Her eyes bulged in astonishment.“Are you and him a thing?”Guy put her on the spot. His mention of ‘him’ made her recall what had happened last night.She froze and nodded in a daze, forgetting that they were on the phone, and he could not see her.“That man isn’t as simple as you think. It’s best if you don’t get involved with him.”There was obviously an unfounded worry in his voice.That man was not that simple?It was only yesterday that she truly found out about the man’s identity.He belonged to the Azhe, the wealthiest family in the capital, and was at the helm of Dice Financial Group, which had drawn the att
“My status? What is my status? You tell me what my status is!” In a trembling voice, she continued, “Do you mean that I’m… your lover, your woman, and your belonging? Are you referring to these three when you talked about status?”Her extreme indignation propelled her to shoot back at him aggressively. She seemed to realize the meaning behind his words as she tugged his sleeves with both her hands.He stared at her coolly and expressionlessly, as though admitting to her interrogation.She coolly burst into laughter all of a sudden.“Weston, you are too much! Who do you think I am, and what do you take me for? Your toy and your belonging? Someone who’s at your beck and call?!”“Isn’t it so?” the man frostily retorted. He had obviously been antagonized by her based on his angry look.“You are my woman now, and since you are that to me, please be respectful and stop flirting around. I don’t like others touching my things! I don’t like it.”“Your thing?”“Isn’t it so? Everything belongs t
“Alright, stop crying now!” He was at her mercy finally!He could not help lowering his head to kiss away the tears at the corner of her eyes. They were salty and warm, with a tinge of indescribable bitterness.He gently closed his eyes and kissed her lips once more. This time, unlike his aggressive past attempts, he only placed a light peck on her lips.With his head still lowered, he went on to kiss her tears, forehead, nose bridge, cheeks, and lips. His lips indefinitely lingered on hers this time around.The kiss on her lips was not usurping like before and was gentle and carefully light, instead. She was confounded by this tenderness she had previously not experienced from him.The affection, tenderness, emotions, and delicacy of a woman could be perceived in this kiss.The man had gracefully removed his shirt while she was in a daze.His broad chest and sexy collar bones were revealed in the open. It was clear that he had been trying his best to suppress his desire.However, unl
“Keep quiet!” he froze before he coldly told her off.“Alright, I understand what you mean. You want me to tell you that Guy is not as handsome, gentle, or wealthy as you, right? You are competing with him like a kid. Are you really 28 years old?”He glared coldly, caught hold of her lower jaw, and bit hard. “Whatever!”She could be so pitiful at times and be very hateful at other times!“Can you let me off, Master?” she pouted, “or I’d be wasted by the time you are done with me.”“That’d be for the best,” he coolly retorted, albeit his hands had released her by then. He plunged backward into the bathtub and settled back lazily.She wistfully rubbed her sore wrists. This man’s arms were powerful, indeed. It was hard to imagine his strong physique, which was hidden beneath his smart suit.Before she could sit down with a heave of relief, he reached out his arm across her waist and tugged her toward his chest, splashing water droplets all over again.She was unprepared and tumbled on hi
“What are you looking at?” She looked displeased.He answered matter-of-factly, “Looking at you.”She pouted and tried to pry her body out of his sight, but his eyes followed her lasciviously; he swept his gaze on her smooth and glossy body teasingly.She was antagonized. “Stop looking!”“Why? Have you turned shy?” he asked with a cheeky smile.Bearing his teasing no longer, she walked up to him, shoved him out of the door, and said, “Get out!”Bump!He was locked out of the bathroom. The man smiled and chuckled.She was clearly shy!He decided not to tease her further and, wearing his bathrobe, walked away in high spirits. With a glass of red wine in hand, he sat on the couch and started flipping through the newspaper the servant had brought in.When he saw the newspaper’s headline, his eyes turned contemplative; he took a sip of the red wine as his face displayed a trace of self-satisfaction.When she walked out of the bathroom, she saw him flipping through the newspaper with one ha
She then added almost immediately, “I have to go back. Youyou must be worried sick.”She cleaned up and hurried toward the door.He called out from behind her, “Are you going back by yourself?”“Yes!”He smiled and said, “There’s no through road here. It’s a long way from the villa to the bottom of the hill. Are you sure you are going back alone?”She paused for a moment before looking at him resignedly.“Send me back!”…The sky had darkened.Youyou, who had not eaten anything for a day, heard his hungry tummy making a ruckus.On other days, he would be watching his mommy start eating the dinner he had prepared.Regrettably, this was not the case right now, as it looked like his mommy would not be returning to night, either!He was too lazy to prepare a meal, so he simply microwaved the pizza from the fridge. He had the food delivered this afternoon but did not find the time to eat it then. He found it delicious.As he munched happily on the pizza, his heart was filled with grievance
“I did that on purpose? What did I do on purpose?” Weston feigned innocence. His lips curled into a mischievous smile as he knew what she was getting at; in fact, he found her frightened look rather adorable.There were some women who, besides having attractive features, had especially charming eyes, and she was one such woman. Even when she was glaring, one could easily mistake it for a petulant look, which was extremely alluring.His eyes gradually clouded over, and as though she had cast a spell on him, his fingers unknowingly reached out to touch her face.She coldly avoided and slapped his outstretched hand, angrily exclaiming, “Drop the act! Why did you drive so fast?! Don’t you know that it’s dangerous?”He furrowed his brows in fake remorse and refuted, “You told me yourself to be quick. I drove fast because you were in a hurry.”He cleverly shoved the blame on her with an innocent look, as if she were the unreasonable one.If any of his subordinates would see this, they would
At this moment, in the hospital ward, Li Hanlin, who was sitting on a stool by the bed, placed his phone down.Beside him, the Youyou whom he said to still be ‘unconscious’ and was ‘not in a very good condition’ was calmly and silently sitting in bed reading the news.Youyou set down the newspaper and folded his arms after he saw him end the call. He leaned on the headboard and glanced at him sharply. His dark, large, and watery eyes fluttered, and he asked him the moment he put down the phone, “What did she say?”“I hung up. She’s probably on the way here!” Lin Hanlin. Youyou hugged his arms and nodded solemnly. Silently, he laid out equations after equations in his head.The car stopped at the hospital entrance to drop off Yuna first; Weston quickly followed along after he had parked the car. She ran all the way to the Inpatient Department.The moment she entered the department, she took out her phone to call Mr.Hanlin, only to realize that it had run out of battery!In a moment of c
Qin Zhou left after bringing Yuna into the head producer’s office. “Have a seat. We are waiting for one more person.”He picked up the case file and started reading it after he had said that. There’s someone else, too?Who can it be?Am I not the only one signing a contract today?She sat in the chair and examined her surroundings. With everything neatly lined up along the shelf, the office interior appeared minimalist in design. There were a few photo frames hanging on the wall, which displayed the latest first-tier stars of Huanyu. Guy’s portrait was among this lineup. Many books and record albums were on the bookshelf. In front of the sofa was a low-square table with a high-class teapot set on it. A knock was heard on the door.She looked over quizzically and saw June walked in. Seeing her, Yuna smiled in acknowledgement and June nodded in return. She closed the door and took a seat beside her. “Producer Lane.” Lane lifted his wristwatch and took a look before he coolly com
Alexis, who was troubled, noticed that the door to Qin Zhou’s office was ajar. She roamed her eyes and hit upon an idea. Immediately, she put on a saccharine smile and entered the room.“Mr. Qin!”She decided to butter him up sweetly upon stepping inside.Qin Zhou held Huanyu shares; therefore, those artistes and staff with lower ranks had to address him as ‘Mr. Qin’.He felt a headache coming on once he saw her and rolled his eyes lazily. “What?”She was about to speak when she spotted Yuna signing a contract with her head down. She was stunned and momentarily speechless.“… Huh? Yuna?! Why are you here, too?”“It’s none of your business! Care for yourself first!” He reminded her coldly.At his reminder, she remembered her purpose for being in his office and cooed, “Mr. Qin, you have to help me~”Her velvety voice triggered goosebumps on his skin instead.Don’t act coy if you don’t know how to.As soon as she opened her mouth, he only felt disgust and his flesh creep all over.“What
Having very few friends, she treasured this seldom-received kindness. She lowered her gaze to look at the time. She was still early for the interview. As she exited the elevator, Agent Qin seemed to have just reached the company as well. He was quite surprised to see her. “Ah, Shishi! You’re so early!” “Mhm! I couldn’t hail a cab at my doorstep. Luckily, someone let me hitch a ride, so I was able to arrive here on time.” “Someone drove you here? Who?” He was puzzled by the coincidence. “She seems to be called… June Moore.” She learned her name from Youyou. June Moore? He furrowed his brows. “Where are you staying right now?” “Precious Gardens.” He was flabbergasted. That district was well-known for being a luxury residence in the capital, and she lived there? “That’s a very luxurious place! How did you manage to buy a property there?” “I struck the lottery,” she answered sheepishly without going into details. “… What good luck.” He let out a sigh from the bottom of his hea
“Do you have any last words?” The man looked at her sympathetically. After all, she had followed them since she was in junior high and inevitably gave raise to having some ‘playmate attachments’ toward her.This was a rare moment of kindness from him.She shook her wan face; she did not want to die!However, he mistook that for not having any parting words and signaled the men beside him with his eyes.“Remember to do a clean job!”“Understood, Bro!”He sniggered, stooped in front of her, and stroked her head in farewell. “Er, poor girl, tell me; why are you so stupid? It’s not that I don’t want to help you. I know we used to be close in some ways, but you tricked me first, so don’t blame me for being unkind now.”With that, he stood up and watched his henchmen drag the two away.She desperately kicked her legs in an attempt to escape as she broke down into tears.A freighter was moored quietly in the harbor.Qiang was not a typical ruffian. He had powerful connections to the mafia an
She shyly and gently undid the buttons on her dress and slowly shifted closer to him.The long dress slipped off her body, falling to the ground in a heap as she inched her way to him. She was totally nude; her fair skin and smooth body became totally exposed in the cold, crisp air.A veil of anger flashed across his face as the pupils in his eyes contracted.“Zhe, I want to give myself to you tonight. Will you please take me?” Manrou walked up to him; her arms slowly circled around the man’s sturdy waist, and she gently placed her soft lips on his chest.She tried to melt his hardened heart with her sweet tenderness. As she was hoping for Weston to make the next move, his frosty voice was heard over her head. “Put them on.”“… What?” She looked up and stared into his penetrating orbs in surprise.“Put on your clothes and get lost!” He said coldly. Before she could react, he roughly grabbed her chin and told her with a look of disgust, “Even if you want this, you have to see if I’m
@ The Azhe residence.Weston parked the car in the garage, and walked into the main hall. There, he saw Manrou and his grandpa waiting for him.Grandmaster Azhe was sitting on the master seat with a grim face. Manrou was kneeled beside him, carefully massaging and kneading his legs from time to time.The moment he saw his grandson enter, he snorted angrily and confronted, “You are finally back!”Weston greeted, “Grandpa.”Manrou wanted to speak when she saw him but kept quiet in the end. Grandpa Azhe slammed the table with evident fury.“Where have you been the past two days?! Do you remember that you still have a home to return to here?!”“I’m busy.” Weston replied coolly.“Busy?! What were you busy with?! Were you busy with a woman in bed?!” his grandfather furiously lambasted.Manrou hastily tried to soothe his fury. Gently caressing his rapidly heaving chest, she meekly commented, “Grandpa, don’t be mad. You have to take care of your health! He must have been busy with work in the
With an eerie laughter, he threw the stack of photos he was holding into the air and said, “Chop her into pieces and feed her to the sharks instead. She will not be missed!”His voice was dark and sullen. The words that came pouring out of his mouth were cold and chilling, sending shivers down their backs!Receiving the shock of her life, Nasi scampered behind Qiang.Her mother, who was standing at the door, also held her breath in fear.The eyes he used to look at Nasi were filled with hatred and cruelty. It was as if she were an utterly filthy thing.“Little boy… Are you kidding me?” Dumbstruck, the gangster could only laugh dryly.How can someone be so ruthless at such a young age? This is really scary.“Am I kidding you?” He threw the question back in a low tone. “Why would I tell you a meaningless joke when my time is precious?”“Then…” The man cleared his throat. He was starting to be awestruck at this six- or seven-year-old lad. Licking his upper lip flap, he continued, “You me
“What did you say? Why should I explain anything to you?”As Qiang asked these questions, he looked up to survey the crowd outside the room and rudely demanded, “Whose kid came running in here? Take him back right away!”The crowd immediately scattered from shock.Youyou said sternly, “You’re here to get your money back, aren’t you?! Explain yourself clearly; I’ll pay you the money!”“Where would a kid like you get the dough from?”“I have the money.” Mr.Hanlin stepped forward from behind the boy with a smile.The gangster was even more confused.Nasi seemed to have detected a ray of hope from this. She pointed to the little boy at once and blurted out, “He… He is my sister’s son!”“Oh? Yuna is your mommy?”“You don’t need to be too concerned with me. I’m asking you; how much does she owe you?” the boy questioned seriously. He spared no attention to Nasi; it was as if looking at her once would pollute his eyes.“500,000$.”The boy turned to the side and lowered his voice, “Mr. Hanlin.
What kind of kinship? Was it the kind where his mother had to suffer their bullying for the past two decades and more? Or was it the mocking and sarcasm he had to hear from them? He could not forget the dark and heavy memories of his childhood. If that was what she was referring to as kinship… He smiled lazily and said, “Alright, then, for the sake of kinship.” “You…” “Which room is it?” It might be due to Youyou’s exceptional charisma, or she must be under a spell, for she woodenly replied to him, “502…” “Let’s go.” He faced his agent and gave this instruction. Mr. Hanlin immediately followed behind. He was actually keen to find out what kind of a tragic ending the mother-daughter pair would have. The agent turned around and glanced pathetically at Lisa, offering a few seconds of silent condolences in his heart. It was not good to offend Youyou, this little demon king. One would not know how death come about. Lisa could not be blamed for creeping her way here for help. Sh