Wen Lanyue said nothing, just stared straight into his eyes.
The bedroom was eerily quiet.
The only sound was their intertwined breathing.
Her silence fanned the tiny spark in Qi Yanli’s chest into a full-blown blaze.
“Is this your attitude when asking for a favor?”
Wen Lanyue just wanted to laugh.
But she suppressed her anger. “What do you want from me? Get down on my knees for you?”
She didn’t even want this man anymore.
What attitude could she possibly have!
Qi Yanli’s large hand gripped her slender waist, roaming over her body.
“Your classmate here delayed something important of mine. Letting him off won’t be that easy.”
“Then you…”
The moment she opened her mouth, the man placed her hand inside the robe at his waist.
Wen Lanyue froze entirely, her eyes going wide.
Qi Yanli’s sensual lips pressed close to her ear, his voice low and languid. “If your performance satisfies me, I’ll consider letting him go.”
!!!
He’s insane!
Wen Lanyue felt like her head was about to explode.
She shoved the man’s tall body away with all her strength, shouting furiously, “Impossible! In your dreams!”
Yet Qi Yanli didn’t cling to her at all—he simply let her push him away.
Being pushed away, the man’s lips instead curved into a faint smile.
But when Wen Lanyue reached the door, her footsteps stopped…
Was she really just going to leave Jiang Huai to his fate?
Jiang Huai had only just graduated—if he went to prison now, his whole life would be ruined.
What right did she have to destroy someone’s entire life?
It would be a sin.
And Qi Yanli…
What would one more night in his bed matter? She’d already slept with him for two years.
Wen Lanyue suddenly turned back, straddled the man’s waist of her own accord, closed her eyes, and kissed him forcefully.
Caught off guard by the forced kiss, a flicker of surprise passed through Qi Yanli’s dark eyes.
He instinctively wrapped his arms around her.
But his handsome face was shrouded in frost, his gaze dark and brooding.
The next second, Qi Yanli flipped her over and pinned her down, his voice sharp. “Is this classmate really that important to you?”
“Remember what you promised. Let Jiang Huai go.”
Wen Lanyue kissed his sensual lips again, taking the initiative once more.
He was furious.
Fuming.
He wanted nothing more than to destroy Wen Lanyue right then.
But it had been a whole month—and this was Wen Lanyue being so proactive, so passionate.
Nothing like the Wen Lanyue who had smashed a lamp over his head last night.
Qi Yanli couldn’t refuse.
All that rage was ultimately vented onto Wen Lanyue, who was willing all the same.
Qi Yanli kissed her lips and tongue with forceful, domineering intensity.
Kisses rained densely down her neck, trailing lower and lower, until they reached that soft…
“Qi… Yanli… don’t go too far.”
Wen Lanyue’s voice broke apart, fragments of words, unable to form a complete sentence.
Because this man was clearly just taking out his anger on her.
“Back when we first met, didn’t you like calling me gege?”
Qi Yanli trapped her from behind, shifting their position.
His hoarse, magnetic voice sounded behind her. “Call me gege.”
“…”
The only response was the sound of Wen Lanyue’s ragged breathing.
Qi Yanli let out a low chuckle.
His memory pulled him back four years…
He and Wen Lanyue’s older brother, Wen Ziheng, were something like friends, though not particularly close.
By chance, he once accompanied Wen Ziheng to school to pick up his sister.
The first time he saw Wen Lanyue, his impression was of a pretty little brat.
A budding beauty, but far too young.
But Wen Lanyue shyly called him “big brother.”
With a six-year age gap, she should call him that.
Then, for two years, Wen Lanyue pursued him with every hint and open gesture, and he saw it all.
But he kept refusing.
Until the day of Wen Lanyue’s twentieth birthday, when he finally accepted.
Because he could sense that she was about to give up.
……
It went on until the early hours of the morning before it ended.
Qi Yanli had been especially fierce this time, with a hint of punishment in it.
The man carried her to the bathroom for a shower, then carried her back to bed.
“Sleep. I have some things to take care of in the study.”
Wen Lanyue closed her eyes and fell asleep almost instantly.
She was simply too exhausted, but she still faintly heard the man leaving the bedroom.
His stamina was incredible.
After finishing, he seemed even more refreshed.
Perhaps because she was so tired, Wen Lanyue slept straight through until dawn.
When she got up, her whole body ached. Hungry and sore, she decided to have breakfast first to restore her energy.
But the moment she came downstairs, she saw Lin Sen, who had been waiting in the living room for quite a while.
Seeing her, Lin Sen rose to his feet: “Miss Wen, I’m here to take you to the company for your onboarding.”
So fast already……
Uncle Qi really went out of his way for her.
She nodded: “Give me a few more minutes. I’ll change my clothes.”
……
An hour later.
Wen Lanyue was delivered to the office building at Zhongheng Group’s headquarters.
She first reported to the HR department, then was assigned a workstation.
Right in the secretary area directly across from the CEO’s office.
She then discovered that Qi Yanli had five female secretaries, all of them beautiful.
Hah……
Men were really all the same.
Suddenly, her phone rang. It was her roommate Qin Ke’er.
Wen Lanyue snapped out of her thoughts and answered: “Ke’er, what’s up? The case with Jiang Huai should have been dropped and settled by now, right?”
“It was settled, but the young master’s lawyers demanded that we collectively pay one million in medical fees.”
One million!
On the other end of the line, Qin Ke’er said: “Lanyue, can’t you plead with your young master again? A million is no small sum. We just graduated—how could we ever pay that? We can’t exactly ask our parents for money.”
Wen Lanyue’s anger shot straight to the top of her head.
“I’ll go find him.”
With that, she hung up directly.
She rose furiously and marched straight toward the CEO’s office.
Without even knocking, she barged right in.
The moment the door closed, several people in the secretary area huddled together and whispered.
“Tsk tsk… Did you see that? She didn’t even knock before entering the CEO’s office.”
“She’s the real parachuted-in connection. I heard the chairman personally brought her in—she doesn’t even have a probation period.”
“No wonder. Turns out she’s the chairman’s little sweetheart.”
“Shh… keep it down. Walls have ears.”
……
The heavy slam of the door made the man behind the desk frown slightly.
Qi Yanli looked up, and a flash of admiration crossed his pitch-black eyes.
Today, Wen Lanyue had completely changed her style.
She wore a moon-white chiffon blouse paired with a nude-pink high-waisted pencil skirt and sexy high heels.
Her makeup was delicate and understated, but anger burned between her brows.
Her work badge hung from her slender swan-like neck, swaying back and forth.
Wen Lanyue strode straight up to the desk and, unable to hold back any longer, shouted angrily: “Qi Yanli, you’re playing me! You promised last night you’d let Jiang Huai go, and now you’re demanding outrageous medical fees. What is the meaning of this!”
The flash of admiration in the man’s eyes gradually faded.
It was about that male classmate again.
Qi Yanli leaned back and said in a low voice, “I’ve already dropped the case. They beat someone this badly—shouldn’t they pay the medical bills?”
“But you demanded a million! They’re just fresh college graduates! Where would they get that kind of money?”
The man remained expressionless. “Wrongdoing comes with a price. Otherwise, there’ll be a next time.”
Wen Lanyue was so speechless she almost laughed.
The one lying injured in the hospital was Qi Yanli’s beloved first love.
How could she expect Qi Yanli to take her side?
Wen Lanyue didn’t want to say anything more. She turned to leave.
Unexpectedly, Qi Yanli’s face darkened to the extreme, and he said coldly, “Stop. Did I say you could leave?”
“And what else would I do? Stay and argue with a big liar like you?”
Qi Yanli was so angry he laughed. “And what exactly did I lie to you about? You’ve been in my bed more times than I can count—who are you putting on this wounded act for?”
This man’s mouth was just that vicious.
He could never speak to her properly.
What a complete disappointment.
Why on earth had she loved Qi Yanli for four years?
Wen Lanyue said nothing.
She stared at the man’s strikingly handsome face for a long moment, then turned and walked out of the office without hesitation.
Hearing the door slam with such fury, Qi Yanli instantly felt restless and irritated.