Dragging her exhausted body back to her small home, Tsing Ying kicked off her shoes, tossed her bag aside, and collapsed straight onto the sofa.
After lying there and playing on her phone for a while, she finally got up once the sky outside had darkened, deciding to take a bath.
Warm water wrapped around her slender body. Leaning back in the tub, she let out a long sigh—pure comfort.
Steam filled the bathroom, washing away her fatigue. Her eyelids grew heavy, drowsiness creeping in.
The rippling water gently swayed, and the rising heat flushed her pale cheeks a soft red. Half-asleep, she suddenly felt someone embrace her from behind.
No matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t open her eyes. She could only feel hot, intense kisses landing on her back and neck.
Then, arms wrapped around her waist, lifting her and lowering her again.
“Mm…”
The moment she made a sound, she froze.
That soft, breathy voice—was that really hers?
But soon, she had no time to think.
She felt like a small boat in raging waves, drifting, rising, sinking… completely swept away.
…
When she opened her eyes again, the water had gone cold.
She had fallen asleep in the bathtub.
Sitting up, she saw her flushed face in the mirror, eyes still wet and dazed. Shock and embarrassment filled her.
She had another… erotic dream again.
Tsing Ying clutched her head in frustration.
Who exactly is that bastard who keeps teasing her in her dreams?!
On Monday morning, she dragged herself to work in a dazed, exhausted state.
She hadn’t slept well for two nights in a row. Every time she closed her eyes, she fell back into that strange dream.
In the dream, a man called her “baby” and “wife.” While she cursed him for being shameless, her body still reacted uncontrollably to him.
By morning, she woke up drenched in sweat.
At the office, she looked completely drained as she shuffled toward her desk.
The president’s office door was open.
Moments later—
“Xing Ying, come in.”
She groaned internally and slowly walked in.
Shang Chenyan immediately noticed the dark circles under her eyes. She looked worse than usual.
As expected… without him, she still couldn’t take care of herself.
“Did you not rest well this weekend?” his deep voice asked.
“Just… slept a bit late,” she replied. “What do you need, Mr. Shang?”
“Assistant Jiang is on a business trip this week. You’ll still be working beside me.”
“Go make me a coffee.”
“…Okay.”
She went to make it, then returned and placed it on the table.
“Put it here,” he said, tapping the spot.
She silently complained in her head.
Lazy man.
She walked around the desk—but suddenly, something tripped her.
Her body lurched forward.
A strong hand grabbed her wrist, stopping her fall—but she still stumbled directly into his lap.
An arm immediately locked around her waist.
She froze.
Her hands were clutching his expensive white shirt, creasing it.
“I-I’m sorry!” she panicked, trying to stand up—
But at that moment, heels echoed outside the door.
“Shang Chenyan, are you really going to take things this far?”
A familiar female voice.
Before she could turn around, a hand pressed the back of her neck, pulling her into his chest.
“Don’t move,” he whispered near her ear.
The woman stormed in—
And froze.
“What… what are you doing?!”
It was the same woman who had almost hit her with a car last Saturday.
Shang Chenyan kept his hand on her head, calm and cold.
“Who allowed you to come in?”
“Is this the Meng family’s idea of manners—barge into someone else’s office?”
The woman staggered back.
“Shang Chenyan… who is she?”
“That’s none of your concern.”
He pressed a button on the desk.
“Security. Come up and take her away.”
The woman’s voice sharpened.
“You refused the engagement because of her?! You even brought her to the company?!”
“And that other woman we saw that day—who is she?!”
Shang Chenyan rubbed his temple, clearly irritated.
“You’ve already barged in twice without permission.”
“I’ve been too polite.”
Coldly, he added:
“If there’s a third time, I’ll make sure the Meng family disappears.”
Soon, security arrived and dragged the woman out.
Her screams echoed:
“Shang Chenyan! You’re going too far—aren’t you afraid your mother will know?!”