“So cute, Shen Nanci. How old are you, still watching ants move?”
Suddenly hearing someone speak behind her, Shen Nanci was startled—she hadn’t heard Li Hengyan’s footsteps.
Shen Nanci turned her head. “Three years old. Got a problem?”
Three years old.
Hmm, no problem.
His CiCi is three years old—how adorable.
Li Hengyan smiled, reaching out to pull Shen Nanci up.
Perhaps from squatting too long, her legs had gone numb, her soles tingling as if thousands of ants were nibbling at them.
Shen Nanci stumbled and fell into Li Hengyan’s arms.
For CiCi, Li Hengyan would never refuse.
He held Shen Nanci.
Shen Nanci was uncomfortable at the moment and didn’t care about anything else, leaning against Li Hengyan’s chest to recover. The next second, her body was lifted into the air.
She was swept up into Li Hengyan’s arms.
Shen Nanci instinctively let out an “Ah!”
Her arms instinctively wrapped around the man’s neck.
Her other hand tightly gripped Li Hengyan’s clothes.
The man’s expensive black shirt was crumpled from her grasp.
Shen Nanci came to her senses. “Put me down, I can walk myself.”
Li Hengyan glanced down at the woman in his arms. “You’re light, I can carry you.”
That wasn’t what she meant.
A dark line formed in Shen Nanci’s mind.
She glanced around; fortunately, there weren’t many people, and no one seemed to notice them.
Knowing how domineering this man was, Shen Nanci didn’t bother wasting her breath arguing.
Shen Nanci was carried all the way to the car by Li Hengyan.
The driver was perceptive, closing the car door for them.
Then he lowered the partition in the middle.
The car wasn’t cold, so Shen Nanci took off her coat, straightened it, and handed it back to Li Hengyan.
“Thank you.”
Her tone was usually flat and emotionless, her voice cool and clear.
Li Hengyan: “You don’t need to say those two words to me.”
Shen Nanci wisely turned her head to look out the window.
In truth, her heart was anything but calm.
The car started moving.
Seeing Shen Nanci tapping and massaging her calves, Li Hengyan leaned closer to CiCi, moved over a bit, bent down, and reached out his hand.
He took hold of Shen Nanci’s foot.
Lifted it.
And placed it on his own leg.
Thinking Li Hengyan was about to get handsy with her in the car, Shen Nanci’s eyes turned cold, her tone sharp. “What are you doing!”
Li Hengyan didn’t look up, gently kneading Shen Nanci’s calf.
“Your legs went numb from squatting too long. I’m massaging them for you.”
Shen Nanci: “…”
So thoughtful, so kind?
Was Li Hengyan sure he wasn’t possessed by a ghost?
A gentle ghost, at that.
Not gonna lie, it actually felt pretty good.
Realizing she had misunderstood and had just thought something rather dirty about him, Shen Nanci knew she was in the wrong. She apologized, “Sorry for yelling at you just now.”
Heh.
Shen Nanci’s inner thoughts: I’m so awesome!
Shen Nanci: I actually yelled at my boss!!
Shen Nanci: I even admire myself!!
After a while of kneading, the pain and numbness faded.
Li Hengyan knew how to do this too?
After saying thank you, Shen Nanci put her leg down, feeling that not praising him would be a bit inappropriate.
Like an ungrateful wretch.
Shen Nanci looked at Li Hengyan and gave him a thumbs-up.
“Your technique and strength are amazing, President Li! You’re truly incredible, a jack-of-all-trades!”
Li Hengyan accepted this loud praise.
Gazing at the girl beside him, the man calmly and shamelessly added, “I’m even better in bed. If CiCi praised me for that, I’d like it even more.”
Shen Nanci: “…”
Dammit!
Help.
Can I even survive this?
I want to quit!
Seeing Shen Nanci pretending to stay calm, her face alternating between red and pale, too choked to speak to him.
She gave him a cold glare without any courtesy.
This flustered and annoyed demeanor—how could it be so adorable.
Li Hengyan was in an exceptionally good mood.
Not planning to tease Shen Nanci any further, Li Hengyan’s face returned to its usual cold and profound expression as he made a call and instructed, “Bring the person to the hotel.”
After the call ended.
Shen Nanci couldn’t help her curiosity. “Who?”
Just hearing Shen Nanci speak made Li Hengyan inexplicably feel hot.
A restless heat stirred in his chest.
He raised his hand and unbuttoned the top two buttons of his collar.
The man, who was usually aloof and restrained, always wearing an expression of distant indifference that kept others at bay, instantly took on a different flavor.
Three parts lazy, four parts casual.
So sexy.
Five parts refined yet degenerate.
Shen Nanci’s eyes twitched. What was this man trying to do now?
Seduce her?
Tempt her?
Had he really been possessed by a horny spirit?
Why did he keep becoming a little flirtatious from time to time?
It must be improper.
Or was it that the man’s mating season had arrived?
Shen Nanci was disgusted by her own thoughts, wondering why her mind kept drifting to impure places. Goosebumps rose all over her body.
Li Hengyan tilted his head and looked at Shen Nanci. “Are you cold?”
Shen Nanci immediately replied, “Not cold. My arm itches, so I’m scratching it.”
Li Hengyan leaned back against the seat. The car’s interior was spacious.
The man’s legs were long. He shifted his posture, crossing his legs, and his toes brushed against CiCi’s leg intentionally or unintentionally.
Shen Nanci moved closer to the window.
The next moment.
An arm domineeringly stretched over, naturally wrapping around Shen Nanci’s shoulder and pulling her toward his embrace.
This man’s quirks were acting up again!
Shen Nanci glared. “What are you doing?”
Li Hengyan: “Why are you so far away? Do you want a raise?”
Shen Nanci’s eyes lit up. “How much?”
Li Hengyan thought for a moment and gave an answer full of temptation and promise. “My secretary and my personal secretary are two completely different positions with different treatments. The former gets an ordinary salary and bonuses.”
Shen Nanci blinked. “And the latter?”
She waited for Li Hengyan, curious to hear what kind of tempting, irresistible conditions he would offer.
“The latter,” Li Hengyan deliberately drew out his words.
His gaze fell on Shen Nanci’s rosy lips. “Being my personal secretary means taking care of everything meticulously, whether it’s work-related or my personal life—clothing, food, shelter, and transportation.”
“If you perform well, everything will be yours.”
Shen Nanci: “…”
Everything will be yours.
Was that phrase meant in the way she understood it?
Shen Nanci no longer cared about what was appropriate to say or not.
“You mean, President Li, you’re selling yourself?”
Li Hengyan chuckled. “Something like that. Do you agree?”
Shen Nanci’s lips twitched.
A strange feeling crept into her heart, as if she were stepping into a trap.
She regained her expressionless face. “Sorry, I can’t afford it.”
Li Hengyan laughed out loud and pinched Shen Nanci’s chin.
Lifting it.
He kissed her lips domineeringly and forcefully, yet gently. The man’s voice was low and magnetic—
“You don’t have to buy me. It’s fine even if you have no money. As long as you agree to the conditions I just mentioned, I’ll be yours.”
“Secretary Shen, you have absolute ownership over me.”
“CiCi, do you agree?”
What kind of act was this?
Damn, this was playing with her heart.
Shen Nanci was grateful her heart was strong.
Otherwise, she might have been scared to death.
Her hand pressed against Li Hengyan’s chest, trying to push him away, but this shameless man either misunderstood or was doing it on purpose.
His kiss descended, capturing Shen Nanci’s lips.
This time was different…