The following day.
At the Huatian Department Store, VIP floor.
The decoration at the counters is lavish and magnificent, and the items on display are spotless.
Bags, apparel, jewelry...
Every single item is quite valuable.
This is the luxury company MXL's counter in Su City.
"Lin Qian, there's a VIP customer who needs delivery service. Since you are new to Su, you're not very familiar with the business; follow Shen Bing to get acquainted with the process."
The manager picked up a bag and handed it to Lin Qian.
"Sure, manager."
"If you're unfamiliar with the business, you should start from the bottom. I really don't know why the company sent a parachuter over."
Shen Bing glanced at Lin Qian, delivered a sharp remark and turned to leave without expression.
Lin Qian smiled faintly, unconcerned, and followed her out.
MXL's headquarters is in the country F, where she had been working for the brand over the last few years.
From an ordinary employee to later a sales supervisor, she'd always been dedicated.
Now that the local manager was resigning and it happened that she was returning, the headquarters sent her to take over as the manager.
Shen Bing was the deputy manager here and was the most likely candidate to take over the position.
Needless to say, she held a grudge against Lin Qian.
On the way, Lin Qian ignored Shen Bing's cold demeanor and instead reminisced about the VIP customer she was about to meet.
Yin Moran, the successor of Su City's most prominent family, the Yin Family.
He stood 1.88 meters tall and weighed 70 kilograms, truly a walking clothes hanger.
He spent over ten million a year at MXL, their biggest VIP member.
The girls in the store gossiped that this top VIP member, not only had a model-like stature but also extraordinarily handsome looks.
Single, yet he had a daughter; the mother was unknown...
"What are you spaced out for, get out of the car."
Shen Bing's disdainful voice sounded in her ear. Lin Qian came back to reality and realized they had arrived at their destination.
The Hyatt Hotel, which is also part of Yin Group's property.
"Alright, manager, I'll be careful."
Shen Bing answered a phone call and glanced at Lin Qian, "I need to use the restroom. You go directly to the top-floor presidential suite. Remember, this is our top VIP, you must serve the customer well until he is satisfied with the try-ons."
Hearing this, Lin Qian nodded and without a word, took the elevator up.
Behind her, Shen Bing's lips curled up in a cold smirk.
Yin Moran didn't like women throwing themselves at him, and he hated them most of all.
In the past, the clothes he wanted were always handled by his assistant.
And just now, his assistant had specifically called the manager to tell her that he was not there; she could leave the clothes and go.
Lin Qian dared to snatch her position, she'd wait for her to get a complaint and get fired!
The elevator moved swiftly to the top floor's presidential suite.
Lin Qian knocked on the door, "Hello, I am an image consultant from MXL, may I come in?"
There was no sound from inside, but the door was ajar.
Lin Qian pursed her lips, pushed the door open, and stepped in gently.
She found herself in a luxurious suite, but Lin Qian didn't stop to look around, asking again, "Is anyone there?"
The sound of water stopped, followed by a man's magnetic voice, "Bring the clothes over here."
Yin Moran was taking a shower?
Lin Qian was slightly startled and walked with the bag to the bathroom door.
Was Yin Moran expecting a woman to deliver clothes to him as he bathed?
Such an improper man!
Lin Qian silently criticized him in her mind, planning to leave the bag at the door with her eyes closed.
Just as she was about to turn the doorknob, unexpectedly, the door was pulled open.
Lin Qian was caught off guard and lurched forward...
Her hands felt a warm touch, and the smell of a strange man filled her nostrils.
Lin Qian's face was full of confusion as she realized she was throwing herself into the man's arms.
Looking up, she met a pair of dark, cold eyes.
It was him!
The father of Little Candy.
Was this man the top VIP, Yin Moran?
Lin Qian stared at him, still stunned from the shock.
"Have you had your fill?"
The icy voice, like the Siberian wind, whizzed past her ears.
Shen Bing came back to her senses and hurriedly removed her hand from the warmth of someone's body, stepping back as her cheeks flushed bright red.
"Sorry... I didn't mean to."
That person's physique was truly impressive.
The firm pectoral muscles were sensually taut, and the defined eight-pack abs, with the smooth Adonis belt...
The undried glistening water droplets slid down the Adonis belt, disappearing into the bath towel...
It was enough to make one's ears burn and heart race.
"If it wasn't on purpose, was it intentional?"
Yin Moran's dark eyes pierced with an icy coldness as he closed in on Shen Bing step by step until she was cornered.
His long hand raised and clamped her jaw in an instant. "Tell me, what brings you here today? With such meticulous scheming, are you trying to seduce me?"
Seduce him?
He was overthinking it!
Shen Bing glared at the handsome face before her, forcefully yanking away his hand that was clamping her jaw.
"Mr. Yin, I am Lin Qian, the image consultant from MXL. I am here today to deliver clothes."
She admitted he was good-looking but remembered his violent temper even more.
A man who would send someone to the police station without a second thought; no matter how handsome, was unappealing to her.
"The image consultant from MXL? Who allowed you in? Woman, you do know how to seize an opportunity."
Over the years, countless women had schemed to get into his bed.
Clearly, this was yet another cunning woman.
Most importantly, this woman was more clever in her approach.
She had actually managed to make Candy, who always rejected women, call her mommy!
Yin Moran glanced at the name tag on Shen Bing's chest, the sharpness in his eyes flashing by, like a wild beast lurking in the night, emitting a bloodthirsty glow.
Shen Bing felt her scalp tingle under his gaze and hurriedly handed him the bag.
"Believe it or not, these are the clothes you asked for. If you think they're okay, then I'll be leaving now."
What kind of look was that?
Did he see her as one of those lovesick women desperate to marry into wealth?
Brother, he really was overthinking it.
Shen Bing didn't want to stoop to his level, placing the bag on the floor and turning to leave.
But the recently-steamed bathroom was filled with mist.
Shen Bing felt her feet slip, and she lost balance...
"Ah!"
In her panic, Shen Bing managed to grab the towel wrapped around Yin Moran's waist...
The next second, she felt a weight on top of her, warmth on her lips...
Thump! Thump!
Time seemed to stand still in the foggy space, where they could clearly hear each other's heartbeat.
Shen Bing's eyes widened as she looked at the handsome face before her, the blush creeping up from behind her ears.
"You... you... you..."
"What about me?"
Yin Moran felt the woman's scent was eerily familiar.
His mind flashed back to that night four years ago.
The same faint scent of gardenia, the same soft touch.
Was it her...
"Four years ago," Qingya Hotel, Room 1188."
That night, someone had spiked his drink, and he had mistakenly slept with Candy's mother.
The experience was enchanting, and he found it unforgettable.
Could it be her?
"What are you talking about? Mr. Yin, get off me."
Shen Bing didn't understand, her face now fully flushed, as she pushed hard against his chest.
She didn't understand?
So it wasn't her?
Yin Moran's eyes darkened, the fleeting glimpse of hope in his heart dashed, his handsome face turning cold once again.
Just as he was about to get up, he heard the sound of footsteps.
Then Little Candy came running in with her short little legs, pitter-pattering into the room.
The three of them looked at each other, and Little Candy's cheerful voice rang out, "Mommy, Mommy is here! But Daddy, why are you and Mommy sleeping on the floor?"