Li Mai slapped Zhou Songyan’s hand away.
He could insult her for having no money, but he couldn’t insult her beauty.
When it came to her looks, she was still confident.
Remembering why she came here, Li Mai repeated: “Mr. Zhou, I’m here to pick up my car.”
Zhou Songyan imperceptibly rubbed his fingers together.
So delicate.
So smooth.
Okay, he admitted he was being insincere.
Li Mai was beautiful.
He liked every part of her.
When Li Mai slapped his hand away, he felt a bit reluctant to let go.
“Mr. Zhou, where is my car parked?”
Zhou Songyan strolled to the kitchen, took out a bottle of water from the refrigerator, opened it, tilted his head back, and gulped it down.
From Li Mai’s angle, she could see his prominent Adam’s apple.
Two words:
Sexy!
Li Mai had always been captivated by Zhou Songyan’s good looks.
Back then, she was the one who pursued him first.
The first time she saw Zhou Songyan at the company, she was mesmerized.
Creating “accidental” encounters, getting assigned to the same project team, sitting across from him at meals, pretending to accidentally trip in front of him so he would help her up…
She had used all the courage of her life to pursue Zhou Songyan.
Thinking about the foolish things she did back then…
Li Mai felt deeply embarrassed now.
Stop it—she was getting off track again.
Li Mai was speechless at herself.
But Zhou Songyan was even more excessive. She had asked twice already—what did he mean by not answering?
“Mr. Zhou, where is my car?”
Fine, she’d ask one more time.
“Car?”
Zhou Songyan downed the entire bottle in one go and accurately tossed the bottle into the trash can.
Only then did he utter a few words: “Not repaired yet.”
Li Mai: “…”
She was speechless for a moment.
“Then why did you tell me to come here?”
“My friend request—why didn’t you accept it?”
Li Mai: “…”
Zhou Songyan called her here because of this?
“Mr. Zhou, I don’t think we need to be friends on WeChat. In the future, it’s better if we keep our distance.”
Zhou Songyan looked at her darkly.
This woman was really… infuriating!
“It’s just adding someone on WeChat. You’re overthinking it, aren’t you? Think I’d be interested in you? Dream on. You’re not my type anymore.”
Li Mai: “I know my place. I know Mr. Zhou doesn’t think highly of someone like me. But isn’t Mr. Zhou afraid I’ll pester you? Not adding you as a friend is also for your sake—what if I add you and harass you every day?”
Zhou Songyan: “…”
This woman was being sarcastic.
If she wouldn’t add him, he’d make sure she did.
“Give me your phone.”
“Why?”
“To add friends.”
“Mr. Zhou, we’re not the kind of relationship that adds each other on WeChat.”
“Who are you that kind of relationship with? Ji Wangyu?”
Li Mai: “…”
This man was being unreasonable.
Why was he dragging her supervisor into this?
Zhou Songyan’s dark eyes were deep, his voice extremely cold: “Your phone.”
Li Mai didn’t move.
“When the car is fixed, I’ll notify you on WeChat.”
“A phone call would be fine.”
“Don’t want to call.”
Li Mai felt that Zhou Songyan was being a bit unreasonable now.
She didn’t want to continue arguing with him.
She simply took out her phone and accepted Zhou Songyan’s friend request.
“There, satisfied? Can I leave now?”
“Wait.”
“What else?”
Li Mai’s tone carried impatience.
Zhou Songyan handed her a car key: “Drive this car for now.”
It was his Bentley.
Li Mai pushed the car key back: “I don’t want it.”
Driving a Bentley to work—her colleagues would think she was being kept by someone.
But who would keep a woman with a child?
Forget being kept—over these years, any man who showed the slightest interest in her, the moment they heard she had a son, immediately stopped contacting her.
But that was fine—it was peaceful this way.
Zhou Songyan’s brows furrowed slightly. He grabbed her hand and forcefully placed the key in it.
Li Mai panicked.
“What are you doing? I don’t want it!”
“Take it.”
“Mr. Zhou, I’m just a working person—it’s not appropriate for me to drive a Bentley.”
It was more expensive than her supervisor’s car—what would that look like?
“Mr. Zhou…”
“Can you stop forcing me?”
Zhou Songyan looked at her silently for a while, then stopped forcing her and took back the car key.
“I’ll pick you up tomorrow and take you to get your car.”
“I can go by myself—no need to trouble Mr. Zhou.”
“Li Mai, you’re doing this on purpose, aren’t you? Deliberately trying to anger me?”
“Mr. Zhou, I’m not trying to anger you. I just don’t want to trouble you. You’re so busy—how could I have the nerve to trouble you? Just tell me the address and I’ll go get it myself.”
Zhou Songyan was still holding her hand.
She struggled a bit: “Mr. Zhou, don’t hold my hand—it doesn’t match your status.”
“Mmph…”
This woman was infuriating.
Deliberately being sarcastic with him.
He just wanted to punish her.
Li Mai’s eyes widened, her mind went blank, and the air around them seemed to freeze.
Zhou Songyan had intended to punish her, but upon touching her soft lips, the fire in his body ignited instantly.
Only one thought filled his mind:
He wanted more.
Zhou Songyan was sometimes gentle, sometimes forceful.
Perhaps because she had missed him too deeply, Li Mai gradually became lost in Zhou Songyan’s kiss.
By the time she came to her senses, several minutes had passed.
Realizing what happened, she pushed Zhou Songyan away: “What are you doing?”
Zhou Songyan seemed unsatisfied but also embarrassed.
After all, he had just said Li Mai was ordinary, not his type, and that he had no interest in her.
Then he turned around and kissed her again.
Completely contradictory.
Even he felt embarrassed for himself.
“Um…”
He couldn’t come up with any explanation.
Li Mai turned and ran away with a red face.
Just as she left the villa, she nearly collided with an old lady.
The old lady had gray hair and a kind, friendly face.
Li Mai dodged to the side, avoiding hitting the old lady.
Still, she showed concern: “Grandma, are you alright? I didn’t scare you, did I?”
Old Mrs. Zhou smiled cheerfully and shook her head, grabbing Li Mai’s hand. Her smile was so wide that wrinkles appeared on her face.
“Young lady, what’s your relationship with our Songyan?”
This beautiful young lady had just run out from her grandson’s house.
She had never seen a girl visit her grandson’s home before.
This was the first time!
How wonderful!
How exciting!
Li Mai: “?”
Songyan?
Old Mrs. Zhou: “I’m Zhou Songyan’s grandmother, his biological grandmother.”
Li Mai: “…”
Zhou Songyan had mentioned he had a grandmother. She had even overheard them on the phone—Zhou Songyan had a very good relationship with his grandmother.
Li Mai couldn’t very well say she was Zhou Songyan’s ex-girlfriend.
That was all in the past—better not to bring it up.
“Grandma, I… Mr. Zhou is a business partner of our company. I came over today to deliver something.”
Old Mrs. Zhou was extremely sharp and could tell at a glance that Li Mai was lying.
However, she didn’t press the issue. Instead, she pulled Li Mai toward the villa.
“I feel we’re very destined to meet. Come inside and stay a while longer—keep me company and chat.”
Li Mai: “…”
The old lady had quite a strong grip, and Li Mai couldn’t rudely shake her off—it would be terrible if the old lady fell.
In the end, she was dragged into the villa by Old Mrs. Zhou.
Zhou Songyan was surprised to see his grandmother pulling Li Mai inside.
After that kiss just now, Li Mai didn’t dare look Zhou Songyan in the eyes.
Old Mrs. Zhou could tell at a glance that these two had something going on. She was so excited her eyes sparkled, as if she could see a little great-grandchild waving at her.
“Dear grandson, go wash some fruit for us. The young lady and I will chat while we eat.”
Zhou Songyan: “…”
What was Grandma up to?
Old Mrs. Zhou rolled her eyes at him: “Why are you dawdling? Fine, I’ll go myself.”
Li Mai took advantage of Old Mrs. Zhou releasing her hand and ran away, not stopping until she had run quite far.
Old Mrs. Zhou: “…”
Zhou Songyan: “…”