Li Jin had encountered all kinds of pursuers, but this was the first time he’d met someone like this. Wen Ting’s perfume hit him full in the face—intense, yet not unpleasant. If anything, it made him feel a little hot under the collar.
Wen Ting was only running her mouth, to be honest. She didn’t hold out any hope. After all, from what Yan Qing had told her, Li Jin was famously abstinent.
Everything she was doing right now was just to leave a deeper impression on him.
But the man whose face screamed “off-limits” suddenly smiled, his low voice asking in return: “Are you sure?”
Wen Ting looked up in disbelief.
Well, this…
“Scared now?”
Li Jin saw through the cowardice in Wen Ting’s eyes at a glance. A hint of mockery colored his expression, and the next second, he tucked away his lighter and turned to leave.
But Wen Ting grabbed his wrist.
“Who’s leaving?”
Wen Ting had studied abroad in the U.S. for three years and had seen all kinds of wild, uninhibited behavior from foreigners. She was an adult—she had desires too—but no man had ever caught her eye.
But Li Jin…
That face. She was very satisfied with it.
Perhaps fueled by the alcohol in her system, Wen Ting felt even more resolute in this moment.
She was going to sleep with Li Jin!
Skip straight to the finish line!
Li Jin, whose wrist she’d grabbed, turned back, a flicker of surprise passing through his eyes.
“What? Are you scared? Or… are you not up to it?” Wen Ting smiled seductively.
Li Jin’s face instantly darkened.
The next second, he grabbed Wen Ting’s hand in return and led her out of the bar.
They arrived at a hotel.
The two booked a room and rode the elevator up to it.
Both of them wore calm expressions. They were both novices, yet they carried themselves like seasoned veterans.
The moment the door opened, Wen Ting took the initiative to wrap her arms around Li Jin’s neck, pressing him against the wall as she rose on her tiptoes to kiss his lips.
Li Jin’s eyes darkened.
In over twenty years of life, this was the first time he’d been this intimate with a woman.
He’d never been interested in women before, but… Wen Ting. This woman was like a rose of the night—just a glimpse of her silhouette had stirred his desire.
Now, every inch of his body was burning with suppressed fire!
Li Jin reached back and seized Wen Ting’s hands, spinning them around so their positions were reversed.
“Mmm…”
Their lips and tongues tangled together, the faint taste of smoke and alcohol passing between them. Wen Ting couldn’t quite name the feeling.
It was just… thrilling!
The kiss went on for who knew how long. By the time Li Jin carried Wen Ting to the big bed, her clothes were already gone.
Throughout it all, their phones rang from time to time, but neither of them paid any attention.
The next day, Wen Ting slept in as usual and didn’t wake until noon.
When she opened her eyes, the first thing she felt was an ache all over her body. The alcohol had fully worn off by now, and Wen Ting’s mind was completely clear.
The clothes scattered across the floor and the heavy atmosphere in the room brought back vivid memories of every moment from the night before. Wen Ting’s fair cheeks flushed slightly, and she couldn’t help but feel a pang of regret.
She’d originally wanted to pursue Li Jin and become his girlfriend. She hadn’t even started courting him, and she’d already jumped straight into bed with him.
Li Jin was nowhere to be found in the hotel room. Displeasure was plain to see in Wen Ting’s eyes as she got out of bed and dressed herself. Her gaze caught something on the table.
Wen Ting narrowed her eyes slightly and walked over.
A check for two hundred thousand.
Fine.
Very well!
From childhood to adulthood, as the little princess of the Gu family, Wen Ting had everything she wanted. Even if she wanted the moon in the sky, the Gu family would find a way to pluck it down for her. Any problem that couldn’t be solved could simply be settled with money.
She knew exactly what this check meant.
Li Jin—what did he take her for?
Fuming, Wen Ting took a shower, then left the hotel and went to a nearby mall to buy a new set of clothes and change into them.
In the fitting room, the ambiguous marks on her neck caught her eye, and Wen Ting silently cursed Li Jin a few more times in her heart, her mind drifting back to last night.
One thing worth noting—Li Jin had called her name last night.
He knew who she was?
Wen Ting picked out a shirt with a slightly higher collar and changed into it, then took a cab to the Li Corporation.
What happened yesterday could be said to be mutually consensual. Li Jin considered himself quite generous—he’d given Wen Ting two hundred thousand, essentially buying her first night.
But unexpectedly, Wen Ting didn’t know her place and showed up at the Li Corporation. When he received the call from the front desk, a flicker passed through Li Jin’s eyes.
Did Wen Ting want to take things further? Or was she dissatisfied with what she’d been given? Li Jin wasn’t sure.
But regardless of what it was, he didn’t want to continue any contact with Wen Ting.
The bite mark Wen Ting had left on his neck during their entanglement last night was still throbbing with a dull ache. He knew well that Wen Ting was a hot-tempered troublemaker!
Li Jin didn’t like that.
So he simply told the front desk that he didn’t know Wen Ting and to send her away.
Downstairs, Wen Ting made a scene and nearly got thrown out by the security guards. She, the proud young miss of the Gu family, was facing such humiliation for the first time!
Wen Ting had already cursed Li Jin a thousand times over in her heart!
After leaving the Li Corporation, Wen Ting angrily headed to the nearby N.S Group—Gu Nanshen’s company, a luxury brand.
Taking the private elevator, Wen Ting walked straight into the office.
Gu Nanshen also had a bad temper. Seeing someone barge into his office without even knocking, he was about to flare up—until he saw who it was, and a headache immediately set in.
Wen Ting sat down on the sofa, picked up a magazine from the table, and said with an imposing air, “Send all your new products to my villa.”
Only bags and jewelry could soothe her anger right now.
“Who provoked our young miss? Tell me, and I’ll go make friends with him.”
Wen Ting crossed her arms, her face burning with rage. “Li Jin!”
Gu Nanshen’s gaze paused. Never mind—that was a friend he didn’t want to make.
“Oh? How did he offend you?”
“He…”
Wen Ting looked at Gu Nanshen but didn’t dare tell him about last night. If her family found out, that would be a disaster.
“I went to the Li Corporation to find him, and he refused to see me.”
“Ha, you don’t know your place. Who do you think you are? Li Jin is a busy man! If you’re trying to pursue him, I’d say stop dreaming in broad daylight.”
Wen Ting: “…”
“Serves you right that Mu Congya doesn’t think much of you. With that mouth of yours, I wouldn’t think much of you either!”
“You—” Before Gu Nanshen could finish his sentence, his assistant came and knocked on the door.
“President, Miss Mu is here.”
Gu Nanshen’s eyes immediately lit up! He called toward the door, “Tell her to come up quickly.”
After saying that, he looked back at Wen Ting. “You—get out now!”
Wen Ting: !!
“Hurry up and leave. I’ll send the new products to your villa later.”
“Look at you, so pathetic!” Wen Ting muttered a jab, then said no more. She picked up her bag and got up to leave.
Just as she was about to open the door, Gu Nanshen reminded her, “By the way, don’t forget we’re going back to the old house for dinner tonight.”
“I know.”
The Gu family accompanied their grandparents to the old house for dinner every Sunday. Wen Ting didn’t particularly enjoy going there, especially since she had just returned from abroad a few days ago and had a rather unpleasant falling-out with her grandmother.
When she reached the elevator, Wen Ting stood there for two seconds before the doors slid open. A meticulously dressed, striking woman stepped out.
She had short hair and wore sunglasses, giving off the impression of a fiery personality.
Wen Ting could roughly guess that this was Mu Congya.
She hadn’t expected Gu Nanshen to be attracted to this type.
Their eyes met, but neither said a word as they passed each other.