Ye Ziqiu’s light makeup was ruined.
After her initial outburst of humiliation and anger, she gradually calmed down.
At the end of the day, she was the CEO of a multi-billion-dollar corporation.
Keeping a cool head in a crisis was second nature to her.
Right now, she was sitting in the passenger seat of a red Ferrari, touching up her makeup.
The person driving was none other than Lin Jian.
This red Ferrari was from her private collection and had always been parked in her villa’s garage.
The car was moving fast.
After leaving the villa district, they were originally supposed to grab breakfast before heading to the furniture mall.
However, her self-appointed driver, Lin Jian, took it upon himself to merge onto the airport expressway as soon as they left the district, since it was less than a three-minute drive away.
Once on the expressway, Lin Jian let loose.
The roar of the Ferrari and the sheer speed made his blood pump with exhilaration.
Surprisingly, the great beauty didn’t try to stop him.
Perhaps it confirmed the old saying—when one person’s secret is discovered by another, the distance between them instantly vanishes.
Ye Ziqiu thought that this detestable guy might be a pervert and a hooligan, but he still had his shining moments.
For instance, he had caught a thief, stopped kidnappers, and helped her cover up the truth of what happened in the backseat of the Audi A6.
This man knew everything from the very beginning.
She even suspected that he was the one who had actually stripped off her clothes.
She simply didn’t dare to dwell on it or guess any further.
Since he refused to admit it, wasn’t that exactly the outcome she wanted?
If he actually admitted it, things would only become impossibly awkward for both of them.
Still, whenever she remembered that this man knew she had wet herself in the car—and might have even stripped her naked—her face burned hotly.
The sheer embarrassment sent a tingling sensation all the way through her body.
Yet, she was still furious.
This lowly security guard had her by the throat with this leverage.
What was she supposed to do in the future?
It was absolutely infuriating.
“Slow down!
You’re speeding!” she suddenly snapped, unable to hold it in any longer.
“Alright, alright, I’ll slow down.
I’m just taking you out for a spin to clear your head.
What are you yelling for?”
“Who needs you to help me clear my head?
You think I don’t know how to do that myself?”
“Now you’re just being unreasonable.
I wonder who it was that was just bawling their eyes out in my arms.”
“Who?
Who was bawling their eyes out in your arms?” Ye Ziqiu retorted angrily, turning to glare at him.
Lin Jian cast a sidelong glance at her.
“I don’t know.
Just some great beauty.
At first, she was hitting me, but then she just threw herself into my arms and started crying. Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
How embarrassing.”
“Shut up!
Just shut up!” Furious, Ye Ziqiu reached over and started hitting him again.
“Hey, hey!
I’m driving!
We’re going too fast, do you have a death wish?” Terrified, Lin Jian gripped the steering wheel tightly.
At this speed, even the slightest swerve could be fatal.
“So you’re afraid of dying?” Ye Ziqiu rolled her eyes at him.
“Are you saying you aren’t?” Lin Jian shot back.
“HMPH.” Ye Ziqiu scoffed softly and turned her head away.
Lin Jian blew a sharp whistle.
He realized that after everything that had just happened, the great beauty had completely changed.
Perhaps…
this was the real Ye Ziqiu?
Ye Ziqiu without her CEO mask?
Meanwhile, as she looked away, Ye Ziqiu’s heart went THUMP THUMP THUMP in her chest.
What had gotten into her just now?
Why was she bickering with him?
Why had she even tried to hit him?
And she hadn’t been hitting him for real.
It was more like…
flirting!
The realization shocked her to her core.
What had happened?
Why was she acting like this?
This lowly security guard was despicable, so why was she behaving this way around him?
She decided that the security guard must have slipped her some sort of love potion; otherwise, she would never act like this.
“HMPH!” Thinking of this, she scoffed again.
As soon as the sound left her lips, her face flushed red again.
She wondered why she was even scoffing; the security guard wouldn’t fall for that routine anyway.
At this moment, the security guard made a U-turn.
After driving back into the city, he parked in front of a steamed bun shop.
“I’m hungry.
Let’s go grab something to eat,” Lin Jian said, looking at her.
Ye Ziqiu rolled her eyes.
“Aren’t you afraid of getting food poisoning from a place with such terrible hygiene?
Go by yourself if you want!”
As she spoke, she pulled out a hundred-yuan bill and handed it to Lin Jian to pay for his breakfast.
Lin Jian grinned.
“I wasn’t planning on taking you in with me anyway.”
Saying that, he snatched the hundred-yuan bill without a hint of politeness and hopped out of the car.
He actually took her money without hesitation.
So stingy.
Lin Jian didn’t overthink it.
Since the great beauty wanted to treat him, he was more than happy to accept the cash.
There was no need to act generous in front of her.
Compared to her, he really was dirt poor, so why pretend otherwise?
Inside the steamed bun shop, he wolfed down three bamboo steamers of soup dumplings in one breath.
Although the dumplings were small, three whole steamers were easily enough to feed two grown men.
More importantly, the glutton also polished off three hard-boiled eggs and two bowls of millet porridge.
Yet even after all that, Lin Jian still didn’t feel full.
He had actually noticed it yesterday.
After that mysterious tree had appeared in his head, not only had his strength increased, but his appetite had grown significantly as well.
He really wanted another steamer of dumplings, but the shop was sold out.
So, he could only grab two more eggs before heading back to the car.
As soon as he got in, he handed the eggs to Ye Ziqiu.
“Peel these for me.”
“I…”
Ye Ziqiu was so angry she wanted to smash the eggs right into his face.
This lowly security guard was actually ordering her—a powerful CEO—to peel his eggs for him?
However, Lin Jian didn’t seem to think there was anything wrong with his request.
He started the car and asked, “We’re heading to the furniture mall in Wudaokou, right?”
While resentfully peeling the eggs, Ye Ziqiu snapped, “No, we’re going to Jiangnan Clothing City.”
“What are we going to Jiangnan Clothing City for?
We have a massive designer clothing section right in Fuxing.
Why would you go anywhere else to buy clothes?” Lin Jian asked, completely baffled.
“Just drive when I tell you to drive!
Cut the nonsense, eat your eggs, and shut your mouth!”
In a fit of pique, Ye Ziqiu shoved a peeled egg into Lin Jian’s mouth.
But the moment she did, PFFT, she burst into a giggle.
Realizing how inappropriate it was, she immediately forced her face into a stern scowl.
Lin Jian chewed heartily and mumbled, “We have to take a detour to get to Jiangnan Clothing City.
Besides, there aren’t any good clothes there anyway.
All the top luxury brands are at Fuxing.”
“We’re just buying some temporary clothes for you.
Why would we need luxury brands?” Ye Ziqiu said irritably.
“You’re still wearing your security uniform.
How would it look if I dragged you around looking like that?
We’re going to buy you a T-shirt.”
“For me?” Lin Jian froze for a second, then quickly waved her off.
“Come on, drop it.
I have clothes at the company, and I have clothes at home.
Why would you buy me anything?
But you make a fair point, I am still in my uniform.
Let’s just swing by my place so I can change.
It’s on the way anyway!”
Ye Ziqiu paused for a moment.
After thinking it over, she nodded.
“Suit yourself.”