”Don’t mention that bastard!” De Nü’s face turned red. She couldn’t possibly tell them about being kissed! Although these two were her ride-or-die friends, it still took courage to reveal something that would damage her image. “Let’s go out and eat at the night market tonight. I want to eat from the first stall to the last! Xiao Mi, call your guy to pay. All CEOs are no good!”
”Okay, I’ll call him right away!” What was this if not misplaced anger? But Xiao Mi would rather offend Lu Shuo Hong than offend De Nü right now.
Just as Xiao Mi was halfway through dialing, De Nü’s phone on the table started ringing frantically.
She grabbed the phone and pressed the answer button.
”De Nü! It’s me…”
The very person being cursed had somehow shown up.
De Nü immediately hung up the phone.
Xiao Mi and Xiao Qi were frozen.
Xiao Mi secretly hung up the phone, thinking it was better to stay out of it.
Who knew that as soon as the phone was hung up, it would start ringing again. Xiao Mi awkwardly looked at De Nü and reluctantly picked up the phone.
After a few words, she put down the receiver. “De Nü, your CEO is looking for you.” After receiving a deadly glare, Xiao Mi shrank back. “He said it’s urgent business. Do you… want to answer?”
De Nü glared fiercely at the phone before finally taking the receiver.
”What is it? It’s already after work hours, Mr. Long,” she said coldly.
”Are you still angry?” Long Jie’s voice sounded a bit helpless. “I need your help with something.”
De Nü took a deep breath and quickly regained her composure. “What is it?”
”I was supposed to attend a dinner tonight, you know, the schedule you helped me arrange.” He hesitated. “But my female companion got sick at the last minute. I need a female companion…
Would you like me to help you call Miss Ke Yizhen? Or Bai Sally? Julie Huang? Sherry Qiu? Which one?” Her tone was full of impatience.
“I want De Nü,” he said slowly, his low voice surprisingly seductive even over the phone!
She moved the receiver slightly away. “I don’t think my CEO girlfriend’s contact list has this person.” His statement was so ambiguous! She frowned again.
“Please, De Nü. You know this party is very important. I’m about to sign a big new order tonight. I don’t trust anyone else. If you could help me…”
“I’m off work,” she interrupted him.
“I’ll pay you overtime!” he immediately said. “And, I’ll raise your salary by ten percent starting next month. Can I pick you up at seven?” He pleaded quickly, afraid she would interrupt and refuse.
“Ten percent?” Her eyes brightened. She was always interested when it came to money! “Deal, I’ll be ready at seven sharp.” Strange, when did he know her address and phone number?
“Thank you!” Long Jie said gratefully. “Also, De Nü, could you dress formally?” He hinted.
“Formal? It’s a formal party, no problem. No one else from the company is going, right?” She double-checked.
“Just the two of us,” he said. “Uh, I mean…”
“I know! I won’t dress like a nun, don’t worry.” Did he think she was stupid enough not to understand his concerns? Lucky for him, the ten percent raise put her in a good mood, so she agreed immediately.
“Haha,” he laughed twice. “See you later.”
De Nü hung up the phone, her previously furious face now calm. “Sorry you two, I can’t go to the night market with you tonight. I have to work overtime,” she announced coolly.
“Oh, okay. No problem.” Two little heads nodded together, not daring to mention they were originally forced to accompany her.
More than an hour later, De Nü walked downstairs herself, and as soon as she reached the bottom, she saw his car appear at the end of the alley.
She walked over to open the passenger door, only to find it locked. She knocked on the window, and his reaction when he saw her was dramatically satisfying.
“You… you wouldn’t happen to be named Pang De Nü, would you?” He broke into a bright smile after his initial surprise.
She was truly hidden depths!
Although he had imagined she might look good, he never expected such a stunning appearance! Her black and white eyes, now unveiled from those terrible black-framed glasses, were so clear they were impossible to ignore. Below her straight nose, her red lips were pressed in an angle that exuded a cold charm, yet were incredibly sexy.
And don’t even mention her beautiful figure, so perfectly proportioned it was hard to look away. He wanted to personally experience whether her softness was as mesmerizing as it had been this afternoon.
“I hope this is worth the ten percent raise,” she reminded him of his promise.
“Hahaha!” He laughed heartily, driving the car. “If you’re willing to come to work with your real appearance every day, I’ll raise you another ten percent.”
De Nü pursed her lips. “No way, do I look like a fool? That would bring me so much trouble!”
“Why?” He was quite interested in why she disguised herself.
She looked at him as if he were an idiot. “Just dealing with your girlfriends would be exhausting. They’re all very comfortable with Secretary Pang and even try to curry favor with me. But if they saw me like this, I’d be in so much trouble, not to mention all the other potential issues.” She would never consider it, not in a million years.
She loved money, but she knew exactly which money was worth earning and which wasn’t!
Less than half an hour later, when the two of them appeared at the party, all of Long Jie’s ex-girlfriends took turns showing up, all coming to see his “new love”!
“I regret this,” De Nü mumbled after being visually interrogated by the 101st woman.
His sharp ears caught her just as he finished his business, walking with her in the second floor’s rest area. “How so?”
The party venue was quite large, spread across two floors. The second floor had seating for guests to rest. Food and drinks were on the first floor, and those needing privacy could come upstairs.
“You dare ask? It’s all because of your impressive romantic history!” Hmph, men! How could a wealthy, good-looking man be anything but trouble? Being dragged down by him was already shocking enough, what if they actually dated?
At this thought, she suddenly froze.
Why was she thinking about “dating him”?
She must be too tired. It was all his fault!
“So from today, I won’t have a girlfriend anymore. How’s that?” He leaned close, whispering in her ear.
Her body stiffened. Here we go again!
She was acutely aware of every one of his touches throughout the evening, as if they were expanding all her pores. She didn’t know why she was so sensitive today, but she definitely didn’t like the feelings he was provoking.
So she stepped back again.
“What your girlfriends have to do with me?” she said coldly. “Ah, it has everything to do with it! The CEO girlfriend contact list I compiled will have to change somewhat…”
He rushed to her side, leaning down close to her, their breaths mixing. If she just breathed in slightly, she would smell the faint alcohol on him, mixed with his unique scent…
“Do you really feel nothing at all?” He wanted to kiss her awake again. This infuriating woman!
Seeing his fierce gaze and the powerful predatory intent in his eyes, she knew he was about to lose control. His eyes held anger, and also a desire to possess.
She shrank back, taking two steps backward.
“Watch out!” He was too late to warn her, and the stairs were already behind her!
Her foot was already stepping into empty space, but his movement was faster, grabbing her waist and forcefully pulling her back. With this effort, she successfully returned to the second floor, but—
Unable to stop his momentum, he tumbled down the stairs.
“Ah—”
Screams rose and fell, and she seemed to be watching a movie scene play out, all sounds fading far away, frozen in place, unable to make any response.
