A strand of hair casually fell across his full forehead, and his slightly drunk eyes added a touch of wickedness. Especially the subtle smile at the corner of his lips, as if ready to bewitch one’s soul.
His chest, with the top two buttons undone, gleamed, and his robust muscles revealed a masculine vigor…
“Don’t blame me for not warning you. Staring at me so lustfully is a dangerous thing.”
Zhiwei’s cheeks instantly burned.
Shang Peng continued to look at her playfully. Throughout the entire night, he discovered that his interest in her had not diminished. What surprised him most was—they were just chatting!
How could this be? How could he only chat with her? Wasn’t this against his usual approach to beautiful women?
But the facts were right before his eyes.
When saying goodbye, he voiced this “matter” aloud—
“I think you’ve broken another record of mine. I actually spent a night with a beautiful woman and did nothing.”
Zhiwei naturally understood what “something” he meant.
“You look like you’re not satisfied?” she spat a laugh.
“A bit. But… there’s always next time.”
“Well, I was originally worried about you driving drunk and considering asking you to leave later. Now it seems I should be worried about myself,” she said with a smile, preparing to close the door.
“I’d better go, because… I like making you worry about me.”
What a smooth talker! Zhiwei rolled her eyes, but couldn’t help smiling.
Only after he had long gone did Zhiwei realize she was still wearing a smile, which suddenly made her heart sink.
What was happening? Could it be that she had… already been defeated without a fight?
Oh no, she was clear in her heart that this man was not to be trusted. But the problem was… why did she seem to increasingly enjoy being with him? Even now that he was gone, she was still thinking about him?
Finally, Zhiwei had a plan—she knew she couldn’t share love with others. So, unless this man could make her believe such a thing would never happen, otherwise…
It’s better to maintain distance for safety!
The next day. In the CEO’s office.
After the client left, Shang Peng had some free time, but his thoughts unconsciously drifted to a certain face.
He naturally thought of Tang Zhiwei, and the corners of his mouth couldn’t help but curl into a smile.
Recently, he’d discovered that just thinking about her vivid and expressive face could make his mood incredibly happy.
This discovery made him happy to continue thinking about her so naturally.
His just-turned-on phone was already ringing, simultaneously disrupting his infinitely beautiful thoughts—
It was Gu Tianqi again.
“What earth-shattering matter do you have this time?” Shang Peng asked directly.
“Where is Shang Jie?”
“Did I hear that wrong? You… are looking for her?” Wasn’t this guy avoiding her like the plague?
“Yes, I’m looking for her.”
“Can you tell me what you want with her?” Shang Peng carefully tried to gauge the other’s emotions.
“I… can’t tell you.”
“Huh?” Shang Peng was surprised. This self-proclaimed upright sage was actually being mysterious? Did this mean the situation was unusual?
“If you don’t tell me the facts, it’ll be hard for me to help find her.”
“If you truly care about her, help me find her.”
Shang Peng furrowed his brow and sighed. “Believe me, I want to know where she is more than you do.”
Gu Tianqi was silent for a moment.
“Mr. Gu, if you don’t truly care for her, it’s best not to hurt her,” Shang Peng said earnestly.
“What do you mean by ‘hurt’?
Just…” Shang Peng took a deep breath and said directly: “Just don’t touch her! Understand?”
“What about you? Are you truly sincere to every woman you’ve touched?”
“I, I—” Shang Peng suddenly choked up, and after a while, he stammered: “It’s different. Those women were willing.”
“What about Shang Jie? Was she willing too?”
Shang Peng was stunned, “You don’t mean that you two have already…”
The other side fell silent, which meant tacit agreement.
Shang Peng rolled his eyes and muttered: “Gu Daren, since you’re not interested in my sister, why would you let this happen? You better be prepared. If this spreads, the Shang family’s army will definitely flatten your Pang world—”
“What about the Tang family?” Gu Tianqi interrupted.
“The Tang family?”
“What if Tang Shicheng finds out that you seduced his daughter into running away from home?”
“Me, seducing Tang Zhiwei to run away from home? Are you kidding?”
“The fact is, she’s with you.”
Shang Peng was stunned; this guy actually had such accurate information? He quickly retorted: “I’m just kindly sheltering her. The Tang family should be grateful to me.”
“Sheltering? Don’t tell me you’re just being helpful. The only reason you’d shelter her is that you’re still interested in her,” Gu Tianqi continued.
“Maybe. You know, I’ve never been able to reject beautiful women,” Shang Peng’s casual laugh turned slightly low: “But… letting her work at the company is different from being interested in her.”
“Impossible. With your habits, how could you waste effort on a woman for nothing? You always want something in return, right?”
Shang Peng opened his mouth to say something but ultimately remained silent.
“Why aren’t you speaking?” Gu Tianqi asked.
Shang Peng just frowned, not knowing what to say.
Habits? Yes, that was true. He had never wasted effort on women he wasn’t interested in.
But now, regarding Tang Zhiwei… he realized he didn’t actually have any thoughts of getting something in return.
“If I say I just purely want to help her and don’t expect anything back, would you believe me?” Shang Peng stretched lazily, his voice charmingly languid.
“Then I’ll make a special trip to Dongsheng,” came a sneer from the other end.
“What for?”
“To award Miss Tang for exorcising demons and purifying social morals.”
“Pah!” Shang Peng scoffed, “What exorcising demons? You’re thinking too much.”
“No, this is my sincere hope. I’m waiting to see how she’ll deal with you, this demon.”
“Deal with me? I think it’ll be the opposite. She’s now my captive,” Shang Peng dropped this bold statement, but felt a bit uncomfortable in his heart.
“Either way, whoever is the captive is fine, as long as… innocent people aren’t bitten,” Gu Tianqi laughed on the other end.
“I’m more curious about how you’d look when bitten,” Shang Peng laughed more wickedly.
“Shit!” Gu Tianqi cursed softly. Yes, he had been bitten, and the one who bit him happened to be surnamed Shang! “Rest assured, even if Shang Jie hides at the ends of the earth, I’ll definitely drag her out!”
After saying this, Gu Tianqi hung up angrily.
Huh? Shang Peng stared at the receiver, momentarily speechless.
Should he help find someone and then hide them?
The phone rang again.
He looked down and saw it was Lin Yujiao calling. He was about to hang up but thought about the consequences—Lin Yujiao would bombard the company’s phone, and Tang Zhiwei would be the first to bear the brunt.
Thinking of Zhiwei’s suppressed, resentful gaze—
“Hello! Why are you calling at this time?” He answered the phone, but his mind began to wander.
He suddenly discovered an incredibly ridiculous fact—he was actually answering the phone for Tang Zhiwei? He would actually force himself to do something he didn’t want to do for a woman?
Holding the phone, thinking about Gu Tianqi’s words about exorcising demons, he suddenly had a strong thought—
He would not allow himself to be the captive!
“Peng, what are you thinking? I’ve been talking to you for so long, and you haven’t been paying attention,” Lin Yujiao said coyly.
“What did you say?” Shang Peng’s mind was still drifting.
“I asked if this is okay, right?”
“Oh, okay.” Okay to what?
“Great, then it’s settled!” Lin Yujiao hung up happily.
Shang Peng frowned silently. How strange!
