Su Zixi sat on the manâs lap, her body stiff, staring wide-eyed as she faced him.
To describe her expression as âprepared to meet her deathâ wouldnât be an exaggeration.
He Jingyao chuckled softly, gripped her waist and gently lifted her, bringing her closer to himself. Su Zixiâs upper body lost balance, involuntarily falling into his arms!
Her heart thudded wildly, her cheeks almost burning up, yet she pretended to maintain a righteous and enduring demeanor, âIs this enough? Can my companions go for their internships now?â
He Jingyaoâs gaze darkened.
Seeing her like this only made him want to tease her more.
âNo,â his voice grew husky, âyou doubted my loyalty, which displeased me greatly.â
Su Zixi looked at him incredulously!
Loyalty? Had she heard wrong? Did this man even know the meaning of loyalty?
âSu Zixi.â He Jingyao knew what she was thinking the moment he saw her expression; his look became dangerous, âDid you take none of my words seriously? You believed a woman who came out of nowhere claiming to be my fiancée?â
Su Zixi suddenly felt a bit guilty.
This man apparently had said many things that she hadnât taken seriously because they wereâ¦incredible.
Like when he said that the night they spent together was his first time⦠Seeing how adeptly he flirted with her, Su Zixi couldnât bring herself to believe it!
But what if he was telling the truth?
Her gaze grew more incredulous.
Guessing what she was thinking, He Jingyao flashed a charming smile, âThatâs right, youâre just that lucky. Itâs rare to find a man as loyal and simultaneously handsome and wealthy as me in a thousand years. Are you happy now?â
âHappy⦠Happyâ¦â Su Zixi stuttered, her mind a bit dizzy.
A once in a thousand years occurrence? Wasnât he boasting a bit too much!
In the past, there was even the famously virtuous Liu Yihui! But this man?
Su Zixi could distinctly feel that a certain unspeakable part of the man⦠had already started to change, boldly declaring its presence!
She was extremely embarrassed, âHe Jingyao! Is this your loyalty?â
âExactly,â he laughed softly, and blew a breath into her ear, âIt is greeting you. It listens only to you and feels only for you.â
Su Zixi felt like crying, her small hand pressing against his firm chest, âLetâs⦠letâs talk business instead?â
The manâs gaze narrowed and then he pulled out a blank check from the table, stuffing it into her shirt pocket, of course accidentally touching her chest which was somewhat understandable.
âTake it and fill in any amount you want,â he said casually.
Su Zixi widened her eyes, âReally? I can fill in a million?â
He Jingyao laughed, âYou could fill in ten million or a hundred million. The one thing Iâm not short of is money.â
Su Zixi was again overwhelmed, her heart pounding.
âI⦠I wouldnât fill in that muchâ¦â Su Zixiâs palms sweated, feeling like she had been hit by a huge pie.
He Jingyao saying he was rolling in money was something Su Zixi didnât doubt. After all, just the taxes HI Corporation paid annually accounted for twenty percent of Yanzhou Cityâs fiscal revenue! No wonder the He Family was so influential in Yanzhou City!
âAlright, now that business is taken care of,â He Jingyao lowered his voice, âletâs continue.â