“So… so what if it is?!”
Xià WÇŽn Yú was a bit annoyed. The fact that Lin Luan didn’t look panicked was not part of her plan, and now she was the one caught in an awkward position.
“Don’t think I’m some Xiao Chunü; do you think I haven’t seen men before?” Xià WÇŽn Yú’s voice was loud, but it lacked confidence. “Don’t… don’t act all chaste with me!”
“Acting chaste…” Lin Luan sighed and shook his head. “General Manager Xia, where did you learn this stuff?”
Where did she learn it…
She couldn’t exactly say she learned it from an Action Movie!
“Experience! Experience!!” Xià WÇŽn Yú retorted, her face flushing red. “I’ve seen more men than you’ve eaten meals!”
That was a lie!
Ever since high school, Xià WÇŽn Yú’s world only had one goal: catching up to Su Jin. She hadn’t even touched a man. Not a single thing that was supposed to happen on a high school campus had ever happened to her. From start to finish, her only goal was to surpass Su Jin.
What men? Men would only slow down the speed at which she drew her blade!
“Then you…” Lin Luan tried to speak, but he was immediately interrupted by Xià WÇŽn Yú.
“You what?!” Xià WÇŽn Yú forcefully cut him off. “Shut your mouth!”
Seeing that Lin Luan didn’t seem shaken at all, Xià WÇŽn Yú knew that the Honey Trap was probably useless against him.
Then she would use force!
She grabbed Lin Luan’s collar with both hands, attempting to use her body to knock him onto the sofa.
It didn’t matter if they actually did anything; the important thing was to get a photo of this man looking disheveled! Thinking this, Xià WÇŽn Yú used her shoulder to perform an Iron Mountain Lean against Lin Luan.
Although she was a girl and didn’t have much strength, a strike like this should have been more than enough to knock an enemy off balance.
“Thud.”
There was a muffled sound.
Xià Wǎn Yú felt a wave of pain in her shoulder. Once the pain receded, she gritted her teeth and looked up at Lin Luan.
The man before her was motionless, merely looking at her with a helpless expression.
Eh?
What happened?
Did I just run into a wall?
Xià Wǎn Yú was completely stunned.
“General Manager Xia…” Lin Luan grabbed Xià WÇŽn Yú’s hand, which was still clutching his tie. “I know what you’re trying to do.”
“You couldn’t possibly not know who I am, right?”
Lin Luan raised his hand, pinning Xià WÇŽn Yú’s hands high above her head. This posture left her completely unable to resist; she could only glare at him in shame and anger.
“You’re after me because I’m Su Jin’s boyfriend, right? You want to use me to threaten Su Jin?”
Xià WÇŽn Yú twisted her body and struggled. Her red suit couldn’t hide the turbulent heaving of her chest, but she soon realized that her efforts were entirely futile. The other man’s strength far exceeded her imagination.
Dammit… why is this guy so strong?
Xià Wǎn Yú bit her lower lip.
The current position was far too strange. She felt like a child being lifted by her hands, which made her feel quite humiliated.
Suddenly, a flash of inspiration hit Xià Wǎn Yú.
“So what if I am?” She tilted her head back, her eyes full of provocation. “Lin Luan, do you think you’ve won just because you’ve pinned me down? You’re too naive!”
She forcefully twisted her restrained wrists, gesturing for him to look at the inconspicuous camera in the corner of the office.
There, the camera’s red light was blinking rhythmically.
“There’s a camera in my office. Everything you’re doing to me right now is being recorded! If I edit it just a little and spread it around, what kind of reputation do you think Su Jin’s Company will end up with?!”
Xià Wǎn Yú sneered.
This was her plan. If she couldn’t humiliate Lin Luan, she would humiliate herself—as long as it achieved the desired effect.
“You!” Lin Luan was somewhat angry.
What Xià Wǎn Yú said was indeed a fact. From this angle, the recording could easily be edited into a scene that was extremely unfavorable to him.
The footage was in her hands; she decided how to cut it.
He took a deep breath and let go of Xià WÇŽn Yú’s hands.
Without support, Xià Wǎn Yú slumped to the floor. Having regained her freedom, she rubbed her reddened wrists and stumbled to her feet.
She straightened her slightly messy collar and hair, reclaiming her haughty posture as if her previous pathetic state had never occurred.
“That’s more like it. A wise man submits to the circumstances.” She walked to the desk and picked up her phone.
“What do you want me to do to get you to delete the video?” Lin Luan asked.
“Well, it’s simple.” Xià WÇŽn Yú raised her phone, opened the camera function, and aimed it at Lin Luan. “Now, cooperate with me. Loosen your tie and undo two buttons on your shirt.”
Lin Luan’s mind was a mess. “If I do that, will you really delete the video?”
“Of course,” Xià WÇŽn Yú said. “As long as I get your photo, I’ll delete the video.”
“Then why do you want my photo…?”
“I want to send it to Su Jin. I want her to see her boyfriend being toyed with in the palm of my hand…” Xià WÇŽn Yú tilted her head slightly, tapping her chin with her phone as if she were fantasizing about something.
“But don’t worry, I just want to make Su Jin angry. As long as you listen to me, I won’t leak the video.”
After all, she only wanted to step on Su Jin, not crush her to death.
Lin Luan hesitated for a moment, took off his scarf, and began to remove his jacket.
Seeing Lin Luan start to move, Xià WÇŽn Yú’s face showed that her plan was succeeding. She grinned and began to direct him.
“Mess up your hair a bit… Yes, that’s the expression. Look more aggrieved, more reluctant… Don’t worry, my office is soundproof. No one outside can hear a thing.”
She sounded like she was training a puppy, her tone light and flippant.
Lin Luan pressed his lips together, reached out to loosen his tie, and unbuttoned the top two buttons, revealing a small portion of his collarbone.
He ran his fingers through his black hair, leaving it slightly disheveled.
There was no expression on his face, but his furrowed brows and the look of reluctant compliance were exactly the effect Xià Wǎn Yú wanted.
Reluctant and enduring, like a Defeat CG.
That’s it, that’s it!
Just as the little person inside Xià WÇŽn Yú’s heart was laughing wildly and she was about to press the shutter—
“Knock, knock, knock.”
The sound of knocking rang out abruptly.
Xià WÇŽn Yú’s movements froze, and her brows furrowed tightly.
To ensure today’s plan was foolproof, she had already cleared out the security and secretaries on this floor, strictly forbidding anyone from disturbing her.
Who could it be?!
But regardless of who it was, Xià WÇŽn Yú didn’t want to deal with them now. She just wanted to take the photo of Lin Luan immediately.
However, the person outside the door seemed very persistent. Seeing no response, they knocked again, even harder this time.
“Who is it?!” Xià WÇŽn Yú barked toward the door in annoyance.
The hallway fell silent for a moment, and then a timid female voice drifted in:
“General Manager Xia… it’s me, Shen Yu.”
Shen Yu?!
How could she be here?! How did she get up here?!
The moment he heard Shen Yu’s voice, Lin Luan also froze.
“Don’t come in! I’m busy right now!!”
“Busy with what…?”
Shen Yu spoke timidly.
“Are you… busy threatening another man?”
Her voice was like a knife hidden inside a pillow—soft, yet lethal.