The moment Lu Yan answered the phone, Jiang Shuyin's heart instantly leaped into her throat.
Cold sweat seeped out on her back.
After Lu Yan answered the call, he didn't hear a voice from the other end.
He pulled the phone away and glanced at it.
It turned out the other party had hung up.
He had taken in all of Jiang Shuyin's nervousness and concern just now.
He could sense that the Baby on the other end of the phone held a significant place in her heart.
His cold, hard facial contours tightened, and his entire body exuded a chilling sense of oppression. "Who is Baby? Is it Li Zeqian, the one who was with you in Country M?"
Seeing that he hadn't heard the voice on the other end of the phone, Jiang Shuyin's suspended heart settled slightly back into place.
She snatched her phone back, glaring at him with a cold, pale face. "Lu Yan, my private affairs have nothing to do with you."
Not wanting to say another word to him, she turned and left the terrace.
She planned to return to the private room to tell Ji Chi before leaving early.
To get from the terrace to the private room, she had to pass through a long corridor. Just as Jiang Shuyin reached the corner, the man behind her caught up.
His large hand clamped around her wrist, pulling her directly into an office at the end of the hallway.
He wrapped his arm around her waist and pressed her against the office desk.
Seeing the dark storm brewing in the man's eyes, Jiang Shuyin's heart trembled.
"Lu Yan, what on earth are you doing? Aren't you afraid Qin Xiaoxiao will see?"
Lu Yan didn't answer her question; he lowered his eyes to scrutinize her.
Her cold, delicate features and oval face were lightly powdered, looking pure yet exuding a valiant charm.
Compared to three years ago, she had more of a womanly allure.
"Smiling so happily in front of Ji Chi, and caring so much about that Baby. Jiang Shuyin, have you become a social butterfly now, hmm?"
Jiang Shuyin frowned. "Even if I've become a social butterfly, I still wouldn't have any thoughts about you!"
As soon as her words fell, the large hand around her waist tightened, lifting her directly onto the office desk.
Jiang Shuyin struggled vigorously, lifting her leg to kick him.
But the man was well prepared, dominatingly and forcefully wedging himself between her legs.
Jiang Shuyin raised her hand, wanting to slap his face, but the man caught her wrist. "Believe it or not, if you land this slap, I will take you right here."
Dark currents surged in his eyes, fraught with danger.
Jiang Shuyin knew his uncompromising personality.
He released her wrist and held out the large hand with the bruised purlicue that she had pinched. "Are you really that cruel and heartless to me? You almost pinched a piece of my flesh off."
Jiang Shuyin's frown deepened.
If he hadn't forcefully held her hand and refused to let go in the private room, why would she have pinched him?
He brought it upon himself!
"Serves you right!"
Being cursed by her didn't anger him. Instead, a wicked, cold smile curved on his handsome, rigid face. "Have you forgotten what I said to you in the restroom during Wen Yan and Si Moyan's wedding?"
As he spoke, he raised his long fingers and unbuttoned his shirt.
His sexy, solid chest was exposed.
Sensing danger, Jiang Shuyin grabbed a document from the desk and threw it at him. "Lu Yan, can you not go into heat at random? I didn't intentionally appear in front of you tonight. I promise, the next time I see you, I will definitely take a detour!"
Her fair ears turned bright red.
It was unknown whether it was from anger or shyness.
Lu Yan slightly narrowed his cold, sharp eagle eyes.
In the past, at the Black Desert, even though she didn't like him, as long as he took off his clothes and stood in front of her, her ears would involuntarily turn red.
This time was just like before.
If she had truly become a social butterfly with countless men, there would be no reason for her ears to turn red.
It was evident that she was still naive at heart.
"Besides me, have you looked at any other men?"
Jiang Shuyin turned her head away, no longer looking at him. "I don't want to discuss this with you..."
Before she could finish her sentence, he suddenly grabbed her hand and pressed it directly against his chest muscles.
He was tall and robust, with well-defined muscles, the kind of tough guy bursting with testosterone.
His body was strong and solid. When her hand was pressed against his bare chest, the blush on her ears instantly spread down to her neck.
What a shameless bastard!
"Do other men have such a strong physique?"
Jiang Shuyin's temples throbbed. "I dislike rough, cold tough guys like you the most."
"Heh, is that so?" A cold sneer spilled from the man's throat. Not giving Jiang Shuyin another chance to speak, he lowered his head and kissed her fiercely.
The moment their lips touched, Jiang Shuyin's body stiffened rigidly.
It had been nearly three years since they last saw each other, and they hadn't had any intimate interactions.
But the moment he kissed her, that strange yet familiar feeling surged over her like a tidal wave.
She pressed her hands against his chest, struggling hard, trying to push him away.
But he stood before her like a giant mountain, not moving an inch.
His jaw had a faint stubble that rubbed against her soft, white skin, feeling a bit prickly and itchy.
Pressed against the desk by him, she couldn't move her body at all. Her chin was lifted by him, forced to cater to his kiss.
He was wild and crazy, even more so than before.
Jiang Shuyin couldn't push him away, but she wasn't a pushover either. She dug her fingertips fiercely into his chest and arms.
Scratching out streaks of bloody marks.
She really was no different from a wildcat.
Unable to avoid his kiss, she bit his tongue hard when he tried to deepen the kiss.
He had to let her go.
"Lu Yan, don't force me to hate you!"
Looking at her eyes filled with shame and anger, the man raised his finger to wipe the corner of her lips. "Haven't you always hated me?"
Hate was fine.
At the very least, he still existed in her heart and hadn't been forgotten.
Jiang Shuyin's head ached terribly.
This man was simply an unreasonable lunatic.
"What exactly do you want to let me go?" she gritted her teeth.
The man took out a hotel key card and slipped it down her neckline into her shirt.
"Spend a night with me, and I won't hold your appearance before me tonight against you."
Jiang Shuyin was almost irritated to the point of laughter.
"You are truly despicable and shameless!"
The man lowered his head and bit her lip. "Jiangjiang, you've experienced it long ago."
So what if he was despicable and shameless? He just wanted her!
Jiang Shuyin stared into the man's deep, dangerous eagle eyes. She took a deep breath and nodded. "Okay, I'll give you a surprise tonight. Can you let me go now?"
Lu Yan stared at Jiang Shuyin for a few seconds.
If it were her old temper, not only would she not agree, but she would also fiercely slap him a few times and curse his ancestors to the eighteenth generation.
But now, she actually agreed?
He found himself increasingly unable to figure out this woman's mind.
Jiang Shuyin pushed Lu Yan away and jumped off the desk.
Just as she was about to leave, the sound of high heels clicking against the floor suddenly came from the office doorway.
"Brother Yan, are you in there?" Qin Xiaoxiao's voice rang out.
Jiang Shuyin, who was about to reach the door, suddenly stiffened.
If she opened the door and walked out now, she would inevitably run straight into Qin Xiaoxiao.
Thinking of the scene where Qin Xiaoxiao slapped the bar hostess, Jiang Shuyin cast her gaze toward Lu Yan.
But what she didn't expect was—
