The low voice was like neon lights and old wine that seemed to slide down her throat. After some time, it slowly burned in her stomach.
Shen Qi immediately withdrew her hand like she was electrocuted.
The corners of Ye Moxuan’s lips twitched slightly into a smile. Under the warm light, his smile seemed to have been plated by gold.
Thump! Thump!
Shen Qi heard her heartbeat speed up.
“I don’t care about you at all!” she retorted in a flustered manner after withdrawing her hand.
But her expression obviously showed the opposite.
Ye Moxuan looked at her with interest. “Really? If you don’t care about me, why are you looking at my profile? Or should I say, why are you trying to look into the Ye family?”
He slowly pulled his hand back, but Shen Qi didn’t dare to click on the mouse again and changed the subject. “Weren’t you in the office? Why are you suddenly here? Did you change your mind to cooperate with Fang Group?”
When they talked business, Ye Moxuan reverted back to his usual aloof expression.
“Fang Group is not qualified enough to work with Ye Group.”
“But as far as I know, Fang Group is the only one out there that can replace Lu Group. Are you sure you don’t want to collaborate with them?” Shen Qi frowned. “Do you really have to do everything that is against the wishes of Old Master Ye?”
“Tsk!” Ye Moxuan wore a smirk on his face. “Who told you that I’m trying to rebel against him? Miss Second-marriage, you’re getting better at making bad assumptions.”
Shen Qi was at a loss for words upon hearing that.
Thump!
Ye Moxuan suddenly threw a folder to her. “Read through this.”
Shen Qi hadn’t returned to her senses and could only reach out quickly to catch it. When she saw the files and wanted to ask Ye Moxuan about this strange behavior, he had already rolled his wheelchair and left.
What a weirdo!
Shen Qi complained about him internally and then opened the folder.
What he gave her was information about Han Group.
Of course, it was impossible for Shen Qi to be unfamiliar with Han Group.
When Han Xueyou was adopted by the Han family, Shen Qi heard some news about Han Group. However, Han Xueyou didn’t reveal too much to her, and she was quite mysterious. On the other hand, Shen Qi didn’t have much interest in knowing, so she just let it slide without asking too much about it.
However, Ye Moxuan suddenly gave her the information about Han Group. Was he planning to collaborate with them?
Thinking of this, Shen Qi’s expression became serious.
Even though she had slept with Ye Moxuan, she still could not forget the words he said to her the other night.
He wouldn’t refuse a woman who took the initiative.
Han Xueyou often came to visit her before this, and Ye Moxuan seemed to be quite satisfied with her.
After suddenly recalling something, Shen Qi got up, took the documents, and entered Ye Moxuan’s office without even knocking on the door.
Ye Moxuan frowned unhappily. “Have you forgotten what I told you before?”
Shen Qi knew what he was referring to, but she couldn’t suppress the anger within her. She stepped forward and put the information in front of him while addressing his full name directly. “Ye Moxuan, what are you trying to do by giving me information about Han Group?”
Hearing that, Ye Moxuan’s eyes turned cold. “I want to collaborate with them. Didn’t you always want to contribute to the company? Now that I gave you the information of Han Group, you don’t want to do it anymore?”
“There are so many business groups out there, yet you rejected Lu Group and Fang Group. Why do you only want to cooperate with Han Group?”
Ye Moxuan frowned and looked at her sharply.
Shen Qi took a deep breath and said what was on her mind straight-forwardly. “Do you really want to collaborate with Han Group, or do you have another purpose for doing so?”
Ye Moxuan still didn’t speak, but his eyes turned gradually colder.
Shen Qi put on a brave front and continued asking, “You’ve once told me that Xueyou—”
“Hah,” Ye Moxuan sneered as his eyes were already embroiled with hostility. “So you think that I’m cooperating with Han Group because of her?”
“Otherwise, why would you choose Han Group?”
The atmosphere had become quieter. After a while, the corner of Ye Moxuan’s lips curled into a teasing smile as he shot her a stern look.
“Miss Second-marriage, you suspect that my purpose is impure. But aren’t you selfish too? You are afraid that something might happen between me and your good friend, and you will become an abandoned woman again. Am I right?”
Shen Qi’s face turned pale after hearing that her past was being brought up by him over and over again.
“You really have a lot of confidence in yourself, don’t you? I just don’t want people like you to meddle with my good friend!”
“Meddle with her? Are you sure it’s not your friend who wants to meddle with me instead?”
Shen Qi’s lips trembled with anger. “Xueyou is not that kind of person!”
“In that case, shall we place a bet?”
Shen Qi didn’t speak.
Ye Moxuan lowered his head and sneered with an undercurrent surging in his dark eyes. “If you lose, you have to stay with me obediently and be my woman for the rest of your life.”
Hearing this, Shen Qi couldn’t help looking at him in bewilderment.
“If you win, I can warm your bed for you.”
Shen Qi didn’t know how to respond to that.
“If there’s nothing else, you can leave now. I’m going to have a video conference soon.”
Ye Moxuan asked her to leave immediately without waiting for her to return to her senses. Hence, before Shen Qi could figure out what was going on, she turned around and walked out mechanically. When she returned to her seat, the words that Ye Moxuan had said just now echoed loudly in her thoughts.
If you lose, you have to stay with me obediently and be my woman for the rest of your life; if you win, I can warm your bed for you.
Was it my illusion?
Why do I think that those two sentences seem to have the same meaning?
No matter how she looked at it, it seemed like he wanted them to be together either way. But why did Ye Moxuan say this to her?
Shen Qi’s mind was in a mess, and her thoughts were completely influenced by Ye Moxuan’s words.
After a long time, she stretched out her hand blankly to open the folder in front of her.
It took fifteen minutes for her to quickly browse through the information. The information Ye Moxuan gave her was the compact version that contained all kinds of useful information, so it didn’t take long.
After reading the introduction of Han Group, Shen Qi suddenly realized that Ye Moxuan did not do things as reckless as he seemed to.
He had a reason behind every action that he took. Though it appeared to be a sudden decision, it seemed to be the most apt when one gave it some thought.
Shen Qi squeezed the corner of the document and blinked a few times.
Has he already planned it out? In the beginning, Lu Group was just a cover, and the business group that Ye Group really wants to cooperate with has always been Han Group.
Shen Qi quickly contacted the person in charge of Han Group. After hearing her introduction, the other party was not surprised and calmly said that they would pass along her message. After waiting for nearly half an hour, they called back saying that they would like to meet with her for further discussions.
Shen Qi nodded. “Of course. When will it be suitable for you?”
“Miss Shen, Han Group has always wanted to cooperate with Ye Group, but we didn’t have any chances before. I have conveyed your message to President Han just now, but he is currently abroad. I’m afraid that he can’t meet with you that soon.”
Hearing that, Shen Qi paused for a moment. Indeed, she remembered that Han Xueyou told her recently that her brother was abroad to locate someone for her.
Thinking of this, Shen Qi’s face became a little hot, and she said awkwardly, “It’s okay. I can just wait until he is free.”
“Thank you very much for your understanding. President Han will return on the day after tomorrow, and he will be free for around half an hour at noon. Miss Shen, is the time alright for you?”
“No problem!” Shen Qi quickly agreed.
