Chapter 242: Chapter 242

Rosa, satisfied, simply bypassed the desk, walked to Xiang Yuan, and perched on the edge of the table.

The secrets of her body were alluringly half-hidden, half-revealed.

Usually, by now, Xiang Yuan would have been unable to resist and would have rushed toward her.

Being with her sometimes wasn’t just about sexual desire for Xiang Yuan; it was his way of releasing pressure after work. Especially now, struggling with Lin Qi’s proposal, he naturally needed to vent. She was sure he couldn’t refuse.

But tonight, Xiang Yuan surprisingly controlled himself, stood up abruptly, stepped back several paces, escaping the allure between them.

Although his sudden rise was a bit awkward, nearly knocking over the office chair, he was indeed resisting.

Xiang Yuan took a deep breath, "Rosa, please disappear now!"

Rosa was also saddened inside but controlled herself and didn’t lose her temper. Instead, she smiled gently, "I really came to talk business with you, I’m not lying. A Yuan, consider me wrong, I’ll change, come back, let’s continue discussing business."

Xiang Yuan squinted at her, pointing at the lace corset under her clothes, "Is this how you intend to dress while talking business?"

Rosa sighed softly, "A Yuan, I’ve even been unclothed discussing business with you; we even used to do it during a 10-minute break in the restroom during a meeting. What’s the big deal?"

Rosa’s words were like hot shells, continuously bombarding the defenses erected in Xiang Yuan’s mind.

Xiang Yuan took a deep breath, "... Those things are all in the past. If you want to discuss work with me, respect yourself a bit and dress properly!"

Rosa looked at him sorrowfully, "A Yuan, your reaction actually makes me quite happy, you know? Because if you truly had no interest in me, you wouldn’t care at all what I wear stepping in front of you. Or, even if I was unclothed, you’d focus solely on work, indifferent to look at me even once."

"But now you’re so concerned about my attire, proving that my appearance tonight has stirred something in you. A Yuan, you desire me, you want to passionately do it with me like before."

Rosa slid down from the table, stepping toward him in high heels. She knew her curves were irresistible, she knew he loved watching that one arch of hers most, and so with a sorrowful gaze, she swayed the most seductive posture closer.

Xiang Yuan was breathless, already backed up to the wall. Between the crook of his knee and the wall, only a vast sofa remained.

Rosa’s gaze lingered on that sofa.

It was on that very sofa where she and Xiang Yuan had once passionately made love. That time she secured yet another big deal for the law firm; the client held power back in China, but upon arriving in M Country, was clueless legally. He was straightforward in business dealings, didn’t nitpick the lawyer’s commission but had one quirk—in the meeting room his eyes fixated solely on Rosa, who he constantly found excuses to touch her hand or sneak a look at her cleavage, even insisted on hugging her individually while shaking hands, finally groping Rosa’s butt while she sent him off to the elevator.

He even secretly slipped his business card into Rosa’s cleavage, saying he wanted to further chat alone about investment and finance...

For the law firm, for Xiang Yuan, Rosa endured everything. Once the deal was finally closed, she entered Xiang Yuan’s office and couldn’t hold back the sadness. Throughout it all, Xiang Yuan remained expressionless, apart from a rare hint of dissatisfaction, he didn’t offer a hint of protection. Thɪs chapter is updated by novel✶fire.net

Half-teasing, half-complaining, her tears fell, blaming Xiang Yuan.

At that moment, Xiang Yuan suddenly became invigorated, pushing her onto the sofa, directly ripping open his trousers...

That night, he was exceptionally fierce, and she sensed through his reaction that he was indeed jealous, aware that he genuinely cared. Therefore that memory was incredibly precious to her.

Today, however, he tried to avoid her, retreating directly to the side of that sofa, but still unwilling to capitulate.

Xiang Yuan’s leg touched the sofa, he knew he had no room left to retreat, a peculiar spark flashed in his dark eyes. Amid the flicker, anger ignited: "The past is the past, now is now. The way you’re appearing in my office, even if it’s to discuss work, I can press charges against you for using professional authority to harass me!"

Upon hearing this, Rosa felt her heart sink with a heavy thud.

He indeed seriously wants to push her away, willing to endure saying such things to do so. At this point, does she hold no more warmth in Xiang Yuan’s heart?

Rosa couldn’t help but laugh, a sound tinged with profound sadness: "Fine, if you think charging me is a good idea, go ahead. You’re a lawyer, I can’t argue with you, I can only tell the truth in court, detailing exactly where we did what in this office in the past, and when these things happened."

Unmistakably, Xiang Yuan’s face turned pale, crystal beads of sweat rolling down his temples.

Seeing him , Rosa’s heart wrenched with pain. Her past hatred and resentment toward him gradually dissipated.

The matters between her, him, and Shi Nian weren’t solely his fault; she herself was entwined with too many machinations.

Xiang Yuan initially made a pact with her, and if she hadn’t been unwilling, perhaps they wouldn’t have reached the point they are at today; if she hadn’t continuously sent him messages about her clandestine meetings with Xiang Yuan to Shi Nian, the bird in the gilded cage known as Shi Nian wouldn’t have gradually grown stronger wings and proposed divorce to him.

If Shi Nian hadn’t proposed divorce, if they hadn’t come to this legal separation at a cliff’s edge, he might not have been so ruthless to her.

Rosa withdrew her thoughts, shook her head sadly: "A Yuan, let’s say it’s all my fault, shall we? I won’t trouble you anymore, I won’t persist in trying to drive away Shi Nian to take over your marriage... I don’t want anything anymore, I just want you, alright?"

It was only at this moment that she realized she had always had a desperate determination with Xiang Yuan from the beginning. Just like when she first met him, she resolutely abandoned her high-paying position at a famous financial company to join him in supporting that small law firm;

And now, to win him back, she was willing to let go of all her female pride and dignity, just to have him stay with her...

Such a desperate courage made her feel fearful every time she thought about it. If this wasn’t love, then she really didn’t know what words could describe such feelings.

Even if she felt wronged, even if it was unbearable, she accepted it, alright?

There’s no turning back in life, and since she had already come to this distance step by step, it was impossible to go back, impossible to live a life without him again.

She had lowered herself to such a humble state, could he reconsider?

She then stepped forward and approached him.

She spoke emotionally, "A Yuan, let’s stop fighting, alright?"

Tears slowly flowed down as she heard Xiang Yuan’s intense heartbeat from the left side of his chest. She believed he would certainly be moved by her sincerity...

Unexpectedly, Xiang Yuan suddenly exerted force and pushed her away hard!

She was unprepared and was pushed back several steps by the force, her high heels tangled in the carpet, causing her to fall to the ground in a disheveled state!

In disbelief, she cried out, "A Yuan!"

Xiang Yuan looked extremely disheveled, with eyes nearly wolf-like in yearning, yet he stood there, rooted as if steel nails fixed him to the spot.

He glared at her fiercely: "Rosa, enough! Please hand in your resignation letter tonight and leave the company tomorrow!"

That night, Xiang Jingsheng went to ’Deep Valley’ as usual, to hand over Xu Xinzhen’s new month’s fee.

Tonight, Xu Xinzhen was unusually quiet, falling asleep by herself without requiring the doctor to give her another injection.

He also sat by on the sofa, only getting up to leave Deep Valley when Mrs. Liu hinted that Xu Xinzhen was asleep and said, "I’m sorry, Mr. Xiang, please go back to rest."

Driving out along the forest road from Deep Valley, he could only feel how quiet it was here, tranquil like a paradise. At times, he even preferred sitting here watching Xu Xinzhen, even if she ignored him and was immersed in her own world, rather than going home to face Guo Zhengmei.

Going a little further, the car would soon leave the forest road and return to the bustling city lights. Just then, a person emerged silently from the dark depths of the forest.

Dressed in all-black suit and pants, he stood directly in Xiang Jingsheng’s car’s path.

Only when the car’s headlights shone on the person did Xiang Jingsheng notice the figure’s presence, and in shock, he slammed on the brakes. The tires made a screeching sound against the road, finally stopping barely a meter away from the man in black.

But the man in black didn’t move at all, as if not a bit concerned about being hit by the car.

Though the car stopped, Xiang Jingsheng still broke out in a cold sweat. He raised his eyes and looked at the man with the aid of the car lights, and that person also turned his head, facing Xiang Jingsheng’s car lights, as if intending to let Xiang Jingsheng clearly see his face.

In the beam of the lights, even in the darkness of night, that person wore a pair of deep black sunglasses.

[Second update in the morning]