Chapter 168: Chapter 168

Uh... Hua Xiaomo quickly managed a smile. "President Qi, I slept very well, dreamless throughout the night." She really didn’t want to say much more to him, but she couldn’t avoid saying something; after all, he was her boss. How could she afford to not give him face? Besides, she was still working under him.

"Is that so?" Qi Longbing smiled as he sipped his coffee, looking at her. His hand reached out towards hers and lightly grasped it, an even warmer smile spreading across his devastatingly handsome face. "Is it because you weren’t by my side that you had a dreamless night?"

Bastard! An uneasy darkness clouded Hua Xiaomo’s features, and she was just about to say something when, suddenly, Qi Longbing picked up the cup he had been drinking from and offered it to her lips.

"Aren’t you thirsty? I haven’t finished this. How about you drink it?"

In an instant, Hua Xiaomo wanted to knock the cup away. She felt as if he was driving her, an otherwise normal person, to the brink of a mental breakdown.

But the coffee cup was still relentlessly brought to her lips, directly touching them.

Hua Xiaomo didn’t even realize how numbly she opened her mouth and drank it down.

"Very good, my Baby Xiao Mo," Qi Longbing said, evidently quite satisfied. His handsome face bloomed with a smile as radiant as a flower.

Well, if this ’flower’ was to be pinned on her, she truly wasn’t fortunate enough to appreciate it.

"President Qi, could you give me back my SIM card?" Hua Xiaomo looked at him and asked.

Her beautiful, amber-colored eyes shimmered with a bright luster; she desperately wanted to see through this man’s nature. Why exactly did he persist in entangling himself with her? She never thought herself outstanding enough to warrant the president of the Qi Family chasing after her . All she wanted was to be herself, to be Hua Xiaomo, to quietly be with the person she liked, and then to lead a happy life that belonged to her. Those matters of wealthy families, she wouldn’t even think about them. Her father, Hua Renda, had abandoned her mother to marry a woman from a wealthy family, so she wanted nothing to do with these so-called nobles for the rest of her life!

Unexpectedly, Qi Longbing reached out and brushed his hand against her cheek.

Hua Xiaomo tried to dodge, but couldn’t avoid his hand. More accurately, his hands had already cupped her face. Smiling broadly, he gazed into her eyes.

"Baby Xiao Mo, I can tell from your eyes... could it be that you’ve fallen for me?" Qi Longbing said with a smile, his deep, ocean-like eyes perfectly mirroring her reflection.

He seemed determined to peer past her expression, delve deep into her soul, crush it, and utterly conquer her!

Hua Xiaomo’s face was trapped between his hands, and at that moment, she could hardly move. Seeing the predatory gleam return to his eyes, she felt almost powerless. Soon, a mocking smile touched her lips as she said, "Like you? Why would I like you, President Qi?"

"Because..." Qi Longbing paused, a flicker of displeasure in his eyes as he stared at her lips. "I like you. Don’t you like me??"

"No... don’t say anymore..." Hua Xiaomo’s face suddenly twisted.

Her beautiful Jian Shui pupils, though filled with radiance, carried an unspeakable and limitless sorrow.

"HEHE... Isn’t that the truth? How could you ask me not to say it? My Baby Xiao Mo!" The instant she tried to pull away, Qi Longbing released her face only to swiftly pull her into a tight embrace, positioning himself squarely in front of her. A smile played on his lips as he gave her a flirtatious, sidelong glance and purred, "Do you know? The moment I saw you, I knew you were meant for me!"

"You can’t escape! In this lifetime, you are mine! I’ve tainted your very core; you’ve been mine for a long time!" Qi Longbing laughed devilishly, his handsome face beaming with pleasure.

"President Qi..." Hua Xiaomo gritted her teeth, unable to speak for a good while, not knowing how she was managing to restrain herself.

Yes, she couldn’t fall out with him now. Otherwise, how could she obtain what she wanted?

"What’s the matter? Aren’t you happy now? Xiao Mo, you’ve finally met your destined Prince Charming, right? HEHE, that’s me, Qi Longbing!" Qi Longbing said with a smile, lowering his head close to her ear, gently chuckling as he toyed with the hair at her temples.

Qi Longbing’s blue eyes shone with happiness. They seemed possessed and, even more so, intoxicated.

Hua Xiaomo turned her face slightly and took a deep breath, frowning as she spoke, "...If you truly care about my feelings, then give me back my SIM card, please?"

"Why do you insist on having it? Isn’t it nice to consider it an engagement gift you’ve given me?" Qi Longbing smirked, his hands cradling her face as he whispered sweet nothings into her ear.

"Look, you haven’t given me anything. I’m truly pitiable!" With one hand cupping her face and the other gently caressing it, Qi Longbing admired her as if she were a treasured possession he couldn’t keep his hands off.

Hua Xiaomo could no longer bear it. She grabbed the hand he had on her face, her voice tight with anger, "Pity you? How can you be so shameless? President Qi, you are the most bizarre man I have ever met!" ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ꜰʀᴏᴍ 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙡•𝙛𝙞𝙧𝙚•𝙣𝙚𝙩

"HAHAHAHA..." Qi Longbing burst into loud laughter, deeply pleased.

But Hua Xiaomo was quicker, swatting his hand away.

"’HEHE, no matter how many precautions you take, you still can’t stop me, can you?’ Qi Longbing continued.

"You..." Hua Xiaomo looked at him, a sudden wave of nausea rising in her stomach. She couldn’t help but press a hand to her mouth, feeling an overwhelming urge to vomit.

"No way, you’re pregnant?" Qi Longbing laughed unpleasantly.

"I... I really want to hit you!" Hua Xiaomo almost gnashed her teeth as she spoke; she couldn’t feign a smile any longer.

This man truly disgusted her. How could there be someone as crazy as Qi Longbing in this world? His existence was an insult to the world!

This whole situation was infuriating! For heaven’s sake, it was unbearable! She had never seen a man like him. She felt like she was going insane; she could no longer stand being with him. She really wanted to leave this place. She didn’t want to work here, nor did she want to be his secretary. She felt completely unsuited for the role of a secretary. She felt that she only liked to paint; she enjoyed doing things that interested her, things that she found fun. Doing something uninteresting was exhausting, and it drained her mentally, physically, and spiritually. Moreover, it made her feel extremely displeased and uncomfortable. In short, all sorts of troubles had cropped up. She had to leave this place, to leave here completely. She truly hated it here; she really didn’t want to be here anymore.