Chapter 25: Did you make a wish this time, for me to be your...

It was a very childish question.

Huo Qingzhi looked at her, "For example?"

Jiang Wu couldn't even say "for example," "If you do something more excessive to me."

"I will kick you out of my house."

Jiang Wu added, "But Bingbing stays."

Huo Qingzhi nodded, still using his consistently steady tone, "If that is your wish, then Bingbing will be a kitten without a father."

That sounded even weirder.

Jiang Wu was tongue-tied, wanting to speak but holding back, "You are not allowed to threaten me with Bingbing."

But it still sounded very much like, "You are not allowed to threaten me with the child."

Huo Qingzhi continued what he was doing, tidying things up, and leaned in closer, but still didn't give her an answer.

"So, go back to the room to sleep tonight, I will wait for you."

"If I don't wait until you arrive..."

Huo Qingzhi looked at her deeply for a moment, "I cannot guarantee what I will do."

After he finished speaking, he took his things and left the tea room.

Jiang Wu realized that he seemed to be getting less and less restrained.

She stood there for a while, conflicted about whether she should go back tonight.

Going back would mean being too obedient to him.

But if she didn't go back, she was afraid...

Jiang Wu couldn't think of an answer and was planning to leave first, when she saw a slice of chocolate ice cream cake on the tea table.

It was placed on her exclusive pink kitten plate.

He left it for her.

Jiang Wu was stunned for a moment.

He seemed to know exactly what she wanted at all times.

Even though she had lied when she walked in.

After dinner and sending Aunt’s family off, Jiang Wu stayed in Wen Ciying’s room until it was time for bed, but she still hugged her pillow and went back to her own room.

By this time, Huo Qingzhi had already showered and was waiting in her bed in his pajamas.

Seeing him, Jiang Wu threw her pillow back and went into the bathroom to wash up.

Huo Qingzhi took her pillow, knowing that she had been coerced by him to come back and was still a bit temperamental.

But it wasn't a big deal.

The two of them stayed in the same room, getting along without saying a word.

After changing into her nightgown, Jiang Wu came out of the bathroom, damp and soft, and dived into the blanket.

Huo Qingzhi was focused on the book in his hands and didn't look up.

Jiang Wu "slapped" the room light off.

Huo Qingzhi’s vision went pitch black, and he turned to look at the person beside him.

He knew she did it on purpose.

This was a declaration of sovereignty—that on her turf, she was the one in charge.

Huo Qingzhi accepted it willingly and put down his book, preparing to sleep.

In any case, he could sleep right now.

But he knew that Jiang Wu’s schedule wasn't that regular.

Sure enough.

Half an hour later, Jiang Wu couldn't sleep at all and secretly took out her phone.

The faint blue electronic light shone in the room, illuminating half of her face.

Jiang Wu secretly took a look at the quiet man beside her, observing that he was likely already asleep.

Only then did she open her social media app to scroll through posts to relieve her boredom.

The big data recommendation mechanism always recommended similar things based on what she had searched for recently.

But Jiang Wu hadn't realized this yet.

So when she saw the first post, she wasn't on guard.

It was a diary entry.

It started normally: [Stepfather brought back a little troublemaker, following me around calling me "brother" all day, so annoying.]

[Still calling me, I told them not to call me brother.]

The middle part: [The little troublemaker has changed boyfriends again, and they are quite popular.]

[Another one.]

[Why does she have so many men?]

She didn't know which line it started from, but it suddenly became strange.

Until that sentence appeared: [Fuck, they really know how to moan.]

[Moan, moan one more time, and I'll let you go.]

[Hahaha, I’m lying to you. No matter how loud you moan, I won't let you go.]

It was a very short diary entry, and by the time Jiang Wu realized what she was reading, it was too late.

She took a deep breath, and just as she wanted to close it, a large hand reached over from behind her.

It took her phone away!!!

Jiang Wu screamed internally, climbing up to grab it back.

Huo Qingzhi turned on the bedside lamp, probably caught off guard by her intense reaction.

When the lights went on and Jiang Wu came to her senses, she realized she had climbed on top of him!

The bedside light was dim and yellow.

Jiang Wu couldn't care less, pressing one hand against the man's chest while the other tried to rescue her phone.

She couldn't reach it.

"Why are you grabbing my phone?"

Huo Qingzhi examined her reaction, "Playing with your phone in the dark is bad for your eyes."

"If you want to play, turn on the lights."

"Then you should have just told me," Jiang Wu didn't dare let him find out what she had just been reading, "Give me back my phone."

Huo Qingzhi had already noticed something abnormal, "What were you looking at just now?"

"Nothing." Jiang Wu said, pressing against him again to go for the phone.

When people are anxious, they often ignore many things, such as the overly close distance and the slightly burning breath at the neckline of her collar.

At this very moment, Huo Qingzhi’s gaze scanned the scene before him with a faint light.

The height that shouldn't have been reachable was lowered a bit by him, and he took the initiative to return the phone to her.

Jiang Wu was puzzled, but as she lowered her head, she noticed their current position was overly intimate.

She was wearing a spaghetti-strap nightgown, pouncing on him to grab things, and one of the straps had already slipped down.

Her skin, white like tofu, was faintly visible.

With her movements, it trembled unconsciously.

And she was still pressing herself against him.

Blood rushed to Jiang Wu's head; she pulled up her dress and scrambled to climb off him.

Huo Qingzhi didn't make any extra movements for a long time.

He neither avoided nor covered up what he had seen, acting as openly as if there was nothing he couldn't look at.

But Jiang Wu could still tell that his voice was unusually hoarse, "Take me off your blacklist."

Jiang Wu promised in a state of mental confusion while hiding under the covers.

She pulled him out of the "little dark room."

The bedroom was quiet for a while longer.

Huo Qingzhi asked her, "Are you still playing?"

"Not anymore."

Jiang Wu secretly locked her phone screen and hid it under her pillow.

Huo Qingzhi reached out and turned off the bedside lamp.

The room was once again plunged into darkness, and all the surrounding sounds became incredibly clear.

He was silent for a long moment, "You are not allowed to blacklist me casually in the future."

"You are not allowed to sleep in separate rooms casually, and you are not allowed to run away from home on a whim. If something happens, tell me, do you know?"

She didn't know.

Jiang Wu thought rebelliously.

Before she could finish thinking, her shoulder was pressed down by him, holding her figure down as he asked her, "Do you know?"

Jiang Wu could only see the shadow of a man looming in front of her.

She took a chance and retorted, whimpering, "When we got married, you didn't tell me you had so many demands."

"You can make the same demands of me." Huo Qingzhi swapped the requirements, "It's only fair. Whoever fails to do so will be punished."

Jiang Wu asked oddly, "What kind of punishment?"

Huo Qingzhi’s expression was well-hidden by the darkness, "I have my punishments, and you have yours."

Jiang Wu suggested, "Then can I punish you by not letting you sleep with me?"

She was ruthlessly rejected, "No."

Jiang Wu mumbled that it wasn't fair and turned her back to him to sleep.

Then the mattress behind her sank; Huo Qingzhi leaned over and pulled her blanket, tucking her exposed forearm into the blanket as well.

Huo Qingzhi’s arm pressed against the edge of the blanket, pressing down on her side, like a form of suppression and wrapping.

Jiang Wu didn't know how even pulling the blanket up made her unable to move.

Until that close voice sounded in her ear, "It was you who used to cling to me, wanting to sleep together."

"How come it doesn't work now when I beg you?"

Jiang Wu tightened her fingers slightly, clutching her own blanket.

He watched her for a while, then said in a low voice, "Goodnight, baby." (In Cantonese)

Then he got up and went to the bathroom.

Jiang Wu couldn't really handle his Cantonese voice, low, slow, and hoarse, numbing her ear bones.

But she didn't know why, after Huo Qingzhi finished saying goodnight, he didn't sleep.

In any case, he was gone for a long time.

So long that Jiang Wu fell asleep before he came back.

The "Songxue Tu" (Song Snow Painting) entered the country.

Jiang Wu accompanied the handover and checked the integrity of the collection.

There were many Hong Kong media reporters parked outside the airport, frantically pressing their shutters through the glass.

The telephoto lenses kept zooming in and in, until that figure wearing proper work attire appeared on their screens.

Her long hair was tied into a ponytail hanging behind her, and a pair of sunglasses covered most of her face, with top-tier beauty that could easily enter the entertainment industry.

She had a blue work lanyard and a work badge hanging around her neck.

Clean and neat.

Because of the distance, Jiang Wu, inside the airport, didn't feel anything and was focused on her work.

The returned Songxue Tu had not been swapped again; it was the original one.

Entering customs required secondary authentication and protection.

Jiang Wu stayed in the authentication room for three days before completing the work.

Of course, she wasn't the only one; the museum had sent three other appraisers with many years of work experience to join them.

When Jiang Wu came out, she heard one of the men whispering to his companion, "To be the person in charge of such a project at such a young age."

"Then you don't understand, do you know who she is? She has people in the family."

"See that? The media outside are all waiting for her."

When they saw Jiang Wu come out, they immediately pretended they hadn't said anything and left as if nothing had happened.

Jiang Wu just acted as if she hadn't heard anything.

There was indeed media at the door.

But the number wasn't large, and quite a few had been chased away by security.

This project was temporarily over, and the museum gave them three days off.

Cherry seemed even happier than her, stuffing flowers into Jiang Wu's hands and escorting her to the car. As they left, they still saw the media conducting interviews outside.

The news was broadcast in real-time, fermenting on the internet.

In the Wynn Macau Resort.

A group of wealthy young masters sat in front of the card table, where the "Prosperous Dragon" performance had just begun.

The lights were luxurious and intoxicating, and the golden leaves of the "Fortune Tree" were dazzling.

No one knew who had first scrolled upon the news from Hong Kong, and said with a smile to the person beside them, "Isn't that your cousin?"

Huo Chengxi glanced at the photo on his friend's phone, didn't take it seriously at first, and continued his card game.

After a while, he realized it and turned his head while biting his cigar, "Jiang Wu?"

"Yeah." The young master handed him the phone, "Wasn't she kicked out by your family a while ago? How is she still so glorious?"

"Is this glorious?" Huo Chengxi glanced disdainfully, "A few media taking two photos and she's glorious?"

"Maybe she found the media herself, self-directed and self-acted, just trying to be tough."

Huo Chengxi leaned to the side, "My dad said, the family didn't leave anything for that little liar, they even took back the antiques she tried to take away by playing tricks back then, what's there to be glorious about?"

"Last time our family had a gathering, she didn't even dare to come."

The friends around him all laughed, "Really? You guys are so merciless. But at least according to the rumors before, she was the most favored one. If you don't leave her anything, how will she live?"

"Oh, by the way, I remember in two days, it’s Jiang Wu’s birthday. Before, her birthdays were always known to all of Hong Kong. What’s the plan for this year?"

Huo Chengxi curled his lips, teasing, "What, you guys want to host it for her?"

"If she really can't host it, us brothers can give her some face and let her come play with us." The young masters and young ladies who spent their time idling around with Huo Chengxi loved to find their own fun.

"Don't let someone's birthday be too miserable, the contrast is too big."

Hearing this, Huo Chengxi also got a bit of a playful mood, "Alright, then when we hang out, we'll bring her along."

They pushed Huo Chengxi, "Make the call, call her now."

"See if she comes."

Amidst the jeers of the crowd, Huo Chengxi took out his phone and dialed Jiang Wu.

After a few busy tones, a voice as warm and soft as pearls and jade came from the other end of the receiver, "Hello."

The surroundings quieted down.

Huo Chengxi didn't forget to say a polite word, "Congratulations, just saw your report, is your work stable now?"

Jiang Wu replied simply, "It's alright, it's only been a few days, can't count as stable yet."

"Your birthday is the day after tomorrow. Do you want to come out and celebrate together?"

"I'm bringing a few friends, you know them all from before."

The people around exchanged glances, all waiting with interest for Jiang Wu's answer.

A few had already set up a small bet, "I bet she doesn't dare come. Jiang Wu is so concerned about face, how could she let us make a joke of her?"

"Maybe she will come, just to let us make a joke of her."

"I bet a hundred, she doesn't dare."

Not long after, Jiang Wu’s lazy voice came from the phone, "Alright, where to?"

A low jeer sounded on the table, then quickly quieted down again.

Huo Chengxi replied, "Victoria Harbour. We'll set the place later and send you the address."

Jiang Wu’s slightly pleasant voice sounded from the other end, "Then thank you."

After hanging up, there was a series of sighs on the table.

The one who lost the bet was still stubborn, "It's better if she comes."

"For our gatherings, Jiang Wu only came once before, and that time she gave us a cold shoulder."

"She's willing to come this time, it's clear she's down on her luck. Everyone, settle your old scores."

Everyone was laughing, chatting in a mess.

Huo Chengxi echoed; after all, Jiang Wu had looked down on him before.

A very delicate little sister; no idea what kind of airs she was putting on, but when she went to their house to play, she wouldn't even let him smoke a cigar.

Insisted that he go outside to smoke, otherwise she'd throw it away and make him lose face.

Such a good opportunity to see her embarrassed; Huo Chengxi naturally wouldn't let it go.

The young masters and young ladies hanging out with him were many who couldn't reach Jiang Wu's high status before and had been waiting for this day.

A few brothers had chased after Jiang Wu, but without exception, couldn't even get her contact info.

One idiot among them had been obsessed with Jiang Wu for a while.

Even though he never stopped having girlfriends—dating one while having ambiguous relationships with three—after meeting Jiang Wu once, he dumped his girlfriend and cut off everyone around him, saying he wanted to settle down for her.

After a whole speech of a "prodigal son returning," the confession ended.

Jiang Wu was still that obedient and sweet-looking self, replying, "Sorry, I don't pick up trash."

"Trash Brother" had been laughed at by his brothers ever since.

Two days later, evening.

The lights of Victoria Harbour were just beginning to shine, and dazzling neon lights spread out across the port, reflecting on the sparkling water surface.

Cruise ships drove past the sea surface, one by one.

Huo Chengxi leaned on one of the yachts and sent a message to Jiang Wu.

The interior of the yacht was brilliantly lit, and his friends had arrived early, waiting to see Jiang Wu make a fool of herself today.

"Jiang Wu will probably be very grand today; after all, she can't lose face in front of us."

"I'm not afraid of her. I even brought my mommy's 500 million ruby today. Can she compare to that?"

At this moment, Huo Chengxi’s phone vibrated, and he said roguishly, "She's here."

Everyone in the room fell silent, looking at the entrance where the yacht was docked.

One could hear a waiter guiding someone.

Everyone simply tidied their clothing and leaned to the side, waiting for Jiang Wu to come in.

Everyone, without exception, was dressed gorgeously.

They had almost brought out the most expensive, most identity-defining things they could find hidden in their closets.

Just so that when Jiang Wu arrived, they could create the best contrast with this fallen phoenix.

To suppress her.

Soon, there was movement at the yacht entrance.

It was the

tap-tap

sound of high heels on the ground.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Wu was only in a white silk satin tube-top dress, appearing from where the light hit, as simple as could be.

The dress was a gentle and low-key style, with off-the-shoulder sheer sleeves, and puffed up at the biceps.

Very "white moonlight" clean and clear.

She didn't wear many accessories, just a pearl necklace draped around her neck.

Fitting the deep blue night view of Victoria Harbour, she looked like a mermaid princess who had just come ashore, the pearls like countless tiny bubbles, sparkling along with the sea surface.

But this made everyone else on the scene seem extra deliberate.

The vulgarity of piled-up money was written all over their faces.

As soon as Jiang Wu entered, she greeted everyone with a smile.

By the way, she glanced at everyone’s attire, "Oh, everyone values my birthday so much, dressing so grandly."

"Thank you." She said, sitting consciously in the main seat.

A simple sentence made the yacht quiet for half a minute.

The way Jiang Wu put it, the scene had turned into everyone exhausting their family fortune just to be on her level, to show up and support her birthday.

Everyone looked at each other; those who had already thought of how to dig at her with words couldn't even open their mouths.

Jiang Wu also said understandingly, "You don't need to be so thoughtful; I originally just wanted to spend a simple birthday, I didn't even care myself."

Seeing that no one was speaking, "Don't be so nervous, I don't eat people."

Jiang Wu first signaled the waiter to pour drinks, then raised her glass to toast everyone.

She said a few polite words to control the scene, and only then did the people around her have movement, wishing her a happy birthday according to Jiang Wu’s words.

They coaxed Jiang Wu into being very happy.

The development of this scene was completely beyond everyone’s expectations.

Huo Chengxi saw "Trash Brother" beside him staring with wide eyes, and kicked him, "Have some ambition."

The surrounding atmosphere was led by Jiang Wu for a long time, and finally, someone started to pull the topic back to the right track, "Heard you found a museum job?"

Jiang Wu nodded, "Yeah."

"How much is the salary in a year?"

Jiang Wu frowned, asking him back, "Don't you know that asking about someone's salary casually is very impolite?"

Actually, they all knew Jiang Wu’s salary at the museum wouldn't be much.

Just about to dig at her, no one expected to be accused of being impolite.

Someone hurriedly smoothed things over, "Friends, just showing concern."

Jiang Wu expressed understanding, "Alright then, I'm telling you now, this is an impolite thing to do, don't ask like this when you go out."

"I'm afraid you'll get beaten."

The surroundings fell into silence once again.

Don't know who said, "Brother Song, you don't understand, this job is something Ah Wu studied for herself; it's different from you."

The person echoing beside him said sourly, "That's right, Brother Song is entering his own family’s company, no need to worry about salary."

"Oh," Jiang Wu realized, "Doesn't matter, if you can't pass the exam, don't be inferior. It's a good thing to have shortcuts."

This was another thing no one at the scene had expected.

Another dead silence.

Huo Chengxi stepped forward, "Alright, enough said. Business is hard to do these days. It can't really be called a shortcut; only capable people can stay in the company."

Jiang Wu nodded, "Indeed, I also heard that the subsidiary of Uncle Third’s family has been losing money year after year, and they’ve fought many economic litigation lawsuits. Business is indeed hard to do now."

"The two cultural protection funds I operate also haven't been able to run smoothly before."

Huo Chengxi stopped his action of taking wine, squinted his eyes and looked at Jiang Wu.

If he still couldn't tell that Jiang Wu was doing this on purpose, then he was stupid.

Someone smoothed things over, "Hey, why talk about this, come, drink."

Jiang Wu didn't know why they were talking about this either, "Yeah, I don't know why someone came to celebrate my birthday, asked about my work, and then started talking about their own family’s company. So I have to keep them company, don't I?"

These young masters and young ladies who lived a life of debauchery were experts at eating, drinking, and having fun.

But when it came to serious corporate business, they were more silent than the next.

Therefore, no one could answer the dialogue in their gathering.

But Jiang Wu understood serious business, as if some shareholder uncle or aunt from her family were sitting here.

Huo Chengxi gnashed his teeth as he pried open a bottle of champagne, "Who told you about our family’s business? Huo Qingzhi?"

Mentioning the sensitive name, Jiang Wu remained calm, but still used a sparse and casual tone, "Lawsuit court information is public. Search on the internet and you'll find it."

Huo Chengxi sarcastically said, "You sure know a lot."

Jiang Wu curled her eyes to act cute, "I didn't expect that none of you understood, yet you insisted on bringing it up."

She seemed to want to give everyone some face, "Then let’s not talk about this."

"By the way, where is the birthday cake you ordered for me? Bring it out to cut, and we can all eat together."

Birthday cake?

Who ordered her a cake?

Everyone looked at me, I looked at you, and finally all looked at Huo Chengxi.

Jiang Wu sounded a bit regretful and disappointed, "So you said you wanted to host a birthday party for me, but you only came to ask about my work, and didn't prepare a cake?"

Huo Chengxi was annoyed to death.

Today was about watching a show; who would think about ordering a cake for Jiang Wu.

But his precious young master's face wouldn't allow him to say something like "didn't prepare."

Jiang Wu didn't make things difficult for them; she felt that things had gone far enough for now.

"If it hasn't been delivered yet, don't bother; I prepared one myself."

Jiang Wu leaned back on the chair beside her, gently shaking the champagne glass in her hand.

And very soon, another yacht sailed alongside this rented one.

There is a gap between yachts and yachts.

When the tall, towering shadow of the six-deck AHPO leaned over, the one they were on looked like a little toy.

Even the ripples stirred up by its arrival made their side pitch and roll endlessly.

Even though there was a distance, one could see that the deck of that AHPO was decorated with many colored lights.

Flowers covered the entire deck, and balloons were arranged in a "Happy Birthday" style.

Huo Lingyi stood on the deck, seeing her and waving at her. Behind him were the friends he brought, the aunt’s younger sister, as well as Liang Xiaoyue, Cherry, and a group of others who placed gifts beside the birthday tree.

Comparing the two, it was even more apparent which side was seriously wanting to celebrate someone's birthday.

And which side had ulterior motives.

Someone came to pick her up.

Jiang Wu stood up and politely said to everyone, "Those who want to come and play are welcome to come over."

She said, putting down the wine glass, and left under the guidance of the waiter.

The people on the small yacht couldn't understand business talk, but they understood good and bad words.

No one went over.

Most of them finally realized that Jiang Wu knew what they were thinking from the very beginning.

Having seen people who were genuinely good to her, how could she not see who was kicking her when she was down and wanting to mock her?

So all those things she said and did when she first came in.

Were all on purpose.

She knew their purpose.

And she could still play them like monkeys.

It was a warning to them: she just didn't want to waste her time on unworthy people and things.

It wasn't that she was really a soft persimmon that could be squeezed by others.

On the side, Zheng Senze watched and laughed, squinting his eyes as he examined that winding back, "Interesting."

"Came to the brothers' gathering twice, and both times slapped the brothers in the face."

He tilted his head, nudging Huo Chengxi’s arm with his elbow, "Does she have a boyfriend?"

Jiang Wu boarded the other yacht, and Liang Xiaoyue came to pick her up.

She also expressed regret to her, "Your three brothers are all here, I won't be able to bring young guys up to play with us tonight."

As Liang Xiaoyue spoke, the two of them felt a sharp scrutiny from the side.

Turning their heads, they happened to see Huo Lingyi standing not far from them, still with a proper smile on his face, "What are you chatting about?"

Jiang Wu took the lead to ask, "You are all here with me, what about Ciying?"

"Mom and Dad were left at home by us, don't worry, we discussed it," Huo Lingyi led Jiang Wu to the deck, "The house is also decorated."

Although Mom and Dad didn't come.

But Huo Tingshan and Jiang Yaping’s gifts were also sent over.

In the party hall stood a giant butterfly diamond cake.

Jiang Wu was fitted with a birthday hat and sat in front of her birthday cake to make a wish and blow out the candles.

On the deck, a band played to liven up the party, with the inside and outside connected.

Dinner time started, and food was served.

On the coast of Victoria Harbour, across a long distance, one could still see the magnificent scenery of that AHPO and the bustling atmosphere above.

Like a sea palace on the ocean, the sea breeze and the magnificent lights of the city fell together on the interior glass windows of this palace.

Not far away, Huo Chengxi ignored the liveliness over there and beckoned everyone to continue playing.

But obviously, the people present didn't have much interest at this moment.

Don't know who noticed the abnormality first, "Why are the lights of the Rongjin Building turned off?"

They turned their heads one after another to look.

At the same time, the light and shadow on the curtain walls of the high-rises around Victoria Harbour suddenly paused and slowed down.

Just after a pause, the LED light lettering on one of the skyscraper curtain walls changed to "Happy Birthday."

Soon, the building curtain walls around it were also lit up one after another.

One after another, "Happy Birthday" spread out across the city.

The lights flowed in the night sky like golden tassels, connecting into pieces, surrounding the entire port.

Huo Chengxi’s brows were locked tight; even if names weren't written, they knew who this "Happy Birthday" was for.

But it was easy to get a blessing on a big screen, but to have so many buildings around Victoria Harbour give a light blessing at the same time was definitely not something that could be obtained by money alone.

Across a long distance, one could hear bursts of crowd exclamations from the shore.

There was no lack of people taking photos as keepsakes.

And Jiang Wu, who was resting temporarily in the yacht lounge, didn't hear these.

Just like last time.

She stood before the one-way floor-to-ceiling window of the lounge, looking in surprise at being shrouded by the birthday light from the shore.

The lights also fell on the water, fainting out while the yacht was sailing.

She was in a piece of tranquility.

Continuously receiving signals wishing her happiness.

Besides these, there was only the sound of her slightly surging heartbeat.

Until the lounge door was pushed open.

Jiang Wu turned her head and saw an expected person.

The man’s shadow became clearer and clearer in the mottled black light and shadow of the floor-to-ceiling window.

Finally illuminating that heroic and handsome facial outline.

Huo Qingzhi asked her, "Do you like it?"

Jiang Wu shifted her gaze from him and looked out the window.

She didn't answer whether she liked it or not, but said, "Thank you."

Huo Qingzhi took a step closer, "Are you thanking Brother, or Huo Qingzhi?"

Jiang Wu could tell the difference, but repeated intentionally, "Thank you."

Huo Qingzhi stepped forward slowly, stopping only when he was behind her.

The light and shadow projected from the floor-to-ceiling window revealed his figure, enough to completely imprison her here.

Following that, his distinct, bony hand, with a slightly burning temperature, covered her waist.

Tugging her back.

Jiang Wu was burned by it.

She stumbled a step, her spine pressed tightly against his cold suit.

The next instant, Jiang Wu’s chin was gripped from behind by him and lifted.

His fingers climbed upward along her slender neck, pinching firmly, and the skin wherever he passed began to flush and burn.

Her back of the head was forced to lean on his shoulder; this was an extremely possessive posture.

From the floor-to-ceiling window, one could even see the blue veins on the back of Huo Qingzhi’s hand because of the force.

It looked a bit rugged at first glance.

Jiang Wu wanted to struggle, but felt Huo Qingzhi lower his head, whispering against her ear, "Thanking Brother is what Brother should do."

"Thanking me, I need to take a commission."

While speaking, the man’s breath sprayed on the side of her ear.

Brushing over the sensitive skin at her ear temple.

Jiang Wu shrank her neck, but couldn't move while being pinched by him, "You didn't say that just now..."

Huo Qingzhi’s voice became a bit closer, "Because Ah Wu is too cunning."

He leaned against the side of her ear, his thin lips touching her earlobe as he asked her, "Did you make a wish this time, for me to be your birthday gift?"