Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
It was evening when they landed in Jing City. At this time, the only choice was to head to the hotel first. Everything else had to be settled tomorrow.
Inside the car, Ji Nuan and Mo Jingshen sat at the back. Xiao Hu and the driver they had arranged to receive them were sitting in front.
Ji Nuan took a glance at her phone before turning to look at the night sky through the windows. At the thought that they had to stay in Jing City tonight, she couldn’t help but ask: “Which hotel are we headed to?”
“Sheng Tang Hotel; it’s located in the Hai Yang area. The room has already been booked. You’ll be able to rest the moment we arrive,” Xiao Hu answered. “CEO Ji, you’ll have to finish your breakfast tomorrow morning by 7:00. We’ll head to the meeting at 7:30 a.m. There isn’t much arranged tomorrow, but the day after, there will be an important evening party for you to attend after the meeting. CEO Ji should have brought a gown, right?”
“There’s an evening party to attend?” Ji Nuan raised her brows.
“Yes, it’s a charity banquet organized by the businessmen in Jing City. As it’s a rare opportunity for CEO Mo to personally attend, the banquet should be slightly more grand. It’s necessary that we attend as well.”
Ji Nuan did not prepare a gown, but seeing that Jing City was as luxurious as Hai City, she felt that she would be able to resolve this issue by stopping by any department store or women’s clothing shop.
When they arrived at the hotel, Ji Nuan raised her eyes to survey the famous Jing City’s Sheng Tang Hotel. She suddenly thought of another important question.
“Are you staying on the same floor as me?” Ji Nuan turned to look at Mo Jingshen who had already alighted from the car.
The man’s lips curved slightly. “We’re on a business trip together. In order to make things convenient, of course we will be staying on the same floor. How else do you expect things to be?”
Ji Nuan: “…”
When they arrived at the room, Xiao Hu originally planned to help bring Ji Nuan’s luggage in for her. After all, the hotel had thick, carpeted floors and it was difficult to push the luggage against it, so she would need to lift her luggage.
In the end, he watched as CEO Mo held it without a single complaint. There was completely no need for him to interfere. He struggled for a long moment internally but felt that it was better not to be a busybody, so he decided not to follow them.
After opening the room door, Ji Nuan turned back to glance at Mo Jingshen and reached out to receive her luggage: “We’re here. Thanks. I’ll do this myself…”
The man was mindless of her words. The moment the door was opened, he stepped in.
Ji Nuan glared at the man’s back, pursing her lips for a long moment before walking in: “You can leave my luggage here. You don’t have to come in.”
The man placed her luggage down. By his side, the large suitcase appeared to have grown its legs as it rolled firmly toward the wall. It knocked against the wall with a gentle “peng” sound.
Ji Nuan faltered in her steps. After entering the room, she subconsciously kept the door open. She moved to open her suitcase and unpacked her things, hoping to indicate to the man that she was busy so he should leave on his own accord.
However, the man only stood by the side to watch her. Just as Ji Nuan was about to squat down to touch her suitcase, he stretched his long legs and approached her.
Ji Nuan watched him, her hands pausing by the zipper. “You should go busy yourself with the things you need to do. These few days will be a difficult period for me. I’m uncomfortable everywhere. Don’t provoke me, otherwise, I’ll really get mad at you.”
The man stood before her and bent his waist, leaning downward gradually.
She had already squatted down, yet the man was maintaining such a posture.
Her position seemed to put her on the losing end.
Ji Nuan held on stubbornly and did not allow his strong aura to push her back against the wall.
The distance between the two gradually became smaller, to the point where she could faintly sense the man’s breath against her collarbone. She was sensitive to the way it brushed her skin and her surroundings appeared to be dominated by his breath.
When there was but half a finger length between them, he finally stopped his suppressive action. However, this caused Ji Nuan’s body to further tightened with tension as she maintained her squatting posture.
Her stomach was hurting and she couldn’t help but be distracted. She shifted one hand to hold her abdomen, while her other hand held the luggage handle to keep herself from falling onto the ground. As a result, she could not even spare a hand to push him away.
“Ji Nuan.”
The man called her name. Although he had said her full name, his low, husky and meaningful voice made her feel as though her name was melting in his voice.
Her expression was wary. “What?”
Mo Jingshen chuckled lowly and huskily. “You don’t actually mind taking a business trip with me, do you?”
Although there was a chance of falling back onto the ground, Ji Nuan decisively brought her hands off the luggage handle and tried to stand up. However, the man before her did not move back; she couldn’t stubbornly knock into him. There was a two-second deadlock before she took a step backward, sitting down onto the carpeted floor.
The man was leaning extremely close. He noticed that she wouldn’t catch a cold from sitting on the thickly carpeted floor and did not reach out to help her up. Instead, he leaned even closer, to the point where they were whispering into each other’s ear, as though he was going to steal a kiss from her lips at any time.
However, he did not actually touch her. The distance of half a finger was constantly maintained between the two.
Even though he was right before her and he was leaning so closely, it seemed as if he wouldn’t move any further. It seemed he was seducing her slowly.
Finally, after gazing into her eyes for a long moment, the man’s eyes darkened and he leaned down to kiss her. At the moment, Ji Nuan decisively raised her hand to block his lips. Mo Jingshen’s kiss landed on the back of her hand.
Seeing her actions, Mo Jingshen’s handsome brows moved slightly. A low, rich chuckle rumbled from this throat. He did not argue with her, speaking softly, “I know that you like to have your own career and I won’t obstruct you. MN Group is after all your blood, sweat, and tears. You can contribute as much to it as you wish, and work as hard as you wish. I’m all right with you spreading your wings to soar, but you’re not allowed to land into someone else’s arms. Do you still remember the suggestion I brought up in Ao Lan International?”
“What suggestion?” Ji Nuan knitted her brows. She had already been pushed back toward the wall, and her back was pressing against it.
“Return to being Mrs. Mo.”
When the man spoke, he leaned down further. Earlier, Ji Nuan had lowered her hands to speak and was immediately kissed by him. He did not kiss her deeply, so Ji Nuan only felt a gentle touch against her lips. He did not press too closely, nor did he push her unreasonably. However, the man’s breath and his husky tone caused her to strangely feel as though he had already pressed her down and taken her.
“No,” Ji Nuan refused.
Compared to her cold, rejecting expression, Mo Jingshen’s appearance was rather composed. “I’m not in a rush. One day, I’ll definitely make the word ‘no’ disappear from your lips and have you return willingly to Mrs. Mo, en?”
Ji Nuan did not wish to argue with him. She raised her hand to push him. “Move away first. Let me up. My stomach hurts.”
