The man's grip on the armrest of the chair tightened.
He was enduring.
A person couldn't fall in the same place twice.
He had already fallen twice.
And the girl in his arms, perhaps because she had lived abroad for two years, was becoming even more alluring.
Like a siren.
First a gentle touch, then gradually deepening the kiss.
Just as the kiss was about to become more intense, she suddenly softened it, trying to provoke him to take the lead.
If it were only this, he could still maintain his sanity and push her away.
But the way she straddled him, with no gap between them, was stimulating his senses in every way.
One hand finally couldn't resist and slipped into her blouse.
But she stopped at that moment.
Instead of moving away, she leaned into his ear and whispered breathlessly, "Director Chen, can you take me home?"
What was the best way to appease him at this moment?
To sleep with him.
She had almost succeeded.
The man straddled by her had eyes burning with desire.
His hand inside her clothes was no longer still.
If only a knock on the door hadn't sounded.
Today, she could have taken him home and slept with him.
"Director Chen, are you in there?" came the voice of another police officer from outside.
"Yes, I am." Less than a second later, reason and restraint reappeared on his handsome face.
He took a couple of breaths and said to the door.
"We're leaving now. Please lock the door when you leave."
"Okay."
There was no more movement outside, and Su Yue wanted to kiss him again to disturb him.
"I let you find an opportunity to appease me, not an opportunity to sleep with me," the man said, grabbing her arms with his large hands and pulling her slightly away from him.
Su Yue's eyes flickered with confusion. "And what if I just wanted to sleep with you?"
Chen Ziming: ...
"Are you so sure I would agree to sleep with you?" He remembered her determined look when they were in the car years ago.
But he wanted more than just her body.
He wanted her heart.
A heart that would no longer evade him, and even if it did, would contact him first upon returning to the country.
The girl looked down, silent for a moment.
Then she raised her eyes and nodded seriously.
"I've endured two years, do you think I can't resist now?" His face darkened again.
"Oh." Su Yue felt a bit guilty at his words, so she calmed herself and got off him.
She adjusted her clothes, picked up her bag, and looked at the man who had averted his gaze, saying softly:
"Then I'm leaving, Director Chen."
She then walked to the door and pressed the doorknob resolutely.
"Wait." Behind her, a slightly hoarse voice sounded again.
"Hmm? Do you want me to come home with you again?" she asked, turning back with a hint of joy.
Chen Ziming gave her a sideways glance and picked up his phone, making a call.
"Drive to the rest pavilion at the southeast gate and take Ms. Su home."
Su Yue: ...
Fine, at least he still cared about her.
Sitting in a police car home for the first time in her life, Su Yue began to organize the security interview procedures requested by Bai Liqing.
After finishing, she saw the notification from the jewelry store that her ring had been serviced.
She made an appointment to pick it up tomorrow after work.
She then browsed her phone and called her mother.
She hadn't visited home since returning to the country.
Ultimately, it was due to her growing disgust for Su Minghua, and she had left back then to escape his subtly annoying behavior.
Even though she knew he couldn't outmaneuver Chen Ziming.
She didn't want to waste any effort on him.
When she was abroad, she heard from Li Niannian that Chi Yiran had been fired and that Chen Ziming had cut ties with her family.
Through her mother, she learned that Su Minghua had stably maintained his current position.
This made her realize that those two could no longer employ any tricks.
Especially now that she had started to become truly independent and had her own career.
Even if they tried to annoy her again.
She would no longer be bothered.
Her mother quickly answered the phone.
Her mother's surprised voice came through, "Yueyue, you finally remembered your mother?"