[GB] Boss Ruan, your husband doesn't want you anymore.

Bei Ming forcefully supported Huo Jingmo, and the intense contact between their skin made them both pause.

Bei Ming, who was longing to feel Huo Jingmo's warmth, was suddenly pushed away by Huo Jingmo, who then began to dismiss him: "If you have nothing else to do, you can leave."

Bei Ming felt it was a pity that the warmth from his fingertips had disappeared.

Then she looked at Huo Jingmo as if it were the most natural thing in the world and said, "You're in this state, why are you kicking me out? Shouldn't I be the one taking care of you?"

Huo Jingmo asked, puzzled, "You want to stay here and continue watching me make a fool of myself?"

Bei Ming was almost laughing in anger: "What did I do to make you have such a bad impression of me?" He clearly wasn't using the identity of Ruan Qian'an to stay by her side anymore, so why was she looking down on her?

Huo Jingmo felt that Bei Ming was like chewed gum—sticky and disgusting.

He gradually grew annoyed; physical discomfort and mental irritability pushed Huo Jingmo to the brink of exploding.

Huo Jingmo grabbed Bei Ming's hand in return, and Bei Ming was still looking at him happily when Huo Jingmo threw him outside in the next instant.

The door slammed shut, and Bei Ming's smiling face stiffened.

She didn't know whether to laugh or cry. If Huo Jingmo really didn't care about Bei Ming getting close, she wouldn't be happy either. She would still be unhappy if she didn't let Bei Ming get close.

Bei Ming knocked tentatively on the door, and a furious roar came from inside: "Get out!"

Bei Ming: "Why are you so irritable?"

Of course, she didn't leave even after being scolded; instead, she kept knocking on the door relentlessly.

They weren't banging on the door, but just quietly knocking, in a very regular pattern, which seemed quite eerie in the empty corridor.

In the room, Huo Jingmo gripped the medicine bottle tightly, his veins bulging. It seemed he couldn't take the medicine. He took a deep breath and shoved the slightly deformed bottle into his pocket.

He opened the door with a cold expression, and what came into view was Bei Ming's slightly ingratiating face, which looked utterly servile.

Huo Jingmo glared at the person who had repeatedly ruined his plans, his face radiating coldness as he demanded, "What exactly do you want?!"

With tears welling up in her eyes, Bei Ming gently grasped Huo Jingmo's hand, which was resting on the doorknob, and said, "I was just worried about you~"

Huo Jingmo pulled his hand back, picked up a tissue to wipe his hands, and almost had a heart attack looking at this person who kept taking advantage of him. It was all Ruan Qian'an's fault for making him suffer like this.

Bei Ming pouted, feeling both relieved and sad at Huo Jingmo's aloof and indifferent demeanor.

Huo Jingmo: "That's enough, stop making that disgusting face."

Huo Jingmo composed himself, his anger from vomiting gradually returning to his senses. He realized that he was eating her food and living in her house, so he should spend time with her.

He could tell from Bei Ming's eyes that this woman was interested in him. He was using Bei Ming.

Huo Jingmo twitched the corner of his mouth. What do you mean by "using"? He felt like he was being kept.

Bei Ming pushed up her sunglasses. Why did she feel that Huo Jingmo was suddenly shrouded in a gray aura, and his whole being was filled with sadness?

Before Bei Ming could think further, he heard Huo Jingmo say, "I'll accompany you to stroll around the hotel."

Bei Ming's probing gaze was concealed, and he was a little confused as to why Huo Jingmo suddenly wanted to go out for a stroll: "Didn't you have something to do?"

Huo Jingmo: "If you don't want to, then forget it."

Bei Ming: "That's not what I meant."

He said, as if answering his own question, "Are you done with your work? Well, the hotel is holding a banquet, and all clients are welcome to attend."

Huo Jingmo nodded and silently followed Bei Ming. Butler Cheng had mentioned before that he didn't want to attend, but if he didn't spend some time with this person today, she wouldn't let him off the hook.

The banquet venue is also on the top floor, which is quite a distance from the residence, so it won't disturb this area at all.

The two walked for a while, and the closer they got to the banquet, the more lively it became.

A heavy door, tall and wide, was carved with patterns and inlaid with gold trim. Because they arrived late, the door had already been closed.

Waiters stood on both sides, bowing to them with standard smiles, and opened the door for them.

The lights in the banquet hall were bright but not glaring, but Bei Ming still frowned almost imperceptibly.

The banquet tables were set with exquisitely carved and gold-rimmed tableware and plates, as well as fresh flowers, crystal wine glasses, and handkerchiefs.

The banquet featured a variety of exquisite desserts, caviar, and black truffles, creating a refined and elegant atmosphere.

The people, dressed in formal attire and holding wine glasses, were chatting and laughing. When they saw the door open, they all looked at them in unison, but when they saw that the people were dressed casually, they all looked away.

Huo Jingmo was very displeased with these gazes, but he didn't say anything and went straight to a secluded corner to sit down.

Just as Bei Ming was about to follow Huo Jingmo, she was stopped by Butler Cheng, who said to her, "Honored guest, our master is looking for you."

Bei Ming raised an eyebrow.

He glanced at Huo Jingmo, who was drinking and behaving very obediently, and then gestured for Butler Cheng to lead the way.

Butler Cheng nodded and led Bei Ming through the guests toward a room.

The guests all looked at Bei Ming with curiosity, and some even gasped and whispered that she might have offended the host or knew him.

Bei Ming pushed open the door and went in. There was a person sitting in the main seat.

The door behind him was closed. Bei Ming crossed his arms and looked at Chen Siqi, who was sitting in the main seat, and the two people sitting next to him. One was Yan Ling, and the other was a soft and cute boy named Jun Fan.

Chen Siqi looked at Kun's nonchalant attitude and said unhappily, "Kun, why did you bring that man here?"

Bei Ming countered, "Is that not allowed?"

Chen Siqi said seriously, "Yes, that's right, you can't. The boss told you to take good care of the person, but you brought him out instead."

Bei Ming chuckled, and Jun Fan said from the side, "Hey? The man who's got the boss all smitten, I want to see him too, I want to see him too."

Yan Ling rolled his eyes, feeling speechless, and said to him, "Won't we see it when we go out later?"

Chen Siqi, annoyed by Kun's attitude, said, "You can take it back yourself, I won't tell the boss."

Bei Ming found a corner of the sofa and sat down, saying, "You guys are quite good at covering for each other."

As soon as those words fell, the three of them fell silent, realizing that familiar tone belonged to their boss. Jun Fan's eyes widened as he exclaimed, "Boss?!"

Chen Siqi stood up, looking at the unharmed person with excitement, his hands even trembling slightly. He then smiled, relieved that everything was alright.

Junfan ran to Beiming, squatted down in front of her, her big, round eyes sparkling as she looked at her, and obediently rested her head on Beiming's lap, like a little animal.

Yan Ling then threw herself into Bei Ming's arms, not forgetting to kick Jun Fan.

Then she whined and pleaded with Bei Ming, "Boss, I missed you so much~"

Bei Ming patted Yan Ling's head, "Where's your mature and sophisticated image?"

Jun Fan was kicked aside, but he quickly got up and started shoving Yan Ling.

So the two of them started fighting.

Bei Ming said, "Stop."

The two stopped, but were still pulling each other's hair.

Bei Ming looked at the two of them with amusement.

Chen Siqi, a complete weakling, stepped forward and separated the two, saying helplessly, "The boss said to stop."

The two let go of each other's hands and then turned their heads away, unwilling to look at each other.

Bei Ming asked Jun Fan, "Weren't you in Dark City?"

Junfan's round face scrunched up as he said, "I'm worried about you."

Bei Ming, with a mischievous grin on his face, said, "I don't like disobedient children."

Junfan said, looking aggrieved, "No, I won't."

Yan Ling watched gleefully from the sidelines, then received a glare that instantly silenced him.

Huo Jingmo was quietly sipping his wine when a figure loomed over him.

He raised his head unhappily, and his pupils suddenly contracted after he saw who it was.