She goes crazy, he'll cover for her; the darling of the group is someone no one dares to mess w

Fang Li's long eyelashes fluttered uncontrollably. The man's warm hand pressed against the back of her neck, sending a tingling sensation through her. Her breathing quickened involuntarily, and her only movable hand pressed tightly against Han Xi's shoulder.

"Yes...no..."

"I don't want an apology," a deep, hoarse voice interrupted Fang Li.

Han Xi withdrew his hand, slowly raised Fang Li's left hand, which was clamped between his fingers, and pressed it above her head. With his other hand, he grabbed her right shoulder to prevent her from moving. His eyes were burning, and his voice was hoarse and seductive: "I want to get it back."

Fang Li's heart skipped a beat. She hurriedly turned her face away, her shoulders hunched, her breath coming in short gasps: "No, Han Xi..."

Han Xi gave her no chance to dodge. His eyes darkened, and he immediately leaned down, kissing the section of her neck exposed by the neckline of her pajamas.

The wet and warm touch, sometimes gently sucking or biting, occasionally wreaking havoc on Fang Li's neck like an eel.

Fang Li inhaled and gently held her breath. A tingling sensation spread through her neck, a sensation that seemed to possess a magical power that penetrated her body, reaching her tailbone and then rapidly spreading throughout her entire body.

Her entire body stiffened instantly, then began to tremble uncontrollably.

Han Xi kissed her from her neck down to her ear, lingering there for a moment before releasing his large hand from her right shoulder and covering her cheek, which had turned to one side. He forcefully turned her back to the right side and then quickly lowered his head to kiss her slightly parted red lips.

Fang Li opened her eyes wide and met his half-closed eyes, which couldn't hide his deep and infatuated gaze. Her heart clenched so tightly it felt like it was about to explode.

She managed to open her mouth, but found her voice trembling: "Han Xi..."

Han Xi opened his eyes and looked at her, but his lips were still on hers. His hand, which had been on her cheek, had somehow slipped down and deftly slipped under the hem of her dress that was draped around her waist.

"do not want!"

The touch on her waist made Fang Li's body shudder violently. She curled up, raised her knees to press against his body, and gasped, "You, you promised me." Give her time!

Han Xi paused, his dark eyes fixed on Fang Li with suppressed rage.

The pressure on her body was slightly relieved. Fang Li bit her lip, her chest heaving violently, her face filled with shame and anger, her eyes red and nervous as she stared at the man on top of her.

Han Xi's cold eyes narrowed, his thin, hard lips pressed tightly together, and his sharp jaw tightened little by little as he suppressed the heat and desire surging within him.

After a long while, he suddenly turned over, bent his legs and lay down next to her, raised his arm to cover his brow, his strong chest heaving violently, without saying a word.

Fang Li quickly straightened her disheveled clothes, stood up, and turned her back somewhat hastily.

Sensing the panic and wariness emanating from her, Han Xi frowned, then sat up, got out of bed, and left the room without saying a word.

A few seconds later, I heard the sound of the door next door being closed.

Fang Li's body tensed up sharply and then relaxed abruptly.

She pursed her lips, her watery eyes gazing at the slightly closed door, her delicate brows furrowing in distress.

Not long after, Aunt Rong came up and knocked on the door.

Fang Li realized how quickly time had passed; it was already lunchtime.

She went into the bathroom, tidied herself up in front of the mirror, turned on the tap, deliberately adjusted the water temperature to the cold setting, and patted her burning cheeks with the cool water until her flushed cheeks returned to normal. Only then did she dry herself and go downstairs.

As a result, she ran into Han Xi, who was coming out of the next room, as soon as she stepped out.

He changed his clothes, replacing his white shirt with a black one. He was covered in sweat, and his hair looked like it had just been casually blown on; the roots were half-dry and the ends were still damp and messy.

As he approached, the unique scent of pine resin wafted towards Fang Li.

"Aunt Rong said, lunch is ready." Fang Li's long eyelashes drooped, and she couldn't look the man in the eye.

Han Xi stared at her, nodded, his expression returning to its usual calm, and naturally took her hand to go downstairs.

Downstairs restaurant.

When the two went inside, they found that the graceful figure was no longer by the dining table.

Fang Li was surprised and looked at Aunt Rong: "Where is Miss Meng?"

Aunt Rong glanced at Han Xi beside her subconsciously, put down the vegetables in her hand, and turned to go into the kitchen without saying a word.

Han Xi glanced sideways, pulled out a chair and pressed her in, then sat down beside her before looking at her and saying, "Let's go."

"..." Gone?!

Fang Li asked in confusion, "Why?"

"What do you think?" Han Xi leaned on the edge of the table, turning slightly to face her. "You trust me that much?"

Fang Li swallowed hard.

Han Xi's gaze deepened: "Or do you simply not care about me at all, so no matter what other women do or how they provoke you, you can remain calm and magnanimous?"

Fang Li felt guilty and frowned: "...You knew everything."

The look in Aunt Rong's eyes suddenly flashed through his mind; no wonder he made a special trip back at noon.

Fang Li pursed her lips, her tone softening slightly as she said, "I just feel you wouldn't like her... Besides, she was introduced by Dean Chen, so we should at least give her some face..."

Her voice got lower and lower.

Han Xi stared at her, sighed helplessly after a long while, raised his hand and gently stroked the long hair behind her head, then placed his large hand on the back of her neck and said, "Should I be happy for your trust, or sad for your magnanimity?"

"Ah Li." He pinched her neck and said softly, "Next time you encounter a woman with such a wicked heart, I hope you can be more assertive."

霸气？

Fang Li's lips twitched slightly. How domineering?

The man in front of her, who should have been exuding domineering power, put on a timid and pitiful appearance and said to her affectionately, "I belong to you alone, and I need your protection."

Fang Li: "......"

When a man says sweet words, they are usually unspoken but always deadly.

Fang Li's ears turned red, her heart trembled, and the half-collapsed wall of her heart unknowingly broke into a large piece.

-

After lunch, Han Xi went to the company again.

Fang Li went to the study to handle some work for a while, and then Zhou Yufan called a video conference, which she also joined.

"Sister Fang Li, I'm so glad to see you!"

As soon as the video started, I heard Ji Tiantian's joyful voice.

Fang Li waved to her, "How have you been these past two days? Have you been cooperating well with Editor-in-Chief Zhou while I was away?"

Ji Tiantian nodded quickly: "Of course, you can ask Editor-in-Chief Zhou if you don't believe me."

Seeing her blush and quickly glance at Zhou Yufan in the head seat, Fang Li's heart stirred slightly, and a faint smile appeared on her lips: "Is that so? That's good."

Immediately afterwards, the other editors in the studio also greeted Fang Li one by one.

Fang Li nodded in response.

Finally, he looked at Zhou Yufan, who was silently flipping through the documents in his hand.

"Senior, thank you for your hard work these past few days."

Zhou Yufan looked up, his gaze passing through the camera as he looked at her. "The hardship is secondary. Shouldn't you give me a proper explanation? You haven't come to the studio these past few days, and you've been giving vague answers every time. Why?"

Fang Li sighed helplessly, knowing she couldn't hide it any longer, and raised her heavily wrapped left hand, waving it at the camera: "Look, it's because of this."