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

"I don't care, I say we're even, so we're even."

"..."

For the first time, Fang Li realized that men could be just as unreasonable as women.

No wonder Secretary Liao said that their boss's most glorious moment was when he returned to China and took office as the president of Han's Group. In the huge group's conference room, he, a young man in his twenties, managed to debate with a group of seasoned business veterans, leaving them speechless.

At the time, she couldn't imagine Han Xi arguing with a group of old men with a stern face.

Now, she felt a strange sense of reality about it.

He has so many sophistry about romantic relationships, let alone the business world where every penny counts.

Fang Li couldn't help but think that if this man were a lawyer in his next life, even judges would be speechless by his arguments.

"...Ah Li?"

"Huh?" Fang Li came back to her senses.

Sensing that she was lost in thought, Han Xi let go of her hand and looked at her: "What are you thinking about?"

"No, I wasn't thinking about anything." As she spoke, Fang Li tried to break free from him.

Before Han Xi could finish speaking, he couldn't let go. He held her slender waist tightly and said stubbornly, "I don't care what you think. From now on, you can do whatever you want with me, but you are absolutely not allowed to say anything about leaving me again. Otherwise, I will really go crazy."

Fang Li: "...Is this a threat?"

"No, it's a plea."

Fang Li looked at the man who was staring down at her, her eyes flickering as she met his gaze.

He said, "I promise that what happened last night will never happen again. Can you promise me that you will never leave without saying goodbye again, and that you will never ignore my calls again?"

"I didn't leave without saying goodbye. I just went to work. Besides, I didn't ignore your calls. I just lost my phone and didn't answer..." Fang Li muttered.

Although the words were stiff, the tone of voice clearly softened.

Han Xi's usually composed brows finally relaxed slightly, and the corners of his mouth curved into a gentle smile. "Yes, it's not your fault. It's the fault of certain people who lost your phone number. Don't worry, I'll help you get revenge."

"Out..." Fang Li frowned: "You knew all along?"

Han Xi's dark eyes narrowed slightly: "Mm."

Fang Li noticed the fleeting murderous intent in his eyes, pursed her lips, and still asked, "What do you plan to do?"

Han Xi's eyes flickered, and he raised his hand to tuck a strand of hair behind her ear, gently curving his lips: "Don't worry, I know my limits."

Fang Li moved her lips, wanting to say that Lu Jie was quite ruthless last night, and that even if that person didn't die, he should only be half alive.

She held back the words that were on the tip of her tongue.

Reason told her that it was not appropriate to mention Lu Jie's name now.

After talking things out and resolving the conflict that had been building up all day, Han Xi finally let Fang Li go to wash up.

By the time Fang Li finished showering and came out, he had already finished showering in the next room.

Fang Li straightened her clothes and came out, only to see him sitting on the sofa at the foot of the bed, holding his phone, with a first-aid kit in front of him.

Fang Li was stunned for a moment, then walked towards him: "Are you injured?"

Han Xi turned off his phone, stood up, and pulled her to sit down. "It wasn't me."

If it wasn't him, then who was it?

Fang Li looked around in a daze. Could there be another person in this room?

Before she could turn around, the disinfectant was placed on her bare neck, icy cold and penetrating to the bone.

Fang Li's body tensed instantly.

I never imagined that his first-aid kit was for her.

She had already seen the teeth marks on her neck in the bathroom. They were very light in color, with only two spots having slight scabs. They weren't deep, and they might be fine by tomorrow. There was no need to treat them at all.

Besides, isn't it a bit late to apply medicine to the person who was bitten last night?

Fang Li stiffened awkwardly and didn't say anything.

Han Xi carefully disinfected her medicine, then applied a light layer of ointment before slowly putting the used items back into the medicine box and closing it.

He turned to look at Fang Li.

Fang Li lowered her eyes, pretending not to see his gaze on her.

"Go to sleep first," Han Xi suddenly said.

"And what about you?" Fang Li asked subconsciously, looking up.

Han Xi stared at her for a long while, then gently curved his lips: "Do you want me to accompany you?"

"Who, who needs your company!"

Fang Li suddenly jumped up from the sofa, took two steps around the bed and got into bed. "Please close the door for me when you leave. I'm going to sleep. Thank you."

Seeing her face flushed slightly as she angrily pulled the blanket over herself, Han Xi smiled helplessly.

He got up, walked to the bedside, dug her face out from under the covers, leaned down and gently kissed her forehead, then turned and walked outside.

The room lights and door were turned off at the same time.

The dimly lit room was soon empty except for Fang Li, and it was as quiet as if nothing had happened.

She stared at the ring of light shining through the crack in the door for a long time, until her eyes became sore and sleepy, and then she slowly closed them.

......

As Han Xi stepped out of the room, Aunt Rong, who had been keeping a close eye on the commotion upstairs, immediately looked up.

Han Xi happened to appear at the top of the stairs, met Aunt Rong's worried gaze, his cold eyes narrowed, glanced at her, said nothing, and went downstairs toward the door.

Aunt Rong frowned, and seeing him leave, she quickly went upstairs.

After taking two steps, she suddenly stopped.

After standing on the stairs for several seconds, struggling internally for a while, I sighed silently, shook my head, and went downstairs back to my room.

......

The small building in the far eastern corner of the manor.

A tall figure, dressed in soft loungewear, walked over and gently pushed open the door of the small building with a long arm.

Immediately afterwards, a beam of light spilled out from inside the door.

The person went inside, the door closed, and the outside of the small building returned to darkness and silence.

"boss."

Having arrived in Jiangbei without realizing it, Jiangbei stood up from the sofa.

"Ah."

Han Xi took long strides and walked lightly to the wine cabinet opposite, casually picked out a bottle of wine, walked to the bar, picked up the corkscrew and slowly opened it, then carried it to the corner of the stairs.

Jiangbei followed without saying a word.

The building appears to have two floors from the outside. Because the exterior walls have been specially protected, both the first and second floors are used for storing wine. On the first floor, just inside the entrance, there is a separate area with a bar and wine tasting area.

Han Xi and Jiang Bei did not go upstairs. The staircase in the corner was dark, but it was obvious that it led downwards.

The two of them went down about a dozen steps and entered through a heavy iron gate.

Sun Zhixin had no idea where he was.

He was beaten half to death by Lu Jie last night, with a huge hole in his head that required several stitches. He was lying in the hospital today when he woke up in a cold and damp place, not knowing how.

The other person covered his head, so he could only smell a strong odor of alcohol; he couldn't see anything else.

Just as he was anxiously racking his brains trying to figure out who had kidnapped him, the sound of an iron gate scraping against the ground came from the right.

He suddenly turned his head, and then the blinding light came on. The slivers of light pierced through the hood, making him squint in a panic.

"Who? Who are you?!"