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

Seeing him eat with his eyes down, Fang Li felt a pang of sadness in her heart and reached out to grab his arm. "It's getting cold, you shouldn't eat it."

Han Xi glanced at her, then stretched out his long arm and pulled her into his embrace with one hand, continuing to silently pick up the soup and take a big gulp.

"Han Xi..."

Fang Li frowned, realizing for the first time that she, like most women, was conflicted and torn.

She wanted him to eat more, but she was also afraid that even though he didn't like it, he would force himself to eat it because of her.

Especially given his current state, it seems as if she's the one forcing him to do something against his will.

Fang Li reached out and pressed down on his wrist to stop him from moving.

"Don't eat."

She took the soup from his hand, put the lid back on, and returned it.

When she finished and looked up, she saw Han Xi quietly watching her without saying a word.

His deep, dark eyes made Fang Li feel increasingly uncomfortable, with a faint sense of guilt rising within her.

Fang Li pursed her lips, paused for a moment, then suddenly clenched her hands resting on her knees, tilted her head back, and kissed him on the corner of his mouth. "I don't necessarily want you to eat it, don't do this."

"I know."

"Then you still..."

"I don't want to go back to work so soon."

"......"

"I want to stay here with you forever, and I want to keep looking at you forever."

It seemed that Fang Li's kiss pleased him, and Han Xi's words were full of sweet nothings, leaving Fang Li confused.

"But there are still so many people here, you have to go back eventually."

Han Xi tightened his grip on her waist. "What about you? If I go back to work, are you going to leave too?"

Fang Li paused for a moment, understanding the deeper meaning in his words. The smile on her lips quickly faded as she pretended not to understand: "It's so late, of course I have to go back. I have to go to work tomorrow too."

"..." Han Xi remained silent.

Fang Li stared at him quietly for a long time before finally letting out a soft chuckle:

"Han Xi, do the employees at Han's Group know that their CEO is so clingy in private?"

"dislike me?"

"How could I dare?" Fang Li paused for a moment, quickly organizing her thoughts, then looked at him, a smile playing on her lips, and said, "I'm flattered, I'm overjoyed."

"Really?"

"of course."

"Would you like to be even happier?"

“More…” Seeing the man’s pupils darken, Fang Li instantly understood what he meant. This time, Han Xi’s goal had not been achieved. The moment he lowered his head, Fang Li immediately raised her hand and covered his lips.

"I'm happy right now and I don't need anything more. Mr. Han, you should go back to work quickly. A boss who keeps dragging his feet on leaving get off work is not a good boss."

Han Xi paused slightly, then his thin lips moved slightly: "Don't worry, I paid them a very high amount of overtime pay."

Fang Li forced a smile: "That won't do either. Hurry up and finish and go home. Don't stay up all night; it's bad for your health."

Han Xi looked at her and sighed slightly, "Okay, but you have to promise me you'll stay here and wait for me to finish work so we can go home together."

"Are you worried about me going home alone so late? Go ahead, I wasn't planning on leaving first anyway, I'll wait for you here."

After saying that, Fang Li pushed his hand away and urged him to leave quickly.

Hearing that she would stay, Han Xi finally stopped resisting. He got up, patted her head with satisfaction, then bent down and kissed her lips tenderly before leaving the office.

The door closed, and silence fell instantly.

Fang Li got up and walked around the sofa to observe the place where the man usually worked.

In the vast space, every ornament exuded an air of luxury. After scanning the area, she strode toward the three-meter-long desk.

Walk slowly around the edge of the desk to the back, and then sit in the office chair.

Fang Li closed her eyes comfortably.

Perhaps she was tired after a long day, she nestled in the large office chair and fell asleep without realizing it.

Once Han Xi returned to the conference room, he immediately switched to work mode.

From calm and collected to decisive and efficient, several rounds of maneuvering nearly cost those project managers their lives.

Fortunately, most of the matters had already been discussed and resolved beforehand, so the tense work atmosphere lasted for about forty minutes before the overtime ended.

Han Xi said, "Thank you for your hard work, you can go home now," and left in a hurry.

Only after the meeting room door closed automatically did everyone in the room collapse wearily into their chairs.

"What exactly happened to President Han just now? We agreed to calculate everything carefully, so why did he suddenly get so anxious?"

"Who knew you'd still have the energy to think about these things? You're exhausted, just go!"

Everyone packed their things and left the conference room one after another.

The Shengshi Group's project team stayed until the end, simply because their manager was still sitting in his chair.

The project manager glanced at the others, then stood up and walked towards Sheng Qianrui. "President Sheng, how are you getting off later? Do you need me to call a car for you?"

Sheng Qianrui turned around, glanced at him indifferently, and stood up. "No need. You've had a hard day. You can go now."

"Okay, Mr. Sheng, please be careful on the road."

"Ah."

After everyone left, Sheng Qianrui paused, gathered her things from the table, and headed towards Han Xi's office.

Han Xi returned to his office first and discovered that the woman who had promised to wait for him was nowhere to be found.

He was annoyed for a moment when he saw the empty sofa, but then he remembered something and went to the lounge at the back, only to find it empty as well.

Really gone?

Han Xi frowned, standing at the door of the lounge looking out at the quiet office.

He couldn't suppress the disappointment in his chest, but soon he heard a very faint breathing sound.

His dark eyes swept sharply over the entire area before finally settling on the swivel office chair behind the desk.

Han Xi hadn't expected Fang Li to be sleeping here. Watching her curled up in the chair like a kitten, her breathing rising and falling heavily, a part of his heart suddenly sank.

He slowly found the suit jacket draped over the sofa and carefully covered her with it.

Fang Li was sleeping soundly, but she woke up when Han Xi picked her up from the chair.

Without a trace of vigilance or wariness, seemingly knowing that the person holding her was him, her mind was hazy, her eyes only half-open, and she murmured, "Finished with work?"

"Ah."

Han Xi responded softly, looking down at Fang Li's soft, fair cheeks, her long, curled eyelashes obediently resting on her eyelids, looking as if she completely trusted him, and his heart softened.

Fang Li was half asleep when she felt a gentle peck on her lips.

Then, a low, husky voice came into my ears, "Go to sleep."

"......Um."

Fang Li responded softly through her nose. To sleep more comfortably, she took the initiative to raise her hand to wrap around his neck, burying her face in the side of his neck before finally falling asleep peacefully.

Just as Sheng Qianrui reached the office door and was about to knock, the door opened from the inside.

Immediately afterwards, the tall man carried the sleeping woman out.

Sheng Qianrui's hand, which was halfway raised, froze instantly.