The woman did not know what had happened in the salon after she left .
Meanwhile, the man did not know that he had just earned himself an ‘enemy’ because of his order to ‘snatch’ a film roll .
The car quickly reached its destination .
“Sit here and don’t move . ”
When the car stopped, she moved to open the door and alight from it, but the man stopped her from doing so .
“… Oh . ” Although she did not know why he had ordered her to stay put, she did not bother questioning the man about it .
To her, it was even better if she did not need to attend the banquet at all!
Soon, however, she found out his intention for issuing such an order .
Pak!
The car door on her side was opened from the outside .
Following this, she saw the man and his assistant stand outside the car .
The assistant then bent at the waist to help her out of the car . He even placed his palm on the door frame to prevent her head from banging into it .
Meanwhile, the man, who was standing with his back straight outside the door, extended a hand toward her .
Seeing his well-defined palm be proffered to her, she fell into a slight trance as she stared at it .
“Come out . ” He urged the woman to get out of the car when she just stared blankly at his hand .
At his prompting, she reached out her hand and placed it in his well-defined one .
His large palm encapsulated her delicate one the moment she placed hers in his .
The ice-cold touch cleared her mind .
She lifted a leg and placed it outside the car . Under the man’s guidance, she stepped out of the car .
She did not notice how elegant her movements were and how seductive she was in the eyes of others, especially men .
“Wow! Who is that?”
“Is she a star? She looks stunning!”
“I agree! Is she CEO Ji’s girlfriend?”
“It’s possible! I don’t remember CEO Ji ever bringing a plus one to this type of event!”
Pei Ge’s car exit instantly attracted attention of the receptionists, waiters, and waitresses at the hotel lobby, and a small ruckus started as they talked to one another about her .
“Let’s go . ” Once she was completely out of the car, the man released her palm and gently placed his hand on her waist . He then lightly pulled her into his embrace, as though he were staking his claim on her .
Feeling slightly awkward at his intimate actions, she subconsciously fidgeted and tried to put some distance between them .
“Stop moving . Remember that you are now my wife . ” The man could obviously guess the little woman’s thought .
He tightened his hand around her waist and gave her a warning look .
Her body stiffened at his warning, and she stopped fidgeting .
“I got it, Ziming . ” She raised her head and flashed him a light smile .
She had almost forgotten that they had a relationship built around a contract . If it were not for that, this annoying fellow would not bring her along to this dinner banquet .
His expression softened when he saw the light smile on her face .
Unbeknown to the two, at the moment, they looked like a real couple that had a really intimate relationship in the eyes of others!
Tak, tak, tak!
As she was being supported by the man’s arms, she did not feel tired despite walking in high heels .
The two soon reached where the elevators were located in the hotel .
Ding! She followed the man into the elevator once the doors parted open .
The metallic doors were about to close when a person quickly squeezed in .
“CEO Ji, how coincidental . I really didn’t expect to find myself in the same elevator as you!” The man who had entered smiled at Ji Ziming .
This guy looked familiar to her but only at the level of having seen him before .
“Mhm,” Ji Ziming only hummed lightly . He appeared not to care about socializing with the man who had squeezed his way in on purpose .
The man clearly did not mind his unfriendly attitude and merely shifted his gaze on to her .
“This miss here, you seem quite familiar; I don’t think we have met each other before?”
She nudged her lips at his practiced pick-up line and answered politely, “I’m sorry; I’ve never seen you before . ”
“Is that so? Then, it’s still not too late for us to get to know each other . ” The man extended a palm to her with a gentle smile and said, “Hello, beautiful lady . I am the CEO of Hengyuan Group, Qiao Xiuqi . Pleased to meet you . ”
The moment she heard his name, she figured out why she had thought that he looked familiar!
They had met once! It was when she had attended a banquet for the first time . They introduced themselves to each other!
The man’s gaze even made her uncomfortable back then!
Qiao Xiuqi noticed her stunned look and was perplexed . He moved to speak further, but Ji Ziming interrupted at this point .
Pak! With a resounding slap, which jolted her out of her recollection, Ji Ziming put a stop to the guy’s flirting .
Gathering her thoughts, the first thing she realized was that the silent Ji Ziming had actually slapped Qiao Xiuqi’s proffered hand away .
It was obvious from the crisp sound that Ji Ziming did not hold back his strength when he slapped the guy’s palm away .
She was utterly shocked by this . It was totally not something she imagined the annoying fellow would do!
Meanwhile, the guy whose hand was slapped also had the same look of disbelief as hers .
The guy apparently did not expect him to do something like that at all .
Ding! The elevator doors split open . Ji Ziming insouciantly retrieved a checkered grey-blue hankie from inside his suit pocket and wiped the hand he had used to slap Qiao Xiuqi’s hand away . He then threw this hankie on the floor as he dragged her out of the lift by the waist .
Only Qiao Xiuqi remained standing dazedly and looking silly inside the elevator thereafter .