This damned Liu Ergou. He really knows how to put on a show. Sooner or later, I'll have to...

Before Mi Xiaoying could finish her thought, He Mingxue walked in, looking anxious.

As soon as Liu Ergou saw He Mingxue enter, he immediately stood up. "President He," he said, "President Mi has already forgiven our tardiness and has agreed to sign the contract with us. Hurry up and bring it out!"

However, after hearing Liu Ergou, He Mingxue hesitated and didn't produce the contract.

Seeing this, Mi Xiaoying coughed pointedly. "Ahem, President He, what are you hesitating about? Could it be that you no longer want to sign a contract with me?"

He Mingxue quickly snapped out of it. "No, no, how could I possibly not want to sign?"

As she spoke, He Mingxue took the contract out of her bag and pushed it in front of Mi Xiaoying. "President Mi, here's the contract. I've already signed my part; it just needs your signature."

Mi Xiaoying said nothing. She silently took the contract and signed her name. Then, without a moment's hesitation, she turned to leave.

Watching her departing figure, Liu Ergou turned to He Mingxue. "Ahem, President He, I'll go see President Mi out. Also, I just got a call. Something came up over there, so I might be back late."

Without giving He Mingxue a chance to respond, he turned and chased after Mi Xiaoying, leaving a frowning He Mingxue behind, lost in thought.

Staring in the direction they had disappeared, He Mingxue murmured to herself, Something isn't right. No, this is completely off! There must be something going on between those two! But what could it be?

Shaking her head, she stopped overthinking it and also left the reception room. The departing He Mingxue could never have dreamed that the notoriously difficult Mi Xiaoying had long since been conquered by Liu Ergou.

By now, Liu Ergou had followed Mi Xiaoying downstairs and settled into the passenger seat of her car.

Looking at Liu Ergou sitting in her car, Mi Xiaoying said with a dark expression, "Liu Ergou, I signed the contract with He Mingxue, just like you wanted! Why are you still following me?! Get out of my car and go keep your He Mingxue company. Stop bothering me, I have things to do!"

With that, Mi Xiaoying reached out and tried to shove him forcefully out of the car. Unfortunately, she wasn't strong enough to move him an inch.

Liu Ergou, on the other hand, simply reached out and pulled her from the driver's seat into his arms. Then, smiling, he said, "President Mi, what are you talking about? What do you mean, 'your' He Mingxue?"

Hearing this, Mi Xiaoying suddenly perked up.

"You still dare to say she isn't yours?" Mi Xiaoying retorted. "Hmph, you've only known her for a short time, but you've known me for so long! How could you wrong me to help her!"

Having said her piece, Mi Xiaoying snorted coldly and turned her head away.

It seems Mi Xiaoying has already forgiven me deep down, Liu Ergou realized immediately. She's just not admitting it. The fact that she could say that proves she's jealous.

Thinking of this, Liu Ergou lowered his head and planted a firm kiss on Mi Xiaoying's cheek.

"Oh, now I get it. President Mi is jealous!"

Mi Xiaoying, who had just been kissed, immediately rubbed her face vigorously. "Pah! How could I possibly be jealous?! Especially of someone like you! Let go of me, I need to get back, I still have work to do!"

Liu Ergou just laughed heartily and, without another word, released her. Mi Xiaoying returned to the driver's seat, started the car, and drove them back to Ting Tian Pavilion.

When they walked onto the second floor of Ting Tian Pavilion, the receptionist and security guards were shocked to see Liu Ergou and Mi Xiaoying together. After all, no man had ever walked alongside Mi Xiaoying. If one ever did, he'd be bowing and scraping behind her. It was simply unthinkable for anyone to strut ahead of Mi Xiaoying with his head held high as Liu Ergou was now.

Under everyone's gaze, the two returned to the office.

Upon entering, Liu Ergou nonchalantly sat on the sofa. As Mi Xiaoying started to walk back to her desk, he reached out and pulled her into his lap.

Held in his embrace, Mi Xiaoying immediately began to struggle. "Liu Ergou, let me go right now!" she said, fighting against him. "This is my turf! How dare you mess with me? Do you believe I won't..."

Before Mi Xiaoying could finish, Liu Ergou captured her lips with his. The kiss lasted for a long time, until she was breathless. Only then did a reluctant Liu Ergou let her go.

"Believe I won't what?" he asked with a smile. "Don't forget, I said I was going to deal with you earlier. I'm a man of my word. If I say I'll deal with you, I definitely will. I won't let you off!"

With that, Liu Ergou promptly lifted her skirt. Just then, a cool breeze blew by, causing Mi Xiaoying to shiver. The usually fierce woman suddenly became docile.

"Er Gou..." she called out pitifully.

Hearing her pitiful tone, Liu Ergou paused. "What is it?"

At his question, Mi Xiaoying quickly took something out of her pocket and handed it to him. "Um, can we... use this?"

Looking at the item in his hand, Liu Ergou fell silent. He hadn't expected her to offer this herself; it was quite a surprise.

Looking at the pitiful woman in his arms, Liu Ergou asked, "What, you don't hate me anymore?"

Mi Xiaoying deliberately put on a fierce expression. "Of course I hate you! But what good does hating do? I'm at your mercy now, so I have to be obedient. I don't want to go through the agony of last time again."

At this, she heaved a long sigh. "It's better to be obedient. At least it won't hurt as much."

Her words left Liu Ergou speechless. What could he say? The incident last time wasn't entirely his fault. If Mi Xiaoying hadn't kept pushing him, he wouldn't have had to resort to such measures.

Looking at Mi Xiaoying in his arms, Liu Ergou pondered for a moment. He gently patted her bottom, then pulled her skirt back down.

"Forget it. I'll let you off the hook today."