CHAPTER 103: CHAPTER 100: DARK AND UNPLEASANT

Suddenly, a gloom settled on Qi Longbing’s face, casting layers of darkness and displeasure over his handsome features.

"What if... I don’t let you leave tonight?" Qi Longbing’s voice dropped. He walked to the bar, opened a bottle of Romanée-Conti red wine, and took out two tall glasses, but hadn’t poured yet.

A slender hand steadied the expensive bottle of red wine.

"President Qi... I really have to go. Tomorrow... I still have to go to work at the Qi Family, don’t I? I don’t want to be late for 8:30." Hua Xiaomo smiled, looking at his face. This exceptional beauty truly was a feast for the eyes!

It’s just that having spent so much time with him, she was starting to feel a bit of aesthetic fatigue.

Okay, he was indeed the most beautiful man she had ever seen, and to have such a beauty model for her drawings was truly flattering.

But he was very professional, and so was she. She felt that she had put a lot of effort into painting him and that she had done a pretty good job, feeling quite pleased with herself.

Qi Longbing looked up and suddenly smiled. "Hua Xiaomo, I really don’t know if you’re genuinely naïve or just pretending to be."

"Uh..." Hua Xiaomo was momentarily stunned.

But quickly, Qi Longbing’s face went expressionless as he let go of the wine bottle, walked under the light, and quietly began to put on his shirt and suit.

Hua Xiaomo watched his leisurely movements. His every action was so graceful. Her palms itched slightly; the urge to paint was coming back to her.

Yet, just as he sensed the scorching heat of her gaze on his back, she quickly looked away.

"Should I pack up the painting board?" Hua Xiaomo said, her palms tightening slightly. Alright, she really did feel like drawing him; she had to admit he was a perfect model.

Qi Longbing observed her, and his experienced eyes darkened. After a while, he coldly chuckled, "Your paintings will forever stay here; don’t even think about taking them out, understand?"

As if he would allow these paintings, which depicted him in various attires, to leave!

"Oh," Hua Xiaomo responded, her lips curling into a slightly displeased smirk.

"Let’s go," Qi Longbing said. They quickly boarded the cable car, and not long after, it descended from the tower.

Neither of them spoke again, but the feeling between them strangely flourished because of that night.

After she got into Yu Bao’s sleek, silver-gray Lamborghini, he deliberately walked to the car window and instructed, "You must come tomorrow; no being late!"

"Got it, President Qi," Hua Xiaomo replied helplessly, then turned her face away. So annoying! Having to work at the Qi Family for another month is sheer torture.

Then quickly, the car started and soon vanished without a trace.

Qi Longbing watched the beautiful night, his eyes deepening even more.

This was the first time a woman had seen his shoulders and not gotten involved with him.

Qi Longbing’s lips curled into a cold, mocking smile, his smirk widening. A sense of unsatisfied malevolence brewed in his mind.

It seemed he had an abnormal amount of patience with her, far beyond his own expectations.

"Hua Xiaomo, you really are a little devil! Sooner or later... I’ll devour you, bones and all! Hmph..." Qi Longbing gave a strange laugh. A beautiful yet somber sheen covered his incomparably handsome face, and, not unexpectedly, a peculiar flush also rose to his cheeks.

Suddenly, the ringtone of a phone pierced the silence again.

Qi Longbing answered without looking, his low, magnetic voice resonating in the space, "Hello..."

"Long Bing, where are you? Can I come keep you company?" Gong Fengjiao’s shivering voice came from the other end.

A strange sensation tingled in Qi Longbing’s ears as he listened. With a smile that didn’t reach his eyes, he said sarcastically, "I have someone in my bed. If you don’t mind, shall we play a game?"

Soon, a dial tone sounded from the other end.

Qi Longbing looked at the disconnected call, sneering without concern. But he hadn’t expected this woman, whom he had already blacklisted, would still seek to entangle him.

But in no time, the phone rang again.

Qi Longbing, seeing it was still Gong Fengjiao’s name, answered quickly. Before she could speak, he cursed harshly, "Damn it, if you bother me again, I’ll make sure you can’t survive in the entertainment industry!"

These people are truly annoying, always finding ways to disturb my peace!