Could it really just be a pure puppet?

Xia Qingqian, oh Xia Qingqian, how can you have feelings for Beitang Yao? Don’t you know that once you step into his life, you’ll be the one trapped with no way out? 𝚏𝐫𝚎𝗲𝕨𝐞𝐛𝕟𝚘𝐯𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝗺

She couldn’t sit still in the private room any longer and stepped out once more, telling the attendant outside, "You can tidy up the room now, I’ll be downstairs waiting for him."

The attendant, seeing the door open, immediately smiled and bowed to Xia Qingqian, saying, "Miss Xia, Mr. Beitang wants you to wait for him here."

"Waiter, I really find it boring staying here alone. If you’re worried, you can stand aside and watch. I definitely won’t wander around, besides I have to wait for him to come back," Xia Qingqian thought to herself, and she was right. Beitang Yao indeed feared she would escape, which is why he was so ruthless with her, just to drain her energy.

Heh, this man couldn’t truly be that lacking in confidence, could he? How would she escape? Even if she really wanted to, he would find every way to chase her back and torment her fiercely.

"This..." The attendant appeared slightly at a loss, looking at Xia Qingqian. He hadn’t expected her to be so stubborn, but since she was Mr. Beitang’s person, he didn’t dare to stop her too much, right?

"I just feel stifled being here alone, so I wanted to find a place to sit. Please let me go downstairs," Xia Qingqian’s eyes dimmed as she twisted her fingers, unwilling to sit here alone and overthink.

"Alright then, Miss Xia, this way please." The attendant didn’t dare obstruct further and after instructing another attendant, led Xia Qingqian downstairs.

Xia Qingqian chose a table near the floor-to-ceiling window to sit at. When the attendant asked if she needed anything, she shook her head, simply sitting quietly to the side. The spot she chose was relatively secluded, where people typically wouldn’t look.

"Sir, you can go about your business, I’ll just sit here and won’t go anywhere," Xia Qingqian said, noticing the two tall attendants standing not far away, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

The attendant nodded slightly to her, "Miss Xia, we’ve already contacted Mr. Beitang, he’s sent someone over."

Xia Qingqian was not surprised, this was always his style, and merely smiled without further comment.

Xia Qingqian picked up a magazine nearby, flipping through it absent-mindedly, when a female attendant approached, exchanged a word with the attendant, then came over to Xia Qingqian, leaning in to say, "Miss Xia, this was brought over for you by Mr. Ye."

Xia Qingqian furrowed her brows, closing the magazine and looking up at the female attendant holding a bouquet of lush, fragrant lilies, asking puzzledly, "Mr. Ye? Who’s that? I don’t know any Mr. Ye, you’ve got the wrong person."

Hearing the words ’Mr.’ she suddenly sat up straight, eyeing that bouquet of flowers nervously.

"Mr. Ye asked me to deliver this to a Miss Xia Qingqian, and he’s sitting over there, sending it over through me," the attendant said, placing the beautiful flowers on the table next to Xia Qingqian and indicating the direction of Mr. Ye.

Xia Qingqian followed the attendant’s gesture, and looked over. The man seated not far away was of a sinister and alluring type, exuding an aura of wickedness, especially with that faint smile at the corner of his mouth, making her feel uneasy. The feeling was truly uncomfortable.

Whenever he smiled, she couldn’t help but shiver, feeling a familiar sensation from him, albeit faint, and not knowing how to describe it.

His smile was eerie, and his appearance made things even more puzzling.