The Billionaire's Mischievous Sweetheart-Chapter 27 - 24: By Any Means Necessary!

Hua Xiaomo heard the knock on the door, unsure of who it was. She wanted to open it and check, but her feet felt as if they were filled with lead, difficult to move.

"Try stepping out of this door, I dare you," Qi Longbing said, seeing through her thoughts in an instant.

Hua Xiaomo’s brow furrowed. "Can’t you not be like this?"

"...No," two icy words resonated in the air.

"..." Hua Xiaomo clenched her delicate hands. This person is really despicable!

Qi Longbing watched the intense flush on her small face and suddenly felt an amused urge to smile, wanting to dote on this little lion, his little pet.

"Don’t tell me this is how you ask for favors," Qi Longbing’s voice was cold, yet a mocking smile played on the edge of his lips.

Hua Xiaomo looked at him and took a deep breath. "President Qi, I really don’t understand why you have to be like this. You and I are simply not from the same world."

Long, dark strands of hair fell across Qi Longbing’s eyelids. He flicked them away with a light, flirtatious gesture, his lips curving into a stunning smile. "What you’re saying isn’t an exaggeration. After all, you were merely a fake rich girl in the past, and now you’re even less than that, a down-and-out woman..."

After a pause, Qi Longbing looked at her, his eyes narrowing to slits, and continued, "However, you should feel lucky that I still retain a slight interest in you."

A smile touched Qi Longbing’s lips as he said, "Sign it, and both your mother and you will be free."

"Free?" Hua Xiaomo sneered, tilting her head and giving him a sidelong glance. Her deep brown eyes reflected scorn as she scoffed, "You think I’ll sign this contract for a mere five hundred thousand?"

"Heh... I wonder how Su Ronghua’s surgery is progressing..." The inflection in Qi Longbing’s words carried a tone rich with unspoken meaning, the smile at the corner of his mouth deepening.

The words were like a poison needle striking directly at Hua Xiaomo’s nerves. She nearly ground out her words between her teeth, "Qi Longbing, you really are... despicable!" It seemed it wasn’t about the money at all; to achieve his goals, this bastard would stop at nothing!

"HEHE..." A laugh filled with indifference echoed in the office, making Hua Xiaomo’s nerves tingle.

She must have done something wrong in her past life to have attracted this demon, only to be entangled by this scoundrel in this lifetime.

Qi Longbing didn’t seem angry, merely tossing the pen in his hand onto the folder. "Sign!" His tone wasn’t forceful, but it was filled with authority and carried an order not to be disobeyed.

Hua Xiaomo gritted her teeth hard. Then, she lowered her head, and when she raised it again, her face bore a smile that was transparently fake. "President Qi, being a girlfriend means just that, a girlfriend, right? We... are just pretending to be in love, correct?"

"Pretending to be in love?" Qi Longbing looked at her face, finding it somewhat amusing. To be honest, he had gradually grown accustomed to her chameleon-like expressions; he could remain unruffled and temperate.

"President Qi, a refined and handsome man of wealth and taste like you certainly wouldn’t be interested in a short, poor, and ugly student like me, right? Otherwise, wouldn’t that demean your standards? Besides, even if you don’t consider your own reputation, you have to consider the reputation of the Qi Family and the Qi Imperial Court! And Old Master Qi, he can’t handle this kind of shock," Hua Xiaomo said with a smile, her eyes shining with a sly glint.

After hearing this, Qi Longbing’s lips maintained a pleasant curve, and he didn’t speak for a good while.

Seeing that he didn’t respond, Hua Xiaomo boldly continued with a grin, "President Qi... Looking at that deeply thoughtful expression on your face, I just know I’ve struck a chord. Sigh..."

"I actually know there’s more to this situation. Otherwise, why would someone with your qualifications sign any sort of contract with me? Just talking about it is so embarrassing!" Hua Xiaomo said with an air of regret, her expression a skillful blend of emotions. She spoke as if she were trash and he a flower; his seeking her out for a contract was demeaning not to her, but to him.

"Interesting. Continue..." Qi Longbing rested his cheek against his hand, and the displeasure that had been present just moments before had oddly vanished into thin air.

"What?" Hua Xiaomo saw his calm reaction, and a hint of unease flickered in her eyes. Could it be that this guy really wanted to be her boyfriend? That would truly be an unsettling thought.

Qi Longbing looked down at her, his handsome face bearing an innocuous smile. "Let’s hear it... What is this hidden story? And how much do you understand about my inner feelings?"

Hua Xiaomo looked at that smiling face. Too sinister, too evil. This is clearly a scheming fox, but the heart and soul within are probably those of a wolf, not a fox.

"Haha... Of course, it’s either you’re being forced to marry or you’re having love troubles," Hua Xiaomo spoke rapidly. Then, with a hint of caution in her eyes, she added, "So, President Qi, you sought out a barely articulate and, frankly, unattractive student like me to help you through this predicament?"

Qi Longbing laughed, a sense of satisfaction settling deep within him. His interest not only hadn’t waned but, on the contrary, had intensified slightly.

One hand propped against his cheek, his blue eyes, as deep as the ocean, flickered almost imperceptibly towards the still unsigned contract.

"Miss Hua has quite the imagination. However..." Qi Longbing introduced a turning point, his eyes lifting as he looked at her with a half-smile. "What puzzles me is, if I were being forced to marry, why would I seek you out?"

Hua Xiaomo quickly picked up on that. "It’s quite simple, really. You want to stage a sham in front of Old Master Qi—first, to buy time, and second, because Old Master Qi definitely won’t be satisfied with me." She finished speaking without even a hint of a stutter. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

"Oh..." Qi Longbing smoothed his tousled black hair, an elegant gesture, his gaze carrying a subtle air of haughty mischief. "Well, that explanation isn’t too bad. What about love troubles? But how do you know for sure that Old Master Qi won’t be satisfied with you?"

"And how did you figure out I’m having issues with love? Could Miss Hua explain that as well? And if I am having love troubles, why would I need you?" Qi Longbing suddenly became intrigued by these ambiguous questions.

Perhaps there was a time when love didn’t come easily, but all of that was long past—so long ago he couldn’t even remember when. How could this young woman understand any of it? Still, her wild fabrications were somewhat amusing.

"That’s even easier to explain!" Hua Xiaomo gave him a look and cleared her throat, her thoughts spinning faster than a wheel. After all, she couldn’t just sit there and let him have his way; she had to think of a way to change the nature of this contract.

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