"But I have a lot of work at the company right now and can’t take you out to play."

"Oh, I don’t care, Qing Ya, I absolutely want to go out and have a good time today," Han Mengxi whined, shaking Ling Qingya’s arm.

A helpless smile appeared on Ling Qingya’s lips; she simply had no solution for this girl. Her eyes quickly shifted as she pondered for a moment before her gaze landed on Ye Luo.

Seeing Ling Qingya’s gaze sweep over, Ye Luo’s heart skipped a beat, and he had a bad feeling.

"Ye Luo, you accompany Mengxi and take care of her. If anything happens to her, you’ll have me to answer to."

As expected...

So Ling Qingya wanted him to take this girl out for fun. Was this a blessing or a torment?

Han Mengxi looked up at Ye Luo with innocent and adorable large eyes, her round pupils flashing a cunning look, and she said with a smile, "Good, it’ll be him."

"President, can I refuse?" Ye Luo asked earnestly.

With a swish, Han Mengxi’s pretty face darkened, and she glared at Ye Luo with fierce eyes, hands on hips and huffed, "Hey, what do you mean by that, a great beauty like myself asks you to accompany her, and you feel wronged? Do you have any idea how many men I wouldn’t even bother to pay attention to?"

"Sorry, but I’m not interested in little brats like you," Ye Luo said, curling his lips.

If it were any other beauty, it might be okay, but not this girl; she was no easy mark, and Ye Luo didn’t want to provoke her. What’s worse, it could upset Ling Qingya, and that would be bad.

Ling Qingya swept a cool glance at Ye Luo and said, "This is an order. You only have to obey, not refuse."

"Alright then," Ye Luo said, head bowed, resigned.

"Humph, big pervert, just obediently follow me," Han Mengxi said proudly, looking at Ye Luo.

Sheesh...

"Hey, little girl, what are you calling me? I have a name, you know. My surname is Ye, my given name is Luo, I’m called Ye Luo, not big pervert," Ye Luo said, correcting her, visibly dissatisfied. What big pervert? This was slanderous to his innocent name.

"Oh, Ye Luo, big pervert, let’s go," Han Mengxi pouted and turned to walk out.

Ye Luo: "..."

In front of the elevator, Ye Luo followed Han Mengxi, standing there.

As the elevator doors opened, the figure of Li Wanqin appeared. She was taken aback at the sight of Ye Luo, her apricot eyes flashing an unusual emotion, and without speaking to Ye Luo, she brushed past him and left the elevator.

At that moment, Han Mengxi cast a glance at Li Wanqin and then at Ye Luo, her gaze flickering, alarming Ye Luo, though his face remained calm.

Inside the elevator, Ye Luo and Han Mengxi stood without speaking to each other.

"Hey, do you have a relationship with that woman just now?"

Out of the blue, Han Mengxi looked at Ye Luo and made a remark that caused his heart to leap. Surely the girl hadn’t found something out; it couldn’t be.

"What do you mean? The person just now is the head of the department. Is there a problem?"

Ye Luo said with a facade of calmness.

Han Mengxi’s large eyes fixed on Ye Luo, the corners of her mouth lifted slightly, revealing a mysterious curve that even unsettled Ye Luo. This girl couldn’t have really discovered something, could she? That wasn’t likely.

The elevator soon reached the first floor, and Ye Luo followed Han Mengxi out.

Seeing Ye Luo accompanying a beautiful woman out, the guards on duty all wore envious expressions.

"Where to?"

With Han Mengxi in tow, Ye Luo got into his BMW and spoke indifferently.

"Big bad wolf, let’s go eat something first, I’m hungry,"

teased Han Mengxi, pouting her lips.

"Little girl, I’m warning you once again, don’t call me big bad wolf."

Ye Luo glared at Han Mengxi fiercely.

"Hmph, I won’t stop, I’ll keep calling you big bad wolf, big bad wolf! Let’s see what you’re going to do about it."

Han Mengxi looked at Ye Luo with a playful and triumphant smile.

"Hehe, little girl, you’re forcing my hand,"

said Ye Luo, revealing a sneaky, lecherous grin.

Seeing Ye Luo’s smile, Han Mengxi started to feel anxious and said, "What do you want to do? I’m telling you, you can’t mess around, or I’ll tell Qing Ya about it."

"Come here,"

Ye Luo said as he pulled Han Mengxi over, making her lie across his legs, holding her down, and raising his hand, he ’smacked’ her forcefully.

Ye Luo’s hand landed firmly on Han Mengxi’s body.

"You’re asking for this. Back in the office, I didn’t do anything to you out of respect for my wife. You really thought I was afraid of you? Today, I’m going to properly discipline you, little girl, to show you my strength. Let’s see if you dare to oppose me in the future."

Ye Luo was utterly indifferent, joking that he couldn’t handle a little girl? In the office, it was only because he saw his wife getting angry, and he didn’t want to provoke her further, to avoid making things too stiff and affecting the mission.

"Let me go immediately, or I’ll have Qing Ya teach you a lesson!" Han Mengxi shouted angrily, struggling continuously but unable to move. 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"If you make one more peep, I’ll put you in the trunk today. You still want to go shopping? Dream on. You’ll stay in the dark trunk for an afternoon, and then I’ll drive the car to a deserted area on the outskirts. You’ll be screaming to no avail."

"Ye Luo..."

Han Mengxi spat out these two words through clenched teeth, as though she harbored deep resentment.

"It seems you’re still not convinced, thinking I’m joking," Ye Luo said as he picked up the little girl, carried her out of the car, opened the trunk, and threw her in.

"I’ll take the car to a wild burial ground on the outskirts, and you can spend the night there. Of course, to keep you from the cold, you’ll still be hiding in this trunk. You just better hope that the lonely souls and wandering spirits won’t climb onto the car or squeeze into the trunk to keep you company."

With that, Ye Luo gave a sinister smile, "But I can’t promise anything; it’s said that ghost lights are often seen there, and those ghosts probably like a delicate girl like you. I’ll come back for you tomorrow, just hoping I won’t find a dead body, or that the you I find isn’t you anymore, but rather another creature that died at some unknown time, having taken over your body..."

"No, please, Ye Luo, I was wrong. Please let me go,"

pleaded Han Mengxi, her face full of misery and her big eyes welling up with tears. She had always been terrified of ghosts, and Ye Luo just had to paint such a horrifying picture. Moreover, being in this trunk, just the thought of being enclosed in the dark, narrow space after the lid was closed was enough to terrify her to death.

"Little girl, now you know you were wrong. Still dare to defy me?"

Ye Luo paused and asked, looking at Han Mengxi.

"I dare not, I really don’t, please let me out,"

Han Mengxi said weakly, her cheeks flushed, forehead sweating profusely. Just lying here she was already drenched in sweat, her body drained of strength. If the trunk lid was closed, she felt she would pass out right away.

When under the eaves, one must bow their head. Better to admit defeat now, there’d be chances for payback later!

Han Mengxi thought bashfully.

"That’s more like it,"

Ye Luo said with a satisfied smile and then helped Han Mengxi to her feet, letting her sit back down next to him in the passenger seat.