Su Mianmian put the USB into her pocket and sneered, "Then go back and wait for my news."
"Good girl. Go," Li Mingzhe said with a touch of praise.
When she looked up again, Li Mingzhe had already disappeared in front of her. She took the USB and left.
* * * * *
In the dark, a ray of light shone through the window. Smoke rose in spirals. A man sat on a sofa with his long legs crossed. He held a cigarette between his fingers, looking as though he was waiting for something.
After a long while, the door opened and Li Mingzhe walked in from outside.
"Dad, the thing has been handed over to that woman. But don't get your hopes up, she looks very unreliable." Li Mingzhe sat on the sofa and turned his head to look at Li Hong who remained silent.
Li Hong pushed the cigarette into the ashtray before speaking. "Let's wait and see. She should know how to weigh the pros and cons. A woman's heart can't be guessed. Maybe she will betray Lu Xiangdong for her own interests."
"Dad, I don't think so. She has feelings for Lu Xiangdong, so why would she betray him?" Li Mingzhe felt that their chances of winning were too small, so he might as well think of another way.
"What if there was an exception?" He smiled strangely.
"An exception? What exception?"
"Let's wait another month and see. We'll temporarily hold back and wait for them to panic." Li Hong was thinking wishfully; perhaps before he made a move, there would be internal strife between them.
Li Mingzhe saw that his father was confident, so he decided he would try to reap the benefits.
* * * *
Lu Xiangdong poured himself a cup of coffee and stood in front of the window. He looked down at the building downstairs and felt a lingering feeling in his heart.
There was a knock on the door.
Without turning, he called out, "Come in."
Qi Chuyan pushed open the office door, came in, and closed the door.
She walked behind him, hugged his waist from behind, and rested her chin on his shoulder. Following his gaze, she asked, "What are you looking at? Aren't you getting off work?"
Lu Xiangdong turned around, raised the coffee cup in his hand, and pushed her away as he walked towards his desk.
Qi Chuyan followed him and placed her bag on his desk. "What's wrong? Are you in a bad mood? Let's have dinner together."
Lu Xiangdong raised his head and sized her up.
"Vice President Qi, you have to separate business from personal matters. I don't have the habit of socializing after work. You can go back."
Qi Chuyan stomped her feet angrily; he was treating her as a social event! "Lu Xiangdong, what are you insisting? Su Mianmian is only a flight attendant. Why do you have to suffer and live with her? You can move out."
"Move out to live with you? Have you forgotten that you were just a stewardess before?" He smiled mockingly.
She hooked her arm around his, then, she squatted down and pressed her face against his leg. "Xiangdong, come back to my side."
Lu Xiangdong allowed her to press against his body. He laughed coldly in frustration. "You want me to commit bigamy? Am I a married man now, or do you want to be a lover?"
She raised her head to look at him. She did not understand why he suddenly hated her so much.
"Xiangdong, do you hate me so much that you don't want to turn back?"
Lu Xiangdong didn't want to answer this question. He felt that it was meaningless. It was impossible for them to be together. He had wanted to marry her before, but now he felt that there was no need to. It would be difficult to get rid of such a clingy woman in the future.
"Xiangdong, answer me." She held his face and looked at him with tears in her eyes.
He pulled her hand off his face and stood up. "It's late. Vice President Qi, you should go home early to avoid any danger."
"You don't even like me anymore. Why do you still care about my safety? Lu Xiangdong, do you know the sacrifices I have made for you? You have no idea. You only have Su Mianmian in your eyes." She wiped the tears from her face and walked in front of him.
Lu Xiangdong knew the sacrifices she had made for him, but he also knew that there were some things that could not be changed.
"Then don't make any more sacrifices for me. Live for yourself once more. Return to your original self. Don't do stupid things for me." He placed his hand on her shoulder, glanced at her, and walked out of the office.
Qi Chuyan wiped the tears from her face and chased after him.
"Xiangdong, it's okay. Even if I can't be your woman, I'm willing to be your lover as long as I can be by your side." She grabbed his hand and refused to let go. Lu Xiangdong frowned. "I don't need a lover."
Su Mianmian alone was enough to give him a headache. How could he accept her again?
"Why? Don't tell me I'm not worthy of being your lover. Don't I have the qualifications to be a human? Lu Xiangdong, you're really too hurtful! You abandoned me. I can't let you go just like that. If you don't agree to my request, I'll die." She took out a knife from her bag and pressed it against her neck.
Lu Xiangdong was shocked. He thought she was just trying to scare him, so he spoke a little angrily, "You're threatening me with death? Qi Chuyan, if you want to die then hurry up."
"You actually don't feel the slightest bit of heartache? You make me feel so cold. Fine then, I'll go to hell." She slashed at her neck, causing blood to gush out.
Lu Xiangdong was shocked. He quickly snatched the knife from her hand and threw it on the ground.
"Are you crazy? What's so good about me? Why do you insist on following me? Are you stupid?" He shook her shoulder hard. Frightened, he pressed onto the bleeding area. "I'll send you to the hospital. This is the last time. If there's a next time, I don't want to care about you anymore. Whether you live or die has nothing to do with me."
Qi Chuyan grabbed his arm and started to cry. "I'm sorry, I was wrong. I shouldn't have threatened you with my life, but I really don't want to lose you."
Lu Xiangdong couldn't help but sigh.
"Let's go!"
She happily hooked his arm.
Su Mianmian, who was dragging her suitcase, suddenly stopped. She looked at the two people who were walking far ahead of her. She reached into her pocket and touched the USB that Li Mingzhe gave her.
Su Mianmian knew that he wouldn't come back soon, so she put her bag aside and looked at the computer in the living room. Would information about the NEPC International Airlines be stored in his computer?
She squatted in front of the sofa and opened his computer. Before starting it, she needed to enter the password. What could it be? She first tried entering his birthday, it was wrong.
She then tried typing in her birthday, and found that the password was correct. She was slightly shocked and quickly recovered. She began to look for the NEPC-related information on the computer.
She found a data packet named "NEPC secret file". She quickly took out the USB to copy the information.
The sound of a car suddenly came from outside the door. Su Mianmian subconsciously looked in the direction of the door and realized that he had returned.
She quickly pulled out the USB from the computer and prepared to close the computer, but she was too late. Lu Xiangdong had already appeared in front of her.
She stood up abruptly and threw the USB on the sofa.
"You're back. Why are you so early today?"
Lu Xiangdong had seen something in her hand earlier. He walked over to her and looked at her hand behind her back. "What's in your hand?"
"Nothing." She raised her hand for him to see for himself.
Lu Xiangdong looked at her suspiciously. He walked past her and was about to go upstairs when he realized that the computer was flashing. He stopped in his tracks and turned to ask her, "Have you touched my computer?"
She was stunned and nodded subconsciously. "Oh, I wanted to borrow your computer to watch a movie. I just turned it on and didn't have time to turn it off."
Watch a movie? Just watch a movie?
He nodded firmly. "If you want to watch a movie, move your computer into your room and watch it."
Su Mianmian looked at him in disbelief. "Oh, okay."
Although he had not said anything about her, the way he looked at her clearly showed that he did not believe her. Could it be that he had noticed something? Su Mianmian stole a glance upstairs and did not dare to steal any more information from the computer. She quickly turned off his computer.
When Lu Xiangdong went downstairs to get water in the middle of the night, he sat on the sofa and realized he had sat on something. He took a look and saw it was a USB drive.
He placed the USB drive in his palm and started playing with it. It was Su Mianmian's USB drive. The corners of his mouth curled up. Then, he went upstairs.
Su Mianmian was sleeping soundly, but her back felt itchy. She moved her body and muttered, "It's so itchy."
Lu Xiangdong thought of the USB and subconsciously increased the strength of his hand on her back. He bit her neck without trying to be gentle.
The sudden pain woke Su Mianmian up from her deep sleep. She opened her eyes and saw a face smiling at her wickedly. She could not help but shiver.
"What are you doing?"
"Su Mianmian, what do you think I do in the middle of the night?" He pressed his hand against her, hooked her chin, and planted a kiss on her lips.
Su Mianmian swallowed her saliva. "Don't tell me you want it?"
Lu Xiangdong did not allow her to continue speaking. He actually did not want her, she had tried to steal his things. She deserved to be punished!
He pinched her beautiful neck and clicked his tongue. "Stewardess Su, your skin is really soft, and so is your skin below."
Su Mianmian could not stand his flattery. He must have taken something. He was suddenly praising her skin, could he be plotting something?
"Lu Xiangdong, what are you doing?"
"I want you." He flipped her over and pressed her under his body.
Su Mianmian panted and said, "Lu Xiangdong, I forgot to tell you. I didn't wear a condom when we first slept together."
Lu Xiangdong's body tensed up. He pinched her chin and said with an evil smile, "Why would you wear a condom? I really want to see what the air stewardess's son looks like."
Su Mianmian struggled in anger. "Who wants to give birth to your child? Lu Xiangdong, you pervert."
He grabbed her legs and entered her without any foreplay. Su Mianmian was in so much pain that she lowered her head and bit his shoulder. She wanted to give him a taste of the pain as well.
"So you like to play with excitement! Chengwu Su."
"Captain Lu, compared to you, I really don't have the upper hand."
He laughed. "You still have the energy to joke around. It seems like I haven't put in enough effort!" He hit her hard and buried her deep in his chest. She gritted her teeth and shouted, "Come on! Let the storm come even stronger! Let's see who dies."
She suddenly turned around and sat on top of him.
Lu Xiangdong laughed out loud from his chest. "I didn't know that Chengwu Su is so heavy-mouthed and likes to be on top.:
Su Mianmian punched him on the body. "Stop talking nonsense. Who made me unable to sleep? Who made me do this in the middle of the night?"
He pulled her down from his body. "Alright, go to sleep. I won't torture you anymore."
Su Mianmian rolled her eyes at him.
Lu Xiangdong reached out to hug her and pulled her into his arms. He snorted lightly and said, "Tired, go to sleep."
She wasn't tired, and was about to protest, but then she heard his light breathing above her head. It seemed that he had fallen asleep. She lay in his arms, found a comfortable position, and closed her eyes.
Since it was the weekend, Lu Xiangdong didn't have to go to work, and Su Mianmian also had a rare day off. The two of them slept until dawn.
Su Mianmian was woken up by the alarm clock that she had set. She reached out to find her phone, turned off the alarm, and prepared to go back to sleep.
"Wake up, Stewardess Su." Lu Xiangdong was wearing his clothes and kept shaking her.
Su Mianmian opened her hazy eyes, grunted, and fell asleep again.
"Chengwu Su, get up."
"What are you doing?" She opened her eyes unhappily.
"The weather is so good outside, come out with me for a walk." He had made the decision for her.
"If you don't want to go, go find Qi Chuyan." She covered her head with the quilt and refused to talk to him.
Lu Xiangdong carried her into the bathroom with the quilt and then closed the bathroom door. He pulled off the quilt on her body, picked up the shower head, and poured it on her.
"Lu Xiangdong, are you crazy?" Su Mianmian grabbed the shower head and threw it on the floor. She stepped on the blanket, opened the bathroom door, and stormed out.
Lu Xiangdong walked out with a smile. "Are you awake now? The blanket is wet. Do you still want to sleep?"
Su Mianmian sat on the bed and sulked. She turned her head away and ignored him.
He walked up to her, squatted down, and put his hands on her legs. "Let's go out for a walk. What's so good about staying at home? It's time to exercise."
Su Mianmian glanced at him, pushed him away, and entered the changing room.
When she came out, she had changed into a new set of clothes and tied her hair into a ponytail.
He smiled at her. "You're finally awake. Let's go."
When he leaned over, Su Mianmian reached out and pinched the flesh on his chest.
He rubbed his chest and forcefully pulled her into his embrace. The two of them went out of the door, playing around.