Despite being exposed by Yan Lie, Ji Anyao did not seem flustered in the slightest, as if she had gotten used to such a scene long ago and knew exactly how to handle it.
"So what?"
Yan Lie restrained his sternness a little as he looked at her composed gaze.
There was some luster in his long, narrow, and upturned foxy eyes. Even if his face was wrapped up like a mummy, his expression on his handsome face could not be hidden.
"I really suspect if you're the same person who stood in front of me last night... Why have you become so boring after one night? You're so boring that you don't even seem like a woman anymore..."
"Yeah! Third Young Master, if you want to fool around with any women, there are plenty out there! Why waste your energy on me?"
"But you are different."
Ji Anyao raised her eyebrows slightly and asked rhetorically.
"What's different? I should only be more boring than those women, so I guess it's not to your liking, Third Young Master."
"Why not?"
The man pursed the corners of his mouth, and a trace of playfulness appeared in his eyes. "But men always like to try something new once in a while. I've really never met a woman like you... Of course, the most important factor is that you are the woman that Bai Siyu fancies."
Hearing that name, Ji Anyao's brows suddenly furrowed deeper.
"And what does it have to do with him again?"
"There's a problem with me... I don't like having someone climb all over me. No one has dared to in the first place anywhere, but Bai Siyu appeared out of nowhere and had the nerve to vie with me for a business deal that I have. Of course I want to compete with him, not just in business, but also... women."
As he spoke, Yan Lie stepped forward and forced Ji Anyao to the edge of the bed.
Ji Anyao had nowhere to retreat. Seeing that he showed no signs of stopping, she had no choice but to raise her hand and press it down onto his shoulder to warn him.
"This is a hospital, don't you mess around!"
Yan Lie ignored her and instead squeezed her wrist to get it out of the way, so that he could move even closer to her.
His tone was full of derision, and he was as domineering as ever.
"As far as I know, you are the only woman he has as of now."
Ji Anyao looked at him warily.
"So?"
"So..."
Yan Lie lowered his head and moved his thin lips closer to her ear. His words entered her ear together with his cool breath, vibrating her eardrums.
"I want to take you away from him too... Is this reason sufficient?"
Ji Anyao did not move and was secretly accumulating her strength.
When she heard the last thing he said, anger brewed in her eyes and she pushed him away forcefully with all her might!
She yelled in exasperation and contempt, "You're really sick in the head!"
Yan Lie smirked, not ashamed to be rebuked by her. Instead, he was proud.
"Yeah, I've always been sick. Besides, you don't know me well enough yet... Once we get to know each other better, you will discover that I can be sicker..."
"…"
Ji Anyao was speechless.
'This guy's shamelessness is simply outrageous. He's so thick-skinned that he can't even be blown up by an atomic bomb!'
"Dream on!"
"Why... have you fallen in love with him? You're so in love with him that you want to remain chaste for him? Tsk...is he that good? Must you be so smitten with him so quickly?"
"It has nothing to do with him!"
"Why won't you agree then? If he can, why can't I? I can be a gentler lover than him, isn't that so?"
Yan Lie smiled and tried to entice her.
He sounded righteous even though he was saying those evil words.
He sounded as if things were supposed to go that way, such that they could not even find any logical flaws or loopholes.
Ji Anyao found it both absurd and ridiculous. How could such a man still exist? He should be living in another world, she thought.
If she could, she really wanted to throw another punch at his shameless face!
'Han Yi really hit him well! A man like him deserves to be beaten to death because he was asking for it!'
After calming herself down, Ji Anyao's expression was full of animosity.
She said sternly, "Third Young Master Yan, it might be a joke, but don't go too far. Please know your limits."
"Limits? What's that?"
Yan Lie snorted and folded his arms as he leaned against the wall.
As soon as he dodged, sunlight shone through the window and scattered into Ji Anyao's eyes. It was particularly glaring.
"You think I'm joking? No, I'm serious... I said, I will not take the blame for nothing. Since Han Yi claimed that I took advantage of you, of course I have to fulfill his wish."
"Impossible! There's no way... I'll agree to such a condition!"
'What do these bastards take me for!?'
Last night, she fell into the clever trap because someone had laced her drink, thus allowing Bai Siyu to take advantage of her easily!
However, now... her mind was as clear as ever. How could she agree to such an undue demand!?
"Don't be so quick to come to a conclusion. Actually, my request is very simple. As long as you can entertain me for a day, be at my beck and call, and do what I tell you to... I'll forget about what happened today! You and I will get something each... Isn't that reasonable?"
Hearing these, Ji Anyao could not be bothered to even sneer.
She looked up at his gloomy and mocking eyes which were deep and mysterious.
Ji Anyao did not want to be involved with him any further.
"Sorry, forgive me... but I won't play this game with you!"
Since the negotiation had flopped, there was no need to continue.
Ji Anyao turned around and walked out after saying that, not wanting to continue to stay in this room even for a second longer.
Yan Lie did not stop her, nor did he chase after her.
He simply said emotionlessly, "Han Yi's company seems to be encountering some problems lately... If I take the chance to kick him when he's down, he'll have to suffer."
Ji Anyao paused in her tracks, refusing to be blackmailed by him.
"It's normal for companies to occasionally face some issues. It can't always be smooth-sailing. Even if you try to cause trouble for him, I believe Han Yi is competent enough to tide through the crisis. So... some people should not be too overbearing and arrogant or think that they can do whatever they want by pulling some despicable means."
"I also believe that Han Yi is competent enough to overcome the ordeal, but... it's hard to say if his old man who's laden with illnesses and is emotionally and physically exhausted can pull through this. What do you think?"
Although he said those words effortlessly, it still caused huge ripples in Ji Anyao's heart!
She had truly belittled him!
He was a vicious man who would resort to all means.
The most frightening thing was that he knew how to control his prey!
If Yan Lie's target was only Han Yi, she wouldn't have been so worried.
However, he had targeted Han Yi's father too... Ji Anyao dared not imagine the unbearable outcome that would entail!
The development of the matter was already out of control when Han Yi got involved, and if his father was implicated too, she was afraid that she would not afford to bear those consequences.