Bai Nuanxi struggled to sit up, but Huo Muchen held her firmly on his lap, preventing her from moving an inch. She turned and glared at him.
Unfortunately, her eyes, brimming with emotion, held no real menace, only serving to stir a primal urge within Huo Muchen.
Sitting on his lap, Bai Nuanxi was acutely aware of any changes in Huo Muchen. At this moment, she felt a distinct shift and dared not move, looking at him with apprehension.
Though she had accepted him, it didn't mean the brutal memories of her past life had vanished.
Bai Nuanxi's face reddened further as she whispered, "Let me go…"
Huo Muchen realized that his self-control seemed to have completely vanished since meeting Bai Nuanxi. Holding her any longer would only lead to trouble, so he released her.
Just as Bai Nuanxi was about to stand, there was a knock on the office door!
Startled, she instinctively ducked down and hid in the space beneath the desk.
Once she was under, Huo Muchen swiftly moved his long legs to block her only exit.
Bai Nuanxi: "…"
Why did it feel like Huo Muchen had planned this all along???
Moreover, what was with this shamefully suggestive office play?!
Internally, Bai Nuanxi was practically screaming.
"Muchen, there are some issues with the DSIO project in America that I wanted to discuss with you," Dan Fanxi said as he walked in, only to find his friend sitting in the executive chair, disheveled, with a flushed face, as if in a post-passionate state.
"Oh my, did I interrupt something good?" Dan Fanxi grinned as he approached Huo Muchen. "Tsk, tsk, look at you, all love-struck. I seem to have played the villain here."
Bai Nuanxi bit her lip and, hearing Dan Fanxi's words, pinched Huo Muchen's thigh.
It was all his fault!
If he hadn't suddenly held her, she wouldn't have panicked and dived under the desk.
Nothing had even happened, and now, if she emerged, Dan Fanxi would certainly misunderstand!
"You've never been a good person," Huo Muchen said, sucking in a sharp breath, his hand sneaking beneath the desk to pinch Bai Nuanxi's cheek—a gesture of both punishment and flirtation.
Bai Nuanxi pouted, glaring at him from her hidden position.
Dan Fanxi, oblivious to anything amiss, continued to chatter away. "Looks like the eternal bachelor has finally broken his dry spell. Congratulations on ditching the one at home and finding a new flame."
Bai Nuanxi: "…"
So, does that make her both the one at home and the new flame???
Her roles seemed to be multiplying.
"When did I ever get rid of the one at home?" Huo Muchen replied coolly.
"Oh, you want to keep both, huh? No problem. After all, every man needs a few confidantes. As the saying goes, 'A wife in the home, a mistress on the side,'" Dan Fanxi babbled on without a filter.
Listening beneath the desk, Bai Nuanxi's veins popped in annoyance. What did he mean by this? Was he encouraging Huo Muchen to cheat? She could just as easily break his legs!
From her hiding spot, Bai Nuanxi said in a haunting tone, "Isn't that rather disrespectful to the one at home?"
Dan Fanxi, momentarily taken aback, waved it off carelessly, "What does it matter? It's just a man's nature."
"Oh?"
Dan Fanxi: "…"
Who was speaking?
Dan Fanxi's eyes widened in disbelief as Bai Nuanxi crawled out from under Huo Muchen's desk. "You two are really wild, aren't you?!"
Bai Nuanxi, furious, snapped, "What nonsense are you spouting?"
"Office play, huh? Pretty daring. Impressive, impressive." Dan Fanxi gave a thumbs up. He had thought that after all this time, Huo Muchen might have forgotten what a woman was like, but to be so liberated as to indulge in office play—it was quite the shock!
"Ugh! Daring, my foot! Now explain to me, what did you mean by 'a wife and a mistress'?!" Bai Nuanxi demanded, bringing the conversation back to its original contentious point.
Dan Fanxi shrugged nonchalantly, "Come on, it was just a joke. You know Muchen is nothing if not loyal and devoted to you. If he ever went looking for someone else, there probably wouldn't be any good men left in this world."
"…How did you manage to make impotence sound so elegant?" Bai Nuanxi's lips twitched. Somehow, Dan Fanxi's words immediately made her think of Huo Muchen being impotent… My goodness, she practically wanted to bite her tongue off. She knew all too well that Huo Muchen was far from impotent! After all, she had experienced it in her past life.
Huo Muchen: "…"
Impotent?
Huo Muchen's expression darkened. His gaze, heavy with meaning, swept up and down Bai Nuanxi, as if pondering something.
Bai Nuanxi shrank back, suddenly feeling a chill. She glanced outside; despite the sunny skies, there was an undeniable draft… Was the air conditioning set too low?
Bai Nuanxi was full of confusion.
"Wow, you've got guts. You're the first woman I've seen who dares to openly critique Muchen!" Dan Fanxi laughed so hard he nearly doubled over, catching his breath.
Bai Nuanxi raised an eyebrow; perhaps the first to openly discuss whether Huo Muchen was potent or not… After all, during his single days, many women tried to get into his bed, and even after marriage, he was highly sought after. How could there not be conversations about him?
However, most of those discussions were probably about his looks or wealth. What she had said was quite a different, more private matter, unlikely to spread.
Huo Muchen shot Dan Fanxi a cold look. "Do you still have something to discuss?"
Anyone who could read body language would know that this was a clear sign to leave, but Dan Fanxi, pretending to be clueless, responded cheerfully, "Sure do!"
"Then talk to me tomorrow." Huo Muchen gritted his teeth. He knew Dan Fanxi was up to his mischievous tricks again, and he could not tolerate these petty pranks!
"Nope." Dan Fanxi shook his head. He had no desire to make another trip tomorrow!
Better to settle the matter now, especially since he was just filling in as the representative for this project. The person originally in charge had encountered an emergency, leaving him with this burdensome task.
If only he could hand off this project to someone else!
Dan Fanxi dropped his playful demeanor, his face turning serious, "Alright, let's stop fooling around and get down to business."
Huo Muchen: "…"
Who's joking around with you? Can't you see you're already like a giant, one-hundred-watt lightbulb in here? Hurry up and go cool off somewhere else!