Fu Chengyi withdrew his gaze, turned around, and left.

In the following days, there was no word from Mingheng, but Jiang Xiaoling seemed less worried than before. She had gone to see Gu Yuan last time, and judging from his behavior, he probably wouldn't be so ruthless as to bankrupt the Xu family.

As usual, since Fu Hange left, she became Xu Yi's secretary and shared an office with him. Jiang Xiaoling had a lot of work on her hands, and perhaps because of her worries, her brows were slightly furrowed.

Xu Yi quietly walked up to her side, then shouted, startling Jiang Xiaoling so much that she dropped her pen.

Xu Yi saw her embarrassing state and couldn't stop laughing.

Xu Yi said haltingly, "How can you be so stupid?"

Jiang Xiaoling was both ashamed and angry, and finally had no choice but to put down her work and run outside.

She had only run a few steps when Xu Yi stopped her, pinned her against the wall, and just like that, he cornered her against the wall.

He stared at Jiang Xiaoling with a smile, without saying a word, as if enjoying the sense of superiority of being able to control anyone.

Jiang Xiaoling felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, and turned her blushing face away.

Xu Yi chuckled softly, then leaned closer to her.

Jiang Xiaoling realized something was wrong and tried desperately to push him away, but he grabbed her hand first and pinned her against the wall, making her feel like a plaything at his mercy.

He brought his face close to her ear and whispered, "What are you afraid of? I haven't done anything yet."

The words were full of ambiguity, and Jiang Xiaoling couldn't possibly be unmoved by such alluring words; her face turned red from head to toe.

Xu Yi continued to move closer to her, ignoring everything else. Just as their lips were about to touch, a knock sounded at the door, accompanied by a woman's dry cough.

"What are you doing?" Liu Yunqi's voice reached their ears.

Xu Yi turned to look at her, and Jiang Xiaoling took the opportunity to break free from Xu Yi's embrace and then quickly rushed out of the office.

"What are you doing here?" Xu Yi asked.

If it weren't for her, he and Jiang Xiaoling would have gotten together. Judging from Jiang Xiaoling's expression just now, she still had feelings for him.

Liu Yunqi walked in, put down her bag, and found a comfortable position to sit down.

Xu Yi followed her in and leaned against the table, waiting for Liu Yunqi to speak first.

"I saw everything just now, aren't you going to explain?" Liu Yunqi pouted.

Xu Yi looked at her amusedly: "What's there to explain?"

The facts are exactly as she just saw; what else is there to explain?

Liu Yunqi said in a petulant tone, "You and she almost kissed!"

"Yes, I kissed her on purpose."

Liu Yunqi was so angry that she stood up on the spot and looked at Xu Yi in disbelief.

"Do you really like her?"

She thought Xu Yi only felt differently about her than about other girls, but she never expected that he would actually like her.

Moreover, in terms of figure and appearance, in what way is she inferior to Jiang Xiaoling? She is now a top actress, a popular star, and many people would love to marry her. I don't know what she was blind to fall for someone as good-for-nothing as Xu Yi.

But who can control their feelings? Once she likes someone, she likes them, and she has to have that person.

Forcing herself to calm down, Liu Yunqi smiled and asked again, "What if I help you save the Xu family business?"

Xu Yi raised an eyebrow: "What's your plan?"

Liu Yunqi smiled but didn't speak. Actually, she hadn't figured out a solution yet; she just wanted to keep Xu Yi calm for now.

He feigned indifference and said, "Just go home and wait for my message."

Xu Yi nodded, then said, "It's getting late, let's hurry home."