Ten years in Huating have been turbulent, with behind-the-scenes capital always omnipresent. Beneath the calm surface, undercurrents always churn; lights flicker on and off, and human affairs ebb a...
Pang Yi and the other men left the private room and waited for another half hour before slowly walking out of the club.
During this time, his phone would ring every three to five minutes, but Pang Yi would just glance at it and ignore it.
After leaving the club, he drove back to the law firm.
Once inside the office, he turned on his phone and saw over a dozen missed calls. A slight smirk played on his lips, and he looked impatient. Nevertheless, he dialed the number anyway.
"Honey, why aren't you answering the phone?"
The woman at the other end of the microphone spoke in a very low voice, with a deliberately coquettish tone.
Hearing her voice, Pang Yi felt a tightness in his chest. He unbuttoned his shirt and tugged at his collar, trying to make himself more comfortable.
Regardless of his expression, his voice remained deep and gentle.
"Honey, I'm sorry, I was in a meeting and couldn't answer the phone!"
"What's wrong? Did you miss me?"
"No, I just wanted to ask if you want to have dinner together tonight?"
Su Chun's fingers unconsciously hooked around the phone chain, circling it again and again.
But when she heard Pang Yi's voice through the microphone, her cheeks began to flush and her chest felt hot.
There was no response from the other end of the microphone. Su Chun looked disappointed and said in a weary voice.
"Fine, if you don't have time!"
"How could I not have time? As long as it's you, I always have time!"
Pang Yi's words made Su Chun giggle.
"It's a deal then, see you at our usual spot tonight!"
Upon hearing the other party hang up, Pang Yi threw his phone onto the table, a disdainful and mocking sneer on his face.
"An old woman, yet her sex drive is so strong!"
He got up and walked to the floor-to-ceiling glass, placed his hands on the glass, and looked down at the street scene below. The suppressed desire in his heart spread wildly like wildfire.
Looking up at the dazzling lights stretching into the distance, he murmured to himself, his voice filled with excitement and ambition: One day, I will finally stand on the high ground!
Su Chun arrived early at the place where she and Pang Yi were having their secret rendezvous, a private members-only club.
She booked a small room near the courtyard, which had a nice environment and was very private.
The thought of seeing the person she had been longing for again soon brought a flush to her face.
Just as I was lost in thought, the door opened.
Pang Yi walked in, took off his shirt, and casually tossed it onto a corner of the sofa.
"Baby, have you been waiting for me long?"
"Um!"
As she spoke, Su Chun slowly stepped forward, nestled into his arms, and tilted her head back for a kiss.
Pang Yi chuckled softly and leaned down to kiss her.
The private room fell silent for a moment, except for the smacking sounds of the two people's tongues entwining.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
"Sir, may we bring in your order?"
A waiter's inquiry came from outside.
The two quickly separated and sat down on opposite sides of the sofa.
"Cough~"
Su Chun coughed lightly, her eyes filled with seductive charm as she looked at Pang Yi. She tucked a stray hair behind her ear with her fingers and said, "Come in!"
The waiter pushed a cart and placed the dishes they ordered on the table.
"Guests, all of Ms. Su's dishes have been served. Please enjoy your meal!"
After saying this, he bowed slightly and withdrew.
After the waiter left, Pang Yi glanced at the person opposite him with a smile.
"Honey, have some vegetables first!"
"OK!"
Su Chun's gaze toward Pang Yi seemed to have hooks in it, and even the corners of her eyes were filled with spring-like desire.
After they ate a few bites, the conversation gradually got on track.
Su Chun finally remembered the lawyer's letter she had received that afternoon, and a chill gradually crept onto her face.
"Ayi, that bitch Qin Suisui sent me a lawyer's letter last week! I just received it today."
"Who? Qin Suisui?"
Pang Yi was surprised by the name he heard.
Have you had any contact with her recently? Why would she send you a lawyer's letter?
"Isn't this what happened when I took Xie Yumu to Huating to find Huo Zhongyuan last time?"
Thinking about what happened in Huating last time, Su Chun felt extremely upset. She thought she had found someone who could control Huo Zhongyuan, but when she met him, he didn't react at all.
Qin Suisui, in particular, completely ignored her, showing her no mercy and making her look foolish in public.
"That pretentious bitch Qin Suisui, just like Huo Zhongyuan, was born in a poor, remote area and has no manners whatsoever!"
She recounted the events that had occurred at the mall that day, her voice tinged with anger.
"How dare she send me a lawyer's letter?"
Su Chun looked at the man opposite her with a wronged expression.
"Ayi, no matter what, you have to help me!"
"Of course I'll help you!"
Pang Yi readily agreed, his eyelids half-closed, a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
The head daughter-in-law of the Huo family actually did something so undignified and lacking in manners that she was slapped in the face by her stepson's girlfriend on the spot, and was even subjected to a lawyer's letter afterward.
However, this saved him the trouble of stirring things up.
"Honey, did you bring the lawyer's letter from Rodton Law Firm?"
"I brought it. I want you to help me see if there's any way to make her apologize to me, and ideally, to ruin her reputation in your legal circle!"
Pang Yi reached out to take the lawyer's letter from Su Chun's hand, but upon hearing this, his hand trembled and his smile became somewhat forced.
"Qin Suisui is still very professional. It would be difficult to ruin her reputation in the legal profession!"
"Oh, is that not allowed?"
Su Chun looked somewhat annoyed!
Pang Yi seemed not to see it, opened the lawyer's letter in his hand, looked at the contents of the letter, and frowned.
He waved the lawyer's letter in his hand at Su Chun.
"Chun-chun, is the content mentioned in the letter true?"
Seeing that Su Chun's eyes were somewhat evasive, he said seriously.
"Chunchun, if you still want me to help you, you have to tell the truth!"
I guess so!
Su Chun spoke somewhat unwillingly, and she tried to defend herself.
"As you know, I was picking out a gift with Xie Yumu at the time. I really thought she was someone Huo Zhongyuan couldn't forget, and I wanted to help her choose a suitable gift. But it turned out to be nothing. Huo Zhongyuan didn't even glance at Xie Yumu."
She spoke with resentment on her face.
"And that Qin Suisui, she insulted me first, so I retaliated."
"So, the contents of this lawyer's letter are true?"
Pang Yi looked at her with a slightly cold gaze and a serious expression.
Su Chun felt a little intimidated by his gaze. She had originally wanted to deny it, but after being looked at like that, she nodded passively.
"More or less!"
"But she has no witnesses. Just because she said it, I have to apologize to her?"
Pang Yi placed the lawyer's letter on the table and patted it lightly with his palm.
"Chunchun, don't you know that public places, especially shopping malls, install electronic devices—surveillance equipment!"