Chapter 401 What the hell am I supposed to do with you?

Cui Xiao turned her head to try to dodge, but he held her down firmly.

She suddenly chuckled softly, but the smile didn't reach her eyes. "I know my place and how much I mean to you. If Zhou Lu really doesn't want me to have an easy time, I can retire and go back to my hometown. After all these years of hard work, I'll at least be able to live comfortably for the rest of my life."

Zhou Mubin froze for a moment, the rage in his eyes fading slightly, replaced by a complex emotion.

He released his grip on the back of her neck, but kept his hand still on her wrist. His eyes, as he looked at Cui Xiao, were filled with coldness and cruelty.

Zhou Mubin's Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice deepened, "If I don't let you leave, you can forget about leaving Hong Kong. Cui Xiao, stay by my side."

Cui Xiao abruptly pulled her hand back, took two steps back to create distance, and several clear red marks were already left on her wrist. "What am I supposed to do by your side? Be one of your many bed partners? Zhou Mubin, I'm not that despicable."

Her attitude made Zhou Mubin's face darken completely.

Zhou Mubin stepped forward, forcing Cui Xiao into a corner with nowhere to retreat, his tall figure casting a shadow that completely enveloped her.

"There will be no other female companions, Cui Xiao, only you. This is my promise to you."

Behind her was the vast ocean, with waves crashing against the shore. The whistling sea breeze, along with Zhou Mubin's words, stirred ripples in Cui Xiao's heart!

Cui Xiao looked into Zhou Mubin's eyes, which seemed to pierce the depths of her soul. Cui Xiao felt that what he said was true, true at this moment, but what about the future?

How can a man who is used to roaming among women possibly stay with one woman for life? He is accustomed to the glamorous world and will sooner or later be tempted by the allure of the outside world.

Reason took over her mind, and fortunately, Cui Xiao wasn't love-struck. She calmly looked into Zhou Mubin's eyes and said, "Zhou Mubin, I don't want to."

Zhou Mubin was taken aback. "Do you know how precious this promise is to me? You actually...rejected me?"

He stood before her, staring intently at her. If he took another step forward, Cui Xiao would fall into an endless sea. He didn't even notice the cigarette burning down to the butt and burning his fingertips.

Cui Xiao instinctively stepped back, about to fall into the sea, when Zhou Mubin suddenly reached out and pulled her into his arms. "Cui Xiao, what the hell am I going to do with you?"

Pain, struggle, entanglement.

In the end, it all turned into powerlessness.

After a long pause, Zhou Mubin stepped back and looked at her coldly.

After a long standoff, Zhou Mubin finally took a deep breath and said, "I'll take you back."

After saying that, Zhou Mubin turned around and walked back, getting into the car first.

Cui Xiao hesitated for a few seconds, then followed.

This place is sparsely populated. If it weren't for Zhou Mubin's car, she would probably have had to walk back. She's even torturing herself to this extent.

Zhou Mubin started the car, and seeing Cui Xiao get in, he said softly, "I thought you wouldn't get in."

Cui Xiao looked down at her high heels. "I'm not so hard on myself."

It's such a long way; by the time she walks back, her legs will be useless.

Zhou Mubin curled his lips into a smile, "Why aren't you so sensible towards me?"

Cui Xiao was speechless, so she simply looked out the window at the vast sea.

Zhou Mubin drove Cui Xiao back to her company building. She got out of the car without saying a word. As Zhou Mubin watched her back, his grip on the steering wheel tightened.

When Cui Xiao returned to the company, the company's self-nomination and selection process had already ended.

She stood at the empty conference room doorway, her fair face still relatively calm. She slowly turned around and happened to run into her biggest competitor, the group's general manager, Mr. Lin.

President Lin smiled and said, "Secretary Cui, since you didn't recommend yourself, you've lost the chance to compete for the vice president position."

Cui Xiao said, "I know, thank you for reminding me, Mr. Lin!"

Mr. Lin put his hands in his pockets, seemingly a little regretful. "Secretary Cui, I thought you were my biggest competitor. I didn't expect you to give up like this. I'm really curious, what could be so important that you would give up this opportunity?"

The working environment at East Asia Group was actually quite harmonious, without much scheming or intrigue. President Lin was also very open and honest. He had originally planned to compete with her, but to his surprise, Cui Xiao left halfway through.

Just because of a phone call?

Just how important must that phone call have been for her to give up like that?

Cui Xiao lowered her eyes slightly, and her brows furrowed slightly. "Perhaps I'm not destined for the position of vice president. It's all fate."

Mr. Lin asked, puzzled, "You still believe in this?"

Cui Xiao is actually quite relaxed about the competition of measures. She smiled slightly and said, "Sometimes you can't help but believe."

After saying that, Cui Xiao left directly.

Back in her office, Cui Xiao acted as if nothing had happened and continued with her work.

Just then, a colleague she was on good terms with came over and hurriedly asked, "Sister Cui, what were you doing just now? Do you know what you missed?"

Cui Xiao took out the document she wanted to see. "I know, but even if I recommend myself, I might not succeed."

"Sister Cui, this isn't like you. Aren't you someone who never gives up? What's wrong this time?"

Cui Xiao's expression was indifferent. "President Lin is very capable. If he is to become the vice president, it is well-deserved."

Mr. Lin is a leader in a branch of the East Asia Group, and his work ability is indeed very strong.

Her colleague felt sorry for her and sighed, "That's true, but you're not bad either, are you? Sister Cui, I just think it's a real pity. Such a good promotion opportunity, who knows when the next one will come around?"

Cui Xiao simply smiled and didn't say anything more about the matter.

When she was alone, Cui Xiao took a cup of coffee to the window, looked at the skyscraper in front of her, and fell into deep thought.

Is it a pity?

I still feel it's a pity.

She made all the choices herself, so there's nothing to regret.

It was Zhou Mubin who made her who she is today. Without his appreciation back then, she would never be who she is today.

Perhaps, this is fate.

No one can escape it.

The older brother acted swiftly, and the trending topics about Zhou Mubin quickly disappeared from the internet.

However, they've already lost face; they've seen things they should and shouldn't have seen.

That evening, Zhou Mubin's friend, Gou, organized a get-together. He didn't want to go, but he was in such a bad mood that he wanted to go out and vent.

At 8 p.m. sharp, Zhou Mubin appeared.

As soon as he pushed open the door, the smoky atmosphere made him frown. Then he saw someone walk over, put his arm around his shoulder, and call him brother, "Brother Zhou, we've been waiting for you."

Zhou Mubin sat down, and someone offered him the center seat. Then someone offered him wine and cigarettes. He leaned back lazily, his face heavy.

The young man with dyed yellow hair next to him nudged his arm and shook the dice cup in his hand. "We know you're in a bad mood, so we came here especially to drink with you until you drop. Pretty good, right?"

Zhou Mubin remained silent, his brows furrowing even more deeply.

Then another person comforted him, "It's no big deal. Everyone will forget about it tomorrow. Come on, Brother Zhou, let me toast you."

He then winked at someone not far away, and immediately two stylishly dressed girls came over with wine glasses.