The assistant silently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said nothing more.

Even though he disagreed with it, since Fan Ruifeng had said so, he, as the assistant, could only follow his instructions.

Before she knew it, it was the weekend afternoon. Song Mai had spent the last two days thoroughly reviewing all the materials related to the new product launch, to the point that they had become muscle memory. Whenever the relevant words were mentioned, she would naturally think of the detailed introduction of the new product in the materials.

After shopping for a bunch of household goods and groceries at the supermarket, she plopped down on the sofa, exhausted. It was already 2 p.m., and Chu Xing still hadn't made a move or sent her any messages.

Song Mai couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Was he not coming back tonight?

She opened the WeChat chat window and sent a message to the man. It took Chu Xing a long time to reply.

When Song Mai opened the message, he saw that it contained the boarding and landing times.

Her heart leaped with uncontrollable joy, and the smile on her lips deepened.

At 9:30 p.m. that evening, Chu Xing took the suitcase from Assistant Lu and walked straight to the arrival gate.

Assistant Lu quickly followed: "Are you sure you don't need me to take you home?"

"No need, someone will pick me up."

Assistant Lu immediately understood, a hint of gossip flashing in his eyes.

"Is this Madam?"

The man frowned in displeasure: "Too much talk, why aren't you leaving?"

Assistant Lu looked towards the arrival gate and could already see Song Mai's figure in the distance.

"I'm leaving now!"

With that, he grabbed his suitcase and disappeared in a flash.

Song Mai glanced at her phone every now and then while keeping a close eye on the crowd coming out of the exit.

She was afraid that she hadn't seen the message he sent her, but also afraid that she might miss him in the crowd while checking her messages.

But when he actually came out, Song Mai realized that she had been worrying too much.

The man was tall and handsome, standing a head taller than those around him in the crowd. He wore a black suit, had a handsome face, and exuded an aloof and arrogant air. Just by standing there, he already gave off an extraordinary aura.

Song Mai waved to him quickly, and Chu Xing also spotted her in the crowd at a glance.

She was wearing a fluffy white shearling coat, which looked very warm, and she was holding a black men's coat in her arms. She had bought it with Lin Ran when they went shopping a couple of days ago, and Song Mai brought it with her because she was worried that he would get cold on the way.

As soon as he got close to Song Mai, he draped the coat over his shoulders.

"It's cold outside, you'll catch a cold if you're dressed so lightly."

The man grasped her hand, his large palm enveloping it completely. The moment their eyes met, all their longing and reluctance exploded in that instant.

"Let's go home."

Song Mai smiled, her smile charming and bright.

"good."

Considering Chu Xing's fatigue from so many days of business trip, Song Mai didn't let him drive, but instead put a blanket in the passenger seat for him to rest.

But as soon as Chu Xing got in the car, he opened his laptop and started working again, proving himself to be a complete workaholic.

Looking at the dark circles under his eyes, Song Mai couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

"Aren't you going to rest for a while?"

The man's long, slender fingers flew across the keyboard, his eyes filled with concentration.

There are still some things to finish up regarding the business trip.

Seeing this, Song Mai stopped talking and drove quietly.

But some questions kept arising in my mind. He kept saying that he was very busy in the early stages of starting his business, but what kind of company did he start? And what kind of business was he in?

He never mentioned it in the slightest.

She had even glanced at the documents he brought back a few times by chance, but they were either entirely in foreign languages, or even if they were in Chinese, they were all professional terms from the scientific research field, which she couldn't understand at all.

The man remained silent the entire way, seemingly troubled by his work; his brow was tightly furrowed and remained furrowed.

Song Mai now lives in a villa located in the city center, which is close to anywhere. It is even more convenient now that she has a car. The only downside is that it is far from the airport and train station.

There were far fewer people and cars on the road at night. It was so quiet that even though the car windows were not open, she could almost hear the wind whistling and the sound of cars passing by.

An hour later, the car slowly came to a stop in the yard.

The man was completely unaware that they had arrived, and there were still several tasks left on his computer.

Song Mai reluctantly opened the car door and got out, walking forward on her own.

She had already walked quite a distance, but Chu Xing seemed completely absorbed in his work and remained oblivious, sitting motionless in the passenger seat for a long time. She had no choice but to go back and knock on his side window.

The man then rolled down the car window and looked at her.

"Sir, we've arrived. This trip is over. Please don't linger in the car any longer."

Song Mai glared at him with some dissatisfaction. Her beautiful almond-shaped eyes widened in anger, making her puff up like a pufferfish.

Chu Xing slammed the laptop shut. Although he hadn't finished his work yet, he had done most of the important stuff. He could finish the rest tomorrow.

Seeing that he was about to get out of the car, Song Mai quickly took two steps back to make room for him to open the car door.

However, the man didn't open the door at all. Instead, he leaned half his body out of the car window, grabbed her slender, fair wrist, and pulled her back to her original position.

The next second, she felt a heat on her lips, and the man's handsome face instantly magnified in front of her, so close that she could even see the fine white down on his face.

The kiss came so suddenly that Song Mai stared at the man in front of her, her pupils dilated violently, and her mind went blank. She even forgot to push him away.

The man was not satisfied with just a superficial attempt. The woman's breathing, which was initially rapid, became increasingly erratic, and a smile slowly crept onto Chu Xing's lips.

Realizing what was happening, Song Mai, somewhat angry, reached out to push him.

[What does this mean? He's been busy working on the computer the whole way, treating me like I'm invisible, and now he's suddenly kissing me? Is he trying to appease me?]

She had barely raised her hand when he grabbed it, and Chu Xing easily twisted both of her hands together and behind her back with one hand.

This action forced Song Mai to be completely controlled, leaving her no room to struggle.

Chu Xing didn't release the kiss until Song Mai was so angry she tried to bite him.

Her lips were ravaged beyond recognition by him. She angrily distanced herself from him and turned away without a word.

Seeing that she was angry, Chu Xing didn't dare to delay any longer and quickly chased after her.

Are you angry with me?

Song Mai glared at him, then silently rushed into the kitchen, opened the refrigerator, took out a hard-boiled egg, peeled it, and placed it on her lips.

She has to attend a new product launch tomorrow. With so many people and so many cameras, how is she going to face it looking like this?

And what makes him think that a kiss can make her feel better after being so cold to him?