After all, apart from Yunxing, no other company could come up with so much money all at once. Yunxing's offer wasn't low; it wasn't that we couldn't afford a higher price, but rather that they weren't worth that much.

Assistant Lu's expression was grave.

"That's what I told them too, but their president was very insistent, saying that if we didn't agree to their proposed price, there was no point in continuing the discussion."

"Well, in that case, let's leave them to their own devices for a while. I want to see who else besides Yunxing can take over this mess."

"yes.""

Assistant Lu then reported on some of the company's work progress, and the man prepared to hang up the phone.

Just as he was about to press the answer button, Assistant Lu suddenly asked, "Are you satisfied with the arrangements for this trip?"

He should have kept quiet; the man's face darkened instantly after he asked.

"You took it upon yourself to decide that you would go to Africa to study for six months when I get back."

Special Assistant Lu: ? ? ?

Assistant Lu was puzzled and was about to ask himself what he had done wrong when he realized that the man had already hung up the phone.

But what exactly did he do wrong?

He went over it several times and still didn't think there was anything wrong with his arrangements.

He remembered that he had made good arrangements.

That's incredibly cruel! That's Africa!

He might not even make it back alive after studying for half a year.

Assistant Lu's face turned ashen, and he suddenly felt that his once bright future had turned into complete darkness, with not a glimmer of light in sight.

The woman was still unconscious when the man hung up the phone and walked out of the bathroom.

She seemed to feel a little hot, and the blanket that was originally covering her was pulled up to her waist, and her bathrobe became a little messy as she turned over.

At this moment, her neckline was wide open, exposing her fair and delicate shoulders. Her pinkish-white arms were unconsciously draped over the blanket, while the woman's beautiful eyes were closed and her lips were bright red, creating a striking contrast in the dim light.

The scene is both innocent and alluring, very captivating.

The man's throat tightened, and his eyes darkened, his gaze on Song Mai becoming intense.

The next second, he strode forward and pulled the blanket around Song Mai's waist, covering the woman completely.

With the spring scenery before him covered, Chu Xing seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and was somewhat stunned.

Song Mai was sleeping soundly when she suddenly felt very hot, so hot that she felt extremely uncomfortable.

She rolled over, kicked the blanket aside, revealing two long, beautiful legs.

The man's eyes immediately darkened further.

He stared at those legs for a few seconds, then pulled the blanket over her again.

The woman struggled uncomfortably, so Chu Xing simply turned the air conditioner in the room down a few degrees. The cold wind blew in, and Song Mai felt much more comfortable, her tightly furrowed brows slowly relaxing.

Feeling the heat rising in his body, Chu Xing went into the bathroom again.

Well, all that shower I took was for nothing.

He took a full fifteen-minute cold shower before coming out of the bathroom, glancing at the bed intentionally or unintentionally as he dried his hair.

Seeing that the blanket was still securely covering the woman, Chu Xing felt relieved and returned to sit on the sofa.

A short while later, the hotel's housekeeping department delivered the blankets he had requested.

He lay down on the sofa after making the bed, wanting to just fall asleep, but the scene from earlier kept replaying in his mind.

He tried to turn over in frustration, but his tall stature meant that while the sofa could barely support him lying down, it was far from enough to allow him to turn over.

Chu Xing didn't know what was wrong with him. He had seen countless beautiful women, and many had tried every means to seduce him and throw themselves at him, but he remained unmoved and only felt disgusted. However, today he only glanced at Song Mai, and it wasn't anything explicit, but he couldn't forget her for a long time.

This is simply too unscientific.

Song Mai had no idea what had happened. She had just arrived in Zicheng and was exhausted from the long journey and a day of playing.

The bed was incredibly comfortable, the most comfortable bed she had ever slept in, so she fell asleep without waking up and had no idea how Chu Xing spent the night.

As Chu Xing listened to the woman's steady breathing and felt her presence in the air, his heart stirred with unease. He tossed and turned for a long time before finally falling asleep in the early hours of the morning.

When Song Mai opened her eyes the next morning, she found that the blanket had been kicked off the bed. Her bathrobe was hanging crookedly on her body, barely covering anything except her private parts. She was so frightened that she quickly pulled the blanket over herself and then looked towards the sofa.

Chu Xing was still asleep and showed no signs of waking up.

She breathed a sigh of relief and quietly straightened her bathrobe under the covers.

It seems she can't sleep in her bathrobe tonight. Last night she thought it would be fine and was too lazy to change, so she didn't change her own clothes.

She hadn't expected the bathrobe to be so loose; it would come undone if she moved around a lot while sleeping.

Fortunately, Chu Xing hasn't woken up yet. If he had woken up and seen this, she would have been too ashamed to face anyone.

Thinking about this, Song Mai couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

She reached for her phone from the bedside table to check the time and realized it was only 7:30 in the morning.

She doesn't need to get up early for work, and she doesn't plan to get up early to go out and play. It's a trip, and travel is for resting and relaxing. If she fills her time with playtime, wouldn't that be more tiring than going to work?

Since Chu Xing was still asleep, she didn't want to go downstairs for breakfast, so she simply tossed her phone aside and went back to sleep.

Since she can't sleep like this every day anyway, she might as well get enough sleep and be well-rested so she'll have the energy to play later.

The two slept until almost nine o'clock before getting up.

Song Mai got up first to tidy up, and Chu Xing only woke up slowly when she was almost finished.

Upon seeing Song Mai, the man's memories of his death resurfaced, and the scenes from last night resurfaced in his mind.

"morning."

Song Mai greeted him with a smile, but the man seemed to have something on his mind and didn't say anything. Instead, he went straight into the bathroom to wash up.

According to the plan, today we were to go to a famous ancient town in Zicheng, have a meal, and then go to see the sea in the evening. It was a perfect day.

She packed everything she needed into her bag, and the driver arrived downstairs.

The two got into the car one after the other, and the man remained silent the whole way.

Song Mai was very excited. She had never been to Zicheng before, and everything here was full of novelty.

This is a seaside city full of ethnic charm and romance, where you can feel something different everywhere.

Song Mai kept looking at the scenery outside the car window, and would occasionally share it with Chu Xing.

The man seemed lost in thought. Although he answered Song Mai's questions, he appeared distracted, as if he had no interest in anything.