Qiu Mang pursed her lips and looked at him, her eyes filled with tears. "Lu Yanting, you're just my creditor, you have no right to interfere with my work!"
She raised her hand to wipe away her tears. "Besides, I'm working so hard so that I can pay you back as soon as possible. Mr. Lu, you should feel gratified."
Lu Yanting was so angry he laughed. "Well, well, you've really made something of yourself now!"
"Mr. Lu, I've poured the wine. If there's nothing else, I'll be leaving now." Qiu Mang said, turning to leave.
The next second, her wrist was grabbed, and with a little force, Qiu Mang felt dizzy and then fell onto the man's lap.
"Lu Yanting! What are you doing!" Qiu Mang glared at him angrily, her eyes seemingly about to burst into flames.
"Don't move. If you want to stay safe in this private room tonight, listen to me." The man's large hand landed on her waist, and with a little force, Qiu Mang was unable to move.
"What do you mean?" Qiu Mang looked at him, twisting her body as if trying to get down.
The man licked his back teeth and said, "Everyone sees you here and knows you're my woman, so no one will dare to do anything to you."
Qiu Mang wanted to refute him, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that what he said made sense.
At that moment, she suddenly remembered what Yueyue had reminded her of, and casually asked, "Don't you dislike other women touching your things, and don't you usually call for female escorts?"
Lu Yanting's lips curled up, a mocking smile playing on his lips: "Not bad, you've figured out the guests' preferences perfectly."
Qiu Mang wanted to say, "If you weren't so eccentric and difficult to deal with," but she swallowed the words back.
Lu Yanting said seriously, "I don't like other women touching my things, that's true. I also don't usually hire female escorts, that's also true."
The man paused slightly, a sly glint in his eyes. Then, he slowly moved his face closer to hers, gently whispering in her ear.
His warm breath teased her earlobe almost imperceptibly, and he chuckled wickedly, "But you're different. You've been living in my house for days now, you've touched everything in my house. Even me... you've touched me..."
Qiu Mang's face flushed involuntarily, and her body stiffened instantly. She subconsciously reached out and pushed against his firm chest, trying to create the overly ambiguous distance between them.
Her shoving did not make the man back down; instead, it made his smile even wider.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, his gaze fixed on her flustered expression.
"What? Are you shy?" he teased.
Qiu Mang blushed and turned her head away, saying, "Don't talk nonsense."
The man, however, persisted. He gently pinched her chin with his long, slender fingers, applying slight pressure to turn her face so that she was facing him.
The man's gaze was intense and focused, as if he wanted to see right through her. "Don't forget, from the moment you stepped into my house, you've been different from everyone else."
The man's voice was deep and magnetic, each word striking her heart like a heavy hammer.
Immediately afterwards, the man's kisses rained down on her ears like a storm, seemingly gentle, seemingly domineering, and seemingly a long-awaited longing, urgent and passionate.
Qiu Mang felt her breath catch in her throat, as if time itself had stopped. The man's kisses moved slowly down her cheeks, like a burning flame, spreading all the way to her lips.
"Lu...Lu Yanting, please don't do this..." Qiu Mang's voice trembled; she could clearly sense that the man had become aroused.
Lu Yanting raised his head slightly, looking at her panicked appearance, a hint of heartache flashing in his eyes. "Don't be afraid, I won't hurt you."
Everyone was having a great time in the entertainment area.
Someone called out, "Hey, isn't there another waiter? We're out of desserts, why isn't anyone coming to help us?"
Qiu Mang tried to get up, but the man pressed her down, saying, "Look back and see for yourself. You'll be taken advantage of anyway. Since it's the same, you might as well choose me."
Qiu Mang turned around and saw Yueyue sitting on a man's lap, playing cards with everyone. Only then did she believe what Lu Yanting had said.
After looking around, everyone naturally spotted the two people on the sofa acting intimately. Knowing that it was Lu Yanting there, no one dared to say anything more.
Han Feng also looked over, then turned to Hua Xiao and asked, "Is there anything special about that woman? What's wrong with Brother Ting?"
Hua Xiao glanced at Han Feng and said slowly, "It's an adult matter, kids shouldn't pry into it."
Han Feng retorted angrily, "Brother Xiao, you're only a few years older than me, stop treating me like a child. That's going too far!"
Hua Xiao toyed with the dice in his hand, shook them gently, and replied, "There's a generation gap every three years, and there are two generation gaps between us. It's good enough that I'm playing with you, so stop talking about adult matters."
Han Feng, though resentful after being teased, suppressed his anger for the time being. After a while, he remembered the important matter and frowned, saying, "By the way, Brother Ting has been protecting Sister Jingyan all these years. How can he face Sister Jingyan like this now?"
Hua Xiao patted Han Feng on the shoulder, frowned slightly, and said, "That's Yan Ting and Jing Yan's own business. Why are you meddling in it?"
Han Feng glanced at Hua Xiao with dissatisfaction, then at Lu Yanting and Qiu Mang on the sofa, and finally fell silent.
When the evening ended, Shi Nan changed her clothes and waited at the door.
When Qiu Mang appeared, Shi Nan's eyes lit up. "Ah Mang, I heard that you and Lu Yanting were together tonight..."
Shi Nan hesitated, a sheepish smile appearing on her face, before asking, "Is it true?"
Qiu Mang was very surprised, thinking to himself, "Does everyone already know about this?"
"Who told you that?" Qiu Mang tried to explain.
"No one needs to say it, everyone has seen it. I used to wonder what kind of woman could catch Lu Yanting's eye? Or maybe Lu Yanting didn't like women. I never expected that his type is the pure and innocent type."
Shi Nan continued talking to herself, completely unaware of Qiu Mang's embarrassment.
"He just asked me to pour him a glass of wine, it's not as dramatic as you say!" Qiu Mang quickly looked away, feeling a little guilty.
Shi Nan was adept at reading people's expressions and noticed that the little girl was shy, so he stopped teasing her and said softly, "Well, let's go back then."
In the days that followed, whenever Zhou Haitao had a social engagement, he would always invite Qiu Mang and Shi Nan to go along.
Before each banquet, Qiu Mang would carefully prepare several hangover remedies, and with the shrewd and resourceful Shi Nan at the table, everything went exceptionally smoothly. The three of them worked together and successfully secured numerous orders.
During these social engagements, Qiu Mang's alcohol tolerance also improved significantly without him realizing it.
Time passed, and it was Friday evening. With many company matters to attend to, Shi Nan was assigned to attend an important banquet alone.
Meanwhile, Zhou Haitao brought Qiu Mang to another dinner party. As usual, Zhou Haitao was in high spirits at the dinner table, leading Qiu Mang to toast everyone at each table.
Qiu Mang smiled, behaved politely, and calmly dealt with everyone. At the dinner, everyone toasted and drank, creating a lively atmosphere.
After a few rounds of meals, Qiu Mang felt dizzy and made an excuse to go to the restroom. She washed her face and was about to come out when she saw a tall, slender figure leaning against the doorway.
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