The aloof beauty always has weak legs; the crazy boss is too ruthless.

Chapter 105: Can't Afford to Gamble

The Huaxi Group building has 36 floors, and Hua Xu, the president, has his office on the 36th floor.

Because there are explicit rules that no one except President Hua Xu and his assistant may enter the 36th floor without permission; therefore, to get to the 36th floor, you must swipe your card.

According to Hua Xu's previous statement, besides the Hua family members, only Gao Xi and Mu Sen hold the access card.

When I entered the office just now, I noticed a card on the desk, which should have been left by Gao Xi.

The people in the elevator at that moment must be members of the Hua family.

……

After entering the hallway, Mu Sen closed the door. Hearing the elevator door open, he looked up and saw Lu Siqi standing right next to him.

Her eye makeup was smudged, her eyes were red from crying, and there were tear stains on her cheeks.

Mu Sen took out a pack of tissues from his pocket, pulled out a tissue, and handed it to her.

Lu Siqi took it and turned around to wipe her tears.

After hearing no sound from outside, Mu Sen turned her around. "Why didn't you do this earlier?"

"..." What does he mean?
"Since you have so many grievances and resentments in your heart, why did you hold back until now to say them?" Seeing that she had returned to her usual silence, Mu Sen really couldn't do anything with her. He knew that he couldn't use the same kind of provocation as before. He fumbled in his pocket, took out a cigarette pack, and saw that it was empty. He threw the cigarette pack on the ground in frustration. "Do you know what I dislike most about you, woman?"

"You always keep your true thoughts to yourself. Even if you have doubts, you would rather let your imagination run wild than say them out loud."

"If you have any doubts, you can ask me directly. No matter what kind of question you have, as long as it is you who asked, I will definitely tell you the truth."

"Think back carefully now? From Jiang Hong to Bang Nan, when did you ever ask me about the deployment of the plan?"

"When have you ever been the one to do things your own way?"

Seeing the confusion in her eyes, Mu Sen continued, "Back then, you didn't listen to my advice and insisted on leaving Jiang Hong to carry out the mission. After staying, you insisted on coming to Bangnan, which resulted in Liu Zi's men throwing you into Xiaomopo halfway there. You were then taken by those bastards who were doing pornographic live streaming on the dark web. After being obedient for less than two months, you started clamoring to come to Bangnan with Hua Xu again."

The more he spoke, the more a fire burned in his chest. "Now it's my turn to ask you, have you ever respected me as the commander-in-chief?"

"..." Lu Siqi was speechless again, unable to answer at all.

Mu Sen sneered, "When have you ever listened to my arrangements, commands, or plans? Do you think they'd be useful to me? Would you even follow them?"

"You simply can't! Because you only have your own perception in your mind!"

"In your eyes, I'm just a teddy bear who only thinks with his lower body and is always in heat!"

Only after he had said everything did the fire in his chest gradually die down.

After about a minute, still waiting for a reply from the woman on the other end, he spoke again: "What? Have you become mute? Weren't you just questioning me so confidently outside? Why are you silent now?"

Lu Siqi remained silent because she realized her mistake and felt so guilty that she didn't know what to say. Reflecting on her actions over the past few days, she realized that, as the man in front of her said, she had indeed been acting unilaterally all along.

She insisted on coming to Bangnan this time, without even asking about the subsequent plans and arrangements.

"I'm sorry." Her voice choked with sobs, and she tried her best not to cry anymore. "It was my fault."

"If you really realized you were wrong, you wouldn't still be angry with me at a time like this." Unable to bear being harsh with her any longer, seeing her holding back her tears, Mu Sen felt a pang of heartache. He reached out and pulled her into his arms, cupping her face to look directly at her, preventing her from running away any further. He lowered his voice and asked as gently as possible, "Can you tell me? Why did you suddenly want to end things with me? Why did you leave me and come to Bangnan with Hua Xu?"

In an instant, tears welled up in her eyes. Through her blurry vision, Lu Siqi looked at the handsome man in front of her and met his gaze: "This is also the question I've been asking myself lately: why did I leave you? Why did it end? It wasn't until we talked on the phone that day that I finally found the answer."

"Then tell me the answer." Mu Sen was inexplicably eager to get an answer. "Speak up boldly."

"You already have the answer in your heart, don't you?" Lu Siqi looked up, tears streaming down her face, staring intently at him. "You know I'm not good at socializing. In all my life, apart from arranged blind dates, I've never been in a relationship or had any ambiguous relationship with any man. With no emotional experience, I easily mistake your physical possession of me for affection."

"Do you know what? I can't tell anymore whether we're friends with benefits or in a relationship."

Finally getting the answer he wanted, Mu Sen lowered his head and touched his forehead to hers. "I told you, if you want, we can date like a couple."

"And then what?" Lu Siqi had always had a clear understanding: "Will the relationship end when the mission is over? And if we meet again, will we act as if nothing happened during that time?"

Musen made a direct promise: "If you want, we can continue our relationship after the mission is over."

Another romance...

Lu Siqi couldn't help but laugh, and gently pushed him away, saying, "You've got the wrong person, Lin Chen."

“My upbringing and the education I’ve received don’t allow me to treat relationships like a game. If dating is just a game for you, something you can stop when you’re tired of it, have you ever thought about me? You can choose to stop when you’re tired of it, but what about me? What if I get hooked?”

Mu Sen didn't press her too hard, trying his best to remain calm. "Have you considered what might happen if I end up getting involved?"

“There’s no ‘what if’,” Lu Siqi interrupted him. “I can’t afford to gamble.”

"You have to gamble even if you can't afford it." Mu Sen took a few steps forward, pinned her against the wall, grabbed her chin, forced her to raise her head, and stared at her with cold eyes. "You have just started this gamble, and I am now in the game."

"..." Lu Siqi looked at him with confusion. "What do you mean?"

"It means, don't even think about leaving me alone in this gamble." He lowered his head and buried his face in her ear. After so many days, he could smell her fragrance again, and Mu Sen's throat tightened once more. "Lu Siqi, this time you were the one who provoked me first."

As soon as he finished speaking, he buried his head in the crook of her neck, opened his mouth and bit down hard on her tender flesh.

Mu Sen took a very forceful bite, showing no mercy whatsoever.

The pain made Lu Siqi grip his shoulders tightly, gritting her teeth and trying to push him away, but she couldn't get away no matter what she did.

After the taste of blood filled his mouth, Mu Sen opened his mouth, looked up at her with a resentful expression, licked the blood from the corner of his lips, and savored it like a vampire after tasting a delicious meal. "If I don't make you feel the pain, you won't learn your lesson."