America: I came here to study, not to show mercy.

Chapter 311 The Unending Struggle

"Hey……"

Accompanied by Catherine's assistant Valerie, the two headed to the New York airport. On the highway, Sean Lee frequently rubbed his chest and sighed repeatedly, drawing Valerie's attention through the rearview mirror from the driver's seat.

Sitting on the other side, Catherine remained oblivious, looking down at the documents in her hands. She was wearing a pair of frameless glasses, a rare sight for her, which made her look elegant and intellectual.

That was secondary. What shocked Valerie was that when she came to pick her up today, she didn't see that Catherine was wearing stockings under her pencil skirt—you know, she had been working with Catherine for several years and this was the first time she had ever seen her dressed like that.

If the stockings came undone, Catherine could simply change into the ones she had prepared in her suitcase—she didn't believe Catherine hadn't made preparations for a business trip that lasted several days.

Even with this expectation, Valerie clearly saw that Catherine hadn't changed into anything and was simply bare-legged.

What happened is intriguing, but we can get a general idea by looking at the current state of Catherine's lover, her boss, Sean Lee.

As Valerie pondered this, she couldn't help but find it amusing. She was also itching to try the romantic game the two in the back seat were playing, thinking she could tell Emoni and the others about it when she got back.

Valerie was startled when she suddenly noticed Catherine looking up at her. She quickly turned her gaze back to the road ahead.

"I really think you're wasting your talents by pursuing computer software entrepreneurship."

Looking away, Catherine glanced at Sean Lee with a disgruntled expression, then gave a light snort, a mixture of amusement and exasperation. "You should go to Hollywood. With your acting skills, you'd be winning Oscars every year..."

She had only kicked him in a fit of anger, without using much force, and it was nothing to someone of his size. Even so, Li Xiaoen still pretended to be dead or alive.

"..."

"does it matter?"

After a moment of hesitation, Li Xiaoen leaned forward and asked, his sudden change in attitude causing Catherine to narrow her eyes.

"Yes, my family is in the media industry, so naturally we have resources in that area."

With a forced smile and a pursed red lip, Catherine nodded in agreement, "As long as you transfer all your company shares to me, I guarantee you'll debut with a spotlight and have resources that even established movie stars would envy."

"That was not what I meant."

Li Xiaoen shook his head, carefully choosing his words, and tentatively asked Catherine, "Your family has resources, so are you connected with many female celebrities?"

"Similar to Sidney Sweeney, Alexandra Daddario, Jennifer Lawrence..."

Li Xiaoen counted on his fingers, looking down and carefully listing them one by one, when unexpectedly one hand grabbed it and began to forcefully pry and twist it.

"Hey, hey, I was just kidding..."

A tearing, stinging pain shot through his hand, and Li Xiaoen couldn't help but let out a long hiss. "Catherine, none of them are as pretty as you, none of them have your figure, okay?"

He quickly shook his hand and exclaimed in surprise.

"It's okay, please continue."

Catherine gritted her teeth and sneered at Sean Lee, "We actually do have some connections with a few actresses like that. If we talk to them a bit, maybe we can really help you get dates with them and fulfill your dream..."

"Just kidding, it's just a joke, okay?"

Li Xiaoen quickly explained, but Catherine increased her strength, causing his shoulders to slump.

"..."

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

A smile appeared on her bright red lips. Catherine blinked her big, innocent eyes and tilted her head. "I really can help you."

With a sinking feeling in his heart, Li Xiaoen simply stopped arguing and lowered his other hand, forcefully slapping it onto the other person's plump thigh.

A series of crisp snapping sounds rang out from inside the car, followed by Catherine's sharp cry of pain.

"Sean—"

Clenching her teeth, Catherine glared fiercely at the young man and tightened her grip on his fingers.

"Hey……"

Thinking of pulling back forcefully, he was instead pulled even more painfully. Li Xiaoen gasped, and raised his hand that was gripping the other's soft thigh flesh, leaving a large red handprint. He then slapped it down quickly, and another crisp sound rang out.

The skin on her thighs, which had been so well-protected, suddenly felt a burning pain. Catherine couldn't help but tremble, her eyes already glistening with tears, as she glared at the person in front of her.

"Let go right now!"

"If you let go, I'll let go."

Li Xiaoen didn't take it seriously and nodded casually.

"Put them together?"

After a moment of hesitation, Catherine finally spoke with a frown.

"can."

After saying that, the two looked at each other and tentatively loosened their grip on each other. But the moment they felt free from each other's control, they quickly pulled back their hands and feet that had been caught in the crossfire.

"what--"

She simply lowered her head and pressed her still burning thigh tightly. Before Catherine could say anything more, she heard the young man beside her cry out in pain, and she was taken aback.

Judging from his exaggerated expression, he's obviously putting on an act in front of her again!
"what--"

Enraged to the point of almost losing her mind, Catherine screamed, clenched her fists, and, ignoring the pain in her thigh, lunged at Sean Lee.

"Hey, Catherine, what are you doing?"

The pain in his hand had subsided quickly, but Li Xiaoen was only pretending to be angry so that Catherine wouldn't feel cheated and cause trouble again. However, she inexplicably became even angrier, and before he could react, he was pinned down in the seat.

Just as he was about to ask for an explanation, Catherine grabbed his mouth with both hands.

……

"Well... I'll drive back to the company now?"

Having witnessed the entire battle unfold in the car, Valerie finally understood why her boss was so fond of women. Her thoughts were incomprehensible as she looked at the two who had been forced to stop fighting and were now like oil and water.

"Wishing you a smooth business trip and... a pleasant journey?"

The uncertain words drew the attention of the two women. Valerie raised an eyebrow, quickly raised her hand to soften the tone, turned around, got into the car, and sped away.

Turning her gaze away from Valerie's departing car, Catherine gave Lee Shawn a cold look, grabbed her suitcase, and turned to walk gracefully into the airport.

However, seeing his unsteady steps and the slight stagger, with one hand resting uncomfortably on his thigh, his appearance seemed rather strange. Li Xiaoen followed behind, hands in his pockets, watching him idly for a while before finally unable to bear it any longer. He quickened his pace, caught up with him, and snatched the suitcase.

"Oh, I should thank my magnanimous, handsome boss who doesn't hold grudges against petty people."

Facing Catherine's angry, furrowed glare, Sean Lee sighed and chuckled, "It's not the behavior of a gentleman to just watch a lady make a fool of herself."

Silently watching Li Xiaoen's smiling face, Catherine took a few deep breaths, barely suppressing the frustration and resentment in her heart, rolled her eyes at him, and turned her head to the other side.

"Are you OK?"

Li Xiaoen's smile faded. "Do you need me to help you up?"

"No, thanks."

Catherine turned around and gave her a smile that held no real emotion.

The two rested in the VIP lounge for about half an hour before boarding the plane.

Because it was a flight to Qatar, Li Xiaoen had Catherine book two first-class seats.

Strictly speaking, perhaps it could be described as a room?
Li Xiaoen opened the privacy door and was greeted by a room that was not large, but still big enough to fit a bed and a little space for a TV screen and luggage. He couldn't help but widen his eyes.

The room is naturally not as big as his villa or hotel, but in the expensive world of airplanes, it's quite something.

This was his first time taking a flight with a bed. Before, whether he was going to England or returning to China, even though he had booked first class after becoming rich, it was just a slightly larger individual seat.

The novel flight experience of traveling to Qatar for business is still quite enjoyable.

After placing his backpack on a small, unused space in the room, Li Xiaoen lay down on the soft bed. He smelled a faint, pleasant fragrance, which made him roll around on the bed a few times involuntarily.

Just then, the sound of a door being opened came from the doorway. Li Xiaoen turned around and saw Catherine with her arms crossed, looking at him with disdain.

"..."

"Cough cough..."

After coughing twice, Li Xiaoen sat up. "The plane is about to take off. Is there something wrong that you're not going back to your cabin?"

"These are the terms of the cooperation agreement with Qatar, as well as detailed information on the products our company is currently working on. Please take a look."

Shaking her head, Catherine stopped criticizing the young man and tossed the two folders she was holding to him. "Take a look, understand things clearly, so that when they ask you, the boss, something, you, a hands-off manager, are clueless and end up asking me..."

Based on her understanding of young people's temperament, if the other party doesn't know something, they will definitely ask her directly, without feeling ashamed or embarrassed at all. If it were her, the first thing they would say would be to praise her for remembering it so well.

Ironically, this demonstrates absolute confidence in one's own abilities. Even if he pretends not to know about it, given the young man's past achievements, everyone will only think that he simply hasn't had the time, hasn't looked into it, or hasn't seen it, rather than that he lacks the ability.

She frankly and fearlessly admits her shortcomings, but deep down she still maintains her pride. Just like now, even if she sees him as a "country bumpkin" who has never seen the world, Li Xiaoen doesn't show the slightest bit of restraint. If she asks him, she will definitely admit it frankly...

Watching the handsome young man sitting on the bed in a white shirt and trousers, Catherine was filled with emotion.

"Okay, I'll keep an eye on it on the way after the plane takes off."

After briefly flipping through the folder in his hand, Li Xiaoen nodded in agreement, "Is there anything else?"

"..."

She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but Catherine couldn't utter a word. At this moment, she still felt the burning pain lingering on her thigh, and she couldn't help but purse her lips.

"Nothing."

She said something brief, turned and left, pulling the partition shut.

Is this woman planning to cause him trouble again?
Seeing Catherine's hesitant expression, Sean Lee thought to himself, then leaned out of the cabin window and looked outside.

After waiting for about half an hour, the plane finally accelerated slowly forward and gradually took off.

There was a seat next to him, and he needed to sit on it and fasten his seatbelt when the plane took off. After the flight was stable, Li Xiaoen unbuckled his seatbelt and fell back onto the bed.

With my hands behind my head, I was enjoying the novelty of lying down on the plane when a flight attendant walked by and knocked on the partition.

"Hello sir, would you like lunch prepared for you?"

The flight attendant was clearly of Arab appearance, with a tall and slender figure encased in her flight attendant uniform. Her long hair was tied back, giving her an elegant and beautiful look, and she had blonde hair and blue eyes.

"Hmm... could you prepare a steak, a salad, and one..."

Li Xiaoen glanced at the menu, scanning it quickly.

The meals provided on airplanes are usually limited, so Li Xiaoen didn't waste time asking how many there were. He picked out a few dishes he didn't like and ordered everything else.

Drinks were unlimited, but because of his age, Li Xiaoen reluctantly ordered a fruit soda.

After finishing lunch, seeing that there were loose pajamas available for change in the cabin, Li Xiaoen changed into them, adhering to the principle of trying them out, before sitting back down to look at the contracts and documents.

The entire trip would take about ten hours. After reviewing the materials and watching a video introducing various aspects of Qatar on a nearby TV for a while, seeing that it was getting dark outside and time was almost up, Li Xiaoen got up and walked towards the airplane's shower room.

So, it's good to be rich. Not only can you lie down and sleep on the plane, but you can also take a shower. It's just that the price is expensive. One first-class trip cost him more than seven thousand US dollars.

There were two shower stalls, and both were occupied. Just as Sean Lee was about to return, a door opened, revealing Catherine wearing a loose white nightgown.

"..."

The two exchanged a glance. Li Xiaoen looked down at himself, at the brown V-neck nightgown, then at Catherine's delicate pink nightgown, and frowned, leaning his head closer.

Unfortunately, a fair and delicate hand immediately covered her face.

With one hand pressed against her chest and the other on Li Xiaoen's face, Catherine parted her red lips slightly and said, "If you keep looking at me like that, I'll call the air marshals."

"Are these your own pajamas?"

Li Xiaoen shook his head and straightened his back. "Qatar Airlines, and such an expensive first class no less. These pajamas are all brand new. You can take them with you after you get off the plane. You don't need to worry so much about hygiene, right?"

"I have very high standards for my quality of life."

Rolling her eyes, Catherine snorted, "Unlike some roughnecks who can easily accept any other kind of pajamas..."

Li Xiaoen: “???”

"Catherine, are you subtly insulting me?"

His expression turned strange, and Li Xiaoen asked in bewilderment.

The key point is that he genuinely thought the pajamas on the flight were of pretty good quality.

(End of this chapter)