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

"Ha ha……"

Li Xiaoen laughed twice, hugged Su Feier with both arms, and leaned back in his chair. "Su Feier, thank you so much for coming."

She rolled her eyes at the young man, then propped herself up to sit up and tidied her long hair that had fallen in front of her.

"How are you? Are you alright? Should I ask my father for help?"

"no, I'm fine."

Li Xiaoen quickly shook his head, because Su Feier's arms weren't long enough to reach her as she sat up, so he naturally placed his hand on the girl's thigh and rubbed it. "What I said in the interview was true. BanYan's resurgence is just missing this opportunity to stand shoulder to shoulder with other companies, and this is what they've offered!"

"The business you're doing is intercepting their traffic; sooner or later they'll get fed up with it."

Sophie rolled her eyes.

"So, if they don't sue BanYan, we can continue to develop until we truly reach a position on par with them. If they sue BanYan, it will give the world a place where we are seen as equals, and it will further boost BanYan's development."

Li Xiaoen shrugged. "So, I have nothing to be nervous about, and naturally, I don't need any help."

"okay."

Upon hearing this, Suffer took a deep breath and nodded.

Turning around, her gaze swept across the office, and this time she spoke in a lower voice, "I came here because my father asked me to."

"..."

"what?"

Li Xiaoen was stunned for a moment, then quickly asked again.

This time, Suffer did not speak again, but looked at the young man with a slightly somber gaze.

"Ha ha……"

Raising an eyebrow, Li Xiaoen sat up and leaned in to kiss the girl's red lips. "So, we've finally gotten what we wanted and can be together openly now?"

"It was all aboveboard from the beginning; I was just worried that my father would interfere."

Sophie gave a soft snort, silently observed Li Xiaoen for a while, and then pursed her lips before speaking, "Why do you seem so unhappy to me?"

"..."

"Oh dear, here we go again..."

Li Xiaoen sighed with a headache, shrugged with a wry smile, and said, "Suffolk, what do you want from me to be satisfied?"

"At least, not like what you just did."

Avoiding the young man's gaze, Suffer let out a leisurely sigh.

This reaction made Li Xiaoen's expression turn strange, so he leaned forward and kissed those dejected lips that were drooping at the corners of their mouths.

"Um……"

Exhaling through her nose, Suffer responded slightly, dodging a few struggles, and immediately returned the kiss. The only sound in the quiet office was the soft sound of kissing.

"Sean..."

While enduring the young man's caresses, Suffer noticed his burning hands moving down to undo the belt of her jeans. She cried out in alarm and grabbed the mischievous hand, "No..."

The longing they felt after not seeing each other for several days made them especially affectionate. Their kiss lasted only briefly, and even a few strands of saliva were left between them. Sophie was panting heavily and shaking her head vigorously.

"Not here."

“This is my office. No one can come in without my permission.”

Seeing the attraction in the girl's eyes, Li Xiaoen tentatively asked, "Besides, don't you want to?"

"But it can't be here!"

Sophie shook her head resolutely.

"Should I go and lock the office door again?"

"no!"

With a shout of refusal, Suffer raised her hand and pressed it against Li Xiaoen's smug, wolfish smile.

"Ok."

Without pressuring him, Li Xiaoen smiled and nodded, "See, are you satisfied with my answer? You still wouldn't accept it..."

This refers to Sophie's reaction after she told her father she agreed.

"Who wants an answer like that?"

Rolling her eyes, Su Feier picked up a folder from the table and slapped it on Li Xiaoen's chest. "Hurry up and finish reading and signing these documents. How much time have you wasted by making things like this? How are we going to ensure the company's schedule and business progress?"

"Yo ho?"

Li Xiaoen chuckled and opened the folder. "We haven't even transferred the company's shares to you yet, and you're already taking over?"

"Can't I just take a look beforehand and keep an eye on you so that your startup, which is all about women, doesn't ruin things for you and makes you forget about the company and your work?"

"Okay, okay..."

Li Xiaoen nodded helplessly, glanced at the time on the computer screen, and then activated [Eye of Insight]. He then realized that it was already time to leave work, and all his colleagues were still diligently working. He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

The company is facing a major test due to a lawsuit, and the boss is flirting with girls while his colleagues are still working hard. Suddenly, I have the feeling that he is a tyrannical emperor who is infatuated with beauty and neglects state affairs.

Thinking this, Li Xiaoen sent a message to Catherine, asking the whole company to leave work in half an hour and go out for a team building dinner together. During this incident, the colleagues who stayed behind would each receive an extra month's salary.

"Is your company having a dinner party?"

Having been watching Li Xiaoen's movements closely, Su Feier turned her head from the computer screen and glanced at the young man.

"Of course, you can come over too."

Li Xiaoen nodded.

"Yes, I'll treat you to dinner tonight."

A bright smile immediately appeared on her pretty oval face, and Suffer hugged Li Xiaoen's neck with both hands again.

I am the emperor, you must reward the three armies on my behalf?
Are you trying to announce your identity to everyone in the company?

Li Xiaoen naturally saw through Su Feier's intentions, and looked at her with amusement without saying a word.

Suffer couldn't help but pout, and hugged Li Xiaoen's neck, shaking him a couple of times.

"Hahaha……"

Li Xiaoen laughed twice, nodding repeatedly under Su Feier's eager gaze. "Su Feier, I still need to explain to you that once BanYan grows stronger, in addition to the software push business, other businesses that are added in the future will still have their share transferred to you and you will be in charge of them."

Upon hearing this, Sufiel's eyes widened suddenly. After a long while, she nodded slightly and then silently leaned into the young man's arms.

“Um, Sophie…”

The warm and sweet atmosphere lasted only a moment before Li Xiaoen spoke again, "I need to see the contract. I can't move like this, or else..." "Hiss—"

Halfway through his sentence, a long-lost, tearing pain shot through Li Xiaoen's lower back, causing him to cry out and quickly grab Su Feier's hand that was pinching him. "Wouldn't it be better if we finished reviewing the contract sooner and went to have dinner together sooner?"

……

"Hey, Haskel, that young woman who's really close to Sean, could she be his girlfriend?"

It was the same upscale French restaurant. Valerie and two other gossipy girls approached Haskell, glancing at the three people sitting at a table not far away, and asked curiously.

"Yes, that girl's name is Su Feier, Sean's classmate. She even came to our lab to see Sean before."

Haskel nodded. "Didn't you see how close Sean was to Sophie?"

"Sean is also very close to Catherine!"

Valerie spat out angrily.

"That's what happened..."

Haskel looked around at the many people who had gathered around out of curiosity, and smiled, "It's normal that you're late and don't know."

“When our company was first established, with fewer than ten people in its early days, Sophie came here. Later, she probably came less often because of her studies. Catherine only joined the company later, after it had grown and expanded, and that's when you all came in…”

“The company has grown and prospered thanks to Catherine, who has been running around doing everything except for research and development. She has given so much, how could she… how could she do this…”

Just listening to it, Valerie couldn't help but feel sorry for Catherine and quickly spoke up.

Just before the dinner party began, Sophie announced, acting like the hostess, that she was treating everyone. At that time, Sean Lee and Catherine just watched silently, and she naturally understood the relationship between the three of them.

"Don't worry."

Haskel offered a helpless but comforting remark, "You know Sean's character; he won't let Catherine down. How things proceed is up to him..."

Upon hearing this, everyone's attention shifted and focused on Li Xiaoen, who was engrossed in eating his steak.

Sitting on either side were women of different appearances, but all of them were exceptionally beautiful. His expression was not so good. Noticing Catherine's mischievous gaze from his right, he couldn't help but glare back.

When they took their seats, Catherine didn't sit with the group of girls from HR and administration as before. Instead, she and Sophie took turns sitting on either side of him, much to his dismay.

"Humph……"

Unable to suppress a chuckle, Catherine smiled nonchalantly as she faced Sophie's gaze shifting from the restaurant's main hall. She lowered her head, cut off a small piece of steak, and began to chew it carefully.

With an attitude of minding his own business, Li Xiaoen lowered his head and took a sip of tea. His calm expression suddenly twitched a few times, and his hand on the table dropped down, gripping the hand that Su Feier was using to restrain his lower back.

"How about we come with each other and say hello to the HR colleagues?"

A gentle and beautiful smile appeared on Sophie's face.

"Um...can I..."

With a forced smile, Li Xiaoen started to speak, but then noticed that Su Feier's smile quickly faded. He raised an eyebrow and could only nod, "Okay, fine."

The weather changed from sunny to cloudy and then back to sunny again in just a few seconds, and Li Xiaoen witnessed this miracle.

Sophie smiled brightly again.

"Well, let's go then."

"..."

Hi everyone, what are you all talking about?

As soon as Suffer got up with Li Xiaoen, his first target was Valerie and the group of girls she had gathered together. He greeted them with a smile.

"Um……"

The crowd that had been gathered immediately scattered like birds, returning to their seats. Valerie, her expression strange, carefully chose her words before speaking, "Nothing, just chatting..."

He initially thought Su Feier was a normal female college student because she looked very young, and he took a chance. But when Su Feier approached and started talking to him, he finally realized his naive and self-righteousness.

Just looking at that stunning face made her, as a woman, marvel. The temperament and aura she exuded in every word and action were something that could only be cultivated through countless riches and a life of pampered luxury. Sophie was truly no less than Catherine, her mentor.

"If there's anything fun that happens, you can tell me about it."

Sophie, on the other hand, was quite talkative, smiling and greeting those around her, "Is everyone satisfied with tonight's banquet? Would you like anything added?"

"No, no, thank you..."

All the girls immediately shook their heads.

After everyone had eaten and drunk their fill, they went back to rest. It was Suffer who took the initiative to instruct Catherine, who hadn't been drinking, to clean up the mess, and then she pulled Sean Lee back into the car.

Listening to Suffer's observations and analyses of each department in the company, and even the junior managers, Li Xiaoen felt helpless but nodded repeatedly in agreement.

This time, the two returned to his villa at night for the first time. As soon as they parked the car in the garage, before they even got out, Suffer, who was sitting in the passenger seat, leaned over and hugged them.

"Sufeil..."

Before Li Xiaoen could react, his jaw was pried open and he took a deep breath, responding immediately as his lips were pressed tightly against the girl's rosy and soft lips.

"Sean..."

With his chest firmly grasped and kneaded by the young man, Suffer pressed his hands against Li Xiaoen's head, which was kissing his neck, and breathed heavily as he murmured, "Let's go inside, it's not convenient here..."

"it is good."

Li Xiaoen nodded quickly, got out of the car, and picked up Su Feier in the passenger seat. On their way into the house, they couldn't stop for even half a second and started kissing again.

They made love all the way, turning on the lights, kissing and caressing each other, while taking off their clothes and caressing them on the floor...

The next day at 9:30, the two woke up from their sleep, quickly tidied up the mess left from the previous night's frenzy, finished breakfast, and then Li Xiaoen drove Su Feier back to school.

Today is Monday. On the way from the school gate parking lot to the teaching building, the two people who were snuggling together frequently attracted the attention of many people.

This was the first time that Suffer had been so intimate with him in front of so many people. No longer worried about her father finding out and interfering, she walked lightly, like a hopping little rabbit.

Li Xiaoen found it amusing, only realizing with a start that this was the moment he had been working so hard for and waiting for—even though it had been less than half a year since they had met, it still felt like an eternity.

His reaction yesterday was indeed too bland.

"Sufeil..."

Feeling a pang of emotion, Li Xiaoen smiled at the girl who was clinging to his arm, but didn't speak immediately, which made her look up at him.

Are your parents free tonight?

Li Xiaoen smiled and said, "Let's go see them together."

Suffer paused for a moment, her gaze lingering on Li Xiaoen.

"I'll take you there."

Li Xiaoen took a deep breath, looked down into the captivating blue eyes of his beloved girl, and said softly, "Have a meal with your parents, chat casually, and then I'll take you away..." (End of Chapter)