Gong Yu kept a cold face and suppressing his near-exploding temper, he said to Tong Nan in a cold voice, "Something important popped up, I have to go back first. Go home yourself later. Happy birthday!"

Without waiting for Tong Nan's reply, he strode out of the room, leaving behind a loud "boom" that echoed in Yun Muxi's ears. She put down the microphone and walked back to her seat.

The audience could not help but stare at Tong Nan in confusion. Even Tong Nan herself was taken aback. Perhaps, only Yun Muxi could understand what was going on with him!

Gong Yu's sudden departure caused everyone to lose interest in continuing. His continuous surprises were not well-taken. Lei Zi could not help but say to Tong Nan, "Xiao Nan, this guy has such a bad temper! How can he deserve someone like you? Why not you say goodbye to him and be with me instead? I've been chasing you for quite some time now, you can see my true affection! I am better than him in all ways!"

Tong Nan was already in a bad mood. Hearing Lei Zi's words, she exploded, "Get the h.e.l.l away from me! You are in no position to determine who I choose! So what if I like Gong Yu like this? Besides, you call that true affection? Didn't I see you flirting with the new young model from our company yesterday?"

Lei Zi was not letting her win. "Xiao Nan, as long as you break up with him right away, I will give you my whole fervent heart immediately! But you have to break up with him!"

"Scram!" Tong Nan was very enraged. After scolding him, she picked up her bag and walked away.

The remaining crowd was not in the mood to continue and they started to leave one by one. Yun Muxi was about to take her bag when Zhao Qi beat her to it. He laughed, "Xiao Xi, let me send you home! It's hard to get a taxi here!"

Yun Muxi did not want to have too much involvement with him and rejected him directly, "No thanks, I live not too far from here. If I can't get a taxi, I'll take the train, it's convenient!"

Zhao Qi was not willing to give up. He pulled her by the sleeve and continued, "How can I let you do that? It's already so late, it's not safe for a girl to go home alone like that! I didn't drink today, let me drive you home!"

Luo Wei'er had been observing Zhao Qi by the side. Seeing him pus.h.i.+ng his way despite being rejected, a flame of jealousy sprang up in her heart. "Wow, no wonder you didn't drink today, you're waiting for someone to go home! You're so hardworking, let's see how long you can keep this relations.h.i.+p alive after you score."

After speaking, she gave Yun Muxi a meaningful look, then turned her slender waist and walked outside.

Hearing Luo Wei'er's words, Zhao Qi could not care less. However, he was worried about how Yun Muxi feels. He quickly comforted her, "Xiao Xi, don't mind her. She's always like this, she's just jealous! Let's go, I'll take you back!"

Then, he carried her bag and walked out on his own without waiting for Yun Muxi to agree. Left with no choice, she could only follow along.

Zhao Qi drove her home and they arrived below her apartment. He got off the driver's seat swiftly and opened the door for her. She thanked him as she got off. As she was about to head to the entrance, he grabbed her by the arm.

Yun Muxi turned and looked at him in confusion. He said with a sincere face. "Xiao Xi, I know you may think that I'm a playboy. All of my former girlfriends were just for fun, but I really care about you. You're different from them!"

Yun Muxi calmly withdrew her arm. She turned and looked at him seriously. "Zhao Qi, I'm asking you three questions. One, how many times did we talk while we were in school? Two, how much do you know about me? Three, you said that I'm different. Then apart from being pretty and smart, what else do you like about me? Think through your answers, then we'll talk!"

Zhao Qi was stunned by her. "..."

His face flushed red and he had no words to say. Seeing him speechless, Yun Muxi turned to the door. After a few steps, Zhao Qi ran up to her and pulled her into his arms. "Xiao Xi, I really like you!"

Yun Muxi struggled but he would not let go. Her weak strength was no match for him. Eventually, she gave up and said in a cold voice. "Zhao Qi, let go of me!"

Zhao Qi was clinging on to her and refused to let go. "I won't let go! Once I let go, you'll run away." "I know that I don't sound convincing at all right now, even I don't believe myself. But I really like you. I have so many girlfriends, I know very well what it is like to really like a girl."

"None of those girls made my heart flutter before, and none of them stayed in my mind for a long time. For the past five years, you're the only one staying in my heart. Indeed, I might have never paid attention to you when we were in school, we didn't say a few words, and I know very little about what you went through these years. But you don't need any reason to like someone, you can't control your heart."

Yun Muxi looked at Zhao Qi with a cold gaze after hearing his seemingly-true words. "Zhao Qi, did you say the same thing every time you chased a girl?"

Zhao Qi did not know how else to convince her. "Xiao Xi, I know my words are really unconvincing because of the numerous girlfriends I had. But as long as you are willing to give me a chance, I will prove it to you!"

She stared at him after hearing his words. Her gaze was filled with unfamiliarity and distance. "Save it, Zhao Qi. Stop wasting time on me! I'm different now, what you see is only the surface. Let me go, I want to go home!"

Zhao Qi did not know how else to convince her. He could only hang on to her tightly. "Xiao Xi, no matter what you say, I will not give up. I will prove it to you with my actions!"

Yun Muxi was very helpless. She became silent for a moment, then said slowly, "Zhao Qi, can you accept a single mother as your girlfriend?"

Hearing her words, he scoffed and did not believe her at all. "What? Xiao Xi, you're coming up with such a lame excuse just to reject me?"

Yun Muxi could not be more serious. "I meant it. I have a three-year-old daughter."

Zhao Qi froze immediately and his arms dropped. Yun Muxi was free to go and she took big strides towards the door, never turning back.

After coming out of the lift door, Yun Muxi had her head lowered while she looked for her keys in her bag. Suddenly, a pair of stiff arms came from behind and pulled her into a hug. Without asking, she already knew who it was from the faint smell of gra.s.s! She suddenly felt very tired. What is with all these people?!

An icy-cold voice came from behind. "Ah... Yun Muxi, I see you! You're getting better at flirting! You have a boyfriend and yet you're still playing around. I'm really surprised seeing this side of you! You have a kid but you're still strong in the game!"

Yun Muxi's heart was exhausted. She said gently, "Gong Yu if what you said makes you feel better, I don't mind. But now that you're done, please don't do this again."

"Ha... Indeed! You don't even care about such hurtful words now. Does that mean you don't care about this too?"

Right after he finished talking, he spun around and pressed Yun Muxi against the wall. His dominant lips fell onto her long slender neck and he took a bite.

Yun Muxi felt the pain and let out a moan in agony. Then, she started struggling. "Gong Yu, let me go!"

Not only did he not let her go, he even carried her bridal-style and strode towards his door.

Yun Muxi could only feel her body losing balance and the next minute she was being carried by Gong Yu. She did not know what to do and started yelling, "Gong Yu! Are you crazy? Let me down, we can talk!"

Gong Yu said in a low voice, "I have nothing to say to you now! I think doing suits you better!"

Yun Muxi was now afraid. She struggled to get down, but Gong Yu had already entered his apartment. She was getting nowhere and was instead thrown onto his big bed.

Although the bed was soft, he threw her too harshly. She became giddy and saw stars circling around her head. Before she could react from the shock, a firm body came above her.

Yun Muxi said wearily, "Gong Yu, what's the point of us hurting each other like that? We'll both end up wounded in the future!"

"Huh, hurting each other? Wounded?" "I have been completely torn apart by you already, I don't have to wait!"

"Gong Yu, I'm sorry!"

"Xiao Xi, you know that I hate hearing you say sorry, the word is useless! I'm just trying to love you and hoping that you'll still love me like before. Am I asking for too much?"

"But, Gong Yu, I don't want to love anymore."

"That's because you have fallen in love with Mou Yichen!"

"Actually, Yichen and I are just friends! I turned him down that day, but he got into an accident on his way home. He suffered the brain injury and woke up with memory loss. Now, he has forgotten everyone but me. But he thinks that I'm his girlfriend. I think it is necessary for me to be responsible for him."

"Huh, responsible for him... Don't you think you should be responsible for me too? If I can gain you through memory loss, then I'll go bang my head against something tomorrow!"

"Gong Yu, stop fooling around! Yichen and I aren't really together. I'm just cooperating temporarily. Once he remembers everything, I'll tell him."

"Then have you thought about what you'll do if he never recovers his memory? Will you be with him for your entire life?"

"So what? Anyways, I don't plan to date anyone. If he really can't remember, I'll still explain to him. I will not date anyone of you, including you and Mou Yichen!"

"Including me? Oh, so now I'm on the same level as him! Yun Muxi, you're really so selfis.h.!.+ Have you thought about what I should do? Have you considered my feelings and my future?"

"Gong Yu, don't force me, okay? I'm really tired now!"

"What if I die?"

"What nonsense are you talking about? You're well alive and fine, how could you die? You have a career and a girl who likes you, you'll be fine!"

"But without you, none of these matters!"

"Gong Yu, please let me go! Stop pestering me!"

"Fine, I'll let you go! I will only let go of you when I die!"

After speaking, he rose and strode towards the balcony...