Li Yuan stood up and adjourned the meeting then without turning around said, "Ms. Lu come in my office. I would like some consultation regarding the proposition."

Lei Xinyi gave a hesitant smile, "Yes sir."

She knew it was anything but work he wanted to talk about.

She could feel many pairs of eyes on her, some looking at her with awe and admiration, some envy and some outright glaring daggers.

Lei Xinyi collected her things to walk out of the conference and reached the CEO's office.

On the door Lei Xinyi contemplated to walk inside or run for the hills. Her heart was hammering in her chest with a force she knew her chest could rip open out any moment now.

Mustering courage Lei Xinyi raised her knuckles to knock.

Getting permission Lei Xinyi walked inside to see Li Yuan sitting on the sofa in his office doing something on his mobile with packets of exquisite sweets, one look and you could tell they cost out of her league.

Lei Xinyi have had an insatiable sweet tooth since her childhood but she couldn't recognize the brands, telling her they were from overseas.

Lei Xinyi took hesitant steps toward the sofa and sat on the other side of the sofa with professional distance between them.

Sitting on the sofa Lei Xinyi remembered the last time she was here she made out on this very sofa with Li Yuan.

Lei Xinyi had always despised infidels. Some days she even despised herself for being physical with Lu Xinyi's fiancé but the thought that she ran away with a lover and Li Yaun was a seasonal player made it easy for her to rest her conscience.

Lei Xinyi sat on the sofa not knowing what to say or do. Li Yaun was typing on his phone without even looking at her.

Lei Xinyi began inspecting the delicious sweets in front of her but didn't dare touch it. She still had an image to preserve.

As Lei Xinyi was about to open her mouth to say something non-intellectual she saw Li Yuan keep his phone on the table.

"Have I not been obvious?"

Not understanding what he is referring to, Lei Xinyi looked at him with furrowed eyebrows and confusion, "Excuse me?"

Finally Li Yaun turned to look at her with a serious expression with a clenched jaw and narrowed eyes as if he was trying to suppress his rage.

"Xinyi, don't act like you don't know what I am talking about!" She really didn't know what he was talking about.

Lei Xinyi bit her tongue not to say anything and just hesitantly nodded her head in an unsure way.

He looked angry and she didn't want to make him livid. He could strangle her without even trying.

Looking at her unsure and hesitant action, Li Yuan sighed to calm his anger and leaned forward causing Lei Xinyi to scoot backward.

"It has always been my actions and behavior you blamed for…. fluctuations in our relation but it is always you who push me away. It is not the first time I try to talk things out and you, like always avoid me like you are doing now!"

Running a hand through his already messy hairs he sighed, "I knew, I knew from the start that you weren't good enough from being in the Li Family. I don't know what the elders were thinking; for G.o.d's sake the whole family is…. Dangerous. They were practically throwing a naïve girl to the wolves! Whatever that sounds to you I was simply trying to protect a young girl who had no business in my family. "

Moving closer to hold her both hands in his he continued, "But now that I know that you can hold your own I am okay with this relation. Yes I was wrong that I slept with random woman every week and ridiculed your presence but I didn't want to play with you then toss you aside. I was simply giving you reason to back out."

Looking at him with a scorned face Lei Xinyi sneered at him, "Oh… and is that supposed to make me feel like you are a good person?! You f*cking cheated and you are saying on my face you didn't think worthy of me!"

Lei Xinyi didn't have any right to be worked up but him being cozy with other women like he is cozy with her made her go green with envy and possessiveness.

Li Yuan scoffed and looked at her with narrowed eyes, "Xinyi, there is no use of crying on spilt milk. My family is involved in… different kind of businesses and we have enemies and I just didn't want a pampered princess to be sacrificed for some sick ploy."

"But now that I know that you can defend yourself and are not naïve so I just want us to start over. See… I like you and would like to get to know you. So… I just want you to take it seriously with me instead of playing a push and pull game."

Lei Xinyi looked at him with wide eyes. It wasn't supposed to be like that… He can't want anything serious because no matter what she will leave in some months. Although she did lack morals but she wasn't a kind of person who led people on.

Lei Xinyi shook her head lightly, "Uhh….I think we have a lot of history and are quite…. entangled in them. I think we both need s.p.a.ce then we can think of anything from there like we can get to know each other by then."

A smile graced Li Yaun face that had Lei Xinyi breath hitched, "Yeah... I get this is the most I can get from this bargain."

A moment pa.s.sed and both of them sat in comfortable silence in close proximity with their wild thoughts.

"You did great today. If you want to be the HOD of Planning Department I can arrange that. After further investigation we discovered Yun Qianqian involvement with the…. matter so she has been fired."

Lei Xinyi thought for a moment then said, "No, I am temporary and although a little dimwit a.s.sistant Yan is quite into the role and deserves it too."

Li Yaun chuckled with a glint in his eyes, "I will take your word for it. I got these sweets as gift from an overseas friend as I am not a sweet person I will ask a.s.sistant Ji to keep it in your car."

Lei Xinyi eyes shone with glee immediately, "You are giving them to me! Oh thank you!"

Li Yuan smiled down at Lei Xinyi who was squealing from happiness.