Jian Fei hit him, and he pulled her up with a smile.
"Get up. Come out with me."
Go out? "Go where?"
"Where else can we go? The bed is broken, how can you stay in your room? Come to my place."
Jian Fei didn't want to go.
After all, they weren't boyfriend and girlfriend, and she didn't intend to hold Ke Teng responsible. It wasn't an impulsive decision, and she could take responsibility for all her choices.
"No, I'm not going. You should leave."
Ke Teng pinched her chin and turned her face.
"You want me to just leave like this? Is that how it works?"
Jian Fei didn't understand. "Then what do you want?"
"I told you, you're coming with me."
"But..."
"You're not planning to sleep on the floor, are you? I'll have someone buy you a new bed tomorrow. Just for tonight."
As they got into the car, Jian Fei looked at the man in the sharp suit beside her and thought about what had just happened, realizing the awkwardness belatedly.
After all...
Alas, she was afraid they wouldn't be able to interact as friendly as before.
Both had been drinking, and Ke Teng couldn't drive, so they took a taxi.
Walking beside him, who exuded an imposing aura, through the hotel lobby, and into the elevator together, and then into the same room.
Jian Fei's scalp tingled at the thought.
She didn't know what possessed her today to have come this far with him.
What kind of girls hadn't he seen? What made her so confident to show off in front of him?
She was lost in thought the entire way.
Ke Teng opened the room and closed the door. She wanted to quickly retreat to the guest bedroom to calm down.
However, before she could even take another step inside, Ke Teng grabbed her wrist.
Leaning against the entryway, Ke Teng said nothing, as if their previous encounter had not been interrupted. He seamlessly picked up where they left off.
Jian Fei's mind buzzed. She wanted to push him away and tell him she regretted it.
But Ke Teng didn't give her a chance to catch her breath. Soon, she became a puppet, manipulated at his will.
Jian Fei's home had nothing. They hadn't used anything earlier.
Now, with all the necessary preparations, Ke Teng was ready without her prompting.
A night of wild abandon.
Jian Fei was exhausted and slept until the sun was high in the sky before waking up.
When she opened her eyes, the energetic man beside her was long gone.
The bed was cold, indicating he had left quite some time ago.
If the room hadn't been so luxurious and unfamiliar, judging by Ke Teng's attitude after the fact, Jian Fei would have doubted if last night had been a dream.
She got up, went to the bathroom to wash up, and picked up her phone. Ke Teng had sent her a WeChat message.
He said he had an urgent matter and had returned to Shangcheng. His assistant was still there, so she should contact the assistant if she needed anything.
Contact the assistant? What could she possibly need from him?
She had only tried it out with him, satisfying a bit of curiosity. No one owed anyone anything, and it was best if they never saw each other again.
She still had to go back to her rented apartment to pack. After resting for a while, Jian Fei left with her phone.
Unexpectedly, when she reached the lobby, the assistant was waiting for her.
"Miss Jian, you're awake."
What did "you're awake" mean?
It was as if he knew she...
Jian Fei felt a flush of heat but pretended to be calm.
"Didn't Ke Teng already leave? I don't need the room anymore, please cancel it."
The assistant replied, "Mr. Ke asked me to help you cancel the rental apartment. He also wants me to find a new apartment closer to the hospital, but time is tight, and I haven't found one yet. So, the room cannot be canceled, and you'll have to stay at the hotel for a few days."
Jian Fei was stunned. "Hmm?"
"Mr. Ke also said that from now on, I will follow you throughout and take your instructions. The car is ready. Where do you want to go now? I'll take you."
"..."
Jian Fei didn't quite understand Ke Teng's intentions. She instinctively felt it was too much and quickly refused.
"No, thank you. I don't need any help. I'm living quite well, and I don't need to cancel anything. Please tell Ke Teng that you can go back."
The assistant looked at her with a smile.
"Miss Jian, Mr. Ke has already made arrangements. Please don't make things difficult for me."
"I'm not making things difficult for you..."
"If you have no plans today, let me go over my work plan with you."
The assistant very professionally took out a tablet and opened a document.
Canceling the rental, finding a new apartment, and then a note: schedule an appointment with an ENT specialist at the First Medical University Affiliated Hospital in Beicheng.
Jian Fei didn't understand and pointed to the last item, asking, "What does this mean?"
"Mr. Ke said that you are planning to have a cochlear implant for your sister, so I am contacting the most renowned ENT specialists in Beicheng."
The assistant explained, "Please prepare yourself. We might need to go to Beicheng in the next couple of days for a preliminary check-up."
Ke Teng wanted to arrange a cochlear implant for her sister?
And go to that most famous specialist hospital in Beicheng?
Jian Fei was stunned. Was Ke Teng planning to take responsibility for her?
Did he think that because she got drunk yesterday and slept with him, she was trying to latch onto him, this rich young master, and thus...
It was her fault for not clarifying her words. Jian Fei felt a great sense of shame for being misunderstood.
She took out her phone and found Ke Teng's number.
"Excuse me, I need to make a call first."
She went to the lounge area and dialed Ke Teng's number.
Unfortunately, he was on the plane, and the call wouldn't connect.
Jian Fei sent him a WeChat message, too excited to type properly, and sent a long voice message.
"I think you might have misunderstood my intentions. Yesterday, I didn't..."
"Call your assistant back. I don't need you to do anything. You just need to sign the project proposal for the hospital."
"Once the project proposal is signed, I can report to my superior, and that will be your help. We don't need to contact each other anymore. You don't need to feel any burden. It was consensual, and I'm not a three-year-old child."
She returned and told the assistant, "I've already spoken to your Mr. Ke. You can go back now and don't follow me."
The assistant didn't believe her because Ke Teng had given him clear instructions.
He followed Jian Fei.
"Miss Jian, please don't make things difficult for me..."
"Don't call me Miss Jian, and don't keep saying 'you.' You know perfectly well I'm not some young lady!"
"I'm so sorry, I'm so sorry, then..."
"Call me Jian Fei."
"...Miss Jian, please don't make things difficult for me."
Jian Fei was speechless.
"I'm not making things difficult for you. If you think I am..."
She didn't know what to do.
"You can wait at the hotel. When Ke Teng returns to Shangcheng and sees my message, he will contact you."
After saying that, she hurried into the traffic.
More than two hours later, Ke Teng landed.
He got into the nanny van that picked him up and slid open WeChat, only then seeing Jian Fei's message.
He called his assistant and asked about the situation.
The assistant apologized, "I'm very sorry, Mr. Ke. Miss Jian asked me not to follow her."
"She said you shouldn't follow, so you won't? What did I tell you?"
"I'm truly sorry, Miss Jian's attitude... However, I'm currently downstairs at her apartment. She's already returned, and I'll be monitoring her every move and reporting to you promptly."