The Female CEO Falls in Love with Me

After resting for a while, they took turns to bathe. Li Yan, who finished first, lay on the bed waiting for Qiao Huanxuan to come over. He lit a cigarette, pondering how to handle and resolve this matter. He initially intended to strike as a solution, but hadn't expected the workers to always succumb to the capitalist's allure...

Qiao Huanxuan, dressed in a robe, walked in with a slightly peculiar gait. Seeing Li Yan smoking by the bed, she immediately said, "Take it outside!"

Li Yan stubbed out the cigarette, "I won't smoke anymore."

"Sleep outside!"

"Hmm?" Li Yan was a bit puzzled. Previously, he had been told to sleep outside because they were merely classmates. But now they had already... why should he still sleep on the sofa?

Qiao Huanxuan sneered, "This is my room. Earlier, I just possessed you! Do you think you'll be pampered? No, you still have to sleep on the sofa!"

As she spoke, she picked up that belt again.

Li Yan was exasperated, not knowing which side of her was her true self... However, he could understand. Regardless of the reason, Qiao Huanxuan had paid the price of her first time with her forceful act, yet it yielded no results. She needed time to calm down.

"Call me if you need anything," he said before getting up to leave, not forgetting to take the ashtray with him.

When Li Yan left, he didn't close the bedroom door; leaving it open made the space seem larger and could make people feel a bit better. Qiao Huanxuan had already dimmed the lights and seemed to have lain down.

Li Yan lay on the sofa outside. Since they were already so exposed to each other, for comfort, he now only wore underwear while lying on the sofa. From his perspective, he couldn't see Qiao Huanxuan on the bed. If she looked up, she would probably only see his body.

It was already past one in the morning, and Li Yan couldn't sleep. He knew that Qiao Huanxuan wasn't asleep either. Although it was late, and after going through drinking parties, the plane, the car, and the intense activity just now, both their bodies were extremely tired and needed sleep. But a problem lay between them, preventing them from falling asleep.

And this problem wasn't something that could be solved or understood in a moment. Perhaps, only when they were too tired, they would drift into sleep!

It was no longer the scorching summer, but because the weather in S City was still warm, there were still quite a few tourists, local residents, and temporary residents visiting the beach for amusement. It was already very late, yet faint singing could be heard, perhaps from the open-air KTV at the distant beach, a nightclub in the hotel, or a room next door.

The night was deep

Who is still awake counting scars

Why do you want to leave a light on before sleep

If you refuse to speak, I won't ask

But now you have to admit

Love sometimes is a kind of sinking

It's not just the romance that's disappointing

But don't just because you are a woman

...

The soft female voice seemed to sing of her own heartbreak, or perhaps the common romantic sentiments in the city. Under normal circumstances, Li Yan wouldn't have noticed it, but at this moment, he couldn't help but chew over the lyrics. He guessed that Qiao Huanxuan inside would be more touched?

...

If deep love cannot keep balance

Troubled by love, the soul wearied

Love when it's time, hate when it's time

Reserve some parts for oneself

The unique innocence of women, and their gentle talent

Should be kept for the one who truly loves you

No matter how bitter or difficult the future is, he will accompany you to the end

Although love is a responsibility, give it completely

Sometimes beauty in love is not eternal

The more intoxicating the love, the more it hurts

If you dared to love, dare to part

...

The singer bravely loved for the songwriter back then, bore the label of a third party, exchanged it for a marriage blessed by everyone but ultimately lasted only a few years, and still courageously parted.

'Love is a responsibility; give it completely. The unique innocence of women, and their gentle talent, should be kept for the one who truly loves you, no matter how bitter or difficult the future is, he will accompany you to the end.'

This might be the love everyone longs for, and also the love many ordinary people have in their ordinary lives. But those pursuing more, with better conditions, often think that 'Sometimes beauty in love is not eternal. The more intoxicating the love, the more it hurts. If you dared to love, dare to part.'

'The more intoxicating the love... the more it hurts...' Li Yan savoring these lines in his heart, felt them deeply. Once, he never offered love, only offered flirtation and essential will, and afterward undoubtedly felt emptiness and loneliness, but never injury or discomfort.

But now, unknowingly, he has given more and more love. Love is indeed enchanting. Yurong makes him cherish, Xiao Di makes him often worry, Yue Yao makes him reluctant, and Qianyi is also hard to let go. Plus, Hai Fu, Huang Ying, including the Future and Kui and so on... But after enjoying the ecstasy, one also has to endure the hurtful consequences, just like Qiao Huanxuan now.

'Love can't last forever, if you're brave enough to love, should you be brave enough to part? To part... can I let go?' Even if he could let go, can they? As long as someone can't let go, it still hurts people.

...

Li Yan's mind is restless, and inside, so is Qiao Huanxuan. This song sounded as if it were arranged for her now, or as if it encouraged her now, allowing her to find a little more strength and a bit more peace of mind.

The two didn't know when they finally fell asleep. Li Yan slept deeply in the end. When he woke up in the morning, he found an extra coat on him, clearly put by Qiao Huanxuan, but he didn't realize when it was put on.

Qiao Huanxuan had already gone to freshen up. Li Yan got up, squinted his eyes, and went to the balcony to blow the morning sea breeze, taking a breath of fresh air.

"Freshen up, pack your things, and go back!" Qiao Huanxuan said calmly as if nothing happened last night.

"Shall we go have breakfast together? ...Or should I go buy it and bring it up?"

"There's no need!" Qiao Huanxuan directly refused: "No need to curry favor, just leave! I won't cling to you."

With that, she stepped into the bedroom and started looking for clothes to change into.

Hearing those words from you now, and after what happened with you, can I still leave casually without any emotions?

He got dressed and then freshened up.

Actually, by now, it was already late. However, most people staying in hotels here are tourists, and they don't care about time. But Qiao Huanxuan is different; she's here for work. When Li Yan came out, she had already changed clothes and even put on makeup at a very fast speed. The sorrowful schoolgirl was gone, the wild female knight was gone too, replaced by an extraordinary female architect.

"Hurry up and pack your things to leave!" Qiao Huanxuan came out and cleared the ashtray.

Li Yan thought about her domineering queenly side last night, and said in an innocent way: "Ah, are you kicking me out now?"

Qiao Huanxuan tilted her head slightly, a flicker of the wildness from last night in her eyes, "Then what do you want? Should I give you a few hundred yuan for staying overnight?"

"Don't worry about that! Just get lost!"

Even though he already experienced her queen side last night, being told to 'get lost' by a woman still made Li Yan frown. He picked up the luggage bag from the floor.

As Li Yan was about to reach the door, Qiao Huanxuan added: "In a moment someone is coming to pick me up for a meeting, staying here wouldn't be appropriate..."

Li Yan grinned and shook his head, "You should have said that earlier! Acting like a fierce lioness..."

Very quickly, he understood.

Qiao Huanxuan is so excellent, she must not be short of suitors at ordinary times. But a so-called boyfriend, who never even appeared, is difficult to dispel the people. Perhaps the imposing queen-like demeanor is something she deliberately put on to scare people?

And such a state can also conceal her emotional inferiority, failures, and bewilderment! Now she had seen him, but it didn't solve her problems, so for all those negative feelings in love, she still needed the queen's belief for support.

"Qiao Huanxuan..." Li Yan turned and called her.

"What?!" Qiao Huanxuan looked at him with an unwilling expression, though she was actually watching his back.

"I won't disappear again, and I will think of you."

"Hmph! Who cares!" Qiao Huanxuan said scornfully, but was a little excited inside.

"However, you know I have a girlfriend, so we should still handle this calmly." Li Yan said seriously.

Qiao Huanxuan snorted coldly and turned her head away, saying to herself, 'Calm, my foot!'

Li Yan chuckled, and being able to handle it calmly was already good enough.

Just as he was about to leave, the doorbell unexpectedly rang first.

"Miss Qiao, are you awake?" A girl's voice came from outside.

Upon hearing this voice, Li Yan's face changed immediately. This voice would be recognizable even if it turned to ash—if voices could turn to ash, this was Yu Xiaodi's voice!

Yu Xiaodi's family home is in the beach villas of the Golden Coast, just a few minutes' drive from here. If they ran into each other like that time with Hai Fu in the restaurant, it would be understandable, but how did she know Qiao Huanxuan's hotel room? Could she have GPS-tracked my phone? Realizing it was close by during the night, hence she rushed over early in the morning? Did she guess that this was Qiao Huanxuan's stay?

Seeing Li Yan's panicked expression, Qiao Huanxuan pursed her lips, and then said in a low voice: "Calm down! She's here to find me, to take me to work."

"Work?... What kind of work are you taking on exactly? Who booked the room for you here?" Li Yan asked in a lowered voice.

Li Yan's face turned into a bitter melon, Ji Yi!

If he had known earlier, he would have left last night no matter how tired he was!

Li Yan pointed outside and said in a whisper: "The person outside, she's my girlfriend..."

"Could it be such a coincidence? Isn't she supposed to be still studying?" Qiao Huanxuan was also surprised.

A third knock on the door sounded from outside.

Li Yan picked up the luggage bag, preparing to hide first. But there was no place to hide in the bedroom, and the bathroom was not convenient either. Where else could he hide?

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