Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

The banquet was held in a villa, which was pretty lively. As soon as they walked in, all kinds of people greeted Zed. Jean was wearing a smile on her face all the time but she did not know anyone here. It was embarrassing and boring. Wearing a dress which was one size smaller and a pair of 12 centimeters high heels, Jean felt like she was propped up. Her waist was strangled and her feet were very uncomfortable. Words could not describe her suffering. "Zed Qi, can I go outside to have a rest?"

Jean whispered to Zed when he was finally available.

"What--did you call me?"

Zed swirled the wine glass in his hand and seemed displeased with how she just called him just now.

"Honey, my feet hurt so much..."

Her fists were clenched but her face remained smiling when she looked at him.

"Okay." Zed nodded with satisfaction and leaned over to stroke her hair with his broad hand repeatedly, as if he was patting a pet. "Go ahead. Don't linger too long, or my efforts spent on choosing your dress and shoes will go in vain." What?

He was the one who picked the one size smaller dress and the shoes!

No wonder they were so uncomfortable. He did it on purpose.

Her face turned red from holding back her anger. It was an amusing sight.

"Mr. Qi, it's been a long time!"

"Mr. Wen, how have you been?"

When Jean was about to go mad, someone came over to chat with Zed. She held back her rage and turned around to walk out of the hall with her teeth clenched.

The garden in the backyard of the villa was a lot quieter. Looking around, Jean did not see anyone so she sat down on the stone bench and took off her high heels. Her insteps and heels were already bruised. "Ow..." She could not help but cry out when she touched the wounds.

When she heard voices closing in, she took her shoes and hid into the garden in fear of damaging Zed's pride if people were to spot her being barefooted. She squatted behind a neatly trimmed evergreen tree and waited. "When Ethan Lei arrives, have him drink this and follow the plan after that."

Ethan Lei...

The name was familiar to her. Her chest tightened as memories flashed in her head. A burning sensation courses within her, she could feel the violent pain clinging to her heart.

She peeked out and saw a man and a woman standing on the stairs. The woman was holding two glasses of drink while the man dropped a pill into one of them after making sure the coast was clear.

The man left, leaving the woman on the stairs by herself. She seemed to be waiting for someone.

'What on earth did that man put into the drink, rohypnol?

What are they planning to do to Ethan?'

"Whatever. I am not here to meddle..." She reminded herself the reason she was here as she prepared to leave.

"Mr. Lei, there you are."

"Mandy, I heard you were looking for me."

Upon hearing Ethan's voice again after two years, Jean stopped dead in her tracks. Biting her lips slightly, she could not help but sneak a peek.

No matter how much time had passed, Jean would not forget what happened between them. The man in her sight was as handsome and elegant as she remembered though he seemed more matured at this moment.

"I do have something to talk about but let's have a drink first. It's your favorite tequila. I made it myself!" With that, Mandy passed the spiked drink to him.

Ethan took the drink but he wasn't eager to drink it. He merely swirled it.

"So what's wrong?"

Seeing that he didn't drink it, Mandy Chen felt a little anxious. She tried her best to stay calm, "I know that your company is looking for a spokesperson for your new product. Do you think I'm qualified for it?"

Jean recognized the voice of the woman with a curvy figure. She's an internet celebrity who got famous for posting erotic photos on Instagram. When Jean saw her trending once, she couldn't help but check her out. Her figure was, without a doubt, attractive. "A spokesperson? Mandy, are you kidding me? We always used male celebrities as the spokespersons for the shavers of our company."

Jean who was squatting among the bushes couldn't hold back her urge to laugh. The Lei Group was the leader in male electronics. Mandy really knew how to fool around.

"Huh, I was kidding. Did you take it seriously? Let's drink." Mandy was embarrassed but she made a quick come back.

Jean suddenly remembered the drug. Mandy's aim wasn't to get hired as a spokesperson.

The drink was spiked and of all the people here, why did it have to be Ethan?

Forget about it.

"Don't drink it!"

Jean stood up from the bushes and shouted at Ethan loudly.

Psst...

Her tight dress was torn from the waistline to the hemline by the freshly trimmed branches.

"Ah!" Jean quickly crouched down while holding her dress together.

It didn't occur to Mandy that there was people hiding among the bushes. Her face turned pale and her hand began to tremble fiercely whilst holding her glass. The woman warned Ethan not to drink so she must have known that his drink was spiked. Afraid of being exposed, she turned tail to look for her agent.

Ethan inched to the bushes. He looked down to the woman who was crouching there, "Jean, is that you?"

Jean bit her lips and didn't make a sound.

"Are you all right?" Ethan said as he took off his coat and handed it to her, "Is your dress torn? Cover it with this. I'll help you out."

Jean saw that her dress was already half torn. It was one size smaller to begin with so it would be a futile attempt to try and pull them together. She had no choice but to accept his offer. Jean wrapped it over her dress and stood up slowly.

Jean did not expect their reunion would be under these circumstances. It was beyond embarrassing!

"It is you."

After getting a good look at Jean, Ethan was surprised how much she had changed. Jean had become more pleasing, elegant and even more feminine than she was two years ago.

"Your drink was drugged. I--I saw it."

She stuttered.

Ethan looked at the drink that he was holding. He threw it into the trash can and immediately held out his hand to Jean, "Come on."

Her hands were sweating profusely. She didn't feel good at the moment. How could he be so calm after all these years?

It was as though nothing had happened between them.

She ignored Ethan's hand and walked out of the bushes. Noticing her reddish feet, Ethan crouched down and lifted her up. The sudden action startled Jean as she froze stiff in his arms. ☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐☐