Chapter 12: Just a Woman After All

At two o’clock in the morning, Yu Xiangsi stretched lazily and then closed her laptop.

“Oh dear, I made my boyfriend stay up late with me,” she said, noticing Ji Jing’s tired expression and immediately snuggling into his embrace. “Let’s go to sleep.”

Ji Jing glanced at her sideways. “Not easy, and you still notice me.”

Yu Xiangsi chuckled softly, burying herself in his arms and coaxing, “I’m tired, hold me.”

He rubbed her waist gently. She was ticklish and couldn’t help but twitch in his arms, and the next moment he lifted her up.

Back in the room, Yu Xiangsi let out a yawn, and Ji Jing pressed down on her, capturing her lips with his.

She froze for a moment. “Wait, weren’t we going to sleep? Aren’t you tired?”

“After we’re done, then we’ll sleep!” Ji Jing said decisively, his large hand already slipping inside her collar. “I stayed up with you all night working overtime. Don’t I deserve a reward?”

Yu Xiangsi reached out to push him away, stammering, “No… that’s not right. I… I was working overtime for your company, so shouldn’t you be paying me… overtime wages? Mmph.”

“Fine, tomorrow I’ll have finance calculate your overtime pay, but right now, you have to let me exercise my rights as your boyfriend!” Ji Jing said without hesitation.

Yu Xiangsi was speechless.

This incident taught her one thing: never bargain with businessmen—they are ruthless! And she, so pure and upright.

Yu Xiangsi’s first days at work were chaotic—she immersed herself in her duties every day, and with Yuna occasionally causing trouble, she was utterly exhausted.

Half a month after starting, she was set to attend a meeting with the Qiao Corporation—the first joint meeting between the two companies for this project. She had to be present, so she had been busy preparing materials for days on end.

Under such circumstances, revenge and Ji Jing had to be put aside.

Today, Ji Jing left work early again. Yu Xiangsi watched his departing figure, her resentment as a hardworking underling soaring to the sky.

The cruel capitalist!

She lowered her head and continued reviewing the Qiao Corporation’s documents—confidential internal files she could never have accessed before.

This was the current situation of the Qiao Corporation.

Ji Jing sent her a message after leaving the company, but she didn’t reply.

She was very focused when working; recently, he had been neglected, and he felt it deeply.

Yet she always professed her love for him, saying he was the most important, but every time, she left him to go home alone.

Little liar.

Ji Jing grumbled inwardly.

After thinking for a moment, he drove to Nightshade.

Ji Jing walked into the private room listlessly; Shen Xinian and Gu Ze were there.

Gu Ze looked up and smiled. “Young Master Ji, a rare guest. Did you really leave your cozy nest behind?”

Since that night when Ji Jing left with Yu Xiangsi, it had been almost a month without him coming to Nightshade. Shen Xinian and Gu Ze had called and invited him out, but he declined every time.

For the past month, all his thoughts were on Yu Xiangsi. Even though most of the time he was with her working overtime in the apartment, Ji Jing felt satisfied just studying materials with her and occasionally kissing her. He had no desire to go clubbing anymore.

Ji Jing sat down calmly, picked up a glass of wine, and said faintly, “She’s working overtime tonight.”

Shen Xinian raised an eyebrow. “Young Master Ji, that sounds quite resentful.”

Ji Jing gave him a sidelong glance. “If you don’t know how to phrase things, then just keep quiet.”

Shen Xinian laughed lightly. “He’s still pretending.”

Gu Ze grinned teasingly. “Your collaboration with Qiao Corporation is about to start, right? The person in charge on their side is Qiao Zhilin? The new love and the fiancée are about to meet—what a battlefield. Young Master Ji, your lively days are just beginning.”

Two women, one the fiancée and the other the girlfriend—just imagining it sounded entertaining.

Ji Jing was indifferent. “What’s the fuss? She’s not an immature person.”

He thought of Yu Xiangsi’s dedication; she worked even harder than he did.

Gu Ze said, “Who is she? Your golden cage? Can Miss Qiao tolerate that?”

Shen Xinian, always eager for drama, added fuel to the fire, “That woman can’t be sensible. If she was after money, fine, just pay her off. But if she’s after your love, how could she not be jealous seeing you openly with your legitimate fiancée? In the end, you’ll still have to soothe her.”

Ji Jing replied casually, “If it’s troublesome, then we can just part ways. After all, it’s just one woman.”

He spoke the truth. She was just one woman, and he was not short of women. Even though Yu Xiangsi was different from others, to him, she was still dispensable.

He admitted he might feel a little reluctant, but he was confident that after ten days or half a month, that feeling would fade.

Gu Ze, seeing his expression, felt much reassured.