Chapter 10 Beg Him If You Need Him

Yan Wan's heart was thumping madly while her mind was blank. How did she end up in Huo Lichen's arms so unthinkingly? Boom! Before she could even start thinking, the door was swung open. “I need to speak to you about something urgent, sir.” Shen Baimei dashed in like a gust of wind but stopped short of her sentence when she saw what's happening in front of her, and her mouth hung open like a donut. The new president was a zillion times more handsome than she had imagined. But why was he holding Yan Wan in his arms? The two were so intimately close to each other as if they were about to... Huo Lichen cast a dark look at her and yelled in his raucous voice, “Get out!” Shen Baimei was startled. She fled the room instantaneously when she was finally able to react. Yan Wan seized the window of opportunity and sneaked out from Huo Lichen's arms. Her face was flushed red as she kept the furthest possible distance from him. “I have taken all the measurements, Mr. Huo. So can I leave now?” Huo Lichen was in a grimace. His look at Yan Wan was inscrutable. Despite being unsure, since he did not have the chance to touch her, he did not feel revolted when she was in his arms. His look was making her frantic, fearing he might force her to subdue to his demand again. She bit her lip hesitantly. Finally, she turned around and walked out of the room, without waiting for his approval. “I've got to go now!” As she dashed out of the office, she headed straight into the elevator, as if she could not wait to leave the penthouse. “Hold on, Ms. Yan.” The elevator door was just about to close when Wei Qi rushed over and pressed a button. The door opened again. The sight of him reminded her of Huo Lichen and made her feel uneasy. Could he be backing out from his word, refusing to let her go? Yan Wan remained inside the elevator. “What is it about, Mr. Wei?” “These are the details that Mr. Huo wanted me to pass to you.” Wei Qi handed her an entire stack of thick files. They must be the information on Huo Lichen's dress style and preferences. But don't they look a bit too much for a man? He must be choosy and fussy. Yan Wan was cursing inside as she took over the stack of files from him. Wei Qi did not go away but stepped a foot inside the elevator to prevent it from closing. “Mr. Huo will require you to present your design concept tomorrow when you've finished looking through the files today,” he said in an all-for-work tone. “Tomorrow?” It came as a shock to Yan Wan. Wasn't he asking too much for her to finish the entire stack of files and come out with a concept in just a day? He was just trying to pick on her. “Please explain to your boss, Mr. Wei. The design process is complex and takes time. I won't be able to complete it by tomorrow. Please ask him to spare me more time.” “Well, this ain't my field of expertise. Besides, Mr. Huo will not take no for an answer.” Wei Qi gave a helpless shrug. “But he said you could go to him personally if you have questions. He might consider your request.” “Oh, it's fine,” Yan Wan rejected unthinkingly; she would rather burn the midnight oil than look him up personally. Who knows what will happen next if I ask him for help? “In that case, goodbye, Ms. Yan. Feel free to look for me if you need me.” Wei Qi backed away from the elevator and pressed the button to close the elevator door before heading for the president’s office. Huo Lichen was sitting idly on the sofa with a glass of wine in his hand, taking a sip from time to time. A smidgen of disdain was etched across his face; he was in deep thoughts. Soon after, he belted out an order, “I want to know every single detail of what happened to Yan Wan at Shangpin Hotel that night.” Check on Yan Wan? Wei Qi pondered for a moment before a thought sprang up in his head. It dawned on him why his boss had made a sudden acquisition of this company. Could it be that the woman he met that night happened to be Yan Wan? If his conjecture were right, it would help his investigation by first checking out Yan Wan. “I'll see to it at once.” Boosted by his new leads, Wei Qi left promptly to make the necessary arrangements.