Entering the magnificent yet gloomy corridor, Xia Yunqi was too distracted to appreciate how spectacular the apartment was. The long stretching hallway in front of her seemed endless. With every step forward, she felt as if she was a step closer to hell...

"Miss Xia, this is the room. The boss is already waiting for you. You don't need to knock, just go in," a voice told her.

Yunqi paused for a few seconds. When she turned around, the servant who brought her there had vanished without a trace. She gave a wry smile, her hand tightening around the documents she was holding. After she took a deep breath, she pushed open the door in front of her...

The room was even more dimly lit than the corridor. She couldn't see much, but the overpowering masculine scent in the air was something she couldn't ignore. She could even feel a pair of sharp and heated eyes staring intently at her. There was also a familiar scent in the air that she just couldn't place.

"Mr. Shen?" She tentatively called out, "Mr. Shen, I've brought the contract. Would you like to take a look first?"

"Or should I explain the contract's content to you?" She asked again. After waiting for a long time without receiving any response, she asked cautiously.

"Do you think it's that easy to sign the contract?"

That voice...

Before she could recover from her shock, the light in the room was suddenly on, creating a hazy atmosphere. He raised his piercing and icy hawk-like eyes, giving her a mocking smile: "Yunqi, long time no see!"

"You...”

The familiar low voice left her in disbelief, just like she used to have in her most surreal dreams.

Unable to react, the documents in her hand slipped and fell onto the floor with a smack.

"Aren't you surprised to see me?” He had already stood in front of her without her knowing. He looked at her deeply, admiring those clear beautiful water-like eyes that hadn’t changed at all, with her long eyelashes slightly trembling.

But his fingertips were icy cold, brushing gently against her face with a familiar affectionate touch, stirring up old memories.

She quickly lost all her courage and quickly kneeled down to pick up the documents, her voice barely audible, "I'm sorry, I think I've come to the wrong place..."

"You wanted to sign the contract, didn't you? How could it be wrong?"

He snatched the contract from her hand, without even glancing at it, and casually threw it onto a coffee table nearby. Then, intentionally, he drew nearer to her, the faint pleasant fragrance wafting from her entering his nostrils.

This was a scent ingrained in his memory, unforgettable even in dreams.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know it was you." She was lost and confused.

"If you knew it was me, would you still consider selling?" His tone was the gentlest, yet his words were the cruelest.

Yun Qi shivered intensely, her face instantly turned deathly pale, but she couldn't find a suitable reason to defend herself. She let his cold fingers slide across her cheek and lips.

Unable to repress the tremors coursing through her, she didn't know how to resist.Those familiar memories, like waves, surged into her mind, causing her to forget how to breathe.

Until his voice rang out again, even more low-pitched and gentle:

"Yun Qi, I'm not interested in sign a contract with a company on the brink of bankruptcy. Or perhaps you have better arguments. How do you plan to secure my contract?"

He hates her!

She knew, he hated her. All this was her fault. She was the one who abandoned their love, she had no way to explain for herself. His breath, his voice sounded beside her, she could even sense his reaction.

She was powerless, sadly cast down her eyelashes, whispered, "Is this what you want?"