Seeing her worry, Fang Shiqing said, "You don't need to worry for now. Pei Shaoze wants you by his side just to find out if you have some agenda for joining Dingsheng. As long as you do nothing and work hard, he won't do anything to you. As for other matters, he's a company CEO—if you're unwilling, he can't exactly force you, can he?"
That made sense. Su Banxia nodded and looked at her. "What I'm worried about is that one day he'll find out about Xiao Hao and Guo Guo."
If that happened and Pei Shaoze tried to forcefully take the two children away, with her abilities, she probably couldn't do anything to stop him.
Mentioning Xiao Hao and Guo Guo, Fang Shiqing sighed, a bit helpless. "They say like father, like son. Xiao Hao and Guo Guo are practically mini versions of Pei Shaoze, especially Xiao Hao. If Pei Shaoze saw those two kids, he couldn't help but be suspicious."
Su Banxia knew this all too well, which was why she felt so restless inside.
The two sat chatting for a while until they realized it was getting late, then went back to the bedroom to rest.
The next day.
Monday.
After lingering in bed for an extra two minutes in the morning, Su Banxia was in a rush to get to work after dropping Xiao Hao and Guo Guo off at school.
She sprinted all the way into the company and squeezed into the elevator in a hurry.
Finally able to catch her breath, she belatedly noticed the strange atmosphere in the elevator—more precisely, it was cold.
And no one was speaking.
Curious, Su Banxia looked around and suddenly spotted a pair of shiny black men's leather shoes. She lifted her gaze—black trousers, a black suit, a white shirt...
This person... Pei Shaoze!
He was a big CEO with his own private elevator—why was he crammed in with the regular employees?
"Hi! Good morning, President."
With some difficulty, she forced a smile onto her face, meeting Pei Shaoze's cold, handsome features.
Pei Shaoze was particularly disdainful of her fake smile. Glancing at her, out of politeness, he grunted in acknowledgment, then fell silent again.
In the entire elevator, Su Banxia was the closest person to him.
She had been in too much of a hurry when she came in to notice, and now if she tried to create distance, it would be awkward.
She stood with her head down, thinking about how to move away.
Just as she took a small step, the elevator stopped. Delighted, she thought they had arrived.
She instinctively wanted to rush out, but it was only the second floor, and a crowd of people suddenly piled in.
In an instant, the distance between her and Pei Shaoze grew even closer.
Without warning, she was yanked hard and crashed directly into someone's embrace.
Su Banxia was startled, her face flushing red as she stammered, "You..."
Pei Shaoze smirked. "Is this... throwing yourself into my arms?"
Su Banxia: "..."
Throwing herself into his arms? He was the one who grabbed her first, okay? This man, did he have no shame?
Steadying herself, she tried to break free from his hold, but Pei Shaoze held her down. The elevator was crowded, and everyone was looking down at their phones.
No one noticed their interaction.
Su Banxia found this man utterly despicable. So shameless, it made her truly hate him.
"Let go of me!"
She whispered, struggling a few times in his arms.
The difference in strength between men and women meant her efforts were futile.
He had pulled her close initially to keep her from being jostled by others, with no ill intent, but now her small, soft body kept squirming in his arms.
Looking up, she met Pei Shaoze's burning gaze, breaking out in a cold sweat as she warned, "President Pei, this is an elevator."
He leaned down, close to her ear. "That's what makes it exciting in an elevator."
Su Banxia: "..."
Could he be any more shameless?
Looking down at the woman in his arms, her face flushed and her expression unsettled, Pei Shaoze felt an even stronger itch in his heart.
Startled, Su Banxia bit her lip and glared at him, her rosy lips parting to spit out two words, "Shameless!"
Her mild anger didn't faze Pei Shaoze at all.
He tightened his arm, suddenly pressing her body firmly against his.