Chapter 22: You Say, I Obey

“And you?”

“When have you ever controlled me?”

Shi Ran rolled her eyes. “You do it every day… who could possibly manage that?”

Lu Beiyan propped himself up on his hands, unmoved.

She wrapped her arms around his neck, gently swaying, her voice low and deliberately drawn out, softly calling him, “Brother Beiyan~”

Lu Beiyan’s body trembled, his heart pounding. Yet, he remained composed.

“Brother Beiyan, this time, you can do whatever you want, okay?” Shi Ran imitated his usual manner, whispering coquettishly in his ear.

Lu Beiyan’s Adam’s apple bobbed, a faint blush rising on his face. His hands, supporting him on the bed, tightened slightly.

His defenses were about to crumble; all his pretense and firmness were about to fail.

Shi Ran lifted her head, kissing his lips, her voice even softer, “Doesn’t Brother Beiyan research this kind of thing every day? I’m giving you free rein this time, are you sure you don’t want it?”

After saying this, she kissed his lips several times in succession. This level of initiative was something Lu Beiyan wouldn’t dare dream of.

“Ranran,” he tried to suppress his desire, his voice hoarse, “Are you sure?”

Shi Ran’s eyes widened. She had a sudden feeling that she was walking into a wolf’s den.

But if you’re asking for a favor, you need to have the right attitude.

She nodded.

Lu Beiyan could no longer control himself.

Sweat beaded on her forehead, and after hearing his words, her face flushed even redder. She knew what Lu Beiyan meant.

“No.”

“Ranran, you say, I obey.”

“I spoil you, I prevent you from seeing him, I trust you, he came to find you, so I didn’t blame you, what are you doing now?”

“You’re the one who came to me.”

“Don’t blame me.”

…

The next day, Shi Ran got up, supporting herself with her waist, filled with regret. She had gone too far. Lu Beiyan had been practically wild.

When she went into the living room, he was having breakfast, looking refreshed and completely different from his bitter and resentful appearance the previous day.

Pervert.

But at least she had achieved her goal; his mood had improved.

“Lu Beiyan, can we talk properly now?” She walked over and sat opposite him.

Lu Beiyan swallowed the last piece of steak, stood up, “I’m finished. I’ll arrange a plane to send you back later. I still have work to finish, so I won’t be going back.”

“Lu Beiyan!”

“Running away again, running away! You only know how to run? Can’t you sit down and talk properly?”

Hearing the girl’s shout, Lu Beiyan immediately became angry, “Talk about what? Talk about your little ex-boyfriend?”

“Yes!” Shi Ran stood up, facing him.

“Shen Linyang won’t come looking for me again, why do you have to wipe out the Shen family? That’s decades of their hard work, and because of your words, it’s gone? What did his parents do wrong? Do you know that because of this, Mr. Shen is in the ICU?”

Lu Beiyan looked at her, saying each word clearly: “Their mistake was that I gave him a chance, and he didn’t cherish it! That’s how it is in the business world, whoever has the power makes the rules! Besides, I didn’t use illegal means; their company’s accounts had serious problems.”

“Yes, their company’s finances were infiltrated by a mole from another company, and the accounts were indeed sabotaged, but it’s still fixable now. As long as you’re willing to let them go.”

Shi Ran stepped forward, grabbed his hand, and gently shook it, softening her voice, “Lu Beiyan, I’m your woman now, what else are you worried about?”

“I’m afraid your heart isn’t with me!” Lu Beiyan threw her hand away.

“Lu Beiyan! We slept together! You put on your pants and refuse to acknowledge anything?” Shi Ran also got angry. Everything was fine when they were sleeping, why was it so difficult to discuss something? It was just a matter of his words.

“Shi Ran, I’ll touch you when I want to, and fulfilling your requests is just because I love you, pity you, respect you. Do you really think of yourself as a…prostitute? You humiliated yourself for him?”

“Prostitute? Mr. Lu, are you reminding me of my status now?” Shi Ran shouted.

Lu Beiyan realized he had spoken too harshly. He felt a little awkward and said, “That’s not what I meant.”

“Fine, I’ll acknowledge my status from today on. In the future, Mr. Lu can sleep with me whenever he wants without my consent. I’m nothing more than a prostitute.” Shi Ran said, and without eating breakfast, she went into her room.

Under the covers, her tears flowed uncontrollably.

She didn’t know why, but she felt particularly wronged.

Maybe Lu Beiyan was right, she was originally sold to him by her father. Maybe it was because she had been treated like a princess since she was young, being pampered and coaxed. Even though she was sold to him by her father, Lu Beiyan had always pampered, coaxed, and respected her.

It had gradually made her forget her status, making her think she could act spoiled and wild with him.

“Ranran, that’s not what I meant, Ranran, you know me, I haven’t had any other women, I fell in love with you at first sight, I’m the one who’s wrong, I’m the one who took you by force, it’s not your fault, it’s my fault.” Outside the door, Lu Beiyan pounded on the door, continuously apologizing.

Zhou Zhu came to report on his work and saw this scene.

He was dumbfounded.

This wasn’t their usual decisive CEO, the top of the food chain!

“Ranran, I’m sorry, I was careless with my words, will you forgive me?”

Zhou Zhu: What did the CEO say wrong? Why is he coaxing the person inside like he’s coaxing an ancestor? He’s almost about to kneel down!

“How dare I not forgive my sugar daddy! Don’t talk like that, I’m afraid I’ll die of fright!” Shi Ran shouted at the door.

Zhou Zhu: Sugar daddy? Who’s whose? Does the CEO even need to be supported by someone?

After an hour, Lu Beiyan was still at the door, “Ranran, come out to eat, don’t starve yourself.”

It was already noon, and the little girl hadn’t eaten a single grain of rice. Yesterday, he had also tossed her around, and her body probably couldn’t take it anymore.

Seeing that there was still no movement inside.

Lu Beiyan sighed and conceded, “Ranran, come out now, we can still discuss the Shen family matter, otherwise, no matter how you beg me later, it’ll be useless. You know me, except for being pushy and breaking my promises in that matter, I always keep my word in other things!”

Less than two minutes later, the door opened.

“Ranran, you’re out? Let’s eat first.” He pulled her hand and sat her down at the dining table.

“Let them go first.” This was a good opportunity, Shi Ran couldn’t miss it.

It turned out that Lu Beiyan was unyielding, but he was afraid of her anger.

“Ranran, who’s begging who?” Lu Beiyan asked.

Businessmen are like this, very clear-headed, whoever holds the chips calls the shots.

“Starting that again? Yes, you have money and power, you call the shots, but my body is mine, and my mouth is mine, whether I want to eat or not is up to me, I said I’m not eating.” Shi Ran stubbornly retorted.

Lu Beiyan saw that she was getting angry again, and he panicked, quickly saying, “Okay, okay, it’s my fault.”

“Xiao Zhou, don’t pursue the Shen family matter, but there’s one condition, make them either send Shen Linyang to the army or send him abroad to study, in short, one condition, he can’t return to City A for three years.”