Chapter 1046 - Getting Closer

Xiao Yi’s slender and dangerous looking eyes that were as deep as the sea, stared at Xia Yanran, as if he wanted to swallow her up.

From his stare, Xia Yanran felt her hair stand on end, but she did not flinch and met with the man’s eyes.

Bai Tongtong felt that there was something unusual between the two of them and she said, “CEO Xiao, did you know Chief Editor Xia from before?” While Bai Tongtong was speaking, she moved closer towards Xiao Yi.

When Bai Tongtong bent over, her chest could be seen. Her figure was voluptuous with a feminine temptation.

Xia Yanran looked at Bai Tongtong, who was seducing a man in front of her, and she frowned. “It’s still work hours now. Put your mind off fishing for men and go out to do your work.”

Xia Yanran was usually cheerful and easy to talk to, but when she was stern, she would also give out a fierce aura.

Bai Tongtong looked at Xia Yanran, whose expression was tense, and she blinked at Xiao Yi pitifully. “CEO Xiao, I haven’t finished sorting out the information you wanted yet!”

Xiao Yi’s tall body leaned against the chair and he smirked. “You go out first.”

Bai Tongtong saw that Xiao Yi had spoken and did not dare to disobey. Straightening her body, she went out angrily, not forgetting to sway her body coyly.

Xia Yanran had not been able to stand Bai Tongtong for some time already, but her performance in the entertainment section she was responsible for was good, so she had no reason to fire her.

But this woman had even gone to hit on Xiao Yi.

Although Xia Yanran was a small shareholder of the company, she had put in a lot of effort into it and she did not want there to be any bad influences.

After Bai Tongtong closed the door, Xia Yanran looked at Xiao Yi with a dark expression. “You still haven’t answered me. Why did you dismiss Sister Mei?”

Xiao Yi took out a cigarette from the cigarette box and bit it between his teeth. His right hand was playing with a lighter and the when the lid was opened, there was a crisp sound. Xia Yanran looked at his lazy and cold demeanor and gritted her teeth in anger. “Xiao Yi, say something!”

Xiao Yi lit the cigarette, suddenly stood up and approached Xia Yanran. Not knowing what he was going to do, she still felt a sense of danger.

She leaned against the desk, her hands clenched into fists and she looked at the man coming towards her.

Xiao Yi stopped when he was a step away from her. He took a puff of his cigarette and blew it on Xia Yanran’s beautiful face.

It was full of badness.

Xia Yanran coughed a few times and then she glared at the man in front of her angrily, her chin raised high, afraid that he would see that she was guilty and uncomfortable.

Xiao Yi licked the corner of his lips and gave a low laugh.

Looking at his evil and ruthless appearance, Xia Yanran’s body shook with anger. “Xiao Yi, don’t forget that I also have the right to speak in this newspaper company. How can you dismiss Sister Mei without letting me know first?”

“Chief Editor Xia should call me CEO Xiao, after all, our relationship is not close enough to be calling each other by name!”

Xia Yanran clenched her teeth. “Why didn’t you say our relationship was not close when you slept with me before…” As soon as she said it Xia Yanran wished she could bite her tongue off. Tsk, tsk, tsk, what on earth was she saying?

She was now a calm and skillful working professional, how could she speak so carelessly when he provoked her?

Looking at her embarrassed and angry expression, Xiao Yi’s hardened attitude gradually softened.

He suddenly stepped forward and closed the distance between them. Xia Yanran saw him coming close and she leaned back, but she was already leaning against the desk so she could not put the distance between them.

The man put his hands on the desk that was by her sides and looked at her with an unreadable expression.

Xia Yanran’s breath tightened by his stare. “CEO Xiao…”

Before she could finish, Xiao Yi’s hand that was holding the cigarette suddenly came towards her. Xia Yanran thought he was going to use it to burn her and shrunk back in fear.

The man’s fingertips landed on her delicate and beautiful face, the red end of the cigarette was very close to her ear. If she moved around, she might really be burned by it.

Xia Yanran seemed to have been frozen in place and she stared at the man close to her with wide eyes.

There was a faint tobacco smell in her nose and Xia Yanran raised her hand, grabbing the man’s hand that was touching her cheek and took the cigarette away, stubbing it out in the ashtray.

After the series of movements, she wanted to push him away, but the man was faster. His strong hand grabbed her wrist tightly and put it behind her body.

The man’s other hand grabbed her slender waist and pressed her tightly against him. His chest was firm and muscular like an iron wall that could not be pushed away.

Xia Yanran knew that if he did not let go, she would undoubtedly be like an ant trying to shake a tree. Raising her head, she looked at him with no expression. “I’m asking you about Sister Mei, what are you doing?” Am I the one for CEO Xiao in this life? Isn’t Xia Mo your new lover?”

Xiao Yi looked at the woman’s delicate and beautiful face. She had a smile on her face and a trace of ridicule in her eyes. He reached out his hand and pinched her chin. “I’ve read about Sister Mei. She has worked here for five years but has not written any outstanding articles. Do you think I’ll keep a useless person?”

“No, although Sister Mei is not good with interviews and proposals, she can keep the office in good order…”

Ouch! Before she could finish, Xia Yanran’s delicate chin was in pain. The man had tightened his grip on her chin.

Xia Yanran wanted to pry his fingers away, but she was not his opponent in strength. She frowned and said angrily, “CEO Xiao, Mr Xiao, can you let go of me and have a good talk?”

“How was your blind date yesterday?”

What in the world? Xia Yanran looked at the man’s eyes which had turned dark with the change of topic and she endured the pain in her chin and said with an unreadable expression, “Didn’t you see it for yourself yesterday? You followed me from the restaurant to the cinema.”

“Really? Are you so sure that I was following you?”

Xia Yanran frowned. “I don’t want to talk to you about my personal matters. Let go of me!”

The man’s head slowly pressed down, the expression on his handsome face turned even darker, like an approaching storm. He only stopped when he was very close to her lips, a mocking smile flashed past his thin lips. “Yanran, what are you treating me as, going for a blind date?”

Being close to her, he could smell the fragrance of her body, sweet and enticing.

Xia Yanran was stunned when she heard his words but then she let out a laugh. “Mr Xiao, now other than being the boss of this company, you’re nothing else.”

As he drew closer, she calmed down, looking at him with a pair of bright eyes. “Xiao Yi, we already broke up a year ago.”