Chapter 14

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Lin Wanmeng laughed dryly. What a coincidence. Why did the elevator suddenly malfunction?

She cursed Xia Qing in her heart. If the other party hadn’t wanted to flirt with him, she wouldn’t have to be with Ye Lingxiao under such circumstances.

As she thought about it, she reached out to grab Ye Lingxiao’s sleeve, but he avoided her.

“Didn’t you want to keep your distance just now?”

As expected, he could tell. Lin Wanmeng didn’t know how to explain.

She had indeed wanted to use Xia Qing to get some fresh air just now. Her original intention was not to participate in the emotional entanglement between the two of them, but now that this man’s pride had clearly been hurt, he was unwilling to let her off easily.

“I thought you really didn’t know anything.”

Ye Lingxiao pursed his lips tightly. When he heard Xia Qing’s words, he knew what she meant.

Initially, he didn’t want to rely on Lin Wanmeng to resolve this problem. However, the moment she saw an opportunity to get away from him, she slipped away without thinking.

She was avoiding him.

A sentence flashed through Ye Lingxiao’s mind, causing his face to instantly darken.

Lin Wanmeng was already trembling.

She was not afraid of the darkness, nor was she afraid of the narrow space, nor did she hate the sound of the mechanics in the elevator. These elements did not matter when they appeared alone, but once they were all gathered together, it made her shake uncontrollably.

Initially, Ye Lingxiao did not notice anything until he noticed the situation of the woman beside him.

He reached out to touch Lin Wanmeng’s body, but this touch made her even more afraid.

“Don’t touch me! Don’t touch me!”

Lin Wanmeng let out a heart-wrenching whimper. She leaned against the wall of the elevator and slowly knelt on the ground.

A long time ago, Lin Wanmeng was locked in a cabinet. She cried softly in the cabinet while the people outside turned on music and intertwined with each other in the music, saying sweet nothings.

At the thought of this, she glared at the man beside her angrily. It would be better if there was no one beside her, but once there was someone, she could not help but feel afraid.

Ye Lingxiao had never seen Lin Wanmeng like this.

In fact, he was willing to continue the engagement because he saw the tenacity and talent hidden in Lin Wanmeng.

If not for that, how could that greedy and shameless woman who only knew how to flatter and curry favor with him have held Mrs. Ye’s position for so long?

This woman lacked many things, but the only thing she didn’t lack was tenacity.

She could suffer all kinds of setbacks but never stop. Even people who had worked in the business world for several years might not have such an ability.

However, this was the first time he had seen Lin Wanmeng so weak and helpless.

Strangely, his first reaction was only a pang of heartache.

Ye Lingxiao covered his chest and looked down in panic.

Heartache? Why did I think of this word?

No matter how he tried to hide it, his body was still honest. Ye Lingxiao hesitated as he held her in his arms.

Lin Wanmeng, who was originally in a cold war with him, quietened down for once.

The person beside him was not unfamiliar. Unlike the black shadows in her memory, he did not laugh wildly.

Although this person did not love her, he was still a solid wall.

Lin Wanmeng took a deep breath. “President Ye, you can let go first.”

Being hugged so intimately and in such a small space, the ambiguous feeling intensified. Lin Wanmeng shook her head and threw away the bad thoughts in her mind.

This was the first time Ye Lingxiao had comforted someone, but he was actually despised.

His face darkened further in the darkness, and he let go in an instant.

However, as soon as she let go, the elevator suddenly shook. Lin Wanmeng lost her balance and fell onto Ye Lingxiao.

Ye Lingxiao’s back hit the ground, causing him to groan in pain.

Lin Wanmeng thought that she was too heavy and hurt Ye Lingxiao. Just as she was about to get up, the elevator moved again, as if it was falling.

She froze and did not dare to move at all.

Lin Wanmeng lay on Ye Lingxiao’s chest, her heart beating strongly in her right ear. Meanwhile, the sound of the elevator rope rubbing against something kept amplifying and echoing in her left ear.

“President Ye?” Ye Lingxiao’s long silence shocked Lin Wanmeng.

Did she knock him out?

She asked tentatively, only to hear the man’s deep voice. “What’s wrong?”

In such an environment, the quieter it was, the more it made one’s scalp tingle.

“The repairs might take a while. Let’s play a game. I’ll ask a question and you’ll answer it. Then we’ll switch over.”

“President Ye, what was your major in university back then?”

The woman lying on top of him actually started chatting seriously, making Ye Lingxiao feel a little helpless.

However, seeing how fragile she was just now, he still answered kindly, “Finance.”

It was his turn.

Ye Lingxiao thought for a moment. “Why are you afraid?”

The second question successfully made Lin Wanmeng regret it. She replied helplessly and vaguely, “I was locked up before.”

Ye Lingxiao knew that this matter was not so simple, but he was not prepared to investigate further here.

“President Ye, when did you start inheriting the family business?”

Ye Lingxiao had not thought of this question for many years. He was stunned for a moment. “It’s been a long time.”

He had been the Ye family’s heir for a long time.

However, other than the power that this identity brought, there were more restrictions.

After his parents passed away, the burden on him became even heavier, and the threats that followed increased.

Lin Wanmeng could hear Ye Lingxiao’s silence. For some reason, she recalled her childhood and muttered to herself, “That must have been tough.”

Ye Lingxiao had been in the business world for so many years and had received a lot of training.

Many people thought that pretending to be kind and innocent in front of him could confuse this man’s eyes. However, how could such a sharp-eyed business bigshot not tell who was sincere and who was not?

Some people were still hypocritical with their long speeches, but Lin Wanmeng’s short sentence seemed to show that she understood Ye Lingxiao’s helplessness back then.

“President Ye it’s your turn.”

Ye Lingxiao came back to his senses. After a long while, he finally said, “What do you want?”

The meaning of this question was unclear, but the moment he said it, he was interrupted by a loud commotion.

“President Ye, Mrs. Ye, are you alright?” The elevator door opened, revealing Xia Qing’s anxious face.

She looked at their postures and was suddenly stunned. Her expression was awkward.

“This… Tell the repairman not to come in first!”

Lin Wanmeng knew that this misunderstanding could not be explained. Although Xia Qing’s expression was happy, it was more of disdain for Lin Wanmeng.

How could he continue to seduce her in such an environment?

Lin Wanmeng quickly got up and suddenly turned to look at Ye Lingxiao. “What did you just say?”

Ye Lingxiao remained silent.