After measuring Lu Yan's shoulder width, Ning Anmiao crouched down to measure his leg length, and then his waist circumference.
She stood in front of Lu Yan, reaching her hands to the sides of his waist. In an embracing gesture, she grabbed the measuring tape from behind him and was about to move it to the front to read the value.
Suddenly, Lu Yan's voice sounded above her head, steady and calm. "Miss Ning, work is work. Why are you throwing yourself at me?"
Ning Anmiao was startled. She almost dropped the measuring tape in her hand. She looked up, about to retort, but the man actually placed his big hand on her back and pressed gently.
Before she could react, the man pulled her into his arms. Her heart suddenly started pounding. "Lu..."
"Be more serious at work. If you stand so far away from me, can the measurements be accurate?"
He sounded so serious that it seemed he was still discussing the body measurements with her.
She swallowed hard and couldn't think of a retort for a moment. She just lowered her head silently. "Got it."
She tried to read the waist measurement, but her hands were shaking.
For some reason, her heart kept pounding. The distance between them was so close that she felt the air was getting thin.
Lu Yan looked down at the top of her head, breathing in the fragrance of her hair. His breath hitched.
He couldn't help but reminisce about that night...
"I-I've finished measuring," Ning Anmiao said, her voice trembling. Her breathing was in a mess.
Hearing this, Lu Yan let go of her. She quickly took a few steps back and looked up at him.
He said calmly, "Are you done with all the measurements?"
Ning Anmiao nodded. "Yes."
Lu Yan looked at her and said softly, "Then let's talk about something other than work."
The familiar, cold fragrance on him made Ning Anmiao stunned for a few seconds.
"I thought about it carefully later. It seems that Miss Ning threw herself at me that night," Lu Yan paused and continued. "In that case, it seems that I'm the one who was taken advantage of."
Ning Anmiao immediately knew which night he was referring to. Her eyes immediately dodged. "So what?"
She thought such things were consensual. Why should they care about who took advantage of whom?
Seeing that she was obviously led by his words, Lu Yan couldn't help but get interested. He said softly, "Since I was taken advantage of, doesn't Miss Ning plan to take responsibility? After all, my worth is not cheap."
Ning Anmiao: ...
She had never seen such a rascal.
The great president of Xinghe Capital, a billionaire, was now seriously telling her that "I'm not cheap"?
She could completely suspect that she was being extorted by him.
However, she was the one who took the initiative that night. She felt guilty and didn't dare to refute. "What can I do? I don't have any money."
A barefoot person is not afraid of those wearing shoes. She was a poor person and had nothing to fear.
"You can use something else to make up for it if you don't have money," Lu Yan smiled slightly. He leaned forward and approached her again.
Ning Anmiao secretly thought something was wrong. She instinctively put her hands in front of her chest. "I won't sell my body. Anything else is okay."
She didn't want to play this game of you sleep with me once, and I sleep with you once.
They were already divorced. If they still maintained such an improper relationship and others found out, it would be her who would lose face.
Lu Yan found it funny and couldn't help but curl his lips. "Who told you that I want to sleep with you?"
Ning Anmiao fell silent.
Lu Yan's Adam's apple rolled. Looking into her eyes, he really had an idea.
However, he knew clearly.
He couldn't be too hasty, or he would scare the little white rabbit away.
For the things he wanted, Lu Yan always had enough patience.
His voice was a bit hoarse, but still calm. "I need a female companion for the European royal dinner next month."
Ning Anmiao was stunned for a moment and immediately refused. "Mr. Lu, I'm not available."
If she appeared as Lu Yan's female companion on such an occasion, it might cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
She didn't want others to think that she was still entangled with him after the divorce.
It wasn't very graceful.
"You are available," he said firmly. "The biggest sponsor of your studio is Xinghe Capital, Ning Anmiao."
What he meant was for her to recognize the current situation.
Now, her sponsor was Lu Yan.
...
In the end, Lu Yan didn't force her. He just gave her time to think about it.
On the way back, Ning Anmiao was in a gloomy mood.
She couldn't figure out why, even though they were divorced, Lu Yan could still appear in front of her like a ghost?
That was okay, but he still wanted her to go abroad with him to attend a dinner?
She felt very embarrassed.
When she returned to the studio, it was already evening. Yin Yiyan was still busy as usual. She told Ning Anmiao that she could go home first.
Yin Yiyan had business to attend to and would have to go to a social gathering at night. When Ning Anmiao left, she told her to drink less alcohol and then left with her bag.
On the way back, she was still hesitating whether to agree to Lu Yan.
It was already dark outside. Ning Anmiao stood downstairs, hesitating again.
She was very afraid of the dark.
However, always being afraid was not the solution. She always had to face the darkness alone.
She took a deep breath to encourage herself and rushed upstairs quickly. The noise she made was a bit loud. As a result, when she reached the second floor, the light actually came on.
She looked at the brightly lit stairs and was a bit surprised for a moment.
This was an old residential building, and there was no property management to repair it. The voice-activated light that had been broken for a long time, who fixed it?
An old woman lived on the second floor. She happened to come out to take out the trash. She also saw the lit light and couldn't help but smile. "A handsome young man in a suit came this afternoon. He stepped on a ladder and changed the light bulb."
"I don't know if he's a neighbor in our building. We should thank him well when we see him next time. I'm getting old, and I can't see the road clearly..."
A man in a suit...
Ning Anmiao thought of that night for no reason. Lu Yan held her wrist and walked through the dark second floor.
The burning touch from his palm welled up in her heart at this moment.
She felt her heart beating extremely clearly.
When she got home, she sat on the sofa, flipped through her phone messages, and looked at the latest fashion information. Then she was about to drink a glass of milk and go to sleep.
Just then, Yin Yiyan sent a text message.
[Miaomiao, did you have a conflict with Lu Yan today?]
Ning Anmiao was puzzled and replied, [No. Why?]
Yanyan: [It's nothing. It's just that Xinghe notified today that the construction period will be shortened by one month. I'm afraid we'll be very busy in the future.]
[I thought you two had an argument and Lu Yan was taking revenge.]
Ning Anmiao: ...
Looking at these words, the touch she felt just now immediately turned into anger.
He gave her time to think on one hand, and on the other hand, he was putting pressure on Yin Yiyan and the others. He just wanted to force her to obediently agree to go to the dinner with him!
Very good, extremely good, couldn't be better!