Chapter 1: Rushing to the First Date

  Yokohama City, Hui Long Media Company.

  A 200-square-meter room, simply decorated, with a plush white two-seater sofa in the middle of the room, warm yellow light spilling down from above, adding a hint of ambiguity.

  "Go down a bit, then go down some more..."

  "Is that so?" Leng Xi slid his fingers, like a bunch of scallions, across his shoulder, took off his suspenders, and "exposed" his smooth, round shoulders. His clear and charming eyes faced the camera, with a hint of a smile at the corner of his mouth.

  "It's not enough to just show a little, you have to reveal more, go lower - do you understand? What's the point of having a jade-like complexion and a bun on your chest if you're just going to eat idly and not face the camera?"

  The man, who was already balding on the top of his head, held a camera and stood up abruptly, his words laced with impatience and a hint of lust.

  Leng Xi was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly understood something. The smile on her face didn't diminish, but it turned into a subtle cold sneer. She pulled her shoulder strap down another segment. Her fair and plump half-ball was almost exposed, and the photographer's eyes widened in shock.

  "Is that so?" A thicker smile spread across Leng Xi's face.

  "Right, right, right, go on, this is what they call 'exposing'."

  "Slap"

  A loud slap echoed on the cameraman's face, "What a broken company, interviewing temporary actors like this!" At some point, Leng Xi wiped away his smile, adjusted his suspenders, and turned cold, questioning in a detached tone.

  "Boom!"

  "Acting like a saint, but still her sister's pretentiousness is getting on my nerves! Hold this woman down for me!" The cameraman with the Mediterranean hairstyle suddenly jumped up and smashed his camera to pieces.

  "What are you going to do!" Leng Xi was frightened, but was quickly subdued by two burly men who pinned down her hands and feet.

  "Dare to throw a tantrum in front of me? If you're sold, behave yourself and don't be ungrateful. I'm giving you face, don't refuse it!" The Mediterranean's broad face leaned in close to Leng Xi, his index finger lifting her chin, his expression twisted in anger as he hissed.

  Leng Xi's brain suddenly shook with a loud crash. "What did you say, who was sold! I'm here for an interview!" Leng Xi felt slightly terrified.

  Isn't this the job Aunt Mei introduced her to? How come...

  "Haha......" The man laughed with a somewhat eerie and sarcastic tone, "You're here for an interview, do you know what this job is about?" The man's oily and wide face gradually enlarged in front of Leng Xi's eyes, causing her eyes to widen vigilantly.

  "You'll know soon enough, there won't be a second time if there isn't a first!" The man suddenly became impatient and roughly tore open his own shirt in front of her.

  Leng Xi almost screamed, but the despicable man had already pounced on her and was about to tear off her clothes...

  "Wait!" Just as the man's hand was about to grab her clothes, Leng Xi shouted loudly with a forced calm.

  "Mediterranean" was taken aback for a moment, he didn't expect that in the face of the current situation, this 'woman' would have such an unflappable and calm expression.

  His movements were driven by curiosity, and he stopped in his tracks.

  "It's just about that matter, let me go, I'll handle it myself!"

  Seeing "Mediterranean" did not object, the two handsome men let go of the cold creek.

  Leng Xi's calmness was astonishing, her eyes lightly scorned the middle part of "Mediterranean" which had already stood up halfway, "It's that small, can you do it? I think your two brothers are more powerful than you."

  The three men were taken aback.

  "You all discuss it among yourselves and let whoever wants to speak again." The three men didn't notice that while talking by the creek, they had unknowingly walked not far from the 'gate'.

  "No good, that girl is going to run!"

  Hearing the call, Leng Xi's heart was suspended, and he quickly opened the door and rushed out.

  "Halt!" The shout came from behind and was immediately followed by footsteps.

  Leng Xi's heart was racing like crazy, not daring to slack off in the slightest. She ran barefoot with all her might, listening to the sound of pursuit getting closer and closer behind her. At a corner of a passageway, Leng Xi suddenly came up with an idea and hid in the restroom.

  Heart racing like raindrops, I listened carefully as the footsteps wandered around the bathroom for a while before running off in another direction.

  Leng Xi didn't dare stay for long, with a frightened heart he ran towards the outside of the main hall's gate, faster, faster, as long as he could run out then nothing would be wrong...

  She ran while looking back in fear, hoping they wouldn't come after her!

  "Ah!" Her forehead throbbed in pain as she almost got knocked over.

  Just as she was about to fall, a strong hand suddenly reached out and wrapped around her waist, pulling her into a robust chest.

  Leng Xi was dizzy and confused, but she remembered that she was being "chased to death", maybe the person holding her was one of those bad guys.

  She didn't even lift her head, caught hold of the arm wrapped around her, and bit down mercilessly.

  His arm was bitten until it bled, Ling Han felt pain and frowned, pushing this little beast-like 'woman' away!

  Very good, the effect is achieved. Leng Xi didn't have time to catch her breath, she spotted the main door of the hall and took off running. Faster, faster, just a few more steps away from their territory and she would be safe. Leng Xi was so eager to pass through that big door, the sunlight outside was very beautiful.

  "Wait!" Leng Xi's body, which had been moving swiftly like an arrow, was suddenly and roughly grasped by the large hand from earlier, accompanied by a low, magnetic voice.

  Leng Xi couldn't think of much, she only knew she had to run out, running desperately, but the 'door' was still so far away from her. Suddenly, it dawned on her: how could she be panting and exhausted, yet still standing in the same place?

  "Let me go!" Leng Xi didn't turn around, instead he swung his arm back to punch the hand grasping her waist and skirt, his running feet didn't stop, it looked quite comical to onlookers.

  Ling Han was calm and composed, watching the woman's comical expression with a relaxed face. A playful smile played on his lips as he tightened his grip slightly, easily pulling Qing Xi to his side.

  "Ah! Let go!" Leng Xi was terrified and shouted as she tried to pull her hand back, but the man grasped her wrist.

  She glared, turned around and was about to counterattack the disgusting "Mediterranean" with a sharp momentum, but was stunned by the scene in front of her: This man, with a strong facial outline yet elegant, had a masculine beauty, high nose bridge, thin lips slightly cold. Wait, so handsome! Who is he, an accomplice of the "Mediterranean"?

  No, looking so handsome, shouldn't be a bad person! As the saying goes, "Handsome is as handsome does", naturally endowed with beauty. This is Leng Xi's own definition of a common saying, she has always believed in it, otherwise why would there be so many girls who like handsome guys?

  "You've smashed my 'jade' Guanyin to pieces and still want to escape, huh?" The man's voice was as rich and mellow as a hundred-year-old red wine, but slightly cold.

  "What?" Leng Xi came back to her senses and only then remembered that when she bumped her forehead earlier, she indeed heard some shattering sounds.

  She instinctively turned back, saw the emerald-green Guanyin statue broken into two halves on the ground, and frowned, taking a deep breath. "Sorry, I didn't mean to, I'll compensate you, but not now, please let me go first, I really have an urgent matter." Leng Xi's heart was burning with anxiety, constantly glancing back, afraid that "Dizhonghai" would catch up.

  "Something urgent?" Ling Han's narrow, slanted eyes scanned Leng Qing from head to toe: disheveled hair, bare feet, and a revealing cheongsam dress. It was easy for him to associate her with decadence and promiscuity. Delicate and slender, with a small oval face, skin as white as jade, and a petite mouth, she looked quite good, fitting for her status. Her eyes, however, were seductive, flashing with a hint of allure amidst their clarity. "Is this the nth blind date?" Ling Han's casual tone was laced with cold sarcasm.

  "Sir, would you mind letting me go first..."

  "Grab her over there!" Leng Xi's words had barely left his lips when the frightening shout of pursuit came from mid-air, causing her heart to skip a beat.