Chapter 14

Chapter 14: Woke Up Too Fast! Watching Second Brother Get Flirted With

Running into someone related to the Li family was an unexpected surprise. Du An Rao also felt it was almost too much of a coincidence, but there had already been plenty of coincidences lately, so one more did not matter.

Once she figured this out, Du An Rao started planning in her heart how to use Xi Jing Yue as a bridge to connect with the Li family and help Fourth Sister reunite with her real family.

Unlike the sharp but inexperienced Du An Rao, Du He Xuan sensed something was wrong right away. The wariness he had just managed to put down rose up again.

When he looked at Xi Jing Yue, his gaze instantly became more probing and guarded. He felt this matter was far from simple.

But some people were just born lucky.

On his side, Du He Xuan was still thinking about how to end the meal as soon as possible and take his sister away, so he could cut off any unnecessary contact between them.

A sudden voice broke the strange, heated mood in the private room before he could act: “President Xi, it really is you.”

Du An Rao looked up and saw a woman walk in behind the waiter carrying dishes. The woman wore delicate, heavy makeup, looked enchanting and charming, yet still sharp and capable.

Xi Jing Yue raised his brows when he saw her, but he still stood up and shook her hand: “President Jiang, long time no see.”

“It really has been a long time,” President Jiang said with a smile. “Just now I went downstairs to ask the boss for a private room, and found out the last one had been booked by you, President Xi. I figured you must have an important guest to entertain today. I came over uninvited. I hope I am not disturbing you?”

Although President Jiang’s words were directed at Xi Jing Yue, her eyes swept over everyone in the room.

Director Gao and Zhou Shun Zhe, who recognized who she was, both froze and squeezed out stiff smiles at the same time: “Not at all, not at all.”

Du An Rao did not know if it was her imagination, but she felt that as soon as this woman appeared, her second brother became a bit jumpy. He actually looked even more on edge than when he had first seen Xi Jing Yue.

Hearing the two men, President Jiang smoothly followed along: “Then would you mind sharing a table with me? The boss said all the private rooms are already full today, and I really don’t want to eat alone outside. I wonder if you all could do me a favor and let me sit with you?”

The moment she said this, the private room went dead silent.

President Jiang raised her brows a little and swept a questioning look over Director Gao and the others: “Hmm?”

Zhou Shun Zhe and Director Gao both jumped like they had been poked by something. Shivering, they waved their hands: “We don’t mind, we don’t mind!”

Only then did President Jiang smile in satisfaction and turn to Xi Jing Yue: “What about you, President Xi?”

Xi Jing Yue’s eyes turned slightly cold, but with Du An Rao and the others there, he could only say in a lukewarm tone: “Since the guests don’t mind, I naturally have nothing to say.”

This was exactly the answer President Jiang had been waiting for. She walked a circle in the room on her high heels, then finally sat down next to… Du He Xuan.

Du An Rao was just wondering what kind of background this woman had, since Director Gao and Zhou Shun Zhe both seemed terrified of her. Who would have thought that after talking for a bit, the woman would suddenly come sit right by them.

Du An Rao stared with wide, surprised eyes, only now catching on.

[Oh no, is this woman here for my second brother? What is my second brother, some kind of precious snack? Why is everyone sniffing him out like dogs and chasing after him?]

The “precious snack” Du He Xuan: …

[Smell? What smell? What kind of smell do dogs like? Stop, stop! I can’t keep thinking about this.]

The originally grossed-out Film Emperor Du had his thoughts successfully led astray by his sister. The one who was also led astray was Xi Jing Yue.

He glanced at the dazed Du He Xuan, the corners of his lips lifting slightly before flattening again.

The already awkward meal became even more delicate after President Jiang joined them. At first, Director Gao and Zhou Shun Zhe still tried to force themselves to find topics to ease the mood, but in the end they could only give up and lower their heads to eat.

The turning point came when Xi Jing Yue suddenly got a phone call.

It was clear this call was important. Xi Jing Yue only took one look at the caller ID before standing up and saying to everyone: “Sorry, excuse me for a moment.”

Then he quickly left the table and disappeared out the private room door.

The moment he left, someone instantly grew restless.

“Mr. Du, we meet again,” President Jiang said with a smile. “That brief meeting at the X City Film Festival two months ago made me miss you for a long time. What about you, Mr. Du? Have you thought about me at all in these past two months?”

Her words were so suggestive that even Du An Rao was stunned. No way, did this woman really have something going on with her second brother…?

Just as she was about to ask something, Du An Rao felt her left leg get bumped.

She instinctively lowered her head and saw a pair of bright, sexy high heels sliding up and down along her second brother’s suit pants leg, slowly and teasingly.

Clack.

Du An Rao’s chopsticks trembled and fell onto the table.

[I really woke up too fast today, getting to see my second brother being harassed by a domineering female president and a female wolf! Wait, no, this should count as sexual harassment, right? My second brother is so scared he’s almost climbing on top of me!]

Du He Xuan, who had already expected something the moment President Jiang sat down, felt his eyelid twitch hard. Without drawing attention, he moved a little closer to his sister and said in a cold voice: “President Jiang, please behave yourself.”

“Behave?” President Jiang seemed amused by Du He Xuan’s panicked, inexperienced dodging. She laughed even harder, her shoulders shaking. “Food and sex are both part of human nature. It’s normal. Besides, everyone loves beauty. No one can resist beautiful things, not even presidents. I’m no exception.”

As she spoke, President Jiang tapped the back of Du He Xuan’s hand with her fingertip, her long red nails making the gesture even more suggestive.

“This really isn’t all my fault,” she said lazily. “You have to understand, when something shines too brightly, people just can’t help wanting to pluck it down and hold it in their hand to admire and play with. As long as you’re willing, I’ll do everything I can to make you the brightest lamp in my palm.”

President Jiang’s voice was so sweet and sticky that it made Du An Rao’s skin crawl with goosebumps.

[What kind of ‘I only made the mistake everyone in the world would make’ player speech is this? President Xi, I’m sorry, I blamed you wrong! Compared to this woman, you’re basically a perfect gentleman. The way she looks at my brother, it’s like she wants to eat him alive. So scary, sob sob!]

Xi Jing Yue, who had hurried back after his call, stopped in his tracks. He suddenly felt he could return to the private room a bit later.

Du He Xuan was just as disgusted. Thinking of this woman’s glorious “battle record” in the circle, he leaned back to avoid her touch.

At the same time, he pulled out a tissue to wipe the back of his hand, putting all his disgust and rejection of the person in front of him plainly on display.

“Not everything is suited to be held in your hands,” he said calmly. “In the night, the things that shine aren’t just lamps, there’s also fire. President Jiang, don’t mistake fire for a lamp. If it only burns your hand, that’s not so bad. But if it sets your whole body on fire, it’ll be hard to put out.”

President Jiang’s expression had already darkened the moment she saw him wipe his hand. After hearing his words, her face grew even gloomier, a hint of viciousness flashing in her eyes.

“It’s good for young people to have some temper,” she said slowly. “But if you’re too hot-headed, you’ll have to suffer a bit. Once you hit the wall hard enough, you’ll naturally learn how to bow your head.”

The second she finished, six or seven tall, strong men in black suddenly appeared in the private room. They were all bodyguards, and they crowded the room until there was almost no space to move.