The hotness of his body warmed hers but her heart ached for him, she wondered if he had to endure such cruel treatment all along but little did she know that is only the tip of the iceberg, she released him from the back hug and traced the wounds on his back with tears forming in her eyes.

"I didn't think he still does this to you," she remarked with a silent sob in her voice, his brows crinkled hearing her words, he turned back and held her hand up.

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"Still...you knew about this before now?"

She used her other hand to wipe the tears on her cheeks then raised her gaze to meet his, she smiled faintly.

"I have always known since we were in high school, I know everything about you and I see every part of you unlike the woman you love, does she understand your difficulty, your ambitions, what you truly want?...all of this I know the answer to," she sentimentally responded with the faint smile on her lips, he scoffed in disbelief.

He has always thought Xiaomeng only wanted him because of her jealousy and the good part of him he shows, he couldn't understand why she would still love him even in this situation.

"Why--" she placed her finger on his lips to stop another word from escaping his lips then she took a step forward while he took a step backwards until he slumped on the bed then she removed her finger from his lips.

"I will attend to your wound," she remarked just as a maid entered with a first aid box which she had instructed the maid to bring before she entered his room, the servant then bowed and left.

She dabbed the wound with cotton wool soaked in methylated spirit then she applied the necessary creams to stop the wound from forming a scar, she exhaled after treating the wound, she turned around to return the small cream to the box on the table but he grabbed her hand and pulled her to his laps.

She widened her eyes in shock, her lashes fluttered nervously as she gulped down her saliva wondering what is about to happen next but she feared it will be a soulless kiss---like last time.

"I am sorry, you have always been by my side all these years despite seeing this poor side of me," he said as though in a whisper then he cupped her face with one of his hands and caressed her cheek with his thumb.

Her heart thumped loudly, even this little action of his makes her get excited, she felt as though a surge of current flowed through her body at his touch, but a part of her felt insecure that he might be doing this because of his sad emotion, nonetheless, she didn't want to waste the chance.

She placed her hands on his cheeks then she drew her face closer to his but stopped halfway with her eyes looking nervously into his, as though she needs his permission, he ran his hand through her hair and pulled her head towards his.

He took her lips in his and ran his tongue over hers, with his hands running through her hair, her eyes were still open as she didn't think he would make a move but this kiss feels...real and filled with emotions.

She felt on top of the world feeling his soft lips over hers, she wrapped her hand around his neck as he slowly turned her over to the bed and laid on top of her, he pulled his lips from hers and looked into her eyes.

She understood what is about to happen, although she wasn't prepared, she definitely didn't think of giving up this chance.

He unbuttoned the upper button of her blouse and pulled it over her neck, he pulled off the white singlet underneath her top leaving only her bra on, he hesitated for a while but she wrapped her hand around his neck and pulled him down on her following a passionate kiss.

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Beep!

Beep!

Beep!

The disturbing sound of the alarm kept resounding in her ear and forcing her to wake him but the soft feeling of her hand wrapped around someone made her refuse to wake up, however, she couldn't persist against the loudness of the alarm.

She groggily opened her lids, expecting to see the man she made love to next to her but she realized she was cuddling a pillow, she shot her eyes open with her brows furrowed.

She pulled the duvet over her naked body and brushed her hair back as she looked around the room, she wrapped her body with the duvet and stood up from the bed to check the toilet and closet for him but she still couldn't find him.

She opened the door slightly and called for the butler who quickly came running towards the room, she opened the door enough for him to see her face.

"Where is Chen Kai?" she questioned with a frown on her face.

"He left about an hour ago but he ordered us not to disturb your sleep and also to serve you breakfast in bed," the butler responded, she looked away from him and sighed not knowing if she should be happy that the man she just lost her virginity to left without her knowing or to be happy that he cares about her sleep and breakfast.

{What if---}

She snapped the thought from her mind.

"I won't be having breakfast," she shut the door on him and returned to the bed.

She cupped her face in her palm and scrunched her face, she wondered if she made the right decision despite not knowing if his heart now belongs to her, the thought of Yu Yan warning her to make sure he never calls her and the way she winced with her finger on her lips...

She couldn't help thinking things went far between them or perhaps it already did while they were still together, she meant to confront Chen Kai about it when she returns to the mansion but just as she entered, she met the servants standing in a corner, she questioned them then hid behind the door as she watched the chairman beat him up.

She initially didn't plan to use that method to make him treat her nicely but....she shook her head to shake the thoughts away.

"We are engaged and he already slept with me, there is no way he will still go back to her, he is mine now," she exhaled deeply in confidence then she took her bath and dressed up to leave for work.

As soon as he got to the hospital, he stormed towards Jia Yu's department, he barged into her office and pulled the blinds before she could even query him.

"What are you doing---" her words hung at her throat when he gripped her hand and pulled her out of her seat with force, she winced as the grip on her wrist was too tight.

"What do you think you are doing right now?" she yelled with her eyes widened at his guts.

"I should be asking you that question, what game are you playing?" he retorted with his lips curled up and the veins on his temple evident.

"If you have a question to ask then ask like a normal being, what do you think you are to grip my hand," she tried to snap her hand out of his grip but failed, instead, he pulled her closer to him.

"Why would Han Corporate group suddenly take over two subsidiaries of Chen group when your parents have never done anything like this before, I don't know what game you are playing but you had better quit," he warned with a hint of threat evident in his voice, she glared into his eyes for some seconds with her lips paused before bursting into laughter.

His frown deepened.

"What are you laughi---" he didn't complete his sentence before she sent a slap across his face with a smirk on her face, he held his cheek with his other hand then glared at her with anger blazing in his eyes.

"What, do you perhaps intend to return the slap?"

He raised his hand against her face but stopped halfway with his teeth gritted, she smirked and stepped closer to him.

"If you have the guts then lay even one finger of yours on me," she threatened.

He became confused, he has never seen this side of Jia Yu since their years of friendship through Yu Yan, he initially thought she would be the spoiled and authoritative only child of the family controlling the wealthiest company in the country but she turned out to be the opposite.

"You must have forgotten your place..." she poked his chest with her index finger as she moved forward while he moved backwards with his hand still holding hers up.

"I only pretended to be on the same level with you because of Yu Yan but now that the connection is lost, you have no right to speak to me in this manner, your subsidiaries are but the beginning.....