Chapter 45 Attracting the Wolf Into the Room
point, she was still conscious, stunned momentarily before struggling fiercely to escape Li An's suffocating kiss.But it was too late; an unfamiliar scent had filled the room, stirring endless desire...Chapter 45 Inviting the Wolf In
Seeing He Yufan carefully picking out hair clips, Yan Luoxi was both excited and surprised; her heart felt like it had leapt into her throat. She stood there foolishly for a short while before calming herself down and slowly approaching him with a mixture of joy and apprehension, calling out: "Yufan! He Yufan!"
He Yufan was stunned for a moment, then straightened up and turned to look at Yan Luoxi, unable to believe his eyes. “Luoxi, when did you get here”
Seeing that He Yufan didn't glare at her with disdain, nor sneer sarcastically or turn away from her, Yan Luoxi couldn't contain the joy surging in her heart anymore and stepped forward to grab He Yufan's arm. "Yufan, do you have any time Can we talk"
He Yufan pondered for a moment, nodded his head, then turned around and instructed the salesperson: "Get me this one! Could you please wrap it up for me"
The salesperson quickly bagged the hair clips and made out an invoice. Before He Yufan could reach out to take it, Yan Luoxi had already grabbed the receipt in advance and gone to the cashier to pay.
He Yufan didn't argue with her over this.
The two of them hadn’t walked far away; they chose a nearby KFC next to the mall and went inside to chat.
"Yufan, what do you want to eat" Yan Luoxi greeted him enthusiastically.
“Snow-top coffee!”
"No need for anything else."
"It's okay, I've already eaten before I came out.
"Good!" Yan Luoxi nodded and signaled He Yufan to find a seat while she went straight to the ordering area.
It was past lunchtime, so there weren't many people in line. Even though He Yufan only ordered coffee, Yan Luoxi brought over quite a few items.
The deep-sea cod strips, colorful fruit sundae, and spicy chicken nuggets were all things that He Yufan loved the most back then.
Seeing these items, He Yufan couldn't help but feel soft inside. She never expected Yan Luoxi to still remember her preferences; those good times when they had been close friends came flooding back into her mind.
"Yufan, how are you here!"
"Luoxi, what are you doing here!"
Both of them spoke up simultaneously and then laughed together.
He Yufan was curious about Yan Luoxi's situation. She knew that Li An had been searching for her thoroughly: "Luoxi, how did you end up here" she asked again in surprise.
Yan Luoxi knew the misunderstanding between herself and He Yufan back then was caused by Li An. She truly didn't want to lose this good friend of four years, so she told her all that had happened from before to now honestly.
He Yufan listened as if hearing a fantastic tale, sometimes gasping in surprise with wide eyes and other times shaking her head and sighing, her expression just as animated as it was in school.
Li An truly was the offspring of a black market kingpin; his methods were extreme yet endearing. He simply chose the wrong person—a single-minded Yan Luoxi. If he had chosen someone like herself, she would have gladly cooperated with him to put on an unprecedentedly deep romance play.
In He Yufan's heart, it was somewhat inconceivable for Yan Luoxi to be avoiding Li An so much; Li An was the most perfect and rare gem of a man in today’s society—handsome, wealthy, deeply devoted to Yan Luoxi, why run away! If she were him, she would have pounced on the chance already.
"Then, how are you and Zhou Guangtao getting along over here" He Yufan still cares about her former good friend. Similarly, Weiwei is also somewhat concerned about Zhou Guangtao.
"Guangtao started a joint venture company here. It was tough at the beginning, but it's much better now!" Yan Luoxi remains modest in her speech.
"What's his company called" He Yufan picks out fruits from her sundae as she asks.
“Southern Precision Joint Venture!”
“Oh! The recently famous Southern Precision is his company! I'm here to talk business with him on behalf of our company!” He Yufan is both surprised and admiring.
Sincerity can be seen in her eyes when she looks at Yan Luoxi.
Over the past two months, Zhou Guangtao has been praised by countless merchants near and far for his genuine achievements. As a young, refined man running a newly established company, he deserves pride and admiration from many women.
This time, He Yufan is assisting the sales manager to discuss business matters, but along the way, she heard about the legendary rapid development of Southern Precision, though she didn’t know that this person everyone was praising was Zhou Guangtao.
In today's era, for a man to achieve success, there are usually two paths: either he charges ahead in society and conquers the world on his own, or he relies on his family's substantial power. Self-made men like Zhou Guangtao who have risen to prominence through their own efforts are undoubtedly more attractive than second-generation heirs who flaunt their ancestors' wealth.
Seeing Yan Luoxi smile contentedly when talking about Zhou Guangtao, He Yufan feels a pang in her heart.
Why can Yan Luoxi find such an outstanding man Yan Luoxi is not particularly beautiful or exceptional and isn't even as virtuous as the average girl; she lost her innocence at around fifteen or sixteen and has been slept with countless times by Li An.
Nature makes women envious. They hope their friends are doing well, but they don’t want them to be better off than themselves.
Even though Ho Yufan wasn't a particularly wicked person, she couldn't help but compare herself to Yan Luoxi in terms of certain aspects.
She was young and beautiful, delicate and fair. Most importantly, in this chaotic world today, she still remained pure and untouched. Why hadn't she won the love of such an outstanding man
Seeing Ho Yufan's uncertain expression, Yan Luoxi thought that she must have been reminded of unpleasant past events again. She put aside her happy smile and cautiously asked, "Yufan, you came here this time for work-related matters. How long will you be staying"
"I'm here with my colleagues to discuss some business. It'll probably take about three or five days," Ho Yufan answered sadly.
“Where are you staying”
“At a hotel.”
“Why don't you ask your colleague if you can stay at my place for a couple of days We could catch up properly!” Yan Luoxi suggested excitedly, completely unaware that her suggestion would bring about extremely serious consequences.
Ho Yufan was just about to decline when she suddenly remembered Yan Luoxi mentioning that she now lived in an apartment with Zhou Guangtao. She glanced over and agreed happily.
The moment Yan Luoxi saw Ho Yufan agree to stay at her place, she jumped up in joy and grabbed Ho Yufan's hand without caring about the leftover food on the table.
This person by her side was her best friend throughout her life. Even though there had been some misunderstandings between them, she was still that understanding flower blooming beside her, a fearless hero standing before her protecting her. At night when it was quiet, she would want to lie next to this person and whisper softly.
When Ho Yufan felt the warmth of Yan Luoxi's arm around hers, she could clearly feel their intimate friendship from back then. She really wasn't one of those villainous women who schemed to ruin the female lead in TV dramas.
She was just a little jealous and curious, wanting to see what kind of person Zhou Guangtao had become now and how he lived with Yan Luoxi.l asleep! It's very cold here!" Yan Luoxi tried not to cry anymore, calling out to Li An with a firm voice.Li An lay motionless there, his face pale and body icy cold.When he and Yan Luoxi were thrown...