Chapter 1046 - Getting Closer (2/2)

Looking at her embarra.s.sed and angry expression, Xiao Yi’s hardened att.i.tude gradually softened.

He suddenly stepped forward and closed the distance between them. Xia Yanran saw him coming close and she leaned back, but she was already leaning against the desk so she could not put the distance between them.

The man put his hands on the desk that was by her sides and looked at her with an unreadable expression.

Xia Yanran’s breath tightened by his stare. “CEO Xiao…”

Before she could finish, Xiao Yi’s hand that was holding the cigarette suddenly came towards her. Xia Yanran thought he was going to use it to burn her and shrunk back in fear.

The man’s fingertips landed on her delicate and beautiful face, the red end of the cigarette was very close to her ear. If she moved around, she might really be burned by it.

Xia Yanran seemed to have been frozen in place and she stared at the man close to her with wide eyes.

There was a faint tobacco smell in her nose and Xia Yanran raised her hand, grabbing the man’s hand that was touching her cheek and took the cigarette away, stubbing it out in the ashtray.

After the series of movements, she wanted to push him away, but the man was faster. His strong hand grabbed her wrist tightly and put it behind her body.

The man’s other hand grabbed her slender waist and pressed her tightly against him. His chest was firm and muscular like an iron wall that could not be pushed away.

Xia Yanran knew that if he did not let go, she would undoubtedly be like an ant trying to shake a tree. Raising her head, she looked at him with no expression. “I’m asking you about Sister Mei, what are you doing?” Am I the one for CEO Xiao in this life? Isn’t Xia Mo your new lover?”

Xiao Yi looked at the woman’s delicate and beautiful face. She had a smile on her face and a trace of ridicule in her eyes. He reached out his hand and pinched her chin. “I’ve read about Sister Mei. She has worked here for five years but has not written any outstanding articles. Do you think I’ll keep a useless person?”

“No, although Sister Mei is not good with interviews and proposals, she can keep the office in good order…”

Ouch! Before she could finish, Xia Yanran’s delicate chin was in pain. The man had tightened his grip on her chin.

Xia Yanran wanted to pry his fingers away, but she was not his opponent in strength. She frowned and said angrily, “CEO Xiao, Mr Xiao, can you let go of me and have a good talk?”

“How was your blind date yesterday?”

What in the world? Xia Yanran looked at the man’s eyes which had turned dark with the change of topic and she endured the pain in her chin and said with an unreadable expression, “Didn’t you see it for yourself yesterday? You followed me from the restaurant to the cinema.”

“Really? Are you so sure that I was following you?”

Xia Yanran frowned. “I don’t want to talk to you about my personal matters. Let go of me!”

The man’s head slowly pressed down, the expression on his handsome face turned even darker, like an approaching storm. He only stopped when he was very close to her lips, a mocking smile flashed past his thin lips. “Yanran, what are you treating me as, going for a blind date?”

Being close to her, he could smell the fragrance of her body, sweet and enticing.

Xia Yanran was stunned when she heard his words but then she let out a laugh. “Mr Xiao, now other than being the boss of this company, you’re nothing else.”

As he drew closer, she calmed down, looking at him with a pair of bright eyes. “Xiao Yi, we already broke up a year ago.”