204 MISUNDERSTOOD HIS INTENTIONS (2/2)
\”Did you enjoy the last section of Next Moment? I organised it just for you. Why didn't you just win the match directly?\” He asked instead of answering her question.
\”You are a businessman. You should understand that winning would have undermined my bottom line when TQA came out.\” She explained after sipping her tea.
\”But don't you want to shine? Don't you want to rise? You don't seem like a woman who would be satisfied with staying at home.\” He leaned closer. \”I have seen you in action. You are more than you let on. I think can help you.\”
Hu Lei's eyes narrowed as she looked at him. \”And how do you think you can help me?\”
\”Your talents are probably overlooked by Zhong Feng. He does not understand what you can do. You are not merely a writer or a beautiful woman. You are a power. In my organisation, you would be appreciated.\”
\”Oooh, is that so? What are you interested in? A club bouncer, a debt collector or assassin?\” Hu Lei's voice was cold and sharp.
Qi Han felt that Hu Lei had misunderstood his intentions. He simply had meant that if she was by his side, her wings would not be clipped. He understood families like the Zhongs. Their daughter-in-law had to fit in a certain mould, and Hu Lei was not meant to be suppressed like that.
\”You can choose any role that you would like in the Qi Group. You can take this as my repayment for saving my life.\” Qi Han added quickly.
Hu Lei leaned back and looked at the man. \”Mr Qi, what do you think that you know about me? Do you think that meeting me once showed you a secret part of my life that no one else is privy to?\”
Qi Han felt uncomfortable because that is exactly what he had assumed. When he had seen her for the second time, she had been dancing like a normal cute girl and realised that Zhong Feng treated her like a delicate vase. Even though he had been displeased that she was attached, he felt special because he knew something that no one else knew.
\”Listen to me very carefully. Saving you was merely by chance. There was no special meaning to it. You don't know me. You don't understand me. And don't make assumptions about my life. Is that clear?\” Her voice was controlled but there was obvious anger.
Qi Han realised that he had made a mistake in his approach. \”I apologise, Ms Hu. I overstepped my bounds. Still, I would like to repay you for saving my life. I will not rest easy with this debt.\”
He was not willing to let go of the chance to connect with her.
Hu Lei looked at him. \”Alright, I will collect that debt. But it will be on my own terms.\”