551 Approval (2/2)

Long Jinjing regained her senses and realized that the man's arm was still wrapped tightly around her waist while her entire back was pressed against his chest. She could feel the hard planes of his body, making her face and neck flush red in embarrassment. Fortunately, the place was relatively dark.

”Mr. Lu, you can let go of me now,” she said, doing her best to make her voice sound calm.

”Hmmm…”

He didn't let her go right away. It took him about three to four seconds before his arm unwrapped around her waist.

Once she was free, Long Jinjing stepped away from the man until they were separated by about a couple of metres.

”Thank you for saving me back there, Mr. Lu. I appreciate it.”

Lu Zihao walked to the nearest glass window and sat on the ledge. The dim illumination from the moon in the night sky failed to soften the harsh planes of his features. In fact, it made them even more intense. He crossed her arms over his chest and looked at Long Jinjing, like a predator looking at his prey.

Something inside her shivered in fear from his intimidating gaze, but her chin lifted, refusing to back down. The man was only human, just like her. He wasn't a monster or a god. Why should she be afraid of him? Besides, he was close to her sister. They were so close that Long Jinjing sometimes felt a little jealous that they acted more like the siblings than her and Iris.

”If I didn't save you back there, you would've fallen on your face. Clearly a woman who has no awareness of her surroundings. I hope you aren't that careless when handling the finances of my sister's company,” Lu Zihao drawled with his lazy voice.

His insinuation of her incompetence infuriated her. However, she controlled herself from lashing out at him.

”Mr. Lu, rest assured that I'm doing my job properly as the CFO of Orchidia Beauty. The company might be owned by Xiulan but I along with Chen Fei, the Bauer siblings, and the others working for it all want to watch it grow and succeed. Not only am I the CFO but Xiulan, the CEO, is also my sister. I won't betray my own sister nor her company that she worked so hard to build.”

Lu Zihao didn't reply. He just continued looking at her with his dark predatory eyes.

Long Jinjing felt like all the hair on her body was standing up, like he was able to see everything about her. He was like the devil, sizing her up, judging her, deciding what to do with her. She couldn't take it anymore.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click for visiting.

”Thanks again for saving me from falling,” she said after clearing her throat. ”If you'll excuse me, I have to return to the party. My sister and my friends must now be wondering where I went.”

Then she turned and started walking away without waiting for his reply.

”She's my sister,” the voice of the devil was soft yet penetrated her mind like a sharp sword.

Long Jinjing stopped in her tracks. She turned to face him again.

”Xiulan is MY sister,” she couldn't help but retort.

”Woman, if we compete against each other for her affection, guess who'll win.”

Long Jinjing's eyes became dazed for a second when he flashed her with his blasted devilish smile. Good thing that she was able to quickly recover. Her daze transformed into annoyance. She wanted to retort again, to tell him that she and Iris were blood sisters, that their relationship was deeper than what he had with her sister. However, she already knew who would be the winner for Iris' affection between the two of them.

She had seen how close Lu Zihao was to his sister. At first, she thought that Lu Zihao was trying to steal her sister away from Jin Liwei. But upon closer observation, Long Jinjing concluded that there was nothing romantic or sexual in their relationship. The bond between Lu Zihao and Iris was that of close-knit siblings, of a brother and sister who loved each other dearly.

Compared to the relationship of the two, Iris treated Long Jinjing as a friend more than as a blood sister. Perhaps it was because of their not so pleasant relationship in the past and the fact that they only became close recently.

This made Long Jinjing sad. She sighed.

”I'm not going to compete with you. There's no reason to,” she told him.

Lu Zihao's devilish smile became wider but his eyes remained unreadable. ”Hmmm… A smart person knows when to withdraw. You pass. Barely.”

She frowned. ”I don't need your approval.”

”I'm giving it, anyway,” he replied.

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