Jiang Ci woke up in the middle of the night, her whole body aching.


    No one would believe it if she told them, but last night, she slept with Lu Yudong.


    It was her first time, and she didn''t feel much, just pain.


    The only thing that left a deep impression on her was the ambiguous sensation when Lu Yudong''s stubble brushed against her face. He breathed by her neck, kissed her ear, and his deep, magnetic voice, combined with the skin-to-skin contact, made Jiang Ci''s body burn with heat. Throughout the process, Lu Yudong kept murmuring a name by her ear. Although Jiang Ci never clearly heard what the name was, it didn''t diminish the thrill of her first experience in the slightest.


    In the middle of the night, Jiang Ci woke up to find Lu Yudong still asleep. She looked at the man''s stern face beside her and inexplicably felt much closer to him. She craved the warmth of his embrace and even whimsically thought of continuing to lie by his side, holding him as she slept. But she knew that staying any longer would only bring trouble.


    Lu Yudong was the President of New East International. Having slept with an intern like Jiang Ci, she could easily imagine the consequences: at best, losing her job and leaving; at worst, being labeled as "seducing the President," ruining her reputation, and being unable to stay in Jiangzhou.The story has been taken without consent; if you see it on Amazon, report the incident.


    Yesterday was the first day of the team building. In the evening, Lu Yudong got drunk and, without any explanation, pulled Jiang Ci, who was helping him to his room, and kissed her face. Jiang Ci''s mind went blank at first; she wanted to refuse, but seeing Lu Yudong''s face made her dazed, and she couldn''t resist anymore.


    Before this, intern Jiang Ci had never even had direct contact with Lu Yudong.


    ***


    Jiang Ci staggered back to her room, pretending nothing had happened, until six in the afternoon when several coach buses returning to the company stopped at the hotel entrance.


    Jiang Ci boarded the bus with another intern, Han Lan. As soon as she got on, she saw someone sitting in the first row, resting with eyes closed, which gave Jiang Ci a shock.


    Who else could it be but Lu Yudong?


    The bus was full, except for the seats beside and behind Lu Yudong.


    Jiang Ci''s face turned red instantly. She and Han Lan were late, so they had no choice but to sit behind Lu Yudong.


    "Didn''t Mr. Lu drive here himself? Why is he taking the coach back with us this time?" Han Lan whispered to Jiang Ci.


    Han Lan had a loud voice, and even when she "whispered," others could hear it clearly.


    "I don''t know," Jiang Ci replied with her head down.


    When she got on the bus, she had been deliberately using her hand to shield her face, afraid that Lu Yudong would recognize her.


    But she also held onto a sliver of hope that maybe Lu Yudong didn''t remember what happened last night, or even if he did, he wouldn''t know it was Jiang Ci, since they hadn''t interacted before, and he was drunk, and the lights were off most of the time last night...


    The long journey was boring, and Han Lan started playing on her phone. Jiang Ci, feeling envious, wanted to take out her phone too, but after searching around, she couldn''t find it.


    Jiang Ci nudged Han Lan beside her, "Call my phone, I can''t find it."


    "Where did you put it?" Han Lan asked absentmindedly as she dialed the number saved as "Jiang Cici" on her phone.


    A pleasant ringtone sounded, but it didn''t come from Jiang Ci''s bag or her suitcase. Instead, it came from the seat in front, more precisely, from Lu Yudong''s hand.


    Jiang Ci''s hair stood on end instantly.