Chapter 32: President, Please Wait

  “Hehe…”

  An awkward silence lingered for two seconds before Ye Xian broke into a ugh. “Just kidding! That was just a warm-up. Now, the real game begins.”

  “Really?”Shangguan Yunli looked at her doubtfully.

  “Really, really!”Ye Xian nodded earnestly, sneaking a gnce at Bo Tingshen’s expression before returning to the tee. Her palms were sweating from nerves.

  What the hell? She hadn’t pyed in two years, and now her skills were so bad she couldn’t even hit the ball? Why had she run her mouth and agreed to this match in the first pce?

  Ye Xian struck another photogenic pose.

  Shangguan Yunli’s eyelid twitched nervously—why did this look even more unreliable than before?

  Thwack!

  She swung again, but this time she overdid it. The force of the swing flung her off her feet, and she nded ft on the grass in an ungraceful sprawl.

  “Hahahahahaha!”

  Shangguan Yunli burst into thunderous ughter.

  Was Ye Xian sent by monkeys just to entertain them? This was the first time he’d seen someone hit themselves instead of the ball!

  Bo Tingshen didn’t even spare her a gnce. He simply picked up his jacket and turned to leave.

  As the polished leather shoes passed in front of her, Ye Xian grabbed his ankle like a drowning person clutching a life preserver.

  “President, please wait!”

  “Let go.”

  Backlit by the sun, Bo Tingshen looked down at the youth lying on the grass, his gaze cold enough to chill to the bone.

  “President, I’m actually not good at golf. I was just trying to make you ugh. You’re a generous person—can’t we let the past go?”

  “You’re bad at it, yet you challenged me?”

  Ye Xian: “Huh?” Was he implying she underestimated him?

  “I… figured if I didn’t challenge you, you’d walk away.”

  “The truth is, I didn’t just come here today to ask for forgiveness. I also came to ask for a favor.”

  Shangguan Yunli, as a wealthy second-generation heir, was no stranger to people seeking favors. But this was the first time he’d seen someone be so shameless yet so direct about it—and the strangest part was, it wasn’t annoying.

  Tingshen was acting strange too. Normally, if someone dared cling to him like this, they’d be kicked so hard their teeth would rattle. But today, he let Ye Xian hold onto him.

  “You need something from me?”

  “Yes, yes, yes!” Ye Xian nodded furiously, dusting off her clothes and scrambling to her feet. “President, I want resources. I want to act. I promise, if I get the chance, I’ll repay the company a hundredfold!” She had the talent and the confidence to back it up!

  “Alright.”

  “What?!”

  He agreed so quickly Ye Xian thought she misheard. But just as excitement surged in her chest, his next words poured cold water over her:

  “What are you offering in return?”

  Ye Xian blinked at him in confusion.

  “In return?”

  Why did his expression suddenly seem so familiar… kind of like those sleazy industry types trying to take advantage of female stars?

  No way, right?!

  Wasn’t the original novel clear? He was cold, abstinent, and not interested in women!

  Wait… could “not into women” mean he liked men?

  Ye Xian tugged at her colr nervously.

  Shangguan Yunli saw the small motion and his eyelid twitched. What was this brat imagining? Did he think Tingshen was a perv like him?

  “Pr… President, what exactly do you want in return?”

  “Put on that lingerie you gave me. Take a photo. Send it to me.”

  Pfft—!

  Shangguan Yunli nearly dropped the golf club on his foot in shock. What did Tingshen just say?! He couldn’t believe his ears—this was worse than he imagined!

  Ye Xian stood frozen in pce, her expression shifting through an entire emotional spectrum.As expected—President Bo was still holding a grudge. He never pnned to help her at all.