《You Are The Trouble I'm In》 Chapter 1 Do I Need To Step In Chapter 1 Do I Need To Step In The ne steadily rolled down the strip, slowlying to a halt. At the gate, there were already a swarm of reporters waiting, all holding a camera or microphone of some sort. Passersby stopped to take a look at themotion, thinking that maybe a big star was about to step out of the ne. They craned their necks and stood on their toes, eager to see who it possibly could be. A group of people wearing ck suits first came out -- they were most probably privately hired bodyguards. After which, a small, dainty figure wearing white appeared. Huge, tinted sunsses covered nearly half of her face. The reporters mored around her, shing their cameras and trying to get their microphones as close to her as possible. "Miss Armani, are the rumors true about you and your fiance?" "Can you confirm that Mr. Ben, CEO of the MING Group, cheated on you with your sister nearly two weeks ago?" "Miss Armani! What will happen to your wedding? Will you be cancelling the engagement?" N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. "What happens now, Miss Armani? Will the XU Group and the MING Group continue to work together despite this unexpected setback? Will this affect how the next round of directors to be chosen for the XU Group?" "Our sources say that your sister and Mr. Ben grew up together. Could it be possible that you are the reason why the rtionship between two very prominent families has beenpletely destroyed? What do you have to say about all of this, Miss. Armani?" All the voices of the reporters ovepped with each other as they threw one blunt question after the other. The bodyguards tried their best to keep everyone a safe distance from her petite figure. Despite the uproar, the woman kept her calm. Bystanders were quick to realize that woman who had just gotten off the ne was Armani Xu, CEO of the XU Group. Armani Xu had been on the headlines of countless tabloids, newspapers and magazines over the past few days. It all started when the photos of Ben Ming surfaced, showing that he was kissing Armani Xu''s sister in a hotel elevator. To make matters worse, Ben Ming came forward to make a public statement, saying that Armani Xu had actually been the mistress all this time and that she was the one who came in between his rtionship with Jessie Xu Everyone was dying to know how Armani Xu would respond to these usations, to find out if anything Ben Ming had said was in fact true. "Frankly speaking, I don''t know much about it," Armani Xu said indifferently. "I had been busy with company finances when I was in E Country. But if all of this is true, if they truly love each other, then they have my blessing." "So are you admitting that you had gotten in the way of their rtionship?" someone continued to ask. Armani Xu took off her sunsses, her eyes staring maliciously at the reporter. "Do I look like the kind of person who needs to step into anything?" she countered, her pink lips arching up into a sarcastic smile. Mary Song, the assistant who was carrying Armani Xu''s bag, couldn''t help but sigh. On the other hand, all of the media reporters were taken aback by her arrogant and imposing answer. However, after giving it some thought, they couldn''t help but agree with her. Armani was the eldest daughter of the XU Group, a big family name in SH City. At a young age, she had be the CEO of their family''spany. Ever since then, she had done nothing but make the company more and more sessful. It was inevitable since she was one of the most notable alumna of the Royal Business School in E Country. On an international scale, she was well-known not only for her business savvy, but also for her iparable beauty. With the media left speechless, Armani shed a half smile, turned around and left. A car was already waiting for them outside. As soon as they got in, Mary Song tentatively looked over at Armani. "Don''t you think you were a bit too... pretentious earlier? I mean is that really the kind of impression you want to give off to other people?" Armani sighed, "What choice do I have but to put up a strong front?" Away from the public eye, the haughty look she had earlier was now reced with sadness. Of course she was heartbroken. Ben had made so many sweet promises to her. Never did she expect that he would go behind her back and hook up with someone, much less with her own sister. Armani was abroad to attend an important meeting when he had betrayed her, betrayed their love, and put her in a ce of discord. As the car drove up the highway, her phone rang. Seeing the name on the screen, she couldn''t help but grit her teeth. "What do you want?" she sneered as she answered the phone. After a long silence, a man''s slightly hoarse voice came from the other end of the phone. "Armani, I was just confused when it happened. Let''s have a talk, okay?" "There''s nothing to talk about. We need to break up." Even though the tone of her voice was cold and indifferent, her eyes were starting to turn red with tears. Without waiting for his reply, she hung up and threw her phone back inside her bag. After some time, the car stopped at Armani''s family vi. Upon walking through the front door, the first thing she heard was her stepmother''s shrill voice. "How dare you seduce your brother-inw?" she scolded at Jessie. "Mom, I really love him! Why can''t you just understand?" Jessie cried. Armani rolled her eyes as she was not in the mood to care about all the fake drama. With her luggage in her hand, she turned around and left. With her lips pursed, she thought for a while before pulling out her phone and dialing a number. "K, I need to blow off some steam. Can you rmend some ce to have fun?" she said as soon as the phone call connected. "Well... that depends on what kind of fun you''re looking for. Do you want to drown your sorrows with wine?" the man named K said excitedly. K was a friend of hers that was very much used to the night life -- he knew all the different bars and hot spots across the city. "Fuck off! Just tell me a ce now!" Armani said crossly. All her patience hadpletely wavered at this point. K quickly told her a ce, and promised that he''d be there to meet her. It was a newly opened bar that was difficult to get into. Luckily, K was able to reserve a private room for himself and Armani. As her friend, K knew how rough the past few days must have been for her. But he could do nothing helpful but find a ce where she could just let loose. As soon as they got there, Armani took one quick nce at the menu before deciding that she wanted a bottle of each kind of wine that bar had to offer. When the waiters came back with their order, the large table was filled from end to end with wine bottles. "Hey, take it easy, okay? Don''t forget to take care of yourself. Crying over a man doesn''t help with anything. Besides, it''s good that this happened before the marriage. At least it saved you a lot time and energy, right?" Kforted. Armani rolled her eyes at him and said, "How could you say that? Whose side are you really on?" Sadness just welled up and overflowed in her heart. She had just loved Ben for so such a long time. They practically grew up together and were childhood sweethearts. More importantly, they were literally about to get married! It didn''t make sense at all for Armani how Ben could treat her this way all of a sudden. All her life, she had been reserved and kept her emotions to herself because she was afraid of getting hurt. And the only person she had ever given herself to wholly turned out to be the person who would betray her in such a ruthless manner. She was nothing to him. Armani poured herself a ss of wine and quickly gulped it down. In no time at all, she had finished nearly half a bottle all by herself. As she tried to pour herself another ss, K couldn''t help but raise his hand and stop her. "Okay, okay! Take it easy now. I''ll let you know that this wine is stronger than you think." "Go away." Armani shook off his hand. Her clear eyes looked a bit hazy, and the faint flush on her cheeks indicated that she was now getting rather drunk. "There''s no such thing as a good man," she mumbled. "It''s so easy to say nice things and paint a pretty picture, right? Can''t trust anyone anymore." With a sigh, K patted her shoulder tofort her, letting her pour out all her frustrations. All of a sudden, Armani put her hand on his shoulder and whispered in his ear, "You go find some men for me. Now." Chapter 2 I Am Very Satisfied With This Man Chapter 2 I Am Very Satisfied With This Man Shocked, K felt his heart drop to his stomach. "Come on, Armani. Don''t joke around like that," he said as heughed nervously. "What are you afraid of?" Armani said coldly, "Men can buy anything to make them feel happy. Why can''t I do the same?" Defeated, K shook his head and sighed, "Fine. I''ll...go find someone for you. Stay here." Then, he stood up and walked out of the door. ''Jeez, she must be really angry to resort to this,'' K thought to himself. ''Well, it''s understandable since she was just cheated on. If I don''t help her get what she wants, she might just go off on her own and do something she''ll regret.'' Thinking of this, he contemted which of his friends and acquaintances were suitable enough for Armani. After some time, Armani was starting to get impatient. K had been gone too long. "What''s wrong with him?" sheined as she tapped her foot restlessly. With a grunt, she stood up, intending to look for him. Upon doing so, she found that she was indeed a little drunker than she had anticipated as her knees wobbled weakly. But it was never Armani''s nature to admit defeat. Straightening her back, she took a deep breath and went outside. As soon as she stepped out of the door, she bumped into a tall man. At first nce, Armani thought that he was rather good looking. However, since the lights were so dim inside the bar, she couldn''t clearly see what he looked like exactly. "What... What are you doing?" The man looked at the strange and obviously drunk woman who just suddenly thrown herself at him. To his surprise, she raised her hand and ran her fingers across his chest, as if she was trying to take advantage of him... No, she was definitely taking advantage of him. The man''s eyes lit up. ''This is rather interesting,'' he mused to himself. He didn''t expect to meet a woman who dared toe up to him this strongly on his first night at QM City. He saw the drunk woman raise her head to look up at him. It was difficult for him to see her face clearly as well, but he was still able to see that she was stunningly beautiful. The ck, strapless mini dress she was wearing was undoubtedly ttering on her slender figure. Armani stood on her toes, half of her body already in his arms. She grabbed tightly on to his tie and leaned into his ear. "Stop pretending like you don''t know where this is going," she crooned before unwittingly pulling him into the room. Jacob Mo didn''t resist. He wanted to see where this was going. He was invited by his friend toe to QM City for a visit. It was said that this city was the economical center-point of the entire country. Most, if not all, of the buildings and facilities here were very well- developed. However, in Jacob Mo''s eyes, the style of the city was abination of both rural and urban, and wasn''t particrly special. In retrospect, this woman in front of him was a lot more interesting than everything else he had seen in this city so far. As the owner of the HS Film, Jacob Mo often had women approach him like moths attracted to a brightly lit fire. He had encountered so many women in his lifetime -- some were pure, others were charming, and most were just downright lewd. They had all tried desperately to get into bed with him. Despite this, none of them really garnered his attention. But now was different. Since he had just closed off a deal today, Jacob Mo was in a rather good mood. Besides, no one in QM City recognized him. It was a rare moment for him to get rid of his identity as the owner of the HS Film. What was more, the woman in front of him looked quite pleasing. After stepping into the room, Armani closed the door behind them and leaned against the sofa. Her head was spinning from all the wine she had drank. Then, she looked up at the man in front of her carefully, her big, charm eyes shining brightly against the light overhead. From the look on her face, Jacob Mo could tell that she was pleasantly surprised by how he looked. Physical health was an important thing for him, after all. His chest and shoulders were wide and strong. Even under his long-sleeved shirt, it was easy to see that his arms were nicely toned. Every inch of his body was perfection. It was apparent that he was blessed with his genes. Jacob Mo had a tall, straight nose, his sharp eyes slightly raised on the corners, and his thin lips seemed to always rest into a malicious smile. All of his angr features made him look a male supermodel that was always on the covers of fashion magazines. "Do you like what you see?" Jacob Mo said as he casually sat on the sofa. ''Why does he look familiar?'' Armani thought drunkenly. ''Eh. It doesn''t matter. I''m probably just nervous since I don''t know much about this sort of thing.'' "Yes, I do," she purred, putting her arm around Jacob''s shoulder. "Take me away now." ''Take her away? Are all the women in this city so active? And so casual?'' Jacob took a nce at Armani and found that she was well-dressed. What was more, she was actually even wearing some jewelry of his own family''s brand. The women usually bought these with good taste and lots of money. Even though it only appeared that the woman in front of him was really just looking for a casual affair, he was convinced that she was interested enough in him to spend the night with him. The only thing that was holding him back now was his identity. "I''m basically broke and can''t afford anything," he lied to her, smiling wickedly. ''Broke? Is this an act? K is really good at choosing a man for me. But it looks like the fees for a handsome man like him aren''t low.'' Getting a bit impatient, Armani patted his shoulder and told him not to worry. "I don''t care about any of that. N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. I don''t care if you have money or not. Anyway, whatever the price may be, I can afford it. Don''t ever doubt that." Hearing this, Jacob smiled even wider and scooched in closer to her, wrapping his arm around her waist. "Then tell me, what are we going to do next?" Armani cast a sidelong nce at him, her almond-like eyes looking at him intently. The way she looked at him made his heart beat a little faster. "Help me to my room first." She handed a key card to him which led to a private room upstairs. Afterwards, she leaned against him and closed her eyes. Looking at the key card in his hand, Jacob put it away with a smirk. Then, he effortlessly carried Armani in his arms and went upstairs. A few minutester, K had returned to the bar together with several of his carefully chosen friends. He had made sure what the situation was to them, and exined that he didn''t want anything to happen to Armani. K knew that Armani just wanted to do something bad because she was sad and angry. Even so, K would not let such a thing happen to her. It was something she might end up regretting afterward, and as her friend, he didn''t want that to happen. However, upon arriving there, Armani was nowhere in sight. Cursing under his breath, he tried calling her number only to get instantly hung up. There was a high chance that she was in a bad mood and didn''t want to answer the phone. It had happened before. K smiled helplessly and asked the men to just help themselves to the wine left on the table, promising to still pay them afterwards. On the other hand, Armani and Jacob had just reached the room. Upon entering, Jacob threw her on the bed. It was only then that he finally saw Armani''s face clearly. Chapter 3 Help Me To My Room Chapter 3 Help Me To My Room It had to be said that this was a very beautiful woman. Earlier, when they were still in the dimly lit room, she was so frivolous. Now she looked like a sleepy, naive little girl as she stretched out onto the mattress. Carefully looking at her, Jacob was rather impressed that she wasn''t wearing much makeup nor did she have any sort of strong perfume on her. As a wine connoisseur, Jacob''s sense of smell was rather sensitive. It was easy for him to tell the different kinds of notes and vors a wine had just by its smell. But the cost of his talent was that he couldn''t stand the heavy scents people were fond of putting all over themselves. Many women would add an extra spritz of perfume before approaching him, and it just drove him away even more. The woman in front of him, on the other hand, only had a slight fragranceing off her skin that was both natural and pleasant. "Why are you standing there?" Armani mumbled as she opened her eyes and tried to sit up. "I''m just thinking about what should I do next," Jacob stated. "What the hell is going on? Why is this idiot even here? Are good-looking people nowadays just in brainless?" ''Idiot?'' The man narrowed his eyes and looked at the drunk woman in front of him. She had no idea what kind of man she had provoked. No one had dared to call him such a thing in his whole life. It was an unusual situation for Jacob to face at the moment, and an incalcble look shed in his eyes. "Do you even know how to do it?" Noticing that Jacob didn''t speak or move, Armani grabbed his cor impatiently and pulled him over. With his handsome face so close to hers, Armani was left in awe. Then, she started to have some doubts whether or not she should continue with what she was doing. At that moment, she suddenly remembered the photo of Ben and Jessie making out in a hotel elevator. The anger in her heart surged up again in an instant. Since Ben had betrayed her, she had nothing to lose at this point. Gritting her teeth, she bent over and kissed Jacob''s lips. It was so astounding for Jacob for such a beautiful woman to be so straightforward and initiate the kiss. Her breath smelled faintly of the wine she had been drinking. As she pressed her lips against his, tears started to form in her eyes, making them lookrger and more doll-like. There was no way to exin the feeling of a broken heart. "Why? Why did this have to happen to me?" Armani began to mutter. All of a sudden, Jacob felt a pain on his lips and instantly pulled back. ''Did she just...bite me?'' Armani suddenly raised her hand weakly and hit him on his chest. Shocked, Jacob held her in his arms to make her stop. Seeing her like this, Jacob felt as helpless as he did when he was young and his mother was killed. Squinting his eyes, Jacob raised his hand and gently wiped off Armani''s tears. "If you''re doing this for revenge, you have to stand up for yourself," he whispered in her ear. "What?" Armani asked in a daze. "I''m sure you''ll understand soon enough." Then Jacob kissed her on the lips. After a long sleep, Armani woke up with a splitting headache. She stretched herself sleepily and tried to recall what happenedst night. Suddenly, she opened her eyes wide and immediately sat up from the bed. She saw a man sleeping with his back to her. His body was covered with a thin nket. Faint love bites were scattered across his shoulders. ''Did I...do that?'' Armani slightly moved her body and felt a bit sore on some areas of her body. Blinking her eyes in surprise, she did not expect that she would do something so bold. However, there was no regret in her heart as she had conscientiously chosen to do this. After all, she was an adult, and she was responsible for all her own actions. Besides, it was just a one night stand. N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner. After changing back into her dress fromst night, she saw that there were also some love marks on her shoulders. Looking around, she saw the man''s suit jacket at the foot of the bed and decided to wear it for herself. Although she didn''t know what kind of jacket it was, she could tell from the feel of the fabric that it was very high quality. Then, Armani took out a stack of cash from her bag and put it on the table as payment for his services and a little extra more for the jacket she had taken from him. The moment the door was closed, the man who was sleeping suddenly opened his eyes. His long and narrow eyes were bright and wide awake. Immediately, he stood up from the bed, wanting to see what the woman was up to. As the young master of the MS Group, he had seen all kinds of tricks. If this woman knew his identity and deliberately tried to get into bed with him with a hidden agenda, he would not show mercy. However, he did not expect to see a stack of money lying on the table. Seeing this, his face turned livid with anger. This was more uneptable than being tricked. Last night, he thought that it was a rather interesting encounter. The woman''s fairly innocent demeanor was enough to distract him a little even now. It did not ur to him that she would in fact treat him like a man who got paid for having sex. The money on the table was nothing but a pure insult to him. At this time, someone knocked on the door. Jacob quickly went over to open the door. A man in a sharp suit and leather shoes stood outside. When he saw Jacob''s face, he raised an eyebrow at him. "I heard some people talk about itst night. But I never really expected that you would actually sleep with someone!" The young man in front of Jacob burst intoughter. "So how was it? Do you think the girls here are better than those you have back at home?" Before Jacob even got to QM City, he had a habit of calling it a worthless ce. In order to prove him wrong, this man had deliberately arranged for a few women toe and entertain Jacob. He didn''t expect that Jacob would actually take the bait. However, he didn''t know that Jacob didn''t actually sleep with any of the women he had called for. "I need you to find out who that woman is," Jacob said tly. He wanted to see what kind of woman was so bold to think that he was a prostitute. Wearing the suit jacket, Armani rushed out and immediately drove her car home. A fairly elderly woman opened the door for her. "Where have you been? You didn''te backst night," the woman asked worriedly. After Armani''s mother''s death, Aunt May was the one who had been taking care of her. Although Aunt May worked in the household as a servant, Armani never really treated or saw her as such. For her, Aunt May was like her own elder. Seeing that she was so worried about her, Armani smiled and held her hand. "Aunt May, I''m fine. I just went out with my friends." "Lady Edith and Miss Jessie haven''t got up yet," Aunt May whispered. Armani nodded. It was a good thing that they were still asleep since it would definitely raise some questions if they saw her wearing a man''s coat. Going up to her room, she took a nice long shower and rest. As she stood in front of the bathroom mirror, Armani looked at herself, recalling the steamy night she had. She patted her face with cold water and pointed at herself in the mirror. "Armani, you should be rational. It was just a one time thing so you can vent out all your emotions." Chapter 4 Being Aggressive Chapter 4 Being Aggressive No matter what kind of man and what happenedst night, since the night had passed, it would never happen again. Armani was still the arrogant and cold Miss Armani of XU Group. After taking a shower, Armaniy on the bed in a night robe and turned on herputer to deal with business. The phone rang again. She looked at the caller ID with disdain. It was from Ben. Although speaking of this man now was full of disgust, she wanted to hear what else Ben had to say, so she swiped the screen with her slender fingers and clicked a record. "Honey, you finally answered my phone. Let''s have a talk, okay?" Ben''s voice came from the other end of the line. Armani used to like to listen to him very much. When the two of them ran for their own business and couldn''t meet each other in all directions, they only used a mobile phone to contact. Ben was always so humorous when he spoke on the phone that Armani could be happy whenever she was unhappy. When she was confused about something, Ben would also tell her what to do. But now, the voice was no longer so pleasant to hear. It was only a hypocritical word of a sophist. "We have nothing to talk about." Armani said tly. Ben not only cheated on her, but also attacked her in public opinion, saying that she was a mistress and ruined his rtionship with Jessie. How ridiculous! It was Ben who proposed to Armani, promised to take care of her in front of her father, and loved her all his life. In the end, he had to give up the love in his heart. "Armani, I know it''s my fault. But no matter what happens, you are the only one I love most. I and Jessie were just idents. I canpensate her. I will give her whatever she wants. But please don''t leave me, okay?" Ben said in a tired voice. In the face of his plea, Armani could not say that she waspletely indifferent. After all, she had really loved him before. But after seeing his betrayal, the pain was only for a moment. People couldn''t be tied up by a rtionship. After all, the reality was not in an idol y, and love was not the only theme. So Armani just rubbed the phone in her hand and said lightly, "Ben, we''re over. If you''re still a man, don''t try to escape from the problem. Be responsible for what you''ve done." No matter what Ben''s purpose was, he should take his responsibility since he had done something with Jessie. Besides, although Jessie had the same father but different mother with Armani, she was still a member of Armani''s family and had not been treated so harshly. If Ben was not responsible for Jessie, her reputation would be ruined in the future. Besides, Armani would never want a man who had betrayed her. She did not allow impurities in her love. She hung up the phone and stared at the screen for a while. It was May now. Armani had nned to spend the May 20th with Ben, but it seemed unnecessary. A message appeared on herputer. It was from her assistant, Mary. "Armani, you are getting more and more powerful now. There are publicity on the portal of QM City, and the words you said to the reporters at the airport yesterday have been recorded. Now everyone is saying that your prestige is not less outstanding than your father''s." Mary happily typed the message and attached the website. Armani just skimmed through it. In fact, as an entrepreneur, it was not appropriate to be so arrogant in front of the media. But after she heard the news, she was inevitably angry and said mean words. N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. However, the onlookers paid more attention to her own excellence. They epted all her arrogance, and even many books were written based on a beautiful CEO like her. "I think with the help of the media, it''s appropriate for you toe back specially and officially be the CEO of XU Group next week." Said Mary. Armani was not so optimistic. The public opinion was good, but it was too unstable. The public opinion that could support her in the cloud could also shoot her into the abyss, and she would be doomed eternally. There was a knock on the door. She immediately closed theputer and said, "Come in." Jessie poked her head out of the door and said with a sweet smile, "Sister, we haven''t gone shopping together for a long time. Let''s go shopping together today. I saw new products in several shopping malls." Looking at her sweet sister, Armani used to love her and take her to buy something and prepare her birthday party. After all, she was rted to her. But she didn''t expect that when she was abroad, Jessie would hook up with Ben. She didn''t know if Jessie had thought that she had an elder sister who was engaged to the man in front of her. Now why did Jessie want to go shopping with Armani? Armani was not stupid. Needless to say, she knew she was so contemptuous in front of the reporters that the public opinion favored her. Jessie couldn''t help but want her to appear in front of the media to show their sisterhood to those people, so that this matter could be over. "I''m busy." Said Armani tly. Jessie narrowed her beautiful eyes and looked at Armani with dissatisfaction. "Sister, I know I was wrong, but I really love Ben. Don''t you love me the most? Why don''t you want us to be together? " As Jessie spoke, her eyes turned red. She sat on the edge of Armani''s bed and wiped her tears. "When our father died, you promised me in front of him that you would take good care of me. No matter what, I''m your younger sister. You have so many pursuers. Ben doesn''t like you, but why do you always hold on to him and refuse to fulfill my wish? " "What''s going on?" Armani''s stepmother, Edith, stood at the door and asked, pretending to be surprised. Armani didn''t say anything, but looked at Jessie coldly. Jessie was very grievance to say to Edith, "Mom, I know it''s my fault, but no matter how hard I beg my sister, she won''t forgive me. She really doesn''t love me. Mom, I think I''d better leave this family. I''m sorry, sister. I don''t deserve to be a member of our family." As soon as Jessie finished her words, she was about to run out of the room. Edith held Armani''s hand and looked at her with red eyes, saying, "Armani, ask yourself how I have treated your family after I married your father these years. When your father died, he gave you most of his shares. I and Jessie don''t have as many shares as you. Have we fought for anything? Because we are a family, we treat you as a family. But do you really treat us as family? How dare you force your sister like this? " Chapter 5 Forgive You Once Chapter 5 Forgive You Once "Mother, do you think I''m forcing her?" Armani was almost convinced by the logic of Edith and Jessie, but she didn''t want to exin it clearly. It was hard to exin it clearly to idiots, so she raised her hand to hold Jessie''s hand and threw her out directly. Jessie staggered two steps and almost fell to the ground. She was shocked and couldn''t believe that she was thrown out by Armani. "What are you doing, Armani? Are you going to fight us all the time? If you force us to death, you can take the opportunity to get our shares, right? " Seeing that Armani actually hit Jessie, Edith immediately rushed up and wanted to hit Armani. Fortunately, Aunt May saw that the situation was not good, so she immediately stepped forward and stood in front of Edith in the name of persuading, "Mrs. Edith, calm down. Miss Armani didn''t mean that. Don''t fight with your own family, or others willugh at you." Edith raised her hand and pped Aunt May in the face. She said in a sharp voice, "This is our business. You are just a servant of this family. You have no right to interfere in our business. Go down now." Seeing that Aunt May was beaten, Armani''s face turned cold. She walked up to Edith and looked straight at Edith with her deep and beautiful eyes. Edith knew how important Aunt May was in Armani''s heart. Seeing Armani like this, her heart jolted. She pretended to be arrogant and said, "What? Are you going to beat your mother for a servant? Then just beat me. " N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. Armani raised her thin lips and said in a cold voice, "If I don''t treat Jessie as a member of the family, do you think she can still stand here and show mercy to me?" She turned on the phone and showed the recording. "Armani, I know it''s my fault. But no matter what happens, you are the only one I love most. I and Jessie were just idents. I canpensate her. I will give her whatever she wants. But please don''t leave me, okay?" Ben''s pleading voice rang in their ears. The recording was of good quality, which could tell that the man was reluctant to leave. After ying the video, Armani turned off the recording and said, "Do you think I should promise him? Although Ben did betray me, it''s enough to see his sincerity to apologize. I''m willing to be his wife. " Jessie''s face turned pale in an instant. She immediately muttered, "It''s impossible. You won''t. Sister, you don''t allow impurities in your love, you won''t forgive Ben. He had slept with me. How could you continue to be with him?" Armani folded her arms and looked at Jessie, "That''s why you are so hard to seduce him. Under my disgust, you can be with him smoothly. If I don''t care, I love Ben very much and don''t care about these at all. Jessie, who will make a big joke in the end?" Jessie covered her mouth and fell to the ground, tears streaming down her face. Edith was also stunned. If her daughter couldn''t be the Mrs.Jessie of Ben''s family, and if Armani really married Ben, then Armani, who hated them so much now, would definitely not give them a good result in the future. If Edith had no shares and no one to rely on, she and Jessie would have a miserable ending. "Sister, it''s my fault. I really like Ben. Sister, I shouldn''t have fought with you for it. Please have mercy on me. I know I''m wrong. I shouldn''t have imagined to marry into his family." Jessie''s heart skipped a beat. She jumped to Armani''s feet and begged for mercy, crying. Looking at the crying Jessie, Armani frowned slightly. In fact, she didn''t want to make a scene like this. No matter what, Jessie was her sister and she had the blood of the family with her. Besides, when her father was seriously ill, Armani had talked to him. In his father''s words, he didn''t want to leave his younger daughter, who was still young and knew nothing. "Armani, you are the eldest daughter of the family and you are capable. Your mother and sister are used to living infort andfort, and you need to take care of them more in the future. You will take care of XU Group and the family. Promise me to take good care of them." Armani''s father was lying on the bed, holding her hands with a pair of dry hands. At that time, she had actually found a job abroad, but she obeyed her father''s instructions and chose to return home, and was ready to ept the work of XU Group. "For father''s sake, I can forgive you this time." Armani pulled Jessie up, and pulled out her hand, then said indifferently, "The engagement between me and Ben is over. What you want to do is your own business, but..." She nced at Jessie and said, "Don''t disturb me." Jessie nodded. Armani looked at Edith again. Edith immediately straightened up. "Mother, you''d better calm down in the future. After all, you are the highest elder in this family, and your behavior represents the demeanor of our family." Armani held Aunt May''s hand and said, "Aunt May, go and have a coldpress." May nodded and went downstairs. Jessie ignored Edith and Jessie, turned around and went back to her room, closing the door directly. The expression on Edith''s face changed, and she said somewhat unconvinced, "What''s her attitude towards me? Has she forgotten that I am her mother?" Looking at the closed door and recalling the intimidating aura of Armani just now, Jessie was a little scared. She quickly pulled Edith back to her room to talk. "Mom, please restrain yourself during this period of time. I don''t want any unexpected changes to happen before I sessfully marry into Ben''s family. As long as I can marry Ben, the whole family is our reliance. At that time, no one dares to treat you badly." Jessie''s eyes were as cold as before. Thinking that she was going to be the mother-inw of the CEO of MING Group, Edith felt relieved. She snorted and touched the face of Jessie with a smile. "My daughter is so proud that she easily caught a rich man like Ben." Jessie pursed her lips and smiled, suppressing the sharpness in her eyes. In the tearoom, the tea expert was carefully pouring tea into the teapot. The surroundings were quiet and elegant. The man raised his hand and picked up a radiant tea cup. He put it to his thin lips and took a sip. The woman looked at the man expectantly, but the man''s attention was only on theputer in front of him, and he did not intend to respond to the woman''s beautiful eyes. Mr. Jacob." Kevin opened the door and walked in directly. Jacob had asked him to find out who the woman who had slept with him the whole night was. As the boss of DS Nightclub, Kevin only needed to adjust the surveince video of that day to easily find it. However, seeing that Kevin looked so serious, Jacob was a little excited. He looked up and said, "What''s wrong? Who is she? " Chapter 6 Not A Family Chapter 6 Not A Family ''Who is she?'' Kevin smiled bitterly. When the video was zoomed in, the blood all over his body was almost frozen. The legendary woman with outstanding beauty and wisdom, darling daughter of XU Group. She had proudly replied to the news that her fianc¨¦ had an affair in front of the media, and the girl he had been secretly in love with, Armani. In the eyes of Jacob, these identities were probably not worth mentioning at all. After all,pared to the business of Jacob''s family, XU Group was not even a small finger. But Kevin didn''t know why Jacob, who had never been interested in women, suddenly became interested in Armani. N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. Armani was not an ordinary woman. She didn''t care about money or men. Such a girl was not something that Jacob could get only by money. "That girl is Armani, the elder daughter of XU Group." Kevin said cautiously in front of Jacob. He was also paying attention to Jacob''s expression. Hearing the identity of Armani, Jacob thought for a while. The womanst night was so active and independent. It was obvious that she was the kind of girl from a rich family who went to have fun. However, her behavior of leaving a pile of money in a hurry in the early morning was obviously not in ordance with what she had donest night. Besides, it was her first time. Women were very fond of fantasizing. Especially who came from a superior family and were very outstanding. Therefore, they had higher requirements for this rtionship, so it was unusualst night. "What happened to her?" Jacob asked directly. Kevin nodded. Knowing that he would ask, he handed the newspaper in his hand to Jacob. Jacob took it and nced at it. He smiled. ''Her fianc¨¦ cheated on her, she was also vilified about interference. This woman didn''t show any dejected expression on her face. Instead, she proudly dered in front of the media that she didn''t need to care about this cheating, nor did she need to step in. No wonder she took the initiativest night. It turned out that she came to get drunk to vent her anger.'' "Does she like that man very much?" Jacob asked again. Kevin thought for a while and said, "I think so. After all, they grew up together, and they are a typical golden couple. The engagement between the two families is amon thing, but I didn''t expect such a change to happen. Her father has just died not long ago. She is very busy and tired for thepany''s share transfer. I don''t think there are many other people who can hold on after encountering so many things. " Hearing this, Kevin couldn''t help but feel sorry for Armani. In order to protect herself, a weak woman had to pretend to be fierce, and arrogant to hide her sensitive and fragile heart. Seeing the change of Kevin''s expression, Jacob threw the thing to him and said indifferently, "She is very smart. Don''t be cheated by her. You can''t win her." Kevin wanted to roll his eyes at him. He didn''t care whether Armani was smart or fool since he didn''t sleep with herst night. The behavior of Jacob was very hateful. Moreover, Kevin was more concerned about what his friend would think of Armani. "Go on." Noticing that the tea expert stopped, Jacob said. The tea expert continued to pour water. Jacob turned on hisputer and continued to work there, so Kevin had to leave first. ''Armani, interesting woman.'' There was a sh of smile in the man''s eyes. His eyes seemed to fall in front of theputer, but the mind was not there. When he went to Kevin''s shopst night, he just wanted to take a seat casually. He didn''t expect that someone would dare to block his way and seduce him. After a night of romance, seeing the money on the table, of course, Jacob was a little angry, but then he felt funny. He was actually regarded as such a waiter one day. The woman was good in quality and knew to pay a lot of overnight fee. In doing business, there was a win-win situation. Since the other party was so conscious, Jacob thought he might as well give her another value added service. Armani had stayed at home for a whole day. She should have gone to thepany after returning home. The position of the executive director was expected to fall on her. Most of the shareholders in the general shareholder''s meeting were the founding members left by her father, and they were inclined to support her to run XU Group. After resting for a day and feeling better, Armani cheered up and said to Mary, "I''ve sent the materials of the general shareholder''s meeting to your mailbox tomorrow. Sort them out and print fifty copies. Make sure to send them to the shareholders in advance." Mary started to prepare at once. Armani leaned against the bed and someone knocked on the door again. She frowned and was a little unhappy. She had said that no one was allowed to disturb her, but someone was disturbing her at this time. So she said coldly, "Who is it?" "Armani, it''s me." A gentle and hoarse male voice said. Armani''s eyes turned cold. She closed theputer, put on her coat and walked to the door. When she opened the door, she saw Ben standing in front of her door. Jessie happily held his hand and said, "Sister, Ben came to see mom and me. He knew that you didn''te backst night and was worried about you, so he came to see you." As soon as she finished her words, she turned to look at Ben and said, "Ben, I''m right. My sister doesn''t care about it at all. She''s fine." Ben was wearing casual clothes. He was tall and handsome. Standing next to Jessie, they were indeed a perfect match. The man who had shown up in front of the media with Armani changed his mind so quickly. "Armani, I hope we can be a family even if we can''t be lovers in the future." Ben said in a gentle voice tomorrow, as if it was someone else who was trying to win back his love. Armani smiled, "I don''t need such a family. If you will marry Jessie. At that time, she was a member of your family, and I am still a member of my family. We are not a family." Edithined, "Armani, what are you talking about? Anyway, Ben is our guest. It''s disrespectful for you to treat him like this. The Xu family and the Ming family are good friends. Of course, we will be a family by marriage." The Xu family was on good terms with the Ming family. Only a simple woman like Edith could believe that. Armani didn''t want to talk to them anymore, so she turned around and went back to her room. Over the years, XU Group and MING Group had been engaged in real estate development business. Sometimes, the two families even cooperated to build aplete set of facilities in themunity. However, things of the same nature repel each other. Both of them were engaged in real estate. The winner was the one who could get the most in themon interests. Most of the time, they couldn''t get a win-win result. On the contrary, they would form a situation of harmony on the surface and opposite on the back. Chapter 7 Never Thought Of It Chapter 7 Never Thought Of It Armani had found out about it and discussed it with Ben. At that time, she really naively thought that if the two people were together, they could change the situation, because MING Group was Ben''s, and XU Group was hers, so that they could be inseparable from each other. She didn''t expect that Ben would betray her so deeply before changing the condition. On the day of the general shareholder''s meeting, the Xu family began to work early in the morning. Armani was preparing what she needed for the meeting in his room. When she came out to have breakfast, she saw that she was alone at the table. Then she asked, "What are they doing?" Aunt May brought the milk to her and smiled helplessly. "Mrs. Edith and Miss Jessie are selecting the clothes for today''s general shareholder''s meeting. They have changed several clothes." "They really regard themselves as vases." Armani lost her appetite. Her father had been managing XU Group all his life. In her eyes, today''s general shareholder''s meeting was a battle to protect her father''s business. But in Edith and Jessie''s eyes, it was just a party like the appearance of a butterfly. Armani stood up and started the car. The road was quiet, but somehow she felt uneasy, as if something was about to happen. She touched her neck and covered the marks with a ckce neck band. She didn''t know who the man wasst night and she made love with that man when she was unconscious. But when Armani got up, he was sleeping with his face on the pillow. She was a little flustered at that time, and she didn''t see clearly what he looked like. She thought he should be good-looking, or sheN?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. wouldn''t like him even when she was drunk. At the general shareholder''s meeting, Armani sat on the chief chair. She had bright features and an indifferent and calm expression, like a flower blooming quietly in the wilderness, stubborn and beautiful. "If no one objects, I will officially take over my father and be the executive president of XU Group." Armani closed theputer, nced around and said slowly. Someone pushed the ss door open and said in a warm voice, "I object." This unexpected change was hard to react. Armani looked up and saw the smile on Ben''s face. She frowned and said, "What right do you have to object?" Then Ben sat next to Armani directly. Joy, the assistant behind him, held the folder and said in a calm and calm voice, "Miss Armani, as of now, Mr. Ben holds fifteen percent of the shares of XU Group in total. He has the reason to object to your decision." "What?" Armani was a little surprised. She didn''t know when Ben would buy fifteen percent of the shares. Then she looked up at Jessie and Edith. Jessie looked unnatural and lowered her head under Armani''s gaze. Edith, on the other hand, was quite calm. She smiled and watched her future son-inw mess up the situation. "I don''t know why you object? Are you in charge of XU Group? Mr. Ben. " Armani looked Ben and said word by word. "Of course not. I just doubt your personal ability. Armani, although the engagement between the two of us has been cancelled and I feel guilty for you, I am also responsible for everyone in order to be responsible for my assets. I think even if you hate me, there are some things that should be known by everyone. " "Go ahead," said Armani, raising her eyebrows Ben gave Joy a hint. Joy walked up, looked at the document in his hand and said, "Miss Armani, ording to the media, you have caused the stock price of XU Group to fluctuate because of the disturbance, and the decline of the fluctuation was about two point three six percent. Then after your rification, the stock price rose again, up by four point six percent. But overall, the stock price hasn''t returned to the normal market value." "It will take a long time for the stock price to rise again. Do you think it''s a game? Said Armani tly. Joy looked at her sympathetically and said, "But I''m sorry to inform you that the stock of XU Group has been falling all the way, which is rted to your chaotic private life this morning. Now your assets have shrunk nearly five million, and you need to exin it and show relevant evidence to rify it. Otherwise, we have the right to question your decision after you be the CEO, you maybe bring band impact and damage to thepany." "What?" Armani''s eyes widened. She just went to the night clubst night. Although she did sleep with others for a night, it was an ident. Besides, DS Nightclub had always been the most formal one. How could such a thing happen? At this critical moment, this blow was caught off guard and Armani couldn''t resist it. A person who was about to be the CEO had a personal image problem, and the problem in public was not small, so she was far away from the position of the CEO. Although some shareholders were on good terms with her father, the value of the chips in their hands was the weathervane that determines their position. "Oh, did my shares also fall? Did I suffer a great loss?" As soon as the stock fell and the loss was calcted, Edith suddenly felt a little heartbroken and covered her chest. "How could such a thing happen?" "Mom, don''t worry. Everyone''s stock is falling, and so is mine. But since Ben is here today, he will definitely give us a satisfactory solution," said Jessie in a gentle voice Edith patted her chest and sighed, "I was scared to death. How could such a thing happen?" Then she said discontentedly, "Armani, you didn''te back the night before yesterday. Did you go out to look for a man? Even if you go out to find a man, you should pay attention to it. Do you know how bad the impact you have brought to thepany? " "Shut up!" Armani shouted coldly. Edith was shocked. Seeing the livid face of Armani, she didn''t dare to say anything more. She only dared toin in a low voice, "You''re getting more and more ill-bred. You don''t even allow me to be a mother." Armani turned to look at Ben and sneered, "You are indeed a man of sharp eyes. You really care about me when you show up at the most critical moment." As a matter of fact, Armani didn''t pay much attention to what had happened. Besides, Ben had made up his mind to prevent her from being the CEO with such news at a critical moment. She didn''t expect that Ben could get the internal monitoring of DS Nightclub and expose the news to the media, which would ruin her previous image. Chapter 8 Too Hot To Handle Chapter 8 Too Hot To Handle A woman who had been highly praised for her self-confidence and self-confidence, but her private life was so chaotic. Such an opposite image would only cause more curses, and no one would care too much about Ben''s affair with Jessie. At least Armani had loved Ben before. She didn''t expect that he would do everything for getting XU Group. Armani''s eyes turned red. She knew very well that she had no chance to be with the CEO of XU Group today, so she would not be in charge of the business of the group in the future. ''Dad, do I just lose yourpany like this?'' Armani bit her lips. The situation in front of her had be very uncertain. "Mr. Ben, if Armani can''t be the CEO of XU Group, who is more suitable to take the responsibility?" Uncle Buzz, a friend of Armani''s father when he was alive, who held fifteen percent shares of XU Group, broke the silence in the meeting room first. Everyone stopped talking at once, and even Edith was at a loss. In fact, everyone had acquiesced in the fact that Armani was the sessor president, because when her father was still alive, he had always taken her to deal with thepany''s affairs. Many outstanding ns and difficult business were handled by her, and everyone saw her ability. Even Edith knew that it would be dangerous if XU Group didn''t have Armani. At least, Armani could protect her interests. As her stepmother, Armani had to take care of Edith. If Armani was not the CEO, then who would be the CEO? That was a problem. Uncle Buzz looked at Ben and asked sharply, "Is it you? Mr. Ben. " "Uncle Buzz, do you doubt my strength?" Ben said with a smile. Buzz said indifferently, "Of course I won''t doubt your ability. I just wonder if our XU Group will be a subsidiary of MING Group after you be the CEO. From now on, QM City will only remember MING Group, not XU Group." The business conflicts between the Xu family and the Ming family hadn''t happened for a day or two. Some schemers could see it clearly. After Buzz''s words, others looked at Ben with suspicious eyes. "Of course I know my identity is very sensitive and I''m not suitable to be the CEO of XU Group, so I''m just here to express my opinion." Ben was not so stupid as to be the CEO of XU Group. Armani stared at him coldly. "But..." "As a member of XU Group''s shareholders, I can rmend others. If you want me to rmend a person, of course I will rmend her," he added. He raised his hand and pointed at a woman. Everyone looked at that person. Jessie stood up from her seat. She had been prepared, but she was still a little nervous in the face of so many people''s gaze. Her fingers were always hanging around the belt around her waist. Armani narrowed her eyes. She understood everything. Ben knew that if he directly became the CEO of XU Group, he would be objected by everyone, especially the founding members of the group. But Jessie could do that because she was also the daughter of XU Group and she had shares of the group. Moreover, since Armani had been engaged to Ben, even if they got married, it wouldn''t affect Jessie taking over XU Group. And those who supported Armani before couldn''t refuse Jessie, because they were all members of the Xu family and they were sisters. But Armani knew very well that Jessie didn''t have the ability and courage to support XU Group at all. If Jessie took over thepany, she would only be a puppet of Ben''spany. The wholepany was under the control of Ben. "If no one objects, you can agree with my suggestion and let Jessie be the CEO of XU Group." Seeing that no one spoke, Ben smiled. He was determined to get XU Group this time. "It doesn''t matter who we are going to choose. It depends on that person''s ability." When everyone was silent, it was Buzz who spoke. Jessie immediately said with some grievance, "Uncle Buzz, do you think I''m ipetent? But when I was an intern in yourpany, you praised me for I had my father''s demeanor. Did you just lie to me for the sake of my father? " N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. "I''m not lying to you. You are really capable, but you don''t have enough internship experience to support XU Group." Buzz said indifferently, "You are different from your sister. Armani has already taken over the business of XU Group. We all know her ability." "I can do what she can. Besides, it''s just because she is not convenient to be the executive president now, not to let her leave XU Group. We are sisters, and we are family. It''s the same who bes CEO. I can only stand out for the time being. I can''t let the group have no CEO all the time. My sister can just avoid the limelight, be the vice president, and stay to help me." With a sweet smile, Jessie uttered the prepared excuse and looked at Armani with a smile, "Sister, you won''t be angry with me for this, will you?" Armani''s lips had been bitten pale, and she was still very calm. She realized that she was framed today and admitted that she shouldn''t have been so careless before the general shareholder''s meeting. Ben found out such a w. He had defeated her and still wanted her to stay here and be at the mercy of them. If anything happened to XU Group in the future, Ben could get rid of the me and leave matters to her. But she couldn''t allow Jessie to ruin her father''s business and let Ben control thepany. This was a hot potato. On the one hand, it was Armani''s own safety, and on the other hand, it was her father''s expectations. The woman in front of him looked a little embarrassed. Only Ben who knew her well saw her pretending to be calm. He knew that Ben couldn''t deal with it anymore. "You are right." After Armani calmed down, she looked at Jessie and said. Seeing that Armani agreed so easily, Jessie smiled. "But I don''t think I can be the vice president for the time being." After Jessie finishedughing, Armani said lightly. Jessie''s face changed. It was not convenient for Ben to take over her work tomorrow, and she knew nothing about the internal situation of XU Group. She had to be led by Armani in the early stage, and if something went wrong, she would be in trouble. She had thought that Armani would take care of her father''spany for whatever reason. This was also the result that Ben told her. "Sis, are you ming me for robbing you of the position of CEO?" Jessie immediately said with tears in her eyes. Armani smiled and said gently, "Of course I won''t. This is our father''spany and we are family. No matter what, I won''t leave thepany." Chapter 9 Destroy You Because Of Love Chapter 9 Destroy You Because Of Love "Then what are you unsatisfied with?" Jessie asked. "I just want to control this matter in front of me. As we are having a meeting here, I don''t know how the rumors outside will spread. Since this matter is caused by me, I have to properly solve it and retrieve the impact on thepany in time, so I can''t work for the time being. After this matter is settled, I will come back to be the vice president." After saying that, Armani bowed to everyone and said, "I apologize for the loss I caused to thepany for my personal reasons. I''m sorry, but I believe that I will also work hard to make the stock price of XU Group rise back." After that, she turned to Mary and said, "Pack up all the things in the office." Mary didn''t expect that things would turn out like this. She nodded in a daze. Armani turned around and was about to leave. When she passed by Ben, a touch of pity shed through his eyes, but it was just a touch. It was as beautiful as the sunset, but it couldn''t stop the arrival of the dark night. After walking out, Armani didn''t use the elevator, but went down the stairs. It was twelve floors and there was no one in the stairs. The ground was dirty and some cigarette butts were not cleaned up. But she had no right to care about it now. Sitting on the stairs of the ten floor, she slowly squatted down with her arms crossed. She couldn''t control her emotions anymore, and tears fell down, just as the book said, beads of broken thread couldn''t stop. She had lost her father''spany in this way. At this most critical moment, she really hated herself. Why was she so careless that she hadn''t guessed Ben''s ambition earlier? A handkerchief with a familiar fragrance was handed to her. Ben had always been wearing men''s perfume of Glory series, which was a very small brand. The fragrance of it was a little cold, and the audience had always been very few. Armani was very familiar with the smell, because the smell filled Ben''s arms and breath. Even every embrace, every care had this vor. She looked up at him. Instead of taking it, she immediately stood up and stared at him and said, "What are you looking at? A loser who used to be proud and arrogant, but now defeated by you. Are you happy?" Ben sighed and took back his hand. "Armani, you know me well. I''ve been with you for so many years. How can I make fun of you? I love you so much and cherish you so much." N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. "Cherish?" "I don''t deserve it. You don''t need to pretend to be kind to me." "Armani, I just want to ask you, if I return XU Group to you and give you my shares, can you forgive me?" Armani was a little stunned. ''Did he mean¡­'' The man smiled bitterly. "I know in your heart, I may have been nailed to the pir of shame and can''t live any longer. The time I had sex with Jessie was really a mistake, but when the information was exposed, I knew that ording to your character, you would definitely break up with me, and then we would really be over. I am not reconciled, so I want to..." "Tell me with your ability that you can destroy me at any time as long as you want." Continued Armani coldly. "I don''t need to ruin it. Didn''t you ruin yourselfst night?" There was a hint of coldness and contempt in Ben''s eyes. He raised his hand and pinched Armani''s chin. There was pain, anger, love and unwillingness in his eyes. "I didn''t expect you to sleep with someone else so decisively. Is that all your love for me?" "Yes, I love you. When I saw the photos of you and her, I didn''t love you anymore. In my eyes, you are just a dirty man." Armani shook off his hand. "Ha ha, I''m dirty." "We''re even now. Think about it," Ben said with a mocking smile ''Even, this man really has the face to mention this. Does he think that love is just a bargaining chip for the conditions of both sides?'' Armani didn''t want to say anything more. She turned around and was about to leave, but Ben wouldn''t let her go. He not only didn''t let her go, but also pressed her against the wall. He raised his hand to support the wall and trapped her in his arms. "As long as you promise to be with me, I will return the group to you and help you. Armani, you know clearly that I don''t care about anything. I just want you. In order to get you, I can do anything." Ben kept an eye on Armani. The woman he had loved for so many years. Her eyes were red now. In the past, he didn''t want Armani to cry. Her nose was small and upturned. Every time he pinched her nose, it was as soft as cotton candy. Her lips were pink and red. He didn''t want to stop kissing her. But why? She was so perfect that she couldn''t ept a wless lover. Any of Armani''s imperfections was perfect in Ben''s eyes, and any of his imperfections was the reason for her to abandon him without hesitation. How could she be so determined to ignore the feelings of more than ten years. "Ben." Armani couldn''t get rid of him, so she gave up struggling. She lowered her head and said in a hoarse voice, "If I had three minutes of hesitation and contradiction about my previous determination, now I won''t have any hesitation." Ben was afraid that he would lose Armani, so he took away her most important thing first and threatened her with it. Such love was the real poison. "Aren''t you afraid that I will destroy XU Group?" Seeing that Armani was still so stubborn, Ben immediately said angrily, "Or, Armani, are you really so heartless that you are not even willing to give yourself a reason topromise?" He thought that when she was at aplete disadvantage, she would let go, let him love her, protect her, and protect her again under his arms. He would even sacrifice everything to Armani as long as she agreed. Ben was a proud man, but he loved her so humbly. He had always been proud of himself. That was why he was so passive and afraid of losing in front of Armani. "It won''t happen again. Ben. I hate you so much now. I was either blind or brainless." Armani lifted her foot and gave Ben a hard kick between his legs. Thetter was caught off guard, so he immediately changed his face and let go of his hand to protect his lower body. Taking the opportunity, Armani threw him away and walked out of the safety staircase. "Don''t regret it, Armani." Ben swore to himself that he would make Armani cry in front of him and make her suffer thest humiliation he had today. He swore that he would get her no matter what. Chapter 10 He Knew It Clearly Chapter 10 He Knew It Clearly Armani got in the car and didn''t drive away immediately. Her ten fingers were still trembling. She was almost driven mad by Ben''s words. After calming down for a while, she called Mary and asked her to make a statement of rification on her public ount. Then she drove to DS Nightclub. Since it was daytime, DS Nightclub was not as lively as it was at night. However, there were also some customers who came to sing in the daytime. Kevin was looking at document in his office on the second floor. His assistant came in and said, "Mr. Kevin, ady is visiting you." "Who?" Kevin was handsome and easy-going, so he had a lot of friends. The assistant said, "She said her name is Armani. She must see you today." He was stunned. ''Why does Armanie to me?'' "Let here up." Since she was already here, of course Kevin had no reason to refuse. Armani looked at him and asked, "Are you the boss here?" Her eyes were red and her tone was unfriendly. ''Does shee to me me because she knew who Jacob is?'' Kevin couldn''t figure it out. Generally speaking, if a woman knew the identity of Jacob and knew that the man she slept withst night was Jacob, she would be very happy. Although he didn''t know what Jacob would do to Armani, he knew Jacob''s temperament very well. As long as Armani asked, it was easy for Jacob to rebuild XU Group for her. Men were never stingy with their women, even if they only had sex for one night. "Yes, Miss Armani. Please have a seat. What would you like to drink? I''ll let them serve." Kevin said gently. For many times, he just watched Armani drinking from a distance and watching her singing in a box with K, but he couldn''t find a chance to get close to her. He didn''t expect that when the distance between him and her was closest, she was already his best friend''s woman, and a man he couldn''t compete with at all. Kevin sighed in his heart and felt a little depressed. "No need. I want to know that since you work in this industry, you must have basic professional ethics." "You should know that I''m a regr customer. How could you do such a thing to a regr customer? Can you afford topensate for my reputation and my loss?" Kevin was confused by her words. He said kindly, "Miss Armani, I know you are very angry now, but I don''t know what happened. Can you tell me first and let me know what I did wrong? I willpensate you whatever you want, okay?" It seemed that he really didn''t know anything. However, whether he knew it or not, Armani would not take deficiencies herself. "Last night and this morning, I was here. Why was the camera about me shown in the surveince video and taken by the gossip reporters? Everyone knows it." In the end, she bit the word. It was known to all that they had made such a big scene, but nobody knew it. Kevin''s face changed and he stood up at once. The video was exposed. Since DS Nightclub was engaged in night club business, of course Kevin knew the rules of the club. The video was confidential and would not be easily exposed, especially important people. "I really don''t know about it, Miss Armani. I need to check it now. How about this? You go back first. I will give you an answer to this matter." Kevin looked at her and said seriously. Armani sneered, "Are you going to give a portion of the money you brought from MING Group to the man who took the me and then take him out as a scapegoat?" "Miss Armani." Kevin exined in a gentle voice, "I''m not such a person." Even if he didn''t have a crush on her, he would never do such a bottomless thing. Moreover, because he liked her, in order to express his love, he secretly gave her drinks free and good fruit dishes. "Armani." Someone pushed the door open in a hurry. It was K. When Kevin saw K, he breathed a sigh of relief. He stepped forward, grabbed K and said, "K, she suspects me now." K was a man who always served for Armani. Of course, he knew what Kevin meant secretly, so he quickly said, "Armani, there must be something wrong. Boss is not such a person. I promise with my personality, and even in the face of ordinary guests, boss will not do such a bottomless thing. Besides, our boss is not the only one who can get the video. It''s more likely that our subordinates did it. We will find it out. " Armani believed in K''s moral quality. Seeing that K said so, she didn''t say anything more. She just said lightly, "Okay, I''ll wait and see what kind of reply you can give me." After saying that, she turned around and was about to leave. K followed her in a hurry, but Armani walked very fast, leaving him no chance to catch up. K turned around and went back. With his hands on the table, he looked at Kevin and said sadly, "Boss, I think I havemitted a big crime." "What''s wrong?" Kevin was a little surprised. "Last night, Armani said that she wanted to find some men for entertainment. I knew she was in a fit of pique, so I went out to find my friends and told them not to be serious and don''t think about going further. When I went back, Armani was gone and didn''t answer my phone. I thought she had gone back, but I didn''t expect that she was cheated. I don''t know which bastard had slept with her. If I had known who he was, I would have torn that bastard into pieces, smashed his eggs, he even touched my guests. " As K spoke, he punched the table angrily. But Kevin didn''t know what to say, so he could only give a wry smile. He couldn''t tell K that the man who was going to be smashed into pieces by him was the young master of HS Group. A list of his assets was too long to read. Besides, this man could easily help Armani solve all the difficulties here and make her life bepletely brilliant "Go ahead with your work. I''ll look into it right away." Kevin patted K''s shoulder and asked K to leave. Then he rushed downstairs and drove to the most advanced private club in QM City. The plum blossoms in the room were still open, and the clear plum fragrance was dense in the air. It was only May now. This plum blossom was specially cultivated in the flower room to change the artificial flower period. A single plum blossom was worth more than ten thousand. But the whole bunch of plum blossoms were inserted in this way. The tea expert poured the tea in the cup carefully. Just because the man in front of her said that the tea would feel better with lily, her boss immediately took great effort to get a bunch of plum blossoms out. N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. This bunch of plum blossoms was equal to her basic sry of two months, and in the eyes of these rich people, it was just a scenery decoration. At this moment, the door was suddenly opened from the outside. The tea expert was shocked. In such a high-level private ce, who dared to be so bold? Her hand trembled, and a few drops of water immediately sprinkled on the bamboo table. She looked up, and saw the man''s long and narrow eyes staring at her, as if he was dissatisfied with her mistake. The tea expert bowed her head and apologized. "Go out. You have made tea for a long time. You are tired." Said Jacob indifferently. The tea expert left respectfully. Kevin came in and couldn''t help saying, "You know about the video leakage, why don''t you interfere?" Chapter 11 Kevin took action Chapter 11 Kevin took action Jacob picked up the teapot and poured a ss of tea for Kevin. "The taste of this tea is soft and mellow, probably the best tea here. Although I don''t like it very much, it tastes not bad." Kevin felt that his eyebrows were about to burn, but he didn''t expect that Jacob had no reaction at all. He had to pick up the cup of tea and drink it down. Jacob refilled his ss again. When he raised his hand, his wrist joints were slightly exposed, and there was a distinct red mark, like a lipstick mark. Seeing the red mark, Kevin couldn''t help but frown slightly. Recalling the beautiful face and the attractive body of the tea expert who had just quit, he moved his eyes and said nothing. "This has nothing to do with me. I just watched the scenes about to flow out, without stopping them." With an indifferent look in his eyes, Jacob leaned against the seat and stretched himselfzily. Even in QM City, there were many spies around Jacob. They coulde to him before any news that would affect him was released. All the media knew to protect his reputation. In the past, Jacob would not expose any of his information to the public. Even this time, people could only barely see the outline of his body. "Don''t you know how much negative impact it will have on Armani? She came back this time to ept the position of the executive director of XU Group. Now because of this news, the assessment has been reduced to the lowest. The position of the executive director has been snatched away by her sister. " Kevin frowned. Jacob looked up at him and said, "So, you are here to defend her." Kevin was shocked. For a moment, he had a feeling that he had exposed his feelings for Armani in front of Jacob. Jacob''s intuition was always very sharp. As long as he wanted to do it, he could easily guess the thoughts of the person opposite him. Kevin hurriedly exined, "I''m not here to defend her. Anyway, something happened to Miss Armani in my shop and it''s rted to you. I''m here to see what you mean. She came to me and asked me to give her justice." "Then you can give her justice. You can investigate as you like. But don''t expose my identity. You can do anything else." Said Jacob indifferently. After receiving the reply of Jacob, Kevin left the club immediately. After returning to DS Nightclub, he immediately sent his trusted subordinates to investigate. With some methods, he found out the person who had copied the video. "Mr. Kevin." The man stood in front of Kevin and fawned on him, "I won''t do it again. Can you let me go?" Kevin crossed his legs on the desk and straightened his back. He didn''t show much expression on his face. He looked at the man in front of him coldly and said, "I remember that you are rmended by Mr. Wayne. He said that you did a good job in his ce before." The man nodded and smiled, "Yes, I did a lot of things for him before, but I just made a mistake. It''s not convenient for Mr. Wayne to keep me, so I came here." Kevin scratched his chin, thought for a while and said, "If I want to drive you away, I won''t show respect to Mr. Wayne. He is my good friend, and I can''t p him in the face like this. But Miss Armani of XU Group, is my big client. You let me offend this big client easily. What should I do with the loss?" Seeing that Kevin didn''t get angry but was just concerned about the business, the man became more confident. He quickly said, "It''s okay. After all, the executive director of XU Group is now Jessie, but in fact, Mr. Ben is in power. You helped him this time. He will be your big client in the future." Kevin sneered, "You think I''m stupid. This time it''s you who copied the belt. What does it have to do with Mr. Ben? Even if he has to thank you tomorrow, I''m afraid he''s also grateful to you, who takes the belt. How can he thank me?" "Mr. Kevin, DS Nightclub is your territory. I have taken the belt in your territory. You don''t me me but keep me here. Of course Mr. Ben will receive your kindness." The man said enthusiastically. "Really?" The smile on Kevin''s face turned cold. He pped his hands for two times and immediately two brawny men came in from outside. "Mr. Kevin, what are you doing?" The man''s face changed when he saw the two peopleing in. "Make him behave himself." Kevin said indifferently. The two men immediately caught the man and pressed him on the ground. The man struggled on the ground and said unwillingly, "Mr. Kevin, you are also a businessman. Are you willing to offend Mr. Wayne and Mr. Ben because of me?" Kevin held the club hanging on the wall and weighed it. He looked calm and rxed. He walked over and knocked on the man''s chin with the thin end of the club. "Do you think they will me me for such a small role like you? Or do you think my club relies on the two of them to reward me? " After saying that, he turned the club and hit him hard on the cheek with the rough one. The man''s face immediately swelled up, but his expression was still so arrogant. "Kevin, as the saying goes, it depends on the master to beat a dog. If you dare to touch me now, you are obviously against Mr. Ben. He now has two bigpanies, MING Group and XU Group. You are just a night club owner. Besides, Mr. Ben will have a lot of social engagements in the future. You can make friends with him in the future... " Before he could finish his words, Kevin stepped on his mouth and said coldly, "If you damage my business, you will oppose me. I don''t care what kind of person he is. Just have a try to deal with me. I won''t show weakness." Then he looked up at the two people and ordered, "Break one of his legs and throw him to the door of MING Group." The two men were familiar with dealing with these things, so they dragged the man out. Fear appeared in the man''s eyes. He wanted to cry for help, but his mouth was covered. "Miss Armani, I have dealt with the matter. This is the record of my previous conversation." Kevin said gently, pushing a recorder pen in front of Armani. He called her as soon as he finished dealing with it. Armani had changed into a long white dress with three-dimensional flowers embroidered on the cor. Layers of petals blossomed on her fragrant shoulder, which set off her beautiful face. She looked really pleasing to the eye. However, at the thought that she had something to do with Jacob, Kevin''s heart almost twisted. He only dared to look at her from afar, didn''t expect her to be liked by his good brother, Ben. After listening to the recording, Armani nodded and pushed the recorder back. N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. Chapter 12 Who Is That Man Chapter 12 Who Is That Man "Miss Armani, if you need it, just take it away." Kevin smiled, "This is indeed a problem of our party. If you have anyints, just tell me. From now on, you will be free from drinking, okay?" Hearing this, Armani frowned. ''I have fallen to the point where I am today. How could this guy only want to free me from the bill? Is this boss so stupid to do business?'' Noticing that there was something wrong with Armani''s face, Kevin realized that he had said something wrong just now. He quickly exined, "Miss Armani, I didn''t mean that, because the biggest business here is wine. If you want anything, just tell me." "Now that the position of the executive director has been taken away, I have nothing to lose. It''s meaningless to get the recording." Said Armani tly. Seeing that she didn''t want it, Kevin thought that she was worried that he might be lying, so he quickly said, "Miss Armani, the content of the recording is absolutely true. You can rest assured to use it." N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner. "Of course I know it''s true. Otherwise, Mr. Kevin wouldn''t have spent so much money on the recording." The recording recorded an interrogation, beating and threatening sound without reservation. If it was exposed, it would bring trouble to Kevin. Armani didn''t have any rtionship with him. If Kevin really colluded with Ben to get rid of her, he wouldn''t have recorded such a thing. Although Armani often came to DS Nightclub in the past and didn''t have any friendship with Kevin, she had heard a lot of stories about Kevin from K, so she knew that he was not a bad guy. Hearing this, Kevin''s eyes lit up. "Miss Armani, are you worried that it will affect me?" "How is he?" Instead of answering him, Armani asked. The question came to an abrupt end. Kevin paused for a few seconds before he realized that she was asking Jacob. At this time, Armani didn''t know the identity of Jacob. She asked just because she was worried that after these photos were exposed, someone familiar with him would recognize that person, which would bring him more trouble. And she was also worried that Ben would have ulterior motives to find that person and further discredit her. "I don''t know him." Kevin looked at her and smiled gently. "He is not a man of DS Nightclub, so you don''t have to worry that he will be bribed." "Not your man? Didn''t K look for him to me? " Armani''s face turned pale. ''Who is that man?'' she wondered. "Don''t worry, Miss Armani. He must be healthy." Seeing the change of expression on Armani''s face, Kevin tried tofort her. Armani looked up at him and asked, "What? Did he do a series of physical examination and tell you the result before entering here?" The most worrying thing about ying in nightclubs was that the people she met were sick. She just indulged herself for one night. ''Would it be so bad to meet such a thing?'' Armani stood up and wanted to leave, but she thought that since Ben wanted to deal with her, he must be watching her all the time. If she went to the hospital to have a check-up, Armani didn''t know what kind of rumor he would arrange. It never urred to Kevin that Armani didn''t want to investigate the identity of Jacob at all. She only cared about whether he had an infectious disease. If Jacob knew it, he would probably be pissed off to death. He was treated as apanion to sleep and suspected to be sick. "I''ve seen the photos too. The man''s clothes and his consumption are all first-ss, so he must be very careful." Kevin tried to deal with it. "Mr. Kevin, would you mind showing me his menu? Since he is rich, I don''t think he used cash. " Said Armani. As long as she got the bill, she could find out the identity of the person who had slept with her. At first, Armani didn''t want to have anything to do with this person, but now, Ben was going to deal with her. This person was not a man of DS Nightclub, so she must be fully prepared and controlled situation by herself. "What?" Kevin opened his mouth wide. ''She didn''t care about it just now. Why did she change her mind so soon?'' Jacob had always been free of charge here. Where could Kevin find the bill for her? Moreover, even if he had Jacob''s bill, he would not give it to her. "Is there any problem?" Armani was a little surprised. The bill was not a private thing. Besides, he had slept with her for a whole night. If she wanted to find him, it wouldn''t be a big problem. "I''m sorry, Miss Armani." As expected, the bad guy still needed him to do it by himself. "After what happened to you, ourpany has strictly stipted that we can''t reveal the privacy of any guest, including the bill." Armani''s face darkened. She stared at Kevin and said, "So you can''t even give me, I''m a victim of your business." Kevin said sincerely, "Although I can''t give you any information about him, I can help you to find him. If you have any problems, I can deliver them to him on behalf of you. On the one hand, it will save you time. On the other hand, there is too much news about you, and it will be inconvenient for you to move." "You?" Armani looked at him suspiciously. Kevin didn''t have any contact with her, but he seemed to be very warm-hearted on this matter, which made Armani doubt his motivation. "Don''t worry, Miss Armani. I, Kevin, have been in this city for a long time. You can know my character if you ask others about it. Nothing is impossible for me to do as long as I promise." Seeing that Armani suspected him, Kevin immediately promised. "But you are lying to me now." Said Armani tly. Kevin was stunned. Did he expose himself? "I don''t know which side you are on, but I have no choice. I can only trust you once. I want to confirm his health condition. If he wants the hush money, I can give it to him. What happenedst night has passed, and we are decent people. I hope he won''t make a fusster." Armani stood up and nodded at Kevin, "Thank you." After saying that, she turned around and left. There was still the smell of the perfume she used in the air. If Kevin remembered correctly, the name of this perfume was "Stay Away From Me". It was a very unique and rare perfume, and it was also in line with the cold and arrogant character of Armani. "Armani." K stood at the gate of DS Nightclub. Wearing a striped shirt and jeans, he looked clean and sunny, as if he were a college student that could be found all over the campus. Seeing that there was no expression on Armani''s face, K quickly asked with concern, "Is the result given by our boss satisfied? If you have any inconvenience, just tell me. I''ll talk to him. " "Nothing." Armani patted him on the shoulder and said, "I''m ok." K said guiltily, "Armani, I''m sorry. It''s all my fault. I came tootest night." Chapter 13 Help Me Find Him Chapter 13 Help Me Find Him At the thought that Armani''s first night being taken away by a strange person, K felt a sharp pain in his heart. In the past, when he drank and yed with her, K told everyone to protect her and not to make her be bullied by others. He didn''t expect that Armani came here to drink to vent her angerst night. He failed to help her calm down, and now she was involved in this situation. "It has nothing to do with you orst night. It''s just a grudge between me and Ben." Armani looked up at the sky. Dark clouds were gathering, as if it was going to rain heavily. If only a heavy rain could wash away the filth of the city, how good would it be? Thinking of what Ben had said in the corridor, Armani felt disgusted. He chose to be with her sister when they were going to be married. He knew that Armani couldn''t ept the truth and would break up with him, so he forced her to have no foothold in thepany. In order to control XU Group, she had to be controlled by him. Why did he feel that Armani couldn''t live without him? Armani just wanted him to see that she was only a man. She could give her first night to someone she didn''t know at all. Somehow, the scene of that night appeared in Armani''s mind. The scene in front of her was blurry. She only remembered that the man pressed her head and acted tough as if he was attacking her. Her long hair was as smooth as silk under his fingers, and her body was as soft as cotton under his touch. "Armani." K was hesitating how tofort her, who was in a daze. "What''s wrong?" Armani came to her senses and felt a little uneasy. ''How could I think of these damn things?'' K lowered his head, twitched the corners of his mouth and said, "I feel so guilty. Why do I feel that you are not good?" "What do you want me to do?" Armani rolled her eyes at him. "It''s not the first day we met. We know each other." Armani was like a boy in some aspects, who dared to take the responsibility. Seeing that Armani was the same as before, K felt a little relieved. Armani blinked and pulled K over, whispering, "But I really need your help this time." "Just tell me. I won''t refuse anything I can do." K promised, pounding his chest. "I want to know who slept with me that night. Kevin said that he had the bill and would help me contact that person, but he was unwilling to give me the bill and let me contact him by myself. You help me find out the identity of that person, no matter what method you use." Said Armani. K was a little surprised and said, "You have suffered a great loss because of this. A bill is nothing. I''m going to ask the boss for it now." Armani hurriedly stopped him, "That''s exactly what I''m suspecting. This man might have something to do with Kevin. If you go to him, he won''t tell you. On the contrary, alerting the enemy will make it more difficult for me to investigate. So you have to find a way to get close to Kevin and get the bill. More importantly, I want to know who he met. It''s also possible that he won''t see anyone. He was perfunctory to me. " "Got it. I''ll be careful. What about you? What are you going to do next?" K asked with concern. Now that XU Group was under the control of Jessie, it was estimated that it would take some time for Armani to suppress the news that she was having fun in the night club. She guessed that it would be inconvenient for her to do anything in QM City, so she said, "These things happened recently, and I n to go on a holiday to rx." N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. It was good for her to rx. She had been bothered by so many things in QM City. K agreed with her very much. However, he was worried and said, "If you go to the night club again, inform me in advance. I will contact my friends. Don''t look for others by yourself." Armani pretended to smash him with her bag, "Do you want me do that a second time?" Kughed exaggeratedly and dodged. Then Armani turned around and drove away. After Armani leaving, Kevin walked out, looked at K and asked, "How is Miss Armani now?" "She looks fine, but I think the trouble next will make her sad for a long time." K sighed, "I''ve never seen she so dejected. She was already very sad when her father passed away. When she wanted to inherit her father''s business, she met the jerk, Ben. Last night, because of my mistake, she was bullied by a bastard." ''Bastard.'' The corners of Kevin''s mouth twitched. K looked at him and asked seemingly unintentionally, "Boss, can you help Armani as much as possible? She is so pitiful now." Seeing that Armani''s car sped away, Kevin nodded and said, "I will." "What will you do?" K asked immediately. Kevin nced at him, "All you think about is wine and money. You don''t know much about business. Why do you care so much?" K was not convinced and said, "Boss, don''t look down upon me. I have been with Armani for so long, and I should be influenced by her. If you don''t believe me, you can take me to have a try. I promise you will be shocked at me." Kevin patted him on the head and chuckled, "If you really care about her, you should pay more attention to her during this period of time. I guess that because of myck of cooperation, DS Nightclub will be cklisted by her. This is a big customer of mine, you must bring her back in time." After saying that, Kevin walked outside. K shouted, "Boss, where are you going?" "I have something else to do. What''s wrong?" Kevin stopped. K smiled, "I also have something to do. Boss, don''t you have to drive? Let me take a ride." "Where are you going?" K was also Kevin''s capable subordinate. Seeing that K wanted to take a free ride, Kevin opened the door and let him in. When K sat in Kevin''s car, he said, "Armani is in a bad mood. I know there is a cake shop. She likes it very much, but it''s not easy to buy it with too many people. I''ll wait in line there and send it to her after buying it." Kevin nodded, "That''s good." "Boss, where are you going?" K asked, "If you are not on the same way, put me down halfway." "It''s okay. I''ll drive you there directly. If you want to be considerate, just say something nice of me when you send her the dessert." Kevin stepped on the gas. He did solve the problem of the exposure of the internal video of DS Nightclub, but he couldn''t deal with the media without Jacob''s help. Moreover, Kevin didn''t know if his help to Armani would disturb Jacob''s interest. After so many years of friendship, he could see that Jacob didn''t intend to stop. Chapter 14 A Messy family Chapter 14 A Messy family After sending K to the dessert shop, Kevin drove directly to the senior club. The traffic in the middle of the street was not very good, and there were many cars waiting at the intersection, so he did not notice that there was a taxi following him furtively. Not long after Armani came back from DS Nightclub, she received a photo from K, in which it was the most advanced club in QM City. It was said that the club was a membership system. If one wanted to apply for a member, he had to have a certificate of assets of over 100 million. Although Armani hadn''t taken over thepany officially and the funds couldn''t meet the requirements of a member of the club, but Armani thought Kevin only ran DS Nightclub, so he shouldn''t be able to enter that club. ''Is he going to meet someone?'' Armani drove back to home and after she entered the living room, she saw Ben sitting on the sofa. At this time, Edith and Jessie were sitting on the sofa too. Edith was peeling fruits for them, talking and laughing. It seemed that it was a good thing for them to make Jessie be the executive director of XU Group, and they were about to celebrate it. Seeing Armani, Jessie smiled and said politely, "Sister, you''re back. Where have you been? It''s going to rain. I''m really worried about you. The road is slippery and you''re in a bad mood." "Don''t worry. Your sister is back, isn''t she?" Edith smiled kindly. The servant, Aunt May, came up first and said with concern, "Miss Armani, porridge is being cooked in the kitchen. Have a bowl first." Seeing that May didn''t say a word for a long time and that she was so concerned about Armani as soon as Armani came back, Edith couldn''t help but snort and said in a bad tone, "May, have you ironed the dress I told you? I want to wear it tonight." May looked back and said in confusion, "Mrs. Edith, you didn''t ask me to ironing the clothes. Isn''t it usually Bonnie who is in charge of it?" "Don''t you know that she went home yesterday after asking for leave? Why don''t you iron the clothes consciously? " Edith kept criticizing Bonnie. Jessie held Edith''s hand and said unhappily, "Mom, Ben is here to visit, why are you only busy training the servants? She is just a rough servant. It doesn''t matter." Edith snorted, "I just can''t bear to see some people rely on the age to do something. They don''t know what they should do, but are busy currying favor with others." "Mother, do you think cooking porridge for me is a piece of cake?" Armani took off her sun protective shirt and handed it to May. Then she walked up to Edith and looked down at her. With a smile on Edith''s face, she answered, "Armani, what are you talking about? We are all worried about you. It''s not easy for XU Group to be taken over by Jessie. I think you''d better not run around recently and stay at home in case of any bad news. " N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner. Now facing Armani, Edith was not afraid at all. Because her daughter, Jessie, was now the executive director of XU Group, which sounded temporary. But with the presence of Ben, the executive director position of her would only be more and more stable, and they had sessfully expelled Armani from the group. Except for the part of the shares in her hands, Armani had nothing. After all, Jessie was going to marry Ben soon, she would be one of the Ming family members. Edith had dreamed of waking up with a smile. Armani had always been the limelight of the family for the past years, which made Edith very dissatisfied. Everyonepared her with Armani''s dead mother and criticized her. Now, she was really proud of Jessie. Ben kept an eye on Armani from the first second she entered the door. He knew that Armani went to DS Nightclub. Judging from her expression, Ben knew that she didn''t get any satisfactory result from the boss. Ben heard the boss of DS Nightclub was called Kevin, who was only twenty-four years old. His father was engaged in mining business, and his family was rich, but it was not a business of QM City. He only ran a night club here. It was said that this person was gentle and experienced. It was well-known that he was a good man, but he was very principled. Ben took the belt from him and must find an opportunity to apologize to him. "When did you care about me so much?" Armani chuckled and patted on the shoulder of Edith, "Mother, don''t becent. You think everyone else has be a fool, but you can talk less about ming others. Otherwise, others will think that you have be the executive director with the help of Jessie, so you dare to breathe at home these years." "Ha ha." There was a smile in Ben''s eyes. Jessie looked at him aggrievedly, and then Ben showed an innocent expression. Armani''s words were getting sharper and sharper. It was really interesting that, the cute and clever white rabbit turned into a prickly hedgehog. "Armani, we are discussing to hold a party for Jessie to celebrate her being the executive director and tomunicate with other directors. What do you think?" Ben stoppedughing and looked at Armani. With a smile on Jessie''s face, she said, "Yeah, my dear sister know a lot of important clients. When they are invited, we need you tomunicate with them." "I''m busy." Armani turned around and went upstairs. She didn''t want to talk to them anymore. Seeing that Armani went upstairs, Edith said with dissatisfaction, "What''s her attitude now? It''s her own fault to discredit XU Group, but it seems that we all owe her." Then she looked at Ben with grievance and said, "Ben, you see, I and Jessie are not as good as a servant at home." "Armani has lost her position as the executive director, so she is naturally in a bad mood. You don''t have to take it seriously with her. The most important thing is about Jessie." Ben said lightly. After Armani went back to her room, May brought her porridge. At the same time, she persuaded Armani in a gentle voice, "Miss Armani, please put up with it for the time being. Don''t stand up for me. In fact, Mrs. Edith has made a lot of concessions to me because of you these years. Now that she is proud, she must want to show off." Perhaps only May really cared about Armani in this family. Sally nodded and said, "Aunt May, I''m going to travel for rxation recently. Pay more attention to yourself at home these days. If you feel wronged, just bear it. I''ll give them a lesson when Ie back." May pursed her lips and smiled, "I don''t need you to avenge me. I don''t care about Edith. If you want to go out, you can have a good rest." Armani directly booked the flight for the night. When Edith was busy preparing a table of delicious food for Ben, they saw Armaniing down with her luggage. Jessie asked in surprise, "Where are you going?" "None of your business." Carrying the bags in her hands, Armani didn''t even bother to look at them. It began to rain outside, she stood at the door. Ben took her luggage and stood beside her. "The weather was bad outside. Where are you going? I''ll drive you there." Ben said firmly. In the past, he always looked gentle and harmless in front of Armani and always asked for her advice on everything. If it was in the past, he would only take her luggage and say, "Honey, where are you going? It''s raining outside. Let me drive you." Compared with now, he has changed a lot. Chapter 15 Think It Over Chapter 15 Think It Over "No, thanks." Armani wanted to take back her luggage. "If you don''t want me to drive you home, you are not allowed to go out," Ben said. "Ben, can you stop being so childish?" What a joke! Armani rolled her eyes. This was her home. If Ben dared to restrict her personal freedom and forbid her to go out, she would dare to expose him in front of the media. "Ben, the food is getting cold. Let''s have dinner first." Edith was taken aback by what had happened. She walked up to Ben and asked him to go back with a smile. However, Ben refused her and said coldly, "I''lle back after I send her back." Jessie said softly, "In fact, Armani also has a car. She can go anywhere she wants." "As a distinguished guest of my family, you''d better have a rest." Armani didn''t want to have anything to do with Ben. She didn''t know what he was up to. "Do you think I''m joking?" Ben came close to Armani and whispered in her ear. The breath he exhaled made her feel like ants crawling over her ears. "I''ve stripped you naked here. No one dares to interfere me in your family. Believe it or not?" Armani froze and looked at him with resentment. When she was angry, her eyes were as bright as grapes. Ben really wanted to press Armani against the wall and kiss her hard on the lips. When he saw her panicked eyes wide open like a deer, he could feel a tingle climbing up from the end of his spine. "Keep your dirty thoughts away from me." Armani pped Ben. The crisp sound shocked everyone. Jessie immediately ran over and pushed Armani away, shouting, "Why do you hit Ben?" Then she touched Ben''s face in panic and asked, "Honey, does it hurt? Are you ok? " Edith and Jessie only saw that Ben leaned close to Armani and whispered a word, and then Armani gave him a p. "Armani! You''ve gone too far. Ben just wants to help you carry your luggage. You didn''t appreciate his kindness, but beat him! You''re just angry that I''m the executive director of the group. If you''re angry with me, just vent your anger on me. Why did you do that to Ben? " Jessie sobbed sadly. Seeing her crying, Armani was annoyed for no reason. She raised her hand to take the luggage. Ben held the luggage in his hand and gave her a mean smile. "Well, since you want to send me, just do it." Armani turned around and went out with an umbre in her hand. Ben took the luggage in one hand and walked out of the room with the other hand holding the umbre between the two. "Ben." Shouted Jessie, leaning against the door. Ben turned around and said, "I''ll be back soon. Wait for me here." Jessie nodded obediently, "You muste back." Sitting in the front passenger seat, Armani saw Jessie standing by the door and staring at Ben. Edith standing inside, she didn''t expect that her son-inw would leave with Armani. "Where are we going?" Ben asked. "The airport." Said Armani tly. Ben didn''t say anything more and drove away. On the way, he raised his hand and turned on the music in the car. It was Armani''s favorite piano music. It was raining outside the car, but it was warm andfortable in the car. Armani leaned against the seat and fell asleep like a kitten. Ben looked sideways at her innocent sleeping face, and his eyes were full of obsession. N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. This was his beloved woman, but why couldn''t she ept the fact that he was just seduced by Jessie for a moment. He couldn''t help but think of that night when he and Jessie woke up in the hotel. He hurriedly put on his clothes and stood up. Jessie sat in the quilt and said in a low voice, "It''s useless, Ben. If you beg Armani for forgiveness now, she won''t forgive you at all, because she doesn''t love you at all." "What are you talking about?" Ben said angrily. Jessie gave a winner''s smile, which was totally different from her gentle and lovely appearance in the past. Her big ck eyes showed intention and ambition. "If my sister really likes you, why doesn''t she want to give you the business of XU Group and then marry you to have a child? If she really like you, why are you so nervous now? You know clearly that my sister will just leave you behind at any time, because you are far less important than XU Group in her heart. " If Armani loved Ben so much and epted his fault, he wouldn''t have engaged to Jessie. He would leave everything behind and beg for Armani''s forgiveness. He would marry Armani and protect her for the rest of his life. However, there was no ''if''. Armani was like a cat, who was always condescending and couldn''t grovel. He didn''t mind building a cage for her to control what she cared most and let her return to his arms obediently. "Have we arrived?" Said Armani, opening her eyes. "Traffic jam. What time is your flight?" Ben looked ahead. There was a red light at the distant intersection, and a long queue of carriages were blocking the intersection. They had been waiting here for ten minutes. "Eight o''clock." Replied Armani. Ben looked sideways at her and said, "The ne will take off at eight o''clock in the evening. Do you have to leave at three o''clock in the afternoon with your things?" "Thanks to someone, my family is in a mess now. Do you think it''s necessary for me to waste time there?" Said Armani with a sneer. Ben smiled and said, "It''s all my fault. Is it useful to apologize to you now?" Armani nced at him and looked out of the window. She didn''t even respond to him. When they arrived at the airport hall, Ben still took her luggage with him. He looked at Armani and said in a low voice, "Armani, you are in a bad mood. I''ll let you go these days. When youe back, I hope you can bring one result so that neither of the two of us will regret." Armani raised her eyebrows and asked, "What do you mean?" "I would rather destroy what I can''t get." Ben stared at her with a gentle smile. "If you don''t want to see XU Group go bankrupt and your father be cursed by others, you should consider my previous suggestion carefully." "Don''t talk too early. You want to swallow my group and I will see if you have the appetite. Don''t push yourself too hard," said Armani with a cold and stern look "I''m afraid that I will suffer from indigestion if I swallow XU Group. Now I just want to taste you. You''re the best." After saying that, Ben pulled Armani to him, kissed her forehead, then he turned around and left smartly. After a short pause, Armani stamped her feet with anger and rushed into the washroom to wash her face. ''This disgusting man dared to kiss me.'' She felt that her forehead was as disgusting as a toad crawling. She looked at herself in the mirror, with red eyes and clenched teeth, like a trapped beast forced to the corner. It was said that she was the luckiest woman in the world. Everyone admired her since she was a child. When had she been forced to such a situation and made her so embarrassed? It was her father''s fault. In order to let Armani take over thepany, he gave her most of the shares, so that Jessie and Edith had no chance to interfere in thepany''s affairs at all. He didn''t expect that Ben had already prepared to purchase the shares of the individual investors on the market. Plus the shares in the hands of Jessie and Edith, he had sessfully suppressed Armani and taken away the position of executive director. Thepany seemed to be under the control of Jessie, but in fact, it was all under the control of Ben. Moreover, Ben didn''t want thepany at all. He just wanted Armani to forgive him and be with him. Therefore, thepany that Armani cared about most had be his powerful bargaining chip, and Armani could do nothing about it. Chapter 16 Being Targeted Chapter 16 Being Targeted But Armani wouldn''t give in. ''Does he think that I am the flower in the greenhouse and can''t withstand any wind and frost? And I will just obediently shrink around him?'' Looking at herself in the mirror, Armani thought to herself, ''I won''t forgive you or make anypromise with you. I will try every means to get XU Group back to me. I will let Jessie and Edith get nothing. Ben, I will let you taste the taste of being controlled by others." After tidying up her appearance, Armani walked out with her luggage. The ne took off at eight o''clock in the evening. It was only five o''clock when she arrived at the airport. Armani had her belongings stored and worked in the cafe of the airport. Although the executive director was not her, there were still some things that she was responsible for in thepany. Before Jessie took office, she had toplete the handover first, in case that she would cause trouble again. When she was sorting out her documents, she inadvertently opened the photo in theputer, which was a photo of the senior club sent by K. She rested her chin on her hand and thought, ''Kevin went here after meeting me. Does it have anything to do with the person I am looking for?'' "Excuse me, miss." A gentle and modest voice came from behind. Armani saw a cleaner mopping the floor from the mirror and stepped aside. There was a girling out of the bathroom. When she came out, she was looking down at her mobile phone and didn''t notice the cleaning staff''s mop. The corner of the mop swept over the girl''s shoes at once. The cleaning staff immediately bowed nervously and apologized, "I''m so sorry, miss. It''s my fault. Please forgive me." The girl was wearing green and silver eye shadows, and her makeup was bold, but unexpectedly beautiful. She nced at the cleaning staff, and then looked at the mop and her shoes. Then she smiled and said, "It''s okay. Call your manager here." The cleaner was stunned and immediately said apologetically, "Miss, let me help you wipe. Can you not call our manager, or he will definitely punish me." "It''s none of my business. You touched my feet with such a dirty mop. If you were in our house, you would be fired directly." The girl said kindly, "Of course I can''t be angry with you directly, because you have worked very hard. But your manager was so careless when choosing people, which made your client have such an unpleasant experience. He should apologize to me." Armani was about to leave after washing her hands, but when she saw this, she couldn''t help ncing at the girl. The well cut white windbreaker wrapped the girl''s body, the small silk scarf at the cor loosened, and the white stilettos were hitting the floor tiles. She looked leisurely and somewhat provocative. "Miss, how about Ipensate for your shoes? Can you stop looking for our manager?" The cleaner begged in a low voice. "This is between your manager and me. You''d better go now. Don''t let me find your manager through theint phone." The girl''s voice suddenly turned cold, and the cleaner left with a sad face. After the cleaner left, a meaningful smile appeared on the girl''s face. Suddenly, she turned to look at Armani and said provocatively, "Is it interesting to watch others?" "It''s just a pair of shoes. There''s no need to find a manager, is there?" Armani held her arms and smiled. "It''s none of your business. I just have low quality." Then the girl walked out directly. Armani followed her out and saw the cleanering with the manager. The manager looked quite young, but on his twenty-four or twenty-five years old, he didn''t apologize at the first time when he saw the girl. Instead, he shook his head helplessly and said, "I know it''s you who is making trouble here." The girl pinched her waist and said discontentedly, "Why do you refuse to see me?" The manager waved his hand to the cleaner and said, "It''s none of your business here. You can go ahead with your work and be careful in the future." The cleaner breathed a sigh of relief and left in a hurry. "Where is Jacob? I know it was you who picked him up. Why did all of you hide the news from me? " The girl snorted. Seeing that the cleaner was fine, Armani didn''t want to watch others talking and turned away. "Please, I have something else to do. I have to go now." The manager was about to run away. How could the girl let him go? She chased after him and shouted, "Leon Tan, stop! If you don''t exin it clearly, I will go back to tell your father." The manager named Leon was hiding behind a pir. He was relieved to see that Armani leaned against the pir and didn''t notice him. He immediately sent a message to report. "The flight will take off at eight o''clock in the evening. Now she has arrived at the airport. It seems that she can''t wait to leave her family." Kevin eximed as he peeled the orange. Leaning against the soft cushion, Jacob seemed to have closed his eyes for rest, but the man''s tense body did not rx. "Kevin, Eve is pestering me now. She insists that I take her to meet Mr. Jacob." Leon said with a sad face on the phone, "If I don''t take her to find Mr. Jacob, she will tell my father that what I have done before." "Young men don''t waste their time. Your father will understand. Mr. Jacobes here and doesn''t want anyone to know his whereabouts." Said Kevin. Leon said, "Of course I know. But it''s really stressful for me to resist Eve''s torturing spell." "Take her here at seven o''clock." Jacob said, "Tell her that I won''t be free until seven o''clock." Leon nodded immediately. Kevin looked up at Jacob and said with a smile, "The ne will take off at eight o''clock. You should have been waiting at the airport at seven o''clock. Miss Eve will be angry." Jacob nced at him and asked, "Do you have anything to do?" Kevin stood up in a hurry and said, "I have to arrange some people to go to MING Group at night, making the group embarrassed." After saying that, Kevin hurried out. When he walked out of the door, he shook his head helplessly. Armani just told K that she was going to travel when they were at the gate of DS Nightclub. Jacob directly grasped all the schedule of Armani and also made the same ticket, which made Kevin really unable to guess what was on Jacob''s mind. ''Poor Miss Armani, she doesn''t know that all her actions have been targeted.'' Kevin felt sorry for her. N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner. Armani took a rest in the rest area and ate something in the western restaurant. Then she boarded the ne. Sitting in her seat and waiting for the ne to take off, Armani breathed a sigh of relief. She didn''t expect that she would lose XU Group in this way. Her reputation was also ruined by Ben, so she had to leave QM City temporarily. But thinking of the purpose of her trip, a hint of viciousness shed through Armani''s eyes. She had already prepared ater move to give a blow to Ben and Jessie. Chapter 17 Familiar Fragrance Chapter 17 Familiar Fragrance When Armani was about to fall asleep, she suddenly smelled a cold fragrance like a mountain spring. She looked sideways and saw a man sitting on her side seat. He was closing his eyes for rest with a ck eye patch. Although the man was wearing a blindfold, Armani still felt that the man was unusual. He had a strong aura, from clothes to shoes, and everything seemed casual but harmonious. The perfume he was wearing was thetest productunched by the perfume family of D country, which was limited to one hundred bottles in the world, named Icy Blue Breath. N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. Thest time Armani saw the man wearing this perfume was the prince of E country. He stood beside Armani when they were in the school. He had such an aura. It was just an ordinary flight, but she met someone who used this kind of perfume. It was in the economy ss she booked casually. Armani was confused and didn''t know what kind of person the next seat was. Of course, even if the prince of E country sat next to her, it had nothing to do with her. Armani had a clear goal this time. The man moved and took off his blindfold directly. He looked sideways at Armani. Armani was taking a rest with her eyes closed. She wore a high necked whitece shirt and a creamy white knitted coat, looking very casual, but in her heart, she would never be as leisurely as she looked. When Armani woke up, she turned on herputer and began to work. Suddenly, she heard a deep and maic male voice, "Are you a designer?" Armani was a little surprised. The man sitting next to her was so handsome, just like a male model in a fashion movie. His handsome and deep features were like the sun in the East, making people unable to take their eyes off him. But Armani was not an anthomaniac. Hearing his question, she frowned and said unhappily, "Are you peeping at me?" "I just saw a special page for design and felt a little curious. I don''t like to pry into other people''s privacy. It''s boring to travel so I want to have a chat. Please forgive me." The man''s natural attitude made Armani felt she was so sensitive. Armani withdrew her gaze and said, "I''m sorry. I''m under a lot of pressure at work recently and I''m not in a good condition. I was too excited when I spoke just now." She was really at a loss for what Ben had done to her. But when she looked at the man sitting next to her, she couldn''t help saying, "You should go to the first ss ording to your requirements. Why are you sitting here?" "How do you know I can take the first ss?" Jacob raised his eyebrows slightly. Before he set out, he could get rid of anything that might expose his identity. Now he was just dressed up as an ordinary person. Could others see at a nce that he was low-key? "I think it''s strange for a person who can use this perfume to appear here." Armani looked into Jacob''s eyes and said. It turned out that the perfume was exposed. Leaning against his seat, Jacob said indifferently, "I didn''t expect that someone in the economy ss would know about this perfume. If I were in the first ss, I might have met many unnecessary people. I just want to hide myself." It sounded strange, but it was eptable. He nced at Armani and said, "It''s strange that the person who can recognize this perfume is here, isn''t it?" Armani lowered her head and smiled, "I just smelled it by luck." "The designer should be lucky. One of my friends casually drew a logo in a bad mood and was directly bought by the soda advertising in M country. He easily took over a million. " Jacob said casually. Armani''s the level of design was bad. Hearing what Jacob said, she thought of her own situation and said with a self-mockery, "Maybe all my luck is used to smelling incense." "Do you like the taste?" A smile appeared on Jacob''s face. After a short pause, Armani smiled politely and said, "Yes. It matches your temperament very much." "It sounds that thest person who used this perfume doesn''t match his temperament." Said Jacob. Thinking of the scene that the prince of E country jumped up and down excitedly like a monkey in front of the horse race, which didn''t match the refreshing and elegant taste, Armani felt a little funny. She blinked her smart eyes and said with a smile, "It''s really not matched." "He must be from a noble family. He used this perfume casually." Said Jacob. Armani looked at him in surprise. "Am I wrong?" asked Jacob, raising his eyebrows. "I just think you are very smart and urate." Armani said frankly. "Because I know mind reading." Jacob said indifferently and continued to lean against the seat to sleep. He didn''t say a word to Armani until he got off the ne. When the ne stopped, he stood up and left without saying goodbye. ''Strange man'', Armani thought. Jacob walked forward in the light. He was tall and handsome. As soon as he reached the exit, well- trained bodyguards in ck came up, took his luggage and escorted him away. Armani carried her luggage and came out. A girl in a long sun protective shirt immediately waved at her and said, "Armani, here." This was Armani''s friend in E country, the daughter of Fang family in J City, Selina Fang. J city was a big tourist province. The purpose of Armani toe to J city seemed simple, but in fact, she was preparing to enter the business circle of J city. Selina was not only her friend, but also her ''guide''. "I''m so sorry to let you pick me up so early." Armani walked up to Selina and said. Selina had already heard about themotion in QM City. Seeing that Armani was still calm, her eyes turned red. She raised her hand to hold Armani andined, "How could you be so calm after such a big incident? I''m so distressed. When we were studying in E country, Ben came to see you from time to time. I didn''t expect that he was also a bad person who did not want morality for the sake of interests." Armani''s heart softened. She patted on Selina''s back and said gently, "I''m fine, but I''m in a passive position in thepany." Isabe nodded and said, "Don''t worry. The annual Lake meeting in J city is held by our family this year, and I''m familiar with the information of the people we want to invite. It happens that during the days you''re here, I''ll help you, so that you can get help in J city." "Okay, I''ll go back to the hotel to pack up." Said Armani. "Don''t forget that you often went to the night club with me when we two were in E country. Ie back now, my family don''t support me to go out to y. I am so bored alone. So¡­ See you tonight." "Are you going to the night club?" "The nightclub has caused me to fall to this point." Armani said, waving her hands to refuse. Chapter 18 The Man In The Box Chapter 18 The Man In The Box Selina put Armani''s luggage in the car and told the driver to send it to the hotel. Then she said, "It''s only three o''clock in the morning. If you want to go back, you won''t have many hours to sleep. Have a good time with me. J city is my ce. No one will bully you again." Armani had no choice but to be dragged to the most bustling night club in J city. Colorful lights shed around, and deafening music filled the street. When they arrived at the door, they had already felt another world. As a frequent customer here, Selina booked a private room and took Armani to it. The fixed wine list was ced on the table, and handsome men and women greeted enthusiastically, "Wee, Selina." "I don''t need your apany today. I want to y with my good friend. You can go out now." Selina waved at them to leave. When there were only the two of them left in the room, Armani sat in her seat and said with a smile, "What a surprise. I didn''t feel it in E country before. Why do you look like a rich woman when youe back home? There are a lot of people serving you. I bet most of them are older than you." Selina rolled her eyes at Armani and said, "Here, everyone only cares about money, not age. After all, I''m their big client. My monthly wine bill is higher than their annual sry. Of course they have to serve me well." Armani picked up a bottle of wine and drank it directly. She felt as if there was a heavy stone pressing on her heart when she recalled her days of feasting and revelry and Ben''s scheme of betraying and insulting. When she was in QM City, she had to be calm and vignt all the time, lest she would identally fall into the trap set by Ben. She could only smile away the sadness in her heart in front of K, in case he would me himself. The whole family was in a mess. Edith and Jessie werepletely at the mercy of Ben. Now that Jessie was the executive director of thepany, no one knew what would happen to XU Group in the future. The alcohol ignited sparkles in Armani''s body. Her whole body was as limp and numb as an electric shock, and she was as ethereal and heavy as diving into the sea of hundreds of meters deep. Selina was going to take Armani to y, she saw that Armani was drinking alone one after another. Feeling sorry for her, Selina stopped her and said, "It''s all my fault. I shouldn''t have brought you here. Instead, I made you sad. Let''s go." As she spoke, she was about to pull Armani''s hand away. But Armani shook off her hand, pounding the table with a bottle of wine in her hand, and said, "Don''t be afraid. I''ve been in society for so many years. How can he just cheat me like this? Does he think that this will make me turn around? I will never give in. " "Okay, okay, you will never give in. You are the greatest and the most powerfuldy in the world." As soon as Selina saw that Armani drank too much, she had a headache. She was afraid that something bad would happen to Armani because of her anger. So she stopped ying and stayed in the room to coax Armani. "Ask the most handsome man here to drink with me." Armani pounded the table and said. "Handsome men? Do you know what you are talking about?" "Hurry up. I''ll pay." Armani mmed her ck card on the table. Feeling helpless, Selina put the card away and said, "I can pay. I have money. You can rest here and I''ll call for you." Then, she called several handsome young men to sing with Armani. "Selina''s friend is here. She must be a big client too. Let''s go." When the young men got the news, they were eager to go over. However, when they were about to reach the private room, two men in ck raised their hands and stopped them. "No entry is allowed here. Go back." The boys were a little surprised by this scene. They said unconvinced, "This is our ce. Why don''t you let us in? Do you know who we are hanging out with? " "Yes, we are called by Selina. Even if you don''t take it seriously, she is the daughter of Fang family. Aren''t you afraid of her family if you bully us like this?" They knew how to take advantage of the situation. "Bring them in." A man''s cold and deep voice came. The two men raised their hands to pinch the four and threw them into the private room next to them. The four young men fell to the ground and gathered together. It seemed that they were surprised that the people who dared to fight in the field were not ordinary people. The man sitting in front of them was handsome and indifferent. The woman who was smiling politely and lighting up a cigar for him was the owner of their night club. "Mr. Jacob, these children are all naive. I can ask them to go. Please don''t me them." The woman''s hands were trembling slightly when she lit the cigarette, and her bright red nails looked a little bloody in the light. N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner. "Boss, did we do anything wrong?" There was a better appearance, usually in the store should have some status people raised their faces to say aggrieved. "Shut up!" The woman called Jasmyn red at him and continued to look at Jacob with an apologetic smile. Under the light, Jacob''s face was calm, but others could feel that his whole body was shrouded in anger. Jasmyn was even more nervous. She didn''t know why Jacob woulde to her night club for no reason. Jacob was so angry when he came here. Jasmyn had been waiting for him carefully for a long time, but he was still angry. She didn''t know what she had done wrong. It seemed that Jacob was very concerned about the situation of the opposite room. ''The people in the opposite room are Selina and her friend. I take Selina as my sister. It should have nothing to do with Jacob.'' Can it be that Selina''s friend has offended Jacob, so he came here to wait for her?'' Thinking of this, Jasmyn immediately said in a soft voice, "The opposite room is my sworn sister, Selina, and her friends. If Mr. Jacob is boring, why don''t I invite them to have fun together?" "No need. You all go out. I don''t want any man to appear in the opposite room. Do you understand?" Jacob said indifferently as he stubbed out the cigar. How dare Jasmyn say that she didn''t understand? She nodded and said, "Don''t worry, Mr. Jacob. What would you like to drink?" "No need." The man said in an indifferent tone, "You have worked hard enough to deal with my business. Go and do your work." "It''s okay. Mr. Jacob, you can call me if you need anything," said Jasmyn excitedly Today, she had only served Jacob for a while, but she could get his praise. In this case, the business empire of MS Group maybe would be able to cast a shadow over her in the future. Jasmyn felt that she was lucky tonight. When they went out, the young men saw the happy expression on Jasmyn, they couldn''t help saying, "Boss. That man''s attitude was so arrogant just now. You have been careful with him for a long time, but his attitude is still so bad. Why are you so happy?" Chapter 19 Man Chapter 19 Man "What do you know? Not everyone can meet Mr. Jacob. It seems that he is bullying me today, but in fact, it''s the best opportunity for us to get along with him. Although you can''t apany Selina today, you will benefit a lot from Mr. Jacob''s kindness. Just wait. " Jasmyn looked at them and she couldn''t hide her smile any more. Then she turned around and left. The young men looked at each other, confused. She had been waiting for a long time in her room, but no one came. She was a little dissatisfied and immediately called Jasmyn. "Jasmyn, I''ve been waiting here for a long time, and my friend is also here. Why haven''t your men arrived yet?" "I''m sorry, Selina. The business is good tonight. I can''t find anyone, but I''ll free you today. It''s my fault, ok? I''ll arrange handsome men for you next time. " Seeing that Armani was leaning against the sofa with cold eyes and aged face, Selina couldn''t help shivering. She thought it was better to ask more people to ease the atmosphere, so she immediately said, "Jasmyn, I''m not making things difficult for you. My friend is in a bad mood and wants to find some people to sing with. Even if there are other guests, I''ll pay more and ask them toe quickly. " "Honey, if the problem can be solved with money, I will immediately arrange a group of people for you. But I really can''t find people here today. Please understand me this time. I was scolded by several guests just now because I didn''t arrange anyone for them." Jasmyn was pretending to be pitiful, which made Selina feel embarrassed to ask her for help. After hanging up the phone, Jasmyn breathed a sigh of relief. She said to the people in the room who were ying with their mobile phones, "Go ahead with your work today. You will get a half raise of your sry from your work here. If you want to do your own business, you can go first. Your sry will be paid." The young handsome men who were waiting to apany the guests immediately cheered up. A large number of people directly left, with vacations and money to take. Seeing that there were less and less men in the club, Jasmyn knew that she had to offend a group of customers again, but in order to ensure the safety of both sides, she had to do so. After all, she couldn''t offend Jacob, nor did she want to offend Selina. "Oh my god! Why hasn''t anyonee yet?" All of a sudden, Selina''s phone rang. Looking at the caller ID, she took a deep breath. Why did her father, who was having a meeting abroad, call her all of a sudden? Selina waswless, but her father had been taught her strictly since childhood. She was most afraid of her father. Selina quickly closed the door, turned off all the sounds in the room, and carefully answered the phone. "Go home now." After the phone was connected, her father said crossly. "Dad, what are you talking about? I''m at home. " N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. "Don''t let me send your brother to catch you. He likes to go to night clubs most, especially the one you often go to." Her father said lightly. Selina was at a loss and answered weakly. After hanging up the phone, she patted on Armani''s face and said, "Armani, did you hear what I just said? I don''t know how my father knew where I was. If I don''t go back, he will send my brother to catch me. " After graduation, Selina''s elder brother didn''t inherit the family business, but focused on being a police. If he had nothing else to do, he would wear the police uniform to stroll around the night club, which could frighten a group of people. Once when Selina''s father wanted to catch her, her brother offered to take her out of the night club. Others thought Selina was a poor girl and looked at her sympathetically. It was so humiliating. She didn''t want to experience it again. "Then you can leave now. I want to stay here a little longer." Said Armani, waving her hand. At this moment, she felt a little dizzy, and this feeling could make her temporarily break away from the complex world. Now she just wanted to escape from the reality, and did not want to face the life. "Armani, it''s no big deal. He just cheated you. He didn''t even touch you in the past few years. You didn''t suffer any loss. That''s enough." Armani raised her head andughed, "Logically speaking, the man who slept with me should be the one who is lucky. I lost my purity, reputation, and the power of the group. What did I get? Do you want me to use that night''s romance to humiliate Ben?" "Can you humiliate him?" Selina asked curiously. Armani nced at her. Seeing what happened to Armani, the biggest reaction of Ben was to be happy. He had slept with Jessie and knew that Armani couldn''t ept him. Now that Armani had slept with someone else, the two of them were even. He didn''t think he owed Armani anymore and thought that she had no reason to break up with him and not to be with him. The corners of Selina''s mouth twitched when she heard that. "Is there something wrong with this person''s brain?" "Who knows if he is insane? I don''t want to cure him." "You have been with each other for more than ten years. You grew up together. It''s ironic that people can''t withstand the reality. I don''t think men are good. They''re never as reliable as women. It''s too hurtful to talk about love, so we''d better stay here day by day. There will be no consequences after a pleasant evening." Selina stood up and said, "I can''t stay with you anymore. It''s too embarrassing to be caught by my brotherter. I''d better send you back to the hotel first. I can''t leave you alone in J city this time. I''m worried about you." Armani refused to leave, but Selina didn''t get drunk. She tried her best to drag Armani away. "Am I wrong? Men are all bad. If I have time in the future, I''ll find a man who will love me forever. I''m the only one in his heart. " Armani was dragged by Selina and shouted. There were so many noises outside the door that they couldn''t cover up Armani''s domineering deration. Jacob picked up a ss of champagne and drank it in one gulp. The cold liquid slid down his throat, and the cruelty in his eyes gradually disappeared, leaving only coldness. After being dragged back to the hotel, Armani fell asleep. It was afternoon when she woke up. She didn''t answer any of Selina''s calls. Finally Selina texted her to let her know when she woke up. After getting drunk, Armani had a headache. She took out two painkillers and swallowed them. Then she asked the hotel to bring her breakfast. She sat on the window with a ss of water and read news. Although Jessie had been recognized by the board of directors and became the executive director, the company''s business had not beenpletely handed over, and many things were still in the charge of Armani. She had to settle these as soon as possible and hand them over to Jessie. "Mrs. Armani, are you really going to hand over all these rights?" Daisy asked her on theputer and sent a crying expression, "How can you endure it? Anyone with a discerning eye should know that the group is only promising in your hands." Chapter 20 Jessies Ability Chapter 20 Jessie''s Ability "Ben has been well prepared. At the very beginning, he must have helped Jessie to secure her position with all his heart. We don''t have to be in a hurry for the time being, but because of my identity, it will easily arouse fear. After I sort out everything, you can give it to Jessie directly." Armani replied. "Ok." Answered Daisy. N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. Armani thought for a while and said, "When you go to hand in the documents, you are not allowed to have a backup, so you must ask Jessie to check the documents one by one in front of you. Then you can leave, in case she says that she doesn''t know what the documents are in the future, so she will make things difficult for you. Remember to save the recording when you contact her." Daisy expressed that she would care about it. At the same time, she asked with concern, "What are you going to do in J city? Are you going to have a summer holiday? " Armani was confused and asked, "How do you know I came to J city?" Daisy said honestly, "Today in thepany, I heard from some people who tried to curry favor with the new chairman that you were in a bad mood and thought it would bring trouble to thepany in QM City, so you went directly to J city to have a rest for two days. They guessed that you deliberately embarrassed Jessie. Of course I don''t believe it, so I have to ask you." Armani was reminded that when Ben sent her off, she only told him that she would take the flight at eight o''clock in the evening, but there were five flights from the airport at eight o''clock. How could Jessie directly say that she had gone to J city? It seemed that Ben paid great attention to Armani, so that he could find her. Armani immediately called Selina, "Selina, did anything strange happenst night?" "Miss Armani, you finally wake up. If you don''t wake up, I will doubt whether you are alcohol poisoning or not and need to be sent to the hospital. What do you mean by strange things? Don''t worry. You were not drunk and danced in the street excitedly." Selina teased. Armani was a little inpatient, "I mean we didn''t meet anything strangest night, did we?" Selina changed her position andyfortably on the sofa with a mask on her face. After thinking for a while, she said, "It was really strangest night. You asked me to find some handsome men to sing with you, so I went to ask the boss of that club to arrange for me. But she told me that no one was there, and there were few handsome men in the club. I had never encountered such a thing when I was ying there before. Do you think it''s because of you? That''s too bad. As soon as you got there, the club was short of handsome men''s resources. I nned to have an affair, but the whole night could only look at you. " Armani breathed a sigh of relief. No handsome man was better than a group of handsome men. She didn''t want to expose any peach news in J City, or it would be very bad for her to start the game. "By the way, go swimming with me tomorrow. I heard that there will be some activities in FL Bathing ce tomorrow, and they can attract many dignitaries. If we go there in advance, maybe we will meet some investment bank manager and big boss." Selina had been worrying about the schedule of Armani, and everything wasying the foundation for her. "Wait for me to finish my work," replied Armani. Then Selina said ok and hung up the phone. "Mrs. Jessie, this is what you want." Daisy handed the document to Jessie. At this time, Jessie was sitting in the chairman''s office, dangling about back and forth on the comfortable and loose leather chair, with undisguised excitement on her face. Seeing that Daisy came, she said casually, "Well, put the things here. You can leave now." "Mrs. Jessie, I''d better leave after you see it." Daisy said politely. Jessie looked at her unhappily, "Do I need you to teach me when to read documents?" "These documents are confidential documents of thepany. After Mrs. Armani handed over the documents, there will be no backup in ourpany. So after you have a look, I can clear the documents in myputer and make sure that there is only one copy in yourputer." Jessie raised her eyebrows and looked at Daisy, "You can clear it up as you like? I don''t know if you keep several copies or notter. " Daisy said seriously, "We all signed a confidential agreement at the beginning of these projects. How can I do such a thing? If the document is leaked out from my office, I will bear a great legal responsibility, so I have to be very careful when handing it over. Please check it and confirm it. I will immediately go back and delete it. From now on, if the document is spread out, it has nothing to do with me. " Jessie frowned deeper. Daisy was Jessie''s assistant, and she looked down upon her. She always felt that Daisy was picking on her now. "Is it my responsibility to spread the rumor in the future?" Daisy said frankly, "Mrs. Jessie, I''m just doing my job. Please don''t make things difficult for me. You''d better read these materials." "I just don''t want to see it today. What can you do to me?" Feeling that she had been provoked, Jessie said disdainfully, "Can you call Armani over and scold me? But she is only a shareholder of XU Group now. It''s not enough to scold me, an executive director." Daisy was well prepared at the suggestion of Armani. She smiled and said, "Miss Jessie, I''ve handed over the document now. If you don''t read it, the document can''t be handed over. If you look them one dayter, you will take over thepany one dayter. If there is something wrong with the business, you should be responsible for it. I don''t think you want to be responsible for something bad. Moreover, if Mr. Ben sees you in trouble from the beginning, he will definitely doubt your ability. " As soon as she mentioned the name of Ben, Jessie cheered up immediately. She wanted to prove to him that she was not inferior to her sister in terms ofpany management, so she immediately took over the documents and opened them one by one. After reading them, she said crossly, "Well, I''ve read the materials. You can go out now." "Thank you for your cooperation." Seeing that everything was done, Daisy immediately turned around and went out. At the same time, she saved the recording that had been turned on all the time as evidence. After reading the document, Jessie put the U disk into the drawer casually and called Ben happily, "Honey, let''s go out for dinner tonight, okay? I know a new shop and I always want to have a try. " Ben was driving the car the next day. When he heard that, a hint of boredom shed through his eyes. He said perfunctorily, "I have something to do tonight. You can take your mother there." "What else can you do? Isn''t it my business important now?" Jessie was a little angry. "It''s not easy for me to take over the executive director of XU Group. I know nothing and I''m afraid of everything. Why don''t you apany me? If something goes wrong with my work and affects your n, it''s not my fault." Chapter 21 Make Peace Chapter 21 Make Peace Jessie seemed to be gentle, but in fact, she was domineering and delicate. Otherwise, she wouldn''t have taken the drunk Ben to the hotel and informed the reporters to take photos of them. Although Ben didn''t want to talk to Jessie, he was really worried that she would do something stupid, so he agreed. Looking at the screen saver on the phone, Armani was standing in the sea of flowers, stretching out her hand and smiling. There was a touch of tenderness in Ben''s eyes. Only when he was with Armani could he have energy. But all of this had been ruined. The tenderness in his eyes turned into ice. If he had to destroy Armani in order to have her, he would destroy XU Group at all costs, beat her into pieces, and then have herpletely. At this time, a phone call came. It was from his assistant, Joy. When Ben answered the phone, he heard Joy''s usual calm voice trembling. "Mr. Ben, something happened." "What''s wrong?" Ben asked. "A bloody man was put at the gate of ourpany. He was the one who sold the video from DS Nightclub. Everyone in thepany is scared." Although Joy was Ben''s right-hand assistant, she was a girl after all. She could deal with all kinds of dangerous situations in the workce. But she was also afraid to see these bloody scenes. Ben''s face darkened. He immediately turned around and rushed to thepany. "Don''t call the police. Call an ambnce first." "The onlookers were frightened. They called the police and the police are asking about the situation in ourpany. The ambnce has been called, but there is a traffic jam on the road and the people in thepany are very unstable. However, the police analyzed that it is just a simple gunfight and haven''t given the specific report." Joy calmed herself down and said, "I''m just worried about your safety. It should be done by someone from DS Nightclub. Are you okay now?" "I''m fine. It''s against the rules for us to buy the videos this time, but he can''t hit me because of this. Otherwise, what he did would alert the enemy." "Wait for me in thepany. I''ll pick you up." Ben continued to say. Joy replied and hung up the phone. Ben''s eyes darkened. He didn''t expect the boss of DS Nightclub to do such a thorough thing. ''Is he dissatisfied with me?'' Thinking of this, Ben immediately called again. "Mr. Wayne, it seems that we have offended the boss of DS Nightclubst time. I think you''d better help me to contact him. Let''s have a meal and discuss it with each other. It''s my fault. I''m willing to apologize." Wayne on the other side of the line also knew about this, so he was not as straightforward asst time when he helped him to take the video. Instead, he said cautiously, "Okay, let me make an appointment for you." N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner. After hanging up the phone, Mr. Wayne drove directly to DS Nightclub. Kevin was sitting under the stage, listening to the singing of the new female singer. With a cigarette in his hand, K sat beside him and yed with his mobile phone. K didn''t want to stay here at first, but Kevin ordered to report Armani''s current mood in time. After all, it was their negligence that hurt her. K also wanted to get more information from Kevin. It would be best if he could ask him who had slept with Armani. The two mischievous people sat together. One pretended to listen to the song carefully, and the other pretended to y on the phone seriously. "Eddie, it''s so lively here. Compared with you, my ce is much quieter." A man in white embroidered with ck edge patterns walked in. When he saw Kevin, he immediately showed a yful smile. Kevin looked at him sideways, stood up and said, "Wayne, it''s been a long time since you came here to drink." K also stood up and greeted him with a smile. Wayne was also a person with some foundation in QM City. When Kevin opened this night club, he helped him a lot, so he had a good rtionship with Kevin. However, K moved his eyes and carefully looked at Wayne. It was Wayne who had arranged the man to expose the video of Armani. After Kevin dealt with that person and threw him at the gate of MING Group, he came in a hurry. Did hee to say sorry or to make peace? "I have something to talk to you in your office." Wayne said with a smile. K immediately joked, "When will you discuss something important? Even I can''t hear it." Kevin knew why Wayne came, so he said, "Then go to my office." Wayne followed Kevin in a hurry. When they went upstairs, Kevin suddenly said, "K, follow us. Anyway, we are on the same side." Wayne''s expression suddenly became a little unnatural. No matter what, in his eyes, K was just a junior. ''How can Kevin ask K toe in together? Is it because his rtionship with K is really good, or because he deliberately step on my face?'' After arriving at Kevin''s office, Wayne came straight to the point, "Brother, I''m sorry for what I did to you. I didn''t expect this person to be so bold to do such a thing. You''re right in dealing with it. If this person falls into my hands, I will definitely tear him into pieces to avenge you." "You''re wee. Now that he is in my hands, of course I can deal with him." Kevin smiled and asked the servant to pour a cup of coffee for Wayne. "It''s too fussy to ask you toe here to talk about it. I just dealt with it casually. After all, Miss Armani is my big client. No matter how anxious the Ming family is, it''s not appropriate to embarrass me." "You''re right. Ben just took over the family business. He doesn''t know what you''re capable of. You should teach him a lesson." Wayne hurriedly echoed with a smile, but then his expression changed and said with concern, "Anyway, in our business, we should pay attention to peace and wealth. Now that you have thrown that man to MING Group, the police have already taken action. Aren''t you making trouble for yourself? If that person says anything to identify him, the Ming family will take the opportunity to retaliate against you with the excuse of affecting your reputation. Both sides lost. " "Oh? What do you think I should do about it? I was so angry at that time. I thought that Ben didn''t give me face and I wanted to teach him a lesson. I didn''t think too much. " Kevin asked modestly. Wayne hurriedly said, "I think everyone has something to say. Let''s talk about who is right and who is wrong on the table. We''d better do our own business in the future. Don''t hurt the harmony." "He bullied me like this, I still want to have dinner with him?" Kevin raised his eyebrows and pretended to be unhappy. Wayne looked at K, and an innocent smile appeared on K''s lips. He was just obedient beside and had no room to interfere. Chapter 22 Kevins Response Chapter 22 Kevin''s Response "Here is the thing. Kevin, Ben of the Ming Group is also a young man. When he saw such a thing happen in thepany, he immediately realized that he did something wrong and wanted to ask you out for a meal. If you are not satisfied with him, just talk to him at the table. He has just taken over the company and doesn''t like to make trouble. This is a piece of fat. Don''t worry about it. He can compensate you for any loss. Losing several clients is nothing. He can bring most of the rich people in QM City to you. " Wayne said boldly. After all, Ben had great power now. His fiancee, Jessie, now served as the CEO of XU Group. In the business circle of QM City, the two of them were extraordinary. It was what every business man was willing to do to make friends with such a new rich man. Moreover, Ben had a good attitude, so Wayne could rest assured to persuade him. "It''s strange. Since he has so many connections, how could he apologize to boss so easily? He must have seen a lot of ups and downs. It''s not a big deal to be afraid of a bloody man. " K muttered. Wayne patted on the shoulder of K and said, "In business, peace breeds wealth. It was his fault at the beginning. Moreover, it''s better to solve the thing than to ignore it." "He wants to untie it. Miss Armani is my guest. She won''te here again. I don''t have much turnover. Who canpensate me for this?" K sighed. Kevin fell into silence. N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. Wayne smiled and said, "K, you are so popr at the auction. Aren''t you afraid that no big client will come? If you really don''t have other big clients, I''ll ask Ben to introduce some to you. I promise your business will only be better than before. " "It sounds that it''s good to have a talk with Ben." Said Kevin. "If there is something wrong, how dare I came for you?" Wayne said in a hurry. Kevin nodded, "Then book the time and ce. I''m free these two points. I''ll listen to your arrangement." Seeing that his goal was achieved, Wayne left happily. After he left, K immediately asked, "What''s wrong, boss? You betrayed us when you saw the money." Kevin spat at him, "What nonsense are you talking about? Do you think I care about the money of the Ming family?" "Then why did you still say yes? You threw that man at the gate of Ming Company, and then you promised Mr. Wayne to have a talk with Ben. Isn''t this a contradiction?" K said indignantly. When he thought of that Wayne was going to introduce a big client to him with a smile, K really couldn''t help wanting to beat his nose with the ashtray. ''Does he think that the rtionship between Armani and me isparable to that of the rich second generation with a few money?'' Kevin smiled, "I''m just wondering how to fight back and help Miss Armani vent her anger. I didn''t expect that they woulde to me and ask me to deal with them. Do you want to go?" K''s eyes suddenly lit up. Kevin''s method of dealing with people was very shrewd. Since Kevin went there with the purpose of teaching others a lesson, this meeting must be very interesting. However, K was a little confused and said, "Boss, you never cared about these things before. Why do I feel that you are also very concerned about Armani now?" Kevin said calmly, "I don''t care about her. I just care about our brand. Anyway, it''s our responsibility to cause Miss Armani''s ident. Although I can''t help her in public, I can help her vent her anger secretly, which also proves that my guests are not bullied by those people casually. " "Boss, it''s so cool!" K pped on Kevin''s shoulder. Kevinughed and scolded, "You want to usurp the throne? You made me ache so much." However, there was also a touch of gloom in Kevin''s heart. When Jacob heard that Armani was leaving the city, he chose to leave with her without hesitation. ''What is his purpose to approach Armani in secret?'' Ben drove to MING Group. Fortunately, it was off duty time, and almost all the people had left. There was a pool of blood at the entrance of thepany, and an istion belt had been pulled around. There were police maintaining public order here, and some reporters were investigating and inquiring about the situation there. Ben didn''t get out of the car. Joy recognized his car from a distance and got in the car quietly, avoiding the reporters'' attention. "What do you think?" Ben asked. "It''s too miserable. That man''s leg was broken, and many wounds on his body have turned ck. It seems that he didn''t deal with them in time. But when he was sent to the hospital for examination, the doctor said that there was no big problem, and all of them were minor injuries. The broken leg will be fine as long as the operation is connected. It''s done by an experienced men." Said Joy. Most of these actions were out of warning, and they didn''t really want to kill people. Ben nodded. Jessie had booked a table for dinner with Ben, but she didn''t expect Ben to break his promise. She immediately called him. Ben was considering the meeting with Kevin. He was not in the mood to answer the phone, so he asked Joy to cancel it. Joy picked up the phone and said politely, "I''m sorry, Miss Jessie. Mr. Ben is busy now. It''s not convenient for him to answer your phone." "What can he talk about at this time?" Jessie sat in the office and frowned. Joy smiled, "Because there are some problems in MING Group that need to be solved." "Joy, you don''t have to lie to me. I know what you have done to him these years. If he doesn''t want to answer my phone, you have one thousand or ten thousand excuses for him. If he wants to apologize to Armani, you have one thousand or ten thousand reasons to persuade her to forgive him." Jessie sneered. Joy turned to look at Ben, who remained silent with a gloomy face. "Well, tell him to have a good rest. There are still a lot of things waiting for me to do in the group. I won''t disturb him." After saying that, Jessie hung up the phone and sat alone in the office, angry. "Leave her alone." The meeting with Kevin was more important now. As for Jessie, she only needed to coax. Joy nodded and immediately arranged the schedule for Ben. The sun in J city was the brightest, and it was sunny in the early morning, which made people have a good mood for no reason. Early in the morning, Selina arrived at the hotel to pick up Armani. Compared with Introducing customers for Armani, Selina preferred to bask in the sunlight with her. "You don''t have to work all the time here. Just have fun and rx. Then you will have the energy to go back and fight with that bad man." Selina said leisurely. Looking at Selina, Armani was both angry and amused, "I can have a good time here with you." With a smug smile, Selina said, "That''s for sure. If you don''t y well in my ce, my reputation will be ruined." Then the two of them went to FL Bathing ce and changed into bikini in the room booked by Selina. Armani put on the sunscreen. Looking at Armani''s curvy figure, Selina rubbed her hands with admiration and said, "I''m confused. We have three meals a day, but why are your muscles so well proportioned? Look at your small waist, I even want to touch it." Chapter 23 Meet Again Chapter 23 Meet Again Afraid of the itch, Armani dodged Selina''s hand and said, "Beauty, my figure is far inferior to yours." With a chuckle, Selina took a cup of coconut juice and said, "Well, I won''t joke with you any more for the sake of your sincere praise of me. Let''s go out and have a walk. I haven''t swam for a long time. I''m going to rx myself and y insideter." Armani nodded and went out with Selina. It was a hot summer day, but the consumption of FL Bathing ce was rtively high, so there was not a lot of people. "That''s manager of YF Group, who is mainly in charge of thepany''s public rtions affairs. He is a good friend of the manager of Merchants Bank. If you want to borrow money from Merchants Bank, you can ask one of them, and the other one will definitely get it done." Sitting on a cold chair and wearing sunsses, Selina pointed out which one she saw and showed it to Armani. Armani didn''t expect that there were many business people hidden in a maple bathtub. "Hey, that''s a friend of my mother. I''ll go and greet him. Wait for me here." Selina looked up and saw an acquaintance in the distance and then she said to Armani. Armani nodded and took a sip of the cold watermelon juice. A burst of cheers came from the distance. She took off her sunsses and looked curiously. A snow- white yacht appeared on the sea of the bathtub. The handsome men and women who were ying in the sea all cheered at the yacht, as if celebrating something extraordinary. "What''s wrong? What are they cheering for?" Two girls in bikini asked curiously when they passed by Armani. "You just arrived in J city and don''t know. That is Jacob, the richest man in J city. He seldom came out on yachts." Another girl replied. After saying goodbye to the acquaintance, Selina came back and saw that Armani was also looking at the white yacht. She exined, "That''s the yacht of the Mo Family. FL Bathing ce is the property of it. This yacht is not easily driven out. There must be using to entertain guests." "Mo Family? Is it the one who makes an off line cinema?" Armani asked. Selina shook her head and said, "It is the leader of the family who has made the offline movie. I heard that the people in J city were distant rtives of the family. The two families have always been in touch, and the financing and opening up of the film lines can be quickly handled. It has been smooth all these years, much easier than my family. "Look at your mncholy, as if you envy them so much." Armani shook her head and smiled. Selina snorted, "Of course I want to know people in Mo Family, so that my family won''t have to work so hard. There is a pie in the sky, and everyone wants it." "Only when you have your own ability can you be most reliable." Armani sighed with her eyes closed. "That''s right. If only I could be as good as you in doing business. My parents don''t have to worry about me all day long. I can go wherever I want to go. Unfortunately, I don''t have the ability like you. It''s not easy for you toe here, I''ll learn from you by the way." Lying next to Armani, Selina ignored the yacht. On the yacht, the young master of Mo Family in J City, Albert, was carefully serving the man who was lying on the hammock on the deck with his eyes closed for rest. The man had a handsome face and a strong aura, which made people feel scared. ''Is this the young master of the rtive family that my family had always been attached to? He is indeed extraordinary. If I don''t take good care of him and affect the rtionship of two families, I will be med.'' "I came here just for a walk. Don''t be so nervous." Just as Albert racked his brains to guess the man''s intention, Jacob opened his eyes and said lightly. Hearing that, Albert''s heart trembled. He quickly smiled and said, "What are you talking about? It''s not easy for you toe to J city. I must prepare everything for you." "You must have known why I came here." Jacob nced at him and said, "You won''t let it out, will you?" Yesterday in the night club, he didn''t bother to hide his intention at all. Today, he came to FL Bathing ce. With a slight analysis of the connection in a man''s mind, it could be seen that Jacob came for the unexpected guest, Armani, who broke into the social circle of J city. It was better to tell others directly. In J City, there shouldn''t be anyone who would be stupid to oppose Mo Family, and Mo family in J city was obedient to Jacob. N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. "I will keep that in mind. If you have something to tell me, just give me orders. If you don''t give me an exnation, I won''t act on my own without authorization. " Said Albert seriously. Jacob nodded, patted him on the shoulder and said, "You can leave now." Albert followed his orders and left. Then Jacob said coldly, "Pull in to shore, I want to go down." "It''s sofortable." Standing in the water, Selina waved her arms and said leisurely. Armani was dragged to another ce by Selina. There were many people in the sea, so they two went to a remote ce to swim. Sitting on the reef and looking at the scenery in the distance, Armani felt that her long hair was blown by the wind, as if the water in the sea was soft with the water. "Armani,e down and y." Said Selina with a smile. Armani took off her shirt and jumped into the water. The bottom of the sea was covered with soft sand, so she didn''t have to worry about hurting her feet when she walked on it. FL Bathing ce was very clean, and Armani liked it very much. "By the way, this is the bathing ce of FL. I should take you to the maple area." Selina swam out of the water and pulled Armani away. It turned out that FL Bathing ce was named because there were maple trees on both sides of the bathing spot, which were stunning in autumn. Now it was summer, and the leaves of the maple trees were still green, which dyed the sea water green. People in the water were like pine shadows. "I''m sorry, Miss Selina. Your room charge deduction failed. Please follow me to the counter now to improve the deduction information." The staff of FL Bathing ce drove the motorboat to the shallow sea where Armani and Selina were ying and said apologetically. "What''s going on? Didn''t you always deduct money from this ount? The credit of this ount is still very high. Why did the deduction fail? " Selina was a little surprised. The staff said neither humble nor pushy, "Pleasee with us now." Selina got on the crew''s motorboat unhappily. Armani was soaked in the water alone. Suddenly, she slipped and almost fell down. Someone grabbed her hand from behind and held it on her waist to stabilize her body. "Oh! Thank you." Armani turned around and apologized, only to find that the man who helped her was the man next to her on the ne. Chapter 24 An Accident Of Peeping Chapter 24 An ident Of Peeping ''What a small world! I met him again and he even saved me.'' "What a coincidence!" A faint and alienated smile appeared on Jacob''s face. "Yes, what a coincidence," said Armani, blinking her eyes and smiling "Alone?" Jacob asked. "My friend has something to deal with and wille backter." Said Armani. With the osting on the ne, the two people who met for the second time seemed to be much less alienated, as simple and natural as old friends. "I thought you would go near the yacht to have fun, it would be more lively there. It''s rare for Mo Family n to drive this yacht out." Jacob said slowly as he walked in the water. Armani shook her head and said, "I prefer to find a quiet ce. There is no one else but myself. I like to be at ease." "Girls usually like to be lively, don''t they? Such as drinking and dancing in a night club, which should be more popr nowadays. " Said Jacob indifferently. He wouldn''t forget how drunk Armani was in the night clubst night. She even called for handsome men to sing with her. When she was dragged away by Selina, she also said that she would find a handsome man in the future. Her intoxicated look was still vivid in Jacob''s mind. "I like it." Armani looked at him sideways and smiled, "But there is no rule that people who like noise won''t like quietness. Noise is interesting, and quiet is fun. They are not absolutely opposite." A breeze blew, and the maple leaves rustled with the wind. The water rippled, looking very beautiful. All of a sudden, a figure shed behind the stone in the distance. Armani wanted to see it curiously. But Jacob grabbed her hand and said, "Don''t go forward. It''s not appropriate." "Why?" Seeing Jacob''s serious face, Armani became more curious. "Nothing to see." Said Jacob, But how could Armani give up so easily after her curiosity was triggered? There was someone sneaking behind the stone and nobody knew what he was doing. Armani looked at the route and found that the big stone was at the junction of the beach and the sea. Behind the stone was the shallow sea. If she walked directly along the water, she would definitely be found. But when she saw the dense maple forest on the shore, she felt it was a good ce to cover her whereabouts. Noticing that Armani was looking around, Wayne knew that she was looking for a route to get close to that stone. His face darkened. ''How dare she be so disobedient?'' "I feel a little cold. I want to go ashore and have a rest, bye." Armani waved at him and went ashore. She approached there carefully because she was bored and wanted to see what was wrong here. After all, the maple forest was a quiet and beautiful ce, and it was also a very private ce. Armani walked carefully along the bushes and finally went to the other side of the stone. She saw three men in beach pants standing behind the stone. Two of them were standing and one was kneeling. The man kneeling on the ground was covered with blood all over his head and was desperately begging for mercy. The two men both had smiles on their faces. In this case, the smile looked particrly terrifying. Seeing this scene, Armani''s heart almost stopped. She had seen a gunfight on the street when she was a student in E country, but it was not as frightening as the scene in front of her. The blue sea, the blue sky and the deep maple forest were so beautiful, but someone could do such a terrible thing in such a beautiful ce. The sharp contrast between the two was frightening. N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner. When Armani came to her senses, the first thing urred to her was that she had to leave as soon as possible. She couldn''t let the two people find her whereabouts, or she would be in danger because she saw this scene. In this deserted ce, Armani didn''t know when Selina woulde back. She didn''t have any fame in J city. If those two people found her, they might do something bad to her. Fortunately, she was hiding in the bushes and could leave quietly. Armani took a step back, but unexpectedly stepped on a branch and made a cracking sound. The two men looked over warily. Armani covered her mouth and lowered her body. When the two men turned around again, she walked back carefully. While walking, she suddenly stepped on something soft and slippery. She looked down and saw a snake with freckles. "Ah --" she stepped on such a horrible thing. For a moment, Armani couldn''t help but scream. The snake sprang up and bit on her foot. Feeling a sharp pain, Armani lifted her foot and the snake slipped away quickly. Being bitten by a snake, she remembered that she was running away. The scream just now was bound to attract the attention of the two people. For a moment, she was very nervous. "Miss, are you okay?" A gentle voice came from behind. Armani felt a chill down her spine. She was in the direction of escape, where there were only the three people, and the one who spoke was¡­ "I stepped on the snake by ident. Can you help me call 911?" Said Armani calmly. "Miss, are you alone?" The man asked. "I''m here with my boyfriend. He went to answer the phone and I was walking around. I guess he''s looking for me now. I told him I wanted to walk around in the maple forest, but I didn''t expect to meet this snake in just two steps." "Where is your boyfriend? Why do I only see you around? " The man''s voice became a little gloomy. Armani''s eyes widened. ''Is he going to kill me here?'' "That''s because you are blind." A cold voice said. Then someone pushed aside the bushes and walked out. The man was tall and handsome. His eyebrows were slightly wrinkled and his thin lips were tight. Armani was relieved to see Jacob. She knew she was saved. But she remembered that he asked her not to get close to the stone before. ''Does he know what those people is doing here?'' Jacob raised his head and looked at that man. His expression waszy and casual, but his intimidating aura had made the man a little unconfident. "Why¡­ Why are you here? " The man asked in a low voice as his aura weakened in an instant. "Didn''t she say that she was with me?" "Go and continue with your work," said Jacob indifferently. "Yes, yes." The man left in a hurry. Still suffering from the shock, Armani looked at Jacob thoughtfully. "Can you still walk?" Jacob stood in front of Armani and looked down at her. When Armani tried to take a step forward, she felt a sharp pain in her left foot, which made her want to cry. Jacob ordered directly. Then a motorboat came and picked Armani up. "My friend hasn''te yet." When she was put on the motorboat, she said, "If anybody see Selina, please tell her that I was bitten by a snake. Let her go to the hospital to find me." Chapter 25 Mo Family in J City Chapter 25 Mo Family in J City "Don''t worry. We will inform her." The medical team members were very respectful. After all, Armani was a girl called by a distinguished guest of Mo Family for treatment. They knew her identity must be very rich or powerful. Armani was sent to the hospital to have an intravenous drip. After a short while, Selina rushed over in a hurry. She was frightened by what happened to Armani. "I''m fine now. I can leave the hospital this afternoon. I just identally stepped on a snake in the maple forest." Said Armani. "Fortunately, you''re fine. I''m almost scared to death." Selina covered her chest, her heart pounding. At this time, someone knocked on the door. Selina went to open the door curiously, but she didn''t expect that the person standing at the door was the young master of Mo Family in J City, Albert. He was a little surprised to see Selina, and then he smiled gently. "Miss Selina, what a coincidence. You are also here." Selina looked at him suspiciously. Although Albert was handsome and gentle, he was a ruthless man deep in his heart. Even Selina''s father was a little afraid of him. ''Why does hee here to visit Armani? What is his purpose?'' "It''s all our fault that Miss Armani got injured in the maple bath. Ie to see if she is all right. At the same time, I have to apologize to her. I have ordered people to clean up the security of the maple forest. The depth of the maple forest is not open to outsiders. Because of the party held these days, the cordon was neglected, so Miss Armani was frightened and injured inside. If she have anyints or requests forpensation, please just say it. We will definitelypensate her. " Said Albert kindly. ''So reasonable?'' With her mouth wide open in surprise, Selina thought if she used this as an excuse to ask Mo Family to help her get investment, then with the strength of Mo family and the personalwork of Albert, Armani wouldn''t have to work so hard to find an opportunity to know businessmen in J city with her. Selina became excited. ''With Armani''s cleverness, she is sure to understand what he meant.'' Armani was confused. ''''Although I was bitten by a viper, I was sent to the hospital as soon as possible. The medical fees has been paid by Mo Family. Even if Mo Family wants to apologize andpensate for their reputation, it is impossible for Albert to be so generous. If I ask for one hundred million directly, and he can give it to me directly?'' One hundred million dors. It was almost enough to buy another XU Group. Armani smiled with self-mockery and said to Albert, "I''ve already felt your sincerity. You took good care of me this time, and I don''t intend to ask forpensation. After all, the medical fees are not expensive, and you have taken the responsibility. I hope this matter is over and no one can mention it." Selina looked at Armani identally. To her surprise, Armani gave up thepensation. Albert was also a little surprised. Then he said, "I really admire you, Miss Armani. If you don''t mind, make friends with me. If you need anything in J city in the future, just say it. I will keep my promise." "I''m ttered, Mr. Albert." Seeing Albert''s kindness, Armani became suspicious. She smiled politely as if she was very modest. After Albert left, Selina pped her hands and said, "Well done! You don''t have any requirements, but he has a better impression of you. With his connections in the future, you will definitely make a lot of friends in J city." "No, I don''t want to have anything to do with him." Armani frowned and said. The scene in the forest still shed in her mind. She was not a fool. Today, Albert came here for two reasons. One was to show his kindness, and the other was to warn her not to tell anyone what she had seen in the maple forest. Armani knew that. After all, FL Bathing ce was a ce for rxation. If people knew that such a bloody thing had happened there and it was the matter of Mo Family, it would be unfavorable to Mo Family. It was originally a shady ce, but Armani walked over to have a look. She had to pay for what she had known. Now it was good enough for her to survive. ''But who is that person? The bad man who has chased after me should have nned to make me shut up forever. When he saw that person, his aura suddenly weakened, and he spoke with respect. It is obvious that the person is a very important people in power of Mo Family, or a distinguished guest of Mo Family. A man who can use top perfume sat in the economy ss and appeared in the same bathtub with me. The two fierce people looked at him as if they saw death. This man is either rich or powerful. Who the hell is he?'' Armani wondered whether it was a coincidence that they two met. If it was a coincidence, she would be curious about the identity of the man. If it was on purpose, she would be scared by the thought. ''It shouldn''t be the man sent by Ben. He is absolutely not that capable.'' Thinking of these rules, Armani felt dizzy and fell asleep directly. When Albert got in the car, he chuckled, "Interesting." ''She seemed to be interesting. Is she Miss Armani of Xu Family in QM City?'' Albert had also heard about what had happened in QM City. In fact, he didn''t pay much attention to it at first. It was just because Jacob came from QM City. In order to know why he came, Albert investigated the identity of the two people, Selina and Armani. As a result, he knew that Armani was the eldest daughter of Xu Family in QM City. After her father passed away, she should have taken over the family business. As a result, when she was doing business abroad, the media exposed intimate photos of her fiance and her sister, and they used her of being a third party. Moreover, on the day of the board meeting, the photos of her being kissed passionately in a night club exposed by the gossip newspaper which brought a certain reputation loss to XU Group. Therefore, the position of the executive director fell into the hands of her half-sister. The woman on the bed looked elegant and indifferent, like a delicate doll isted in a ss cover. N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner. ''''Xu Family has nothing to do with Mo Family. What is so special about this woman? Jacob cares about her and even saved her when she saw something she shouldn''t see.'' No matter what, since Jacob had shown his attention to Armani, Albert certainly did not dare to neglect it. He immediately ordered, "Everything Miss Armani use in the hospital should be the best. The person in charge of FL Bathing ce must personally apologize to her, and must solve this matter perfectly." "Yes, Mr. Albert." His men immediately began to follow his orders. As soon as Albert returned to the house, he went to visit Jacob. The room that Jacob was living in was the best living ce in the house. Everything in it was new, and the furnishings were bought with a lot of money. "Brother, I have visited Miss Armani in the hospital. She looks good. I said that no matter what kind of condition she offered, I can ept it. But it seems that she just wants to deal with it as a simple ident." Said Albert respectfully. Chapter 26 Humiliate Ben Chapter 26 Humiliate Ben Wayne raised his hand and asked him out. His cold attitude made Albert suspect that he just saved Armani incidentally and didn''t like her at all. Otherwise, he wouldn''t have ignored her. However, when Albert saw that Jacob was wearing a wireless earphone in his ear, he guessed that Jacob was dealing with something important. Suppressing his doubts, Albert left. At this time, a man''s greeting came through Jacob''s white earphone. "Mr. Kevin, I''m Ben from MING Group. I''ve long heard of your name, but I''ve never seen you before. I''m d to meet you today." Kevin put his mobile phone on the table in silence and looked up at the man in front of him. He was handsome and tall. He looked vigorous, and there was a bit of cruelty in his eyes. ''Is he Miss Armani''s fiance? From what he has done, it can be seen that he is greedy for money, and he does not mind whether he will hurt others. This man will do anything to achieve his goal.'' "So you are the famous Mr. Ben. You are so brave that could buy my subordinates and make them hurt my clients at the risk of betraying me. As the saying goes, a brave young man is not afraid of everything." Kevin smiled and said slowly. Noticing Kevin''s unfriendly tone, Ben took a look at Wayne, who had already got five hundred thousand from Ben in advance. Wayne quickly came up to Kevin with a smile and poured wine for him, "I know you two are both heroes, so I dare to draw you to know each other. Ben, Mr. Kevin has a rule to do business. It''s your fault to break his rule." Ben took the ss and said, "Mr. Kevin, it''s my fault. I broke your rules and I should apologize. I''d like to propose a toast to you. I''m willing to take responsibility for the loss of DS Nightclub." "Are you going to hold a party for your fiancee to make friends with some business men in QM City? Why don''t we do it in Mr. Kevin''s ce? We can try our best to win over our rtionship and bring a new group of clients to DS Nightclub. What do you think? " Wayne said with a smile. Ben frowned slightly. The people he was going to invite were all famous people in the city. How could he arrange them to a night club? Seeing that Ben frowned, Kevin sneered, "My ce is just a night club for fun. I can''t entertain so many distinguished guests." "Mr. Kevin. The distinguished guests are supposed to show in your ce. If you don''t want to embarrass me, why don''t we just hold it in DS Nightclub?" Seeing Kevin unhappy, Ben said in a hurry. Kevin leaned against his seat and nced at K, who was sitting next to him. K came forward and took the ss of wine from Ben. He said with a smile, "Mr. Kevin is not in good health recently. The doctor said that he''d better not drink. Please don''t mind." Ben didn''t move his hand. Instead, he said indifferently, "Young man, who are you?" "I''m Mr. Kevin''s staff." K was even happier to see that Ben disliked him so much. "K, it''s none of your business here. Go and buy a pack of cigarettes for me." With a smile, Wayne took out a bill and wanted to transfer K away. He was getting more and more confused. It was a meeting of three people, but why did Kevin bring a K with him? He and Ben were a little embarrassed, and it was difficult to say something directly. Kevin nced at Wayne and said, "Brother, don''t you take anyone with you when you go out?" "I just want the three of us to be together, we''re going to make friends, not to fight. What''s the point of taking someone with us?" There was a hint of me in Wayne''s tone. Kevin banged the table, and his phone vibrated. It was clearly transmitted through the earphone. Seeing this, Jacob frowned and thought, ''Why did you hit the table?''N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. Kevin''s gloomy words came through, "You know it''s just a friend meeting. I brought K here because we are all friends and want to have dinner together. Is it too disrespectful of you to treat my man like a servant? Seeing that Kevin was angry because of this, Wayne immediately smiled and said, "Kevin, you misunderstood me. I''m just used to treating K like this in DS Nightclub. Sit down, everyone. K, I''m sorry. Don''t take it to heart." "Of course I don''t mind." K smiled brightly. "After all, we are not here to teach you a lesson." Ben''s face changed and his eyes became fierce. "Mr. Kevin, your friend is so arrogant." "I indulged him too much." Kevin lit up a cigar and said indifferently. Wayne looked a little embarrassed. He forced a smile and looked at Kevin, "Brother, what''s wrong with K today? He looks fine. Why does he speak so strangely? " "K, Mr. Wayne said you were strange." Kevin smiled. K stood up, picked up the bottle and smashed it directly on Ben''s head. The bottle was not broken, but Ben''s head was broken, and blood slowly flowed down like a small stream. The expression on Ben''s face didn''t change, but his eyes gradually turned cold. He curved his lips and looked at Kevin. It turned out that Kevin didn''t want to have a negotiation at all. He came here today just to humiliate Ben. "I see, Mr. Kevin." "I just want to save your face. Do you really think that you can fight against MING Group? Now that you have chosen this side, let''s wait and see what will happen in the future. " After that, Ben wiped the blood off his head and stared at K, "You must be the man who has always apanied Armani. How dare you touch my woman? Let''s see if you can afford the price." Then he stood up and left, which made K stunned. He held the bottle in his hand and said, "I haven''t hit him for twice. Why did he leave? I specially prepared a set of boxing before I came here today." "Kevin, what are you doing? It''s because the business you do is disgraceful. He didn''t want to dispute with you because the thing was too troublesome. Now that you''ve provoked him, he can''t let you go easily. You''ve made a big mistake." Wayne looked distressed. But Kevin sneered, "Just let him do it. I''d like to see who will win." Wayne left in a hurry. K sat there and sighed, "I''m ready to wait for him to fight back and beat him up to vent Armani''s anger. The plot is not going as I thought." "It made him more embarrassing than beating him up." Kevin patted K on the shoulder. The reason why Ben came here was that he wanted to have a talk with them, so he had been humble at the beginning, showing great attitude and sincerity. But he did not expect Kevin would not ept his kindness at all. Instead, Kevin had made K humiliate him. Kevin and K didn''t know how angry Ben would be at this moment. When Jacob was about to take off his headphones, the man on the other end of the phone, K, said, "Armani sent me a message today that she was travelling in J city and bitten by a snake." Chapter 27 Encounter At Amusement Park Chapter 27 Encounter At Amusement Park "What?" Kevin was startled. Then he approached the phone and murmured, "She was bitten by a snake? How''s it going? " ''Jacob is in J City, and he might even appear next to Armani. How could he see that she was bitten by a snake?'' Kevin was really worried. K said indifferently, "J city is damp and hot, and it''s normal for snakes to appear. Now she is out of danger in the hospital, and ying coquetry with me on the bed. She said she missed the lotus seed soup sold in QM City, but she can''t eat anything during her recuperation. She is so far away, and can''t eat it. So she''s depressed." ''The lotus seed gruel of QM City.'' Jacob blinked and took off his headphones. On the second day of Armani''s recovery, Selina came in with two bowls of dessert and said with a smile, "You always say that the lotus seed soup in your city is delicious. I saw a dessert shop nearby the hospital selling lotus seed soup, so I bought two bowls. I saw many people eating there. Have a taste." Armani was confused, "Is there already lotus seed soup here?" "The lotus seeds are still fresh, and the icy sand is thin and soft. No wonder so many people bought them. They are really delicious," Selina continued, bringing a bowl to Armani, and then she brought another bowl to sit on one side to eat. Armani took only one bite and stopped eating. Selina asked her curiously "Don''t you like it? It''s still not as good as the food in your city. " "It''s exactly the same as ours. It''s interesting. The lotus seed soup in QM City has a strong smell of water, so the cook specially added a mint leaf to the soup. J city is so far away from QM City, but there are also lotus leaves in it. It''s really interesting." Armani said indifferently, her chest heaving up and down. She didn''t want to eat the lotus seed soup at all. She talked to K yesterday just to test Kevin. Today there was a lotus seed soup sold near the hospital, and it had the same taste as the one sold in QM City. Who did it! The more Armani looked at the lotus seed soup, the angrier she became. She raised her hand and threw it into the trash can, which startled Selina who was eating. She hurried forward and asked, "What''s wrong? Don''t you like it? " "I don''t like the smell." Armani leaned against the pillow and sighed. She didn''t know how many pairs of eyes were staring at her behind her. She had a strong sense of crisis now, as if she was swimming carefully in the shark area, fearing that she would identally attract the shark fish that were looking for food. A few dayster, Armani was discharged from the hospital. In order to prepare for Full Lake Flower Show, Selina''s family asked Selina to arrange it. She had no time to apany Armani, Armani asked her to go ahead with her work. She traveled around J City alone. J city was a big tourist city with a variety of entertainment activities around. Armani came here to rx herself and didn''t force Selina to apany her. "There is a Full Lake Flower Show every year in J city. Would you like to attend it?" Albert came to see Jacob and asked cautiously. "I will take part in it, but I''m not in my own identity, you don''t have to care about me." There was a MAC on Jacob''s legs. He slid his fingers on it and a report retreated from the screen. Looking at his calm face, Albert didn''t believe that the young master, who was in charge of the huge business empire of Mo Family, would deal with this key document so easily and carelessly. Albert nodded. Jacob turned off hisputer and stood up. In a hurry, Albert asked with concern, "Where are you going, brother?" Jacob nced at him and asked coldly, "Do I need to report this to you?" "No, I didn''t mean that. I just asked where you were going so that I could arrange a car for you," said Albert in a hurry. "No need." Jacob said indifferently. Theputer was put on the balcony casually and he left by himself. Looking at theputer, Albert didn''t dare to take one more look at it. He hurried out and ordered no one toe in. The roller coaster in front of Armani seemed to rush down from the clouds and fall from the sky, apanied by screams of a lot of people. The speed of the roller coaster swept over, making the people looking down feel chilly. The ferris wheel was as bright as colorful gems in the sun. Standing in the crowd with a sweet ice cream in her hand, Armani stuck out her tongue and licked it. Looking at the ticket in the hand, she was at a loss whether to cry or tough. Amy didn''t know why she was fooled into the shop by the saleswoman. She heard that there was a dessert shop inside which was very delicious, so she came in specially to buy some. But she found that the line of the dessert shop was long. She bought a dessert from a person who had just bought it at five times the price and had a taste. But she thought the taste was normal. She didn''t know what to do with the rest of the time, so she just stood here and looked around at the surrounding entertainment facilities. Everyone was immersed in happiness, but she didn''t fit in. "A cup of Mocha." A man''s voice came from behind her. It was cold, ethereal, strange and familiar. Even in the noisy surroundings, Armani immediately recognized this voice. She turned around in confusion and saw Jacob ordering something in the drink shop behind her. At this time, Jacob turned around with a cup of coffee in his hand, only to see Armani standing in front of him. He looked indifferent, but slightly raised his lips and said, "What a coincidence." Armani smiled too. She looked at Jacob and said, "We don''t know each other, but we have met three times. Does it mean that we are destined to meet?" "Are you osting me?" Jacob said expressionlessly. Armani was a little surprised. ''How can a serious man like him say something like that? Is he kidding?'' "Why are you here?" Jacob walked to the bench beside her and sat down. N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. Armani sat next to him and said, "I heard that the desserts here are very delicious, so I want toe in and have a taste. But I found that it''s just so so." "I was thinking that a girl like you should appear in some high-ss ces. It''s strange for you to appear in the amusement park for no reason." Jacob took a sip of coffee. The coffee tasted bad, which made him have no desire to drink a second sip. Armani looked at him and said, "Compared with me, it should be more strange for a person with obviously higher status like you to appear here. Andst time in FL Bathing ce, such a coincidence seems to be fate, then I prefer to use such luck to buy the lottery." "That''s true." Jacob immediately agreed, "People who are self-righteous usually like to buy lotteries. Otherwise, when they find that the world is not as they think, they will be very uneptable." Armani was choked by his words. She had nned to test whether he approached her with a purpose, but she didn''t expect to be mocked back like this. Chapter 28 Privilege Chapter 28 Privilege Armani didn''t know what to say, so she had to eat ice cream to ease the embarrassment. Just then, a group of white pigeons flew past. Looking up, about a hundred of them flew over the sky. Their snow-white wings were shining in the sun, and the whole sky became dazzling. After looking them, Armani lowered her head and was about to continue eating, but a hand grabbed her ice cream and threw it away. "What are you doing?" She was bbergasted. "Do you like ice cream with pigeon droppings?" "Well." Armani was speechless. When she looked up just now, she didn''t notice that pigeons had dropped the stool on her ice cream when passing by. She ate it directly without looking carefully. If Jacob hadn''t stopped her, she might have eaten them all. But in fact, there was no pigeon droppings in the ice cream N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner. "Could you tell me what are you doing here? Did youe here for coffee just like I came here for dessert? " Armani asked. Jacob rolled his eyes at her and said, "No, I am not greedy for food." "Can you stop mocking me?" Said Armani with her eyes wide open. "I''m an expert invited by Mo Family in J city. I''m responsible for evaluating the quality of their entertainment ces. A few days ago, I went to FL Bathing ce to check the service quality. These days, I''ll check the service quality in this amusement park." Jacob told her. "Is this also Mo Family''s territory?" Armani was a little surprised, but after hearing Jacob''s answer, she breathed a sigh of relief. ''It turns out that the meeting with this man before is really a coincidence. FL Bathing ce and the amusement park are the ces he needs to work, so the two people from Mo Family were respectful to him. All these can be exined.'' "I thought you are a distinguished guest of Mo Family. Thank you so much for what happened in FL Bathing cest time." Said Armani. Jacob rolled his eyes at her and said, "Of course I''m a distinguished guest. With my help, the revenue of these ces can at least double." "Really? I don''t know much about it. " Armani''s eyes widened. She knew that the entertainment industry had always been profitable, but she didn''t expect that there was someone who could integrate these advantages and improve service programs to double the revenue. "Ordinary people can understand this concept. There is no need to be surprised." Jacob, who had run a hugemercial empire and had been in charge of the entertainment industry for many years, was sitting in a small and shabby amusement park to fool an ignorant girl. He couldn''t believe that he could say those words with ease. He felt that his shameless ability had increased again. Armani frowned andined, "I said not to mock me, but you did that again. Do you always have to speak in this way?" "After you said it, I didn''t mock you, but I don''t promise not to y tricks on you next time." Said Jacob indifferently. "Has anyone ever said that you are a rude person?" Said Armani helplessly, leaning against the seat. After all, she is a rich and beautiful woman. There were many admirers around her from childhood to adulthood. In the past, Ben was always her considerate boyfriend. Other opposite sex friends would take good care of her. Beautiful women had a natural advantage. When she went to talk to the boss of DS Nightclub, Kevin, he was always polite to her. Even Ben didn''t say such rude words to her. ''This man is really unruly.'' But Armani was not a narrow-minded woman. She could ept others'' differences. Now she had encountered a lot of malice. Compared with those who only knew how to y tricks behind the scenes, sometimes it was more lovely to put the bad directly on the surface. "I don''t need to decency." Jacob said, "I always believe that concentration means grace." "Concentration means grace." "Being responsible for what you have done is indeed very graceful. Men who focus on themselves are often more respected. No one will say that they are not graceful." "This should be the only word that matches your identity since we knew each other." After chatting for a while, Jacob sneered again. "¡­¡­" The atmosphere returned to awkward silence. Armani had nothing to say. "But this sentence has proven that you are indeed different." Noticing that Armani was frustrated by him, a faint smile appeared on the corners of Jacob''s mouth. He stood up and threw the coffee in his hand away. "Do you want to know my work?" "I''m far less intelligent than the normal people you said. Can I understand it?" Armani looked up and saidzily. "As long as you are human, it should be okay." Then Jacob walked forward. What he said made Sally dizzy. She followed up and thought it over. ''He is mocking me for being stupid.'' She had thought that what Jacob said was so mysterious, but she didn''t expect that his job was to y all kinds of projects in the amusement park. Perhaps because of his special identity, they didn''t need to wait in line for all the projects in the amusement park and could enter directly. At the roller coaster, people in line asked unconvinced, "We all bought tickets. Why doesn''t they wait in line? It''s unfair." The staff exined with a smile, "Sorry, these two are the staff of our amusement park. They are responsible for testing the equipment and improving the service quality." It was the first time that Armani didn''t line up to y. Jacob pretended to be a staff member, she believed him. Looking at the long line of people behind, Armani felt a little embarrassed. "Are you okay?" Jacob nced at her and asked. Armani shook her head and said, "I''m fine. In fact, I like here." Jacob nodded and said, "That''s good." After all, a person who had the energy to drink and scream in the night club would be so ironic if she didn''t even have the courage to ride a roller coaster. After people all sat down, the roller coaster slowly started. Because of Jacob''s special identity, he and Armani sat in the first row. Looking at the broad view and long track, and thinking the stimulus to be experienced next, Armani was a little nervous. "Boss, Mr. Jacob is still in the amusement park." The assistant came to the office of Albert and reported. Albert nodded and took a sip of water from the cup. ''Maybe it is because of Armani, so he went to the amusement park. Are they on a date?'' Girls did like romantic ces like amusement parks. Albert''s previous girlfriend also liked to go to amusement parks, but unfortunately, he was too busy to apany her. Chapter 29 He Is Different Chapter 29 He Is Different "Boss, Mr. Jacob has yed many games, including Roller Coaster, Secret Realm Adventure, Starry Sky Ghosts, Out Of Control Nightmares." Another assistant came to report. A mouthful of water spurted out from Albert''s mouth. The two assistants hurried forward to help him wipe the water stains. Albert motioned with his hand to let them all go out, he brooded alone. ''How can Jacob go to y these games? There is also an amusement park in JD City. The specifications of several facilities in the amusement park have entered the Guinness world record and be the benchmark of imperial city.'' But Jacob has always closed the yground for inspections. Albert was lucky enough to follow his father to JD City to visit Jacob''s home and that amusement park. N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner. Therge amusement park was empty. The service staff of every project gathered there and bowed to them. All kinds of acrobatics and snacks were there. All the equipment was turned on, just for Jacob to use alone. Jacob didn''t like crowded ces. When he went out, he had only four or five bodyguards by his side. Albert didn''t expect that he would y such games with Armani in the bustling amusement park, which obviously didn''t match his identity. It was so strange. ''Is this seemingly simple Armani the princess of a country? Or a hidden rich woman? What''s so special about her that made Jacob amodate himself to her like this?'' It was said that there was a princess of a country who fell in love with Jacob at the first sight and was willing to marry him. But Jacob didn''t take it to heart. After ying a few games, Armani was exhausted and out of breath, but every cell of her body was shouting for joy, as if she was soaked in soda. "I never thought that I would be so happy to y these things in the amusement park one day." Leaning against the railing, Armani looked at Jacob and smiled. If the whole Mo Family knew that Jacob yed games in this shabby amusement park for a woman, they may think he was crazy. "Have you been to the amusement park in JD City?" asked Jacob, looking at Armani with his side face. "Yes." Replied Armani. "That''s more interesting than here. I''ll take you there when I have time." He said. Armani was stunned and did not answer. Then she smiled and replied, "Okay." In fact, she was thinking that she just met this man by chance, how could they y together in the future? There would be a fierce battle waiting for her when she came back to QM City. It was getting dark. Jacob asked, "What do you want to eat?" "I have something else to do. I have to go back first." Armani refused his invitation. It was the first time that a woman dared to refuse Jacob. Jacob looked at her and said, "I''ll drive you there." "No, thanks. It''s convenient to take a taxi." Armani refused Jacob''s invitation again. Standing on the arch bridge, Jacob watched Armani walking alone on the brightly lit road. She wore high heels and her shadow was pulled long by the street lights, looking a little lonely. In other words, Armani just regarded Jacob as a person she met by chance. She didn''t ask for any information and just enjoyed the happiness of this day. Therefore, when Jacob said he would take her to the amusement park in JD City, she was stunned for a moment. "Ah!" Suddenly, a scream came. Armani squatted under the streetmp. Jacob''s heart tightened unconsciously and immediately rushed over. He saw that Armani was squatting in a water, covering her ankle with her hand. "My heel is stuck in the sewer." Armani said with a bitter face and pulled the heel out two times, but she couldn''t pull it out because there was an inverted groove in the ce where it was stuck. Jacob took off her shoes and said, "Give up this pair of shoes." "What bad luck!" It took Armani a long time to be in a good mood today, but she encountered such a situation. "It''s just a pair of shoes. If it can affect your mood, then your heart is too fragile." Jacob raised his hand, Armani asked in confusion, "What are you going to do?" "Are you going back barefoot?" Said Jacob. Armani was a little embarrassed, but there were few people at night. Although she didn''t know Jacob, she had a good time with him on this day. She stopped hesitating, took Jacob''s hand and stood up, then Jacob crouched down half in front of her, Armaniy down on his back and was carried by him at once. Jacob''s back was very wide. He didn''t look fat, but there were still muscles on it. In fact, Armani felt safe behind his back. Soon, she smelled a faint fragrance and said, "You finally know to change to a normal perfume. I like the orange fragrance of this brand very much, with a very wonderful name, called Encounter." "It seems that there is a sentence that makes sense. When the God closes a door for you, he will open a window for you." Said Jacob. "Why?" Armani asked in confusion. Jacob looked at the stone road in front of him and said, "You are so stupid, but you have a good sense of smell. It can be regarded as apensation." Armani pinched him on the waist and said angrily, "Hey, you are so mean." "I am not a gentleman." Jacob lowered his head with a rxed smile on his lips. After sendingArmani to the hotel where she lived, he turned around and left directly. Sitting on the windowsill and looking at the world of lights outside, Armani yawned sleepily. The call from Selina came soon. She had just finished her work. She didn''t have time to look for Armani until dinner time. "What did you do today?" The two sat in the dining room. After eating a tuna sd, Selina asked with concern. "I yed in the amusement park for a while." Said Armani. "Alone?" Selina asked, she thought If Armani went to the amusement park alone, it would be too boring. "I ran into a friend and we yed together." Armani smiled. But Selina didn''t care about Armani''s other friend. Knowing that Armani wasn''t alone, she nodded with relief and said mysteriously, "I helped dad sort out the invitation list today and found that in addition to thergest family, Mo Family, in J City, Xia Family in JD City will alsoe." "Who are they?" Armani didn''t pay much attention to these noble ns. He waspletely an outsider in front of Selina. Selina hurried to tell her about this noble Xia Family. "There are many people in this family, who are good at calligraphy or painting. They also established a painting sect with a high international status. Later, they entered the art field and became famous, and their social status is not low." "Xia Family may want to open their gallery here in the future. After all, J city is a tourist attraction, and it will be faster to get connected with the international market, so they will take part in this year''s Full Lake Flower Show to see the situation. If they want to turn to QM City, you should contact them as soon as possible, which is a great benefit to you." Said Selina. Chapter 30 Rearrange People Chapter 30 Rearrange People Armani nodded. "Let''s go to the night club tonight. We didn''t have a good timest time. Let''s get drunk this time," said Selina. Armani almost dropped the cup. She asked in surprise, "Why do you still want to go there?" "I was so pissed off. Last time, I was supposed to have a good time, but I didn''t. And my father asked me to go back immediately. Otherwise, my brother would go to the club to find me. It''s so humiliating. I think they are so busy with Full Lake Flower Show now that they don''t have time to care about me. If we don''t go now, when will it be better?" Armani knew that Selina was a night club maniac and had been worried about her these days, so she didn''t refuse her request. After dinner, they went straight to the night club. When Jasmyn''s subordinate came to report to her that Selina hade, Jasmyn was overjoyed and was about to go out to receive her. Last time, she didn''t ask the handsome men to apany Selina. This time, she had to make up for her mistake and let her men apany Selina and coax her. "Boss, she also brought the girl who apanied herst time." That man added. Jasmyn frowned and asked, "Why is she here again?" If Armani knew that she was disliked by the boss of a night club, she would never go there. Colorful lights dangled about. Inside the club, there was another noisy world, the sleepless city. Selina took Armani directly into the familiar box and ordered a lot of wine. On the way, many people greeted Selina and called her Miss Selina politely. "Is there no handsome guy to sing with us tonight?" Armani joked with a smile. "No. I''ve noticed that there are many handsome men. It''s just a coincidencest time. I''ll call a group of people this time to avoid being looked down upon by you." Armani couldn''t helpughing. She leaned against the sofa and saidzily, "I won''t look down upon you just because of a night club. After all, this club is not yours." All of a sudden, Selina came close to Armani. Startled, Armani dodged and asked, "What are you doing?" "Why do I feel that you are different today?" Since Selina had been used to staying at home, she was good at gauging people''s mind. Today, she noticed Armani obviously felt much more rxed. This state of calm was the one she was familiar with. "We haven''t seen each other for only one day. What changes can be made?" "You feel much more rxed today. It can be seen that ying in the amusement park is very effective. When I finish my work, I will also go there to y." Selina said with a smile, resting her head on her arm. Armani''s heart skipped a beat. She couldn''t help thinking of the time she spent with Jacob. ''I just yed a few games with him, and he made me so rxed? Even Selina can see it at a nce.'' "Why haven''t they arrived yet? They are getting slower and slower." Before Armani could think more, Selina stood up andined. The girl who came to serve the wine smiled and said, "There are a lot of guests today. Don''t worry, Miss Selina. Boss will arrange someone toe soon." "Then let her hurry up. Don''t let me down twice. It''s a bummer." Selina said unhappily. The girl left and reported to Jasmyn immediately. There was only a bitter smile on Jasmyn''s face. She was going topletely offend Selina again today. But even if she offended Selina, she couldn''t let anyone in her box, because she couldn''t afford to offend Mo Family. "I have something to deal with today, so I''m leaving now. If anyone asks me, you can tell them that I''m not here today." After hesitating for a while, Jasmyn decided not to be there. When she was about to leave, her subordinate reported, "Mr. Jacob is here." Jasmyn felt relieved. It was obvious that the people from Mo Family were on her side at this time. She was not afraid of offending Selina any more. So she hurried to the box. When she entered the box, she was so surprised. She saw that there were two people sitting in the room. Jacob and Albert. Jacob looked very unhappy. With a helpless look on Albert''s face, he looked as if he had been forced to be there. In addition to them, there were also five handsome young men sitting in the room. "Jasmyn, how about letting our people serve Miss Selina and Miss Armani today?" Said Albert directly.N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. Obviously, he had known that Selina wanted some handsome men to apany. ''How could he bring someone here in person?'' It was getting more and more difficult for Jasmyn to understand Jacob''s mind. "You can all go in. Watch your words and deeds." These five young men were trainees that were directly hired by an entertainmentpany by Albert. They were not very outstanding, but they were better than those in the night club. Jasmyn really didn''t know what Mo Family wanted these people to do, ''Just to apany that woman?'' The five young men followed the order of Albert and went out directly. Selina had been waiting impatiently in the room, but when she saw five people push the door open and come in, one of them said with a smile, "Nice to meet you, Miss Selina. We''rete. I''m really sorry." Jacob suddenly said, "You all go out." Albert was stunned. Then he immediately said, "Okay." Everyone in the room, including Jasmyn, left. When she was about to go out, she breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I thought I would offend Selina today." "It''s okay to offend her. If we offend Mr. Jacob, we two will have a bad time." Albert chuckled. "What''s the mystery of these two people? Why does he care so much about them?" Jasmyn could not help but ask. "You''d better not ask. If you know what you shouldn''t know, you will only get into trouble." Albert nced at her. Nodding knowingly, Jasmyn said with a smile, "Then I''ll go back to work. I was about to run away." Albert waved his hand to let her go. Selina looked at the five boys. They were good-looking, slender and even. The five of them behaved very simr to each other. They were strangers to her, and she had never seen them before. "Who are you? Why not someone I know? Jasmyn knows what I like. " Selina looked at them unhappily. "All the people who came to serve you in the past have asked for leave. So boss asked us toe here. Others said that Miss Selina was good tempered and humorous. We are all new here. Please take care of us." The man in the lead grinned. Looking at their childish faces, Selina calmed down a little and said, "Last time when I came here, Jasmyn said that there were too many guests in the club and she couldn''t arrange men for me. She made me lose face in front of my good friend. This time if you can''t serve my good friend well, I will nevere back." Those young men hurriedly said, "Don''t worry, Miss Selina. We will do whatever you want us to do." "Come here to pour wine." With a smile, Selina put her hand on Armani''s shoulder and asked, "Are you satisfied with these people?" Chapter 31 Omnipresent Prying Chapter 31 Omnipresent Prying After ncing at them, Armani smiled and said, "I''m really curious about your boss. I''ve been to a lot of night clubs. It''s the first time I''ve seen such bad service." "May I know your name, miss?" A boy with a baby face asked with a yful smile. "You don''t need to know my name. You just need to apany Selina." Armani stood up, Selina asked, "Where are you going?" "I want to go out and have a look. After all, I''ve been here for two times. It''s not interesting to stay in this small room." Then Armani pushed the door open and went out. The opposite door closed slowly at this time, but she didn''t notice it. She stood at the door and looked around. Then she went to the bar counter and ordered a ss of cherry brandy and sat down. The surrounding environment was still a little noisy. Seeing her frown, the bartender smiled and said, "Miss, is this your first time toe here?" "Well, yeah." Replied Armani. The bartender said, "This is the first floor. It''s noisy. If you want to go to a quiet ce, you can go to the two floor. The private room there will be better." "Is the second floor different from the first floor?" Armani asked. The bartender smiled and said, "The main customers on the first floor are young people. They like such dynamic and noisy scenes. The customers on the second floor are more mature. They like piano and cello music and don''t like these rock and heavy metal. You can take the elevator here to there but the consumption is a little high." Armani nodded, after paying the bill, she went to the second floor directly. As soon as she reached the second floor, she felt much quieter. In order to sound instion, it seemed that the boss had made great efforts. On the small stage upstairs, a girl in a white dress was ying Lennon''s Moonlight Waltz. The soft and smooth music poured out from her fingertips, as if people could see the dissolved moonlight spreading on the ground like jelly flowers. Armani smiled and felt relieved. She found a corner by the window and sat down. Then she ordered a cup of sweet wine and drank it slowly. Looking at the scenery outside the window, she felt like she had traveled back to the time when she had been in school in E country. When the school held a queue, everyone would dance on the dance floor, Armani only loved to sit on the top of a tall building and watch the moon. Selina didn''t know much about Armani before. On the one hand, Armani could be drunk into mud in the night club, and on the other hand, she could stay away from the noise and enjoy silence. "It seems that you have gained a lot these days. I have read the report. The reasons listed in it are very reasonable. But you are tired these days. Have a good rest tonight." Someone came in and the performer stopped at the right time, making his voice particrly clear. Armani frowned and wondered who was so impolite to interrupt her meditation. But she froze when she saw the man. At this moment, Albert, who had gone to apologize to her before, was walking with the man who had yed with her in the amusement park during the day. Armani didn''t expect them toe here. But the two didn''t see her because she sat in a remote ce. They found a seat and chatted with each other in a low voice. At this moment, the palms of Albert''s hands were sweating. Just when he was having a hot chat with his girlfriend, he was asked to apany Jacob as soon as possible. "I''m the consultant you hired to evaluate the service quality of the entertainment ces, understand?" Jacob flicked the ash from his cigarette and said indifferently. How could Albert not understand? Jacob''s identity had already been used in the amusement park. At this time, he had to pretend to be the boss of Jacob, and he had to act real, because Armani was smart, and it was easy for her to tell whether it was true or not. It was really difficult for Albert. Armani''s phone vibrated, she took it out. It turned out that Ben was the caller and she hung up without hesitation. Then Ben sent her a message saying that for the sake of XU Group, they still had to talk. Armani''s heart sank. ''What does he want to do to XU Group again?'' She stood up and went out to answer the phone. "Armani, how are you doing in J city these days? How''s your foot? Why did you get bitten by a snake in FL Bathing ce? " Suddenly, Armani widened her eyes. N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. "I''m so worried about you. If you''re with me, I''d rather it bite me." Ben said affectionately. At this time, he stood alone on the top of the building of MING Group. The moon outside was so beautiful. "Are you drunk?" Said Armani. "Yeah." He didn''t eat with Jessie. After being humiliated by Kevin, Jessie came tofort him, but in fact she just wanted to make Ben angry. "Armani often goes to DS Nightclub. Mr. Kevin is young and promising, so I''m afraid they have feelings for each other. Men are often irrational when facing women. It''s impossible for you to talk to him. If he really wanted to get benefits, he wouldn''t do this to you." "K is just a coquettish man in the entertainment center. He defends Armani so much. It can be seen that she is generous and has a good rtionship with him." Thinking of the way Kevin and K defended Armani, Ben would be so angry that he gritted his teeth. He thought Armani belonged to him. How could these people covet her? So Ben was so drunk that all he thought about was Armani. He ran to the top floor alone and called her. "Armani, can we make up? Forgive me and let us go back to the past. " Ben pleaded. He didn''t want XU Group at all. He didn''t want to force Armani into a desperate situation. He just wanted to be with her forever. But why did Armani break up with him so easily without any attachment? Was it just because he slept with Jessie by ident? What was Ben to her? Over the years, Ben had only held her hand. So what Jessie said was heartbreaking and realistic. Maybe Armani didn''t love him at all. Because she didn''t love him, she wouldn''t hesitate to abandon him. But Ben was not reconciled. If it was because Armani was so shining that he didn''t seem to exist, he didn''t mind breaking all her wings and standing on top of her to let her see his ability. Men had a natural advantage in power, which was notparable to women. Ben had always believed in this, so he was ruthless and decisive. He could threaten Armani directly. Unfortunately, Armani was stubborn. Not only did she not yield to him for mercy, but she became more stubborn. But Ben didn''t want to continue fighting like this. Chapter 32 The Taste Of Cherry Brandy Chapter 32 The Taste Of Cherry Brandy "When we were studying in E country, I always skipped sses to look for you. You focused on your ss and ignored me. I would wait outside your window for you to finish your ss. I want to wait for you all the time. No matter what weather it is, I just want to wait for you." Ben said seriously. Armani''s eyes were as cold as ice. ''You are so naive. Do you think that after making mistakes, a phone call could bring up the past love and make me forgive all this? Betrayal is unforgivable. You took away the position I fought for. Do you think that I am a bird raised by people and will be satisfied if I am locked in a cage without worrying about food?'' Armani silently thought in her heart. "You don''t have to wait for me. Now you are Jessie''s fiance, my brother-inw." She sneered, "Since you are drunk, you should go back early. I have something else to do." "I have read the documents of the group." In case Armani hung up the phone, Ben said at once. Armani immediately asked, "And then?" "Then I found that it was getting easier and easier to destroy it. What I have to consider now is how to make it copse a little worse, so that everyone can hate its founder even more." "Do you like it?" Ben asked cruelly. "Ben!" Shouted Armani. "Honey, I like you call my name when you are angry." Ben hung up the phone with a smile on his face, which made Armani so angry that she almost broke her phone. The loophole left by her father was really big, and it was even bigger by the two idiots, Edith and Jessie. Now the group was already in danger, and Ben found that loophole easily. If he used it, XU Group would go bankrupt faster. If Armani had the executive power of thepany, she would have found a way to fill in the loophole carefully and make it disappear. But the executive director was Jessie and the controller behind her was Ben. Jessie didn''t care about the sess or failure of the group, all she cared about was whether she could sessfully marry Ben, and Edith only cared about the decent life she had in Xu Family. They were not people who could work steadily. Would Armani just stand by and watch Ben destroy XU Group that she cared most? Armani turned around angrily, but identally bumped into someone. Her body was soaked with wine when the other party''s ss shook. "Hey, why did youe out all of a sudden? Why are you so rash?" The girl holding the ss looked at her own ss and said discontentedly. "I''m sorry. Let mepensate you." Said Armani. The girl named Shelly nced at Armani. There were only a few people in the upper ss of J City, and Shelly waspletely unfamiliar with her. She thought Armani was just a normal girl, so she didn''t want to argue with her. She saidzily, "Forget it. It''s just a ss of wine. Be careful when you walk." N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. "Shelly, I asked you toe earlier, but you didn''te until now." Said Albert, standing up. Seeing Albert, Shelly immediately put on a shy look and said, "Mr. Albert, I also want toe early, but the director was not satisfied with thest scene, so he shot it a dozen times before he reluctantly let me leave." "And the first thing you did was pouring Miss Armani a bottle of wine." Albert said to her, "I know it is not easy for you toe, but what you did just now was not the way to wee people." Shelly looked at Armani surprisedly and asked, "Are you Mr. Albert''s friend? I''m sorry, I just bumped into you by ident. " Armani didn''t expect that Jacob and Albert would recognize her. She smiled and said, "I''m fine, Mr. Albert. Actually, it''s my fault, I bumped into Miss Shelly just now." "Miss Armani, would you like to sit with us?" Although Albert had been sitting in his seat all the time, he was very curious about Armani. But he didn''t dare to get close to her because of the presence of Jacob. It was a rare opportunity for him to know her, so he wanted to fight for it. "No, thanks. I have to go now." Said Armani. "I''ll drive you home," said Jacob. Then he was about to go downstairs with her. "Why? I can go back alone, not to mention that Ie with my friends." Armani replied. "I just found an excuse to escape. I don''t want to stay here anymore." Said Jacob. Armani couldn''t help smiling. "Your mouth is like a Gatlin with unlimited firepower. Wherever you go, you sweep everywhere." "Yeah, but I prefer CZ83." ¡­ Armani was stunned. Under the light, Jacob smiled at her and said, "It''s easy to hold it. But it''s deadly." For a moment, she felt as if she had entered a police and bandit film set. "I''ve seen discussions on the forum. I think it''s not bad, but it''s suspended." Jacob continued. Armani breathed a sigh of relief. "You scared me." She thought he was a dangerous person. "Do you think I have yed this before?" Seeing that Armani took a deep breath, Jacob shook his head secretly in his heart. ''You are so timid, but you are so bold when you are drunk.'' Thinking of what had happened that night, he suddenly looked up at Armani. "What''s wrong?" Armani saw Jacob staring at her and asked doubtfully. "Mr. Jacob told me the cherry brandy here is very good. What do you think?" Jacob turned the topic to wine. Armani nodded, "I ordered a cup of wine just now. It tastes good." "Really?" Jacob asked softly. Suddenly, the light in front of Armani was covered by his figure. Before she could react, Jacob raised her chin and then bent over to kiss her lips. There was a slight bitter aroma of pine wine between his lips and teeth. The smell shook Armani''s heart like waves in the sea. She was shocked. ''Is this a forced kiss?'' Armani had so many pursuers, but no one dared to kiss her directly. In the past, when Ben wanted to kiss her, she would escape. She didn''t like anyone to touch her body, but she didn''t expect that she didn''t struggle against a man who she had only met a few times. Instead, she stood here nkly, letting Jacob kiss her. Besides, she didn''t hate this feeling at all. "Armani?" A stuttering voice came from behind. All of a sudden, Armani came back to her senses and pushed Jacob away. Standing aside, Selina was dumbfounded. She had sung a few songs in the room, but when she saw that Armani hadn''te back yet, she came out to look for her. She was worried that Armani was in a bad mood and had no interest in ying alone. She didn''t expect that she was in a good mood and flirted with a man. And she thought the handsome man who kissed Armani was so handsome, she couldn''t take her eyes off him. "I''ve been looking for you everywhere, but I couldn''t find you. So I came out to have a look. It''s okay. You can continue." When Selina saw that Armani was fine, she was both shocked and happy. With a snicker, she quickly slipped away. Chapter 33 Like It Or Not Chapter 33 Like It Or Not Leaning against the wall, Armani didn''t dare to look into Jacob''s eyes and didn''t know what to say. "There is chateau in country F, and you should like the cherry brandy there." Jacob looked at her and said in a low voice. Standing in front of him, Armani leaned against the wall like a withered flower. The light shone on her face. In the mottled light, her eyebrows and eyes became more ethereal and beautiful, like a fashionable woman in an old painting. Her pink lips were dyed warm orange, but her face was full of mncholy and disappointment, making people feel distressed. Jacob''s heart softened for her for a second. N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. "The wine in F country is indeed very good. The climate there is suitable, and the perfume is also very good." Said Armani with a smile, lowering her eyes. "Why don''t you look up at me?" Seeing that she kept her head down, Jacob asked "Are you angry? Are you angry with me for being so abrupt? " "Will you apologize if I say I''m angry?" Armani looked up at him and asked directly. "No, I won''t." Jacob wanted to kiss Armani at that moment, so he kissed her directly. He didn''t feel sorry or regret. Ever since he was born, he had been far superior to others. He didn''t have to obey many rules. Those moral principles were nothing more than binding up those who were unable to break free from the rules. If the bottom level people wanted to vite the rules, they would be punished by the rules. These rules could be seen as human emotions,ws, and systems, and the top level people could make the rules change for themselves. He didn''t need to apologize or have any burden. "You are so bossy." Armani pursed her lips and murmured like a spoiled child. With one hand on the wall, Jacob trapped her between his arms. He approached her ear intentionally and whispered, "Do you like it?" Armani dodged in a hurry, but she had nowhere to go. "Do you like it?" He squinted his eyes and asked aggressively, as if he was going to possess her if she couldn''t answer him the next second. Armani rolled her eyes and lowered her head withck of confidence. If Jacob hadn''t seen her drunken appearance in the night club, he would have thought that she was an innocent girl. "Who are you?" She suddenly looked into his eyes and asked. Jacob surprised, Armani became the one to ask. Her eyes were sharp. She looked into his eyes and asked, "Why don''t you answer me?" "Does it matter?" Jacob asked. If he liked a woman, no matter what her identity and status were, he would love her without hesitation. If he didn''t like her, he wouldn''t even look at her no matter what her status was. This was the feeling. Armani immediately understood what he meant. However, it was impossible for people to be carefree and just fall in love. Thinking that there was still a hard battle to fight in QM City, she didn''t know when she would be able to get rid of it. Even if she wanted to have a rtionship with Jacob, she has no time or energy. "I should go back now." Said Armani. Jacob let go of her. She left quickly and made a turn and disappeared in the corridor. The man''s eyebrows were a little gloomy. Standing next to him, Albert carefully showed his head and said, "What else do you need me to do?" "Do your own business." Said Jacob indifferently. Nodding, Albert turned around and went upstairs. At this time, Selina was drinking with young people. Although these people were trainees of the entertainmentpany, they had a lot of social engagements. Besides, Selina was a rich and beautiful woman, so they were all trying to propose a toast to her and try their best to please her. "Miss Selina, I''ve finished singing. It''s time for you to drink." A man said with a smile, dropping his microphone. Taking the ss, Selina was going to drink and then she saw Armaniing to her, so she teased, "The battle is over so soon?" Armani nced at her and said nothing. She looked dispirited. Seeing that the situation was not right, Selina asked others to go out. She moved to the side of Armani and asked gently, "What''s wrong? Did that man bully you? I''ll get even with him. " "No." Armani leaned against the seat and breathed a sigh of relief. "So? Something happened in QM City? Is there any difficulty in XU Group? I can help you. " Said Selina. Armani shook her head and said, "I''m just a little mncholy." "Mncholy?" "For what?" "A lot." Armani replied. When Jacob kissed her overbearingly just now, she found herself moved. This feeling made her a little panic. She didn''t know who he was, and she couldn''t ignore his identity. Because she had a heavy burden on her, so she couldn''t learn from those young people to live a carefree life for love. At this time, she thought she should cheer up, get the connections in J City, transfer the business of the XU Group to J City, and upy the power of the group. She should not fall in love with a mysterious man in such a strange environment. Maybe this was the so-called meeting the right person at the wrong time. Suddenly, Selina raised her hand and hugged Armani, which surprised Armani. Then, Selina raised her hand and gently patted on Armani''s back. "Well, I''m here. Don''t worry, just do it. I have some private property. The worst result is that I''ll pledge the bank to exchange for money for you." "I''m going to be suffocated to death. Why are you holding me so tightly?" Said Armani. Selina said to her with a smile, "How many people want me to hug them? I don''t even bother to raise my hand. You don''t know how lucky you are." But just now, she was just teasing Armani. After she let go of her hand, she couldn''t help but recall the man she had seen. He looked outstanding and had an outstanding temperament. People would believe that he was a gentleman from a big family. After all, the appearance of the people trained by a big family might not be very handsome, but the temperament must be very outstanding, which was formed under the influence of the environment. "Who is that man? I have never seen him in J city. " Asked Selina. "How could I know him?" "Maybe it was arranged by fate." said Armani. When they were paying the bill, the counterdy took out a folded note with a smile and said, "Miss Armani. A gentleman asked me to give it to you. Please open it after you go back. " ''A gentleman.'' Armani immediately understood. She took a cigarette sized note and put it into her bag. Selina was a little drunk, Armani called the driver to pick her up and then she took a taxi back to the hotel. After taking a shower, shey on the bed and took out the note from her bag. She looked it carefully and found that it was just a piece of paper stick made of ordinary convenience post. ''Why did he give this to me?'' Chapter 34 Get Into Trouble Chapter 34 Get Into Trouble Armani opened it and saw a few vigorous and powerful words written by a pen. ''The morning of the day after tomorrow, YX Heights.'' There was no signature, only these words. Looking at this note, Armani was confused. ''YX Heights?'' She had never heard of it. In the morning, when she had breakfast with Selina together, she pretended to ask casually, "Do you know YX Heights, Selina?" As soon as Selina stopped what she was doing, she looked up at Armani and asked, "You know YX Heights?" "I''ve heard of the name, I''m curious. But I don''t know where it is." Said Armani. "It''s called the best wine cer in J city. The bottles in it are the unique treasures in the world, and you can find any wine you think of there. But I don''t know who the owner of it is, and it''s not open to the public. It''s always a very cold topic in our circle. How do you know?" Selina asked curiously. "I heard it by chance. You know that people in FL Bathing ce like to talk about it the most. I just remembered the name when I heard someone talking in there." Armani hurriedly found a reason and continued, "Since it''s such a powerful ce, why can''t I find any information on the Inte?" N?velDrama.Org ? 2024. "That''s because this resort is private. Do you think the person who has the ability to build such a resort is an ordinary person?" "Are theypletely not open to others?" Armani''s heart skipped a beat. "Not really. It''s open to some people. Some people in the upper ss of J city will receive the invitation of Heights by ident. I don''t know what the standard is, and who the owner is. But people gathered there can make a lot of big business when they drink and talk. I feel that it is more like a media, and many people are proud of receiving this invitation." Selina said, "Some of my friends can also go in at will. I heard that a famous painter would go there to get two bottles of wine every spring, so there are still peopleing in and out." "Is that man a friend of the owner of the Heights?" Armani couldn''t figure out who that man was. He could afford the rare perfume. He was a distinguished guest of Mo Family. He seemed to be very professional and have experienced a lot of things. He was unruly and did whatever he wanted. ''Who the hell is he?'' Armani became more and more confused. "Hey, what are you thinking about? Do you want to go there and have a look?" Asked Selina. "There is a chateau in country F, and you should like the cherry brandy there." His voice rang in Armani''s ears again. "This ce is so mysterious. I guess the identity of the person invited must be very honorable." Murmured Armani. Selina picked up a piece of beef and said, "Don''t focus on it. You''d better prepare for Full Lake Flower Show carefully. Compared with the wine tasting party in YX Heights, Full Lake Flower Show is the key point. All the celebrities in J city will gather here, and I''ve never heard of many distinguished guests'' names. I don''t know where they came from, and I don''t know their qualifications. As a matter of fact, many of them are the founders of Top 500 Companies. It is so frightening. I didn''t know that J city is now full of talented person. " "J city is a big tourist city, and it''s also on the coast. The weather is warm and the trade is developed. QM City can''tpare with this city." "Don''t be so modest. Real estate is developing very well in QM City. The mines in your area are treasures here." Selina smiled. After breakfast, she went to work. Before Armani could make any n, she received a call from K. "K, what''s the matter?" Armani was confused, because K rarely called her. "Armani, did you have a good time there?" The voice of K sounded very excited. "What happened to you? Why are you so happy?" asked Armani with a smile. K felt happy when he remembered the lesson he had taught to Ben. He should have told Armani after that. But he was taken out to drink with Kevin and was very drunk. It was not until now that he woke up that he remembered to call Armani to tell her about it. "You hit him?" Armani''s eyes widened suddenly. Hearing her surprise, Kughed more proudly. "That guy looks tall and strong, but actually he is a coward. He didn''t move even if I beat him. I had nned to beat him a few more times to vent your anger. Anyway, Kevin was protecting me, but he didn''t resist, which made me feel embarrassed to bully him again. Otherwise, I won''t let him go. He is not my opponent at all. " "Did you hit him?" Said Armani loudly. K nodded and said, "Yeah, I hit him." Armani almost rolled down from the sofa. She quickly stood up and steadied herself, "You... You really hit him?" K sensed that something was wrong. He hesitated and said, "What''s wrong? Don''t you want me to hit him? " "Are you stupid? Kevin is crazy. Why didn''t he stop you? Ben is the young master of MING Group and has been spoiled since childhood. I grew up with him. I know him very well. He seems gentle and harmless, but in fact, he is gloomy. He will never deal with those who offend him face to face, but he will definitely retaliate against you with a dirty trick!" He will definitely take revenge on you. " "I''m not afraid of him. Kevin will protect me." K said indifferently. "You have a lot of loopholes around you. He can easily catch you and hire a powerfulwyer to handle you. At that time, all thews will restrict you. Kevin is a fool who doesn''t know business, and he can''t protect you all the time. Ben can solve you easily." Said Armani. K was frightened to sweat all over. "Shit, Armani, don''t frighten me." "Keep a low profile recently. Don''t go out and stay at DS Nightclub no matter what happens." Warned Armani. K immediately packed up, but before he walked out of the rental house, he saw two policemen following thendlord in. "You must be K, right?" A policeman said with an unfriendly look. K''s heart jolted and he answered "Yeah." Another policeman said coldly, "You are suspected of theft, robbery and ckmail. We need to take you back to the police station for investigation. Please cooperate." K was just an ordinary person. How could he not cooperate? The main charges were not convicted and he would be released after being imprisoned for half a month. Knowing the result, he was relieved. ''It seems that Ben doesn''t have much ability.'' When he was taken into the detention center, he saw that all his roommates were staring at him with an unfriendly expression. He was so scared. He immediately knew that this time he was really in trouble. Chapter 35 Your Man Chapter 35 Your Man When Armani was choosing her clothes for tomorrow, her phone vibrated. An anonymous ount sent her a picture, in which the face was blurred, but the bruises and bleeding on his body were obvious. There was a distinct birthmark on his chest, which was the birthmark of K. She was anxious and called Ben immediately. "Ben, look at the braised pork I cooked today, it''s a famous dish in China. I personally went to the pig farm to choose the pork this time. Have a taste. If you like it, I will cook it for you every day." Edith ordered May to serve the braised pork and said to Ben warmly. Jessie was about to pick up her chopsticks when she heard her mother''s words. She smiled and said, "Mom, Ben just praised the taste of braised porkst time and you cooked it foe him again. You are so partial. Am I your daughter?" Edith sat down and said with a smile, "Are you still jealous of Ben? I''m just happy to see you two get along well with each other." Looking at the bandage on Ben''s head, Edith frowned again and said unhappily, "People all think that Armani is so excellent and promising. Who knows what kind of person she is? She has done something indecent and was exposed by the media. But those unreasonable people vented their anger on Ben. It''s really annoying." Jessie stopped eating and said indifferently, "It''s not her fault. She and her friends are always on good terms. They are worried about her, so they did such a thing." "Fortunately, you are not as outstanding as her. Don''t have to face all this mess. I don''t know what''s the use of being so famous." Then she turned to look at Ben and said with a smile, "Jessie is just a little introverted. She doesn''t have any friends. In the past, I always worried her about making less friends. No one else knows that she is Miss Jessie of Xu Family. Now it seems that it''s not wrong for a girl to be introverted." N?velDrama.Org: text ? owner. "Jessie will be the executive director of XU Group in the future. She needs to meet a lot of clients. Appropriate connections are very helpful to her." Ben said with a smile. Suddenly, his phone on the sofa rang. Jessie immediately smiled and said, "I''ll get it for you." But when she saw the caller''s number, her face changed. She directly hung up the phone and deleted the record. Then she turned around and said as if nothing had happened, "It is a sales call, it has been automatically intercepted." Ben had no doubt. Thinking of something interesting, Edith smiled and said, "Speaking of this sales call, I received it a few days ago. That man asked me if I had spent millions of dors in T country. He need to make a record." "It sounds so fake." Said Jessie. Edith smiled and said, "Of course I know he is a deceiver. But I was bored, so I said to him, "Yes, it''s me. I''m from T country. Then I told him in thenguage of T country, which confused him. Atst, he stopped me and persuaded me to work in theirpany. He said that I had the advantage of foreign language and could directly enter the management. It''s so funny. Their businesses should also keep pace with the times. " "You from T country?" Ben asked in confusion. Edith didn''t know what to say. She lowered her head and smiled awkwardly. "My mother is from T country, so I can speak a little." After dinner, Ben stood up and was about to leave. Jessie insisted on sending him and got in his car. "My grandmother was smuggled from T country, she was sold by traffickers to a man and gave birth to my mother." Sitting in the car, she whispered, "Ben, will you dislike me for my origin?" "What are you thinking about?" Ben said to her. I''m not with you for your past. What I want is your future. " Jessie was so moved that she leaned over and kissed him on the cheek. Ben just smiled without any action. The car had arrived at the parking lot, and there were no people around it. With her arms around Ben''s neck, Jessie said coquettishly, "Ben, I miss you so much." "We meet every day. You don''t have to miss me." Ben said unconcernedly, then he asked Joy to send the picture of K being beaten up to Armani. He didn''t know what she was feeling now, so he wanted to go back and call her to ask. Jessie stretched herself out from the passenger seat, leaned against his chest and said coquettishly, "I miss you. I like you and want to be with you all the time. I won''t go anywhere." "Get off the car." Ben said to her. Seeing that he was not enthusiastic about her, Jessie felt a little disappointed. She got out of the car and followed Ben to his apartment. As soon as the door was closed, Jessie immediately hugged him from behind and said softly, "Is it because you always have Armani in your heart and take everything that happened with me as an ident, so you are not willing to touch me now?" "You think too much. I''m just very tired from work. After all, there are a lot of things to deal with in MING Group and XU Group recently." Ben said calmly. Jessie lowered her head. At present, Ben hadn''t got the real power of XU Group, and Jessie was still very useful for him. He raised his hand to touch her little face and said gently, "You are tired. Go to take a shower. Let''s go to bed early." Jessie replied, "Okay." and went to take her pajamas to take a shower. Ben took out his phone and saw a text message. It said, "If you have the guts to send me pictures, why don''t you have the guts to answer my phone?" Tomorrow, Loren frowned slightly and checked the call log, but he didn''t get any call from [Ðíǧѩ]. Thinking of the episode at dinner just now, he said to her through the door, "I''m going out to buy something. Wait for me at home." Then he went out and drove away. After driving to a quiet ce, he called Armani. "I think you are so despicable now." Armani sneered. "Did you feel sorry for him when you saw him? But when he broke my head with a bottle of wine, did you feel sorry for me? Armani, it''s really unfair. " Ben wanted her to see the photos and then came to him, but when he saw that she really called him for K, he was in a bad mood, because it meant that K was also very important in her heart. "K is my friend. Who do you think you are?" "I''m your man." Ben said in a low voice. "I have a lot of men. You are not included." Armani deliberately said these harsh words. Ben''s face darkened. He pounded his fist on the steering wheel and said, "Then I''ll destroy them all. I''ll let you know that only I am qualified to be your man." Chapter 36 Sincerity Chapter 36 Sincerity "Who do you think you are? Why you bully K, whose status is inferior to yours? Why don''t you go straight to deal with Kevin? You are just bullying the weak and fearing the strong. " Thinking of how badly K was beaten for her, Armani felt sorry and said angrily. If Kevin knew that his beloved woman would speak like this, he would not know how to react. "It is just a beginning. I just wanted to teach him a lesson, but now I see that you are so distressed. Honey, I really want you to know my feelings now. I won''t let K get out of the prison." Ben hung up the phone. Armani stared at her phone in a daze. ''What does he mean?'' Looking at the continuous calls from the phone screen, Ben''s eyes were full of coldness. He had been so looking forward to Armani''s call, but she seldom took the initiative to call him. Now she was willing to debase herself toe to him for another man. ''How ironic.'' Armani kept dialing the number of Ben''s, but his phone was directly blocked. He only sent her a message, "If you want K to go out safe and sound, let me see you before eight o''clock tomorrow morning." ''How dare he force me to go back?'' "Bastard, bastard, bastard!" Now, Ben could easily irritate Armani. They had known each other for more than ten years. She didn''t know that he would be so cruel to her. It was toote to inform Kevin. Armani knew that Ben would definitely do what he said, so she booked the ticket back immediately. N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. It was ten o''clock in the evening when she checked out. The sky was still dark and gray blue. The moon hung in the sky and looked very cold, making the whole city more noisy. Armani held the note tightly. She had nned to go to the appointment, but now she had to leave. If she had Jacob''s phone number now, she could send him a message to exin, but he didn''t give her anything and she had no chance to reply. Armani smiled with self-mockery. ''That''s it. I have to go back for K. I have no choice.'' She thought she had met Jacob four times in J city for no reason, which was already a great fate. She couldn''t expect more. Armani let out a sigh of grievance and her eyes turned cold. At about five o''clock in the morning, Jessie was still in her sleep and then she was woken up by Ben''s push. "I suddenly remember that there is a confidential document in XU Group. You send it to me right now." With sleepy eyes, Jessie said gloomily, "Do you have to find it now?" There were so many documents in the group, so she didn''t know which one it was. "I''m in urgent need now. Hurry up." Ben wrapped his arms around her neck and kissed her lips. After beingforted, Jessie stood up and rushed to thepany. XU Group was far away from Ben''s apartment. After packing up, Jessie nned to go to work directly after finding the documents for Ben. After all, she had just taken office, so she couldn''t always bete. After she left, Ben got up immediately. Looking at the sky outside, he smiled. It was six o''clock in the morning when the nended. After flying for a long time in the middle of the night, Armani was a little sleepy, but she still called Ben as soon as she got off the ne. When Ben saw the intercepted phone call reminder, he sent two words. "Go home." Armani was a little surprised to see these two words, but on second thought, she knew Ben wanted her to go his private house, not Xu Family or Ming family. Without hesitation, she took a taxi to Ben''s private apartment. At seven o''clock in the morning, the sky was a little gloomy. Albert yawned and went downstairs. When he saw that Jacob was sitting at the table and having breakfast slowly, he was shocked and almost slipped down the stairs. "Good morning." Albert greeted carefully. "Good morning." Replied Jacob. Seeing that he dressed casually today, Albert asked, "Are you going out today, brother?" "YX Heights." Said Jacob indifferently. Albert lowered his eyes and nodded. All the people in J city were racking their brains to know the owner of YX Heights. Who would have thought that the owner was the young master of Mo Family in JD City? In fact, the reason why Jacob chose to build YX Heights in J City was to support the business of Mo Family in J city. After all, two Mo Families were very closely rted, but he was more willing to spend money on it himself. Albert heard that Jacob had built many unknown ces like this. YX Heights, which was just left by him unintentionally. "With Miss Armani?" Albert asked curiously. He didn''t know much about Jacob''s private life, and there was no news about his private life. And Albert didn''t know whether Jacob was really interested in Armani or not, neither. If Jacob really liked her, he would immediately try to please his future sister-inw. If not, he would also try his best to show his existence in front of Armani, because Jacob would not be stingy with anyone who was interested. Jacob nodded. He seemed to be in a good mood this morning. He didn''t know what kind of clothes Armani would wear. ''Maybe she will only wear ordinary clothes.'' Jacob deliberately didn''t make an appointment to meet the next day, he wanted her to have a preparation. Armani was a smart girl. She would definitely figure out what kind of ce it was in advance. No one knew that Jacob was the owner of the Heights, but he could let her know. At least, this was one of his identities and his sincerity. "Youe back for him." The next day, Ben opened the door and smiled at Armani, who had flown the whole night. Armani nced at him with disgust. Ben felt a little hurt. He said, "Do I make you feel sick?You even think it''s an insult to take one more look at me?" "Now that you know I wille, but you still have this mark on you. It''s obvious that you want to disgust me. Now I''m disgusted, but you''re not happy. How ridiculous." Armani said indifferently. As soon as Ben lowered his head, he saw a red mark on his corbone. He guessed that it might be caused by Jessie''s fingernailsst night. He quickly covered it with his cor and looked at Armani. "That was just an ident," he said hurriedly. "I''m not interested in what you said. I''m here for K." She interrupted him. "Come in first." Ben raised his hand and was about to hold Armani''s hand. But before he could do that, Armani dodged his hand and said, "It''s not convenient here. Let''s go out and find a cafe to talk." "What do you think people will say when you meet me in the cafe and are photographed by the media?" Now Armani was so defensive, which made him itch and heartbroken. Armani had to follow him into the room and sat down on the sofa. "What would you like to drink? Is it your favorite cappino or orange juice? I''ve been preparing them for you." "You don''t need to prepare anything. I''ll leave after the talk. I won''t stay long," said Armani, not wanting to stay a little longer. Chapter 37 Promise Chapter 37 Promise Ben brought her a ss of fresh orange juice and said with a gentle smile, "It''s your favorite orange. I think you''d better not drink anything as sweet as cappino in the morning." "K did that for me. If you''re still angry, juste to me. Release him." Armani looked up at him. "Even if it''s someone irrelevant, he hit me, I don''t think it''s too much for me to do that to him." Ben''s head was still bandaged and looked very terrible. But ording to K, there was only a small wound on his forehead. K knows what to do when fighting. "As I said, K smashed you for me. If it is irrelevant, he won''t hurt you at all. Moreover, even if it is irrelevant, I won''t let you deal with people like this." Armani raised her chin, looked at Ben and said, "When I was in E country, your cousin gave you a DX drone, but it was restricted to be kicked into the river by those people. I didn''t let you handle this matter too much." When it came to the old days, Ben''s expression softened a little. He murmured, "Yes, I wanted to teach them a good lesson, but you only let me take back the debt they owed. The price of that drone has now quadrupled, but I don''t regret it." He looked up at Armani with tenderness in his eyes, "Because you had been with me the whole night, honey. If I chose to go to deal with them, you would be unhappy. I didn''t want to make you unhappy. You were always with me that night. When you were tired, you fell asleep on my shoulder. You said you didn''t want me to be unhappy alone." "So, Ben, why have you be like this?" Said Armani. The tenderness in Ben''s eyes instantly turned into ashes. He chuckled, "Yes, I''m bing more and more annoying, worse and worse. I''m bing unscrupulous, and you hate me."N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. After a while, the smile on his face disappeared. He said indifferently, "Go back to XU Group the day after tomorrow and be the vice president. There are still a lot of things for you to instruct Jessie. If you do as I said, K will leave the hospital on your working day." "If I don''t agree?" He wanted her go back to the group and listen to Jessie''s orders. Without a second thought, Armani could be a jobless hobo, but she couldn''t stand a dull boss. Even if she wanted to do something for thepany, she would definitely not agree with Jessie as she was determined to make trouble for her. Moreover, if she intervened, she would be attacked by the public first if anything happened to the group. "Then you can take it as we haven''t seen each other today. You can go back and continue your holiday." There was no tenderness in Ben''s eyes. "You don''t have to care about the life or death of K. I can also handle K easily. I won''t y any secret tricks. You know my ability." "Enough!" Armani couldn''t stand it anymore. She stood up, turned around and wanted to leave. "Do you think Full Lake Flower Show in J city is the best chance for you?" Armani was stunned. "Selina is so stupid. She even doesn''t know how to guard against people around her. She has already fallen into the hands of others, and she still wants to save you. Too naive." Ben continued. It was true that Selina was careless, but she never acted rashly. Judging from the tone of Ben, he seemed to know a lot of secrets about Selina, as well as Armani''s purpose of going to J city and the connections that Selina had made for her. Armani''s body was as cold as ice, which made her shiver. "It''s just the vice president. I agree. Don''t hurt them." She turned around and left. Seeing the door slowly closed, a sneer appeared on Ben''s face. After getting off the elevator, Armani''s eyes turned red. It turned out that Ben had already ced his spies beside her. He knew everything about her. If he wanted to deal with her, he had to cut off all her paths, drive her into a desperate ce, and drive XU Group into a desperate ce. Only in this way could he throw Armani into his arms like a sheep he wanted. The first signs of the dawn appeared on the horizon, and the noise in the daytime returned to the city. Edith was looking at the servants doing housework. When she saw Armanie back with a suitcase, she was shocked and quickly said, "Weren''t you going out to y for a while? Why did youe back so soon?" "I have something to deal with in thepany." Armani said, then she went back to her room and closed the door. Edith mumbled, "You are nothing now. What can happen in thepany? Jessie is running the company." The clock slowly went to nine. It was a sharp right angle, clear and eye-catching. The flowers were blooming all over the mountain. They were prosperous, beautiful and deste, like the fairnd on earth. On the hillside, the gate of YX Heights could be seen. At this time, the gate was open, but there was no one in front of it. Jacob stood in the middle of the sea of flowers. The flowers here were nted by people. The ce where he stood was equipped with an watering system and a constant temperature system, so the flowers were so beautiful when they bloomed. He had nned to share the beautiful scenery and wine of the resort with Armani today, but he didn''t expect her to break the promise. ''This woman always tell me how stupid it is to fall in love with her.'' "Mr. Jacob, Miss Armani checked out at ten o''clockst night. She''s already home. There must be something urgent." A subordinate came to report. "How is the financial situation of XU Group?" Jacob asked. "At present, we haven''t detected any unknown capital flow. The interests of the debts that XU Group has carried before are reported through the virtual ount. If we don''t investigate carefully, we can''t find it for the time being." The man said. Jacob nodded and said, "Keep looking." ''There must be something serious happened to her.'' He didn''t know what choice Armani would have. He hoped that she would hold on for a long time before he went to the city and don''t let him down. After all, Full Lake Flower Show in J city was very important and one of his purposes to stay in J City. "Armani, why didn''t you tell me before you left? Don''t you attend the show? " Selina called Armani several times and asked directly. She had prepared a lot of things for Armani, but she didn''t expect that she would leave so soon. Of course, she was dissatisfied. "Darling, I have no choice now. The only thing I can tell you is to be careful of the people around you." Said Armani in a low voice. "I see. Be careful. If you need me to do anything, just say it," Selina immediately understood what she meant and said seriously. "I''ll be fine for the time being. They don''t need to hurt me now. I don''t want to cause you any trouble now. You''d better restrain your temper as well." Said Armani. Then the two people on the phone fell into silence. Chapter 38 The Importance Of Clothes Chapter 38 The Importance Of Clothes "Don''t worry. Anyway, I''m Miss Selina. If anyone dares to deal with me, my family will protect me." As soon as Selina finished her words, she suddenly realized that it was because of Armani''s father''s death that she had been forced into such a situation. She immediately said, "Armani, I didn''t mean to say that." "I know. I won''t mind it." After a short pause, Armani said tentatively, "If you have the chance to see Albert," "What?" In an instant, there was a gust of wind on the phone. Selina quickly stood up and closed the window. When she came back, she asked, "What''s wrong? The wind was so strong just now that I didn''t hear it clearly. " "Nothing." "I''m going to work in XU Group in the future. I''m afraid I don''t have time to look for you." "It doesn''t matter. As long as you are safe there, everything will be fine." Selina was a little worried. Armani replied with smile, "I''m just not happy. What can happen to me? I have to prepare the work materials. " After hanging up the phone, she looked out of the window at the bright sky, but her heart ached. It was going to rain in J city. If there hadn''t been an ident on K, she might be drinking with Jacob in the wine manor at the moment. They would talk about something interesting although it was ordinary. Drinking those strange wine and enjoying the beauty of the world. But now, she had left J city without saying goodbye. She had nned to ask for the help of Selina. If Selina saw him by the side of Albert, she would inform him. If he still wanted to find Armani, at least Selina would tell him where she was. But Armani could imagine that for a mysterious and unpredictable man, she was more like a person for him to amuse and explore. She had never uncovered his mask, and knew the real him, why should she hand over the most real herself. When K was released, he was in a bad condition. He walked out of the prison with a trembling body. A car stopped in front of him, and Armani immediately got out of the car to support K. There was a bruise on the corner of his mouth. He had thought that he would stay there for ten days and a half months. He didn''t expect that he would be released on the third day and it was Armani who came to pick him up in person. "Armani, why are you here?" K was limping, but when he saw Armani, he immediately straightened his body and pretended to bepletely fine. However, before Armani got off the car, she had seen the distorted walking posture of K through the window. Seeing the depressed look on Armani''s face, K quickly smiled and said, "I sprained my ankle when I was exercising inside. It''s not a big deal." "I heard that you were here, so I came to have a look. Get in the car and I''ll drive you back to DS Nightclub." Armani said calmly. K said with a bitter face, "I don''t want to go to DS Nightclub first, or they will think that something is wrong with me if they see me. I have always been prosperous in the club. Even if I want to go there, I should dress up before going." "Okay, as you wish." said Sally with a smile. Before K could react, he was taken to the bath center to take a shower by Armani. The masseuse pinched his waist on purpose and asked him if he needed more service. K didn''t care about her question at all. On the contrary, he was worried that if Armani, who was sitting in the hall and waiting for him swaggeringly, would be bullied as a massager. After all, there were many people who came here with more than one purpose, besides she was so beautiful. It was a rare massage opportunity, but K didn''t enjoy it. He quickly went out after washing, which made the masseuse a little confused. K ran to the hall in a hurry. Armani was sitting there and ying with her mobile phone. Her long legs were wrapped in a long silk dress. She wore a vintage long dress with exquisite makeup and long hair hanging over her shoulderszily, looking like a quietly blooming daffodil. "Why did you take a shower so quickly? Is there anything wrong with you? " She looked at her watch and found that it was only fifteen minutes. K asked her nervously, "Are you okay here?" "What''s the matter?" Armani asked in confusion. K couldn''t directly say whether there was a man bullying you or not. For the first time, he hated himself for being so glib tongued. But looking at the calm expression on Armani''s face, he thought that there shouldn''t be anything wrong. He stuttered, "It doesn''t matter. I don''t want to waste my time here." "Is the masseuse not beautiful enough? I thought this shop was well decorated and the girls in it would be beautiful. And you are so handsome. There must be a lot of beautiful girls who want to see you." Armani blinked. K couldn''t stand it anymore. He looked away and whispered, "Armani, you''ve changed. You are joking with me." Looking at the expression on K''s face, Armani remembered that she had been trapped in a man before and had just finished a crude and touching kiss with him. She had never known that women would have the nature to melt. She had never longed for herself to be like water at that moment, melting in his arms, sticking to him, pestering him until forever. "What''s wrong? What are you thinking about? " See Armani distracted, K waved his hand in front of her and asked. "It doesn''t matter. Now that you have taken a shower, let me take you to buy clothes. After all, people rely on clothes. If you look good in clothes, they will definitely think you are handsome." Armani changed the topic and drove K to the clothing street. After parking the car, K said, "Everything here is extremely expensive, so my boss bought clothes here. Although I know that I can buy things here sooner orter, I didn''t expect that you have helped me come here so early." N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. "I''m d you like it." For the wounds on the body of K, Armani felt very guilty. She didn''t like to owe others favors, and she always liked to dress herself up with indifference. K was just an ordinary friend to her. The two of them only yed together in the night club, and they didn''t have much contact in daily life. Armani could eat in a delicate restaurant, while K ate the cheapest food. She always drove when she went out. He might take a bus, and sometimes he even wanted to bargain by taxi. She lived in the luxurious and noble vi of Xu Family, and he only slept in a room of less than ten square meters for a night. K was also very clear about the gap between the two, so he was only her friend in the night club. Armani didn''t expect that when she was in trouble, K would follow Kevin and hit Ben. At this time, she waspletely unable topete with Ben. K didn''t do it for any other purpose, but just to vent her anger. Even if Armani was cold, she would not be indifferent. "Of course I like! I can''t wait to see their worship expression when they see me go back so free and easy." K smiled happily and went into the shop to choose clothes. Soon, he picked a suit. When he dressed up and stood next to Armani, he was so handsome. Chapter 39 Armani I Was Wrong Chapter 39 Armani I Was Wrong "How do I look?" K asked. N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. Armani nodded and smiled, "You''re so handsome. Now I can imagine how shocked your colleagues will be when they see you." "Me too! I can''t wait to see them. Let''s go now?" K asked tentatively. Armani looked at the street behind her and said, "Don''t you want to see anything else?" "It''s cool with this suit." K said. Then they drove away. There were few people in the daytime in DS Nightclub. Perhaps it was because the evening was too lively, so the day was a little quiet. K wore sunsses and got out of the car. His carefully arranged hair made him lookpletely different from usual. When he walked in, a few friends who were familiar with him in the past thought that it was a guest. They immediately smiled and greeted him, "Wee." Armani walked behind. They were more familiar with her and greeted, "Wee, Miss Armani." "I bring a friend here today." "Is your boss here?" Armani asked. The others said, "Our boss usuallyes here after ten o''clock. Please wait a moment." A man who was close to K asked in a hurry, "Miss. Armani, have you heard of it? K is locked up. Can you find a way to save him? It must be Ben who did this to him. Although K doesn''t look well, he is a good man. " "I heard about it. It''s not a big deal. But he is impetuous. It''s good for him to be grounded and temper himself. " Armani said to him, and she ordered a ss of brandy and drank it slowly. Those people looked at each other. They were surprised that Armani, the best friend of K, would say so. They thought ''Is she so heartless?'' "Miss Armani, K was just on an impulse at that time. He couldn''t bear to see you suffer so much grievance, so he picked up the wine bottle and smashed Ben. If she were someone else, he wouldn''t have done such a thing. If you could save him, just save him. Even if you can''t save him, go to see him and let us know a news." The friend of K begged. The corners of K''s mouth twitched, as if he was enduring a lot. He didn''t expect that these casual friends were still kind and knew to care about him. He had thought that he would be locked up for a few days, and when he came out, these people mustugh at him. He didn''t know how they would react when they saw him take off his sunsses. It must be interesting. Armani also noticed their concern for K. At first, she didn''t want to tantalize them, but K had this interest. Knowing that K had suffered a lot in it, she had to cooperate reluctantly, so she deliberately pretended to be impatient. "I''m here for drinking, not listening to you talking about these boring things." "Boring? K has always kept you in mind. How could you say that his business is boring?" The friend of K, David, said excitedly with a red face. Obviously, he couldn''t bear it. "Yes, K has always put your business in the first ce. This time, we don''te to bother you. It''s true that K is in a very bad situation now. We are worried about him, but we can''t get in. You know many people, at least go to see him." The others were also excited. Armani banged the table, and everyone fell silent. "Am I cold and heartless?" Looking at them, she seemed to be really angry for a moment. Her voice turned cold, "Did I ask him to hit Ben for me? Does he think it is good for me to do that? If I want to revenge, I can do whatever I want. Ben can''t fight back against me. Why don''t I hit him? Is it useful to hit him? Will I be the executive director of XU Group after hitting him? Can my situation get better now? " K stared at Armani nkly. They had known each other for many years, and he could tell that she was really angry. "But anyway, he did it for you." David whispered. "For me, I really want to thank him for doing this for me. When Ben forced me out of thepany, he said he did it for me. Should I thank him too? K can''t really help me. He always does stupid things with passion. Do you need me to thank him? I hope he can learn a lesson this time. Use his brain before doing anything. In the past, he would die directly. " Thest sentence was like a sigh. If she hadn''te back to find Ben, K might have really died. These words were not only said to K''s colleagues, but also to K. Solving the problem by force was not feasible and would only make things worse. "Armani, I''m sorry." K stood up and lowered his head. Armani raised her eyes to look at him. She had always wanted to find an opportunity to exin it to K, but when she saw that K limped out of the prison, she didn''t have the heart to say it directly. Instead, she apanied him to buy clothes happily. As a result, he wanted to make a joke with his colleagues, she just seized the opportunity to speak it out. What K said made everyone stunned. Then someone quickly took off the sunsses of K, identified him for a while, and said in surprise, "K, aren''t you going to be locked up for half a month? Why did youe out today? " "Armani picked me up." K said that at this moment, he could only feel guilty and no longer have the mood to y tricks. "[Ðí½ã], you have already taken K out. I thought you would really leave him alone. " "What are you thinking about? Of course Armani won''t leave me alone. But this time, I did cause her trouble." K punched David with a smile, and then gave him a strong hug. "Look at you. I didn''t expect you to be so distressed for me." David pushed him aside in disgust and said, "Get out of here. Who cares about you? Don''t mention how happy we have been when you were away." K put his hand on his chest and looked painful. David was startled and hurried to help him. "What''s wrong?" "I was bullied inside and got some wounds. I''ll be fine after resting for two days." K rubbed his chest and said with a smile. "Why are you still injured? What happened to you? " David hurried to pull up K''s clothes to check. K dodged his hand, but others were so concerned about K that they didn''t care whether K was willing or not. Seeing that his expensive clothes were taken off, K felt like weeping. "These are my clothes, my equipment, very expensive. Be gentle. Chapter 40 Not Afraid Chapter 40 Not Afraid "Miss Armani, K''s figure is actually not bad. Do you want to have a look?" Someone shouted at Armani. K red at them and said, "What are you doing? What if Armani don''t like me anymore when she see my imperfect figure? " "Come on! Miss Armani won''t abandon you. Don''t be shy." Everyone burst intoughter. However, when they saw therge bruises and bloodstains on K''s body, no one couldugh. "It''s okay. I was kicked twice and hit the wall." Seeing that the atmosphere turned heavy, K quickly muttered and was about to stand up, but was pressed down by David to prevent him from moving. "All right. It''s just a bruise. I''ll be fine after resting. I''ve suffered more serious injuries than this. It''s not a big deal." K said indifferently. "Stop it. Apply some medicine first." There was a medical kit in DS Nightclub. Someone immediately took it and pressed K to apply medicine to it. "Fuck! Did you do it on purpose? It hurts! I''m going to be tortured to death by you!" K eximed in the crowd, and the othersughed. "Didn''t you say that all the bruises don''t hurt?" "You are a tough man. You must be strong in front of Miss Armani." "Yeah! Home on" K''s colleagues said. Not knowing when, David sat next to Armani and asked worriedly, "Miss Armani, is K all right now? Will Ben make trouble for him again? " Obviously, he was still afraid of this matter. It was certain that Ben would make trouble for K again. If he intended to make trouble for K, it would be very simple. He could just send two people here to make trouble, and then take the opportunity to cause a quarrel and scold K. If Kevin protected K, the two people would make a big fuss and say that he could not protect K every time. Ben could always send people to the club and do something bad. If a person was mean and rich, he coulde up with many bad ideas that were appalling. N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. "That''s why I''m here." Said Armani tly. "Boss." A greeting came from the door. Kevin nodded and walked in. Wearing a smart and capable suit, he frowned and seemed to be in a bad mood. But when he looked up and saw Armani who was drinking in front of him, he was stunned. Then he immediately squeezed out a smile and said, "Miss Armani, you''re here." "Mr. Kevin, of course I have something to tell you." Said Armani. Sensing the hostility in her words, Kevin also guessed that she came for K, so he said, "Well,e to my office please." There were only the two of them in the office. Kevin asked, "What would you like to drink? I''ll ask them to buy it." "There''s no need. You are smart. You should know why I came here." Said Armani tly. "I know, it''s my fault. I''m also trying to get K out of there as soon as possible. I didn''t expect him to come out today. I think it''s you who helped him. Thank you very much." Kevin said seriously. If it were someone else, Armani would have no doubt that K was taken advantage of. But because in K''s opinion, Kevin was a good boss, she had a good impression of him, so she still calmly discussed with him. Kevin stared at Armani intently. He didn''t know how she had been doing in J city these days. He was at DS Nightclub, so he couldn''t get any information about J city at all. He only knew that Jacob had also gone to J City, and he was still there. He thought the two of them would definitely have an intersection in J City, but judging from the expression on Armani''s face, he guessed that her trip to J city was not very smooth, and now she had toe back for K. Ben was determined to deal with K, but Armani let K get freedom easily. Kevin knew Armani must have promised something she didn''t want to promise. Thinking of this, he couldn''t bear to continue to think. He was secretly dissatisfied with what Jacob had done. ''What on earth does he want to do? He can help Armani solve the current predicament and let XU Group return to her hands as long as he wanted. If he just thought that he had sex with Armani for one night, it wouldn''t be too much to take it as the overnight fee. If he really likes her, he won''t have the heart to see her being forced by Ben. If it were me, I would have taken out all my wealth to fight against Ben, so that Armani won''t have to work so hard.'' Kevin thought. "You don''t have to thank me. K is my friend, and he did that for me. I just want to know that if you had other intentions to let him apany you to meet Ben or not." Armani looked into Kevin''s eyes and said. Kevin was anxious and hurried to exin, "Of course not. I have given the order to K to do this. I''m not afraid of offending Ben, and I''m not afraid of letting K offend him either. Ben is obviously against me, and the grudge between me and him won''t be so easily settled. I will pay back for what he has done to K." "No, Mr. Kevin. If you didn''t take advantage of K, please stop it." Said Armani. Kevin was a little surprised. He took a sip of water and said slowly, "Miss Armani, if I insist on fighting with Ben, we will be on the same side. Ben will have one more opponent, and you have one more ally. Isn''t it a good thing for you?" "If you don''t fight against Ben, you won''t treat me as a friend, right?" Said Armani tly. "Of course not." Kevin replied immediately. He wanted to make friends with her so much, but he was afraid that if he got too close to her on purpose, she would be disgusted. In the past few days, many people who osted her didn''t get her smile. Taking this opportunity, he certainly wanted to get closer to her. Armani nodded, "In that case, Mr. Kevin, please listen to me. Ben is only my enemy, not yours. You''d better stop it." "But he bullied my men. Do you think I should put up with it? I am a businessman. " Kevin smiled, "Miss Armani, if you think I''m not a match for Ben, and are worried that I will suffer losses, please rest assured. I didn''t expect him to make a move this time. Since he dares to make a move, I''ll continue to y with him. After all, he is a businessman, and I''m a businessman too. I''m not afraid him." He said with confidence. Cui Family didn''t seem to have much foundation in this city, but the other branches of the Cui Family were all from the military. Kevin could be bold enough to open his own night club in this city, because he had strong backing. Ben was very powerful, but if Kevin showed his real strength, it was also possible for him to win Ben. Chapter 41 keep K by his side Chapter 41 keep K by his side "Yeah, you are all businessmen. But you look more reasonable than Ben. " Armani said. Kevin looked at her and said seriously, "In fact, I am much better than someone, right?" "Maybe." Said Armani with a smile. Kevin also smiled. Armani looked at her watch and stood up. "I still need to go back to thepany for a meeting. I just want to say that if it''s for my business, you don''t have to worry about it. I won''t me it all on you. K is my friend. If you can take care of K more, I will be very grateful." "K is also my good employee. Of course I will take good care of him." Kevin said in a hurry. "Then don''t ask K to be in charge of the reception recently. How about being your assistant? I can pay him ording to his previous sry." Armani continued to say. Kevin was stunned for a moment, but then he couldn''t helpughing. "It''s a good idea. I''ll keep K by my side, but how can I let you pay his sry? It shows that I''m a mean boss. Don''t worry. I''ll guarantee the safety of K." "Okay, I''m leaving now." Said Armani. "Are you going back to work in XU Group?" he asked hesitantly The current executive director of the group was Jessie. With the shares held by her and Ben, Armani couldn''t work smoothly or make any decision in the group. He knew she was always arrogant, so he didn''t understand how she could be willing to go back. ''For K?'' "I must go back. Without my help, Jessie can''t do anything." Armani replied. Kevin said, "I''m sorry to trouble you this time." "Don''t do it again." Said Armani. "If you need help, juste to me. You don''t have my phone number, do you?" Kevin asked her in a hurry. But Armani stood up and asked, "How is that man?" "What?" Kevin was a little confused. Noticing that he had forgotten, Armani said coldly, "How is the man I''m looking for? Is he in good health? Does he know my identity? Does he know what happened to me recently? What does he want? Money or anything?" The mysterious man who had a one night stand with her, Armani wanted to know his identity, but Kevin kept it a secret. Now he even forgot it. Kevin was dumbfounded. He didn''t expect that she would ask such a question. ''Didn''t Jacob tell her the truth?'' "You forgot." Armani immediately became very bad mood. Kevin hurriedly said, "I didn''t forget. I''ve already asked him, he said he was very healthy. After knowing your identity, he expressed his sympathy for you. However, he has been busy with his work recently and hasn''t spared much time to deal with this matter. Miss Armani, you can directly ignore this person. He will never cause you any trouble because of this matter." "Why are you so sure? As if you were him. Armani stared at Kevin and said. Kevin smiled bitterly in his heart. If he was the one who had done such a thing to her, no, he wouldn''t have taken advantage of it when he saw the intoxicated Armani was unconscious. Only Jacob was so lucky to Meet Armani. "Miss Armani, I can''t tell you too much, but I promise with my personal dignity that nothing will happen. If he dares to make any trouble for you, I will try my best to help you solve it even if I have to spend all my money." Seeing that Armani didn''t believe him, Kevin swore to her. Armani regained her cold and arrogant look and said indifferently, "No, thanks. Please take good care of K in the future. Goodbye." Then she stood up and left. Sitting in his seat, Kevin smiled bitterly. He was really going to take the me for Jacob. When Armani went downstairs, she found that there was something wrong with the atmosphere. She was confused and then she saw Ben was smiling at her at the bar counter and said, "Armani, I''m here to pick you up to thepany." She didn''t expect that Ben woulde to the club after making K so miserable, she really admired his courage. N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. Several people surrounded him to prevent him from defending K. Ben nced at them and said disdainfully, "I''m afraid you have overrated your own abilities a bit." He didn''t like such a ce, he wanted to persuade Armani not toe here. But every time she didn''t listen to him. He could only stay outside the club every day and would be relieved only when he saw her safe inside. In fact, Ben didn''t like K for a long time. He hated K could be so close to Armani. "Thank you foring to my club, Mr. Ben." Kevin went downstairs to send Armani, but he didn''t expect that Ben would be sitting in his club swaggeringly. Ben looked up at Kevin and said with a smile, "I''m here to pick up Armani and go to work." "Mr. Ben dares toe here, you must have prepared fully. Is the wound on your forehead better?" Kevin looked down at the bandage on Ben''s forehead and smiled. Ben raised his eyes and leaned back a little,zily sitting on the sofa. "I''m fine. I have a friend who is a doctor. Mr. Kevin, I think you can ask his help. After all, K is badly hurt." Ben was wounded in the head, and K was put in jail for a few days. In fact, Ben was at a disadvantage. After all, K was only a subordinate of Kevin. Kevin sneered, "Thank you for kindness. But I think the doctors I know should be enough." "That''s good." Ben continue to say, "There are too many idents in the life. Mr. Kevin is a capable man. I''m sure you won''t be hurt like me." "Well, didn''t you say that youe here to pick me up and go to work? Let''s go." Armani said tly. If Ben continued to talk, she was afraid that there would be another conflict. She didn''t feel sorry for Ben at all when he was beaten, but she was afraid that he would make a big fuss and make trouble for people in DS Nightclub. "I have told you what I should say. Mr. Kevin, take care." Armani raised her head and nced at Kevin. Her watery eyes made his heart ache. Chapter 42 Coward Or Not Chapter 42 Coward Or Not Kevin felt he was a bad person because of refusing to give Armani any information of Jacob. He also thought it was his fault to make K get hurt. Now, in his opinion, Armani was a weak woman and had no one to rely on, so she could only ask him to take care of K. He even wanted to hold Armani''s hand and said, "That man is Jacob. Don''t worry. He can help you get what you want easily. I am also willing to do anything for you. " But he knew Jacob had his own n, he couldn''t interfere. If Jacob didn''t want to reveal his identity, no one could force him to do so. "Okay, Armani. Don''t work too hard. Juste here when you are tired. I promise no one will dare to hurt you again." Said Kevin. Armani nodded, Ben walked to her and said, "Everyone in thepany is expecting you to go back. Your office is still there, and everything is untouched. If you need something, just tell me." Then Armani and Ben walked out of DS Nightclub. David was released finally and said unwillingly, "He bullied K so much. Why did you stop me from taking revenge for him?" N?vel/Dr(a)ma.Org - Content owner. "Didn''t you hear what Miss Armani said just now? K is miserable enough. If you provoke Ben again, you will be even worse than K." The employees in the club said to him. "I know everyone is angry about what happened in K, but it has caused trouble to Armani, so we must put up with it for the time being. When the time is right, we will definitely take revenge." Said Kevin. Everyone looked at Kevin. He had always been gentle, but his aura was not inferior to anyone else. They had been with him for a long time, and they had never seen Kevin so weak. Looking at the depressed faces of the people, Kevin said indifferently, "I know you must be calling me coward in your hearts." Everyone was silent. K sat on the sofa and tidied up his clothes seriously. "If I am a coward, how can I continue to be your boss?" Kevin raised his voice and said. The crowd immediately raised their heads and said excitedly, "Yes, how could you be a coward? Continue to fight with Ben. We are not afraid of him. Next time K goes to prison again, we will go insides too, and help K beat others." After hearing these words, K said "What? I don''t want to go there again. David, you can go inside and have a look. " David replied "Oh, I came from that ce." Seeing that they were happy again, Kevin continued to say, "But we also have to consider Miss Armani. If we continue to fight Ben, we''ll bring trouble to her." "Come on!" Everyone instantly calmed down and went on with their own business, ignoring Kevin. Kevin could do nothing to these men who didn''t listen to him at all. He pped his hands, indicating everyone to continue to listen to him. "I just want to say, if DS Nightclub wants to fight against MING Group, will you be coward?" "Of course not. We''re not afraid of him." "Yeah, what''s the big deal?" Kevin continued to say, "That''s right. If it''s just MING Group, I won''t care about means at all, and no one dares to hurt me. But that''s not what I want. What I want to see is that Armani can sessfully take back her father''spany, defeat Ben in business, and make him lose power. It''s Armani who should win this battle." K looked at him and nodded in agreement. "I asked K to hit Ben. I thought Ben would restrain himself, but I didn''t expect him to hurt K. ording to my temperament, of course I can''t bear it. But Ben will think Armani asked K to do that, which means that she will be responsible for what we have done. I''m not afraid of Ben, but I don''t want him to take the opportunity to bully Armani, let her be wronged. " Kevin looked at them and said seriously, "So during this period of time, you''d better calm down. If anyone gets Armani into trouble, I won''t show mercy." "What about K? We have not avenged him yet." David said unwillingly. Kevin nced at him and said, "Do you think that Armani is willing to go back to work in XU Group? If she hadn''t promised to go back, K wouldn''t have been released so soon. " "Miss Armani have done so much for K. K, you have to thank her." Someone said. K lowered his head and said, "I''ve made trouble to her this time. I don''t have the face to see her." He didn''t expect that he would cause such a big trouble to Armani. "K, you have to be my assistant these days. Don''t worry about the business for the time being." Kevin ordered. K was a little surprised, but then he nodded and thought to himself, ''I''ve already made so much trouble for Armani. This time, I must try my best to get the information of that mysterious man from Kevin and live up to her expectations.'' If Kevin knew that he had recruited an ungrateful man who had betrayed him, he might be crazy. Armani was driving the car and Ben sat on the passenger seat. He said he went to pick Armani up, but he didn''t even drive a car. Seeing him sitting in the car, Armani was really annoyed. "I thought I would definitely get hurt." Ben said. "If you are injured, the club will be closed." Armani said. Ben leaned against his seat and looked in a good mood. He said, "Every time I saw you drink there, I was worried that the people there would bully you. But now it seems that it''s interesting. Kevin insists on fighting with me because of you, doesn''t he?" He was testing Armani. Armani replied, "If a night club owner can''t even control his own business, how can he do business? Do you think that people only see women in their eyes like you?" Hearing what she said, Ben put down his doubts a little and joked with a smile, "I don''t think all kinds of women can arouse my interest. Armani, you are the only woman in my eyes." "I have promised to be the vice president of the group. Why do youe to me specially? If Jessie sees us, she will only cause me trouble in the future." When they were about to reach XU Group, Jessie stopped the car and said, "Get out." "What are you afraid of? Even if I go in with you, no one dares to talk about us." Ben said. But he chose to get out as he saw the displeasure in Armani''s eyes. Chapter 43 Quarrel Chapter 43 Quarrel Not long after Armani arrived at thepany, Jessie got the news. She rushed to Armani''s office and said with a smile, "Armani, wee back. I don''t know what to do with this pile of work. I''m d you''re here to help me." Jessie was wearing a light purple dress, and the translucent soft gauze wrapped her body. No one would believe that she was working. Armani frowned and asked, "What are you wearing? Do you think this dress is suitable for work? What do you think of this ce? " Being criticized by Armani, Jessie''s face changed. She chuckled, "You''re right. But as an executive director, I think I have the freedom to wear whatever I want. Even if I meet a client, the client won''t say anything. After all, they care more about the business of XU Group." "But when I see you, I''m afraid that they will think that we''re an entertainmentpany, not an industrialpany." "Change it," said Armani tly. The dress was Ben''s favorite. Armani went back to thepany, Jessie would appoint her as the vice president at the meeting, and Ben would also go to the board of directors. Jessie didn''t want Ben focused on Armani at that time, so she dressed up carefully. But she didn''t expect that before the meeting, Armani would be so tough to her. Jessie''s face darkened. She said indifferently, "You''d better prepare for what you will talk about in the meetingter. You don''t have to pay attention to these things." After saying that, she turned around and was about to leave. "So, you mean you won''t change it?" Said Armani coldly. Jessie suddenly became nervous. She had been ying the role of a good girl in front of Armani for many years, and she was a little afraid of Armani. After calming herself down, Jessie turned around and said angrily, "Yes, I won''t change it. What can you do to me?" "Then there is nothing to say." Armani turned around and was about to leave. Daisy stopped her at once and asked, "Miss Armani, where are you going?" "I''m here for work, not for someone to show her power. The executive director is at least the backbone of thepany, but someone''s attitude is so bad. I think the position of vice president should be handed over to those men who tter others." Armani replied. Jessie was pissed off. She thought it was Armani who wanted to force her to change clothes, but she used it to force her to give in. However, there were a lot of things piled up in thepany, and she needed Armani to deal with them. She couldn''t just let Armani go. ''Even if I be an executive director, will I still be bullied by her?'' I have lived cautiously for so many years. Why should I give in this time? N?velD(ram)a.?rg owns this content. What''s more, the noise here has been heard by the people outside. I won once with great difficulty. If I give in here, my previouscency will be a joke.'' Jessie thought to herself. "My attitude is bad? You can''t get the position of the executive director, so you say these words on purpose." Jessie pressed down her anger and said calmly, "I sincerely invite you to help me, so I was so happy when I knew you were willing to go back to thepany to help me. I came to see you as soon as I knew it. Thispany is not mine. It''s our family''s and father''s work. I want to be with you to run thepany well. I didn''t expect that you still hate me for being the executive director and making things difficult for me. You want to leave after a quarrel. You said that I forced you to do so. I''m really sad. " Jessie''s pitiful appearance made people feel sorry for her. Inparison, Armani was too cold and intimidating. "Miss Jessie, you misunderstood Miss Armani." Daisy said in a gentle voice, "You have been together for so many years. Miss Armani used to think about you, and every time she came back from a business trip, she would remember to bring you a gift. How can she be against you? She only cares about thispany, so after you became the executive director, she asked me to collect the materials and give them to you as soon as possible, in case of dying your work. Although Miss Armani has been away for a period of time, everyone was actively cooperating with you to work. After all, you are the executive director chosen by the board of directors. Don''t be too modest, please. I don''t think the board of directors will choose an ipetent leader. " Jessie red at Daisy. With only a few words, Daisy turned people''s attention to Jessie''s working ability. After all, when Armani worked in thepany in the past, although she had a bad temper, she was very efficient, so everyone had no objection to her being an executive director. Suddenly, the leader changed to Jessie, who had never been in thepany. Everyone was confused and wanted to see how capable she was. It was true that a delicate and touching beauty could certainly arouse people''s love, but as the executive director of thepany, she needed to be capable, not to act pitifully. "Of course I can''tpare with you, Armani. You are a few years older than me, and you came into contact with thepany affairs earlier than me. Besides, our father personally guided you. If he had personally guided me, I wouldn''t be so helpless like now. You are experienced. If you can help me, at least our group can be stable. If we work together, thepany will have a future. If you are dissatisfied with me, I can ask the board of directors to appoint you as the executive director. I don''t want our rtionship to be so unhappy because of thepany''s affairs. " Jessie said pitifully. Armani almost burst intoughter. Jessie was the one who took away her boyfriend, and she was the one who hand over the control of XU Group to the outsiders. Every time she made a mistake, she thought she could get through it as long as she pretended to be pitiful. How could a person who messed up the family''spany have the face to talk about affection here? "What happened?" A voice sounded. At this moment, Ben appeared. Jessie immediately walked over and said, "Ben, Armani is angry with me. She doesn''t want to be the vice president. I don''t know how to persuade her to stay." "Oh? Really? " Ben looked up at Armani and asked, "Why?" The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!