Before I thoroughly think about things

When they got to her apartment building, Fei Huangjin helped her out of the car like the gentleman that he was. However, his brows were raised in a questioning manner as she stopped him from entering the lobby.

"I'll go up myself."

"Why?" His eyes dimmed. "It would be safer if I send you up."

Fei Huangjin's eyes focused briefly on her lips that looked like a fresh blossom in early spring, and he felt eager to nibble on those lips on her doorway. He decided to ignore what she said and started moving, but Ying Yue firmly held up a palm against his chest. "I'm already safe inside the building, Huangjin."

He frowned.

"If I don't send you a message within five minutes saying that I'm already in my apartment, then you can come up. Okay?" She sighed as she saw the darkening expression on his face. It seems that she had to tell him what this was about. "I just don't want anything physical between us to, uh, happen, before I thoroughly think about things."

She bit her lip in embarrassment. When he kissed her, she couldn't think straight, and she might end up agreeing to marrying him on the spot. She couldn't afford her judgment to be clouded. At the very least, not tonight.

He sighed and rubbed the spot between his eyebrows. First, she refused to go out with him after work, then she refused to let him come up, and now she was even saying he couldn't kiss her? She drove a hard bargain. How could this woman be so alluring and frustrating at the same time?

Fei Huangjin let out a low growl and looked away, allowing the little bunny rabbit to run off before the wolf inside him could change his mind.

Ying Yue grinned at his reaction and thought about something, and then stood up on tiptoe to plant a chaste kiss on his jaw. Before he could react and grab her for what she did, she hurried over to the waiting elevator and waved at him as the doors closed.

His lips thinned in disapproval. How could that little vixen just run off after giving him a kiss?

A tease -- that was what she was right now.

He turned to return to his car. Unknowingly, his mouth curved up into a smile.

***

Ying Yue sent a text message to Fei Huangjin telling him she was safe inside her apartment, and plopped down on her bed with a sigh.

Other than his mother, the Fei family didn't seem to dislike her. The old master certainly didn't show any sign of contempt, and Ying Yue was surely going to be able to handle Lin Wenshun if she wanted to. If that was the case, what was she so worried about?

Well, for one, she was just his secretary in everyone else's eyes.

She groaned, covering her eyes with one arm.

But if she followed through with his suggestion of going back to university to finish her business program, that would certainly resolve things.

She groaned again.

Ying Yue picked up her phone and dialed Big Boss' number. The line was busy so she called him again after a minute. This time, he picked up right away.

"Shadow fox."

"Big Boss!!!" She squealed. "I haven't heard your voice in ages!"

An unbelieving look flashed on his face as he sat back in his chair. "You never call unless you need something, so spill it."

"That's not true."

"Oh? Then why are you calling me?"

She rolled over to lie on her stomach and propped herself up on both elbows. "I just wanted to talk… and heed your advice."

Big Boss propped his feet up on top of his desk. He didn't usually do this, and he would usually even scold Ying Yue for putting up her feet on his coffee table, but his own legs were aching from running around all day. Juyan was getting pretty busy recently. "Advice?"

She started drawing circles on her bed with her other hand and hesitantly spoke up. "Yeah… um, it's about Fei Huangjin."

He frowned and shifted his phone to the other ear. "Shadow fox, if you're just calling me for boy problems, I can't promise you I can help. I'm not the person--"

"He's asked me to marry him." She blurted out.

Big Boss stilled. Marry?

"I know it's against Juyan policy to get married, but he's promised to personally help out with Ying Shen's stash and the Jade Circle if I said yes, so… I wanted to hear what you think about it." She pouted involuntarily. Big Boss was probably the closest thing to family she had now. She didn't know who else to talk to.