20: SHANGHAI (PART 2)

While the lawyer's mind is in deep thought, the closeness of their body made Wang Xiu's irrational state take over. She inches herself closer and swiftly breathes in the lawyer's fragrance behind the woman's ear. The whiff of cinnamon and saffron gently gets into her nostril with a hint of plum and woody notes mixed in the perfume. An excellent seduction to her uncontrollable senses from the intoxication of drinking too much beer and with her hazy mind, she bites Hwei Ru's ear.

"F-Fuck!" Hwei Ru exclaims from shock and pushes Wang Xiu off hard.

The dent Wang Xiu did on her ear is not painful but rather playful to her senses. Still, she pushes the woman away. The female executive falls, her hips hitting the floor first then her head slams on the door of the cubicle and makes a loud "bang" sound that echoes outside the lady's room.

A female employee comes in and sees the pained Wang Xiu slumping on the floor with a hand on the back of her head and a pale Ms. Bao Hwei Ru standing opposite the woman.

"Ms. Zhang, are you okay?" The female employee kneels to help the distressed Wang Xiu to stand up, holding her arm and back.

Hwei Ru quivers with fear staring at the woman she unintentionally forces away from her body. Her feet stay unmoved from shock and her heart beating fast makes her speechless.

"M-My head h-hurts." Wang Xiu answers with a groan, holding the part of her head where she acted to fall hard against the door of the cubicle when the woman shoves her off.

The female staff aids the executive until they reach the circular table at the corner of the bar where Li Jun and the director sits. The two men crease their forehead seeing Wang Xiu weakened and holding her head.

"What happened?" Director Lim asks, putting his hand on Wang Xiu's back to comfort the woman.

"Where's Hwei Ru?" Li Jun inquires about the lawyer. He knows the woman marches towards the direction of the lady's room after Wang Xiu decides to freshen herself to the comfort room.

"Ms. Bao pushed me!!! I fell on the floor and hit my head on the door!!!" Wang Xiu blurts while holding the back of her head. 

Ms. Bao walked in as an angry Li Jun stood up from his seat to find the woman. He plans to confront the lawyer and yell when he notices the paleness of the woman's face due to uneasiness.

"I-I… I'm sorry Ms. Zhang. I-I didn't mean to hurt you." Ms. Bao turns to the woman sitting on the chair and apologizes, staring at her feet and trembling like a kid who hurt her sibling.

Wang Xiu didn't answer the woman's sincere plea. She catches a glimpse of Li Jun who was furious at the lawyer a few minutes ago but now gazes at the woman like she's an angel from heaven. Pure and admirable. 

She has to use this opportunity to get Li Jun on her side at least and kick the woman out. If she doesn't accept Hwei Ru's apology, she will be the one looking bad, yet she can't be too soft and easy. The incident should favor her more than the woman.

"I accept your apology, but I want you out of here as soon as possible." Wang Xiu finalizes her decision. Furrowing her eyebrows and clenching her jaws.

"I understand." The lawyer nods. She turns to the director and bows her head to say goodbye and then turn to Li Jun to gaze with hurt in her eyes, "Goodbye."

"Wang Xiu???" Li Jun pleads at the female executive's reaction though he can't blame the woman to feel threatened if their argument ended in physically harming one another. One of them must leave and Hwei Ru is the stranger here.

Hwei Ru walks out but before she can reach the door, Li Jun is already at her side.

"Let me take you back to the hotel." The male executive offers, opening the door of the bar for her.

The lawyer didn't answer and gently nodded, flashing a smile of appreciation for the man who is still at her side to understand her.

They hailed a taxi to reach their hotel, Li Jun wanted to ask about what the two women were arguing about that the lawyer lost composure and pushed his cousin. It's not reasonable enough that they are only talking and by the manners of the result, it's Wang Xiu who provokes Hwei Ru to do the act.

They reach the lobby of the hotel and move straight to the elevator to get to the woman's floor. Li Jun decided to accompany the woman until they reached her room. The lawyer inserts the room card in but a red light flashes that indicates an error and stops the door from opening. The woman tries it again and like the first time, it flickers a red light above it.

"What's wrong?" Li Jun asks, his thick brows crumple together, showing a line between them.

"The card isn't working." Hwei Ru answers with a chuckle, she lifts both her trembling arms high and waves them while shrugging her shoulders.

"Let me." The male executive took the card from the lawyer's hand and flipped the card before inserting it into the slot under the doorknob. The light flashes a green glow and unlocks the door. Li Jun turns the handle and opens it up for Hwei Ru to enter.

Hwei Ru took the card from Li Jun's hand before she entered the room. Brushing her fingers along the executive's large hands and biting her lower lip while thinking of stepping out of her comfort zone. It might be too fast for them to do what she plans to happen but the man deserves recognition for staying at her side when she suffers from Wang Xiu's trap to make her look bad in front of everyone.

Li Jun senses a streak of warmth when the woman brushes her fingers into his hand. When he followed Hwei Ru inside the room, he was surprised by the woman's next act.

Hwei Ru didn't let another second pass, she wrapped her arms around Li Jun's neck and pulled the man down to let her lips taste the executive's perfectly thin edges. Their rims brush against each other while their bodies warm themselves in a tight embrace.

Li Jun's height makes him lean lower than the woman he's kissing, to accommodate their difference he lifts Hwei Ru by her thighs covered by jeans and carries her in her arms. He made the lawyer wrap her legs around his waist and pins the woman against the wall. They continue to let their lips nibble each other's rims and pleasure their tongue by allowing them to be playful inside each other's mouths.

Sensing the large hands on her thigh and the muscular arms carrying the weight of her body made Hwei Ru feel more thrilled. She searches for the buttons of Li Jun's blue shirt underneath his grey coat and begins to unclasp them. The first two opens the executive's shirt, enough for the lawyer's hands to pull apart and let her quivering hand caress the man's wide broad chest, heightening her delight.

The executive feels the warm delicate hands of Hwei Ru exploring his body and he feels more excited to let the lawyer take control of what she wants to discover underneath his clothes restricting them from their pleasure. When the woman's finger begins to play around his nipples he becomes more feral with his kisses. He let his lips lick the woman's neck, tasting the natural flavor that the woman excretes on her body. It excites him to taste a woman's sweat like an aphrodisiac that heats his loins and makes him stiff.

Hwei Ru wants more, like stepping into the stairs of ecstasy; she wants to reach a further height of delight with the man in her arms. She loosens her legs wrapped around Li Jun's waist and sets her feet on the floor to begin taking off her clothes. Undressing, she pulls the black coat off her shoulders and lets it slide down from her arms. Removing her top next, she pulls the blue long sleeve shirt from her waist to her head and reveals her black brassiere underneath. She unbuttons her pants and drags the zipper down, then yanks the jeans away from her waist, thigh, and legs to expose the high-cut black underwear that she wears.

Li Jun bit his lower lip gazing at the woman's beautiful features. The small shoulders and tiny waist indulges him to treat the woman delicately like a flower in the middle of the paradise of pleasure. He initiates taking off his clothes because he feels it's not gentleman for him to make the woman do it for him. Starting with the grey coat on his shoulder and the unbuttoned blue shirt to let Hwei Ru see his upper body without hindrance. Li Jun unclasps his belt and draws it off around his waist. Then he unbuttons his pants and zips down his fly to let it loose. The black slacks glide down his legs and reveal his low waist black briefs. He stared down the bulge on his underwear and moved his stiff staff on the side as it almost revealed its head from engorging bigger than his briefs.

Hwei Ru covers her lips with her finger and giggles at how charming Li Jun is even with fewer clothes. She gazes at the man's masculine perfection, from the broad shoulders and chest to his six-pack abs thinly protruding at the man's midsection. His legs are not hairy like his chest but they are exactly athletic and muscular for a man. She pushes Li Jun gently with her palm towards the bed and let him sit at the side of the mattress while she stands between his legs. 

"Are we moving too fast?" Li Jun asks, remembering what Wang Xiu told him.

"We're not moving yet." Hwei Ru grins mischievously gazing at the man. She let her hand touch his beautiful face and before she kisses her lips she whispers words to his face, "I like you."

He likes Hwei Ru. He found the comfort of expressing himself truthfully without condition with the lawyer. Yet, his feelings for Wang Xiu are different. He can sense his blood rise whenever he gets close to the woman but if he's determined to become CEO, he has to forget about what he felt for his cousin. He has to move on and find someone that will give solace to his restless spirit.

"I like you." Li jun says gazing at the woman's eyes with sincerity.