His Dirty Little Secret

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The stale scent of cigarette smoke clung to air as Mei Xing stepped out of the restaurant, her hand flying to her mouth to stifle a groan.

The weight of the confrontation lifted off her chest, the relief instant. With a shaky breath, she bent forward, her hands landing on her knees for support.

A strangled sigh escaped her lips, a punctuation mark to the emotional rollercoaster of the past hour.

"That was…" she wheezed, her voice strained. "That was intense."

Mr Han emerged beside her, his face grim. "Indeed," he agreed, casting a wary glance back at the entrance of Peixing. "Mr Feng seems to be unraveling at the seams. He is a forceful negotiator but his threats were... desperate, at best."

Straightening up, Mei Xing ran a hand through her hair, strands sticking to her forehead in the humid air. At the thought of her kiss with Lu Aotian being revealed, shame burned in her cheeks.