Shi Jingjing

Leh Ying found herself acquainted with the higher echelons she should not aspire to, and when the profligate young master Liu Huaiying pursued her relentlessly, she had no escape.
A fleeting glimpse of Young Master Xu, Xu Jingxi's appearance, had her heart fluttering, and her spirit moved; the Xu family was the center of power within Forty-Nine City, and only he could change the game.
On a snowy night, by the door of the Mercedes Benz G Class, she tiptoed and gently cupped her palm to light a cigarette for Xu Jingxi.
The man’s lips leisurely wrapped around the cigarette, and he leaned slightly towards her. His clear-cut face partially lowered into the backlight’s shadow, the flame at the tip of the cigarette flickered faintly between them. When he finally looked up, his eyes were calm and indifferent, and he asked in a rising inflection, “What do you want?”
Leh Ying, “Only what you can give.”
Others quickly realized, “That Xu Jingxi, born into high chambers, his flesh and bones saturated with a profound desire for power. For someone like him, even feelings are superfluous. What do you have to gamble your status with him?”
Keeping her by his side was merely Xu Jingxi’s pastime for his loneliness.
He was accustomed to acting out scenes, she never sought status, and turned to leave the capital to hold an art exhibition.
Just as she packed and entered the elevator, Xu Jingxi stood tall in the center, his index finger slowly hooking the fine bone necklace at the front of her neck and gently pulling her back as she moved to step out.
**
That Valentine's Day night, within the Third Ring, luxury hotels were fully booked, and some witnessed the entire BVG Hotel being reserved by Young Master Xu.
What left the deepest impression on Leh Ying was the man half-kneeling on the bed, wearing a loosely tied bathrobe, biting on a pen cap, and picking up a Thin Gold Calligraphy Style brush to inscribe three characters along the edge of her collarbone—Xu Jingxi.

Extreme Addiction

Her bending motion brought their bodies unwittingly close together.


Xu Jingxi indifferently drew on his cigarette, his gaze resting on her face, scrutinizing and savoring the view.


The smoke blurred his eyes, mirroring the blandness that seemed to emanate from the taste of the cigarette at his fingertips.


The fainter his smile became, the more dazzling it was, making Leh Ying's heartbeat race. She wanted to flee yet appeared reluctant to leave.


Her pale fingers, pressed against the collar of Xu Jingxi's bathrobe, hesitated for a moment before stilling completely.


Stealthily, she exhaled, "Sorry for intruding. I was just helping you straighten your clothes."


Xu Jingxi removed the cigarette, extended his long arm to the ashtray on the bedside table to tap off the ash, then turned back, his gaze meeting Leh Ying's squarely, their noses almost grazing each other.


She lowered her head in panic once more, and Xu Jingxi chuckled softly, "How much do you make in a day?"


Next time I'll take you to Koh Samui.