Chapter 20: How Dare You Hold the Boss Hostage?

"By the way, I forgot to congratulate Mr. Xin. It's not too late to make it up now, is it?" Seeing that Xin Wen had been staring at her with an odd look in his eyes, Lan Nian suddenly felt a bit flustered and had to break the delicate silence in the car.

After all, it wasn't something that an ordinary person could achieve so easily to finalize such a huge cooperation project.

"What are you congratulating me for? For not getting to taste that little witch's red wine?" Xin Wen asked knowingly and cracked a joke right away. Well, sometimes, friends were there to be made fun of.

Lan Nian shook her head disapprovingly and said with a hidden meaning, "Anyway, Xu Zijian was brave enough to stand up for what was right. It's not like someone who just took pleasure in other people's misfortunes!"

She hadn't forgotten that when Xu Zijian got splashed with red wine on his face, the big smile on Xin Wen's face was so bright that it was almost blinding.

"Hehe, so you do have an opinion." Xin Wen calmly flexed his knuckles, and the admiration in his eyes spread like waves.

What a sharp-minded little elf! Nothing can escape her eyes.

"What do you think?" Lan Nian winked naughtily. If she wasn't allowed to give a lecture, couldn't she at least have an opinion?

At this moment, a strange radiance was softly emanating from her body, a radiance that combined cleverness, playfulness, cuteness, stubbornness, and naughtiness. In Xin Wen's sight, there was no room for any other scenery.

There was boundless joy in Xin Wen's eyes. So it was actually this simple to touch the soft part of his heart?!

For some reason, the image of her in his heart and the her in front of him gradually overlapped. Was he seeing things? Xin Wen was really confused.

"Don't be so cute. I'm falling for you, and you have to take responsibility!" Xin Wen pretended to be relaxed and teased her, half-joking and half-serious.

"Don't worry. I'll take responsibility with my actions... If I can't pull you out, I'll just kick you out!" Lan Nian deliberately played dumb, but she was actually quite surprised in her heart. Why did she get used to her boss's ambiguous teasing so quickly?

"Ugh, you're so mean... But, I bet you won't have the heart to do it!" The little girl's mouth was really adorable.

Xin Wen happily whistled softly, secretly congratulating himself on his wise decision to leave that clichéd and oppressive wine party in advance. How could that compare to the fun of flirting with his little bodyguard?

However, Lan Nian suddenly furrowed her small brows, looking as vigilant as if a great disaster was about to strike. Xin Wen vaguely felt that something was wrong. He suddenly looked up. Strange, why were there so many young people ahead? Could it be... Oh no! A little girl actually ran into the middle of the road!

"Stop! Stop!" Xin Wen shouted.

"Mr. Xin, we can't stop." Lan Nian coldly refused and quickly stepped on the gas pedal.

"Hey, I'm the boss! I order you to stop the car immediately! You have no right to be so callous about human life!!" Seriously, she was just a little girl of five or six years old. Xin Wen's heart was in a knot. So this girl was actually so cold-hearted on the inside.

With a screeching sound, the ear-piercing noise of the brakes finally rang out in time.

Seeing the little girl's still lively figure, Xin Wen let out a long sigh of relief.

However, he soon realized that he was wrong. The little girl suddenly disappeared without a trace... And outside his car, young men holding lethal weapons gradually gathered.

"What are they going to do?" Xin Wen asked in surprise, and a look of panic that didn't match his status appeared on his face.

"Of course, I should be asking you!" Lan Nian retorted angrily. She was really annoyed. It turned out that he was such a timid and cowardly person. She really had misjudged him!

"Get out of the car!"

The car door was knocked on violently, and they were coldly ordered to get out of the car.

Lan Nian pondered for a moment, but Xin Wen said worriedly, "Let's get out. If they want money, just give it to them. Don't let them damage my beloved car."

Ugh, he values his car more than his life! Lan Nian snorted in disdain but obediently got out of the car and then opened the door for Xin Wen.

"What do you want to do? If you need money, just name a price," Xin Wen managed to calm his emotions and started negotiating with the other party.

As long as it's a problem that can be solved with money, it's not a big deal.

"Money? No, we want your life!" The young man sneered and slowly approached. The atmosphere suddenly became so oppressive that it was almost suffocating.

"Want his life?" Lan Nian suddenly shook her head with a sneer. Then, in a flash, she grabbed Xin Wen and somehow had a dagger in her hand, pressing it against his Adam's apple. "Sorry, you'll have to wait in line."

"?" Xin Wen was left gaping in shock. It took him a while to come to his senses. He asked in disbelief, "You dare to hold your boss hostage?!"

"What? Mr. Xin, didn't you just realize it now?" Lan Nian smiled purely yet coldly. Then, raising her delicate eyebrows, she gave an apologetic smile to the young men around them. "Sorry, you're too late. Please step aside!"