I Got Close to Men

Shen Mao frowned.

Since Su Hua knew that Lin Xuan had a girlfriend, why had she just acted so intimately with him?

Su Hua raised an eyebrow. "Shen Mao, you and Shen Qianqian must have looked into Lin Xuan's girlfriend, right? Aren't you curious why you couldn’t find any information about her?"

Shen Mao’s brows knitted tightly.

Seeing how infatuated Qianqian was with Lin Xuan, he had indeed tried to investigate the girl.

But he had found nothing.

Later, when the company was hit with one crisis after another, he became too overwhelmed to focus on the matter.

Suddenly, a thought struck him, and his expression darkened.

No—if even he couldn’t uncover her identity, she must be someone of significant influence.

As Shen Mao recalled past events, a realization dawned on him. "You… you’re—"

"Exactly." Jiang Qing smiled and introduced, "Our CEO Su is Lin Xuan’s girlfriend—the woman Miss Shen claimed to have offended."

Boom!

Jiang Qing’s words hit Shen Mao like a thunderbolt.

"Impossible! How could that be?"

Pale-faced, Shen Mao collapsed into his chair. "CEO Su, you’ve always kept men at a distance. How could you be Lin Xuan’s girlfriend?"

"I did keep men at a distance before," Su Hua replied, her crimson lips curving. "Because I was waiting for Xuan. Now, I’ve let one man in—but only him."

Lin Xuan rubbed his nose.

Hua Bao’s words were a bit too lethal.

Shen Mao’s mind buzzed with shock.

Lin Xuan’s girlfriend was actually Su Hua? And yet, he had sent people to help Qianqian kidnap her…

Su Hua lowered her voice. "Xuan, I still have matters to discuss with Chairman Shen. Wait for me outside."

"Alright."

Lin Xuan nodded and left the private room.

The door closed behind him.

The warmth in Su Hua’s eyes vanished, replaced by icy sharpness. She stepped forward, her voice a chilling whisper. "Chairman Shen, your daughter is quite something—repeatedly coveting my man and even daring to send people to kidnap me."

"CEO Su—"

Shen Mao dropped to his knees with a heavy thud.

He kowtowed frantically, forehead striking the floor. "I’m sorry! We were blind! My daughter and I have offended you—please forgive us!"

Su Hua spoke coolly, "Your daughter is in the hospital now. I did that."

Shen Mao had once sworn to make the person who harmed his daughter pay a thousandfold. But now that he knew it was Su Hua, all his fury evaporated.

A woman of her status and power was not someone he could afford to provoke.

"CEO Su, Qianqian was foolish. Her condition now is a lesson—she deserved it." Shen Mao trembled as he knelt before her.

Su Hua smirked. "Oh, and one more thing—your company’s current predicament? That was also my doing."

Shen Mao’s face turned ashen.

So it was Su Corporation.

He should have realized sooner.

Everything had gone downhill after Su Corporation terminated their partnership.

If only he had noticed earlier, stopped Qianqian from targeting Su Hua, stopped her from pursuing Lin Xuan—then maybe his daughter and his company would still be intact.

But there was no medicine for regret.

"Originally, I planned to dismantle your company slowly. But you overstepped—trying to force Xuan to marry your daughter." Su Hua’s tone turned lethally soft.

Shen Mao’s heart lurched.

"CEO Su, I was wrong! Please spare me!" He kowtowed again, the sound of his forehead hitting the floor echoing loudly in the silent room.

Su Hua glanced away, her interest waning.

If Xuan hadn’t been waiting outside, she might have dragged this out, savoring his torment.

But right now, nothing excited her more than being with him.

"Jiang Qing, let’s go." Su Hua’s voice was indifferent.

"Yes, CEO Su."

They left, leaving Shen Mao slumped on the floor, ghostly pale.

The Secretary never imagined Su Hua was behind Shen Corporation’s downfall.

This time, there was no coming back.

"Chairman," the Secretary said, "I have personal matters to attend to. I can no longer continue working here—I resign."

"Hahaha!"

Shen Mao laughed bitterly, staggering to his feet. "I know you—you’re only resigning because you think I’m finished, aren’t you?"

The Secretary bit her lip, silent.

Offending others was one thing, but Su Hua?

Everyone knew how ruthless she was.

Better to leave Shen Corporation before she got caught in the crossfire.

"Get out! Now!" Shen Mao hurled a glass at her feet, shattering it.

"Thank you, Chairman."

The Secretary hurried away.

Shen Mao collapsed again, his body drained of strength.

It was over.

The Shen family was finished.

Regret gnawed at him. If only he hadn’t spoiled Qianqian, if only he had raised her better—would things have been different?

Outside, Su Hua spotted Lin Xuan waiting by the door.

She walked over, interlacing her fingers with his.

"Xuan, you still haven’t answered me—why did you meet Shen Mao?" Su Hua’s eyes narrowed dangerously, as if the wrong answer would land him in her private "punishment room."

"He threatened me, demanding I marry Shen Qianqian," Lin Xuan answered honestly.

Su Hua chuckled darkly.

Just as she’d guessed.

Shen Mao had truly overestimated himself—daring to steal Xuan from her.

"And how did you respond?" Her voice was light, but her slender fingers traced slow circles on his chest.

"I refused, of course," Lin Xuan replied without hesitation. "My eyes are only for Hua Bao. No other woman exists to me."

"As for his threats—with you as my shield, what do I have to fear?"

Su Hua’s eyes curved with satisfaction.

Rising on her toes, she looped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips to his.

Their breaths mingled, the air thick with intimacy.

Jiang Qing—the ultimate third wheel—and the bodyguards promptly turned away.

These two were disgustingly sweet.

Thankfully, she had no interest in romance—otherwise, she’d be tempted to find a boyfriend just to keep up.