How can I justify myself as a Magnate if I don't indulge myself?

After closing the door, He Jing stood there with her head bowed, her bare hands restless…

Perhaps because her figure was too prominent, even though she wore nothing under her silk pajamas, her view was obstructed, preventing her from seeing her toes. Her usually well-maintained, pale skin blushed rapidly from shyness, turning from white to a shade best described with one word…

Lustrous!

Gu Heng was no fool.

He understood very well what it meant for He Jing to appear in his room wearing this and firmly closing the door behind her, but he still pretended to be confused and asked, "Sister Jing, is something the matter?"

"I…"

Having stood at the doorway for over a minute, He Jing had already replayed the scenario of entering the room countless times in her mind. However, once she actually stepped inside, her mind went blank as if it were filled with paste; she couldn't even speak clearly…

Seeing He Jing struggling to speak, and considering her usually fierce personality, Gu Heng couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Hearing the laughter, He Jing looked up to see the faint smile on Gu Heng's face and became even more flustered. This time, not only did her neck and face flush but her arms did as well. On impulse, she reached for the doorknob, planning to flee this awkward situation…

However, Gu Heng seemed to have anticipated this move. Wearing only his underwear, he sprang from the bed and reached He Jing's side in just a few steps, grabbing her warm hand and stopping her.

"You're already here, why run away? Scared I'll eat you?"

Inhaling the faint scent of her shower gel, Gu Heng deliberately took a deep breath and teased her softly.

"It's not… I… "

He Jing didn't know what to say.

"Hmm?"

"I walked into the wrong room; I'll go back now…"

After a few seconds of silence, He Jing felt she couldn't hold it in any longer and came up with a lame excuse, trying hard to turn the doorknob. But how could her strength compare to Gu Heng's? Despite using all her might, the doorknob remained immovable.

"Oh~so you walked into the wrong room…"

The purposely elongated tone of Gu Heng's voice made it clear even to a fool that he was mocking her. He Jing felt like she was about to die of embarrassment…

She and Lin Jiayun were two extremes.

Lin Jiayun was the kind who would boldly go ahead once she decided on something. She was also clear-headed about matters between men and women. Her lack of close encounters with other men before Gu Heng was entirely because she was holding out for a better offer, feeling that those men were not worthy of her.

Once Gu Heng met her criteria, she threw caution to the wind, which is why she could sneak into his room in the middle of the night at the Park Hyatt Hotel and take the initiative to seal the deal.

But He Jing was more traditional...

She genuinely had little contact with men, only verbally flirtatious, and became timid when it came to actual intimacy. Experience more tales on My Virtual Library Empire

A woman like her would have been considered a perfect wife and mother 20 years ago, but now in 2024, there were too many temptations in society. Plus, the influencer scene was subtly lowering her standards, which led her to be persuaded by Lin Jiayun to take this bold step…

If Gu Heng had pounced like a hungry tiger, skipping all the foreplay, perhaps He Jing might have been more receptive...

But instead of getting to the point, Gu Heng was here making fun of her. How could He Jing, with her level of pride, tolerate this?

Not to mention what should and should not be said…

Although Gu Heng could only be considered mildly handsome, he had an impressive physique…

Clearly defined abs, even a hint of Adonis belt…

And now, their proximity was too close, a breath apart…

Except for his underwear, Gu Heng wore nothing, and He Jing, although dressed, wore silk underwear so thin it might have well been non-existent. Feeling the warmth from Gu Heng's body, He Jing, in her first close encounter with a man, felt as if small insects were wriggling down from her stomach, threatening to breach the defenses she'd maintained for over twenty years…

He Jing knew that if she didn't escape now, she might indeed succumb.

Thinking of the man before her, whom she had known for over two years as a friend, the sense of shame continued to spread.

"Gu Heng, calm down, let go. Jiajia is still outside, and she might come over at any moment..."

"Do you think she'll come?"

Gu Heng just smiled in response…

He was not a fool. If He Jing was in his room, how could Lin Jiayun not know?

It might even have been Lin Jiayun who encouraged her to come here.

He understood Lin Jiayun all too well.

She was clever, scheming, and sensible…

To completely bind her to himself, not to mention persuading He Jing to find him, Lin Jiayun might even stoop to drugging He Jing and sending her to his room.

"She will come… oh…"

He Jing tried to argue further, but Gu Heng did not give her a chance.

Her lips, naturally reddish without any lipstick, were suddenly sealed…

And without any preparation on her part, he breached her defenses, their tongues intertwining…

This was He Jing's first kiss; to be honest, Gu Heng, a man who smoked a pack a day, could not possibly be without a hint of tobacco smell. Ordinarily, He Jing couldn't even stand the smell of smoke, much less in public places, where she had a strong aversion...