"I"ll think of a way to keep her under control," Jiang Changzai said through clenched teeth.

Zuo Qiu knocked on the office door that afternoon. He had a doc.u.ment in a leather file held in his hands. "Master Yan, the laboratory had this sent over."

Yan Beicheng nodded as he took the file. Zuo Qiu left the office.

After he closed the door, Yan Beicheng took the report out from the file.

The report was for Lin Chu and Dai Huimin. It was not difficult to get a sample off Dai Huimin.

When Huang Changxian had previously reported to him that Dai Huimin had brought Lin Chu"s to the orphanage on her birth date, Yan Beicheng had given Huang Changxian instructions to get ahold of Dai Huimin"s hair, or anything similar that will be of use.

As for Lin Chu, he could just get samples from her pillow.

When he read the results of the report, it confirmed that Dai Huimin and Lin Chu were mother and daughter. Yan Beicheng was not surprised. He could not tell if he felt a.s.sured by it or was he feeling something else. The important thing was that Dai Huimin was not a con woman.

Lin Chu had never mentioned that she wanted to conduct a DNA test, and she would never let Dai Huimin know if she did. He knew that it was because Lin Chu had never wanted to acknowledge Dai Huimin, which was why even if having the test could confirm the truth and eliminate any suspicion, she was not bothered to do so. This was to prevent Dai Huimin from thinking too much into this.

Before this, Dai Huimin kept claiming to not want to acknowledge her when she had no concrete evidence. She had even continuously hara.s.sed Lin Chu along with Xu Jiaojiao. Now that there was concrete evidence, he wondered what the two would do with the information.

Dai Huimin and Xu Jiaojiao had even gone looking for Lin Chu at Lin Yi.

But now that Huang Changxian knew what they looked like, he had been secretly putting a stop to them. So far, they had not successfully managed to reach Lin Chu, and Lin Chu was still unaware of their shenanigans.

Now that he had the results, Yan Beicheng placed the report into his briefcase to take it home that night. No matter what, he should let Lin Chu know about it.

It was 8 pm and Yan Beicheng was still working overtime in the office. Most of his employees had already left the office. There were still a few people in each department burning the midnight oil in their respective offices.

As his superior, if Yan Beicheng did not leave, Zuo Qiu was unable to leave too. He stayed behind in the office.

While Yan Beicheng was focusing on his work, the office door suddenly opened.

Yan Beicheng was so engrossed working that he did not hear the little creak at the door. Next thing he knew, there was a bottle of red wine in front of him.

Zuo Qiu was guarding the door outside and would not let anyone in easily. The only person that had the right to come in without knocking and would not be stopped by Zuo Qiu, would be Lin Chu.

Yan Beicheng lifted his head up in surprise, there were so much gentleness and love in his eyes and smile. "Why are you suddenly here…"

Before he could finish, he saw the person in front of his table clearly and his smiling, sweet voice suddenly froze.

The smile on his face immediately vanished as his handsome face turned frosty.

Lu Weining stopped breathing at that moment. She saw the change in Yan Beicheng"s expression, but it had no negative effect on his good-looking face.

The lighting in his office was bright, outside the French windows is the bustling night view. One could see the numerous lights from the buildings crisscrossed with the lights on the busy highway below. The sky outside the window was dark, not a star to be seen. Only the lonely moon was hanging out there in the cold, dark sky.

The view behind Yan Beicheng had brightened him up, he looked bright like the moon and his eyes were like the stars. Even if he had given her a cold look, she was still mesmerized by him.

Lu Weining"s cheeks were flushed red as she was tipsy, it could also be because of Yan Beicheng.

She placed a box on the table as well. "Beicheng, it"s my birthday today. I"m alone in B City without my family. I was out there walking by myself and I found myself here. Accompany me on my birthday, won"t you?"

She had finally found out what Yan Beicheng had done to Xing Chuang, or should she say, what Yan Beicheng did to her.

She did not understand how Yan Beicheng could be so heartless towards her. She had done nothing wrong. All she did was like him.

She had approached Lin Chu a few times and tried to be patient as she reasoned with Lin Chu. But Lin Chu had poured cold water on her and had even embarra.s.sed her in public. If there was someone wrong in all this, it was Lin Chu who had done her more wrong.

What happened at the orphanage had nothing to do with her. It was all Jiang Changdai"s doing.

She could swear from her conscience that she had never done Lin Chu or anyone else any harm.

All she had done was like him, did she not? She was willing to give up her pride in liking him. She asked for nothing but for him to treat her slightly better, to treat her with a little bit of tenderness.

But Yan Beicheng would not even give her what little she had asked for. For Lin Chu, he had owed favors everywhere just to deal with Xing Chuang.

Lu Weining was. .h.i.t with a pang of sadness. As her heart ached, her eyes turned red. She looked full of grief.

When Yan Beicheng did not give her any reaction, she steeled herself and opened the box of cake. She was slightly drunk and her cheeks were rosy red. She looked at Yan Beicheng, captivated. "Now that I"m all grown up, I"ve never had a birthday cake for so many years. I got a little excited and bought one on impulse when I walked past the bakery."

Yan Beicheng did not look at her but lowered his gaze at the cake. He suddenly stood up slowly. His long, slender fingers held on to the cake tray and he threw the entire cake into the rubbish bin.

As Lu Weining had only thought it would be the two of them, she got a 6-inch cake, which was not too big. It was no bigger than the rubbish bin.

The cleaning lady had just cleaned the bin right before office hours were over and had changed a new rubbish bag. The cake had hit the bottom of the bin with a loud bang. The exquisite cake turned into mush within seconds.

Lu Weining"s gaze widened. "Beicheng, you…"

"I"ve said this before, don"t call me Beicheng. It makes me disgusted to hear you call me that!" Yan Beicheng clenched his teeth.

Security had not got off work yet at this hour, but they were not on duty at the office entrance and were in the security office. After 10 pm, they would inspect the entire building and turn off any lights left on and lock all the doors.

Yan Beicheng did not even want to touch Lu Weining. He picked up the intercom on his table and pressed a number that connected him directly to the security"s office. "What is security doing? Can"t you see an outsider has been let in? Don"t you even know when someone has entered the office? Get someone in right now to escort this person away!"

Yan Beicheng slammed the phone down after his scolding. When he looked up, Lu Weining was crying.

Yan Beicheng sneered and ignored her. He picked up the bottle of red wine and threw it into the rubbish bin as well.

"Why are you doing this? I like you a lot. I"m not asking for you to like me back, all I"m asking is to give me some face and take pity on me. I like you, can you just allow me to like you?" Other men would have given in to a woman who had feelings for them and might try their best to accommodate them. But why was it different when it came to Yan Beicheng?!

Yan Beicheng did not want to bother himself with her. He had already tried to make her understand numerous times. It looked like it would be just a waste of words to explain again.

No one was sure what Lu Weining had thought about to stop crying so miserably, but her tears still streamed down continuously. She did look quite pitiful.

She covered her face with her hands as her tears streamed through her fingers. "It"s my birthday today, my birthday! I just want you to accompany me for my birthday, make a wish with me and blow out the candles. All I ask is ten minutes of your time, is that too much? Why must you throw the cake away? Are my feelings that worthless to you, is it so cheap that it"s not worth mentioning at all?"

Yan Beicheng was so annoyed that he did not want to talk to her. If it was not the fact that he did not want to touch her, not even a small part like her wrist, he would have thrown her out long ago.

It was only then that he realized that he was clean freak over this.

When it came to women he did not like, it felt dirty to just even touch them.

Zuo Qiu had gone to the bathroom for his number two, which was why he did not stop Lu Weining coming in.

He pulled up his pants with a cigarette in his mouth and threw the b.u.t.t into the toilet bowl to flush it away. When he came out, he heard a voice coming from the office. It sounded like a woman and it was not Lin Chu.

Zuo Qiu was alarmed. He did not expect to have such bad luck. It only took a while for him to be in the bathroom and someone had taken the opportunity to sneak in.

He knew Yan Beicheng"s schedule very well, he knew exactly what time on each day when Yan Beicheng had an appointment. Yan Beicheng would never see anyone while working overtime at this hour.

The voice in the office had now gotten louder. It did not sound like the person was talking nicely in there.

Zuo Qiu did not waste any time and quickly knocked on the door. He pushed the door in before Yan Beicheng could even answer.

He walked in to see Lu Weining crying. She was crying as she described her grievances pitifully. Yan Beicheng had a very frosty look on his face.

When he saw Zuo Qiu come in, Yan Beicheng did not even care to scold him on his momentary absence, all he said was, "What are waiting for? Get rid of her!"

Zuo Qiu quickly pulled Lu Weining out.

It was not difficult to drag a woman out, but Lu Wening was not prepared to give in and struggled tremendously. She was making it difficult for Zuo Qiu.

"Yan Beicheng, I"m not a piece of garbage. Why are you treating me this way?! It"s my birthday today, why are you doing this? Do you want me to remember this day my whole life and to always be in pain? Why are you making me remember this for every birthday I have? Why won"t you look at me just once?!" The more Lu Weining thought about it, the more upset she got.

The security guard on duty had finally arrived at that moment. When he saw Zuo Qiu dragging Lu Weining out, he quickly called out, "Mr. Zuo!"

"Stop standing there and help me get rid of her!" Zuo Qiu said in frustration.

It was only when Lu Weining was dragged to the office entrance when Yan Beicheng said coldly, "I have no grat.i.tude towards you liking me. You disgust and annoy me. What does your birthday have anything to do with me? Why should I take pity one you and look at you just because you like me? The thought of even touching you makes me feel dirty. Where did you have the confidence to even think that I would take pity on you? Get out!"

Yan Beicheng slammed the door. He could hear Lu Weining"s screams coming from outside.

There were not many people in the office right now and the corridors were empty. It was especially quiet. Her screams echoed in the corridors and sounded particularly haunting.

Yan Beicheng glanced at the rubbish bin next to his leg. He took out the rubbish bag, tied it up and threw it out the door. He did not even want to look at the cake and red wine inside.

After Lu Weining"s fiasco, he lost his concentration for work. He stood in front of the French windows and looked down. The moonlight splashed across the windows and poured onto Yan Beicheng. It made him look colder than usual.

Not long after, he saw Zuo Qiu and the security guard push Lu Weining out of the office building.

The office building was high up and one could not really see what someone looked like from that point of view. But he could still recognize the uniform on the security guard.

After Zuo Qiu and the security guard returned to the building. Lu Weining stood outside the building and did not seem to want to give up that easily. She took out her phone to call someone and said something to the person on the other line.

Yan Beicheng could not be bothered with her and went back to his seat to continue working.

Not long after, his phone rang again. This time, it was a string of unknown numbers.

Yan Beicheng frowned. He picked up the call without saying anything and heard Lu Weining crying on the other end of the line, her voice was even trembling, "Sob sob sob, Beicheng, help me, please help me! I… I"m surrounded by three gangsters. I"m… I"m really scared. I beg of you to help me quick, I"m at that little alley next to your office."

"If you have so much time to call me, why don"t you call the police first?" Yan Beicheng replied casually and hung up.

Yan Beicheng lost his mood for work after Lu Weining"s interruptions. All he wanted to do right now was to see Lin Chu. He had been completely disgusted by Lu Weining and now needed Lin Chu to disinfect him from the dirt.

He started packing up and went out with his briefcase.

Zuo Qiu was at his seat, prepared to be summoned by him. The moment he came out, Zuo Qiu stood up.

"Let"s go home."

This week had been a busy one for Yan Beicheng. Lin Chu sat in the living room every night to wait for the door being opened.

The moment she heard it, she immediately ran towards the door and stood there. Yan Beicheng was entering at the exact moment.

Yan Beicheng was not surprised to see her waiting there with her reddened face. He could feel a surge of heat rising up from his abdomen, it was like someone had made his back s.h.i.+ver. He could not wait to hold her in his arms.

Lin Chu bent down to put his shoes away in the right place. Yan Beicheng took off his leather shoes and changed into his slippers.

Just as Lin Chu was about to get up, she was carried up into his arms.

Lin Chu squealed as she was startled. He had his hand at the back of her head and started kissing her.

"Aunt Zhuang… Aunt Zhuang is in the living room too!" Lin Chu said in a low voice.

Yan Beicheng had been home late these few days and Aunt Zhuang had been accompanying her in the living room, watching television. They would watch a drama and discuss the plot. Aunt Zhuang"s biggest hobby was criticizing the female supporting character as being silly.

Yan Beicheng did not care and continued to press against her lips. She could feel his burning breath on her lips, nose and the side of her lips.

"I"ve been disgusted enough tonight. I need you to disinfect me," Yan Beicheng said in a low voice and pressed Lin Chu against the wall.

Aunt Zhang had just come over to welcome Yan Beicheng home. "…"

Lin Chu"s face had reddened from the kiss. She felt she could no longer face Aunt Zhuang. Even if it was a little late, she could not help but push Yan Beicheng away.

Aunt Zhuang did not say a word in order not to embarra.s.s Lin Chu. She felt that she was being considerate for her and turned back towards the living room. She picked up her phone from the sofa and turned off the television before returning to her bedroom.

"Aunt Zhuang is gone," Yan Beicheng said in satisfaction, he felt that Old Lady Yan"s recommendation of Aunt Zhuang was a good one!

"Why can"t we just go back to the bedroom before we… We…" before they kissed or any other things. Lin Chu had said it as she blushed and could not finish the sentence.

He knew she was easily embarra.s.sed so Yan Beicheng consoled her, "It"s okay, you"ll forget everything after a good night"s sleep.

Lin Chu, "…"

"Put me down now!" Lin Chu said a little angrily. It is okay for them to fool around behind closed doors but this was the first time they had done this in front of Aunt Zhuang!

She felt a little angry about it.

Not only did Yan Beicheng refused to let go, but he also held on to her tighter. One hand held on to her on top, the other held on to her below.

Aunt Zhuang had already gone back to her bedroom, so Yan Beicheng started to tell Lin Chu about what happened, "I was working overtime in the office when Lu Weining suddenly came with cake and red wine. She insisted I spend her birthday with her."

Lin Chu exploded with anger the moment she heard this. No wonder Yan Beicheng was muttering something about needing her to disinfect him.

Now she felt the same way about cleansing him as well.

She felt so disgusted about it. She gave him a direct, violent pinch on the chest with her delicate little fingers.

Yan Beicheng called out in pain and hugged her tighter as if it would make the pain go away.

"How did you even get her there?!" Lin Chu pinched him as she clenched her teeth to question him.

Yan Beicheng had thought it would only be one pinch, who knew she would give him another. She really did not know how to dote on him.

He held on to her pinching hands gloomily. "Stop pinching me, it hurts. Don"t you feel my pain?"

"You"re already spending Lu Weining"s birthday with her, why should I be feeling painful for you?" Lin Chu"s hands were not wrapped in his and since her legs were dangling in the air from being carried by him, she gave him a few kicks on his calves.

Yan Beicheng"s hurt so much that his expression changed. He could only press on her legs tightly to stop her from moving too much.

"I haven"t finished telling the story, stop being so eager to hit me!" Yan Beicheng explained in a low voice. He might be in pain from all her pinching and kicking, but he was also feeling happy about her jealousy for him.

He thought he must have such a cheap temperament to feel so happy at being tortured this way. Come to think of it, it could be because Lin Chu does not usually express jealousy.

This was quite a rare occurrence, so he was quite appreciative of it.

"I didn"t spend her birthday with her. She came looking for me on her own. I threw the red wine and cake away in front of her and got security to kick her out. I didn"t even touch her. I really didn"t want to, not even her clothes, which was why I got security to drag her out instead," Yan Beicheng"s voice turned soft as he explained. He sounded quite sad at being misunderstood by her.

Lin Chu "hmmph"-ed a couple of times but she did stop her attack on him.

Yan Beicheng relaxed his grip on her a little when he saw that she was no longer kicking him. He hugged her tight in his arms instead and kissed her slowly on the lips, savoring her lips carefully.

"You know that she"s crazy, how do I dare to even get her attention?" Yan Beicheng savored her lips as he said in protest. 

"Back to the bedroom!" Lin Chu suddenly pulled at his collar and said furiously.

"…" Yan Beicheng did not know what he said exactly to make her mad again and was for a moment, dazed about the situation.

He followed Lin Chu upstairs without a word.

The moment they were back in the bedroom, Lin Chu, who was still being carried in his arms, slammed the door shut from behind him. She suddenly went into a craze and pulled on Yan Beicheng"s hair as she took the initiative to kiss him. She pressed hard on his lips.

There was not much thought in it, all she did was pressed hard down his lips as she kissed him all about. It took quite a while before she steeled herself and had her tongue inside his mouth, slipping in to mingle with his.

All Yan Beicheng felt was that electricity shock running over his back like a snaky coil. There was an indescribable joy inside of him as he started to take back his initiative as he pushed her head towards him and kissed her back.

They did not know who pulled off whose clothes first. It was not every day that Lin Chu got crazy and took the initiative. In the end, she had Yan Beicheng under her.

His handsome face turned red as Lin Chu kissed him again and again as he quivered. His once sharp, dark eyes had a layer of mist over them. He seemed to look at her and questioned her wordlessly, why was she suddenly so pa.s.sionate?

Lin Chu"s palms moved all around his body as if to explain. "Disinfecting you!"

Yan Beicheng could not help laughing as his slightly hoa.r.s.e voice escaped his throat. It did not sound like his usual clear and bright voice, it had sounded s.e.xy and mesmerizing instead.

"When did my Chu Chu become such a jealous girl?" Yan Beicheng held her waist as he enjoyed her seduction. All that was left, was to take her in bed.