Between men and women who like each other, whoever is more proactive, will suffer more.

There's a saying, loving someone is painful, but being loved is the happiest.

Although Liu Yifei has some feelings for Yi Anguo, she also knows about Zhao Liying's relationship with him, so she couldn't possibly develop a love triangle.

Yet, during the long night, neither could sleep, so they had to chat about something.

The conversation was getting intense, and tea seemed not enough anymore, so Yi Anguo opened a bottle of red wine, and they savored it together.

At some point, the wine was already finished, and Liu Yifei's phone had long been fully charged. Seeing Liu Yifei had enough to drink, Yi Anguo stood up and advised her to return to her room to rest.

Liu Yifei stood up, ready to go back to her room, but her steps seemed unsteady, almost floating.

"Mr. Yi, I know many people don't believe me, but my relationship with my godfather is truly pure, my mom and my godfather are just good friends." Liu Yifei said with a painful expression.

"Do you really believe me? My godfather is just my godfather. Those rumors outside are sheer nonsense, they're just jealous of me."

"My family doesn't lack money, my mom doesn't lack money, my dad doesn't lack money."

"Whether it's my biological father or my current stepfather, they all have money; they don't lack money. I just like acting, is there anything wrong with that? I'm not acting to make money."

"Last year, I donated all the money I earned from acting over the years."

"Although my godfather did pursue my mom before, my mom and my godfather are just good friends and have no special relationship."

...

"I believe you, you are innocent, those rumors are completely fabricated, I've never believed them, and you shouldn't pay them any mind." Yi Anguo comforted.

"You're lying, you say you believe me, but deep down, you don't trust me at all, do you?" Liu Yifei seemed slightly drunk and spoke with a hint of intoxication.

"I believe you, what do I have to say for you to believe I'm telling the truth?" Yi Anguo said helplessly.

"I...! Kiss me, I want to prove to you that I still have my purity!" Liu Yifei approached Yi Anguo and said, raising her head.

Looking at Liu Yifei's red wine-stained lips, tempting with a luscious allure, Yi Anguo couldn't resist the urge to taste them.

Yi Anguo couldn't help himself, pulling Liu Yifei into his arms, embracing her, and pressing a heavy kiss on her lips....

...

That night, you didn't reject me, that night, I hurt you...

Liu Yifei proved her innocence with the facts, but the way she proved it was rather foolish. She could only prove her purity to Yi Anguo, but couldn't prove it to the world.

Faced with Liu Yifei's voluntary approach, even if his soul was over 40 years old, Yi Anguo still couldn't resist.

No matter how successful a man is, how wealthy, he has little resistance to a woman who throws herself at him, especially one he likes very much.

Yang Mi had a habit of getting up early for morning runs.

Originally thinking it would rain today, but seeing it had stopped, she put on clothes, planning to take a run outside the hotel, and perhaps taste some local Jian'an City delicacies, like a bowl of authentic Jian'an rice noodles for breakfast, which is truly delightful.

But as she opened her door and stepped out, she unexpectedly saw Liu Yifei in her pajamas, exiting Yi Anguo's room.

Liu Yifei also noticed Yang Mi stepping out, their gazes met in the air, and Liu Yifei even nodded at Yang Mi, opened her own door, and shut it with a bang.

Yang Mi was stunned, heading towards the elevator. She appeared calm, but deep down, she was trying to figure out why Liu Yifei would come out of Yi Anguo's room in pajamas early in the morning.

Could it be she was involved in a scandal? That didn't make much sense.

Despite the rampant rumors about Liu Yifei, deep down, Yang Mi didn't quite believe them. She had her own judgment, thinking with Liu Yifei's conditions, she wouldn't need to engage in shady deals.

Moreover, there were few who'd dare impose unwelcome rules on Liu Yifei, not with her influential grandparents and biological father.

Anyone daring to harm Liu Yifei would have to reckon with the wrath of two powerful families.

Besides, Liu Yifei also had a very powerful godfather.

Honestly, Yang Mi felt envy, jealousy, and hatred towards Liu Yifei because her background was simply too good, whereas Yang Mi had to build everything herself, coming from a modest family that couldn't contribute much.

But now, Yang Mi started to doubt her previous judgment of Liu Yifei; it was hard to explain her coming out in pajamas from another man's room early in the morning.

If not involved in a scandal, were they then romantically involved?

Yang Mi originally had quite a favorable impression of Yi Anguo as a boss.

But now, it seemed all wealthy men were alike, incapable of resisting temptation!

She recalled Yi Anguo previously mentioning wanting to give her the song "Love's Offering," without lyrics or score, and teaching her to sing it. Perhaps he too wanted to take advantage and impose unwelcome rules on her.

What should she do now? Should she accept his unwanted advances?

If she refused, she wouldn't get the song, but it was such a good song, she really wanted it.

Yi Anguo was fast asleep in his room, unaware that Liu Yifei was seen by Yang Mi as she left.

He slept until noon, enjoying the perk of being the boss, which meant he could sleep until naturally waking up, without anyone checking up on him, logging tardiness, docking performance, or fining him.

Waking up, seeing the red stain on the sheets, Yi Anguo felt a headache coming; another woman in his life.

If it hadn't been her first time, it wouldn't have mattered much.

But she gave her first to him, so he couldn't just brush it off or shirk responsibility.

But this responsibility wasn't easy to bear.

After lunch, Yi Anguo headed towards the holiday village at the foot of Fairy Maiden Peak to inspect the tourist scenic area and film city.

The film city was closer, so that was the first stop for inspection.

Not having informed the film city's management beforehand, Yi Anguo believed a sudden inspection would reveal the true state of affairs, achieving a genuine inspection effect.

So upon arrival at the film city, there was no one to welcome him, no one waiting for him.

Yi Anguo instructed the driver to go straight to the film city's management office, where there was quite a commotion.

By now it was late 2009, the weather was very cold, freezing rain was falling, and construction had mostly stopped.

Jian'an's winters see snow, with temperatures a few degrees below zero, making outdoor work unadvisable.

Despite temperatures hovering around zero with freezing rain, many gathered outside the film city's preliminary management office, demanding wages.

Seeing the situation, Yi Anguo's brows furrowed.

His assistant got out to inquire from the gathered workers, and upon returning, reported to Yi Anguo.

"These workers haven't been paid their yearly wages, only receiving a portion as living expenses, with a promise to settle by year's end. Now they're told to wait until construction resumes after the new year."

"But having worked all year without pay, they're waiting for their wages to go home for the new year, which led to today's situation."

"What a joke, after a year of hard work, why should they wait until next year for their wages?" Yi Anguo fumed.

"I remember we awarded this project to a construction company, and our company paid the contract in full, in accordance with the agreement. Contact the contractors to settle the owed wages, and terminate any further collaboration."

"We refuse to work with partners who breach trust and delay workers' pay."

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