Suddenly, a soft and fragrant body fell into his arms, and Xie Guanguan's mind went blank.
He felt like he'd been electrocuted, completely losing the ability to move.
He watched as the girl's face, pressed against his chest, started to slide down.
Just as he was about to reach out, the girl was pulled away from his arms.
Shen Yihan held Lin Mo up, frowning. "Sis! What's wrong with you?"
After being pulled upright, Lin Mo's consciousness gradually came back. She shook her head. "It's nothing. I stayed up all day and night—I'm just too tired!"
Shen Yihan felt relieved and said to Xie Guanguan, "Sorry, Mr. Xie. My sister has a serious sleep disorder. She didn't sleep last night and accidentally bumped into you just now."
People who didn't know might think his sister was pulling a scam.
But Xie Guanguan really lived up to his reputation as a refined and elegant gentleman.
Even when such a beautiful woman fell into his arms, he showed no reaction at all!
Over the years, there'd been no rumors of women around Xie Guanguan. The business circle in Beijing even gossiped that Xie Guanguan liked men.
Shen Yihan hadn't believed it before, but now he was starting to.
Plus, his sister had been very popular back in Beijing No.1 High School.
To be such a bitter rival with her, he probably really had no interest in women.
It took Lin Mo a while to realize how embarrassing she'd been!
Her face turned as red as a monkey's bottom.
"Hold on, body!"
She looked up and smiled awkwardly. "Yes, I came to see you about this today too."
Her body still felt electrified. Xie Guanguan turned around to hide the emotion in his eyes. "Let's sit down and talk."
In the living room, there was a set of pure green leather sofas.
Lin Mo's eyes lit up. "Xie Guanguan, you still haven't thrown out this sofa!"
Xie Guanguan sat down on the sofa, crossing his long legs and pulling down his clothes a bit.
"Looks like it's still usable," he said lazily. "What's up?"
Lin Mo sat down on the familiar sofa, touching it. "It's well - maintained. I had this sofa custom - made from France at a huge cost."
Who would've thought that this bitter rival, despite being worth tens of billions, still kept the good habit of being thrifty!
She remembered that his family didn't seem well - off in high school—his school uniform was always washed until it turned pale.
Now, the distance between them was less than a meter.
Xie Guanguan controlled his gaze and breathing, speaking calmly. "Was this villa yours before?"
Lin Mo nodded. "Yes. I came to see you today to buy this villa back."
"You can see my dark circles are bad enough to play a panda in the zoo. You don't want to see an old classmate drop dead, do you?"
The girl pointed to the faint dark circles under her eyes with her slender, fair fingers. Her eyes were clear but tired.
She didn't want to morally coerce him, but she really had no choice.
Back in high school, she'd tried boarding to save time and hadn't slept for three whole days.
She fainted in class and was rushed to the hospital by ambulance.
Xie Guanguan had already noticed the faint bluish tint under her eyes. He looked at her but quickly shifted his gaze to the glass coffee table.
"Sorry, I don't want to sell this villa for now."
Shen Yihan also sat down nearby.
With his sister and a real tycoon present, he instinctively felt a bit reserved. He sat upright, hands on his knees, with the black prayer beads on his wrist hanging down.
He spoke up, "Mr. Xie, the price is negotiable. If we had any other way, we wouldn't bother you. This villa's location isn't great, and few people live here now—it's quite lifeless."
"Oh, right, let me introduce myself. I'm Shen Yihan, CEO of Xingshan Group. We've developed a high - end villa community. You must have heard of it. I can reserve a penthouse for you. It's bigger than this villa, in a Suzhou garden style, covering ten acres. What do you think?"
Lin Mo looked at her second brother and mentally gave him a thumbs - up.
When it mattered, her second brother was really useful.
Whether he wanted money or a house, there was bound to be something Xie Guanguan would be satisfied with.
The butler standing aside was stunned.
This villa was worth at most 200 million yuan on the market now.
He'd heard that Xingshan's newly developed high - end villas cost at least a billion yuan.
Whoever didn't agree was a fool!
"Sorry, I don't want to sell." Xie Guanguan smiled gently, refusing politely.
Butler: "..."
"Reason?" Lin Mo leaned in to ask.
The girl's small face, with skin as smooth as cream, came close. Her bright, dewy eyes were beautiful.
Xie Guanguan's throat felt dry. He picked up the teacup on the table and took a sip. His Adam's apple moved sexily as he smiled and said, "Reason?"
The handsome man's eyes were deep, like glass. The lenses hid the emotions in his eyes.
Lin Mo was stunned for a moment, then understood.
This bitter rival was asking for her reason to have to buy it?
Well, he didn't need money!
To him now, money was just a number and no longer affected his quality of life.
He was still the same as back then.
He seemed gentle and refined but was actually hard to approach, and deep down, he was very indifferent to people.
She didn't know about others, but he'd always been like that to her.
Every time they met at school, he'd look away as soon as their eyes met, as if he hated her.
It was understandable—there could only be one top student in the grade!
Seeing the girl's somewhat dazed expression, Xie Guanguan looked at her lovingly for a few more seconds. Then he adjusted his glasses with one hand and lowered his eyes. "I'm used to living here. I don't want to move."
Shen Yihan instinctively fiddled with the prayer beads on his right wrist with his left hand, frowning.
This was going to be difficult.
Problems that money couldn't solve were really hard to solve!
He looked at his sister.
Lin Mo was also at a loss.
Xie Guanguan could have refused without giving a reason, but he condescended to explain.
And the reason was quite convincing.
If she'd lived there long and gotten used to it, she wouldn't want to sell either.
Lin Mo was proud by nature. Facing this successful bitter rival, she felt no sense of inferiority.
She'd approached buying the house with a normal attitude, after all, she was willing to pay more.
But now she realized it wasn't going to work!
She was asking for a favor, so she had to humble herself.
Lin Mo's eyes twinkled as she moved closer to her bitter rival. "Xie Guanguan, I suspect you don't even remember who I am. I had a car accident back then and suddenly came back to life. Are you curious how that happened?"
After all, they hadn't seen each other for eleven years. They really should catch up before talking business.
She'd been too hasty.
The rich fragrance from the girl filled Xie Guanguan's nostrils. His heart raced, his ears burned, and his breath grew hot.
This was the closest they'd ever been in their lives.
His gaze uncontrollably fell on the girl's face, watching her thin, rosy lips move, with her pink tongue faintly visible.
He couldn't hear a word she was saying. There was only one thought in his mind:
I really want to kiss her...
A dark thought arose. Xie Guanguan clenched his palm, the pain from his fingertip digging into the wound in his palm sobering him up. He looked away and replied, "Hmm."
A conversation required give - and - take from both sides.
Lin Mo asked a question, and the man replied with a completely indifferent "Hmm."
It was like saying, "Oh, not that curious."
Lin Mo awkwardly touched her nose and continued, "For the sake of being old classmates, I won't lie to you. I came here from eleven years ago. Do you believe me?"
Shen Yihan's eyes widened in shock. He never thought his sister would just blurt out about time travel so candidly!
He hadn't even told Jiang Tang.
The butler standing aside frowned, thinking this girl was talking nonsense.
Believing she time - traveled was worse than believing he was Qin Shi Huang!
Whoever believed that was a fool!
"I believe you," Xie Guanguan said with a gentle smile.
Butler: "......"