She was fired after she refused to be the CEO's dog licker.

I didn't expect Zhou Hanzhi to be so angry. I was still discussing with him the specific number to give, but he couldn't control his emotions and came over to attack me.

He glared at me with such a fierce look, asking me if I really wanted to pay him for his hard work.

I was so scared that I stuttered, "I will definitely give you hard work money, but Mr. Zhou, don't get excited yet. We can sit down and discuss the specific amount slowly. We have known each other for so many years, and you must have a certain understanding of me. I will never do something like refusing to pay."

"You also have to pay for your hard work!" Unexpectedly, my explanation did not seem to calm Zhou Hanzhi's emotions, but made him even more excited.

He tightened his arms around my waist, the fire in his eyes seemed to burn my face, and his rapid, hot breath hit my ears, making my heart confused.

I was wondering what Zhou Hanzhi meant by this? I had already agreed to pay him for his hard work and even suggested that the price could be negotiated, so why did he get even angrier?

Judging from his tone, could it be that... he doesn't want me to pay him for his hard work?

But he ran to my door and waited for me, wasn't it just to collect the debt from me?

Before I could figure it out, Zhou Hanzhi spoke again: "Okay, since you want to give me hard work pay, I will decide the hard work pay myself."

"Okay, you decide." I gritted my teeth and agreed.

In fact, one million is already my limit, but the price of one million per night is indeed a bit low for Zhou Hanzhi. Forget it, I'll just cut the loss.

However, just as I finished saying this, Zhou Hanzhi in front of me suddenly lowered his head and grabbed my lips domineeringly and without any explanation.

The faint smell of tobacco, mixed with the crisp scent of his body, enveloped me together. I was caught off guard, with my eyes wide open, seeing his suddenly enlarged face, his high nose bridge, and his dense eyelashes covering his face. I felt his increasingly eager breathing and passively endured his strong and demanding kiss.

My mind was in a daze and I forgot to resist or struggle. Then I realized belatedly what he meant by saying that he would decide the hard work fee.

He doesn't want money.

He wants to use another way.

but……

"No, no!" I finally reacted, tilted my head back, and broke the kiss, struggling hard, "Zhou Hanzhi, let me go."

I understood what Zhou Hanzhi meant. He wanted to use my body to replace the hard work fee for last night.

But I cannot accept this approach. I had already decided to draw a clear line between us and have nothing to do with him anymore, but we have been entangled by various coincidences, just like falling into a spider web, the web becomes more and more tangled and tighter.

We can't continue to be entangled like this, it will never be resolved and can't be broken off!

It will tug at my heart and it's uncontrollable!

"Mr. Zhou, I'm sorry for what I did to you last night. It caused you trouble and caused you to be questioned by your girlfriend." I took a breath, trying to keep my breathing steady, and explained seriously, "I express my deepest apologies and am willing to make up for all the losses I have caused Mr. Zhou, but this method won't work. I will contact Zeng Zhi later and transfer one million to your personal account. Please..."

"Meng Nanxu, will I always be just a tool in your eyes?" Zhou Hanzhi suddenly interrupted me.

I was startled and looked up. In those dark eyes that were originally burning, a complex emotion was revealed.

It was sadness, heartbreak, loss, pain, and a deep sense of brokenness, as if I had done something that hurt him deeply.

At this moment, my heart seemed to be struck by something, and I subconsciously wanted to hug him tightly, comfort him, and give him warmth and affirmation, just like the days when we comforted each other in the past.

But my outstretched hand quickly stopped in mid-air, and then I decisively took it back.

Zhou Hanzhi and I are no longer in the same relationship as before. We are now just in a working relationship as an investor and a project manager. I have no right to hug him and comfort him.

The one who is qualified to hug him and comfort him is Lin Xixi.

Besides, I didn't do anything to hurt him seriously. I just accidentally used him for one night, but I am willing to pay him compensation.

"Mr. Zhou is my investor. I have always respected you and never treated you as a tool. Did you misunderstand something?" I suppressed the turbulent emotions in my chest and continued to maintain a serious and sincere attitude.

"Investor! Just an investor?" Zhou Hanzhi's eyes were a little red. He looked at me, and something was moving in his eyes.

I am speechless.

Actually, I want to ask, Mr. Zhou, haven't you always emphasized that our relationship is that of an investor and a project leader? Why are you questioning me like this now?

But I couldn't say it. My throat seemed to be blocked by something, and it tasted astringent, sour and bitter.

Apart from this relationship, what other relationship do we have?

Is this the relationship between a bootlicker and a male god?

The air became heavy. The wind in Beijing and Hong Kong was obviously strong tonight, but at this moment, my room was filled with a heavy and stuffy feeling.

It was so stuffy that I could hardly breathe.

"Mr. Zhou, don't be angry, that money..." I tried to break the silence.

Zhou Hanzhi in front of me suddenly moved at this moment. He let go of my waist and suddenly turned around and walked towards the door.

Halfway through the walk, he suddenly stopped, without turning around, still with his back to me, and interrupted me: "Manager Meng is really good at accounting, and every item is calculated very clearly."

I was stunned, and then I heard him say, "If my mother hadn't told me tonight, I wouldn't have known that Manager Meng had settled the accounts between you and me so clearly."

I understood. It turned out that he found out about me topping up one million yuan on Shen Hualan's beauty card when he was having dinner with Shen Hualan tonight.

This is what I want to tell him about my attitude.

"If Mr. Zhou is angry about this, then I can explain the reason." I bit my lip, "I am not a prostitute! I don't sell my body for money!"

"That's not the money for selling your body!" Zhou Hanzhi especially liked to interrupt me today. He turned around at this moment, staring at me with his dark eyes, angry, aggrieved and sad. "Yuan Tianye gave you a horse worth 500,000 yuan, and you accepted it without hesitation. You refused to accept anything I gave you, whether it was money or cold medicine. Meng Nanxu, am I a complete outsider in your eyes?"

"...What?" Zhou Hanzhi confused me.

My brain stopped working and I felt like I couldn’t understand what Zhou Hanzhi was saying.

But Zhou Hanzhi refused to say anything more. He suddenly turned around, pushed open my door, and his tall figure quickly disappeared outside the door.

I was left standing there, in chaos again.