Inextricable

Zhong Yujun resigned as the deputy team leader due to his illness, and Yan Jialin, another senior member in the translation department took this position. Xu Xingxing also became the assistant of this new deputy team leader.

Even though Yan Jialin was not as friendly as Zhong Yujun, it didn’t mean that her aura and working ability was less than his. On the contrary, her aura was too strong, and she was one of the strongest women that Xu Xingxing had ever seen.

Yan Jialin was a thirty-five year old unmarried woman with a well-maintained figure. Though her facial features were not so amazing, they were very oriental. She was an introverted person who initiated contact with people in the office only when she had something to say, and was praised by many senior executives of TIE Group when participating in company projects—for her work ability.

In the field of translation, she was actually much better than Zhong Yujun. After Xu Xingxing went on two work trips with Yan Jialin, she understood that this person’s translation skill was accurate and vivid, and her professional ability was also very strong. This made Xu Xingxing admire her even more, and at the same time, she did her work more attentively.

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Xu Xingxing received a call from Huai Jing as soon as she reached home. Huai Jing had been very busy all day, and was still in the office at this hour. The people in the translation department were busy translating, but he had to pay attention to all aspects of the project. This project can be regarded as the last big order IO Jewelry Group had to execute for this financial year, hence Huai Jing, as the president could not slack off. 

As time passed, their bed-partnership had grown to something else. If Huai Jing couldn’t meet Xu Xingxing, he would call her, and it was just as if they were a couple.

After talking on the phone with Huai Jing, Xu Xingxing took off her clothes and went to the bathroom. She had run around all day today, and now she was completely tired.

After her bath, Xu Xingxing made dinner, finished it quietly by herself, and prepared a meal for Mimi. At 7 o’clock, as Xu Xingxing was boiling water  to make black tea, she received a call from Yan Jialin. Like the person, Yan Jialin’s voice was a little cold, her tone a serious business-like one, and this made Xu Xingxing  much more nervous whenever  facing Yan Jialin than she had felt with Zhong Yujun.

“Hello, Sister Jialin.” 

Yan Jialin didn’t respond immediately, she seemed to still be working, for the sound of the keyboard being tapped rang in her ears. It seemed that she was arranging a few simple sentences before she told Xu Xingxing, “The documents that are needed tomorrow are on Lao Huang’s desk. You can look at them tonight to prepare.”

Looking at the time, Xu Xingxing replied softly, “Got it.”

“Remember to put it back after reading it. There is only one copy and he hasn’t read it yet,” Yan Jialin warned.

“Okay,” replied Xu Xingxing.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Xingxing went to the bedroom to find a cardigan and put it on. After her shower, she had only worn a simple dress, and the weather outside at night would be a bit chilly.

‘Sister Jialin should not be in the office, otherwise why…anyway, she doesn’t know that I returned home from work already’, Thinking this, Xu Xingxing packed her bag before going out to take a taxi.

When she got off from the taxi at the gate of the IO Group, Xu Xingxing felt chilly all over her body as the night cold wind embraced her. Shivering, she wrapped herself in the cardigan and looked up at the building. As she had expected, the office at the top-most floor was still lit, showing that Huai Jing was still working.

It was 7.30 in the evening by the time Xu Xingxing arrived at the translation department, and it was dark and quiet as no one was working overtime today. She hurriedly turned on the lights and walked towards Huang Qiansong’s office.

As Yan Jialin had mentioned, Huang Qiansong’s office was unlocked, so Xu Xingxing pushed the door open and went inside, but what welcomed her was an unpleasant smell. Frowning, Xu Xingxing looked everywhere to discover the source of the smell, but was unsuccessful. 

What’s this smell…normally, Huang Qiansong’s office is clean. So how is it here? Puzzled, she ignored the smell, walked to Huang Qiansong’s desk and switched on the desk lamp.

There was a pile of documents on Huang Qiansong’s desk, Xu Xingxing flipped through them twice, and took out the one that Yan Jialin was talking about. It was at least ten pages long, and after Xu Xingxing flipped through it, she felt that it was not suitable to read it here, so she took out her phone and started taking pictures of each page. After doing that, she arranged the file back on the desk, switched off the lamp, and left the office.

Holding the phone, Xu Xingxing looked at the picture she had just taken, and after confirming that none of them were blurred, she turned off the lights in the translation office. Finally closing the door, she went to the elevator, waiting in front of it. The indicator showed the elevator was heading upwards, so she took out her phone and started to read the document. Yan Jialin was a person who had outstanding working ability, so she expected the same from her subordinates as well. Sighing, Xu Xingxing was about to click on the translation software, but a message notification appeared on her phone screen.

She clicked on the notification and opened the message first.

[Huai: Have you finished work?]

Xu Xingxing was stunned for a moment, and after realising that Huai Jing had found out that she had returned to the office, she sent a reply—

[Xingxing: Looking at the file, there is something I don’t understand, so I’m looking it up.]

After sending the message, Xu Xingxing took a look at the elevator’s indicator. The elevator was now coming down, and it was almost reaching  her floor. At the same time, Huai Jing sent back a message—

[Huai: Send it to me for a look.]

No matter if it was the jewellery industry or German translation, Huai Jing could be regarded as her senior, and Xu Xingxing couldn’t question his ability.

She pursed her lips, clicked on the image of the page, circled the particular paragraph she had a problem with, and sent it.

Huai Jing’s reply came after a while.

[Huai: Come to my office and let me tell you what it means.]

Her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she felt a little troubled. Just when she was about to refuse, the elevator door opened with a “ding”. Xu Xingxing looked up, only to see a man already standing inside, it was the same person who had guided her to the underground garage last time.

He was Huai Jing’s assistant, Leo.

He smiled at her, put his hand on the side of the elevator door, and said, “Miss Xu, President Huai asked me to pick you up.”

At first, Xu Xingxing wanted to refuse, but after seeing Leo’s polite smile, she finally got on the elevator.

This was her first visit to Huai Jing’s office, and as soon as she entered the office, Leo closed the door, leaving her alone with Huai Jing.

She glanced back at the closed door as the sound of Leo’s footsteps outside gradually faded away. 

She was standing at the entrance now, and the lights here were not turned on, and the lights in the office were only partially turned on. Xu Xingxing pursed her lips, and walked further inside.

At a glance, Xu Xingxing could see that Huai Jing’s office was very spacious and the interior decoration here was similar to his house, just simple and exquisite. His desk was next to the floor-to-ceiling windows, which opened to a conference room. There was a small dining hall next to the meeting room, a lounge, and on the other side…there was even a miniature golf course.

Xu Xingxing was surprised to see such things in just one office, and her eyes finally landed on Huai Jing, who was working behind the desk.

Only a small part of the lights were turned on in the office, in the area where Huai Jing worked. 

He had removed his tie and unbuttoned the first two buttons of his shirt. 

Xu Xingxing went close to his desk and looked at him, and saw that he was frowning slightly, as if he was thinking about something. When he sensed that someone was standing near his desk, he raised his head lightly, and the seriousness in his hazel eyes faded away.

With a smile in his eyes, Huai Jing said to Xu Xingxing, “Where’s the document? Give it, I’ll have a look.”

“Oh…” Xu Xingxing hurriedly found the picture of the document she had a problem with, went around the desk, and put her phone in front of him while pointing out the paragraph. “This one…”

Before she could finish speaking, the man next to her suddenly jumped up from his seat, startling Xu Xingxing. She put her hand on the desk to stabilise her body, and from her fluttering eyes, Huai Jing could see that Xu Xingxing was nervous.

She was only wearing a cardigan and a dress, and when she held the desk, the cardigan slipped off from one side, revealing her smooth shoulder. 

Xu Xingxing blushed as Huai Jing trapped her between his body and the desk, and she didn’t dare to move, only looking up at him with a shy face.

After seeing such expressions on Xu Xingxing’s face, Huai Jing could not help but put his hands into the cardigan, and grab hold of her waist.

Xu Xingxing’s body trembled as the heat from Huai Jing spread on her body through the thin fabric, and she subconsciously wanted to create some distance, but before she could dodge him, Huai Jing’s hand went down her thigh and lifted her skirt up.

Feeling cold, Xu Xingxing’s heart trembled, her eyes were stained with incredulity, and at the same time, she expressed her wish.

“I don’t…”, Xu Xingxing’s trembling voice spread throughout the office.

However, before Xu Xingxing could finish her words, the man’s hands reached for her waist again, and she was picked up, then placed on the desk. The temperature of the desk was so cold that she grabbed Huai Jing’s hands tightly.

Huai Jing straightened his body, took the woman’s mobile phone and put it beside her. The man raised his jaw slightly, and with his lips looking sexy and charming, he pointed his fingers at the picture, and said, “Now, do you know what this means?”

Xu Xingxing’s throat tightened, and her eyes followed Huai Jing’s fingers to the picture on her phone. Unexpectedly, his finger didn’t point to the part she had marked, but to the part next to the document.

In the picture, under the not-so-wide light of the desk lamp, there were two clear semicircular imprints on the table. This semi-circular impression had been left behind by a pair of buttocks that had been seated on the desk.

Xu Xingxing didn’t spot such a thing when she was checking the document before, so when she understood what it was, she was stunned, and she jumped off the table immediately, blushing even more than before. She looked flustered and explained somewhat incoherently, “I…I’m not asking this, I’m asking…” 

Xu Xingxing could not finish her words as Huai Jing suddenly leaned over and placed his lips on hers.

She looked at Huai Jing while they kissed, only to see that he was also looking back at her with affectionate eyes, and her heart began beating wildly.

She fell into the sudden tenderness displayed by the man.

As time passed, Huai Jing’s kiss didn’t stay on her lips, his lips reached her jaw, moving to her cheek, before finally biting her earlobe, making a shiver run through her body.

When Huai Jing felt that reaction, he was satisfied and bit Xu Xingxing’s earlobe even more.

“I know.” His voice was hoarse and low.

“Then…”

“I did it on purpose.” The tone was natural.

Xu Xingxing was slightly taken aback.

Huai Jing bit Xu Xingxing’s earlobe again, laughed, and said, “I want to trick you, tease you, and… eat you.”