Chapter 328 Young Male Models


    James kept silent. He wondered whether Maria would ever be this soft-hearted towards him.


    Although the two of them were on good terms now, he knew that she wouldn''t just let the past go.


    But no matter what she did to settle their ounts in the future, he would not me her for it.


    After applying the skin-care products, Maria picked up the phone and said firmly, "You''ve been busy


    working all day. Go get some rest now."


    Her voice pulled James out of his thoughts. Looking at her with a frown, he said, "Give that baby to


    Ethan. You cane to me."


    Maria rolled her eyes, and a smirk appeared on her lips when she imagined Ethan taking care of


    Bob. "Ethan is almost a kid himself. If I make him take care of Bob, I''m afraid that he''ll cry along with


    the baby."


    "Then ask the maids to take care of the baby. If that won''t work, just bring him here with you."


    James wanted to see her so much that it hurt. He couldn''t control his emotions at all.


    "Mr. Xi, are you saying that you miss me?" Maria asked in mock surprise.


    Usually, he would have retorted, but this time, he kept silent, showing his sincerity.


    She chuckled and said, "You know, I kind of like having you want me this much without being able


    to touch me. Just put up with it a little longer!" Hearing that, James could not help but mentally


    grumble to himself about the baby. "Just leave him with John! And you, fly here to meet me," he


    snapped.


    "I can''t bother John, he''s too old for these things," Maria exined patiently.


    "Then give him to—"


    She rolled her eyes and interrupted him. "Mr. Xi, didn''t you spend every day without a woman for


    the past seven years? Can''t you bear being alone for even seven days now?" Besides, he was


    already halfway through his trip, so he woulde back home in three to four days at most.


    James fell silent. It was true that he had been used to being alone before, but now, things were


    different. Ever since Maria hade back into his life, he had gotten ustomed to having her by


    his side.


    Maria clucked her tongue and continued, "If you really can''t bear it, just watch an adult movie and


    get yourself off."


    James'' eyes went wide with surprise. "Do you think I''m such a loser?" he retorted.


    "In that case, why don''t you find a woman to solve your problem, Mr. Xi?" Maria threw her phone


    onto the bed and shifted Bob closer to her.


    "Okay," James replied immediately.


    ''What? How could he agree?'' Annoyance pricked at her. However, she smiled brightly at him and


    replied, "Good. I won''t waste any more of your valuable time. By the way, do you need me to call a


    woman for you? Which kind of woman do you like? How about a woman like the one who called you


    ''dearest James?"''


    She stressed thest two words, imitating the sickeningly high-pitched voice of that other woman.


    Candice''s face popped up in James'' mind. "I want a woman like you who is experienced in having


    sex in all kinds of positions," he teased.


    Maria curled her lips in anger. "You''re the reason why I am so experienced! Anyway, it seems that


    you''re bored of having sex with me. You can find a younger and more obedient woman to do all


    those things with." James was amused by her reaction, and the corners of his mouth lifted slightly.


    "No. I want a woman who''s disobedient, just like you. Find me a woman who is the same as you."


    "Okay. If I can really find such a woman for you, will you be satisfied?"


    Sensing that she was on the cusp of losing her temper, James shot her a cheeky smile and said,


    "When Ie back, I''ll tell you exactly what kind of woman I want. You can wait till then."


    "Why do you want to bothering back here? Just sleep with someone else and nevere


    back," Maria snapped. She mentally scolded herself for video calling him. This was all her fault!


    "From now on, you''re the only woman I''ll sleep next to, " James said softly.


    Hearing his honeyed words, Maria blushed, and all her anger seemed to dissipate. "That''s not what


    I said."


    "I know. It''s what I said."


    "What a pity!" she teased, trying to suppress the smile that was tugging at her lips.


    "It''s not a pity at all."


    "Well, it''s a pity for me."


    Hearing this, James, who had been speaking in a reassuring tone until now, straightened up and


    furrowed his eyebrows together. "Why?"


    "I never got the chance to sleep with young male models, and now, it turns out that I never will,


    because I have to sleep by your side every day. Don''t you think that it''s a pity?" Maria looked into


    the distance and sighed dreamily, as if imagining herself with a handsome male model.


    James pursed his lips in displeasure. "It seems that I didn''t satisfy you enough while I was there."


    Recalling the things that he had done to her in bed, Maria shivered and said, "No, no, I was just


    kidding! All right. Go to sleep as soon as possible. You must be tired after working all day."


    "Okay. Just wait till Ie back."


    "Okay."


    "I''ll satisfy you so much that you''ll be too tired to get out of bed."


    Hearing this, Maria was dumbfounded. She swallowed hard and tried to calm her racing heart.


    Satisfied with her reaction, James said, "Okay, you can end the call now, but call me ''honey'' first."


    Ignoring his request, Maria turned over the phone and put it on the bed. "Just hang up. I''m going to


    sleep with Bob in my arms."


    "Maria," James called out.


    His tender voice was so pleasant to the ear that it almost stopped her heartbeat and made her


    breath hitch in her throat.


    Newspanies could hire him to be their newsreader. The audience rating would definitely be


    very high.


    "Maria," he called out again.


    Not wanting to die of happiness at such a young age, Maria hastily picked up the phone and


    whispered, "Honey."


    "Good girl. Go to sleep now," James replied before finally hanging up. He missed her even more


    now.


    On the other side, Maria put the phone on the night table next to the bed and stared at the ceiling,


    helplessly rubbing her hot cheeks. She couldn''t help but feel like a loser. All she had done was call


    him honey. But why was her body reacting like this was the first time she had been in love?


    James'' business trip was supposed tost for a week, but things were moreplex than he had


    anticipated, so he had to stay there for an extra day. It was only on the eighth day that he flew back


    home.


    Maria had promised him to pick him up at the airport, but something came up at thest minute, so


    she sent a text message to him saying, "Sorry, I can''te to the airport. There''s an urgent matter


    that I have to deal with. I''ll see youter."


    When James walked out of the arrival gate and saw the message on his phone, his eyes shed


    with displeasure.


    He immediately called Summer and ordered, "Send someone to pick me up at the airport."


    "Yes, Mr. Xi."


    While waiting for the car, he tried to contact Maria again. Her phone rang several times, but there


    was no answer.


    He called her again and again, making more than a dozen calls in total, but there was still no


    answer. Feeling irritated, he dialed Summer''s number again. "What is my schedule for this


    afternoon?"


    "You have a meeting with government officials to discuss thend in the West District," Summer


    replied without skipping a beat.


    "Okay, I''ll be there soon."


    Summer wanted to ask him if he wanted to have a rest first. After all, he had been on a business trip


    for eight days, where he had worked continuously. Did he really want toe back to thepany


    as soon as he touched down? But after some hesitation, she just swallowed her words. After ending


    the call with him, she called the assistant who had been arranged to take James'' ce in the


    scheduled meeting and informed him about the change of ns.


    In HM Group, there was arge high-level meeting this afternoon.


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    All the shareholders and senior executives were in attendance, except for Maria.


    The meetingsted for three long hours. After that, Colby dismissed everyone except the manager


    of the secretary department.


    Sitting in the huge meeting room, the two of them discussed business matters together. A while


    later, there was a knock at the door.


    Colby hadn''t even responded when the door was pushed open from the outside. A flicker of surprise


    ran through his eyes when he saw the person who walked in.


    The woman raised her red lips into an elegant smile and greeted, "Mr. Zheng!"


    Colby nced at the manager of the secretary department, and thetter immediately understood


    what he meant. "Mr. Zheng, I''ll go back and inform everyone about it."


    "Sure," Colby replied.


    The manager walked out of the meeting room and closed the door behind him, leaving Maria and


    Colby alone. Maria was wearing a dark green cashmere cloak with a long white sweater inside.


    Her high heels clicked against the floor as she strode towards him. "Is the meeting over?"


    Colby looked at her and nodded. "What brings you here? Is there something you need to say?"


    "Yes."


    A slight noise came from the door of the meeting room, and Maria noticed it. She leaned forward


    and put her arms around Colby''s neck. Her lips parted seductively as she said. "I''m here to resign."


    ''Resign?'' Colby couldn''t figure out what she wanted to do at all. He asked casually, "Everything is


    going well. Why do you want to resign?"