Chapter 75 You Want to Sit On My Lap?


    Chapter 75 You Want to Sit On My Lap?


    After dark, Louis drove back to thepany''s retreat.


    First, he returned to his room to drop off his belongings. As he emerged, he nced deliberately at


    nche''s door. It was firmly shut. He unfastened the diamond cufflink at his wrist, rolling his sleeve


    up slightly as he squinted before turning to descend the staircase.


    Outside the hotel, Eric, with his long legs casually stretched out, was sitting on a chair and


    conversing on the phone. Upon noticing Louis''s towering figure approaching, he promptly ended the


    call.


    "Brother, weren''t you supposed to stay out tonight?" Eric asked, "There''s the city-wide Enterprise


    Association organized tomorrow. It''s a two-hour trip back and forth. Wouldn''t it be more convenient


    to stay there?"


    "You''ll attend tomorrow''s meeting," Louis, standing under a verdant banana tree, cast a sidelong


    nce at the night sky.


    "What, me? Aren''t those your tasks?" Eric found those meetings drowsy and wasn''t keen on


    attending.


    "You can choose between Africa or tomorrow''s meeting."


    "Oh, are you threatening me?"


    Louis hummed nomittally without responding. Noticing Louis''s deadly gaze, Eric cowered.


    "Fine, I''ll go. It''s just a meeting."


    "What are you looking at? Searching for someone?" Eric noticed Louis''s cold yet searching gaze


    after a while. Each sweep seemed to cover an entire area, much like an X-ray scan.


    "Where is nche?"


    Her room was dark from the outside. It was only eight in the evening, so it was improbable for her to


    be asleep. He hadn''t spotted her anywhere nearby either.


    Upon hearing this, Eric was filled with interest. This millennially frozen heart was thawing bit by bit.


    "So, you''re looking for nche," Eric teased, "Some people deny their feelings, but in reality,


    nche has already upied a prominent position in their hearts..."


    "Ahem, nche went for a walk to enjoy the night view here. Wait a bit, and she will definitely be


    back soon."


    Every time Eric began to speak at length, he felt his brother''s chilly gaze. It was frightening.


    "She is unfamiliar with the area, and she went out for a night stroll alone?"


    "I''m not sure if she was alone. You can ask her when she returns. I have a meeting early tomorrow,


    so I will head up to rest." Eric intentionally left on a cliffhanger before disappearing.


    Louis took a seat on the chair, crossing his legs. The night was getting darker and the waiting


    longer.


    During this time, he received two international calls. After ending them, he checked the time. His


    expression remained impassive. It was already half past eleven, and nche had yet to return.


    He tapped his knee thoughtfully. Had this woman run into danger during her night walk? Preparing


    to call nche, he pulled out her number.


    "Mr. Herbart, you''re still awake?" Brendon passed by, his eyes falling on Louis, seated on the


    bench.


    Dressed in casual clothes, Brendon looked refreshed.


    Louis lifted his gaze. The hand that was about to dial nche''s number halted. He merely nodded


    slightly in response.


    "I''ll head inside first," Brendon said, "I''ve been out with friends and am soaked in sweat. I''ll go clean


    up in my room."


    Brendon departed quickly, in high spirits.


    Louis''s mouth twitched. Had Brendon also been out for a stroll? Louis had found Brendon


    disagreeable since the afternoon and had asked Sam to find a way to keep him away from nche


    before he left.


    As expected, after a short while, the sound of light footsteps echoed from the entrance. nche


    had returned.


    nche, dressed in white casual shoes, entered through the door. Her jade-like legs glowed under


    the lights. She was also carrying a bag, the contents of which were unknown.


    Seeing nche''s beaming face adorned with a pretty little white flower, Louis felt a sense of irony.


    nche headed straight for the hotel entrance without noticing Louis not far away.


    Louis thinned his lips and coldly asked, "Where have you been?"


    This unexpected utterance gave Jiang Ruoyue a start. In the quiet of the deep night, a sudden icy


    voice echoed in her ears, just like a night phantom. nche''s slender legs quivered in fright.


    nche turned towards the sound, spotting Louis seated arrogantly in the distance.


    "Why haven''t you gone to sleep? I took a walk around," she answered.


    Louis questioned her with a stern expression. His gaze, however, was fixated on nche''s fair legs.


    He must be bewitched, he thought. In his position, he had encountered numerous beautiful women,


    but he had never felt the urge to look at them more than once. Only nche, at this moment, held


    his gaze captive. This woman truly had a maic pull.


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    "I walked around the vicinity to enjoy the night scenery here. Is there a problem?" nche''s heart


    fluttered slightly. She had merely gone out for a stroll, so why was he interrogating her with such


    dissatisfaction? Had she upset him?


    A trace of mockery appeared at the corner of Louis''s mouth. "Did you go alone? Are you familiar


    with the surroundings? Aren''t you afraid of being kidnapped and sold off in the middle of the night?"


    "Not alone. I was with someone. But when you speak to me, please be a little more courteous. On


    what grounds are you questioning me? We don''t have a superior-subordinate rtionship."


    nche started to feel aggrieved. He was acting as if she were his subordinate.


    Why couldn''t this man show a bit of gratitude? At least she had saved him once, yet he couldn''t


    even be a little kinder to her. He was too cold-hearted.


    Not alone? How interesting.


    Louis''s gaze, sharp as a sword, seemed to pierce through nche''s slender figure.


    nche felt inexplicably flustered. Throughout their interactions, she found this man to possess a


    devastatingly intimidating aura. Whenever he fixed her with such a gaze, it would send chills down


    her spine.


    nche wanted to leave this maic field that Louis had control over, but her feet felt like they


    were glued to the ground, unable to take a step forward.


    A mosquito buzzed past, biting nche''s white leg before flying away. nche felt an itch and


    scratched it, providing her with an excuse.


    "There are mosquitoes here, so I''m going back to my room."


    That was a good excuse. nche took a step forward.


    "Do you think I''m dead? If you have the guts, leave. But don''t regret it afterward."


    Out in the middle of the night with another man, without a sense of shame, and yet she was


    lecturing him on how to speak. This woman was constantly testing his patience.


    nche, who was about to step forward, froze her brow twitching. "What do you mean? Regret


    what?"


    "The housekeeper told me that you pulled some of the most elite bodyguards from the vi to guard


    your grandmother at the hospital. With just one call from me, I can have them roll back to the vi."


    An outright threat. nche gritted her teeth, thinking that he was despicable. But she absolutely


    couldn''t let those bodyguards leave the hospital. She would let him threaten her today, and


    tomorrow she would hire guards from a securitypany to protect her grandmother. In this way,


    he could not threaten her again.


    As expected, nche stopped in her tracks.


    "Are you not tired of standing? Come sit."


    nche nced at the only long bench. "Not tired. The bench is not very spacious. It''ll be a bit


    crowded for two people. What else do you want to say?"


    Louis''s eyebrows lifted. "So you''re saying you don''t want to sit on the bench, but you want to sit on


    myp?"