"Don’t say anything, I know you had no choice." How could he not understand her nature? She was more obedient, very much attentive to him, but her flaw was not knowing how to refuse others’ kindness. She was completely oblivious and unaware of the danger she was in.

Xia Qingqian longed to be near his presence, his scent, everything that belonged to him. She craved them, but ultimately, they weren’t hers. She couldn’t touch them, nor could she claim them. She had to remind herself to stay far away from him, as far as possible.

Yet now, she couldn’t leave him. She owed him a lot, a massive debt of two million. What could she use to repay him? Even working ten lifetimes wouldn’t be enough to pay off her debt to him.

Thinking of that, her nose turned even sour, and she lay in his embrace for a long time. In the end, she couldn’t hold back. She pressed her hands against his chest, pushed away from his body, and lifted her eyes to say lightly, "Young Master, could I ask you, from now on, not to show me your gentle side? Can you? I can’t withstand it! Also, please don’t treat me so well, I’m not worth it. I prefer it when you’re indifferent to me; only then do I really understand our relationship. When you treat me like this, I truly can’t discern our relationship."

It wasn’t that she was worried about something, but she was very afraid her heart would sink and never rise again. When she fell completely, she wouldn’t know what to do.

Beitang Yao raised an eyebrow at her. The words she spoke made him frown involuntarily. After a pause, he finally said, "Xia Qingqian, do you really think you’re such a big deal? However I want to treat you is my freedom. Do you think you have the right to say no?"

Xia Qingqian held back her tears, her face pale, looking at his cold eyes. Her heart shook fiercely, and only after a long time did she regain her breath, slightly saying, "Young Master, then can you stop doing those things to me in the future?" She felt difficulty breathing. When Beitang Yao’s cold gaze was directed at her, she felt something was wrong and hurriedly explained, "What I mean is, Young Master, your status is high, and you have a fiancée. If we continue to entangle like this, it will affect you."

His heart tightened sharply, and the fact that she even changed the way she addressed him made his own heart tremble uncontrollably. Did she want to distance herself because she knew about his engagement to Gu Ziqian?

"Xia Qingqian, until I say it’s over, don’t you dare push me away! Whatever I want to do with you is entirely up to me!" Didn’t she know? His body recognized only her soft body. Only she could fill his emptiness and loneliness.

"Young Master, you can’t do this! Gu Ziqian is your fiancée. We can’t continue like this! I can stay and be a servant; I can do anything. In these three years, I will properly repay the kindness I owe you." Her hands clenched tightly, nails digging into the palms, the sting widening her eyes, dilating her pupils.

Beitang Yao’s face darkened. He stepped forward and wrapped Xia Qingqian in his arms, then kissed her roughly. He held her face, kissing her hard; it wasn’t a kiss but a mad plunder. His large hands also slipped into her clothing, wanting to unhook her bra clasp.