Chapter 320 Wow! My favorability rating has reached 89 without me even realizing it!

However, when she couldn't help but recall a private conversation between Leng Ba and Tong Liya, where they mentioned Jiang Jing's superhuman stamina and endurance...

Yang Mi felt her cheeks burning, as if a faint electric current had coursed through her body.

She unnaturally pressed her legs together and rubbed them slightly, her gaze turning somewhat hazy, and her breathing quickened just a little.

"Sister Mi, we've arrived." The assistant's voice pulled her back to reality from her sensual thoughts.

Yang Mi regained her composure, took a deep breath, and adjusted her expression and clothing.

She pushed open the car door and immediately saw the man standing at the hotel entrance, his figure tall and straight, with a familiar, wicked smile on his face.

"Hmph, at least you have some conscience, knowing to come down to pick me up."

Yang Mi huffed proudly in her heart, a hint of imperceptible sweetness sweeping through her mind.

She turned to her assistant and instructed, "Find a place to settle down yourself. Unless the sky is falling, don't contact me for the next two days."

Upon hearing this, the assistant's eyes widened instantly, her mind going blank.

What? Boss, are you just... washing your hands of everything? There are so many things to do at the company!

But seeing the unquestionable look in Yang Mi's eyes, she could only swallow her words and nod with a bitter face, "Alright, Sister Mi."

Yang Mi ignored the assistant, who looked like her life had lost all meaning, and dragged her small suitcase, walking toward Jiang Jing with elegant steps.

The closer she got, the more she could feel his intense pheromones.

She subconsciously licked her slightly dry lips, a charming smile blossoming on her face.

Her voice softened deliberately, "Yo, our busy Academician Jiang actually knows how to be considerate, running all the way down here to pick me up?"

Jiang Jing looked at her deliberately seductive posture, chuckled, and mercilessly called her out:

"You're overthinking it, Boss Yang. It's not that I'm being considerate; if I didn't come down to bring you up, you wouldn't be able to get in at all!"

"This place is not like those ordinary five-star hotels outside."

The charming smile on Yang Mi's face froze instantly, as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over her head.

She glared at Jiang Jing in annoyance, the little touch of emotion from just a moment ago vanishing instantly, and said indignantly:

"It seems I was just being sentimental! Academician Jiang, you are truly thoughtful!"

Seeing her looking angry but unable to lash out, Jiang Jing laughed.

He stepped forward, his tone teasing, but his eyes grew a bit more serious, "How could that be? I was worried you wouldn't be able to get in, which is why I came down to pick you up."

"Put simply, it's still caring about you. Logically, there's absolutely nothing wrong with that, right?"

"Sophistry!" Yang Mi shot him a coquettish eye-roll, but the anger in her heart inexplicably dissipated by more than half.

To tell the truth, when they first met, Jiang Jing keenly felt that the Yang Mi before him seemed a bit different from the previous few times they had met.

There was less of the shrewd calculation and distance of a businesswoman, and more of an indescribable feeling?

With a thought, he discreetly pulled up the system panel and looked at Yang Mi's information.

[Name: Yang Mi]

[Favorability: 89]

Whoa! Good heavens!

Jiang Jing was shocked, and his gaze toward Yang Mi instantly changed.

89 points! It was just one step away from the 90-point milestone.

Had this woman, without realizing it, already fallen so deeply for him?

Jiang Jing remembered he hadn't done much; could it be that she was attracted by his charm? Jiang Jing thought narcissistically.

Sensing the change in Jiang Jing's gaze, which felt scorching as if it had physical temperature, Yang Mi's heart skipped a beat, and she found herself unable to meet his eyes.

Just then, Jiang Jing first took the small suitcase from her hand.

Then, his hand naturally grasped her slightly cool hand.

Yang Mi's whole body stiffened suddenly, as if struck by an electric current.

She subconsciously wanted to pull her hand back, her eyes glancing around nervously.

Her voice lowered, filled with panic, "You... what are you doing! Let go! What if we get photographed by the paparazzi?!"

Although Jiang Jing emphasized that this hotel was special, as a star who had lived under cameras and flashes for years, the vigilance against paparazzi was almost carved into her bones.

A thin layer of sweat slowly formed on her palms.

Jiang Jing did not let go; instead, he held on tighter.

Since he knew someone's feelings, Jiang Jing was willing to put in a little more effort for this final push.

A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth, carrying a strong confidence, "Don't worry, paparazzi can't get in here. Just come with me."

His palm was warm and strong, gradually dispelling the panic and unease in Yang Mi's heart.

She struggled symbolically a couple of times, then let him hold her hand and followed behind him.

Her heart, however, beat even faster because of this sudden hand-holding.

Yang Mi couldn't help but think: I'm not a little girl, so why am I still nervous? It makes no sense...

Jiang Jing looked at Yang Mi's nervous, glancing-around appearance, which was completely different from the "Boss Yang" who exuded such a powerful aura in front of the cameras every day.

He couldn't help but find it amusing.

Yang Mi keenly captured the smile on his face and was suddenly embarrassed and angry.

She glared at him in annoyance, lowered her voice, and chided, "You're still laughing! I... I'm doing this because I'm worried about you, okay!"

"Worried about me?" Jiang Jing raised an eyebrow, a confused expression on his face, "What is there to worry about with me?"

Seeing that he didn't seem to realize the severity of the problem, Yang Mi was speechless.

She couldn't care about being reserved anymore. She leaned in closer and explained quickly in a voice that only the two of them could hear, "Are you stupid? What is your status right now? You're a high-profile figure that the whole nation is watching! A national treasure-level Academician!"

"If... if people photograph you getting entangled with someone like me... an actor from the entertainment industry, what will the media write?"

"How will those so-called experts and scholars discuss you? Do you know how much this will affect your reputation?!"

The more she spoke, the lower her voice became, and her tone grew increasingly insecure, even carrying a trace of imperceptible inferiority.

Yes, Jiang Jing's status and position were simply too high.

He was a rising giant in the business world, a dazzling new star in the academic world, and a national treasure that even the country had to protect with priority.

And what about herself? To put it nicely, she was a top-tier celebrity and a company boss.

But in the eyes of those high and mighty people, she was nothing more than an actor from the entertainment industry.

Even... a divorced woman at that.

Compared to the promising Jiang Jing, she felt incredibly inferior.

If someone had told the ambitious Yang Mi from a few years ago, who was determined to become the queen of the entertainment industry...

...that she would feel ashamed of herself and anxious in front of a certain man, she would definitely scoff, thinking the person was telling a tall tale.

But at this moment, facing this man who was essentially maxed out in every aspect, she admitted that she felt a bit inferior.