166: Chapter 166 I'm waiting for you in the room!

Listening to her best friend's excited shouting on the other end of the phone, Lin Yuxi felt her previously tense nerves relax slightly, and she sighed with a wry smile.

"Xiaoman, don't get so excited yet. Actually, you know me; my desire for money really isn't that high."

"The money I earn now from filming videos and taking on advertisements is enough for me to live the kind of peaceful life where no one bothers me."

Lin Yuxi rubbed her throbbing temples, a flash of helplessness in her clear eyes as she lowered her voice and poured out her heart over the phone.

"Actually, the point where I am truly moved and conflicted isn't about how rich he is or how much he can invest in me."

"Looking at the chat logs Sister Su Ran showed me, the women around him really don't have those kinds of palace intrigue dramas."

"Everyone is focused on their careers, and the atmosphere is indeed very good, but I just can't get past that hurdle in my heart."

Lin Yuxi bit her delicate lip, and the image of the biker girl, Li Bingyue, whom she had met at the elevator entrance yesterday, involuntarily appeared in her mind.

"He has too many women. Just in that company group chat, there are four of them, and that's not counting the others!"

"For example, last night, I even saw him bring a very young and pretty girl back to his apartment..."

Upon hearing this, Tao Xiaoman on the other end of the phone didn't comfort Lin Yuxi according to her mood, but instead let out a crisp laugh.

"My silly Yuxi, you call this a problem? Haven't you wrapped your head around this yet?"

"Even if you don't go with him and go outside to find a so-called 'honest, ordinary man' to date normally, isn't the risk just as high?"

"In today's society, if you date normally, you might even encounter a scumbag who plays with two or even several boats at once!"

Tao Xiaoman's tone became extremely sharp, like a machine gun, directly shattering the unrealistic fantasies in Lin Yuxi's heart.

"Those scumbags will say anything sweet to trick you into bed, and they won't even blink when they lie to you."

"Once you really fall for it, get used and discarded, and finally discover the truth, then you'll really be calling out to heaven and earth with no one to answer!"

"But look at your Brother Qi. He is a top-tier tycoon with a net worth of tens of millions. What kind of woman could he not have?"

"Yet he insists on telling you everything honestly, and even specially brought you down to meet his other women. What does that mean?"

Tao Xiaoman paused deliberately at this point, her tone becoming incomparably serious, hitting every word like a hammer against Lin Yuxi's nerves.

"It means he really doesn't want to deceive you. He is clearly giving you the right to choose. This is respect for you!"

Hearing her best friend's incisive analysis, Lin Yuxi's beautiful eyes widened slightly, and she nodded in deep agreement.

Tao Xiaoman's words had truly spoken to her heart, and her previously conflicted mind felt as if the clouds had parted to reveal the sun, suddenly enlightened.

Lin Yuxi secretly imagined in her heart what would happen if Zhang Qi chose to hide the whole truth just to get her.

If, after they had become intimate and the rice was cooked, she accidentally discovered that there were so many other women around Zhang Qi.

Then she would definitely feel a sense of anger and humiliation at being deceived, and no matter how heartbroken she was, she would definitely leave without hesitation.

But Zhang Qi did not do that. He slammed on the brakes at the most critical moment and laid everything out before her without reservation.

This meant that, at the very least, Zhang Qi respected her from the bottom of his heart and didn't treat her as some plaything that could be easily fooled.

And Lin Yuxi knew in her heart that Zhang Qi was the first man she had truly met and deeply felt for in her twenty-plus years of life.

That man was not only handsome and had a powerful aura, but he also understood her so well. The focused look on his face while helping her film videos made her completely fall for him.

If she were to just leave like a deserter and give up on her first love because of this, she would truly be ten thousand times unwilling!

Hearing Lin Yuxi's long silence on the other end, as a best friend, Tao Xiaoman instantly guessed what Lin Yuxi was thinking.

Tao Xiaoman chuckled, her voice filled with undisguised envy, and she began to tease her half-jokingly.

"Yuxi, to tell you the truth, I'm actually a bit jealous of you. Your luck is simply heaven-defying!"

"To actually meet a man who can completely change your destiny—this is something countless women wouldn't even dare to dream of."

"You've just been staying at home too much, you're too innocent, and you've experienced too little, which is why you're here worrying about gains and losses."

Tao Xiaoman smacked her lips, her tone becoming bold, directly administering a strong dose of medicine to Lin Yuxi.

"Anyway, if I were you, and I met such a top-tier man, I would have already run to the hotel room you booked, washed up, and waited for him!"

Hearing her best friend's bold words, Lin Yuxi's cold, beautiful face flushed red instantly, like a ripe red Apple.

But it was undeniable that after Tao Xiaoman's thorough analysis and persuasion, the last trace of hesitation in her heart had been completely dispelled.

Lin Yuxi took a deep breath, her previously confused eyes becoming incomparably firm, and she said softly into the phone.

"Xiaoman, I know you're doing this for my own good. Thank you for always helping me analyze things. I know what I should do now."

Hearing this, Tao Xiaoman on the other end of the phone laughed heartily, feeling very gratified, her tone full of encouragement.

"That's the spirit! Hurry up and go grab your happiness!"

Lin Yuxi gave a docile 'en,' a sweet smile curling up at the corners of her mouth, and then she hung up the phone decisively.

She stood up from the soft leather sofa, straightened her beige long trench coat, and walked out of the office with long strides.

Lin Yuxi looked left and right in the corridor but didn't see Su Ran. She didn't go out of her way to look for her, but instead walked straight out.

As she passed the spacious and bright equipment training area, she subconsciously turned her head to look, and her pace immediately slowed slightly.

She saw Zhang Qi sitting on a large piece of training equipment, and beside him stood a short-haired girl with an extremely hot figure.

The girl was wearing a tight sports vest and yoga pants, her hands resting on Zhang Qi's back, and the two seemed to be discussing the essentials of the movement.

Looking at the girl's heroic and spirited temperament and her clear abdominal muscles, Lin Yuxi couldn't help but sigh at how many beauties were around Zhang Qi.

But at this moment, she had completely figured things out, and there was no sour feeling of jealousy in her heart.

She just took a quiet look and didn't walk over to disturb them; instead, she gently pushed open the glass door and left directly.

Lin Yuxi, in her high heels, made her way to the hotel elevator bank and pressed the button for the top floor Presidential Suite.

As the elevator rose at high speed, her heart, which had calmed down, began to beat violently again, out of her control.

With a crisp 'ding,' the elevator doors slowly opened to the sides. Lin Yuxi stepped out with her long, black-stocking-clad legs and walked quickly into the luxurious suite.

The room still retained the scent left behind from filming the video just now, and the air seemed to be permeated with the unique masculine scent of Zhang Qi.

Lin Yuxi walked to the large floor-to-ceiling window, looked at the bustling city street scene outside, took a few deep breaths, and tried hard to calm her nervous emotions.

Then, she reached out with her fair, slender hands, unbuttoned her trench coat, took off the cumbersome outer garment, and tossed it casually onto the sofa.

At this moment, she was only wearing that sexy black silk camisole short dress, with large patches of her snow-white skin exposed to the air.

Her long, beautiful legs were wrapped in ultra-thin black stockings, and she was still wearing those pointed-toe high heels, which completely outlined her perfect leg curves.

Lin Yuxi walked to the soft, large European-style bed and sat directly on it, feeling the amazing elasticity of the mattress.

She took out her phone, opened the WeChat chat interface with Zhang Qi, and her slender fingers tapped rapidly on the screen.

Although she was nervous as hell, she didn't hesitate to hit the send button, sending that message full of suggestive meaning.

"Brother Qi, I am waiting for you in the room."

After sending the message, Lin Yuxi threw the phone aside, covered her burning cheeks with both hands, and collapsed shyly onto the soft bed.