What does he take me for?

"What? Trouble with the acquisition of the genetics company?"

A genetics company!

Qin Bing's ears immediately perked up.

Her intention to leave vanished instantly.

She turned around and leaned against the sink, acting as if nothing was wrong.

In reality, all her attention was focused on Li Wei's phone call.

Li Wei had his back to her, so Qin Bing couldn't see his expression.

But from his silhouette and his increasingly solemn tone, she could sense that things were not so simple.

"Have you looked into the other party's background?"

"...An overseas Chinese returning from Japan?"

Li Wei's body paused for an imperceptible moment.

His eyes flashed with a sharp light.

"Are you sure she has what we want?"

"Specializes in gene sequencing? Has clinical data for the 'T-01' serum and is a regular in The Lancet?"

Li Wei's brow furrowed deeper and deeper.

"...I understand."

His voice was chillingly calm.

"Don't breathe a word of this to anyone, and don't call the police."

"Placate them. Report any progress to me immediately."

"As for her..."

Li Wei was silent for a moment.

"I will personally resolve her troubles."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

The entire bathroom fell into a deathly silence once more.

Only the leaky faucet continued to drip.

"Is... is it about the genetics company?"

Eventually, it was Qin Bing who broke the silence first.

She tried her best to make her tone sound calm, even adding a hint of detached indifference.

"Any progress?"

"Mhm."

Li Wei turned around, his face already back to its usual nonchalant expression.

It was as if the man with the solemn tone and murderous aura from a moment ago wasn't him.

He looked at Qin Bing, who clearly wanted to know but was putting on an act, and suddenly laughed.

"Want to know?"

Qin Bing nodded subconsciously.

But she quickly realized, straightened her face, and let out a cold snort.

"Just a little..."

"Oh, I see."

Li Wei drawled his words as he walked up to her, cornering her against the sink once again.

He lowered his head and leaned close to her ear.

"I was planning to tell you."

"But since you said you're only a little interested, never mind."

Li Wei drawled, turning away with an air of indifference.

Qin Bing's breath hitched.

Watching his unconcerned back, a nameless fire flared up inside her.

That bastard!

He was definitely doing this on purpose!

He knew exactly how much she wanted to know what happened next!

Qin Bing was so angry her chest heaved, and her knuckles cracked as she clenched her fists.

Leave!

Leave right now!

She didn't believe she couldn't find out the truth without him!

She spun around and marched toward the bathroom door.

One step, two steps.

Each step seemed to vent her frustration.

However, just as her hand gripped the cold metal doorknob...

Behind her, the man's lazy voice drifted over again.

"By the way, my people at Yinshan Capital Group have already contacted that top genetics expert abroad."

"I heard it's a woman. Her name was... what was it again?"

Li Wei paused intentionally, as if trying hard to remember.

Qin Bing's body froze instantly.

Her hand was still on the doorknob; she couldn't decide whether to push or pull.

A top genetics expert!

A woman!

These two keywords pulled her back to reality.

Could it... could there really be hope?

At this moment, a battle raged in her mind.

Her reason was screaming at her.

Leave! Don't let this man toy with you any longer!

But her body felt nailed to the spot, refusing to obey.

She could clearly hear her own heart thumping wildly in the silent bathroom.

As for the culprit...

Li Wei looked at her stiff back and chuckled inwardly.

He found that he enjoyed more and more watching this Little wildcat bristle, only to have to obediently tuck her claws away.

"Oh? Why isn't Officer Qin leaving?"

There was a hint of knowing amusement in Li Wei's voice.

Qin Bing didn't turn around, only squeezing out a few words through gritted teeth.

"My legs suddenly went numb. I'm just taking a rest."

"Oh."

Li Wei nodded, and then, there was no follow-up.

The bathroom fell back into a deathly silence.

One second.

Two seconds.

Ten seconds.

Qin Bing felt like she was being driven mad by this agonizing silence.

Finally unable to take it, she spun around, her fiery eyes glaring intensely at Li Wei.

"Li Wei, what the hell do you want?!"

"I don't want anything."

Li Wei spread his hands, looking innocent.

"Then why stop halfway through what you were saying?"

Qin Bing was furious.

"Oh! So you want to hear the rest? You should have said so!"

He beckoned to Qin Bing with a finger.

"Want to hear it?"

"Then come over here."

Qin Bing's pupils contracted sharply.

She looked at Li Wei warily.

Seeing his predatory eyes, she subconsciously clutched the collar of her tracksuit.

What kind of trick was this bastard trying to play now?

But the immense temptation of the phone call's contents ultimately triumphed over her reason.

She took a deep breath as if making a resolution and walked back to Li Wei, step by step.

She stopped a pace away from him, her cold, beautiful face full of warning.

"Can you say it now?"

"I'm warning you, put away your filthy thoughts and know when to stop!"

"My sister is still outside. If you dare lay a finger on me again, I promise I'll make you..."

She hadn't finished her sentence...

...before she saw Li Wei's gaze shamelessly sweep from her heaving chest down to her long, straight legs wrapped in black track pants.

"Bastard, where are you looking?"

Qin Bing instantly bristled, letting out a shamed and annoyed cry.

"Not even with your eyes!"

"Fine, fine, I'll stop looking."

Li Wei raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

But despite his words, his expression remained as cynical as ever.

He pointed to his sweat-drenched forehead and his sticky chest.

"I can tell you."

"But before I do, shouldn't you do me a small favor first?"

He picked up a clean towel hanging nearby and held it out to Qin Bing, his tone suggestive.

"I just finished saving your mother and I'm exhausted. I can't even lift my hands."

"You, help me wipe down."

Li Wei's voice was like a bombshell exploding in her mind.

She looked at the towel in front of her, then at Li Wei's face, which wore a teasing smile.

An indescribable sense of humiliation and anger surged from the depths of her heart.

How dare he!

How dare he humiliate her like this!

Just because they'd had a few forced intimate encounters didn't mean he could treat her like a plaything he could summon and dismiss at will!