C12 Woman You Are Playing Hard to Get!(3)

After putting away the business card, she headed towards the elevator. While waiting, she sent a quick message to Ziqing, letting her know she had passed the interview.

"Ding..." The elevator doors opened. Youyou, engrossed in her texting, walked right in and bumped into a solid chest. It felt like hitting a wall, leaving her forehead sore and her glasses askew.

"Who the heck...?" she began angrily, looking up to confront the person, but her words stopped short when she saw the man's face.

"Why is it you?" Youyou blurted out in surprise. How could it be him? The same man who had kindly helped her when she almost tripped that morning. She quickly adjusted her glasses.

The man glanced at her, his expression stern, and said coldly, "I don't think we've met before. Don't try to get familiar with me. I've seen plenty of women like you. Besides, didn't you bump into me on purpose? Trying to get my attention and now playing the victim? I've seen this act too many times. I'm not falling for it, so you might as well save your energy."

Youyou was momentarily taken aback, puzzled by his reaction. Did he forget helping her that morning? Yiming looked at her as if she were clueless.

A smirk of disdain curled at the corner of his mouth. "Especially someone like you, a cleaning lady, an old hag. I couldn't be less interested."

After speaking, Yiming brushed off his clothes with a look of disgust, right where she had bumped her head. Youyou stared at him, dumbfounded.

Wait, what did he just say? A cleaning lady? An old hag? Was he talking about her? She glanced down at herself and remembered she was in disguise. No wonder he didn't recognize her.

But wow, this guy's words were sharp. What a waste of a good-looking face. She shot back, annoyed, "Sir, I'm sorry, but you must be mistaken. I was just texting and didn't notice anyone in the elevator, so I accidentally bumped into you."

"Hmph..." Yiming snorted, and Youyou continued, "But I should explain, sir, that I'm only interested in birds. And honestly, you seem less appealing than they are, so you're overthinking it."

Birds? Less appealing than birds? Was she implying he was worse than an animal? Yiming's mouth twitched slightly, ready to teach this audacious woman a lesson.

"Ding..." The elevator doors opened. Youyou, unsure of which floor it was, stepped forward to leave, but Yiming, quick as a flash, grabbed her slender wrist.

His handsome face turned ashen, and his voice was as chilling as something out of a nightmare: "You insulted me and think you can just walk away..."

Qiao Youyou felt a shiver run down her spine, intimidated by the menacing aura he exuded. She forced a smile and said, "Sir, you must be mistaken. When did I ever insult you?"

As she spoke, her feet subtly shifted. "You still won't admit it, you... hmm..." His words were cut off by a grunt.

Qiao Youyou had decisively and forcefully stomped on his foot. Taking advantage of his momentary distraction, she slipped free from his grip and dashed out of the elevator.