Ms. CEO is His Bodyguard

Xia Jiannan's brows furrowed ever so slightly as he glanced at the "prim and proper" woman blocking his way.

You can tell by the way she carried herself that she came from a well-to-do family. The aura she emanated showed her noble status.

"The company has made a reservation for lunch at Hao Hua [1], Ms. Qin. The others are on their way there. I hope you enjoy your lunch."

Xia Jiannan did not give the woman a chance to retort, saying what he had to say all at once. It was apparent that he wanted this woman to leave him alone.

'Ms. Qin' stared at Xia Jiannan squarely in the eye, not moving out of the way. In her perspective, Xia Jiannan was special.

If it was any other men that she had invited over for lunch, they would not hesitate to fawn over and get on her good side, but Xia Jiannan was different.

It even looked like he did not want anything to do with her!

With her topnotch beauty and powerful background, Qin Kexin believed that no one would not like her. It was only a matter of time before this "Stoic King" would be begging and falling head over heels for her.

"Excuse me." Xia Jiannan's voice seemed to contain a layer of frost that made her back away.

Slightly shocked, Qin Kexin stood there in a daze. She suddenly felt a thrill of excitement as she looked at that strong and firm back that exuded extreme confidence.

This Xia Jiannan gave her a challenge.

'One day, Xia Jiannan, you'll be begging for me to take you in.'

With that surge of battle spirit, Qin Kexin caught up with Xia Jiannan and acted as though she did not mind his cold attitude towards her.

"Xia Jiannan, can I go together with you?" Qin Kexin smiled coquettishly. "My driver is not back yet."

Xia Jiannan halted in his tracks and turned to Qin Kexin, vaguely remembering that her personal assistant had left even before the board meeting ended.

Seeing her "bashful" appearance, Xia Jiannan laughed coldly in his heart. It seemed that she had it all planned out from the beginning.

"I'll have Secretary Cheng drive you there." Xia Jiannan said simply, not bothering to waste anymore time thinking about it. "If you may excuse me, Ms. Qin."

Xia Jiannan left Qin Kexin there, who stood dumbly in the middle of the hallway. He thought that he heard the elevator's 'ding' sound but no one came until now.

He then saw a blue rose petal from the corner of his eye.

Blue rose?

Why would there be a blue rose petal here?

Since Secretary Cheng and Di Er escorted the other board members out, Xia Jiannan was the only one left here besides Qin Kexin.

Could it possibly be...?

As he got closer to where the blue rose petal fell, the fragrant smell of roses assailed his nostrils.

He crouched down to pick the lone blue rose petal off the ground and that's when he noticed a pair of dark brown leather shoes at the corner of his eye.

When he stood back up, Xia Jiannan's emotionless eyes met a pair of pitch-dark eyes that seemed to contain boundless mysteries.

"You're here."

Wang Rouxi nodded her head and showed a faint smile as she immersed herself in Di Yi's role.

"Mr. Xia."

The two fell in a comfortable silence while staring at each other.

Wordlessly, Wang Rouxi held out the bouquet of blue roses to Xia Jiannan and signalled for him to take it.

Xia Jiannan revealed a confused expression, but then he remembered what he had said earlier:

'Buy me a bouquet of your favorite flowers when you get back.'

Xia Jiannan held the bouquet of blue roses in his hand and looked at it with complex emotions.

Wang Rouxi's smile widened when she saw him accepting the flowers, then she asked out of the blue: "May I ask CEO Xia out for lunch?"

Caught unprepared, Xia Jiannan's eyes snapped back at that slightly pale face as they widened by a fraction before turning back to normal.