Chapter 119: An Awkward Patrol
Athena dismissed the person explaining things to her and toured the entire hotel. She reached the fifteenth floor, which housed a bar exclusively for guests. Few people drank there during the day; it usually opened after 3 PM. At this hour, she figured there wouldn’t be many people inside.
She pushed open the bar door and walked in. The tables and chairs were already set up, and the lighting was adjusted. A few scattered individuals were gathered, drinking, while a singer on stage passionately performed a down-to-earth song.
You who once gave me happiness, I still love you deeply. There’s a pain of wanting to see you but not daring to, a love still buried in my heart. I can only keep you in my heart. This pain of wanting to see you but not daring to. It makes my longing for you grow stronger, yet I can only keep you, keep you in my heart. Your voice, your image. Your hand, I swear I haven’t forgotten. And about you choosing him now, I can only say I’m a little sad. I truly waited.
After so many years in Russia, it wasn’t Athena’s first time hearing this song. The original singer was Sandy Lam, and this sad song was even more heart-wrenching when covered.
Heard that love has returned.
Each line tore at the heart, desperately confessing to the person they wanted to see but dared not. The longing grew stronger!
“I didn’t expect Athena’s assistant to come here to relax and lift her mood~~~~”
All her thoughts were broken by this sentence. Athena turned around and looked at Ji Xiangyu, who appeared languid. Although the sleeves of his shirt were casually rolled up, he exuded an undeniable aura of a king.
Athena smiled slightly, “Chairman, you can call me by my name from now on. I don’t mind!”
Ji Xiangyu chewed on the words demonstratively, “Athena, that is indeed a good name. But what about your surname?”
Athena raised a formal smile and politely replied, “Athena Ivanovich Alexander,” adding in Russian: “Афnha，ivanovic，alexander.”
Ji Xiangyu raised an eyebrow and looked at Athena with interest, “Your mother is Chinese, she must have given you a Chinese name, right?”
Athena said without hesitation, “No, my mother just called me Athena!”
Ji Xiangyu stared at Athena’s face, scrutinizing her. This made Athena very uncomfortable. She found some excuses about needing to patrol and left in a flustered state.
His gaze was too sharp; she couldn’t stay a moment longer!
As soon as she walked out, she ran into a hidden corridor, panting. He was too powerful, Ji Xiangyu’s aura, she was completely unable to resist!
As Athena was preparing to leave, she was stopped by someone. Athena recognized this person. The last time in Las Vegas, she had caught this man in a compromising situation, making him look foolish. She hadn’t expected to meet him now; it was truly bad luck.
“Athena, life is full of unexpected encounters.”
“Mr. Sand, what a coincidence.” Athena replied as amiably as possible.
“It’s not a coincidence, it’s fate.” Sand seemed to have drunk quite a bit. He blocked her path and leaned in, trying to get close, “Miss Athena, when will you grace me with your presence for a gathering?”
Athena took a step back, avoiding his face. “Please have some self-respect!!!” Athena didn’t want to waste more words with him. She gave him a cold glance and tried to walk around him.
As soon as she turned, Sand pushed her against the wall. “I hate that look of yours the most.” Saying this, he forcefully grabbed Athena’s chin. “Don’t think I won’t dare to touch you just because you’ve found a powerful backer. Andrei, that brat, I will sooner or later.”
Just as he was halfway through his sentence, about to lean in, he heard someone call his name from a distance.
Athena seized the opportunity to push him away forcefully, ran to a safe spot, opened the door behind her, and quickly slipped inside. She nervously locked the door before starting to pant heavily.
Safe and sound, she exclaimed: In broad daylight, such a scoundrel!!!
As she muttered to herself, she turned around. The moment she turned, Ji Xiangyu also came out from inside, his right hand was zipping up his pants, the zipper halfway up.
Both froze for half a second.
“Ah~~~~~~~ What are you doing here?!” Athena preempted, her eyes unconsciously glancing at Ji Xiangyu’s lower half.
Seeing this, Ji Xiangyu immediately zipped up his pants at lightning speed. “This is the men’s restroom, what do you think I’m doing here!”
The men’s restroom?
Athena’s mind went blank, heat rushed to her head, her face turned as red as a tomato. For a moment, she didn’t know how to explain or how to exit.
Today was definitely a day of bad luck, otherwise, she wouldn’t have encountered such an embarrassing situation.
But even if she had entered the men’s restroom, why did she have to run into Ji Xiangyu?
To actually witness the Chairman zipping up his pants, she was practically courting death!
Athena’s expression shifted through various emotions, but within seconds, she regained her intelligent demeanor and looked at Ji Xiangyu, stating righteously, “Chairman, the customer service manager just said there was a gay person in the men’s restroom taking pictures. I came to patrol!”
Athena was impressed with her own lying ability.
Ji Xiangyu’s forehead immediately developed dark lines. Was that excuse too lame? However, he didn’t make things difficult and asked, “Why didn’t you call a male colleague? Why would you, a girl, check the men’s restroom?”
Athena was choked by Ji Xiangyu’s question and felt utterly ashamed.
She desperately looked for a hole to crawl into, but still maintained her elegance. “Perhaps I was the closest, so I came by. Since the Chairman is here, I’ll take my leave now.”
After speaking, without waiting for Ji Xiangyu’s response, she immediately opened the men’s restroom door and walked out, running all the way~~~~
This time, she had truly lost face!
【 Second update~~~~】
