Reborn: The Return of the Villainous Mr. Liu

961  Sincere apology

Liu Corps.

Jin's head collapsed on his desk the next morning with a mild headache.

Ugh, what was I thinking last night? How did I get wasted by just a few shots!

The even more embarrassing part was that Jun picked up a drunken Jin.

The even more more embarrassing part was that Jin hadn't expected himself to get wasted. So after a couple of drinks to calm Alix's mental state, he was going to drop her home all the way all along like a responsible gentleman.

But Jun took care of that as well.

Is there a well to jump in? Jin cursed himself.

I manipulated her to come to the bar with me but got myself wasted? How much more irresponsible I could get!

That induced even more of a headache.

In that half-lying state on his desk, Jin fiddled with his phone. He opened his contact log and hovered his thumb over Alix's name.

Oh God help me-

He realized he wasn't too fond of the Gods anyway and he grimaced.

Yeah, I don't need your help!

He cleared his throat and pressed the call button.

When it clicked, Alix's lazy voice chimed in. "So the helpless princess is finally awake?"

Jin's face blackened. He had his apology at the tip of his tongue but he had an urge to gulp it back now.

"I…am not a helpless princess!"

"It's okay, Liu Jin. It happens. Having a low alcohol tolerance is not a big deal~"

He trembled in frustration.

I don't have a low tolerance! I just don't know why it happened last night!

Ugh, why did it have to happen in front of this woman?

Jin took a deep breath and forced himself to be calm. Then he exhaled the same breath.

"Listen to me. I am telling the truth. I usually have a good tolerance level, otherwise I wouldn't have wanted you-"

Jin coughed hard, flabbergasted that he was going to expose himself.

"I m-mean-"

"Otherwise you wouldn't have manipulated me with your sarcasm. I must say, Liu Jin. I didn't expect I would call a man cute for working so hard, albeit indirectly, to cheer up a woman."

"..."

The phone trembled in his hands with steam of fury beginning to bubble.

"Excuse me? Who are you calling cute?"

"Who did I have drinks with last night?" She chuckled.

"It was a mistake calling you!" n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

"Fine, fine. I will stop. So touchy. I am complimenting you, you understand that, right?"

"I don't take it as a compliment!"

"Your loss."

Take a deep breath again, Jin. You can do this.

He patiently said, "I called to apologize. I got wasted and you had to take the trouble of handling my drunken self. I really didn't expect that to happen. I am really sorry."

"Hmm…Is that the only thing you are apologetic for?"

Jin was slightly taken aback.

What else is there?

He tried to recollect the events of last night, but the memories were hazy.

Why am I not remembering anything?

"I-Is there something else too?" He slightly loosened his tie in anxiety.

"Hm? You don't remember how you…"

"H-How I what?" He patted his forehead.

She sighed. "It doesn't make sense if you don't remember."

"No, no! What did I do? Tell me! D-Did I try to…ki-ki…"

"Ki-ki?"

He swallowed a hard gulp.

"Ki…Ki…is…ss…"

Suddenly, Alix burst into laughter and rolled on her bed. "Aaahhh, it's so fun to tease you. Always makes my day."

"..."

"Ren…Alix…" his voice quietly thundered, "were you pulling my leg!?"

"Not the whole leg. Maybe your toe?"

"..."

"Hmm…But don't you feel you should do something more than just say sorry? Be a little more sincere?" She said while casually filing her nails in front of the mirror.

Jin furrowed his brows, perplexed. "What more can I do?"

Alix smiled on the other side. "How about you give me some desk space in Liu Corps to work?"

"...Sorry what?"

"You know that I am handling the company business now, right? There are so many responsibilities and so many things to do," she sighed.

"So?"

"So I want a quiet space where I can work peacefully," she nodded.

"That quiet space where you can work peacefully is your own CEO office at your own company if I may remind you," he grimaced.

"Yes, but it's not fun working there. Plus, there might still be many of my sister's secret supporters lurking in the corners to take me out. I cannot afford to make any mistake and let them take advantage of it."

He gritted his teeth. "So rent an office in some building…"

He didn't like where this conversation was heading.

She smiled. "You see, I did think of that too. But I am in a tight crunch about money. I don't want to waste it in renting and would rather invest it in the business. Then I remembered that I am now your uncle's protege too. So wouldn't it be more beneficial if I work at Liu Corps where it would be easier to meet Mr. Liu Jing?"

"...You cannot be serious. No way am I allowing you to work at Liu Corps! Who even does that? A CEO of a company working from an office of another company?"

"Isn't it what makes life interesting?" Her eyes twinkled. "Unexpected circumstances leading to unexpected solutions~"

"I don't accept this solution!" He breathed fire through his mouth.

"Does that mean you are not sincere about your apology?" She frowned. "I thought you were a gentleman."

"Don't you use that to manipulate me!"

She chuckled. "Then should I use your smoking habit instead?"

"..."

Jin was beyond speechless by that point.

Why…Why does she always seems to have something holding against me?

"Always threatening somebody is boring. So I thought to challenge your ethics this time. Now it's not my fault that you got drunk and brought trouble to me, right?"

"I…" he clenched his jaw, "I will kill you one day…"

Alix stopped and looked at herself in the mirror for a long moment.

"Hmm, once was enough so no thanks. I think we are at the same page now. So when can I bring my stuff in~?"