Deep Affection: Honey, Come Back To Me

It was Friday evening, eight o'clock.

A banquet was being held in the Four Seasons Garden Hotel. Not only was it filled with luxurious vibes, but the happy atmosphere was also held up as different people toasted and chatted happily about the event.

Nina Lu glanced up at the signage with a frown. "It must be this one."

However, she couldn't help but furrow her eyebrows in confusion. It wasn't easy to enter such a place without an invitation. What was she going to say? As Nina Lu was worrying, a slim figure floated right in front of her. It was Isabella Zhang, Nina Lu's friend at school.

"Isabella," she greeted, waving at her. As if snapped out of the trance, Isabella Zhang turned around, blinking in surprise when she saw who it was. "Why are you here?"

She moved closer, frowning when she didn't smell the Pheromone Perfume, the perfume that she had given Nina Lu. "Why didn't you use the perfume?"

"I have something urgent that I need to get to. That's why I didn't use it." Truth be told, Nina Lu wasn't used to wearing any kind of perfume for that matter. She peered at the crowd. "By the way, could you take me in?"

"Of course I can." Isabella Zhang smiled innocently as something flashed in her eyes.

She took the perfume from her pockets and sprayed it all over Nina Lu.

Nina Lu coughed, pinching her nose deliberately. "I'm allergic to the perfume," she explained, waving her hands up in the air.

Without giving her time to think, Isabella Zhang pulled her in the hotel and pushed her into the elevator.

Once Nina Lu was gone, a vicious smile slipped into Isabella Zhang's lips.

Fortunately, she had brought the Pheromone Perfume today as well. That perfume was a timely invention indeed. No matter how pure or saintly a woman could be, she would act provocatively under its influence. No matter how abstinent a man was, he would leech onto the scent.

There were hundreds of men in the party that day. Isabella Zhang smirked. 'Good luck, Nina. For your sake, I hope you don't bed someone that ugly.'

Nina Lu reached the twentieth floor where there were only two supreme VIP rooms. She knocked on the left, and a charming man opened the door with a coquettish woman in his arms.

She stumbled back, furrowing her eyebrows.

It seemed that she had knocked on the wrong door.

She looked away in embarrassment. "Sorry. You can continue."

As soon as she turned around, the man stopped her. "Wait, are you looking for Mr. John?"

The man glanced at Nina Lu up and down. She looked clean and pure. John Shi might not be so tempted to throw her out like the ones he had done in the past.

Just now, James Shi had called John Shi and told him that he planned to give him a surprise. He didn't expect that the woman would be delivered to him so soon.

"He's inside." Before Nina Lu could understand what he meant, he pushed her in and closed the door.

Nina Lu staggered into the suite, almost falling into the ground. When the door shut behind her, her sullen eyes surveyed the room.

When she heard footsteps approaching her, she turned around. A tall and handsome man caught her off her tracks. Although she had seen many good-looking men in her lifetime, none of them could match up to the man in front of her today.

His upper body was right and firm. His fair skin and defined muscles were extremely attractive, especially when drops of water curved down the crevices of his abs. She swallowed.

"Have you seen enough?" he said coldly, snapping her back to reality. Remembering her job, Nina snapped her head and apologized profusely, "Sorry. I may have stepped into the wrong room."

In this world, there were only two types of people who would enter the wrong room. They were either stupid or manipulative. He thought that she was the latter.

John Shi gazed at her. She had a beautiful face, fair skin, and a tall nose.

Her porcelain skin was shaded light pink, and her bright eyes were wide and filled with innocence. There was something about her that drew him in almost immediately.

His lips curved upwards.

"No, you didn't." She should be the surprise that James Shi had been telling him about.

John Shi had been used to this kind of thing. The women James Shi had sent before had been thrown out. In fact, John'd been so used to them that he didn't even bother to look at them.

Seeing as the woman in front of him was around twenty-year-old, around the age of James, he knew that he had to be kind for the time being.

"How long have you been doing this?" John said as if he was scolding his nephew James.

With a puzzled look on her face, Nina frowned. "It's my first time," she said honestly.

In the past, she usually only handled cases that were being discussed in the teachers' lounge. This was her first time being out in the field to investigate.

It was said that there had been two suicide cases that were about to be closed in the precinct. However, she had always felt that it wasn't just a simple suicide. In fact, she came here to connect the two events. A part of her had a feeling that the two victims were connected, and she wanted to find out more clues that could link them together.

In the past week, Nina had been wandering around nearby hotels, hoping to find some clues to prove her point.

"Your first time? So all you have is theory?" John sat down.

He then picked up a glass of wine and decided to take a sip.

Nina glanced at him by accident, and she found that she just couldn't take her eyes off him. "I've learned the theory for two years."

"Oh? Really?" John sneered, as if he had just heard a joke.

'Do they actually teach theory for these kinds of profession? What's their finals? To find a man to practice it on?'

"Don't look down on me," she snapped. Nina was about to turn and leave when she heard his voice.

"What makes you think you're even worthy of respect? How much did they give you?" He lit up a cigarette and puffed out a cloud of smoke. He couldn't really find a reason for women to participate in such an industry with no money involved.

John crossed his arms over his chest.

"None," she said coldly.

None?

She was the most beautiful woman he had ever laid eyes on.

In fact, in this circle, the woman could be worth tens of thousands of dollars.

Seeing that she was about to leave, John frowned. "Did I say that you can go?"

With a flick of his cigar, a small ball of fire lit up even more. No one could come and go freely under his roof.

Nina stopped as her heart thumped in anger. "Look, our profession can't be measured by money. You should know how dangerous this is, especially with this case. In such an enclosed space, someone could die if I'm not doing my job right. I should go now."

Someone could die?

He glanced down subconsciously. Was he really that terrible?

Nina's eyes widened, as if realizing the meaning of his responses.

The man must've mistaken her for...

Her cheeks flushed.

"You! Shameless!" she said in outrage as she pointed at the man.

John was expressionless. How could she call him shameless when he was just her employer for the night?

"Do you even know what shameless is, kid?" All of a sudden, John stood up and flicked the cigarette he was holding into the ashtray. Without another word, he approached Nina.

She looked small against his tall figure. He circled her into a corner. Nina clenched her fists and held her breath. There was no turning back now.

The unique smell the man had lingered at the tip of her nose. It itched till her whole face was red. She glared as roaring, "I'm not the kind of person you think I am!"

However, when he approached her just now, he knew that something was wrong. There was something about that fragrance that made him want to get closer to her.

It had broken through all his defenses.

Suddenly, his expression changed.

Due to the perfume, Nina's body also softened against him. It was as if the perfume was playing them both along like puppets.

"It's your smell! You set me up!" He held back his anger as blue veins encroached on his forehead. Without another thought, John picked her up, wanting nothing more than to get closer to her.

"No! I– hmph... Let go of me! I'm–I'm already–"

She was married.

Although she didn't know who her husband was or what he looked like, she had already signed the wedding certificate, confirming their union.

However, John didn't want to listen to any of her nonsense anymore. Without another word, he kissed her hard. As soon as his lips touched hers, his body tensed.

Sure enough, her lips tasted incredibly sweet.

"Let go..." Nina sobbed as she punched him on the chest.

She was a little strong, but the fragrance was much stronger and enhanced his arousal greatly.

John only found himself leaning in a bit more as he ravaged her completely.

Nina was so scared that her face had turned pale. His touch sent an electric current through her whole body, rendering her silent.

In a while, the skies before them turned bright, signaling that it was approaching day.

Nina felt sore all over her body. She blinked wearily as she twisted and turned. However, when she saw the man beside her, she almost ripped out a scream.

No!

She gasped, covering her mouth. No, this couldn't happen!

Thinking of her identity as a married woman, Nina's hand trembled as she reached out for the table lamp beside her. All she wanted was to investigate the suicide cases. How the hell was she supposed to know that she had just walked into a devil's room?

Her eyes flashed.

The birds tweeting outside calmed her in an instant and snapped her back into reality.

Knowing that she would jeopardize her own marriage, she quickly put on her clothes and turned around to leave, without even looking at the man sleeping soundly next to her.

Hopefully, they would never meet again.

When she walked out of the hotel, she could see that there were no reported incidents of a suicide given the lack of reporters and staff rushing about. She sighed in relief.

Nina returned home in a daze. The whole morning was spent washing herself down again and again until her entire skin was colored red.

It wasn't terrible to hook up with a strange man. The only problem was that she was married!

Two years ago, she had signed a marriage certificate with a man she never even met.

In fact, she didn't know his name, his height, his weight, his age, or anything!

If she hadn't been so needy at that time, then she wouldn't have dug her own grave!

Nina gritted her teeth, feeling very distressed.

'Damn it!' Suddenly, a thought crossed her mind. Scared, she rushed into her drawers and pulled out an agreement.

Trembling with fear, she leafed through the pages, remembering that there was a clause that was related to cheating... If she had an affair while the marriage was still valid, how much did she need to pay?

Turning it over, she froze.

It was as if she had just been struck by lightning. "Twenty million?" she shrieked.

Nina rubbed her eyes and took a closer look. The paper had it clearly written that she would owe twenty million dollars. In fact, it was followed by her signature and her fingerprint.

Fuck.

She couldn't escape it now.

'Twenty million.' Nina's hands trembled. She collapsed into the ground. All she wanted now was for the ground to swallow her up.

Where the hell was she going to find the money?

It wasn't as if she wanted to cheat on her husband!

Finally, Nina made up her mind.

She gritted her teeth and her eyes narrowed coldly at the mirror.

She would never set eyes on the man again.

If Nina ever met him, then she would just buy him off.

If he refused, then she would threaten the hell out of him.

Once she dealt with this matter, she would fix up her divorce papers. At this point, there was nothing else she could do.

By then, she could finally get what she wanted – freedom. At this point, she could finally become a qualified psychological criminal profiler without a husband to draw her back.

Nina breathed a sigh of relief.

At ten o'clock in the morning, a man in a suit and leather shoes entered the presidential suite. He was around twenty-four. He wore golden framed glasses, and he had a briefcase in his hand.

The man was none other than Henry Ye. Not long ago, he had applied to be the president's assistant for the Time Group. Although he got the job, this was actually the first time he would see the president of the Time Group – John Shi.

He was the youngest son of the Shi Family. It was said that he was the man who held the power over the Time Group. In fact, he was incredibly ruthless and held half of what Lexingport City owned.

When Henry Ye pushed the door open, he saw a tall man dressed in a bath towel coming out of the bathroom. John glanced at Henry Ye indifferently. "Clothes."

"Yes, Mr. John." Henry Ye immediately called someone to get him a suit.

As he did so, he glanced at the messy sofa and scattered clothes. In fact, he could even see a woman's shoe on the sofa, and there were thin red scratches on his boss's back.

It turned out his boss had enjoyed a special night.

Henry Ye pushed back his glasses.

Soon enough, the clothes were brought in.

At this time, John stood in front of the mirror. His black pants were vertical to his ankles, and he was wearing a white shirt. His collar was unbuttoned, revealing a bit of his skin.

When Henry Ye looked up, he could see a well-carved face and dark cold eyes.

John pressed his lips tightly and began to tidy up his hair. Looking at himself in the mirror, he smiled in satisfaction and proceeded to adjust bits and pieces of his clothing one at a time.

'He's an incredibly narcissistic man, ' Henry thought.

Seeing that John was dressed, Henry immediately straightened his back. "Mr. John, your father asked you to go home tonight."

"Arrange it."

"Okay. Anything else I can do for you, Mr. John?" he asked. 'For example, should he investigate on the woman who came in that night?'

"Check all the details regarding the woman who came in last night. I want to know everything about her." John needed to find out the truth.

The reason why James had sent a woman over was because of her appearance, but John remembered her saying that she had received theoretical training.

Given that he had just come back, he needed to be cautious about these things.

Not long after, Henry finally found pieces of information about Nina, but it only filled out half a page.

John frowned.

It was weird how Henry could only find these information on all his social networks. After all, he was a hacker.

When Henry handed him the document, he swallowed nervously.

He had never been this anxious in holding confidential information.

"Nina is 20. She's a sophomore in the Psychology Department of L University. There's no information about her parents, and it seems that she's an only child. She's also married,"

he finished.

There was something about the woman's name that struke Henry's curiosity, but he just couldn't tell what.

When John heard that she was married, his eyes widened. Thinking of the blood on the sheets, he couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows. 'Married? Is her husband impotent?'

When he didn't hear anything else from his assistant, John lifted his gaze. "That's all?"

Henry nodded. "The information before her entrance to college is blank, so I couldn't find anything else."

"Even you can't find anything?" John gazed at him thoughtfully.

Henry nodded again. "All her information was deliberately erased."

How could a person's information be completely erased? Even if he was one of the best hackers in the world, Henry would still not be able to find it. It seemed that this woman wasn't that simple.

Or her husband wasn't that simple to go against.

In that case, only fate could bring Nina into his life again.

Maybe last night was the only time that they could ever meet.

Seeing the thoughtful look on his boss's face, Henry felt that John was actually interested in this Nina. Knowing that she was married must have disappointed him.

It was a pity that she was actually taken.

"Don't let her get pregnant with my child," John said coldly as Henry turned away.

He hated for him to encounter any trouble.

'It seems that he's not only cold but unforgiving,' Henry thought.

After all, they just had a one night stand. How could John be so indifferent to that woman?

Henry glanced at the data once again.

Suddenly, her information reminded him of who Nina actually was.

She was......

Henry stiffened.

No wonder she was incredibly familiar!

Wasn't she John's wife who had gotten married to him secretly?

In fact, the man himself didn't know that he was actually married.

It seemed that they had flirted with each other before they even knew that they were meant to be with each other.

"Mr. John..." Henry raised his head, stopping the man from entering the elevator.

John turned around and glanced at him, as if silently telling him that if it wasn't important, then he shouldn't bother him at all.

A part of Henry didn't want to say anything,

but a part of him was also frightened that if John knew about this and knew that he was hiding it from him, John might as well scorch him alive! Taking a deep breath, Henry calmed himself.

"Mr. John, Miss. Nina is actually your wife..."

"When you applied to be my assistant, didn't anyone tell you to keep silent when I ask no questions?"

Henry was about to continue when John interrupted him harshly.

Taken aback by his harsh words, Henry straightened his back and bowed his head, nodding. "Yes, Mr. John. I won't do that again."

"Deduct your salary for one month. That's your punishment," he said indifferently, waving his hand as if he was a king ordering his subjects.

Henry froze as if he had just been struck by lightning. He opened his mouth, but no words came out.

He had just been working for less than a month, and the salary that he had worked so hard to earn was now gone! What the hell?

Henry was so angry, but he didn't dare speak again.

At three p.m.

Although Nina was still sleepy, she answered a call that requested her to come to a dinner party at six o'clock at No. 1 SQ Road. She had agreed without hesitation. In fact, she couldn't wait.

Nina was actually planning to get her divorce today, and now, the opportunity came just in time.

No.1 SQ Road was a terrace house. In fact, they were the only family living along the road, so it was very quiet.

She touched her bag subconsciously,

knowing that it held a freshly written divorce agreement.

As soon as she stepped into the outer courtyard, a deep voice sounded behind her. It was her husband's father, her father-in-law. He smiled at her arrival.

Sam Shi was around 60, so Nina guessed that his son must've been 40 by now.

However, he was still unmarried at that age, and he even needed his father to find a wife for him. It only meant that the man was either ugly or mentally ill.

Therefore, she was even more encouraged to hand over the agreement.

"Nay, you came!" Sam Shi's hair was already grey, and the wrinkles on his face were clearly visible whenever he smiled. Although he looked old, he was still pretty energetic.

Nina walked up to him, bowing her head. "Uncle."

He frowned at the way she had addressed him.

She was his daughter-in-law! How could she call him Uncle as if he was just any other older person?

"Nay, I believe you've addressed me wrongly." Sam reminded her kindly.

She shuffled awkwardly.

Of course.

"You're still my son's wife. How can you call me Uncle?"

'I won't be your daughter-in-law soon.'

However, the sentence held her back. She didn't want to say it in fear of frightening the old man.

Why not just get it over with now?

Sam had organized a family dinner today, and the person who she was married to would definitely come. What if he saw Nina right then and there? What if he refused to divorce her after that?

She might as well cut all ties immediately!

"Uncle, I actually came here today to tell you something." Without adding anything more, she pulled a divorce agreement from her bag.

Given that she had printed it out earlier that day, the ink was still fresh.

She handed the agreement to Sam Shi. "Uncle, this is the divorce agreement. I've already signed it. Please give it to..."

What was her husband's name?

She blinked, stunned that she didn't even know his name before continuing, "Please give it to my husband and urge him to sign it."

Divorce agreement?

Sam's expression changed abruptly. He glanced at the papers before glancing back at Nina, analyzing her features.

From the looks of it, she must've really wanted this to happen.

She even drew it up herself.

"Would you like to think this through?" he said gently.

She had already made up her mind.

It would always lead to this no matter what solution she tried to come up with.

If she didn't cheat on her husband, then she wouldn't have been this anxious to divorce him. The twenty million dollars were weighing her down like a boat.

She didn't even want her husband to show up right now.

What if he suddenly found out? She didn't want to die!

Nina rubbed her aching forehead, seeing the disappointment written all over Sam's face. "I've already made up my mind. I'm willing to give up all of the properties under my name."

"Really?" She didn't even want the Shi Family's protection?

Others didn't even know her. Sam was the reason behind all of this.

If he hadn't erased all the information about her, then her past would've caught up to her.

"Yes."

As long as she didn't need to pay for the twenty million, then she was fine.

It wasn't that she didn't have the ability to pay, but she didn't want to be wronged.

Besides, she had her own ability to hide from her family.

Sam thought about this for a while and figured out that the reason she wanted divorcement was because she hadn't seen his son.

"Nay, I'm responsible for your marriage. It's my fault that you haven't seen each other," he explained.

Then he took out a faded one-inch photo from his coat pocket before handing it to her. "This is a photo of my youngest son. You can decide after seeing him."

Nina glanced at the photo. Due to its faded color, she could vaguely see the outline of the young boy. In fact, he looked like he just got out of the university.

He looked handsome.

It was just that since she didn't see his recent pictures, she didn't know what he looked like now.

"Uncle, I don't want to delay him," she said. She also didn't want to waste any more time.

When Sam saw that she was still unmoved, he had to compromise for another plan as taking over the divorce agreement.