Lose In CEO's Love Tricks

Inside an extravagant and luxurious hotel room, the dim light reflected the shadows of two figures on a big bed. Their hot breaths mixing with the air.

The woman felt like she was going to fall apart.

As she looked against the soft lighting, she could only see the outline of the man's firm silhouette and his blurred facial features.

"Ah..."

She yelled a passionate sigh and found herself opening her eyes. To her disappointment, she realized that she was just in her bedroom at home.

The bed in the hotel and the man were just a part of her dream.

For so many years, Carolyn Xia had had the same dream.

Every time she woke up, her face was flushed.

It felt like... It felt like everything that happened in the dream was real.

However, she couldn't remember anything. She couldn't even recall the man's face!

To be exact, she didn't have the memory of what happened seven years ago. The first time she saw the world with her own eyes was when she woke up in the hospital. After that, she slowly began to understand the world like a newborn baby.

The phone on the bedside table suddenly rang, disrupting her thoughts.

When she answered the phone, she heard the manager's angry yelling.

"Carolyn! Why haven't you arrived yet? Did you turn a deaf ear to what I told you? Do you know how important the documents are?"

Although it was the weekend, the company was hosting a new season fashion show today, and all the documents were still in her hands!

It was the most important part of the project.

Without thinking about it carefully, Carolyn Xia got up to get dressed.

Half an hour later, she quickly got out of the taxi. When she was about to rush into the press conference, the security guard at the door reached out and stopped her.

"I'm sorry, Miss. Please show me your admission permit. You are not allowed to enter without it."

Carolyn Xia fumbled all over her body and was suddenly dumbfounded... She left in a hurry this morning that she only brought the documents with her. She forgot to grab her permit. If she went back home to get the permit now, then she wouldn't be able to make it back in time for the press conference.

Just as Carolyn Xia was stuck in distress, a black figure passed by her. The man showed the guard his permit and was granted entrance. When he was about to enter through the door, she called out to him, "Wait!"

The man paused and slowly turned around to look at her.

He had a chiseled face with deep and exquisite facial features. His every move seemed to extend a noble and innate aura around him.

Only one glance from him was enough to make anyone remember his face.

"Miss, what can I do for you?" A magnetic and pleasant voice slowly drawled from his lips.

After being stunned for a while, Carolyn Xia found that the man was looking at her with a faint smile.

She didn't know whether she was hallucinating or not. She felt that although he was smiling, there was a cold and sharp feeling behind him.

A trace of embarrassment flashed across her face. However, she thought about the documents and decided to walk up to intimately hold his arm. "Honey, I've been waiting here for you for a long time. The security guard told me that I didn't have a permit to enter. Please take me inside!"

In the press conference, anyone with a permit was allowed to bring another companion with them.

She took the risk because she saw that this man didn't bring a female companion with him.

He looked at her with a strange expression. Carolyn Xia was afraid that he would expose her in front of the guard. Not wanting to blow their cover, she secretly winked at him and intimately shook his arm, as if they were a real couple.

The man stared at Carolyn Xia for a while and raised his eyebrows up in confusion. However, he decided to cooperatively reach out his hand to smooth the hair beside her face. "Okay, hurry up. The press conference will start later."

Seeing that the two of them looked like a couple, the security guard saw no reason to stop them anymore.

After entering the venue, there was only less than fifteen minutes left before the press conference started. Without thanking the man for bringing her in, Carolyn Xia quickly stuffed a business card into his hand and left in hurry.

Derrick Song took the business card and looked at it. A meaningful look gradually appeared in his eyes.

This woman... Did she really forget him?

After being criticized by the manager, Carolyn Xia was finally relieved to see that the press conference went smoothly.

Just as she was about to go find the person who helped her, a sharp voice interrupted from beside her.

"I thought I was wrong. It's really you, Carolyn."

The voice seemed very familiar to Carolyn Xia.

She slowly turned around and stared at the man and the woman in front of her. She nodded lightly and said, "Dora, Eric."

Holding Eric Gong's arm, Dora Xia took a step forward and said, "My dear elder sister, what should I say to you? When I saw you flirting with a man this morning, I thought I was wrong and assumed that it wasn't you. But I didn't expect you to actually be here. It seems that your wanton personality hasn't changed!"

Looking at Dora Xia with indifference, Carolyn Xia bluntly stated, "I'm single now. Even if I actually had a relationship with a man, I'm not a slut."

Dora Xia burst out into laughter. "Don't forget too soon that when you were with Eric seven years ago, you caused Dad to die in a car accident, so that you could elope with a man. You're lucky that you are still alive. If I were you, I would never dare to hook up with a man again in my life! Fortunately, Eric had a good eye and chose to be with me. Otherwise, I wonder how many times you would have cheated on him."

Eric Gong didn't say anything. Apparently, he agreed with what Dora Xia was accusing her of.

Carolyn Xia's face darkened.

The car accident seven years ago forced her to lose all her memories. Since she couldn't remember anything, she couldn't argue against her sister. All she could do was clench her hands and helplessly stand there.

Just as the two of them were gossiping about her in an arrogant manner, several security guards suddenly came over.

"I'm sorry. I got the report that the two of you caused some disruption in the venue. Please leave now."

When she heard this, Dora Xia's facial expression changed. "What are you doing? What report? That's ridiculous!"

Eric Gong frowned and raised his voice at them. "Do you know who I am? Huh? I'm the art director of the company! I'm in charge of today's press conference!"

The security guards were expressionless. "It doesn't matter who you two are. Please leave the venue now. Otherwise, we have to escort you out of the premises by force."

The argument attracted the attention of the people around them. Carolyn Xia stood there in surprise and didn't know what just happened.

In the end, she couldn't do anything but watch Eric Gong and Dora Xia get escorted out of the building.

Although Carolyn Xia was a little confused, seeing them gradually disappear from her sight made her feel a little more relieved.

Suddenly, a deep voice came from behind her.

"I didn't expect the security guards to be so good. I just called them and they already kicked them out of the event by now."

Astonished, Carolyn Xia turned around and looked into the man's deep black eyes. She frowned and asked, "Was it you who did it?"

Derrick Song folded his arms gracefully and glanced at her with a slightly cold smile on his lips. "I couldn't stand the way they harshly conversed with you, so I decided to make a phone call. I acted bravely for a just cause. This is not a false report, is it?"

Acted bravely for a just cause?

When she recalled what Dora Xia had said, Carolyn Xia's eyes darkened. "Maybe... I'm the kind of person they accused me of..."

Looking at her sad and upset face, Derrick Song's black eyes held multiple feelings. "What's so good about that man? What do you see in him? How could you like him?"

Carolyn Xia looked at him strangely. "Did you overhear what we were talking about just now? Who told you that I liked him? Even if I liked him, it was only in the past."

Derrick Song opened his mouth and wanted to say something more, but Carolyn Xia's phone rang.

She looked at screen and found that her stepmother messaged her, urging her to go home as soon as possible. There was something important.

Carolyn Xia hesitated for a moment and apologetically said to Derrick Song, "I'm sorry. I wanted to buy you a cup of coffee, but I have to go home due to an emergency. How about next time? When will you be free?"

He withdrew his gaze from her phone screen and calmly said, "Don't worry about it. I didn't help you for a cup of coffee."

Carolyn Xia smiled gratefully, "Then I'll go first."

After saying goodbye, Carolyn rushed back home.

She thought that there was something really urgent back home. However, when she returned, she found her stepmother, Mae Zhao, sitting leisurely in the living room, watching TV and eating melon seeds. It didn't seem like there was something important that had to be addressed.

"Auntie, I'm back." Carolyn looked at Mae Zhao as she slowly stepped into the living room.

Mae Zhao looked askance at her and threw away the melon seed shells in her hands. "You're back. I asked you to come early because I wanted to discuss something with you. Your sister has been with Eric for so many years now, and our family is considering the possibility of a marriage. For her dowry, I plan to prepare a car for her. It doesn't need to be too good. It will cost about two hundred thousand dollars."

Carolyn didn't know how to tell her feeling after finding out that her former lover was going to marry her sister. Her eyes darkened and nodded. "Okay."

"What's wrong with you, Carolyn? Just 'okay'?" Mae Zhao glared at her coldly. "You know it, too. After your father's death, I raised you and your sister. I worked hard every day to make sure that you were both well fed. Dora just began to work, so she doesn't have any savings yet. If you don't pay it, then who else can afford the two hundred thousand dollars?"

It suddenly came to Carolyn's realization that her stepmother had called her back home to ask for money.

"Auntie, I don't have two hundred thousand now. Even if I have it, I'm not the one who will get married. Why should I be the one to pay for her?"

"How dare you talk back?" Mae Zhao stood up and angrily walked over to Carolyn. She pointed at her head and yelled, "If you hadn't killed your father seven years ago, then our family wouldn't have ended up like this. I took you home and took good care of you. It's okay that you don't thank me, but how dare you talk to me like that? I should have let you die outside!"

Every word and every sentence painfully struck Carolyn's heart.

Ever since she woke up seven years ago and found out about her sin, she had been trying her best to atone for it throughout the years. She had made great efforts for this family, for her stepmother and sister...

"Auntie, you can't deny what I have done for this family throughout the past few years. I have worked very hard and I take my salary home every month, except for the living expenses. I don't leave any money. If you ask me for the two hundred thousand dollars, where will I be able to get it? ..."

"Do you think your salary is enough for our family? How can you blame us for your incompetence?" ... Mae Zhao was exasperated. She cornered Carolyn, reached out her hand, and slapped her in the face. "You killed your own father for a man. You deserve to be single for the rest of your life!"

Carolyn felt dizzy after she endured the heavy slap. Mae Zhao rushed up to her again and tried to hit her, but she opened the door instinctively. She wanted to run away.

As soon as she took a step forward, she bumped into a black figure.

"Ah..." she screamed and stumbled because of the impact.

Before she could fall down, the man stretched his arm out and firmly caught her. He gently pulled her into his arms.

The air was filled with a strange, but particularly pleasant fragrance. It was mixed with a slight scent of tobacco that drew her in. When she looked up, she gazed into a pair of deep black eyes.

Her heart skipped a beat!

"Bitch, stop!" Mae Zhao rushed out angrily and was surprised to see Carolyn being cradled in a man's arms.

The man was dressed in a black suit, which made his handsome figure look taller. The elegant and strong aura between his eyebrows was obviously, not something that an ordinary person could possess.

Mae Zhao had experienced a lot, and she had a discerning eye.

When she saw the man and Carolyn looking at each other in an unusual way, she couldn't help but ask, "Hey, who is this? Don't you want to introduce him to me, Carolyn?"

Carolyn was slightly stunned. She then looked at Derrick who was standing next to her. She was confused why he was at the door of her house, but she could only bite the bullet and say, "He is..."

"I'm Carolyn's boyfriend." Derrick smiled at Mae Zhao.

When they heard this, both Carolyn and Mae Zhao gave him a stunned look.

Mae Zhao looked at the two of them with her eyebrows raised up and then giggled. "Boyfriend? How could Carolyn find a boyfriend? Don't be fooled by her weak appearance. Carolyn is not a simple woman. Seven years ago, she killed her own father so that she could elope with someone else. What else can't she do?"

Derrick carelessly smiled and pulled Carolyn closer to him. "I'm not interested in what happened seven years ago. And as far as I know, I don't need you to tell me what kind of person Carolyn is."

His words were filled with a tone of trust and protection for her.

Mae Zhao's eyes twitched. "I don't care who you are. She has to give me two hundred thousand dollars today!"

"Do you think it's worth being so hard on Carolyn for just two hundred thousand dollars?" Derrick didn't mean to give in. Instead, he took out a pen from his pocket and quickly wrote down a series of words on the checkbook.

As soon as he finished, he threw the check at Mae Zhao's hand. A strong and threatening grin appeared on his handsome face. "I hope you won't use these vulgar prices to measure my Carolyn in the future. If you dare beat her up again, I promise that I will cause you more pain."

His tone was cold and cruel, making Mae Zhao dare not doubt his words.

She was so shocked that she didn't even dare to pick up the check.

As the sun began to set, its orange rays peaked through the leaves and casted its light on the road.

The two of them quietly walked side by side for a long time. Seeing that they were already far away from her house, Carolyn stole a glance at Derrick's hand. He tightly held her hand, but she pulled it back nervously. "Thank you for helping me just now. Why did you come to my home?"

Derrick slowly turned his head, took out a lady's wallet from his arms and handed it to her. "If I remember correctly, this belongs to you."

Carolyn's hands fumbled in her pockets and found that her wallet was really gone. She took it and gratefully responded, "Thank you. I didn't know..."

Thinking of the money, she couldn't help but frown. "But... You shouldn't have given her that two hundred thousand. I don't think it's possible for me to earn that money right now. How can I pay you back?"

Derrick gently looked down at her and said with a faint smile, "Then take it as if you're selling yourself to me."

"... I'd better go back and retrieve it for you!"

Carolyn turned around to head back home, but he stopped her.

"No." Derrick pulled her back. Seeing her serious face, he felt the need to explain himself. "That check is actually invalid."

After saying that, he carefully stared at Carolyn's face to see her reaction. However, she only looked surprise and confused.

"It turns out that check was used to bluff people... But if you help me like this, aren't you afraid that I'm the bad type of woman my stepmother said..." As a matter of fact, Carolyn only met him once. However, he had already helped her twice within such a short period of time.

As a stranger, his kindness made Carolyn feel flattered.

Derrick frowned slightly and said in a deep voice, "I don't know if you are a bad woman, but I won't believe a single word that your stepmother said."

His tone seemed to show her that he trusted her. It was like the warm spring water was flowing into her heart.

Carolyn couldn't remember what she had experienced before she lost her memory. But ever since she lost her memory seven years ago, so many things had happened. Her boyfriend left her, her sister sneered at her, and her stepmother cursed her... There was only coldness left in her world.

This man was the first and the only person who said such nice things to her and was even kind and gentle towards her.

When night fell, the homeless Carolyn followed him aimlessly.

The place she had called "home" might not belong to her anymore. She didn't even feel like going back.

Noticing that she had no other place to go, Derrick stopped and said, "I can offer you a place to live in. If you are not afraid that I'm a bad person..."

Carolyn was slightly stunned at the offer and smiled. "You've already helped me so much. If you are a bad person, then I am not any better..."

"So, you agree?"

He took a step closer. The smile in his eyes made Carolyn's heart beat faster inexplicably. She felt her cheeks turning red.

She never dared to go to a strange man's house before. However, she held a kind of attraction to him and easily let go of her guard whenever she was with him.

Derrick lived in a small apartment. It had one bedroom and one living room. It was enough for one person to live in. It looked a little cramped with the two of them inside as there was only one bed in the room. Carolyn took the pillow and headed over to lie on the sofa, but Derrick pressed her back onto the bed.

When she was about to say something, Derrick grabbed her pillow and walked out.

It was obvious that he gave her the bedroom.

He had done a lot for her today. How could she let the owner of this apartment sleep on the sofa? "How about we sleep together? Anyways, the bed is big enough for the both of us."

The way she said "sleep together" was very pure and honest, but to his ears, it obviously held a different meaning.

"Are you always so active with men?" Derrick teasingly narrowed his eyes and couldn't help but recall the first time he saw Carolyn. She also took the initiative to throw him on the bed... Although it was just a misunderstanding.

Rubbing between his eyebrows, he threw the pillow back to the bed and walked over to her. He bent over and pressed himself on her. "In that case, I'll have to reluctantly comply..."

He then stretched out his slender fingers to take off her clothes.

Carolyn was stunned for a while, but then realized what he meant. Her face immediately flushed a deep shade of red and she shrank into a corner. "I...I mean... You can sleep next to me! Let's sleep separately and not disturb each other!"

She dodged his hand, and placed the quilt in the middle of the bed as a divider. The movement left her breathless and her cheeks were blushing redder, which only made her lovelier and more attractive.

Carolyn looked back at Derrick and found him was leaning against the bed with a big grin on his face. It was not until then that she realized that he was deliberately making fun of her. She looked away with embarrassment.

"I see. Good night." He answered indifferently before he lazily stood up and walked to the other side. "Remember, from now on, don't casually say such words like 'sleep together' to any man. It would be fine if you said it to me, but others..."

"I, I know..." Carolyn scratched her hair, wishing to find a place to hide herself.