Love Ploy: You Got Me Lose Control

The office door was locked, but that was not a problem for Heidy Hua. She had the key to that office. Opening the door as softly as she could, she stepped inside as quietly as a cat. She wanted to give Kevin Liu a big surprise.

A messy display greeted her eyes on the other side of the door. A man's shirt, jacket, pants, and necktie were scattered all over the floor. "What a mess you've made here, Kevin! You're really hopeless." Though she complained peevishly, she set down the dessert in her hand and started tidying up the clothes on the floor.

"Wait, what the hell is this? A long dress? Silk stockings?" Heidy Hua hadn't noticed any of these feminine items when she first came in. Looking at the items in her hand, she was suddenly dizzy with shock.

At that very moment, as if in answer to her confusion, she heard the playful voices of a man and a woman from the direction of the bathroom. A woman said teasingly, "You're such a brute! You are going to date your girlfriend late. Don't you afraid that she would find out?"

Heidy Hua was intimately familiar with the voice of the man who spoke next. "Come on! She really acts like she's an untouchable princess. After dating for a year, she still won't let me put a finger on her! Well, if it weren't for this hotel.... She's never as thoughtful as you. You're the one who comforts me when I need it."

It was Kevin Liu's voice. Just the previous day, he had told her that he would give her a surprise, and that they would have dinner half an hour later! Unbelievable! Their relationship was definitely finished now.

There was the sound of flowing water, mixed with the hot gasps of Kevin Liu and that other woman.

With her blood surging, Heidy Hua blushed as if she were the guilty one. She stood there mutely for a moment, and then turned around and walked out of the door without saying a word.

An hour before.

"Mom, do you really think it's a good idea?" Wearing her new long dress, Heidy Hua showed it off for her mother to judge. She trusted her mother's opinion.

With a smile on her face, she looked at her daughter and said, "Of course. You look beautiful no matter what you wear. Go ahead. Just don't make Kevin wait for you too long."

"Mom... It's still early," Heidy Hua said in a girly voice, bending over her mother.

"Hurry up."

Under her mother's prompting, Heidy Hua eventually went out and took a taxi to the Safwan Hotel.

The Safwan Hotel was founded by Heidy's father, the intrepid businessman, Abel Hua. It was the crown jewel of his career, and his proudest accomplishment. Abel Hua often praised his three treasures. The one who ranked first was his beloved daughter Heidy. The second was the Safwan Hotel, which he made every effort to keep in top condition. The third was the talented manager of hotel, Kevin, who was also Heidy's boyfriend.

Tonight was the first anniversary of Heidy and Kevin. Kevin had said before that he would give Heidy a surprise.

The appointed time was 7:30 in the evening, but Heidy arrived there well before 7 o'clock.

The hotel was a lively place that evening, bustling with all sorts of guests. Heidy stayed in her private lounge for a while until she felt bored. She called a waiter and asked, "Excuse me. Is Mr. Kevin off duty?"

"Miss Heidy, Mr. Kevin is still working in his office. Perhaps you would enjoy some dessert in the meanwhile? Please wait a moment longer."

Heidy nodded. There was something about the waiter's eyes that made him seem a little evasive. Was he laughing at her for being so strict with her boyfriend?

Heidy always treated her boyfriend more or less like a brother. She had been a nice, obedient daughter since childhood, and had always accepted her parents' arrangements. When she grew up, she accepted Kevin as her boyfriend, just as they wished.

Until then, she had always counted herself lucky, because Kevin always seemed so gentle and considerate. Moreover, he was her father's competent assistant at work. Overall, Heidy was quite satisfied with him.

Thinking of this, Heidy carefully lifted a corner of her long dress and walked into the elevator. She carried the dessert that the waiter had just brought her, intending to reward her dedicated boyfriend.

So she went straight to the office on the 18 floor, never suspecting that she would find such a scene.

On the street outside of the hotel, Heidy walked aimlessly. Anger, sadness, helplessness, all kinds of emotions surged through her mind. In a maelstrom of emotion, she couldn't think clearly.

She wanted to call some of her best friends, and took out her phone. But one of them was shopping in Hong Kong. She didn't want to disturb her good mood. Another one was attending a meeting in the United States, so she probably wouldn't be able to listen to her troubles. Should she call her parents? How could she tell them that the boyfriend of their beloved daughter was having an affair with another woman?

Putting away her phone, Heidy entered the first bar she could find. The stench of alcohol made her feel hot all over. She ordered a glass of iced juice and a cup of iced coke.

Slowly, she calmed down, but then her heartache really began. Tears fell down from her eyes. She felt embarrassed to be seen by others in that condition, so she picked up the cola and looked for a quiet corner to sit down.

As soon as she turned around, she bumped into the man behind her, and her cup of coke was splashed all over on him. In retaliation, the man abruptly spilled his wine on Heidy's chest.

The man snorted and said, "You splashed me, and I splashed you. It's fair." Even though his breath was full of alcohol, the sound of his voice was surprisingly pleasant.

Not wanting to tangle with him, Heidy tried to escape by saying lightly, "I'm sorry." Then she turned around to walk out.

But the stranger wouldn't let her go. He lifted her chin rudely and said, "It's too late to say sorry now."

"Then what do you want?" Heidy tried to brush his hand away. Her eyes were already filled with tears from her recent heartbreak, and this unpleasant encounter was starting to frighten her.

Suddenly, the sight of Heidy's clear and innocent eyes struck this stranger like a lightning bolt. He felt as if he had suddenly woken up, and he gently touched her chin with his fingers. Before she could react, he lowered his head and stole a deep and passionate kiss.

"No! No!" Heidy struggled to get away. "Please! You..."

The man had already put his hand around her waist.

She was suffering from lack of oxygen, and her breathing became difficult. She didn't know how long it took before he let her go.

Patting her chest, Heidy coughed loudly.

"You still need to pay for my clothes. One kiss is not enough." This naughty man was not only domineering, but also childish.

Heidy was covering her face with one hand and coughing continuously with her other hand patting her chest. The man gently held her in his arms and said, "I'm not bad-looking. Why do you feel so disgusted to kiss me?"

He pulled Heidy's hand away from her face. Heidy groaned in pain and gasped weakly, "No! No!"

When her hand was taken away, her face was badly swollen and her lips were like sausages. Her features were so distorted that it was a shocking sight. Her appearance was transformed entirely.

The man pushed her away in disgust. "Wow, who the hell are you? How dare you pretend to be a princess to trick me into kissing you?"

But to Heidy, the man in front of her was worse than a devil. At one moment he was cold and ruthless, the next moment he was rough and rude, and then he was naughty and cute. It was too much for her to make sense of. She tried to raise her voice and said, "I'm seriously allergic to alcohol. If you don't send me to the hospital now, you'll go to prison for murder."

Did her words make an impact on this man? He simply said, "Oh!" Then he picked her up in his arms, walked out of the bar, and took her into a car.

Heidy only felt a burning pain on her face and body. She couldn't open her eyes and she couldn't speak anymore. As soon as she entered the car, she fell into a semi-conscious daze.

When Heidy woke up, the sun rose high outside the window and the sunshine poured through the glass and fell upon the quilt. The air conditioner was on and the temperature was comfortable. She quickly reached out and touched her face. The pain wasn't so terrible anymore, and her face didn't seem to be so swollen.

"I'm lucky to wake up in a hospital." She couldn't help but sigh.

"You're not in a hospital. This is my home."

Heidy was shocked by the sudden voice. It was the man she met at that bar the previous night. He sat on a sofa in the same room and had his arms folded across his chest. He had short chestnut hair. There was the hint of a gentle smile at the corners of his mouth, making the sun outside the window dim. She hadn't observed his features carefully the previous night. She had been too distracted by her pain and distress to notice how handsome he was. Now, his good looks were impossible to ignore.

Heidy blushed. "Why don't you take me to a hospital?"

He didn't answer, but went straight over and pulled up the quilt for her. With a voice that was suddenly rather cold, he said, "Lie down."

Heidy panicked as she realized that she was naked under the quilt. Hadn't she dressed up well the previous day?

"You! You..." Heidy stammered, "What did you do to me last night?"

"The doctor is here. Lie down." From his firm tone, it was clear that he wouldn't take 'no' for an answer, and she didn't have the spirit to say another word.

The doctor who came in was about fifty years old, tall and thin, with a kind and gentle manner. After a quick and basic check, he said, "There was only some indirect contact between the wine and your face, so it's not a big deal. Just take some medicine and rest well. As for your chest and back, you need to apply this medicine several times. It will prevent scarring and infection."

"My back? Can you apply some medicine for me, Doctor?" Heidy asked pitifully. She was scared to go home to ask her mother to apply the medicine for her. Her mother knew that she was allergic to alcohol. Her parents would be sure to scold her for going to a bar. Moreover, Kevin was involved. How could she tell them about what happened to her last night?

"Well, Well... I can't..." The doctor was at a loss for words. He looked at the other man with embarrassment. The previous night, when he did the examination for her, he had taken only a few glances at her. His boss even wanted to pinch him. How could he dare to touch this girl with medicine himself, whom his boss had brought home casually?

Heidy asked curiously, "Can't a doctor apply medicine to a patient?"

"Of course he can't." It was the other man who spoke, harshly and curtly. Was she supposed to let herself be touched by a stranger who was not a doctor?

"You! Forget it. I'll apply the medicine myself."

Seeking to escape this difficult situation, the doctor hastened to explain that he had to attend to an emergency treatment, and he hurried out of the room.

"Don't address me as 'you'. My name is Simon Fan. You can't apply it on your own back. And the doctor can't apply it for you, either." Then he lifted her quilt and said, "But I can be your nurse."

"What do you want from me? What kind of nurse are you, anyway?" Heidy grasped the quilt tightly against her body, and huddled up inside it as if she didn't trust him at all.

"Miss Heidy, that doctor is my mentor, John Chen. He's a famous surgeon in the city, and I'm his apprentice. Now why don't you let me apply medicine for you?"

"How did you know what my name is?"

Heidy was so helpless and confused. Simon Fan shrugged and said, "You cell phone, wallet, and ID card are in your bag. By the way, I answered several calls for you last night and told your boyfriend that I would take good care of you, so please don't worry."

"What?" Heidy was completely enraged. "You shameless bastard! You forced a kiss on me, which gave me an allergic reaction to alcohol and made me pass out. Then you dared to look through my belongings and answer my phone casually. You are a complete devil!"

"Bastard? Devil? Shameless?" He pulled the quilt and smiled wickedly, saying, "Let me show you what a devil is like."

Then he kissed Heidy on the lips, trying to tease her.

Heidy suddenly cried out in pain and panic.

He suddenly remembered that her lips were allergic and swollen last night.

He let go of her and sighed, "Do you want me to continue like this, or do you want me to apply the medicine for you?"

Heidy knew that she couldn't quarrel or fight with this man in front of her, so she just lay down in a fit of pique and exposed her back.

"Good girl!" Simon Fan praised her teasingly, took out the medicine and cotton swab, and carefully applied them to her back.

Although her back was red and swollen, and some parts of her skin were even broken, the slender and beautiful outline of her back was still clearly visible.

Heidy fidgeted and said, "Don't look and touch where you shouldn't!"

"Well, I'm not interested in a woman like you. Honestly, a cow would be ten thousand times sexier than you at the moment. If I were interested in you, I would have taken you last night. How could you still lie here?" He said disdainfully, throwing the medicine bottle on the table, "Apply it on your chest by yourself. I don't want to hurt my eyes."

But Heidy didn't care what he said, as long as she knew she was safe. As soon as he went out, she picked up the medicine and began to apply it herself.

As he left the room, Simon Fan took a deep breath.

He had used up all his patience just by applying the medicine on her last night when she was asleep.

He had dated more than one hundred women. But he had never had such a feeling and had never suppressed himself so well.

"Damn it! And I even didn't go to work because of her!"

Simon Fan took a cold shower in a rush, and drove to work.

As the sound of Simon's car faded away, Heidy got up and turned on her phone. There were numerous messages from her mother asking where she was and what she was doing. She hurried to look for her clothes. Finally, she saw her new dress, in shreds, in the trash bin.

"Bastard!" She clenched her fists in anger.

Opening Simon's wardrobe, she found it full of men's clothes. She had no choice but to take one of his shirts randomly and put it on. For her, it was almost as big as a dress. It seemed as if she didn't even need to wear trousers.

She packed her bag, applied some more medicine and hurried out to catch a taxi.

Tiptoeing to the door of her house, she whispered, "Dad? Mom?" Fortunately, neither of her parents were at home. She slipped into her room, took off Simon's clothes and changed into her pajamas. After thinking for a while, she added a long sleeve shirt.

The front door was opened again. Before entering her bedroom, Heidy's mother, Christina, shouted, "Heidy? Heidy!"

Hearing her mother's voice, all the events of the previous night flashed through her mind. "Mom. Mom..."

Noticing that there was something wrong in her daughter's voice, Christina asked with concern, "What's wrong, darling?"

"Nothing. It's nothing. What do you want to cook for lunch today?" Heidy pretended to be happy. What could she possibly tell her mother about the night before? Her only choice was to pretend that nothing had happened.

"Food is always on your mind. Didn't Kevin let you eat well last night?" Christina said to her daughter, "Tell me, did Kevin propose to you yesterday? Where did you go last night? Your father and I were so worried about you."

"Mom, you worry about me too much." Heidy obviously wanted to change the topic. Before Christina could ask her anything more, Heidy was saved by her phone when it started ringing. Then Christina went to the kitchen to prepare lunch.

It was a strange number. The male voice on the other end of the line was both strange and pleasant.

"Who are you?"

"Have you forgotten your savior already?" There was a note of teasing in his wicked voice.

Heidy never thought he would call her. "It's you... What do you want from me?"

"I'm downstairs, you naughty girl. Do you want me to go upstairs to visit you, or will you come down by yourself?"

Heidy opened the window and saw a black car parking at the gate of her housing complex. How could he dare to chase her home! She couldn't help exclaiming, "You bastard, don't go too far!"

But to her surprise, Simon didn't respond with anger. "So, do you want me, the bastard, to go upstairs and have a seat? Or would you prefer to come and see the bastard downstairs?"

"I'll be right downstairs!" --

In fact, Simon was very angry indeed!

He had rushed to his company in the morning and entered the office with an unconscious smile.

Seeing that Simon was in a good mood that day, his subordinates knew that he must have spent the night with a great beauty. It was rare for him to be late, so they took the documents to be signed and sent them to him one by one. In a good mood, he signed the documents, one after another. Usually, Simon was so strict and meticulous about his work. He was so easy to deal with that day!

Simon signed a lot of documents. When his pretty secretary came in and asked him what he wanted for lunch, he realized that it was already noon. Then he remembered that the woman he had picked up didn't even have breakfast. She must be very hungry!

He drove home in a hurry and found that there was no one in the room. The woman had disappeared with the medicine! Damn it! How could she leave him already? What did she take him for? Before he could figure out why he was so angry, he threw away the light food he had brought for her and drove to the address on her ID card. Then he dialed the number he had saved before.

Ten minutes later, Heidy was finally in front of him.

In the car. With vigilance, Heidy looked at Simon and asked, "Are you here to ask for the medical fees? All my private money is in this card. Thirty thousand dollars. I don't have any more."

Although Simon had been angry a moment before, he couldn't help laughing. He wished he could stick the label of 'cute' on Heidy's forehead. He answered seriously, "You're right, but thirty thousand is far from enough."

"Is it so expensive? I was allergic to alcohol the year before, and I only spent thirty thousand for a month in the hospital," said Heidy, pouting. All of a sudden, Simon silenced her with a passionate kiss.

He didn't know why, but every time he saw her pitiful look, he always had an impulse to hold her in his arms. This kiss, compared with the previous two kisses, was gentler and lasted for a long time. His lips and tongue felt as if they had found their partners who had been missing for many years, as they snuggled close and were unwilling to leave.

Heidy was stunned by his unrelenting intimacy. After a long time, she came to her senses and pushed his chest away with both her hands. Simon held her hands and rubbed the back of her hands gently with his fingertips to comfort her. Simon didn't want to stop kissing her at all. Although the woman in his arms was unresponsive to his affection, she stopped struggling.

After a long time, when he felt that his mouth was dry and his tongue was willing to stop, Simon released her and put his fingers on her red and swollen lips. "That's my fee. Thirty thousand is only interest."

Simon's face had delicate features, and he looked at her with eyes as deep and intense as obsidian. Just now... He smelled really good. Heidy was totally stunned, and in an instant her face turned red as the color of a tomato.

"Then l don't owe you anymore." Every time she met him, she was bullied. In order to hide her frantic heartbeat, Heidy opened the door behind her quickly and said, "Bye."

"See you tomorrow!" Simon looked at her calmly.

Heidy withdrew her foot and asked, "What? See you tomorrow? We will never see each other again."

"Really? Well, then I won't bring you the medicine tomorrow. It's just a nuisance."

"Thank you for your concern. I have taken the medicine back! I'll go to the hospital to buy what I need tomorrow."

"I forgot to tell you that this medicine is Dr. John's treasure. It's a secret medicine. Do you really think that ordinary medicine can heal your swelling in just one day and remove all the scars from your body?" Simon wasn't lying when he said this.

Heidy, who was suffering from an allergy, naturally understood this. She sat back in the car and her eyes lit up. "Will this medicine work on older scars?" There were two long scars on her thighs because of her alcohol allergy last year, which prevented her from wearing short skirts and tight pants.

"Of course, but only if you keep taking it at least seven days." Simon chuckled in his heart. She was so gullible.

"Well," said Heidy with great determination, "Then I will buy seven days' worth of that medicine from you. Rest assured. I'll pay you back as soon as I get my salary."