Volume 1, Chapter 46: Breaking a Taboo?

Zhou Yang was so stirred up by Tang Yumei that his heart fluttered, and his hands naturally slid upward.

When there was no longer any distance between their bodies, hormones quickly swept through the entire living room.

The moonlight outside the window turned the curtains into a translucent layer of gauze, casting a faint glow inside.

At this moment, Tang Yumei's eyes were hazy and distant. Her shapely, fair legs were exposed through the slit of her dress, radiating a restless and provocative allure.

"Zhou Yang!"

Tang Yumei let out a soft moan, her sexy red lips parting slightly to reveal her white teeth. The lychee-flavored sweet wine she had just drunk left a lingering, refreshing sweetness on her breath as she spoke.

In this late night, at this very moment, Tang Yumei was an irreplaceable goddess in Zhou Yang's heart.

She was so beautiful, so sexy, and possessed such extraordinary grace and charm.

Zhou Yang was a young man full of vigor; how could he possibly withstand such temptation? He leaned in and kissed her immediately.

When Zhou Yang's first kiss landed at the corner of her lips, he tasted the sweetness on her lips, like the bursting juice of biting into fresh fruit.

Tang Yumei's body softened, and she collapsed onto the sofa. Her jade bracelet struck the side of the leather sofa with a muffled thud.

The pearl pendants on her earlobes trembled gently with every breath she took.

Just as things were about to progress to the next step, Tang Yumei suddenly grabbed Zhou Yang's hand.

"Zhou Yang... not yet!"

"Why?"

"I... my period is here!" Tang Yumei said.

"Ah?" Zhou Yang instantly felt as though he had been played.

"Don't be upset!" Tang Yumei said. "I just wasn't sure whether you actually wanted the gift I prepared for you! Otherwise, if it were just my own wishful thinking, how awkward would that be later?"

"What about now? Can you be sure now?" Zhou Yang asked, frowning.

"Yes!" Tang Yumei unexpectedly acted a bit coquettish at that moment. "I was originally supposed to go to the United States last Thursday, but because my period came and I couldn't give you this gift, I chose to postpone the trip by a week."

Only then did Zhou Yang realize that Tang Yumei had delayed her departure by a full week just to give him this gift.

This touched him deeply.

"Sister Mei, how long will it take for you to come back from this trip to the United States?"

"That's hard to say," Tang Yumei replied. "It depends on how my work progresses. If it goes fast, I can return in a month or two, stay for a while, and then head back. If it goes slowly, I might have to stay over there for quite a long time, and perhaps I won't have as many opportunities to come back."

"Then do you plan to settle down in the United States in the future?"

"How could that be?" Tang Yumei's cool fingertips brushed across Zhou Yang's cheek with a teasing touch. "With you here, how could I possibly settle down in the United States? I'll just come back once my business is stabilized."

"Mm-hmm!" Zhou Yang nodded.

"Before I leave, I'll also tell you a secret—a secret you've been dying to know!" Tang Yumei smiled somewhat mysteriously.

"Oh? Sister Mei, your tactics are quite brilliant, leaving me in such sweet suspense!" Zhou Yang said.

"Look forward to it!" Tang Yumei said. "In another two or three days, I'll give you the gift and tell you the secret!"

"Well, I'll definitely look forward to it!" Zhou Yang said.

Returning to his own room that night, Zhou Yang remained too excited to fall asleep for a while.

He began to recall everything he had studied from the manual known as *Golden Scales* since childhood.

Because recently, whenever he got into a fight, as long as he could keep his cool, he was always able to rely on the techniques learned from *Golden Scales* to defeat his opponents.

Although it was a harmonious society, many dark corners were still filled with discord.

Therefore, Zhou Yang decided that starting today, he would focus on physical training.

Ever since he was a kid, his body had endured much more training than the average person; otherwise, he wouldn't have stood a chance of winning against so many thugs.

Moreover, *Golden Scales* contained numerous methods like stimulating the "Hegu acupoint" to instantly strengthen oneself and double one's combat effectiveness.

The human body was an extremely complex entity. Martial arts novels often spoke of opening the Governor and Conception Vessels to achieve spiritual enlightenment.

*Golden Scales* had similar teachings, though they didn't refer to those specific vessels.

According to *Golden Scales*, stimulating certain acupoints could make a person temporarily fearless of pain and fiercely brave, while stimulating other vital gates could make the human body more agile, granting first-rate insight and reaction speed to the brain.

As powerful as these techniques were, they came at the cost of premature exhaustion.

Once the effects wore off, a person would be extremely weak.

Therefore, Zhou Yang decided to train his body well and strive to turn the tide purely through his own physical capabilities.

He would save those trump-card techniques for moments of extreme danger.

Thinking along these lines, Zhou Yang finally grew drowsy and fell into a deep sleep.

Arriving at the company the next morning, the moment he stepped into the department, Zhou Yang felt that everyone's gazes were somewhat strange.

Zhao Ziying walked up to Zhou Yang and said, "Manager Zhou, I have something to tell you."

As she spoke, she gestured for Zhou Yang to step out into the hallway.

"Is there something you can't say right here?" Zhou Yang asked with a frown.

Zhao Ziying was fairly attractive, her temperament carried the alluring vibe of a mature woman, and her figure was top-notch—her proud assets swaying right before Zhou Yang's eyes.

"It's a private matter!" Zhao Ziying said in a sweet, coquettish whisper.

"This is the company; we don't discuss private matters here!" Zhou Yang said.

"Manager Zhou, I don't understand," Zhao Ziying said, getting a bit irritated. "Why do you have such a habit of going back for old things? What is she better than me?"

"What do you mean?" Zhou Yang was stunned.

"Hmph! You know very well!"

Looking somewhat exasperated, Zhao Ziying shot Zhou Yang a sidelong glance, her tone carrying a hint of coyness. "You refuse someone fresher and better, and insist on hanging yourself on a single tree. It's really annoying—I've never met anyone like you."

With that, she sensually swayed her waist and turned back toward her own workstation.

A sexy mature woman was indeed different; even her walk made people's blood race.

It even caused several male colleagues nearby to steal glances.

However, Zhou Yang didn't buy into that routine. He glanced indifferently at Zhao Ziying's alluring back before lowering his head to turn on his computer.

Zhao Ziying had thought her little stunt would make Zhou Yang's heart wander, but out of the corner of her eye, she peeked over and saw him calmly checking his emails, paying her words no mind at all.

This left Zhao Ziying utterly annoyed.

She was the goddess of many male colleagues' dreams; who knew how many of them touched themselves at night while thinking of her?

Yet now, she had encountered a sense of defeat in Zhou Yang.

The more it was like this, however, the more Zhao Ziying wanted to make something happen with Zhou Yang—perhaps to prove her charm, or perhaps because she had truly and unknowingly fallen for him.

In any case, she was determined to win Zhou Yang over now.

Just then, Zhou Yang's phone rang. It was a call from the beautiful senior student, Bai Lu.

Zhou Yang stood up and walked outside to answer the call.

"Senior, what is it?"

"Manager Zhou, you got promoted and didn't even tell me such great news?" Bai Lu bantered.

"I was only promoted yesterday, and I'm just an acting manager!" Zhou Yang said.

"You've been at the headquarters for less than a month, and you've gone from a specialist to management. You could say that's a miracle," Bai Lu said. "Congratulations!"

"Thanks, Senior!" Zhou Yang said. "I'll treat you to dinner when I have time."

"I didn't call today to beg for a meal!" Bai Lu said.

"Then what is it about?" Zhou Yang asked.