IN LOVE AND WAR ALL IS FAIR

The coded door lock unlocked with a click, and the door narrowly opened. A girl rushed in. The CEO's magnificent and spacious office was empty, but the sound of water could be heard from the adjacent bedroom.

The girl was quite agile. Despite the fact that the floor was covered with thick carpet, she tiptoed carefully. Her eyes darted in every corner of the room, cautious like a cat's.

She headed towards the door to the bedroom. Standing in the doorway, she saw clothes scattered on the bed. Smiling with satisfaction, she poked her head inside to check if everything was indeed okay.

The bathroom door was ajar. She could vaguely see a man taking a shower.

She noticed his strong arms, wheat skin, and thick shoulders.

Wow!

It was hard to imagine that the CEO, who wore a straight suit every day, had such an impressive body.

Charlotte Qin almost forgot what she had come for.

Suddenly, the man turned around to take bath gel from the shelf.

She almost got a nosebleed because of this.

She could see the eight pack abs, hazed by the mist.

Charlotte Qin swallowed hard, realizing she couldn't stand here staring anymore.

After she had confirmed that it was the CEO himself, she tiptoed out of the office, with the door left unlocked. Once outside, she exhaled a breath of relief.

She took out her phone and sent a message.

The next step was to wait for the payment.

When she got the message that she'd received the money, she smiled to herself.

Her eyes glistened with greed.

She sat in the secretary's office next to the CEO's office, pretending to be busy.

But her ears were glued to the room next door.

After a while, she heard noisy footsteps and the sound of the door opening. Soon enough, a woman screamed and the CEO roared angrily.

The security guards rushed upstairs and took the woman away.

The telephone on Charlotte's desk rang.

"Charlotte Qin! Come to my office right now!"

Charlotte Qin was prepared. She picked up a document and held it close to her chest.

She stood outside the CEO's office and lightly knocked. Two seconds later, she opened the door and stepped in.

"Mr. Su, what can I do for you?"

"Who was that woman?"

Simon Su's face was gloomy. His hair was still wet after the shower, and it looked as if he had haphazardly put his clothes on. The top button of his shirt was unbuttoned, revealing his defined collarbone and distinct chest muscles.

A drop of water fell from his hair, landed on his collarbone, and trailed down his shirt.

Charlotte Qin swallowed.

She felt hot all of a sudden.

Seeing that his secretary was just standing there, Simon Su slammed his fists on the desk.

"Who was the woman that broke in while I was taking a shower?"

"What? Did someone sneak in when you were in the shower? Did she take advantage of you?"

she asked in shock, pretending not to know the truth.

"No, I closed the door in time,"

he replied without thinking twice.

"Charlotte, don't change the topic. What were you doing just now?" he asked.

"I had been dealing with the contract the whole time. You assigned the task to me this morning, remember? Please have a look!"

she said, handing him the document that she had in her hands.

Skimming through document, Simon Su noted that it was well-organized. The data was also detailed. It was not something she could have finished in a short span of time. It seemed as if Charlotte Qin had spent all day working on this.

He calmed down a little and thought maybe she wasn't involved in this matter.

Charlotte Qin chuckled. She had prepared the document beforehand so that she could use it as an alibi.

Simon Su raised his head and glanced sharply at her.

"Did you see anyone passing by just now?"

Charlotte pretended to look confused.

"No, no one passed by, but..."

She seemed to have remembered something all of a sudden.

"I did go to the restroom just now. Maybe the woman sneaked in while I was away.