In the five-star Peninsula Hotel in D City.

Lola Li's 22nd birthday party had drawn to a close. Her cheeks looked redder as if she was heavily rouged. She began to stagger.

After the elevator arrived at the eighth floor, Sara Fu tightened her grip on Lola's hand and determined not to let Lola and Mike Qi sleep together.

Upon making this decision, she pulled Lola towards the room at the end of the corridor. A waiter had just provided room service and was about to leave.

"Hey, leave the door open please. My friend is in this room. I'm going to visit him." Without any suspicion, the waiter pushed the serving cart and left.

Sara Fu saw a tall man from behind wearing a bathrobe and thought that he had just taken a bath.

"A male is OK!" thought Sara. She pushed Lola Li roughly into the room without any hesitation, and rapidly snapped the door shut.

Sara Fu raised her head to look for the camera. Luckily, the room was located at a blind spot.

After smoothing her wavy long hair, she headed for another suite as if nothing had happened.

In the dim room, Lola Li, dazedly, saw a man turning around and looking sharply at her.

She shivered, thinking that how cold his eyes were.

She was uncomfortable and this made her stop thinking. She staggered to her feet and walked towards him. She needed something. But she had no idea what actually she needed.

"GET OUT!" shouted Harry Si. He saw her face clearly when they were less than three meters apart.

The professional designer had fashioned her long black hair into a gorgeous and elaborate braid, demonstrating her elegance and grace. The white full dress further highlighted her charming body shape and sexy butterfly-shaped collarbones.

The lower hem of the dress, decorated with small shining diamonds, was like an arc, thus showing her long white leg on the right.

The 3-inch spindly-heeled sandals with diamonds could demonstrate her pleasant, frank and sincere personality.

She unmannerly kicked off one of her limited-edition high heels. One meter away, he saw her face flushing in an unusual way.

"I'm not feeling well. Could you give me a cup of cold water?" Lola Li was trying to kick off the other high heel.

Finally, the shoe was thrown three meters away, after she put her right arm around the man's neck and lightly took off the sandal with left hand.

From the faint smell of her perfume, one could tell that it was a world-famous brand - Indulgence - made from middle note white water lily and lily of the valley fragrances.

From the top to the bottom, she spelled elegance and grace. A rich young lady entered a wrong room? Was that possible?

Harry Si pulled down her slender arm around his neck without hesitation, and walked towards the door.

Lola Li failed to support herself and knelt down on the white carpet, with one hand still held by him.

"What's going on here?" Harry Si became impatient, shook her hand off, and was going to call the front desk.

As soon as he picked up the phone, Lola Li stood up without his noticing it and wrapped her arm around his waist from behind.

"I'm not feeling well. Please save me." Her soft begging had special charm in this dark night.

"So who told you I would arrive at D City today, and who sent you..." Harry Si put down the phone and looked at her coldly and sharply.

Before he finished the words, Lola Li pushed him hard to the sofa behind, and immediately pounced on him.

"Hey man. I... don't feel well now. I order... you to save me!"

Order him?

Harry Si tried to calm himself down, sneered, and gave her a good shove without any hesitation.

Well. He had to admit that this woman was very charming. But the one sending her here must have underestimated his self-control.

"One last time, GET OUT!"

Lola Li staggered back several steps before keeping her feet. She could barely hear what that man said. The only thing she knew was that she suffered more and more as his charming thin lips opened and shut.

She unfastened the invisible zip at the back, the dress falling onto the carpet without making a sound.

In front of her naked body, Harry Si was losing control. It seemed that he got a strong rival who had sent a very charming woman.

Lola Li was not sober. She pounced on the man again as she noticed that he was going to throw her out.

"Ouch. Who the hell hurts me? Damn it!"

Harry Si was surprised by her normal reaction over the next few seconds. Then he slowed down and changed positions several times. At last, he showed no mercy.

It was not until dawn that they fell into a deep sleep.

The sun shined brightly.

Lola Li woke up from the deep sleep, as the air conditioner was set at a very low temperature. She opened her eyes, meaning to pull the blanket back so she could go back to sleep well.

She looked for the blanket and found that it was lying on the floor.

Wait! Something was wrong. Why did she ache all over? Why was she sleeping in the hotel?

She sat up suddenly and found that this deluxe room was occupied by her alone, while noticing that on the floor were their clothes and a... bathrobe?

She looked at her body in shock. As an adult, she absolutely knew what happened to her.

But how did this come about?

Sara Fu handed her upstairs to take a rest last night. What happened then? Who was that man?

Damn it! She could not remember at all.

Sitting on the big bed in a daze, Lola Li almost cried.

She got off the bed, struggled to move to the window with weak legs, and parted the curtain.

The dazzling sunlight indicated that it was late. She guessed it was already afternoon.

Lola Li could not figure out why such a damn thing would have happened to her. What the heck was wrong?

Looking out of the window, she knew that she was still in the Peninsula Hotel. It was beautiful outside. The breeze blew and swayed the curtain, bringing in the fragrance of flowers. The pink curtain was flapping in the wind. It was really beautiful. But she was in no mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery.

She had no clue. She rubbed her sore eyebrows, sighing. Such being the case, all words would be useless.

On the bedside table were two exquisite packing boxes. She opened the boxes and saw a white chiffon dress.

Lola planned to take a bath and leave this place as soon as possible. She trudged to the bathroom and found some expensive men's toiletries. These must belong to that man, she guessed.

She shook her head, and turned on the tap of the bathtub. After the tub was full of water, she soaked in a warm bath.

"Who on earth is that man from last night?" She tried to recall the past wild night and muttered.

Lola Li had tried very hard but just could not wash the sexual marks off her body. Her eyes turned red with anger. Her most precious virginity, which she had kept even from Mike, was gone and she didn't know how! What's worse, that man may not use any protection.

"Lola, you are no longer a two-year-old kid. You are already 22. See what you have done! What a mess."

How to explain to Mike later? How to tell her father that she had spent a whole night outside? She could not contact others as she couldn't find her handbag, which may have been taken by her steward. Poor girl! She just wanted to take a quick bath and leave here as soon as possible.

After bathing, she felt much better, wrapped a towel around herself, opened the door of the bathroom, dried her hair quickly, and left the hotel with the dress prepared by that man.

A couple of minutes later, that man returned and only found an empty room waiting for him.

The opened box on the bedside table indicated that she had left. He looked around and noticed a piece of paper on the bedside table, reading "Hello, Mr. Escort. It was a mistake last night. I hope you can follow your professional ethics and pretend that you don't know me next time you see me. Actually, I don't want to see you again! One more thing, I owe you 250 dollars for your service last night. Remind me next time! See ya!"

Escort? 250 dollars? Whoremaster? It was the first time that Harry Si had felt overwhelmed and turned angry. Squeezing the paper, he threw an eye on the sofa outside. The wintersweet-like bloodstain on the white sofa indicated that it was her first night.

However, she left very quickly. Was she planning something else in the future?

The blazing sun made Lola Li feel uncomfortable. She hailed a taxi on the street, and borrowed the driver's phone to call Zoe Lu in the car.

Zoe Lu, her bestie, was a 24-year-old international racing car champion. They got to know each other because of racing car too.

She had intended to turn to Mike. But as she had lost virginity, she had no idea how to face him.

"Hello." Zoe Lu answered the phone, sounding not as free or easy as usual.

"It is me! Your elder sister! What's wrong with you?" Though younger than him, Lola asked Zoe to call her elder sister. He was absent-minded when he heard the voice on the line, and checked the number soon and asked, "Is that Lola?"

"Yes, it's me! Emergency here. I lost my handbag. I'm on my way to you. Pay the fare for me later."

"Fare? Where are you?" It seemed that she hadn't learned what happened today.

"You sound strange today. I will arrive in ten minutes. Wait for me at the roadside. We will talk about it later."

After hanging up the phone and expressing thanks to the taxi driver, Lola Li told the driver the destination and leaned back on the seat to have a nap.

The driver turned on the radio. "... the president was dismissed. All his shares were transferred to other people two months ago. That is to say, his glorious career has come to an end. The reporter is on the way. Stay tuned. Thanks."

Lola Li had her mind stuffed with what happened last night. Therefore, she didn't listen to the radio at all.

The taxi pulled over within a few minutes. Zoe, with red short hair, packed off his girlfriend and went downstairs alone after hanging up the phone. He paid the fare and carefully observed Lola's facial expression, finding nothing special but a little tired look.

Obviously, she didn't know the news. "Didn't you go home last night?"

"How do you know that?" Lola's overreaction frightened Zoe, worrying that he may know something.

"You didn't go home, did you?" Zoe Lu held her hand and ran to the elevator in a hurry. Lola was confused as Zoe behaved very strangely today."

"I have one thing to tell you. Ke...Keep calm, OK?" She would know the news sooner or later. It was important to pacify her right now.

"Lola, I will show you a video. Keep calm, OK?" Zoe Lu repeated seriously after they entered the apartment.

"Zoe, what kind of video is it at all, making you so serious?" Zoe used to take things easy. He seldom behaved like this.

Did that man post a video of what they did last night online? What the heck! How poor she was!

"I don't know what happened last night. How come..." Lola looked at Zoe disconsolately. Her sleeping with a man may now become a hot topic all over the city. It was ashamed! Imagination overwhelmed Lola's mind.

Zoe brought her to the computer directly and opened the video that he has watched many times. The video showed a crowd of reporters holding microphones in hand.

The video was taken in a place different from the hotel, which stopped her imagination. Well, well...it was a false alarm. No. Wait! That was her father's company. Did the reporters bother her dad with what happened last night?

"Hello, my dear netizens. I am Cherry Liu from D City News. I have got a tip-off that Carl Li, the president of Li Group, commits bribery, embezzlement of public funds, selling of shares and money laundering. Now follow me to check it out."

Dad? Bribery? Embezzlement of public funds? Selling of shares? Money laundering? "Nonsense. It is absolutely impossible." "Dad is honest, upright, frank and forthright. He will not do that!" Lola thought.

"Calm down. It has not finished." Zoe Lu pacified her. But the following report was even worse.

"Hello, there! The senior management is having a meeting now. We can hear violent quarrel from the meeting room from time to time. It is obvious that things do not go well."

Then the video showed that the door of the meeting room was opened from inside and senior management who Lola had seen before and several major shareholders who she hadn't met before came out, followed by Mike Qi, general manager of Li Group, and Jacob Qi, vice president. Carl Li was not among them.

"It is a pity that President Li has resigned. I will take over his job from this moment on. I would appreciate your help. Thank you!" Jacob Qi, vice president of Li Group, informed the media with a ruddy complexion.

Then the media raised some questions. Lola Li went blank suddenly. For decades, her dad had devoted all his energies to the company. Then the company just belonged to Uncle Qi? Uncle Qi was dad's best friend, and Mike, with whom she grew up together, was her boyfriend. At that moment, she could not help but think bad of them.

"Send me to the company." She said gently after a while.

Zoe Lu turned off the computer without a word, went to the underground parking garage with his motorcycle key, and drove Lola to Li Group.

It was in hot mid-summer. When they arrived, Lola even felt that she got her skin burnt off. The hot weather made her very fretful.

After entering the hall of Li Group, she felt better as being surrounded by the cool air.

The lobby on the first floor was empty. Lola Li took the elevator directly to the 28th floor where the president office was located. As soon as she got off the elevator, she heard Mike Qi informing the media, "I will soon be engaged to Miss Sara, daughter of the president of Fu Group. Thanks for your best wishes. Thank you!"

He will soon... be engaged to Miss Sara... daughter of the president of Fu Group! Sara? Her bestie over the past 11 years?

Another bomb was dropped on Lola Li. Zoe Lu, behind her, turned furious after hearing those words and intended to beat him.

Lola plucked hard at his hem of clothes and shook her head at him, as she wanted to learn what Mike Qi would continue to say.

"Mr. Qi, it is said that you are dating Carl Li's daughter, Lola. Now you are going to be engaged to Miss Sara. Can you explain that?"

Mike Qi, being the General Manager of Li Group at the young age of 24, was listed among the most desirable golden bachelors in the upper class. Not to mention, his gentle, learned and refined appearance made him more popular to girls. That was also the reason why Lola liked him in the first place, wasn't it?

"Yes, I was dating her. But it's been a long time since we broke up." Mike Qi answered the media, with a consistent gentle facial expression and a soft tone.

What he said, however, pierced Lola's heart like a sharp knife.

She suddenly recalled that she felt uncomfortable right after drinking the glass of red wine that Mike handed her, and it was Sara that walked her upstairs.

"Hahaha..." Sneer came from behind, which was so loud that everyone in the hall can hear it, when the reporters took close-ups of Mike Qi.

All of them looked back curiously and found that the woman who sneered loudly looked familiar.

"Lola Li! She is Lola Li! Carl Li's beloved daughter!" An experienced reporter recognized Lola Li. Just then, all reporters ran to her, and Lola was closely surrounded.

Mike's face didn't look very well when he saw Lola. Why was she here in the company? Where had she been after drinking the red wine? Mike didn't love her at all. What he desires was her body, and he was so close to get that last night. But he could not find her after greeting Carl Li, wasting such a good chance. Damn it!

"Miss Li, why do you laugh?"

"Miss Li, do you know anything about President Li?"

"Why did you break up with General Manager Qi?"

The reporters kept raising questions. Lola Li looked at nothing but Mike Qi's displeased face, staring at him as if he was her enemy.

He made no explanation. Could she draw a conclusion that Mike Qi and his father robbed her father's company, abandoned her who has nothing at all then, and was going to be betrothed to her best friend?

She could not blame on anyone else, because Zoe had warned her that Sara was not pure-minded and she ignored it.

"What do you guys want to know? I will tell you anything. Why did we break up? Well, do you know what I nicknamed Mike Qi? Three-Sec Qi! Yes, he lasts short in bed. An apple of Sodom. And Sara Fu, a home wrecker, had an affair with Three-Sec Qi when we were still together. Now they join hands to frame up my dad and occupy his company. I will be at daggers drawn with them from this moment on!"

Everyone kept silent within a few seconds after Lola finished talking. Mike Qi looked at her with a twisted face. One third of what she said was correct. And how dared she call him Three-Sec Qi? They had been together for three years. He really should have screwed her to show her if he can only last for three seconds.

"Lola, I understand how you feel right now. Nevertheless, you are over the top by making things up like this. Conclusive evidence against Uncle Li has been provided. My father and I are very disappointed too. And Sara..." Mike adjusted his mood and resumed his gentle voice. But before he could finish it, Lola went into the president office directly with the help of Zoe, not giving him even a glance.

In such a case, the reporters had to focus on Mike Qi again.

In the president office.

Zoe Lu didn't go into the office together. Instead, he waited outside.

Lola gently pushed the door and walked into the room. Carl Li, sitting at the desk and resting his forehead in the right hand with eyes closed, was immersed in thought.

"Dad..."

"Lola, here you come." Carl Li smiled, which brought tears to Lola's eyes, as his smile was so unnatural that it was uglier than crying.

"Dad, don't be sad. Grandma and I will stay with you, OK?" Lola tried to make her voice easy and relaxed, but she failed and sobbed when she saw some grey hairs on Carl's head.

All of a sudden, she realized how unfilial she was, as her dad had provided her such an extravagant life while she had never thought of repaying him or easing his burden.

"Lola, I will not be able to offer you whatever you want in the future..." Carl Li looked at the data on the computer, feeling as if a knife was cutting his heart.

"Dad, I don't want anything. I just hope that grandma, you and I can live together, safe and sound." Lola walked towards her dad, and gently hugged him who has been protecting her since she was born.

Looking at his sensible daughter, Carl Li felt much better, and patted the back of her hand. After standing up slowly from the chair, he packed up his belongings and left.

Carl and Lola walked out of the office together, while Mike had left. The reporters were still waiting for them. As soon as they saw Carl Li, they rushed at him.

"Mr. Li, is there anything you want to say about the accusations?"

"Mr. Li, Mr. Qi has expressed that he would not call you to account for your guilt after you resigned from the president post. What do you think?"

"President Li..."

Carl Li did not want to explain a word for those fabricated charges at all. Not wanting her dad to suffer more of this, Lola said, still with pride, "Why do you compel my dad to admit things that he has never done? He was framed by those despicable people. There will be evidence proving my father's innocence someday."

"Miss Li, is Jacob Qi the despicable people that you said?" A reporter was anxious to stir up trouble and immediately caught the main point.

"I think I have made myself clear. You will know the truth someday." Though knowing nothing about the business of the company, Lola was not timid and would not let others bully her dad wantonly. Jacob Qi, Mike Qi and Sara Fu, let's wait and see! Seeing the perseverance on her small face, the man sitting in front of the television lifted the edges of his sexy lips slightly.

"Boss, Li Group has been transferred. Shall we still acquire the group as planned?" The assistant Joey Yun checked the information that has just been collected. All things were alright, except the transfer.