Unable To Escape

Xia Zhiwan gave it a gentle pull, and the black silk thread came loose. The crystal grew brighter after she pulled the thread out. The tips of her fingers were tainted black. 

A wild thought entered her mind: Was it possible for her to draw the impurities from this stone to another so that she could have the purest stone?

In order to find out the truth, she picked a cleaner stone out of the bunch and cut it in half for her experiment. Her fingertips touched the black flocculent impurities and moved slowly, leading them to another stone.

Then, she used the machine to cut the stone in half.

Just as she thought, the color of the stone which she had purified became much clearer.

This proved that her idea was possible!

Of course, there had to be a limit to this unbelievable power of hers. Xia Zhiwan already felt dizzy just from purifying a gem the size of a pigeon's egg.

She laid down on the sofa to rest for a while. In the meantime, she concluded all of her powers in her head.

First of all, her eyes could recognize more than a hundred organic gems as well as their textures and degree of purity. 

That was an extremely formidable set of analytical skills. 

Not only that, but she could also extract the impurities from the stones through touch alone. The stones would then be purified, and what was once worthless would be turned into something invaluable. 

No matter how Xia Zhiwan looked at it, it seemed to her that she had more than just one superpower. 

Perhaps it is because of her dual superpowers that she needed a longer time to be awakened!

If that was true, that meant that she was not useless for not having been awakened during her coming of age ceremony. Quite the contrary, she was the genius among geniuses! 

All of the heirs in the Xia family had only ever awakened one superpower. Even then, they would be celebrated by millions and viewed as superior beings.

If Xia Zhiwan's dual superpowers were exposed, one could only imagine how big of a deal the world would make of that.

That was why she sobered up right after feeling momentary delight. 

She would have been pampered like a princess if she was successfully awakened during her coming of age ceremony. There was a huge chance she would remain as complacent as she had been. 

However, now that she had been through the ups and downs of life, she felt that she could accept this astounding ability of hers with greater ease. 

Additionally, she did not want to let the public know about her powers to avoid being targeted.

The door to her office was pushed open without a knock. 

There was only one person in the entire office who dared to behave that recklessly.

"It's work time, but this general manager here seems incredibly bored."

A cold but elegant voice was heard. Issac's tone was tinged with sarcasm.

Issac could not sit still when he heard that Xia Zhiwan made it to the office. He waited for some time before realizing she would not come to find him, so he had to visit her on his own to interrogate her.

His expression darkened when he thought about the "breakup" text she had sent him.

How dare she think about leaving him? How dare she think about cutting all contact with him?

However, his heart melted the second he saw her pale face. 

"I'm sorry, chairman. It's now 12:02 p.m. That means it's already lunchtime."

Xia Zhiwan's head was in so much pain at the moment that she had no desire to try to please him.

Not to mention… She felt ashamed and embarrassed when she thought of the text she had sent him. The only thing she could do now was to pretend that nothing had ever happened, and distance herself from him.

The sofa sank deeply. Issac was like a wild wolf on the hunt. He pressed her into the sofa, clutched her wrist tightly, and gripped her chin. Their eyes were locked on one another.

"You're not feeling well?"

"Thank you for caring, chairman. I would like to take my break now. Please see yourself out."

He did not like how this woman moved her eyes away from him with indifference and how she called him "chairman" as if they were strangers. Moreover, he did not like the way she could not wait to get rid of him!

A passionate kiss assaulted her lips. Their bodies were pressed together tightly, not allowing an inch of space to come in between the two of them.

Xia Zhiwan's face grew flushed. Although she enjoyed the kisses, she still got herself together and pushed him away.

"I've said everything I wanted to say in my texts!"

"I don't accept it!" Issac pinned her under him possessively. It looked like he was going to f*ck her right then and there.

He pushed his flaming hard shaft against her soft stomach, and said with a solemn gaze, "I know you like me a lot. Why did you push me away?"

"I have a husband…" Xia Zhiwan's gaze shimmered.

"It's all right. Isn't he paralyzed? He won't know." Issac leaned down and kissed her. 

Although it is true that Xia Zhiwan did not have any feelings for her husband, she still did not like to hear anyone talk bad about him. She defended Ou Ruoming in a small voice.

Issac did not grow frustrated after hearing her retort. "Don't worry. Let me take care of everything. Just follow your heart." 

Xia Zhiwan met his impassioned eyes that were as beautiful as emeralds. She fell for him all over again. Suddenly, she did not wish to go back to the deserted Ou residence anymore.

She had forgotten to put away the rough stones and gems on the table when she took her break and was not wary about Issac's presence either.

A strange glint flashed across Issac's eyes when he took notice of her "experiment results."

"You developed these? A golden gemstone. It's pretty…"

There were at least ten stones lying around on the table. How did Xia Zhiwan just happen to develop such a beautiful rough stone?

The weirdest thing was that how could one side of the stone, now cut in half, have a luminous shine to its color while the other looked inferior in quality?

Issac's gaze grew curious. Xia Zhiwan shuddered and took his hand instinctively. "I-I'm hungry. Let's go to eat."

The woman's flirtatious tone and imploring gaze made Issac agree to her idea at once. He tapped his finger on her nose lovingly.

It seemed as if his baby had a secret just like he did. Nevertheless, he was not worried. Instead, he looked forward to earning the trust of his baby and the day when she finally could be honest with him of her own volition.

It was just that… Issac pursed his lips in disdain as he held her soft and lovely hand. Why did she not wear the ring?

Although he could not reveal his true identity and help her put that ring on in public, he still wished to see her wearing the ring that he, disguised as Ou Ruoming, had given her. 

At least everyone would know that she was married and was his wife.

He caressed her ring finger repetitively. Even Xia Zhiwan found his action strange.

Yet, this man was too formidable. He was clutching her hand so tightly as if he was afraid that she would run away. He held her hand in his even when they were in the car and eating their meals.

This feeling of being treasured made her fall deeper and deeper for him without being aware of it. So much so she downed a few more glasses of red wine than she should.

Issac carried the incredibly flushed Xia Zhiwan in his arms and put her down on her bed gently at the Ou residence. Aunty Rong stood behind him with her head down.

He pecked her on her pink lips which still smelled like wine. Then, he put away all the tenderness he had reserved for Xia Zhiwan, and his eyes turned cold.

"Aunty Rong, who gave you the guts to bully her?"

The middle-aged woman, who had always maintained a calm and inscrutable expression in front of Xia Zhiwan, looked extremely alarmed. She went as far as falling to her knees.

"That-that was madame's order!"

Issac's expression turned colder at the mention of that name.

"That woman won't be pleased with herself for long. If Zhiwan is bullied again, tell madame it's time to pack her bags and go!"