ATLAS TRANSLATES

Ji Feng’s lips pressed against Xu Miyu’s, carrying a force of risking everything, almost with a poignant and cruel entanglement.

Xu Miyu’s brain momentarily crashed, and all she heard in her ears was the drum-like beating of her own heart.

She stood there, stunned, accepting Ji Feng’s kiss. The tears she hadn’t finished shedding were still rolling down from her widened eyes.

Ji Feng’s hand, which had been supporting the back of her head, briefly withdrew and gently wiped her eyes. Once she closed her eyes, he reached to support the back of her head again.

His lips and the hand supporting the back of her head exerted force simultaneously. She was caught in between, with no escape. She had to release her clenched teeth and respond softly.

Encouraged, Ji Feng tightly enclosed her, unwilling to easily part his lips for quite a while.

After a while, Ji Feng finally released Xu Miyu.

She staggered backward, leaning against the wall. He approached her, unwilling to create distance, bending over, hands bracing on both sides of the wall, his forehead against hers, breathing heavily.

“I’ve tried,” he spoke with a hoarse voice.

Xu Miyu’s eyes held back tears, listening to his seemingly murmured confession.

“I know Jiang Zhichun seems perfect for me in every way, and I know you, for me, are not suitable anywhere.”

Xu Miyu’s heart tightened, feeling a sourness rising.

“But I tried,” Ji Feng left her forehead, lifting her face with his hand. He looked at her, letting her look back at him with her head tilted up. “I’m indifferent to what’s suitable, but strangely attracted to you, who is unsuitable and uncontrollable.”

Xu Miyu looked into Ji Feng’s eyes, listening to his confession, her eyes getting warm, her heartbeat thundering in her ears.

“Heh,” Ji Feng looked at her with a self-deprecating smile, “Yes, it’s true. It’s not you enticing me; it’s always been me being attracted to you, and I’m too weak to admit it. Yes, when facing you, I lose control!”

At this moment, Ji Feng had to compromise with his true inner feelings. He had resisted, struggled, and avoided, deceiving himself, not admitting he had feelings for the person in front of him, comparing her to his set standards and convincing himself to exclude her.

But doing so only made him more and more strange. He paid attention to her news, cared about her actions, and often wanted to see her. When he heard about her blind dates, he felt anger as if being abandoned by a partner. Seeing her interact with potential partners made him uncomfortable. Now he knew, that discomfort was called “heartache,” caused by seeing her with other men.

At this point, what else could he deceive himself about?

He became strange just because he fell in love with her, a woman he initially found unattractive.

Since he couldn’t avoid it, why not go all in?

Ji Feng used his fingertips to caress Xu Miyu’s cheek, looking into her eyes, telling her with a hoarse voice, “Xu Miyu, you’re really bad, especially bad. You’ve made me restless, disrupted my life, and turned me into someone unrecognizable. This can’t just be ignored! From now on, you have to take responsibility for me, be with me, understand?”

After saying these words in one breath, Ji Feng finally took a breath, expressing recent frustration, resentment, uneasiness, and concern. He also revealed the desire he couldn’t suppress.

Yes, he just wanted to be with her, regardless of compatibility, suitability, or conditions. He just wanted to be with her.

Xu Miyu stood still, her eyes wide, tears flowing uncontrollably. She cried with a heavy nasal tone, choking as she asked him, “You say you want to be with me? Are you sure?”

She trembled as she asked, “Do you understand what you just said?”

Did he want her to be his girlfriend? Was this real?

He said his recent times were a mess; wasn’t she in the same situation?

She felt sad but had to restrain herself from showing it. She was in pain, conflicted, pretending as if nothing was wrong.

Though her heart moved, she had to suppress her emotions desperately.

Whenever the thought crossed her mind that he might be different towards her than other people, she immediately reminded herself it was an unfounded fantasy.

He was suppressing himself, but wasn’t she doing the same?

And she suppressed herself even more despairingly, more sadly.

Tears suddenly poured out uncontrollably. She cried as her nose sounded heavy, asking him, “You say you want to be with me. Are you sure?”

Ji Feng watched her actions, panicking. He hurriedly used his fingers to wipe away the tears from her cheeks, trying to comfort her.

The wet and cool sensation under his fingertips made him feel pity.

As her tears flowed more, his fingers became wet. Frantically, he raised his arm, inadvertently imprinting his sleeve on her face, soaking up her tears.

Watching her stop crying, he finally sighed in relief. He had thought he was indifferent to a woman’s tears, but now, unexpectedly, he felt flustered.

“Alright, no more crying.”

He looked at her red eyes, her red nose, and her efforts to stop herself from crying.

He raised his hand, gently lifting a strand of her hair near her temple. His fingertips touched her soft earlobe, and this time, he didn’t withdraw like being shocked. He directly kneaded, rubbed, and caressed.

Half of Xu Miyu’s face and her neck trembled along. He released his hand, pulling her into his embrace in front of the wall, pressing her head down to his chest. He wrapped her arms around his waist.

Then he tightly encircled her with both arms, his chin against her shoulder. He sighed in her ear, saying, “You asked if I’m sure? Xu Miyu, let me tell you, I’m absolutely sure, more sure than ever. I’m sure I want us to be together. If you don’t understand, let me be straightforward: I want you to be my girlfriend, starting from now.”

Ji Feng felt Xu Miyu shiver in his embrace.

“If you agree, stay in my arms. If you disagree, struggle out of my embrace. If you can get out, I’ll let you disagree. If you can’t get out, that means you’ve agreed.”

Xu Miyu was taken aback, finding this standard quite outrageous. She slightly struggled, but Ji Feng, who had her arms locked, suddenly exerted force, firmly holding her.

Quite shameless indeed.

She smiled, burying her face in Ji Feng’s embrace.

She felt like she was in a dream.

Did she really want to be with him? Could she? Could she really date this man? The gap between them was so significant. Would there be a good result if they started dating now?

Should she agree?

Her remaining rationality told her it would be better not to agree.

But rationality was quickly pushed deep down by her heartbeat.

She clearly felt that if she didn’t agree, she would be very sad, almost surpassing the feeling when she was preparing for a divorce.

So she decided not to hesitate anymore and agreed. At least, the present happiness was unparalleled.

As long as she had experienced such happiness in her life, what couldn’t she do?

At this moment, she was genuinely surrounded by him.

She decided not to be the reserved Xu Miyu, who had to hide her feelings even if she liked someone. She wanted to indulge herself once, follow her heart once, even if the future held uncertainties. But at this moment, she just wanted to face her true feelings.

She lifted her head from Ji Feng’s chest, tilting her face up. She looked at him, tears reflecting in her eyes, and a radiant smile blossomed on her face.

“Well, let’s give it a try, being together.”

She bravely made the decision.

The next day, Ji Feng issued a transfer order, relocating Xu Miyu to the top floor as the second assistant to the CEO.

When Xu Miyu received the transfer order, she was more shocked than her colleagues.

Instead of being surprised herself, her colleagues, seeing her wide-eyed for too long, came over to comfort and affirm her:

“Miyu, you don’t need to be so surprised. Actually, when you think about it, it makes sense. Although General Ji often fluctuates in mood and scolds you loudly or quietly, among the people with access to freely enter and exit his top-floor suite, besides Assistant Xue, there’s only you.”

“Yeah, so General Ji assigning you to be the assistant on the top floor isn’t that surprising when you think about it.”

Xu Miyu had initially worried about how to explain to everyone that she suddenly received such favor, but without her needing to explain, they had already figured out the reason.

She nodded slowly to the two front desk colleagues, “You two are really sharp, sorting out the confusion for me.”

Others came over to congratulate her on the promotion, saying that going from the lobby straight to the top floor was a significant step. If she succeeded, she should remember to share prosperity mutually.

Xu Miyu quickly agreed, saying it was no problem, and in the future, they could eat meat together when there’s meat, drink porridge together when there’s porridge, and endure the boss’s bad temper together.

Everyone waved their hands, saying no need, no need.

“To be honest, I’m not too afraid when the former boss, Wei Siyuan, gets angry, but General Ji is different. General Ji’s aura is too strong. When he glares at me, I tremble, and when he coldly mocks me, I feel as lowly as dust, immediately wanting to kneel down and apologize!” one person said.

Another added, “Exactly, I’d rather go poke a hornet’s nest than get close to serving General Ji. Being near him always makes me feel so small. And his likes and dislikes are unpredictable. In this big hotel, only you, Sister Miyu, can grasp General Ji’s temper.”

Xu Miyu couldn’t help but raise an eyebrow, asking, “Why do you think I can grasp General Ji’s temper? Do I have that ability? I don’t even know it myself.”

Luo Xiaoyan exclaimed, “Sister Miyu, you’re too involved, but we, as observers, can see clearly. General Ji treats you differently from how he treats us.”

Xu Miyu’s heart moved. He treated her differently, and even these people could see it? So, he treated her genuinely differently. Was that true?

She felt a softness in her heart and asked Luo Xiaoyan, “How does General Ji treat me differently? I feel there’s not much difference between us.”

Shi Huanhuan jumped in, “That’s not true! General Ji calls us by generic terms, but when he calls you, it’s the clear and specific ‘Xu Miyu.’ We are just passers-by in his eyes, but you are a clear and specific Xu Miyu in his eyes.”

Xu Miyu smiled, “Well, when you become a supervisor, he’ll know that you’re not just a passer-by, you’re Shi Huanhuan.”

Shi Huanhuan quickly said, “Then I’d rather not become a supervisor. It’s quite nerve-wracking to be remembered by him. His aura is truly too strong and oppressive.”

Xu Miyu and the others all laughed.

After finishing work and packing up, Xu Miyu went up to the top floor.

At the door of the room, she paused for a moment.

For some reason, thinking about stepping into this door and facing the man inside, she felt a bit uneasy, nervous, and… a bit shy.

Yesterday night, her emotions were too intense, and it wasn’t suitable for working the night shift, so she exchanged shifts with someone. Ji Feng wanted to take her to the top floor, but she declined, wanting to go back to the dormitory to calm down. Even when Ji Feng insisted on escorting her, she directly refused.

The reason was the same—she needed to calm down.

From the hotel back to the dormitory, she felt like she was walking in a dream, unable to believe that she was actually together with Ji Feng.

She was actually with Ji Feng!

In the dormitory, lying on the bed, she sometimes covered her head with the quilt, secretly giggling.

Then, sitting up from the bed, she wanted to confirm that the evening’s events, being with Ji Feng, were not just a dream. Was she still in a dream?

After finally falling into a deep sleep, waking up in the morning and looking at the ceiling, she was dazed for quite some time.

Her phone suddenly rang, a message.

Quickly picking it up to read, it was from Ji Feng, saying “Good morning.”

Looking at the message, she pressed her lips, silently smiling foolishly, then suddenly thought, this can’t still be a dream, right?

How could Ji Feng be her boyfriend? How could he ask her to be his girlfriend?

She quickly raised her hand to her mouth and bit it hard, making her eyes almost teary.

Only then did she confirm that everything was not a dream.

Ji Feng was really her boyfriend.

Standing at the door of the suite, Xu Miyu took a deep breath. In the past, when she stepped through this door, he had many identities.

Initially, he was an extremely disdainful VIP.

Later, he became Mr. Ji, who disliked her a bit less.

After that, he was the boss, Mr. Ji, who woke her up and helped her stand up.

Now, in a moment, she would step in and meet her boyfriend, Ji Feng.

Her heart became more and more nervous. The step that was usually easy to take, today she seemed unable to take it.

Taking another deep breath, someone’s shadow directly flashed in front of her, tall and imposing, casting a shadow over her.

A playful voice sounded, “Why haven’t you come in yet? Growing mushrooms at the door?”

Xu Miyu immediately looked up, seeing Ji Feng looking at her with a smirk. His gaze fell entirely on her.

Her face instantly turned red. She stammered and called out, “General Ji.” Her voice was very soft, with a lingering charm.

Ji Feng’s lips curled up, leaning over to her shoulder, lowering his voice, and whispered, “Are you trying to seduce me again?”

Xu Miyu’s ears turned red. She didn’t know what had come over her. Despite being no stranger to matters of the heart, she found herself unable to withstand the gaze of Ji Feng.

Xue Rui’s voice came from the room, “Boss, I’ve brewed your coffee. Boss? Boss??”

Hearing Xue Rui’s voice, Xu Miyu quickly stepped back, creating some distance between herself and Ji Feng.

Ji Feng raised an eyebrow, looking at her. She pointed inside the room and said with a hushed voice, “Someone is there.”

Ji Feng chuckled and suddenly leaned forward, swiftly giving a light peck on Xu Miyu’s lips.

Xu Miyu stared at him wide-eyed, her heartbeat almost dizzying herself.

“If you keep staring like that, your eyeballs might roll out,” Ji Feng said, teasingly looking at her fiery cheeks. “Don’t worry about Xue Rui finding out, because he already knows.”

Xu Miyu looked at Ji Feng in a daze and was led into the room by him.

Upon seeing Xu Miyu enter, Xue Rui immediately greeted her with a smile. In his eyes, there was an understanding of the relationship between her and Ji Feng, so he wasn’t surprised to see them holding hands.

This made Xu Miyu silently grateful.

Now, anyone expressing surprise at “You’re actually together with Ji Feng” seemed like an embarrassing moment for her. Because the gap between her and Ji Feng was indeed too significant, and deep down, she even acknowledged the surprise others felt.

Unaware of Xu Miyu’s inner turmoil, Ji Feng guided her to the sofa. He sat on the long couch, indicating for her to sit beside him. However, Xu Miyu chose a separate single-seat sofa.

On the coffee table were two cups of coffee, prepared by Xue Rui. Ji Feng picked up one cup, signaling for Xu Miyu to take the other.

Xue Rui retreated to the bar, working on his tablet and organizing Ji Feng’s work schedule, leaving the living room area to the newly established couple.

Ji Feng took a sip of coffee and looked at Xu Miyu.

“I suddenly decided to bring you up here. Do you have any thoughts about it?” he asked.

Xu Miyu thought… yes. You made the decision without informing me beforehand. If you were just my boss, it would be acceptable, as it’s your prerogative. But when you issued the transfer order, we were already… a couple. Shouldn’t you have discussed it with me first?

These words hovered on Xu Miyu’s tongue but were swallowed back. On their first day together, she didn’t want to appear overly sensitive and risk damaging their newly established relationship. So, she smiled and replied, “No other thoughts… it’s fine.”

However, Ji Feng put the coffee cup back on the table with a clink.

“Lies,” he bluntly stated. “You do have thoughts. Your hesitation is written all over your fake smile.”

A flicker of emotion crossed Xu Miyu’s heart. She hoped that Ji Feng had already understood her feelings, and he was just prompting her to say it out loud. Her heart thumped.

“I know,” Ji Feng continued, “you’re strong. You want to climb up step by step with your own abilities, not relying on our personal relationship to suddenly skyrocket. So, you’re not entirely happy with me directly bringing you up. But you’re afraid of telling the truth because you think I won’t be pleased, so you’re holding back.”

Xu Miyu’s thumping heart gradually slowed down. While that was indeed a part of her thoughts, she would handle work matters rationally without excessive emotional entanglements.

There was a slight deviation between Ji Feng’s perception of her thoughts and her actual feelings.

He thought she would be unhappy about the career development, but her real concern lay in their relationship. Looking at Ji Feng analyzing his motives, Xu Miyu sighed internally, thinking that he was trying to comfort her in his own way. Even if it wasn’t perfect, it was still Ji Feng – when had he ever explained his actions or sought to ease a woman’s worries? This was already quite good.

Smiling, Xu Miyu nodded at Ji Feng and said, “Thank you for considering me.”

Ji Feng, however, seemed dissatisfied with her formal response and slightly furrowed his brows. “Actually, I decided to bring you up here because I want to teach you something personally. It’s better for you to improve rapidly under my guidance than to climb up slowly on your own. I will make you the best in the shortest time.”

Ji Feng looked at Xu Miyu, delivering his words with conviction.

Xu Miyu’s heart also surged with excitement. She was going to receive personal guidance from Ji Feng. She would become excellent quickly. When others found out she was Ji Feng’s girlfriend, they wouldn’t question it anymore. She would finally be worthy of him in the eyes of the public.

Lifting her chin slightly, Xu Miyu said to Ji Feng, “I will work hard to learn from you.”

Ji Feng patted her head, paused, and then rubbed it. The force was a bit much, and the action was somewhat awkward – it was evident that he was a man inexperienced in love, trying to display his boyfriend qualities.

Xu Miyu smoothed her hair, amused by Ji Feng’s attempt, and smiled.

Yet, after the laughter, a trace of inexplicable disappointment lingered quietly in her heart.

She couldn’t pinpoint why, but it seemed like a small sense of loss had settled within her.

Maybe Ji Feng’s positive actions today were for her benefit, aiming to make her excellent quickly. However, the flip side of this action seemed to confirm that she still couldn’t match up to him. So, he was trying to find a way to make her rapidly catch up…

She quickly shook off this disheartening thought.

Looking up at Ji Feng, who was also looking at her, she smiled and nodded. “Thank you for considering me.”

Ji Feng, however, seemed a bit dissatisfied with her polite demeanor and slightly frowned. “Actually, I decided to bring you up here because I want to teach you something personally. It’s better for you to improve rapidly under my guidance than to climb up slowly on your own. I will make you the best in the shortest time.”

Ji Feng looked at Xu Miyu, delivering his words with conviction.

Xu Miyu’s heart also surged with excitement. She was going to receive personal guidance from Ji Feng. She would become excellent quickly. When others found out she was Ji Feng’s girlfriend, they wouldn’t question it anymore. She would finally be worthy of him in the eyes of the public.

Lifting her chin slightly, Xu Miyu said to Ji Feng, “I will work hard to learn from you.”

Ji Feng patted her head, paused, and then rubbed it. The force was a bit much, and the action was somewhat awkward – it was evident that he was a man inexperienced in love, trying to display his boyfriend qualities.

Xu Miyu smoothed her hair, amused by Ji Feng’s attempt, and smiled.

Yet, after the laughter, a trace of inexplicable disappointment lingered quietly in her heart.

She couldn’t pinpoint why, but it seemed like a small sense of loss had settled within her.

Maybe Ji Feng’s positive actions today were for her benefit, aiming to make her excellent quickly. However, the flip side of this action seemed to confirm that she still couldn’t match up to him. So, he was trying to find a way to make her rapidly catch up…

She quickly shook off this disheartening thought.

Looking up at Ji Feng, who was also looking at her, she smiled and nodded. “Thank you for considering me.”

Ji Feng, however, seemed a bit dissatisfied with her polite demeanor and slightly frowned. “Actually, I decided to bring you up here because I want to teach you something personally. It’s better for you to improve rapidly under my guidance than to climb up slowly on your own. I will make you the best in the shortest time.”

Ji Feng looked at Xu Miyu, delivering his words with conviction.

Xu Miyu’s heart also surged with excitement. She was going to receive personal guidance from Ji Feng. She would become excellent quickly. When others found out she was Ji Feng’s girlfriend, they wouldn’t question it anymore. She would finally be worthy of him in the eyes of the public.

Lifting her chin slightly, Xu Miyu said to Ji Feng, “I will work hard to learn from you.”

Ji Feng patted her head, paused, and then rubbed it. The force was a bit much, and the action was somewhat awkward – it was evident that he was a man inexperienced in love, trying to display his boyfriend qualities.

Xu Miyu smoothed her hair, amused by Ji Feng’s attempt, and smiled.

Yet, after the laughter, a trace of inexplicable disappointment lingered quietly in her heart.

She couldn’t pinpoint why, but it seemed like a small sense of loss had settled within her.

Maybe Ji Feng’s positive actions today were for her benefit, aiming to make her excellent quickly. However, the flip side of this action seemed to confirm that she still couldn’t match up to him. So, he was trying to find a way to make her rapidly catch up…

She quickly shook off this disheartening thought.

Looking up at Ji Feng, who was also looking at her, she smiled and nodded. “Thank you for considering me.”

Ji Feng, however, seemed a bit dissatisfied with her polite demeanor and slightly frowned. “Actually, I decided to bring you up here because I want to teach you something personally. It’s better for you to improve rapidly under my guidance than to climb up slowly on your own. I will make you the best in the shortest time.”

Ji Feng looked at Xu Miyu, delivering his words with conviction.

Xu Miyu’s heart also surged with excitement. She was going to receive personal guidance from Ji Feng. She would become excellent quickly. When others found out she was Ji Feng’s girlfriend, they wouldn’t question it anymore. She would finally be worthy of him in the eyes of the public.

Lifting her chin slightly, Xu Miyu said to Ji Feng, “I will work hard to learn from you.”

Ji Feng patted her head, paused, and then rubbed it. The force was a bit much, and the action was somewhat awkward – it was evident that he was a man inexperienced in love, trying to display his boyfriend qualities.

Xu Miyu smoothed her hair, amused by Ji Feng’s attempt, and smiled.

Yet, after the laughter, a trace of inexplicable disappointment lingered quietly in her heart.

She couldn’t pinpoint why, but it seemed like a small sense of loss had settled within her.

Maybe Ji Feng’s positive actions today were for her benefit, aiming to make her excellent quickly. However, the flip side of this action seemed to confirm that she still couldn’t match up to him. So, he was trying to find a way to make her rapidly catch up…

She quickly shook off this disheartening thought.

Looking up at Ji Feng, who was also looking at her, she smiled and nodded. “Thank you for considering me.”

Ji Feng, however, seemed a bit dissatisfied with her polite demeanor and slightly frowned. “Actually, I decided to bring you up here because I want to teach you something personally. It’s better for you to improve rapidly under my guidance than to climb up slowly on your own. I will make you the best in the shortest time.”

Ji Feng looked at Xu Miyu, delivering his words with conviction.

Xu Miyu’s heart also surged with excitement. She was going to receive personal guidance from Ji Feng. She would become excellent quickly. When others found out she was Ji Feng’s girlfriend, they wouldn’t question it anymore. She would finally be worthy of him in the eyes of the public.

Lifting her chin slightly, Xu Miyu said to Ji Feng, “I will work hard to learn from you.”

Ji Feng patted her head, paused, and then rubbed it. The force was a bit much, and the action was somewhat awkward – it was evident that he was a man inexperienced in love, trying to display his boyfriend qualities.

Xu Miyu smoothed her hair, amused by Ji Feng’s attempt, and smiled.

Yet, after the laughter, a trace of inexplicable disappointment lingered quietly in her heart.

She couldn’t pinpoint why, but it seemed like a small sense of loss had settled within her.

Maybe Ji Feng’s positive actions today were for her benefit, aiming to make her excellent quickly. However, the flip side of this action seemed to confirm that she still couldn’t match up to him. So, he was trying to find a way to make her rapidly catch up…

She quickly shook off this disheartening thought.

Looking up at Ji Feng, who was also looking at her, she smiled and nodded. “Thank you for considering me.”

Ji Feng, however, seemed a bit dissatisfied with her polite demeanor and slightly frowned. “Actually, I decided to bring you up here because I want to teach you something personally. It’s better for you to improve rapidly under my guidance than to climb up slowly on your own. I will make you the best in the shortest time.”