Alex froze when he heard Wendy say that: "A honey trap?"
"Exactly!" Wendy put down her phone, looking distressed. "Mia Dou said Jason Shen is only twenty-one this year, at the age when boys start to fall for girls. A pretty, eye-catching girl would easily break through his defenses. Mia and I are both twenty-two, so we're the right age. But I can't do it!"
Alex's expression turned complicated. He said, "Ahem, really? You could... give it a try—just watch."
"How do I try?" Wendy looked at Alex, confused.
"For example, you could pretend I'm Jason Shen and try using the honey trap on me." As Alex spoke, his ears inexplicably grew warm.
Right after he finished speaking, he regretted it.
How did he become so impulsive?
This wasn't like him at all.
Just as Alex was about to take back his words, Wendy, sitting across from him, nodded seriously, "We could give it a shot."
Alex was stunned for a long moment before asking, "So how do you plan to try?"
"I—I haven't thought it through yet." Wendy said shyly. "Let me think about it."
"Then let's eat first. We can think after we're full." Alex, for some reason, felt a hint of anticipation. He was curious to see how this cute, sweet little one would try a honey trap on him.
If it were before, Alex would never have let something like this happen.
After all, his position was far too important.
There were plenty of people outside trying to send beauties his way, hoping to please him and take a roundabout approach to their goals.
So whether it was Alex, Chris, Dylan, or the others, their circles were always kept very clean.
They never gave those questionable women a chance, so naturally, there was no time for romance.
Alex himself didn't even know what kind of girl he might be interested in.
For instance, he'd never imagined he wouldn't like women with sharp, sculpted features, but would instead prefer the girl in front of him—clear eyes, a rounded chin, and a baby-faced look.
Alex kept his gaze to himself, quickly lowering his head to pretend to eat, avoiding Wendy's eyes.
Wendy didn't think much of it and earnestly finished her dinner.
But even after Alex drove her home, Wendy hadn't figured out how to use the honey trap.
Wendy said dejectedly, "I really can't do it. I just can't."
"What do you mean, too much?" Alex asked instinctively.
Wendy suddenly unbuckled her seatbelt and leaned closer and closer to Alex, so close that they could hear each other's breaths and see each other's eyelashes.
Alex felt his mind go blank, unable to hear anything except his own racing heartbeat.
Thump-thump, thump-thump, thump-thump.
He instinctively didn't want Wendy to go through with it.
"Huh?" Wendy looked at him suspiciously. "Why?"
"Since this was Mia Dou's idea, let her handle it." Alex returned to his enigmatic, smiling chief assistant persona: "As for you, just focus on cleanup and gathering intel. No team needs a jack-of-all-trades. As long as everyone works well together, that's enough. Mia's fiery personality suits this task. You're too gentle for acting, you'd give yourself away."
Back then, even the young mistress had a slower reaction time than Wendy, so the CEO suffered a lot and took many detours.
Wendy entered the house, greeted Cecilia Gu, reported on today's events, then went to complain to Mia Dou: "I can't do it, Mia, I'm really not cut out for this."
Coco Shen also advised, "Why not just let it go?"
Mia Dou put her hands on her hips and declared, "We can't give up so easily! I've never backed down! If you can't do it, I'll handle it! We need to let Victor Shen's mistress know there's a chance to transfer to Saint Diana Academy in N City. She won't be able to sit still after hearing that! Our Yin Family's academy is a priceless opportunity!"
Coco Shen bit her lip and said, "I'll go find the young mistress. To catch fish, you need enough bait. Right now, only she can provide it."
After saying that, Coco Shen knocked on the door: "Miss Yun, I have something I want to ask for your help with."