Offer To The CEO

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Anna and Hou YI, slowly withdrew from each other, and finished helping the other clean themselves before reluctantly ending their time in the shower.

After they dried themselves, they walked across the hallway into the walk-in wardrobe to dress. Anna turned her back on Hou Yi, self-conscious of what not only they had done last night, but this morning. While she enjoyed it, she really felt that she had pushed Hou Yi into something that he did not want and would regret it. She did not want to drive him away, she loved him and needed him in her life. She therefore knew that it was difficult to face him, at least until they were dressed.

Hou Yi, however was watching his wife, trying to avoid looking at him. She really looked cute, but he recognised that she was regretting not only last night, but this morning and then just in the shower. He immediately realised that he needed to step back and let her dictate what happens next. The last thing that he wanted was to drive her completely away, as this would break his heart. He loved her and needed her always in his life.

They both quickly dressed, and headed out of the suite, down to the lounge where Phillipa was waiting for them, relaxing on a chair across from a couch with a brunch on a coffee table between her and the couch.

Phillipa took one look at them as they came towards her, and observed three things, the had repeatedly had s*x last night and this morning; they both were scared that the other would regret what they had done and that the both had deep feelings for each other, but they did not want the other to know in case they were rejected.

Phillipa quietly sighed to herself, not wanting to have to deal with the situation, not only caused by last night, but now by their own actions when they got home. She wished Hou Yi had really taken her advice and not consummated their marriage. However, she could not change what happened. She just had to help these two had to work through this along with everything else and not end up driving the other away from their unwillingness to speak their feelings. Well, it was not by chance she was considered one of the worlds leading experts in dealing with intimate partner violence.

"Come on you two. I gather that you have not been down before now, so I arranged for a light brunch given it is almost noon." The coffee table had three orange juices, three cups of coffee, a teapot and three empty cups, some filled croissants, strawberries, apples and pears sliced on a plate and a few other bits and pieces for them to eat.

Phillipa, paused for a few seconds "By the way, Yi where will be the best place we can talk in private? And no, do not say your bedroom. That is your space."

Anna spat out the orange juice that she had taken a sip of, as she could not believe Phillipa clear innuendo .

Hou Yi, well in tune with Phillipa's actions decided to wait until she had her say. He took a sip, and then looked at Phillipa "Pip, it would be the best place."

"Screw you Yi. Somewhere private now,"

Anna was grateful she had not taken another sip of her orange juice, as she would have spat it out again. She really did not want to have to deal with Yi teasing his friend as given what had happened in the last day, she had no energy. "Phillipa, how about Yi's study?"

"Damn Anna, I wanted to keep that out of the mix."

"Then it is perfect Anna," said Phillipa, and then she turned to Hou Yi, with a teasing grin on her face "S**k it up Yi, you are not a precious princess. I could always give Anna the Nudie run photos."

Anna laughed at that, as the look on Yi's face was that one of complete indignation. Sometimes her husband really did need to be grounded, and at least he has a friend in Phillipa who could easily do that.

"You two are ganging up on me." Came a sulky response from Hou Yi.

Phillipa could see that despite their teasing, Hou Yi was starting to get a little frustrated at the banter. While that was interesting in and of itself, from a therapy standpoint it was the last thing that she needed.

"Yi calm down. You know we are only kidding" responded Phillipa. At the same time Anna had leaned over and touched his hand, which drew his attention, and put a small shy smile on his face, as he looked at Anna.

Before anything else could be said, Butler Ge, walked into the room carrying a number of newspapers in his hand. "Sir, Madam, Dr Chen. I heard that there was some things in the paper involving you, so I made sure I obtained copies for you to review."

With that he moved in and sat the papers on a coffee table there their brunch was sitting,