Fang Zu Ao didn't ask if Fang Nian was in love with him. A clear answer would make people feel at a loss. There was nothing wrong with maintaining the status quo, unless she was too obvious.
Tang Shaowen knocked on the door and entered the office.
"There might be a problem with the raw material supply of Dahua cement.”
"Open an international bid and look for other cooperating international companies.”He made a prompt decision.
"Shall we proceed immediately?"
Fang Zu Ao instructed," It's best to do it today. The contract with Big Light is very clear. If there is a shortage of supply, we have the right to find other sources."”
"Alright, I'll do it today."
Just as Tang Shaowen was about to leave, Fang Zu Ao suddenly asked,""How old is Fang Nian?"
Tang Shaowen tilted his head and thought for a moment before answering,""About twenty-eight. Why do you ask?”
"She's also at the age of marriage. Fang Nian's conditions are good, so there should be someone pursuing her.”He was verifying Ruan Dongyang's words.
"Yes, he's at the age of marriage, but women nowadays tend to get married later if they're capable. Moreover, Fang Nian is only 28 years old, so he's not considered old.”
"You still have to work harder to get into a relationship, so that work won't delay your marriage in the end. He paused and asked,"Are you interested in Fang Nian?"”
"What?"
"You're already thirty, aren't you? Why don't you get a girlfriend? You don't dare to tell me if you have a crush on her. Do you need my help?”The 'people' he was referring to was Fang Nian.
Tang Shaowen coughed twice before answering,""Fang Nian is very nice, but she seems to like you more, President.”
Fang Zu Ao forced a smile. "Are you thinking too much, or did she say something to you?”
"She didn't say it explicitly, but the way she looked at you revealed everything. If you don't believe me, you can observe. Oh! By the way, Miss Gu Cishu called just now and asked if you were too busy. Why didn't you ask her out again after more than a week?”Tang Shaowen handed over Gu Cishu's phone number.
He had almost forgotten about Gu Cishu.
"If you meet her tonight, ask Fang Nian to help me…No! Help me ask her out." He was worried that Fang Nian would say something inappropriate to Gu Cishu and ruin his plan.
Ruan Dongyang, who had betrayed Fang Nian, decided to confess everything to Fang Nian.
"What is it? You really said it. I told you not to say it. It's over now. How embarrassing! I'm too ashamed to see Mr. Fang."
"What does it matter? He'll find out sooner or later anyway. It's better to know earlier than later. Besides, you're so good. He'd be stupid if he didn't know how to grasp you.”
Fang Nian and Ruan Dongyang stood on the bustling street, thinking and talking about the same man.
"Shaowen secretly told me that Mr. Fang has invited Miss Gu to dinner tonight.”Fang Nian said dejectedly.
Ruan Dongyang's words were useless.
Lawyer Gu Cishu?" Ruan Dongyang had not forgotten what Xinyan had told her that day in Ye Garden. That woman was not a simple character.
"Mr. Fang has been in contact with her very often recently. Perhaps they are dating.”Fang Nian said sadly.
This was really a bolt from the blue. It was not that she had not thought of such a thing, but it was another matter when it came from another person's mouth.
Maybe they were dating…Maybe they were dating…It wasn't impossible! It was undeniable that Gu Cishu was very outstanding. When he stood together with Fang Zu Ao, they were a perfect match. After she rejected Fang Zu Ao so many times, it was normal for him to choose another woman as his next target. There was nothing to be surprised about.
"There is such a possibility." Ruan Dongyang echoed softly.
"Dongyang, thank you for your good intentions, but I really don't have any hope for Mr. Fang. As for you, if you don't find out whether you really don't like Mr. Fang at all and give him to someone else for no reason, it would be a pity.”
Fang Nian had viewed Ruan Dongyang as a love rival from the start. Now, he hoped that she could seriously analyze his feelings. It was as if she had been dreaming.
That night, Ruan Dongyang had a dream.
Fang Zu Ao kissed her shoulders and neck, his big hands reaching into her clothes. She was panting and moaning.
"I'm sorry. After tonight, I'll be Gu Cishu's husband. I won't be able to love you like this anymore.”he said.
Ruan Dongyang was stunned. She pushed him away with all her might." Don't touch me."”Then, she began to cry.
"This is a last resort! Dongyang, please believe me. I love you. Without you, I will die. I will really die.”
She was furious. "I don't believe you. You said that you love me, but you want to marry Gu Cishu.”
"This is a temporary measure."
"Nonsense, I will never believe your nonsense.”She pushed him away.
He pressed her under him. " I want you. I truly love you. You rejected me first, so I had to prioritize my career…"
"Go away! I don't want you. You'll only make me sad.”She kept crying.
Then, she woke up with tears rolling down her cheeks.
This dream was so real and heartbreaking.
Ruan Dongyang couldn't fall asleep anymore. She got up to make coffee, put the coffee beans into the grinder, pressed the switch, and watched the beans slowly grind into powder.
Oh no, she had forgotten that she wasn't alone. Feng Xinyan was in the room with her. She was grinding the coffee beans. Did she wake her up?
Ruan Dongyang walked to Feng Xinyan's room and leaned against the door, hoping that she wouldn't wake her up. Just as he leaned against the door, it suddenly opened.
The door wasn't locked!
She looked inside. Why was there no one? Xinyan didn't come home last night? She had only returned at almost twelve o'clock last night, so she hadn't gone to disturb her. She had wanted to find her and complain, but how did this happen?
She dialed Feng Xinyan's number, but she couldn't get any signal. Damn it, could something have happened? Should I call the police?
Heavens! Heavens! Should she go out and look for someone? Where could he find one?
Finally, it was dawn. She heard the sound of the doorknob turning. Ruan Dongyang hid in his room and remained silent, peeping through the crack of the door.
Feng Xinyan didn't stay in the living room for long. She went straight to her room. An hour and a half later, they met in the kitchen.
"Making coffee?" Feng Xinyan asked, looking very happy.
"Yeah, do you want a cup?"
Ruan Dongyang felt that this was a strange feeling. There were things that he wanted to clarify, but he couldn't bring himself to say it. What secret did Xinyan have? Why would a seemingly innocent person do such a mysterious thing?
"Sure, coffee in the morning can refresh you.”
"Did you sleep well last night?" Ruan Dongyang asked.”
"I slept very well. You know me. I rarely have insomnia and can sleep anywhere.”
"So good, can you really sleep anywhere? Like where?" She asked curiously, wondering if Xinyan would give herself away.
"Any place is fine. Will you be working overtime today?”Feng Xinyan changed the topic.
"Not necessarily. What's the matter?"
"It's nothing. I was just asking!"
"Oh!" Did Xinyan want her to move out? She didn't want them to find out the secret she didn't want others to know.
What was it? Was it related to men?
Gu Cishu thought that Fang Zu Ao would not be able to escape from her grasp.
She really thought so. She knew that she was very outstanding. Of course, she would not take a fancy to ordinary people. It was autumn. When spring came, she decided to marry him.
The season when the flowers were in full bloom was the best time to dance the courtship dance. Although he didn't say it out loud during yesterday's meal, she could feel that he had a good impression of her. She had always been very sensitive in this regard.
"Lawyer Gu, the flower shop sent roses. Where do you want them?”the accountant asked.
"Give it to me," Gu Cishu said happily.”
She thought that Fang Zu Ao had sent someone over, so she quickly pulled out the card and looked at the signature!! Zheng Dade.
She frowned in disappointment. Who was Zheng Dade? She had no impression of it.
That was enough. He had made her happy for nothing.
"Just find a place to put it." She threw the bouquet at the accountant.
"Lawyer Gu doesn't like roses?”
"It's not that I don't like it, I just don't like people who give flowers. In the future, don't bring in anything that any Tom, Dick, or Harry sends to me.”
She didn't even want to look at it, let alone dirty her hands.
"We thought it was a gift from Mr. Fang. I'll be more careful next time.”
Having dinner with such an outstanding man like Fang Zu 'ao, the mundane routine of eating had become an interesting change. Before she met such a good man, her life could be said to be black and white. No matter what he said, he was able to make sense of it. Even if it was sarcastic words, he would say them with special taste.
She wanted to hold onto him tightly and try her best to coax him into marrying her.
She believed that one day, she would receive his love. With his love, she would be able to have true happiness.
Gu Cishu wanted to know if Fang Zu Ao was doing well today, if he was happy, and if he missed her. After enduring for a long time, she finally couldn't win against Mia's longing. She dialed his private line, and as usual, a woman picked up the phone.
"Mr. Fang is in a meeting and it's not convenient for him to answer your call.”
"Please tell Mr. Fang that I called him.”
"Who are you?"
"My surname is Gu.”
Then, the other party cut off the call in a very unfriendly manner.
Gu Cishu looked at the toot microphone and secretly swore!!
After she became Mrs. Fang, the first person she would fire would be that woman who dared to hang up on her!
The woman who hung up on Gu Cishu was Fang Nian.
When Fang Nian heard that the woman's surname was Gu, he felt uncomfortable. His confused heart was not at ease.
"Are you in a daze? Fang Nian also has times when he is in a daze." Tang Shaowen shouted exaggeratedly.
"So what? I'm also human, and I have times when I'm lost!”Fang Nian glared at Tang Shaowen as if he had appeared at the wrong time.
"Lost because of love?" he asked.
"Why are you asking so many questions? You can't solve my confusion." She stopped him and wanted to see what he could say.
"It's for the boss, right?" He truly cared for her.
Fang Nian's eyes widened. "Don't spout nonsense."
Tang Shaowen pointed at his nose and asked with a smile,""What nonsense am I spouting? You've been deceiving yourself for too long, so you don't dare to face reality.”
"If you're really free, help me create a document with all the data on the table.”She used busyness to hide her uneasiness.
"You don't want to discuss this, do you? You don't have to suppress yourself like this. We're good friends. You can tell me if you have any troubles. Don't treat me like an invisible person. Fang Nian, I really know what's on your mind.”He looked at her and said softly.
His words made Fang Nian, who was drinking water, almost choke. She looked at him in disbelief.
"You're very strange today." She no longer wanted to talk about her crush on Fang Zu Ao. What did he want?
"I'm curious because of you! I know you've fallen in love with Mr. Fang, just like many secretaries fall in love with their capable bosses. You're no exception.”
She accepted her fate." Alright, I'm in love with my boss. So what?”
"You are destined to be in love." He said bluntly.
She returned to her seat and flipped through the documents on the table, planning how to turn them into documents.
"I know. That's why I didn't say anything.”This was her answer.
Tang Shaowen sighed. "Are you lovesick?”
She smiled. "I hope not. Did Mr. Fang tell you about this?”She thought that Tang Shaowen would only find out after Ruan Dongyang told him about it.
"No, I have eyes that can see and a heart that can experience.”He sympathized with her.
"I shouldn't have admitted it to Dongyang. I felt so embarrassed when Mr. Fang found out!" Fang Nian said, unable to hide his frustration.”
He handed her a cup of coffee and couldn't help but say,""Mr. Fang didn't say anything because he didn't want to change anything. Don't be too sad.”
She took a sip of coffee and said,"I know. Actually, it's better this way. Everyone should remain silent and let this matter pass. Only then can we move on freely in the future.”
Just like that, yes! Just like that.
The number of adult discs with Fang Zu 'ao and Ruan Dongyang's faces on the cover was increasing, proving that the bad guys were getting more and more arrogant.
Today, when Fang Zu 'ao was standing guard at Ruan Dongyang's residence, Ruan Dongyang couldn't help but curse,""Since you have so much time in America, why don't you just check the source of those adult discs? Yesterday, when Xinyan and I went to the night market, we almost exploded in anger.”
"I'm already investigating." Fang Zu Ao said.
"Why haven't we found anything yet?”She did not believe him.
"Because I just sent people to actively investigate yesterday. Before yesterday, I wanted to give them some time to find their conscience, but in the end, the effect was not obvious.”
She snorted coldly. "What are you talking about? Human experimentation? How strange, you are a businessman, a big profiteer! Want to measure people's conscience? No way! The Fang Zu Ao I know isn't so kind.”She rarely spoke so venomously.
He didn't take it to heart. Instead, he smiled and said,""Half of it was because I wanted to see your reaction. Then, I felt bored and started to hire people to investigate them.”
"You want to see my reaction? I really can't stand you." She recalled her nightmare and became even angrier. Who taught him to play the role of a heartless man in her dream?
"Have you seen those discs?"
She glanced at him from the corner of her eyes and spat,"Pervert!”
"You haven't seen it?" He smiled even more happily.
"Except for that time at your house…Aiya, it's so annoying. Don't ask me such boring questions anymore!”
"Why are you so shy? You're not underage. Even teenage girls are more open-minded than you.”
She ignored him and walked towards the apartment.
He stopped her, held her hand, and said emotionally,""Are you really not going to give me a chance?"
She flung him away angrily." You're annoying."”
"You are the fiercest woman I know.”He grabbed her hand again and pulled her into his arms.
"Let go!"
"Don't run, okay?" He begged her.
Ruan Dongyang remained motionless. "You have a new lover, don't you?"
"Which Eight Trigrams have you been 'poisoned' by?”He cupped her cheeks.
"Gu Cishu, not the Eight Diagrams." She didn't want to hide anymore. It was good to ask clearly. She would make him convinced.
"She…I have my own reasons for interacting with her.”
He was here! Just like the dialogue in the dream, men were like this. When he cheated, he would use pitiful words to win the sympathy of women.
"Oh! So you have your own difficulties. Very good, very good.”She sounded relaxed, but her heart was actually bleeding.
"What's great?" He was confused.
"I just want to hear you say that you have your own difficulties. This way, I won't have to be in a dilemma about whether to be soft-hearted to you or not.”
She could ruthlessly push him to the other side. It would be best if they never met again.
He didn't give her time to think. He lowered his head and kissed her. The lingering kiss made their hearts beat faster.
After a long time, he raised his head and smiled at her like an adolescent boy. "Kissing you is still the most suitable."
She raised her hand and slapped him without hesitation. "You're too much."
She didn't mean to give him a slap, but if she didn't, she was afraid that he would think that he had the upper hand.
He continued to smile. "I thought you enjoyed it too. I didn't expect it to be my wishful thinking.”
Ruan Dongyang continued to pour cold water on him. "You're just thinking too much. I hate rich scoundrels like you the most.”
"You don't like me because I'm rich?”He stopped smiling.
"That's right. Rich people like you have the ugliest faces. I know very well what you're thinking.”Because of her anger, her face flushed red, making her even more charming.
"Tell me, I'm not sure what I'm up to.”He had a look of willingness to hear the details.
She said calmly," You just want to take advantage of me. Once you succeed, you'll leave and hide somewhere I can't find. I'm not an ordinary woman. I won't fall into your trap so easily."”
He raised his eyebrows, finding her words funny. "What kind of person do you think I am?”
"Rich scumbag!" she said rudely.
"You're too extreme. Are the poor all good people?”
She glared at him. "I didn't say that. Anyway, don't harass me anymore. Gu Cishu might like your harassment more than me.”
"Why did you mention her?"
"Oh! I understand now. Gu Cishu is the reason why you actively dealt with the adult discs. You're afraid that she'll be jealous.”
His expression was very ugly." What kind of blow have you suffered? Had she been deceived by a man? That's impossible. Wang Xiuzhu told me that you haven't had any boyfriends before, so you naturally wouldn't have the chance to be cheated by a man!”
Ruan Dongyang's beautiful eyes widened as she glared at him." Lady Boss…you actually went to talk nonsense with the lady boss?”
Fang Zu Ao shrugged indifferently," She came to find me, so I chatted with her.”
"Why didn't you tell me?"
"She came to find me, not you. Why would she tell you?”He said expressionlessly.
"She's my lady boss. Why would she look for you?”The more she thought about it, the more she felt that something was wrong.
"It's nothing, it was a long time ago, not long after we met, I've almost forgotten.”
"What did you guys talk about?" She just felt that there was a problem.
"Talk about…how you thought of a sex trafficker as a psychic.”He had a mischievous look on his face, which still amused him when he thought about it.
Ruan Dongyang felt extremely embarrassed. "That's right. If it weren't for my hearing problems, I wouldn't have recognized you. If you want to laugh, laugh loudly.”
Fang Zu Ao laughed loudly. "But Wang Xiuzhu's Mandarin is really lousy. Even I, who's been abroad for a long time, can speak better than her.”
She raised her fist and punched him.
"Why are you here to talk to me about Mandarin pronunciation when you're not busy? Go away!" She pushed him away, walked past him, and went up the stairs.
He wondered if he would never be interested in other women again in this lifetime. What plans did he have for a woman like her?
Ruan Dongyang, who had returned to Feng Xinyan's house, turned on the lights in the room and looked at the wall clock.
Xinyan wasn't back yet. Recently, she seemed to be working overtime a lot. Sometimes, she didn't even come home at night. Feng Xinyan didn't explain, and she didn't ask. They were all adults, and it would be uncomfortable to ask too much.
Ruan Dongyang began to remove the light makeup on his face. He looked at himself in the mirror and thought of that heartless Fang Zu Ao.
She asked herself, how long could she escape from her feelings? Would they not think of each other if they did not meet?
Suddenly, the phone rang. She rushed into the living room to answer the call. After a long time, the other party was silent. She hung up the phone and looked at the phone for a while. Recently, she had been receiving such silent calls. Who was calling?#
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