Chapter 56 Bandits and Robbers

Because she had just woken up, Ruan Liuzheng had not had time to change her clothes. She was only wearing a thin nightgown.

The deep V-neck and length are just enough to cover the thighs.

The slender and smooth calves were exposed, straight and upright, and glowing white.

Ruan Liuzheng had a great figure, slender and elegant, with soft curves, and her fair and delicate skin was faintly visible through the deep V-neck nightgown.

But sometimes it is this kind of seemingly present and absent appearance that can most arouse people's thoughts.

Xie Qingcen noticed it as soon as he came in.

But he did not remind Ruan Liuzheng that he was the only man in the entire apartment, so it was harmless for Ruan Liuzheng to dress like that.

But an uninvited guest appeared outside the door. Even though that person was most likely Qi Chong who came to deliver food according to his instructions, his personal assistant, Xie Qingcen, still couldn't tolerate it.

Everything that belongs to Ruan Liuzheng can only belong to him, and he absolutely cannot bear to let others see Ruan Liuzheng like this.

Xie Qingcen's brows were tightly knitted together, his eyes never leaving Ruan Liuzheng, his tall and straight figure firmly blocking Ruan Liuzheng.

There is an air of dominance and dominance that brooks no room for questioning.

Ruan Liuzheng pursed her lips. She stood there with a slightly dissatisfied look on her face. "Why? Xie Qingcen, don't be so authoritarian."

"Just to remind you, this is my home!"

Facing Ruan Liuzheng's anger, Xie Qingcen's expression remained unchanged. His dark eyes were as calm as still water, without even a ripple. He opened his thin lips and said, "So? I'll give you two choices. One is to continue standing here and confront me. The other is to go back to your room and change clothes. I'll get you food."

Ruan Liuzheng was so angry that she almost laughed.

Bandits, robbers!

She had never seen anyone more unreasonable than Xie Qingcen.

Ruan Liuzheng closed her eyes and tried to suppress the anger that was lingering in her chest. She took a deep breath, glanced at Xie Qingcen coldly, and snorted, "Get out of the way! I'm going to change my clothes."

Xie Qingcen raised his eyes slightly, and a faint smile suddenly escaped from his throat.

He took two steps forward, his lips curled slightly, "Isn't that right? Xiao Liu Zheng, I still prefer your current appearance, the real you."

"Do you mean that I was hypocritical before?" Ruan Liuzheng frowned and asked back, with a slightly embarrassed and annoyed tone.

Xie Qingcen shook his head gently, stretched out his hand, and elegantly smoothed the collar of Ruan Liuzheng's nightgown, with a gleam of light in his eyes.

He spoke, his clear voice slightly concealing a hint of laughter, sounding pleasant and sexy as it entered my ears, "No, it was because you were too scared before, so you put on a thick layer of armor to protect your softest heart."

“Although it’s safe, it also isolates you from everyone who wants to get to know you.”

Xie Qingcen lowered his eyes, and stared at Ruan Liuzheng with his ink-black eyes. There was an ambiguous light flashing in his eyes, which made people know at a glance that he was in a good mood.

Ruan Liuzheng's heart tightened, and she subconsciously wanted to step back to avoid Xie Qingcen's burning gaze.

Under his gaze, it seemed as if everything about her was exposed, as if her entire being was blatantly exposed in Xie Qingcen's eyes, with nothing to hide.

Too straightforward, and too insightful.

However, Xie Qingcen did not allow Ruan Liuzheng to dodge. He stretched out his long arm, passed it straight through Ruan Liuzheng's waist, and gently pulled him in front of him.

A faint smile appeared in the smoky eyes.

"I understand you, but Xiao Liu Zheng, you don't need to hide in front of me, because we will become the closest people in the world."

The tone is firm and confident.

Ruan Liuzheng raised her eyebrows, and she stretched out her hand to break free from Xie Qingcen's restraints, her eyes slightly teasing, "The closest person in the world? Xie Qingcen, you are too conceited."

The corners of her lips curved slightly, "In this world, no relationship can be called close. Even relatives with blood ties may stab you in the back."

"Everyone has their own self-protection mechanism. I allow you to invade my life without scruples, but that doesn't mean you have the right to make me change."

Xie Qingcen frowned fiercely, and her dark eyes stared fixedly at Ruan Liuzheng in front of her. She once again raised her sharp thorns in front of him.

It seems that the hurt she has experienced is far more than just love.

“I don’t deny it, but I don’t agree with it either.”

Xie Qingcen's lips curled slightly, his voice slightly overbearing, "Xiao Liuzheng, I won't try to change you, but I believe that one day, you will be willing to take off your armor for me."

After saying that, Xie Qingcen smiled at Ruan Liuzheng, turned around and walked to the entrance to open the door for his resentful assistant.

Because in just five minutes, the doorbell rang over and over again.

It's just like a death warrant.

Xie Qingcen looked towards the door, the corners of his thin lips slightly raised, and a hint of displeasure flashed across his eyes.

Ruan Liuzheng stood where he was, staring at Xie Qingcen's back with his cold eyes, a stunned look on his face.

Are you willing? Oh, she had also willingly taken off her armor for Fu Yanci and willingly exposed her softest heart to him.

But what did she get in the end?

It's betrayal, it's misunderstanding, it's trust that's so shallow that it shatters at the slightest touch.

Thinking of the stupidity of the past, Ruan Liuzheng took a deep breath, she frowned, and a shallow arc slowly appeared at the corners of her lips.

She withdrew her gaze indifferently, turned around and walked towards her room.

She didn't know whether Xie Qingcen would become the next accident, but at least now she had no intention of changing for him.

But she is looking forward to it.

…

The next day, Ruan Liuzheng went to work in Suofan as usual.

As soon as she arrived at the office, Anne, the assistant assigned to her by Rosent, walked in with a serious expression. She was holding a cup of steaming coffee in her hand, and her eyes seemed to want to say something but hesitated.

But she knew Ruan Liuzheng's habits, so she waited quietly until the coffee was finished before she spoke.

She frowned and said in a worried tone, "Director Ruan, our design was suddenly rejected by Qianshi. Even the cooperation project that was already set in stone was unilaterally cancelled by them."

"They would rather pay the penalty than give us the design of the magazine cover again."

Ruan Liuzheng frowned. She reached out to take the document handed to her by Annie, looked at the contents on it, and her lips gradually pursed into a straight line.

Qianshi is a well-known domestic weekly magazine and one of Sofan’s main clients.

Every year, they would entrust the design of their main magazine cover and the illustrations inside to Suofan, and they have established a solid foundation of trust with Suofan.

A few days ago, Ruan Liuzheng completed the design required by Qianshi as soon as he took office. They were satisfied at that time, and it stands to reason that they should not have terminated the contract temporarily.

unless…