Chapter 187 Gathering and Dispersal

Lin Xuesha couldn't help but question Jiang Ranxing, "You're so arrogant, have you already gone to see Shen Yuan behind my back? You two have nothing to do with each other anymore, you better remember that and don't do anything out of line!"

Lin Xuesha couldn't help but worry that Jiang Ranxing and Fu Shenyuan would get back together, after all, they had been husband and wife for six years.

Thinking about this, Lin Xuesha felt a little regretful. She should have kept a close eye on Fu Shenyuan's whereabouts and not let him come abroad without her knowing. Now she was really in a passive position.

Jiang Ranxing stood there listening to her finish speaking, and really felt like she had heard a joke.

"Lin Xuesha, stop talking nonsense. I'm not like you, I can't interfere in other people's lives," Jiang Ranxing said helplessly. "Besides, why should I have anything to do with my ex-husband? I don't love him."

Jiang Ranxing felt helpless when she thought of Fu Shenyuan.

She didn't know what bad luck she had run into these past few days, but one person after another she had met had made her feel uncomfortable. Speaking of this, Jiang Ranxing really felt a headache for no reason, not a mental one, but a real headache.

Jiang Ranxing was a little tired and felt a bit uncomfortable in her head, so she didn't want to get entangled with Lin Xuesha any longer. She wanted to go find Sylvie and then leave, but when she suddenly looked up, she met a burning gaze. The other person was staring intently at her.

Tan Shen came over and saw Fu Shenyuan. He said respectfully, "Mr. Fu, I'm sorry I'm a little late."

When Tan Shen said this, he noticed the other two women around him and was immediately stunned.

When Lin Xuesha saw Fu Shenyuan coming over, she quickly went to his side and cried out in a delicate voice, "Shenyuan, I've finally seen you! Do you know how much I missed you at home? I wanted to see you every day. Who knew you were working abroad? I came here specifically to find you. It's so good to see you."

But Lin Xuesha's words did not draw Fu Shenyuan's attention to her.

Fu Shenyuan's gaze remained fixed on Jiang Ranxing, his intense gaze revealing unconcealed sorrow and heartache.

He drove himself to the company today, while Tan Shen had other business to attend to.

When Fu Shenyuan was on the first floor, he also heard the farce in the fashion design department upstairs. He heard that Zhan Shuo and Sylvie were arguing fiercely. As the president, he didn't need to get involved in such matters; there were others who could handle it.

However, considering that Sylvie was now thinking about leaving the company, and that Zhan Shuo was the kind of person who would step on anyone he met, Fu Shenyuan decided to come here as well. But he didn't expect... he would actually see Jiang Ranxing here.

His heart raced the moment he saw Jiang Ranxing. No one could know how nervous he was. He tried to calm himself for a long time before walking over, only to hear her say, "I don't love him." Each word was clearly imprinted on his heart, and a wave of pain washed over him, making his fingertips tremble.

Fu Shenyuan looked up and gave a bitter smile, suppressing his heartache as he walked over and appeared in front of Jiang Ranxing.

He kept his eyes on Jiang Ranxing, not wanting to miss a single move. It wasn't until Lin Xuesha came over and spoke to him that he snapped out of his daze, but he still didn't want to miss Jiang Ranxing.

When you miss someone so much, you won't want to miss anything when you can see them.

However, Jiang Ranxing only made eye contact with him for a moment before she looked away.

"This is so annoying. I run into three people who make me unhappy first thing in the morning," Jiang Ranxing muttered to himself, looking down.

But everything Jiang Ranxing said at that moment was being paid attention to by Fu Shenyuan.

Fu Shenyuan ignored Lin Xuesha's question and walked over to Jiang Ranxing, standing in front of her, forcing Jiang Ranxing to look at him.

Fu Shenyuan stood very close to her, and the employees around them whispered among themselves.

"Oh my god, what's going on? I came here to watch a fight and arguments, but I didn't expect to see such an emotional drama?"

"Who says otherwise? I really made a profit at work today. Just think about what kind of relationship they all have."

"I don't know. It seems our new CEO has quite a rich love life."

People in the crowd were whispering among themselves. Jiang Ranxing overheard them and looked up at Fu Shenyuan in surprise.

She took two steps back, incredulously saying, "No way, you're... Sylvie's boss?"

Zhan Shuo, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, walked over and looked at Jiang Ranxing arrogantly: "What's wrong? You want to come back just because her boss is so handsome? Let me tell you, you shouldn't even think about it. What's a president? Do you think he'd even look at you? Stop dreaming!"

Zhan Shuo was completely clueless about the situation. All he knew was that it was good to be able to satirize Jiang Ranxing. He didn't care whether what he said was right or not, or whether it was really a lot. He just said whatever dirty things he could.

Upon hearing Zhan Shuo's words, Fu Shenyuan immediately shot him a sharp, cold glare.

He was afraid that Jiang Ranxing would misunderstand his feelings, so he immediately wanted to go and explain to her.

Jiang Ranxing reacted even faster. She already disliked Zhan Shuo, and hearing him spouting nonsense only made her more unwilling to listen.

"Zhan Shuo, if you say one more word, I will call the police immediately. If you're not afraid, then keep talking. I don't care."

After Jiang Ranxing finished speaking, Zhan Shuo immediately stopped talking. Jiang Ranxing thought to herself that he was a coward after all. She would still have to process the video after he left.

Jiang Ranxing added, "As for what you just said about your president, I would never go back to an old flame, even in my wildest dreams. Don't get the situation wrong."

Jiang Ranxing had no intention of getting entangled with them any longer. He figured Sylvie should have finished dealing with things by now, so he thought he'd go find her and leave together. Then he realized that Sylvie was going to see the president, and the president was standing right in front of her. Sylvie must not have submitted her resignation letter yet.

Not wanting to waste time, Jiang Ranxing looked at Fu Shenyuan and said, "Mr. Fu, how about we talk somewhere else, in your office?"

As he said this, Jiang Ranxing had already headed towards the elevator and boarded it himself.

Upon hearing this, Fu Shenyuan turned around, but Lin Xuesha grabbed his arm.

Lin Xuesha looked at him with displeasure and grievance: "Shen Yuan, did you see that I'm here too? You can't go to her!"

Fu Shenyuan removed Lin Xuesha's hand from his arm and gave Tan Shen a look: "You take care of Xuesha first, I'll go handle my work."

Fu Shenyuan looked at Lin Xuesha and said, "The design department manager and I have something to discuss. I'll go take care of this first, and we can talk about our business later."

Without hesitation, Fu Shenyuan walked to the elevator, pressed the button for the president's private elevator, and immediately left.

Lin Xuesha was about to go upstairs with him when Tan Shen quickly stopped her, saying, "Miss Lin, Mr. Fu really needs to talk about work first. He hasn't been in a good mood lately, so you shouldn't go upstairs yet. I'll take you to the lounge."

Lin Xuesha was unwilling to let Fu Shenyuan have a chance to be alone with Jiang Ranxing at this point, and she refused no matter what.

"Get out of my way! Take me to Shen Yuan right now, or you'll be responsible for the consequences."

Tan Shen considered it for a moment and tried to persuade Lin Xuesha, but Lin Xuesha refused no matter what. Tan Shen had no choice but to compromise and say that he would take Lin Xuesha to the president's lounge to wait. Only then did Lin Xuesha give up.

The two of them then went upstairs.

Jiang Ranxing arrived at the top floor first, and Sylvie naturally saw him as well.

"Have you been waiting long? The president hasn't arrived yet. I'm afraid we'll have to wait a while longer," Sylvie said to Jiang Ranxing, holding up her resignation letter.

Jiang Ranxing smiled casually and said, "It's okay, I saw him, he's coming over right away."

"Who? You mean the CEO? Do you know him?" Sylvie asked, somewhat puzzled.

Jiang Ranxing smiled helplessly: "It's more than just knowing him. If I had known that this company belonged to him, I wouldn't have agreed to come here to talk in the first place."

Sylvie nodded and said, "Although I don't know how you met the president, he was just transferred here. I remember he arrived after you, so it's normal that you don't know him. Before, Zhan Shuo was in charge of things here. Since the president came, the company's overall situation has improved so much. The president is indeed very capable..."

Sylvie was unaware that Jiang Ranxing's words were actually implied, and thought she was just talking about what had happened in the past two days.

Just as Jiang Ranxing was about to say something, the elevator doors dinged again. The two women turned around and saw that this time it was the president's private elevator, and Fu Shenyuan walked out from inside.

When Sylvie saw Fu Shenyuan coming over, she immediately went up to him and gestured to him, after all, he was still her boss.

Fu Shenyuan hummed in response, his gaze fixed on Jiang Ranxing, but Jiang Ranxing seemed uninterested in paying him any attention. Fu Shenyuan sighed softly.

Sylvie thought she had done something wrong, so she asked, "President, do you have any instructions?"

Fu Shenyuan said, "No, let's go inside and talk."

Fu Shenyuan said to Jiang Ranxing, "Let's go together, it's okay."

Jiang Ranxing didn't stand on ceremony. She hadn't forgotten her purpose in coming today: to take Sylvie away. Her concern was that they were holding Sylvie and not letting her leave, so she naturally wanted to go in and see what was going on.

The three of them then went into the ancestral hall and office together.

Jiang Ranxing and Sylvie sat side by side, and Fu Shenyuan sat opposite them. Facing work, he temporarily adopted a professional attitude and gestured for Sylvie to speak.

Sylvie glanced at Jiang Ranxing, thought for a moment, and then said to Fu Shenyuan, "President, this is my resignation letter."

Sylvie handed the paper resignation letter to Fu Shenyuan.

"President, I'm afraid I'll have to disappoint you. I can't continue working here. As for Ember," Jiang Ranxing paused, not revealing his identity directly, "she has already signed with another company and will no longer cooperate with us. There's nothing we can do about it."

After listening, Fu Shenyuan remained silent for a while before speaking to Sylvie: "Perhaps you should reconsider the conditions I offered you."

Fu Shenyuan turned on the computer, opened a file, and then handed the computer to Sylvie.

Sylvie stared at the documents on the screen.

While Sylvie was looking at the documents, Fu Shenyuan finally snapped out of his work and looked at Jiang Ranxing again.

She was dressed differently today than usual. To the naked eye, she was fashionable, trendy, and full of personality. These general adjectives could all be used to describe this standard Asian beauty. More than that, she was also full of aggression, a sharp and assertive aggression.

It's as if a barrier has been erected around you, inscribed with alienation and resistance towards people.

Through the current Jiang Ranxing, Fu Shenyuan seemed to see the gentle and graceful, yet sometimes lively and sunny Jiang Ranxing who used to be by his side.

Back then, she dressed very simply and elegantly, so much so that during the six years of their marriage, he never realized that Jiang Ranxing was actually a very capable designer.

Thinking about this, Fu Shenyuan had an idea: perhaps he could let Jiang Ranxing stay by his side.

Jiang Ranxing also looked at the electronic document in front of Sylvie, and after reading it, she looked up at Fu Shenyuan in surprise.

Sylvie also read the document. The contents of the document were very convincing, all of which were various benefits and compensation packages for her, basically twice the current market price. Almost no one should refuse such a high salary. Fu Shenyuan clearly wanted to keep Sylvie.

After reading it, Sylvie closed the notebook and placed it back in front of Fu Shenyuan.

Sylvie declined, saying, "Mr. Fu, thank you for your kindness, and the conditions you offered are indeed very tempting. However, I have already promised Ember that we will work together at SR, and I cannot go back on my word. So, I'm really sorry, Mr. Fu, I cannot stay."

Sylvie is very professional; once she makes a promise, she won't easily change it.

Moreover, the generous conditions offered by Fu Shenyuan also mean that her workload will inevitably increase. The document clearly outlines her future career path, which will lead her towards higher management positions.

But this was not what Sylvie wanted.

“Mr. Fu, my heart is still in the design department. I don’t really want to be promoted to management. Thank you for your kind offer,” Sylvie said.

When Jiang Ranxing saw that Sylvie's words were consistent with her own thoughts, she smiled with satisfaction. She had not misjudged Sylvie after all. A person like her would be an extremely valuable asset in any fashion company, and it was even more rare for someone to be so steadfast in keeping their promises.

Jiang Ranxing didn't say anything. Seeing that Fu Shenyuan was still not responding, she became a little anxious and said to him, "President Fu, please don't make things difficult for an employee. If she doesn't want to work for you anymore, it's better for everyone to part ways amicably. Isn't that better?"

Fu Shenyuan looked up at Jiang Ranxing, his eyes filled with lingering pain.

Jiang Ranxing was getting impatient, unsure of what she had said that had changed Fu Shenyuan's attitude again.

Fu Shenyuan smiled faintly, but the smile was full of bitterness.

He asked, "Is it really possible to part amicably? Is there no possibility of getting back together?"