Fu Xingzhou opened his mouth, about to answer Li Susu's question, when Li Yulin hurriedly pushed the door open and entered.

He immediately spotted Li Susu sitting at the conference table and Fu Xingzhou sitting in the main seat, and a bad feeling crept into his heart.

He quickly walked to Li Susu's side and said apologetically in a soft voice, "President Chen, I'm sorry I'm late."

Li Susu gently raised her chin, her eyes revealing a hint of displeasure.

Li Yulin took a deep breath and pointed at Fu Xingzhou, saying, "President Chen, this is Mr. Fu Xingzhou, the president of the Fu Group."

When he was introduced, Fu Xingzhou turned his head and his gaze fell on Li Susu.

In that instant, Li Susu felt her heart pounding like a drum. She deliberately ignored the fluttering sensation this man evoked in her, feigning displeasure as she said:

"Is it inappropriate for the president of the Fu Group to participate in the meeting between the Li Group and CN?"

"Mr. Fu, please leave."

Li Susu's cold attitude made Fu Xingzhou feel as if an invisible hand was tightly gripping his heart, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.

Fu Xingzhou tried his best to maintain a calm expression and said:

"Mr. Li, in that case, I'll go wait outside."

"We'll discuss the cooperation in detail after you've finished talking."

Fu Xingzhou turned and left the conference room, his tall figure inexplicably exuding loneliness.

Li Yulin watched Fu Xingzhou's departing figure with a furrowed brow.

If she were his own sister, how could she be so cold to Fu Xingzhou?

He clearly remembered that when they first met, Li Susu's eyes showed admiration and affection.

After the meeting ended, Li Susu picked up the documents and prepared to leave.

Fu Xingzhou was already waiting outside the door. When he saw her come out, he immediately went to greet her.

"Mr. Chen, let's have lunch together."

His tone was expectant, and his gaze was fixed on Li Susu's face.

Li Susu paused, but her eyes remained unmoved.

"President Fu, CN and the Li family have finalized their cooperation agreement."

"We can only wait for another opportunity to cooperate with the Fu family."

"I hope Mr. Fu can understand."

After saying that, she walked past Fu Xingzhou and headed straight for the elevator.

Fu Xingzhou was unwilling to give up this rare opportunity to be alone, so he quickly followed.

There were only four people in the elevator: them and their respective assistants.

The atmosphere was somewhat oppressive in the cramped space.

The elevator lights flickered twice and then suddenly went out.

"What happened?"

Li Susu muttered to herself, her breathing becoming rapid.

In the darkness, she instinctively took a step back, her body trembling slightly.

Fu Xingzhou keenly sensed her emotional change, his heart tightened, and without regard for anything else, he immediately approached Li Susu and whispered comforting words:

"Don't worry, it's just an elevator malfunction, it will be fixed soon."

The assistant reacted quickly, immediately fumbling for his phone to turn on the flashlight.

"Damn it, my phone's dead!" the assistant said anxiously.

He pounded on the elevator buttons, trying to restart it.

"Contact the staff! Use the elevator's alarm system!" Li Susu instructed her assistant, trying to remain calm.

The assistant quickly responded and began fumbling for the elevator's alarm button.

In the darkness, Li Susu's body trembled more and more violently.

Almost instinctively, Fu Xingzhou reached out and wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her into his embrace.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Fu Xingzhou's voice was deep and reassuring.

He gently patted her back, as if soothing a frightened fawn.

The warm touch and the familiar, faint woody scent emanating from him made Li Susu feel momentarily dazed.