Chapter 171 Jealousy
Hearing this, Ruan Yuntang turned her head and happened to see the gaze from the opposite side that she couldn't retract in time. She frowned and looked away.
"I can't guarantee that. Absolute peace can never be guaranteed where there is competition and interests," she said lightly.
Julia also knew that this was not an easy task, so she stopped talking.
After the meal, everyone left one after another.
Chen Xiangxiang felt a little dizzy because she had drunk some wine, so she lay on the table and asked to rest for a while.
Ruan Yuntang could only stay in the box and wait for her to catch her breath.
While An Jing waited for her, she couldn't help but think about the creation of the new perfume.
Suddenly, there was a sound of footsteps at the door.
Ruan Yuntang raised his head and met Zhou Guanyan's gentle and harmless face.
"Do you need help?" He smiled gentlemanly.
"No need, she's not drunk. We'll leave later." Ruan Yuntang politely refused.
Zhou Guanyan nodded when he heard this, but did not leave.
Instead, he strode towards her, moved the chair next to her, and sat down sideways to her, with the legs of his black ironed trousers almost touching the hem of her white skirt.
Ruan Yuntang felt his scalp tingle for a moment, and he almost subconsciously stood up and was about to leave, but the moment he took a step, he was stopped by a long leg.
Zhou Guanyan raised his eyelids nonchalantly, his dark pupils innocent yet puzzled.
"Comrade Ruan, am I poisoned?"
"No." Ruan Yuntang said as she backed away, but unfortunately Chen Xiangxiang was asleep behind her, leaving no way for her to get out.
"If it's not poisonous, why does Comrade Ruan always seem to avoid me every time he sees me?"
Zhou Guanyan's smile was harmless, but his voice was like a poisonous snake spitting out red tongue, close to her ear, wet and sticky, so frightening.
In the scorching summer, Ruan Yuntang felt cold all over for no reason.
But after a moment, she straightened her back, showed her wrist, and said dissatisfiedly:
"Comrade Zhou first pinched my hand like this, then confiscated my perfume, and now he's withholding my money. Isn't it natural that I don't like you?"
Hearing this, Zhou Guanyan lowered his eyes to look at the glaring bruise on the girl's snow-white wrist. His pupils shrank involuntarily and he unconsciously reached out his hand.
Just as his fingertips were about to touch the girl's delicate skin, Ruan Yuntang withdrew his hand, put it behind his back, and stared at him warily.
Zhou Guanyan hadn't seen this kind of look in a long time, and he couldn't help but curl his lips in laughter, looking at her with guilt in his eyes.
"Comrade Ruan, I didn't mean anything else. I'm sorry about what happened last time."
As he spoke, he took out a stack of bills from his trouser pocket and handed it over.
It is the remaining balance of the perfume.
Ruan Yuntang's eyes lit up slightly, and just as he stretched out his hand, the other party suddenly shrank back.
"Comrade Ruan, can we continue to cooperate?" Zhou Guanyan asked with a smile.
Ruan Yuntang rolled his eyes secretly, but smiled and said, "Of course."
After she finished speaking, she got the money and the corners of her lips curled up unconsciously.
Zhou Guanyan looked at her gently for a while, then suddenly asked, "Is Comrade Ruan and your husband's relationship okay?"
"Of course." Ruan Yuntang said casually while counting the money.
"That's good." Zhou Guanyan's dark eyes were filled with a layer of gloom, and he stared at the girl's money-obsessed look, and raised the corners of his lips.
"If Comrade Ruan likes making money, why don't we work together to open a new factory that only you and I can control?"
Hearing this, Ruan Yuntang stopped counting the money and refused without hesitation, "No, I'm fine here."
Zhou Guanyan frowned, "But everyone here is targeting you, don't you want to leave?"
Ruan Yuntang was in a good mood after counting the money, so he said frankly:
"No one will target you wherever you go. Unless you live alone, there's no point in being a deserter."
Hearing this, Zhou Guanyan looked at the girl in front of him with bright and energetic eyes, and a desire to destroy rose in his misty eyes.
"Comrade Ruan is right."
Ruan Yuntang felt that creepy feeling coming back again, and hurriedly poked Chen Xiangxiang hard.
But Chen Xiangxiang actually started snoring in her sleep, turned over and fell asleep again.
Zhou Guanyan's voice came from behind, "How about I help you get her to the car?"
The others have already left, so it seems like this is the only way.
So, she and Zhou Guanyan each held one arm and dragged Chen Xiangxiang downstairs.
It would have been easier for Zhou Guanyan to carry her on his back, but unfortunately that was not allowed in this era, and she did not dare to command him.
After finally getting out of the restaurant, Ruan Yuntang took a deep breath. Just as he was about to go to Chen Xiangxiang's car, he saw Zhou Guanyan supporting someone and leading her towards his car.
"Wait, I'd better go back with Chen Xiangxiang in her car!"
She stopped in time, but caused Chen Xiangxiang to slip and fall. Seeing that she was about to fall to the ground, she screamed and hurried to rescue her.
After much difficulty, he managed to grab Chen Xiangxiang's arm, but all the weight was on her hand. Zhou Guanyan had already withdrawn his hand and stood aside as if it had nothing to do with him.
"Please help me!" Ruan Yuntang gritted his teeth.
Zhou Guanyan glanced at the drunken man, then looked at his cuffs that were greasy from being squeezed, and a hint of disgust and irritation flashed in his eyes.
"You carry her, and I'll carry you."
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Ruan Yuntang looked at his stiff face and managed to utter this sentence, then asked doubtfully: "Can't you just carry her on your back?"
"Dirty." Zhou Guanyan turned his face away indifferently.
Ruan Yuntang was shocked, not because of his mysophobia, but because he actually revealed his fake persona in front of her.
But after a moment, she decided to pretend that she didn't notice, and helped Chen Xiangxiang to the door of the store, preparing to go back to the store to ask the waitress for help.
After she called someone and helped Chen Xiangxiang into the car, she found that the wheel was broken when she started the car.
Now I can only take Zhou Guanyan's car.
She really didn't want to, but because of the drunk Shen Xiangxiang, she couldn't get another car.
Zhou Guanyan thoughtfully opened the car door for them, a gentle and polite smile on his lips, "Be careful."
Ruan Yuntang hurriedly turned her eyes away and helped Chen Xiangxiang into the car first, but she didn't expect Chen Xiangxiang to push her suddenly, and her body swayed, and she almost bumped into Zhou Guanyan head-on.
At the last moment, she swiftly grabbed the car door and supported herself on both sides of the man's body with her arms. The two were only a few centimeters apart, their eyes met, and the other's dark and deep eyes were filled with an ambiguous smile.
Ruan Yuntang's heart sank and he hurriedly stood up, but someone suddenly restrained his lower back.
She widened her eyes in fear and was about to speak when someone suddenly hugged her from behind. Then, a sound of broken bones came from the air in front of her.
Sniffing the familiar minty scent, Ruan Yuntang raised his eyes to meet the man's cold jawline, and his eyelashes trembled. He then looked at Zhou Guanyan, whose arm had been twisted off not far away and whose eyes were full of sinister intent, and hurriedly said:
"Misunderstand!"
The two men looked at her at the same time.
Ruan Yuntang first wanted to go over and explain to Zhou Guanyan, but just as he made a move, he was forcibly held in someone's arms.
She could only speak to Zhou Guanyan from a distance:
"My husband didn't know you, so he thought you were a gangster just now. I'm sorry, Deputy Director Zhou was kind enough to help me support Xiangxiang, but he was still misunderstood."
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