It was almost 2 o'clock when Fu Chenyuan pressed the internal phone and instructed Chen Yan: "Hold a meeting in ten minutes to discuss the C11 project."
A few minutes later, Fu Chenyuan stood up and came to Jiang Wanning's side, looking at Jiang Wanning's painting.
"I'm going to a meeting. If you're bored, play on your phone or watch some shows on this tablet." Fu Chenyuan seemed very worried.
Jiang Wanning couldn't help but smile.
"Okay, go to the meeting. I won't be bored."
As Fu Chenyuan left, he walked to the door and looked at Jiang Wanning again.
Jiang Wanning smiled sweetly, waved to him, and said two words: "Keep it up."
Fu Chenyuan left, and Jiang Wanning continued to refine her painting.
This is the second painting she has made of Fu Chenyuan, but it certainly won't be the last. She will probably paint a third, a fourth, and an Nth one in the future.
Just as Jiang Wanning was concentrating on her painting, a phone call came in from an unfamiliar number.
Jiang Wanning was startled and hesitated for a moment before answering.
The Zhao family left Nancheng, but they didn't stop there. At first, they called her from unfamiliar numbers.
On one occasion, Fu Chenyuan even caught them in the act.
After that, she stopped receiving harassing phone calls from the Zhao family.
After hesitating for a moment, Jiang Wanning answered the call. A strange male voice came from the other end, tentatively asking, "Hello, is this Miss Jiang?"
"Who are you?"
"This is Hu Bo. I saw the painting you posted on Weibo." Hu Bo's voice sounded somewhat excited. "A friend forwarded it to me. I'm still in the hospital right now. Could you sell me that painting? The price is negotiable. I'll have my friend come and pick it up."
Jiang Wanning hesitated for a moment, then readily agreed, "It's free, you can have it. The painting is at home; leave the hospital address and I'll send someone to deliver it to you."
"This, this is too much trouble."
"It's alright. I drew you too. If you like it, I'll give it to you."
"Okay. Thank you, Ms. Jiang."
A friend request came in on WeChat, with the note: "Hello Ms. Jiang, I am Hu Bo."
Jiang Wanning accepted the request. The other party sent her the hospital address and, seemingly worried that she might be scammed, also sent a selfie with her right hand in a cast and the abrasions on her face already scabbed over.
Ms. Jiang, I am not a fraudster, I really am Hu Bo.
Jiang Wanning had that photo and had also drawn Hu Bo's face; she was quite familiar with him.
Jiang Wanning nodded: "I will send someone to deliver it around 10 a.m. tomorrow."
*
It was more than an hour before Fu Chenyuan returned.
Jiang Wanning looked at him: "Are you done with your work? Ayuan, Hanhan will pick me up at six o'clock. I'm going out to dinner with her tonight."
Fu Chenyuan paused in his grip on the pen, then casually replied, "Okay. Where should we eat?"
After thinking for a moment, he put down his pen, clasped his hands together, and finally asked, "Can't we bring family members?"
Uh, Su Zhihan doesn't even have a boyfriend yet, so what's the big deal about her bringing her husband along on her date with her best friend?
Even if Su Zhihan gets married in the future, Jiang Wanning has no intention of bringing Fu Chenyuan to any gatherings with her best friends, unless it is stated beforehand that it is a dinner party for family members.
Jiang Wanning felt somewhat pressured by Fu Chenyuan's gaze.
However, she still refused: "Hanhan doesn't have a boyfriend. I'll take you in when she has a boyfriend and he brings him along."
"Okay." Fu Chenyuan didn't say anything, but just patted Jiang Wanning's head.
"Let me know in advance when it's almost time to leave, and I'll come pick you up."
"Okay, I understand."
Su Zhihan was always punctual. By the time Jiang Wanning finished painting the second picture, Su Zhihan had already appeared downstairs at the Fu Group building.
Jiang Wanning glanced at the time: 5:50.
She finished packing, told Fu Chenyuan, and prepared to leave.
"Wanwan." Fu Chenyuan called out to her, and Jiang Wanning stopped in her tracks, looking at Fu Chenyuan in confusion.
Fu Chenyuan walked over, reached out and pulled Jiang Wanning into his arms.
Then, he lowered his head and kissed Jiang Wanning's lips.
"Hmm..." Jiang Wanning opened her mouth as if to say something, but this only made it easier for Fu Chenyuan to conquer and expand his territory.
When the kiss ended, Jiang Wanning's face was flushed, and her lips were still moist, leaving an alluring impression.
"Remember to let me know when you get in her car."
"Mm." Jiang Wanning didn't dare to look at Fu Chenyuan again, afraid that Su Zhihan would get impatient, and quickly entered the elevator.
The mirror in the elevator reflected her face, which was flushed, and her eyes seemed to hold a hint of spring.
Jiang Wanning walked down to the first floor, where Su Zhihan was sitting in her car, waving at her.
Jiang Wanning sat down in the passenger seat, fastened her seatbelt, and was greeted with Su Zhihan's teasing: "Your CEO Fu is willing to let you out?"
Jiang Wanning rolled her eyes at her: "I am married, but I have not lost my freedom."
"Okay, okay, okay, whatever Ningning says is right. A friend of mine opened a restaurant, I'll take you there to try it out, and then we'll go shopping for a bit. It feels like it's been days since I last saw you. I missed you so much. You didn't talk to me at all yesterday, what happened?"
She and Su Zhihan don't usually chat casually, but they often exchange messages.
When the two of them are too busy to meet, they'll chat for a bit on WeChat.
For example, Su Zhihan is a foodie. Whenever she eats something delicious, she will take a picture for Jiang Wanning and make a promise to come back together next time.
Wherever he went for fun, he would bring back souvenirs for Jiang Wanning.
Jiang Wanning is the same.
She happened to go out with Fu Chenyuan yesterday and saw a nice piece of silver jewelry, so she bought it.
Su Zhihan liked these little things.
“Yesterday, A-Yuan and I went to a faraway place. Didn’t I ask you for a picture of that village yesterday? That’s the year I met him when he was still wandering around.”
"Wow! What's the connection?" Su Zhihan was very excited.
"Drive carefully, don't get agitated, I'll talk to you when we get there."
Su Zhihan was there to support her sisters; she brought a flower basket and a monetary gift upon arrival, and her sisters reserved a table for them on the second floor.
This Western restaurant doesn't have any private rooms. The first floor is already full, and the second floor requires reservations and is almost full as well.
After they ordered their food, Su Zhihan couldn't wait to hear the story.
She rested her chin on her hands, her chubby little face sparkling, and blinked her eyes at Jiang Wanning, listening attentively.
Jiang Wanning found it somewhat amusing to look at Su Zhihan like this.
She reached out and touched Su Zhihan's chestnut-brown curly hair, jokingly saying, "Little Su Zhihan, are you ready to listen to a story?"
Su Zhihan chimed in, "Teacher Jiang, stop keeping us in suspense and tell us already!"
Jiang Wanning took out her phone and showed Su Zhihan the photo she had taken yesterday.
"This village hasn't changed much, it's pretty much the same as before. If there's any change, it's that there are fewer villagers and more tourists. After I met A-Yuan that time, I went back to call my uncle and aunt, but after they arrived, he disappeared. Later, I was beaten by Lin Lin and developed a high fever, so I don't remember anything else. Besides this time, we met before, but I can't remember."
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