Chapter 207 Self-blame
With just one sentence, Hu Yulian was petrified on the spot.
She didn't come back to her senses until Jiang Yuanliang entered the lounge and closed the door. Jiang Yuanliang didn't say another word, but it seemed as if he had said everything.
Hu Yulian looked at the tightly closed black door and bit her lower lip in shame and anger. How could she be willing to accept this?
Jiang Yuanliang is her ideal man, even though he is eight years older than her. But in Longcheng, which woman would not admire Jiang Yuanliang when she mentions him?
She had just returned from studying at a prestigious foreign university. Her family background and personal conditions were all outstanding, so her standards for choosing a partner were naturally very high. Only a man like Jiang Yuanliang could make her willingly surrender, and she would even take the trouble to come and deliver lunch to him every day at noon.
She originally thought that she was favored by Jiang Yuanliang because of her uniqueness and excellence. For a while, she felt a little too superior and complacent to control herself.
But she never thought that today, because of a person whose identity she had no idea, Jiang Yuanliang would say to her, "Don't come here again."
She was unwilling to accept it.
But she didn't dwell on it too much today, because she knew it was useless and might even make Brother Yuan Liang more disgusted and repulsive to her.
After sorting herself out and leaving the office, she found Secretary Li.
"Secretary Li, Brother Yuanliang seems to attach great importance to his guest today. Do you really not know who he is?"
Secretary Li had no idea what had just happened in the office. Upon hearing this, he quickly said, "Please forgive me, Ms. Hu. My mind was stuck and I didn't think of Ms. Shen's identity for a moment. Actually, I know that during the National Day holiday, the chairman went on a business trip to Shenzhen and Hong Kong. One day..."
Secretary Li recounted what happened that day, and as Hu Yulian listened, the unhappiness and jealousy in her heart gradually dissipated.
She had just imagined countless possible relationships between Brother Yuan Liang and Sister Shen, but she never imagined that they were her saviors.
"I understand. Ms. Shen saved Brother Yuanliang once. Brother Yuanliang respects her like this out of gratitude." Hu Yulian said, unable to suppress the smile on her face.
Secretary Li nodded in agreement: "That's what happened."
As for Brother Yuanliang's sudden anger just now, it was probably because he didn't respect his savior...
Thinking of this, Hu Yulian couldn't help but sigh in frustration. Brother Yuanliang, why didn't you explain things more clearly?
However, what Hu Yulian did not understand was that given her current relationship with Jiang Yuanliang, Jiang Yuanliang would not take the initiative to tell her about things related to himself.
“Secretary Li, do you have this Ms. Shen’s phone number?”
Secretary Li was slightly stunned when he heard this. He had the phone number. After all, it was he who helped the chairman find Ms. Shen.
But why did Ms. Hu suddenly ask for Ms. Shen’s phone number?
Unaware of the other party's motives, Secretary Li cautiously shook his head: "I don't have that. I only know that she is from Shenzhen and Hong Kong."
Secretary Li felt that if Hu Yulian wanted Ms. Shen's contact information, she could ask the chairman for it, so that she would not bear this unknown risk for no reason.
Hu Yulian didn't think much about it, just nodded lightly, and then looked at Secretary Li with an embarrassed expression and asked, "Secretary Li, I seem to have upset Brother Yuan Liang today. Can you help me persuade him later?"
Secretary Li immediately became alert upon hearing this, but remained calm as he asked, "Why?"
Although the chairman holds a high position, his emotions have always been stable. I have been with him for many years and rarely see him get really angry.
"Maybe the lunch I prepared wasn't suitable. I didn't know he was allergic to chia seeds."
Secretary Li knew she was lying as soon as he heard it. Ms. Shen brought Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, so the chairman would not be angry with her because of lunch.
But he nodded as if he understood: "This is a small matter, the chairman won't take it to heart."
"Then wait until he's calmed down a little later, and then find out for me if he still wants me to come over tomorrow."
Secretary Li agreed on the surface, but he had no intention of getting involved in the matter.
How could a secretary who works closely with Jiang Yuanliang not see the twists and turns in these small matters? It is obvious that Miss Hu has violated the chairman's taboo, and she probably won't have the chance to go to the top floor of Jiang's company in the future.
On the other side, Shen Jingjing couldn't help but secretly blame herself on the way back, blaming herself for being presumptuous and choosing the wrong time, thus missing Mr. Jiang and his girlfriend's time to have lunch alone.
Even though Mr. Jiang treated her politely and warmly, that was just his reserve. She was indeed a little too abrupt today.
Even after returning home, she still felt bad. After thinking it over, she took out her phone and sent Jiang Yuanliang an apology text message: "Mr. Jiang, I really disturbed you today. I just wanted to express my gratitude to you on behalf of my daughter. Please forgive me if there is anything wrong."
The reason why she was so cautious and worried was that she was afraid that her improper actions would implicate her daughter.
However, this text message did not receive a reply from the other party, which made Shen Jingjing even more distracted for the whole afternoon, and made her feel that she had made Mr. Jiang unhappy.
Until night fell, there was a sound outside. It was Chen Ci who came back.
Gu Lianxing and Jin Pili also came back with her.
"Mom, I'm back with my roommate!"
Shen Jingjing sorted out her thoughts and hurried to the entrance. The first person she saw was Pili with his short hair, and then the bright and beautiful Gu Lianxing.
"Hello, Auntie. I'm Lianxing."
"Hello, Auntie. I'm Pili."
Shen Jingjing also greeted them warmly: "Hello, please come in."
"Have you finished the exam?" Shen Jingjing reached out to take her daughter's clothes and asked casually.
"Not yet. There's still another day tomorrow."
After entering the living room, Shen Ci was slightly startled when she found the dining table empty. She turned to look at her mother and said, "Mom, you didn't cook?"
She knew her mother. Knowing in advance that she was bringing friends back for dinner today, her mother would definitely start preparing dinner early, so she was a little surprised at the moment.
Shen Jingjing had been restless all afternoon and hadn't paid attention to the time. Upon hearing this, she quickly said, "Mom cooks quickly. The Buddha Jumps Over the Wall is ready. If you're hungry, have a bowl first. Mom will go cook."
Shen Ci was so perceptive. Even if her mother tried her best to act natural, everything was so abnormal, how could she not be suspicious?
It doesn’t matter whether she cooks or not, she is just afraid that her mother is hiding something from her.
"You went out this afternoon?"
"Ah..." Shen Jingjing subconsciously wanted to deny it, but her heart and mouth couldn't agree: "Yes, I just went out for a walk."
(End of this chapter)
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