Chapter 410: Old Classmates with No Sense of Boundaries
He glanced at Ji Wan's belly meaningfully.
The implication in these words made Ji Wan furious. Was he questioning Chi Wenyan's care for her? Or was he implying that he was more considerate than Chi Wenyan?
"Boss Lu." Ji Wan's voice turned cold, carrying an unquestionable authority. "Please be mindful of your status and words. This is the company, and I'm your boss. I don't want to hear anything about anything other than work. Take the milk away."
The smile on Lu Liang's face completely disappeared, and a trace of hurt and embarrassment flashed in his eyes. It seemed that he didn't expect Ji Wan to be so ruthless. "Wan Wan, do you have any misunderstandings about me?"
"I don't have any misunderstanding." Ji Wan looked at him sharply.
"I just hope Mr. Lu can put himself in the right place and do his job well. Xingchen Venture Capital invited you to come here to create value, not to ask you to care about the boss's private life."
Lu Liang was speechless at her blunt words, his face turning pale. He took a deep breath and tried to salvage the situation: "I just care about you..."
"Your concern has crossed the line." Ji Wan interrupted him with a cold tone, "If you can't even distinguish basic workplace boundaries, I'm not sure you're still suitable for the position of general manager."
This sentence, like a basin of cold water, instantly extinguished all of Lu Liang's fantasies and hopes.
He looked at Ji Wan's cold face and finally realized how ridiculous and inappropriate his self-righteous "kindness" and "concern" were in her eyes.
What he thought were "ambiguity" and "opportunities" were nothing but his own wishful thinking.
"I...I understand, President Ji." Lu Liang picked up the glass of cold milk in embarrassment, his voice dry, "Sorry, I was rude." He didn't dare to look into Ji Wan's eyes again and hurried out of the office.
The office door was closed gently, blocking out the view from outside.
Ji Wan leaned back in his chair, sighed softly, with a hint of fatigue between his brows.
She doesn't like dealing with this kind of interpersonal trouble, but since the other party is confused, she has to cut the Gordian knot.
She would not allow anyone to destroy her working environment, nor would she allow anyone to covet things that did not belong to him, especially in such a disgusting way.
Ji Wan had indeed been feeling a little low on energy recently. The sleepiness and fatigue brought on by her pregnancy had caused her to neglect the details of the people and things around her after she had finished her heavy workload.
She vaguely felt that Lu Liang had appeared more frequently recently, but she just thought he was working hard and didn't think much about it.
After all, in her opinion, the knock on the office last time was clear enough. Lu Liang was a smart man and should know his limits.
However, the abnormality that she did not notice was seen clearly by Xiao Chen, the assistant assigned by Chi Wenyan to be by her side.
Xiao Chen was personally selected by Chi Wenyan. She was smart and loyal, and her primary mission was to ensure Ji Wan's safety and comfort. Lu Liang's overly eager gaze, the deliberately created encounters, and the subtle body language that hinted at a closer approach all caught Xiao Chen's attention.
That evening, after seeing Ji Wan off, Xiao Chen immediately called Chi Wenyan's private number.
"Director Chi, I feel the need to report to you. Mr. Lu from Xingchen Venture Capital...his attitude towards Mr. Ji seems a little inappropriate."
Xiao Chen spoke cautiously, explaining the details he had observed one by one, especially the undisguised covetous look in Lu Liang's eyes when he looked at Ji Wan.
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a few seconds. Chi Wenyan's low voice carried a barely perceptible chill: "I understand. Thank you for your hard work. Keep paying attention."
After hanging up the phone, a cold light flashed in Chi Wenyan's dark pupils.
Lu Liang? The talent he had headhunted from abroad? How dare he set his sights on his woman!
The next morning, a Maybach with smooth lines and high value was parked downstairs of Xingchen Venture Capital, causing quite a stir.
The car door opened, and Chi Wenyan, who was tall and slender with outstanding temperament, opened the door for Ji Wan himself. He leaned over and gently reminded her, "Slow down, don't rush."
Ji Wan was a little helpless and sweet: "You don't have to send me here every day. The company is not far from home."
"On my way." Chi Wenyan's tone was light, but with an unyielding insistence. He reached out and tidied up her hair, his movements natural and intimate. "I'll pick you up in the evening."
This scene happened to be seen by Lu Liang, who had just arrived at the company. He narrowed his eyes and looked at the man.
He was wearing a well-tailored haute couture suit and a low-key and luxurious Patek Philippe on his wrist. He had an outstanding temperament and took great care of Ji Wan.
Lu Liang snorted inwardly. He had already inquired about it. Xingchen Venture Capital was Ji Wan's personal business and had no direct connection with the Chi family.
This man, driving a luxury car, wearing designer clothes, and completely obedient to Ji Wan, was he not the gigolo Ji Wan kept? He relied on his good looks to coax Ji Wan into a frenzy.
He believed that he was very capable and was an old classmate of Ji Wan. How could he tolerate a guy who relied on his looks to make a living getting there first?
For several consecutive days, Chi Wenyan personally picked up Ji from get off work in the evening and staged a "loving" scene in front of the company's gate, and the meaning of declaring sovereignty was obvious.
Lu Liang saw this and was burning with jealousy, which made him more certain of his guess.
This pretty boy is demonstrating to him!
At noon that day, Ji Wan went to attend an impromptu partner luncheon. Chi Wenyan calculated the time and arrived downstairs of the company to wait for her. He did not go upstairs, but just leaned against the car, waiting quietly.
Lu Liang seized the opportunity, walked out of the building and went straight to Chi Wenyan.
"Hey," Lu Liang looked Chi Wenyan up and down, his tone full of undisguised contempt, "Are you the one Ji Wan keeps?"
Chi Wenyan slowly raised his eyes, his expression calm but revealing an invisible sense of oppression: "What's the matter?"
"Oh, you're pretending quite well." Lu Liang sneered, his hands in his pockets. "I advise you to be smart and leave Wanwan as soon as possible. Someone like you is not worthy of her."
Chi Wenyan raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he found it somewhat interesting: "Oh? Then who is worthy of it?"
"Of course it's me!" Lu Liang puffed out his chest, a smug look on his face. "Wanwan and I were college classmates. We had a crush on each other back then and were considered a well-known couple. If I hadn't gone abroad for further studies after graduation, you wouldn't be around now."
He began to make up stories about their so-called campus romance, "We attended classes together, spent time in the library together, and she loved leaning on my shoulder to watch the sunset..."
Chi Wenyan listened quietly with no expression on his face, but the air pressure around him was getting lower and lower.
Lu Liang was completely unaware of the danger. Instead, he became more and more excited as he spoke, as if the story he told had really happened.
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