Chapter 56 Either catching someone in the act, or on the way to catch someone in the act.
"It's nothing, just work-related stuff," Song Yanzhi said vaguely. Sometimes, vague words only fuel suspicion.
Let him guess.
Shen Yan didn't believe for a second that they had just been talking about work, but she didn't ask any more questions. She picked up her glass and clinked it with his, then raised it slightly to Jiang Yubai on the other side, and the three of them took a sip.
"Has Young Master Song had a girlfriend these past few years?" he asked casually.
“…No.” Song Yanzhi paused before replying with just two words, then asked him, “What about you?”
He didn't? Then he and Nan Xia shouldn't be in a relationship. Shen Yan's lips curled up almost imperceptibly as he replied:
"I've been too busy with work to talk about it."
In recent years, he has frequently expanded into overseas markets, venturing into the luxury goods industry in addition to Ruifeng Heavy Industry, aiming to surpass the Song family group.
"Isn't Young Master Song planning to go home and inherit the group?" he asked again.
"We'll see. There's nothing wrong with being a lawyer." Song Yanzhi picked up his glass and took a sip of wine. He quite liked the legal profession.
As the two were chatting, Nan Xia walked over. Seeing that someone had taken her seat, she could only sit between Song Yanzhi and Jiang Yubai. She picked up the whiskey bottle next to her and poured herself half a glass.
I took two sips because I was in a bad mood.
Shen Yan wanted to talk to her, but the two were too far apart, so he could only chat idly with Song Yanzhi.
Jiang Yubai asked the woman beside him in a low voice, "What did you two just do?"
Nanxia glanced at him, "What else can you do besides talk?"
"Did you do anything intimate?" he asked again, being gossipy.
"How could that be? You'd be intimate with your ex-girlfriend after you broke up? And you haven't gotten back together, what does that mean?" Nan Xia didn't care whether this man was Song Yanzhi's best friend or not; she was very tight-lipped.
Don't try to get any secrets out of her.
Yes, what are she and Song Yanzhi now?
Oh well, I guess I'm the one who lost out!
I can't let him take advantage of me anymore, you bastard—
"Being intimate with my ex-girlfriend after we broke up... I really can't do that... I think most people couldn't do that," he said, pursing his lips.
Around 10 p.m., the four left the bar. Nanxia couldn't drive because she had been drinking, so Shen Yan said to her, "Get in my car, I'll take you home. It's not safe for a girl like you to take a taxi at night."
Nan Xia glanced at Song beside her and deliberately nodded to provoke him, "Alright, then I'll trouble you, President Shen."
He gentlemanly opened the back door, and she got in. Shen Yan waved to Song Yanzhi and the others, then got into the car and told the driver to start the car.
The black Rolls-Royce sped away.
Song Yanzhi watched the car drive away, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, lifted the cap with one hand, took a cigarette with a cool bite, lit it, and took a deep drag. The smoke drifted over his deep eyes, blurring his expression.
Jiang Yubai glanced at his best friend, crossed his arms, and asked curiously, "Didn't Shen Yan just return to the country a few days ago? How come he's so familiar with Nan Xia? Did they know each other before?"
"We only met yesterday." Song Yanzhi's tone was slightly somber.
"We only met yesterday and today we're already drinking together and he even took her home? Isn't this progressing too fast? No wonder he's a lawyer from Nanjing University, he's so efficient in everything he does!" he couldn't help but exclaim.
Song Yanzhi, a cigarette dangling from his lips, remained silent, his expression aloof.
"I think that Shen Yan probably likes your ex-girlfriend. With his looks and connections, chasing women is a piece of cake, right? If you still like her, don't be so aloof. If you don't take the initiative now, you'll miss your chance," Jiang Yubai reminded his best friend.
"Who likes her?" Song Yanzhi sneered, his hands behind his back.
"Then what are you doing here tonight?"
"Drink." He uttered the two words coldly.
"Then you can continue to be aloof," Jiang Yubai said helplessly to him.
Inside the car.
Shen Yan leaned back in his chair with his long legs crossed. His posture was not as lazy and casual as Song Yanzhi's, but rather very upright and elegant, which showed that he had been strictly trained by his family since childhood.
He turned to look at her, deliberately asking directly, "Are Attorney Nan and Young Master Song dating?"
"How could that be? Haven't you heard that he and I are mortal enemies?" she said with a laugh.
"I've heard of him, but you've been quite good to him." His tone was slightly sour; she hadn't let the man drink and had even covered his mouth with her hand—
"He saved me," Nan Xia replied with only this sentence, without explaining anything else.
"If I had saved you, would you have treated me this well?" Shen Yan asked her jokingly.
Could he have fallen in love with me at first sight? Why do I feel a little jealous? But in order to bring down Ruifeng, I can't be soft-hearted, Nanxia silently reminded herself.
Back then, his father seized his family's company, caused his own father's death, and made his mother and daughters live such a miserable life. When did he ever show any mercy?
The old man's belongings are still on his father's hand—
“…Yes.” She replied with a smile, offering only one word.
Hearing her say that, Shen Yan felt much better.
The following morning.
Nanxia received a message from a former colleague who sent her the phone numbers of five major clients and a brief summary of their lawsuits.
Instead of going to Ruifeng, she immediately arranged to meet one of her clients at a coffee shop.
With her reputation and eloquence, she easily persuaded the client to sign a contract with her. She completed the contract in the morning, signed it smoothly, and then transferred 100,000 yuan to her former colleague as promised.
Song Yanzhi didn't go to Ruifeng all day. He dealt with other cases in the morning and went to court in the afternoon, winning another case effortlessly.
Nanxia was working alone in the Ruifeng conference room in the afternoon and didn't call him. He probably went to work on other cases since he wasn't coming.
After get off work, she went straight to the entrance of Song Yan's house, entered the password, and prepared to take the dog out for a walk, as she had promised Shen Yan last night.
Hopefully, that man hasn't come back yet.
"Clang—" She cautiously pushed open the door, only to see the excited dog jumping around at the doorway, but not the man.
"Zhizhi, come out quickly... Mommy will take you out to play!" she called softly, waving her hand.
At that moment, a cold-looking man suddenly walked out of the bedroom. Song Yanzhi saw her sneaking around and deliberately keeping her voice down, and knew that she was up to no good.
He asked in a deep voice, "Where are you planning to take Zhizhi?"
"Just... take it for a walk," she said calmly.
“I’ll go with you.” Song Yanzhi said deliberately, walking towards the door. Nan Xia frowned when she saw that he had really come.
If he comes along, how will I be able to meet Shen Yan?
She suddenly pushed the man who had just come out back into the house, saying, "No need, no need, you should rest at home. I'll go for a walk. You can't run around now."
Song Yanzhi understood. She was taking her dog on a date with that random guy, wasn't she?!
Silently gritting her teeth—
"You rest well at home, I'll be back soon." Nanxia said to him and then closed the door. The dog was already waiting outside, with its leash in its mouth.
They had barely left when Song Yanzhi and his bodyguards followed—
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