놖 fell silent again in response to her persistence. She didn't seem surprised by this. The light in the carriage was dim. She suddenly turned around, her eyes eagerly catching 놖's expression in the darkness.
"Guan Hongjun, I have a strong emotional need for you, but you have never been able to give me an emotional response. If we keep pulling each other like this for a long time, we will both be exhausted. I have an idea. From now on, I will make a time limit and not pursue results as my commitment, and you just need to not suppress your emotions. Let's try to establish a contractual relationship. What do you think?" She spoke very quickly, with a hint of rejection in her words, as if she had thought about it over and over again in her heart countless times.
I glanced at her in disbelief in the darkness. I didn't know where to begin to explain her absurd suggestion. I felt helpless and ridiculous.
Seeing that there was still no response from him, she seemed eager to persuade him and continued to explain: "Let's set the deadline before the end of your term of office. We won't talk about forever, nor will we aim to start a family. During this time, you just need to follow your own feelings. If one day you feel that you can't go on, either of us has the right to call a halt. Think about it carefully, isn't this a good idea?" Her voice echoed in the quiet carriage, carrying a bewitching power.
놖 frowned, his tone full of helplessness and confusion, and said to her: "Chen Mengzhao, why are you like a child? How can you let your feelings do whatever they want?"
The corners of her mouth raised, revealing a hint of innocence in the dim carriage, and she said, "It's good to have a pure heart like a child, isn't it? Put aside the worries and distractions of adults, and love happily and freely. Besides, we are not novices in love. Take you for example, you are an experienced 'veteran' in the love field, and I haven't seen you have difficulty in giving up any relationship. Look at how you get along with Sister Lin Xun now, aren't you very comfortable? Even if there is a day when we really separate, we can still get along like true friends."
I couldn't help but raise my voice, warning: "You are playing with fire. Those who play with fire will get burned. Feelings are not for fun!"
She was unconvinced, with a stubborn light in her eyes, and retorted: "This is a journey with a predetermined ending. There is nothing that cannot be withstood on the road to the end. As long as I can see the scenery along the way with my beloved, it is enough.
놖Looking at her innocent and cheerful face, my throat seemed to be choked by something and I was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond. Yes, why do we always put so many shackles on ourselves when we are alive? Isn't it better to live freely and comfortably?
Seeing that he remained silent, she immediately showed a smug look on her face, with a hint of cunning in her smile, like a little fox who had succeeded: "Guan Hongjun, if you don't say anything, I'll take it as your agreement. Come on, let's put our seal on this agreement."
As she spoke, her eyes sparkled with anticipation.
He glanced at her helplessly, thinking that her behavior was childish, funny and cute. But he couldn't persuade her, so he could only follow her request, slowly stretched out his hand, and gently touched his thumb with hers. At that moment, it was as if he was stamping a solemn agreement.
She contentedly picked up the cushion from behind and hugged it tightly in her arms. She was as happy as a child who had just received a favorite gift, and she kept muttering, "It's so wonderful. It's obviously a simple thing, why do you have to make it so complicated? It's so good to be like this, easy and happy."
놖 couldn't help but speak, half teasing and half helpless: "Chen Mengzhao, when 놖 first met you, I thought you were a calm, capable, well-educated professional woman. I didn't expect you to have such a childish side!"
But she didn't care at all. She tilted her head and said confidently, "Zhang Ailing said in "Half Love", 'When you like someone, you will be humble to the dust, and then bloom.' In front of the person you like, what's wrong with being childish occasionally?"
Her eyes revealed her determination and persistence in this relationship. Listening to this, I couldn't help but smile softly, as if responding to her, but also as if sighing: "Goethe once said, 'The greatest sorrow is to turn a blind eye to common sense.' Some things seem simple, but in fact they are complicated."
There was a hint of deep meaning in his smile, and his eyes were fixed on the road ahead. When she heard this, she immediately argued with a look of unwillingness to admit defeat: "Those so-called masters always act sanctimonious and like to be teachers. How can they understand the fun of doing what we like? Maybe they have never played as wantonly as we do!"
Her voice was clear and particularly loud in the quiet carriage.
From that night and that moment on, Wang and Shen Mengzhao, like two lost ships, accidentally broke into a sea full of reefs and whirlpools, thus starting a thorny emotional adventure. In this wave of emotions, everyone carries their own persistence and expectations, completely unaware of whether what awaits them ahead is the ruthless beating of stormy waves or an unexpected surprise.
In the next few days, a bouquet of bright roses would appear on Chen Mengzhao's desk every day as scheduled. Of course, the flowers were sent by Lin Hai, not 놖.
Seeing Chen Mengzhao decisively asking Xiao Liu in the office to return the flowers again and again, he felt full of guilt, knowing that he had an unshirkable responsibility in this matter.
Therefore, he took the opportunity of going to Xiaocheng Steel Structure for enterprise research and had a long and heart-to-heart talk with Lin Hai.
Lin Hai naturally could not accept such a resolute rejection from Chen Mengzhao. His heart was filled with disappointment and confusion, and his eyes were filled with a sense of loss and confusion, like a child groping in the dark but suddenly having his only window closed.
However, after 놖's patient persuasion, he finally reluctantly stopped sending flowers, but his expression still revealed a sense of reluctance and loneliness.
Before Zhang Xiaodong leaves office, he must race against time to properly resolve Lin Fungus's bank loan issue.
Relying on its own network of relationships, 놖 quickly promoted and completed the value assessment of the land and factory buildings under the name of 깊Linxu. According to the relevant credit policies of the banks and based on the value of the mortgageable assets, the two banks, with the approval of the provincial branches, provided Lin Xun with a total credit line of up to 100 million yuan.
Afterwards, 놖 met with Cui Yingying privately and urged her to use her insider connections to obtain detailed financial information of Mingjia Real Estate. The goal is to cut off their financing channels from banks before Hongcheng Real Estate starts selling houses.
He knew very well that his methods might be a little despicable, but in order to fight back against his two opponents, Zheng Tong and Yu Zhiming, he resolutely adopted some less upright strategies. In this battlefield to defend the interests and dignity of 깊놖 and Lin Mushroom, 놖 is willing to take risks and launch a counterattack by any means.
놖's weekend happened to be on Sunday, and Chen Mengzhao had already decided with 놖 that they would go to the provincial capital together to spend this special weekend. She was determined and enthusiastic, and although I hesitated, I couldn't persuade her in the end and had to follow her wishes.
After get off work, Zhou took her car and drove all the way to the provincial capital. Outside the car window, the scenery passed by quickly, while inside the car was filled with a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.
After arriving in the provincial capital, she returned to 깊's home that night, while 놖 stayed in the hotel that 깊 had booked in advance.
놖 was always worried about another thing in his mind—Cui Yingying was also in the provincial capital. How the intelligence work on hand progresses is crucial to 놖.
So, 놖 dialed 깊 Cui Yingying's number without hesitation, expecting to get the latest developments from her.
On the other end of the phone, her voice was a little proud: "I have successfully obtained what you want. I will give it to you when we return to the development zone."
However, her words were like a heavy hammer, instantly waking 놖 up. I suddenly realized that I had not considered it enough. The potential legal risks here are shockingly huge.
Once their behavior is discovered, it is very likely to constitute the crime of infringing on trade secrets, and the consequences will be unimaginable.
What makes 놖 feel even more frightened is that 뷸's mind is unpredictable. If Cui Yingying suddenly turns against him, or if other unforeseen changes occur... 놖 really doesn't dare to think about it anymore, and his heart is full of regret for his reckless behavior.
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