Chapter 53 He Zheng's White Moonlight
He Zheng's White Moonlight
Wen Ruan really didn't know what He Zheng was angry about.
On the way from Qingyue Mansion to the company, He Zheng showed her the information of the Fifth Department and introduced the situation of the Fifth Department to her.
Mentioning Zhu Jiexiu, he said that Zhu Jiexiu might be Yao Tianyu's man.
"So far, Shen Yifan and I only suspect him, but we don't have any substantial evidence. Shen Yifan has people keeping an eye on him, but he's quite cautious and hasn't made any moves."
"Until last night, he met with Yao Tianyu. I don't know what they talked about, but from what I know about Yao Tianyu, if Zhu Jiexiu is really his man, he will definitely do something to disrupt your employment. Yao Tianyu definitely doesn't want you to come to Minghe."
Zhu Jiexiu did cause trouble.
A normal person with a bit of common sense would never question his boss in public unless he doesn't want to do the job anymore.
But Zhu Jiexiu deliberately mentioned her past with Jiang Qingyan and her compensation. He wanted to be the director but didn't leave himself any way out. It was obvious that he was Yao Tianyu's man.
Why did Wen Ruan suddenly confess his love to He Zheng?
She was speaking to Minghe and the others.
Zhu Jiexiu reminded her.
What he said was right. From the perspective of Minghe employees, she had a bad reputation. Haicheng was so big that there were many people who were better than her. Minghe didn't need her. There was really no need for He Zheng to let Minghe fall into a public opinion storm for her.
She didn't dare to talk about the boss openly, but he would definitely talk about her relationship with He Zheng behind her back.
Not only Minghe, but also those people outside, those spectators in the circle who like to watch the fun and make trouble. Even if she and He Zheng are innocent, they will still have dirty thoughts.
After all, at the celebration banquet for Rongli last year, Jiang Qingyan's words "adults take what they need" had already labeled her as having a chaotic private life.
In today's society, even if she is innocent, as long as obscene rumors are spread about her, she will never be able to clear herself from the blame even if she sheds a layer of skin, and she will never be able to take off the blame even if she cuts off her head.
When He Zheng took her in, many people would think that she had already climbed into He Zheng's bed and He Zheng was also attracted by her beauty.
Rather than letting He Zheng suffer the same reputation as her, it is better to direct all the firepower towards her. She was the one who pestered He Zheng, and He Zheng was only doing it for profit.
In this way, Minghe’s employees will feel at ease.
Because the President He they admired was not pulled down from the altar by this dirty woman. Their President He was still rational and shining.
Moreover, if Zhu Jiexiu brought today's incident to Yao Tianyu, Yao Wei would also know about it. If He Zheng went to see Yao Wei this afternoon, Yao Wei would not blame him too much. After all, the person He Zheng took in was not someone who was full of hatred for Rong Li and wanted to take revenge on them at any time.
How many people will believe her words is not the point.
At least on the surface, everyone will be satisfied.
So, she didn't understand what He Zheng was angry about.
…
In the office, as soon as Wen Ruan said these words, the originally ambiguous and warm atmosphere instantly cooled down.
He Zheng raised his head from her shoulder and stood straight. Because of anger, his whole body was tense as iron, the blood vessels in his solar plexus were dilated, and Wen Ruan, with a gloomy face, thought he was going to hit her.
"What are you so angry about? You—"
The voice suddenly stopped. Wen Ruan was speechless one second, and his face turned red the next.
He really hit her!!!
Dog man!
When he kissed her, he hugged her and used his hands to protect the back of her head. Now he grabbed her shoulders and turned her over, letting her lie against the door.
With a slap, the palm of his hand hit her butt.
The force was not strong, but not light either. There was a crisp sound of the slap, and it was her who was hit. He was so angry that he clenched his teeth and spoke in a murderous tone.
"Everyone is satisfied? What about you? Have you ever thought about yourself? Have you forgotten the cyberbullying last year? The matter with Jiang Qingyan hasn't completely passed yet, and you say you want to pursue me again. What will they think of you? Will they say you are fickle?"
Wen Ruan was stunned. So this is what he was angry about?
She doesn't care. She is already covered in mud. She doesn't care about the malicious words and rumors. She is not angry, so why should he be angry?
She was slapped on the butt and it hurt. His shoulder was pressed by him and Wen Ruan couldn't turn around. She could only grit her teeth and call out to him.
"He Zheng, you'd better let me go now! Otherwise I'll really get angry with you!"
He Zheng completely ignored her and was deeply immersed in his own emotions.
"You don't care? Why wouldn't you care? Don't you care about your reputation? You don't care, but I do. I hired you with a high salary, and I waited for you for half a year, just to let you suffer?"
He Zheng became angrier as he spoke, and raised his hand to slap her again. However, the fabric of her clothes was thin in the summer, and he was afraid of hurting her, so he didn't dare to slap her hard.
The beating was light, but the scolding was heavy.
"You just do whatever you want without even telling me in advance. I wanted to beat you up right then and there. If I wasn't afraid you'd turn against me and leave Minghe in anger, do you think I would let you do that?"
"You heartless idiot! You're just taking advantage of the fact that I'm afraid of you getting angry and that I can't do anything to you. You're always irritating me. I've been in so much pain these past few days, I want to beat up everyone I see, and yet you don't even know why I'm angry, and you still have the nerve to ask me!"
This was the first time Wen Ruan was spanked by a man in her life.
She was so embarrassed, it was simply a physiological shame. She was about to curse, but He Zheng had already let her go, his voice hoarse and deep.
"What happened in the conference room today will not be spread out. Apart from the 26 people in the conference room, no one else in Minghe will know about it."
Wen Ruan understood that he had issued a gag order. He was telling her that what happened today should be treated as if it had never happened.
To the outside world, he went to the temple to harass her and tried to recruit her with a high salary.
Wen Ruan stood up straight by holding the door and turned to look at him. The shame on her face was still there, and tears of embarrassment were in her eyes. He Zheng's face was ashen, and his dark eyes contained countless emotions.
Their eyes met, and He was the first to look away.
He turned and walked towards the sofa, bent down and sat down, took a cigarette and lighter from the coffee table, put the cigarette in his mouth, lit it, took a deep puff, and through the thin smoke, he saw that Ruan had not left yet, and began to coldly order him to leave.
"Yu Yang has taken you to the office, right? Come back, stay in your office. Don't get angry with me here. I want to beat you up when I see you now."
Wen Ruan: “…”
He Zheng looked up at the clock on the wall. It was almost twelve o'clock, and it was almost time for dinner. He bit his cigarette and said to her again:
"I have a lunch meeting at noon and I'm leaving soon. Shen Yifan isn't here either, so I'll leave Yu Yang here to take you to lunch. There's no lounge in your office. If you need a lunch break, have Yu Yang take you to my place. I have a bed here..."
The following words gradually stopped.
Because Wen Ruan had already walked over and sat down next to him.
Wen Ruan was half an arm's length away from him. She leaned forward slightly, staring at him straight in the eyes.
"Why did you kiss me just now? He Zheng, do you like me?"
She asked very bluntly.
Under normal circumstances, He Zheng would not dare to admit it.
But at this moment, perhaps because the atmosphere was too ambiguous, or perhaps because he was just angry, he didn't want to go against his heart at all.
"What if I say yes?"
He supported his knees with the hand holding the cigarette, leaned forward, and kissed her forehead. His Adam's apple rolled and his voice was low.
"Wen Ruan, I like you."
The two looked at each other for a long time. He Zheng observed her expression. Wen Ruan slowly sat up straight, lowered his eyes to the position of his left wrist, and suddenly asked a question.
"Where's your red string?"
There is a rumor about He Zheng in the circle, saying that women come and go around him, and he gets tired of the old and loves the new, but he has been wearing a red rope around his left wrist for many years. Rumor has it that it was given to him by his white moonlight.
He didn't wear it today.
He Zheng followed her gaze and looked at his left wrist. "I sent it for maintenance. I've worn it for a long time..."
Suddenly realizing why she asked that, He Zheng looked up suddenly.
Wen Ruan also looked up at him with a smile.
"Send it for maintenance, so you will continue to wear it. He Zheng, your heart is not clean. I don't talk about feelings with men who have Bai Yueguang."
Wen Ruan had never seen his white moonlight, he only knew that she was his college classmate.
About two years ago, she met He Zheng at an industry dinner.
After three rounds of drinks, the topic turned to a big shot in the financial circle who finally married his white moonlight for the fourth time. Someone remembered the rumors about He Zheng and asked him about the story of the red rope.
Jiang Qingyan was also there that night.
Wen Ruan and Jiang Qingyan sat together, and He Zheng sat opposite them.
At that time, she was talking to Jiang Qingyan with her head tilted, and she raised her eyes when she heard this topic.
He Zheng just raised his left hand, revealing the red string, and said in a cold and casual tone, "Well, what version did you hear?"
Someone immediately said, "It was given to you by Bai Yueguang, Mr. He, and you've been wearing it for many years."
He Zheng laughed at that time, "Yes, it was given to me by Bai Yueguang."
Everyone likes to listen to stories, especially the love affairs of capitalists. He Zheng never talked about this topic before, but he did open his mouth that night. As the atmosphere became lively, everyone at the table asked all sorts of questions.
"Are you a classmate? You were wearing it when I first met you, years ago. High school classmate?"
"no."
"No, we didn't talk about it in high school."
"College classmate?"
"Um."
"Why aren't you together?"
"She's blind. She doesn't like me and she's attracted to a bastard who's not as handsome or rich as me."
A group of people laughed and began to belittle Bai Yueguang, saying that with Mr. He's conditions, he could have any woman he wanted, but it was Bai Yueguang who was ignorant and would regret it in the future.
He Zheng protected Bai Yueguang very tightly. He could say whatever he wanted, but he didn't allow others to say anything. He even turned hostile on the spot and said that if he heard anyone say anything bad about him, he would just break up with them.
…
When He Zheng heard her mention the red rope, he felt as bitter as a mute eating coptis.
I wish I could slap myself.
The red rope was given by Wen Ruan, and he treasured it like a treasure, but she had completely forgotten it. He had shown off the red rope in front of her many times, but she couldn't remember it and even asked him where he bought it.
She had no recollection of it at all, and out of concern for his own pride, he didn't dare admit that it was her who gave it to him.
At the dinner that night, he already knew that she was with Jiang Qingyan. The two of them sat opposite him, so close that he really wanted to flip the table.
When she said they had never dated in high school, she simply denied that she had had a relationship with him. When she said Bai Yueguang was her college classmate, she was just seeing him at the time, and he just wanted to save a little self-esteem in front of her.
Alas, how much is self-esteem worth? I should have given it up earlier.
In the office, He Zheng felt that he should explain.
"I was just talking nonsense at that time. The red string is you..."
Before he could finish his words, Yu Yang knocked on the door and came in. Before he could even open his mouth, he was given a cold look. Yu Yang was so scared that he shook his body, and the words were stuck in his throat. He thought to himself, "Oh my God, what's wrong with him?"
He Zheng's face was gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said, "You'd better have something urgent to do."
It is indeed extremely urgent.
Yu Yang first glanced at Wen Ruan, then said cautiously to He Zheng:
"That Rongli Capital guy... Jiang Qingyan! Jiang Qingyan is here! He wants to see you! He's at the door..."
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