Chapter 69 Chapter 69
An Jiuyue held up her cell phone, her mouth slightly open, her throat choked.
She was reckless. But the person in front of her was Lu Ye, the man she had just lost and regained, and she couldn't control herself.
An Jiuyue looked around, and saw shadowy figures. The speculative eyes from all directions were gradually cast towards her, and the gorgeous crystal chandelier made her dizzy.
There was overwhelming silence on the other end of the phone. The man's heavy breathing gradually became shallower, like a practitioner who did not fight or compete. He not only overcame his own turbulent emotions, but also comforted her as well.
Everyone saw that the woman who had been panicking and anxious just now suddenly calmed down a lot. Her expression became calm and her frowning brows relaxed.
An Jiyue once again marveled at Lu Ye's miraculous abilities. Even the sound of his gentle breathing could soothe her mind.
However, even though she had calmed down, she still didn't know how to explain to Lu Ye. She didn't even know what Shen Xingyu had said to Lu Ye, not to mention that she was surrounded by Liang's business partners. She had just greeted them one by one as Liang Sinan's fiancée.
She looked at Shen Xingyu standing beside her with some annoyance. After not seeing him for so many years, this smooth-talking Mr. Shen was so tactless and had already learned to tell tales.
Shen Xingyu, feeling innocently glared at, initially looked apologetic, but then he thought of the model man in S City, who was alone in his empty house and deeply in love, and he couldn't help but feel indignant.
He raised his head and glared back without showing any weakness: You are playing with Lu Ye's feelings, and you still think you are right?
An Jiyue was so angry that she rolled her eyes and ignored him.
At this moment, the man's leisurely and casual voice reached her ears from thousands of miles away: "I saw your photos tonight."
He acted as if he hadn't heard anything and continued, "I just happened to see the half moon tonight."
Lu Ye had turned off the lights and was leaning against the floor-to-ceiling window in the office, looking up at the faint moonlight passing through the thin clouds.
He smiled faintly, his voice cool and pleasant: "But I think you are slightly better."
An Jiyue was slightly startled, her long hair cascading down from her snow-white shoulders, lightly covering half of her charming face. She narrowed her eyes, her rosy lips curling slightly, and the corners of her eyes and eyebrows couldn't hide the joy and happiness.
Everyone dislikes hearing compliments, and An Jiyue especially enjoys hearing Lu Ye say this.
Liang Sinan approached unconsciously. With Shen Xingyu's shout just now, it was not difficult for him to guess the identity of the person on the other end of the phone. His fiancée suddenly lost control and tried to grab someone else's phone. At this moment, he could only pretend to be concerned and stay as close to her as possible.
He was worried that if An Jiyue made a slip of the tongue, their fake engagement would be made public. But now it seemed that the risk had been resolved.
An Jiyue looked cheerful and spoke normally, as if she had simply received a call from someone who was desperately looking for her. Even the people around her stopped paying attention to her every move and continued chatting away.
Shen Xingyu, whose phone was snatched away, just crossed his arms, holding a glass of wine in his hand, and stood aside seemingly impatiently, but in fact, it seemed more like he was standing guard for her.
An Jiuyue's appearance at this moment fell into Liang Sinan's eyes. Her delicate and shining brown eyes looked into the void, as if she had already passed through the crowd, the banquet hall, and the ceiling, following a direction that was not pointing to him.
The corners of his eyes unconsciously drooped, staring at the woman in a silver dress with a sweet smile, feeling mixed emotions in his heart.
He held her hand and shoulder to shoulder, repeating "This is my fiancée" all night long, and An Jiyue cooperated by smiling generously beside him. Many times, he almost confused the two.
If this were true, how wonderful it would be. He could continue to care for her without limits, as he had for so many years, and he could retake the Liang Group without a single bloodshed. But Lu Ye, who had suddenly appeared from thousands of miles away, had simply reminded him with a single phone call that this was, in the final analysis, a lie.
"When did you become interested in her?" A sharp female voice sounded softly in his ears.
Liang Sinan didn't look back at her. The figure in the black velvet fishtail skirt stood side by side with him, their eyes not meeting, but each of them looking ahead.
Seeing that he didn't answer for a long time, Yue Hui didn't force him: "Since you have made a decision, it's better to put other things aside for now."
Liang Sinan understood what she meant. The most important thing right now was the consolidation of the Liang Group's shares, and tonight's dinner was a crucial opportunity. He and Xie Ying each had their own agenda. Xie Ying wanted to project a loving motherly image to appease the shareholders, while he wanted to use this opportunity to understand the Liang family's network of contacts and reestablish connections privately.
The Liang family was once a wealthy and powerful family, and the equity trust was established by Liang's father through many procedures. It is very likely that some of these elders were involved. By using the name of his fiancée and the prominent support of the An family, Liang Sinan's subsequent equity operations would not be considered as profiteering.
He suppressed the mess in his heart and responded to Yue Hui's advice: "Don't worry, I know."
Liang Sinan knew that Yue Hui was also working tirelessly on his behalf, and that she was the one who was meticulously planning the acquisition of the fragmented shares. With her strong and aggressive personality, she was perhaps even more afraid of failure than he was.
He relaxed his serious brows and was about to clink glasses with Yue Hui when he suddenly heard two people arguing not far away.
Shen Xingyu gritted his teeth. He had already snatched the phone back. "Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're the boss of Anshi! I didn't expect you to be so resourceful despite your young age."
Hearing this, An Jiyue, who had been cheerful just a few minutes ago, frowned and blushed. She knew Shen Xingyu was mocking her for being two-timing. She wanted to refute him, but she was afraid of attracting attention, so she whispered through her teeth:
“Mr. Shen, you are too kind. Compared with your elegant affairs and nightly romances, my little thing is not even worthy of being served.”
Shen Xingyu was slightly stunned. He was indeed casual about matters between men and women. In the eyes of his acquaintances, while he wasn't exactly a reveler, he could certainly be said to be promiscuous. He secretly wondered if An Jiyue was trying to trick him, but seeing her confident look, Shen Xingyu lost his confidence.
"Lu Ye, you dare to betray me!" Shen Xingyu gritted his teeth. "I just tipped you off."
He was clearly a chivalrous man who upheld justice, but at this moment, he felt like he was being humiliated. Lu Ye didn't react to the news, and the girl in front of him threatened him, as if she would expose his true colors if he said another word.
In the distant city of S, Lu Ye sneezed innocently and unexpectedly.
Shen Xingyu had misjudged the source of the leak. He hadn't seen this young lady from the An family in years. The last time they'd met, An Jiyue had been posing as "the woman from P City who had seduced Lu Ye." As a result, he hadn't been able to track her whereabouts, believing her to still be a well-to-do, idle young lady who only needed to occasionally browse Anshi Capital's financial reports.
Shen Xingyu didn't even remember that he was the original male guest on "The Last Days Lovers." The director in charge of the male guest group was none other than An Jiyue herself.
New director An Jiuyue worked very hard and even used her personal connections to get to know several male guests well in advance.
Naturally, she knew all about Shen Xingyu's glorious deeds, such as "walking through a sea of flowers without getting a single leaf on him," and she held them in deep contempt. An Jiyue even labeled him a medium-to-high risk and instructed her public relations team to be on standby at all times.
An Jiyue raised her chin, looked at Shen Xingyu with disdain as he was thinking rapidly, and continued to try to gain advantage with her words: "You're such a chatterbox."
Her voice was very soft, but her eyes were fixed on Shen Xingyu's face, not afraid of his fiery peach blossom eyes at all.
Shen Xingyu had been holding back his anger for a long time, stiffening his neck and speaking in a weak and clichéd tone: "If you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself."
An Jiyue was so angry at his weak and stubborn accusation that she laughed out loud. She blinked her eyes with a sinister and complacent look.
"Lu Ye knows now, so what? You want to hear what he says, but he hasn't said a single word."
She was serious, not knowing for whom she was feeling sorry as she shook her head: "What can I do? Master Shen, you are a seasoned lover who has taken advantage of everyone, but how could your Chief Lu be so foolish as to willingly become someone else's concubine..."
An Jiyue sighed pretentiously, shrugged at the petrified Shen Xingyu, and turned away.
Willingly? A concubine? Shen Xingyu thought back to her lighthearted words in disbelief. Lu Ye's cold and proud face flashed through his mind, and he found it absurd.
But when the call was leaked just now, he clearly heard Lu Ye's rare soft voice and saw An Jiuyue's happy and comfortable smile.
The world was in chaos, or maybe Lu Ye had gone crazy. Shen Xingyu was certain.
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It was past midnight, and the only light on in the entire building was on the floor of Company Z.
Lu Ye held his chin with one hand and hovered over the touchpad with the other hand, his eyes looking distant and deep.
He honestly admitted that his heart froze for a moment when he heard the news from Shen Xingyu's loyal heart. Confusion, absurdity, absurdity, nervousness... all the normal emotions converged in a volcano somewhere in his heart, erupting in a corner unknown to anyone.
But all this only lasted for a moment.
The next second, Lu Ye had transcended all his previous emotions, and everything condensed into a belief. Just like many years ago, he trusted An Jiuyue without reservation.
Because she is someone she has verified countless times with her soul.
The words "fiancée" and "Sinan Liang" were too ridiculous and annoying. In comparison, the most satisfying message Shen Xingyu sent tonight was still that stunning back like moonlight.
He looked back at the not-so-full moon and corrected his conclusion: No, she was even brighter than the moon.
The sudden arrival of her gentle voice in the conversation made him lose his mind even more. It even reminded him of the restlessness he had felt at certain moments the previous night and his body's faithful reactions...
He didn't understand what had happened to him. Back then, they were inseparable, and he had the fortitude to abide by the boundaries between Chu and Han. Why, now that they were thousands of miles apart, did he seem to be increasingly prone to inappropriate thoughts?
Perhaps it was because An Jiyue was no longer the bright and clear-minded schoolgirl who had devoted herself to her beloved career. For a few moments, some of her desires were like peach blossoms that bloomed early, unable to endure the cold winter, trembling but charmingly releasing them towards him.
I have been a gentleman with good manners for so many years, and a monk with a pure heart and few desires for so many years. Now that I have accumulated so much merit, can I exchange it for some rewards now?
Lu Ye forced himself to close his trembling eyelids, eliminate all distracting thoughts, and immerse himself in the difficult work of correcting the model.
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