Chapter 170 Can you...marry me?
The day before National Day, Lin Zaoyi had just finished her afternoon nap and made herself a cup of coffee when Assistant Shao called.
She answered the phone, and Assistant Shao said he had arrived and was downstairs at the reception.
She paused slightly, "Isn't Brother Zhaojing's flight tonight?"
"Mr. Tan has changed his ticket."
"Wait two minutes." Lin Zaoyi poured out the coffee, washed it clean, and put it on her desk.
Xu Yang glanced at him lazily, "Where are you going?"
"Tan Zhaojing is back, let's pick him up at the airport."
Xu Yang clicked his tongue, "This stench of love."
"It's sweet. You should try getting a girlfriend if you don't believe me."
downstairs.
Assistant Shao lowered the car window most of the way, replying to his wife's messages while glancing at the door every now and then.
In the message, his wife asked him if they were getting married soon.
Since Ms. Lin returned to China, the most frequent conversations he had with his wife were about the progress of Mr. Tan's relationship with Ms. Lin.
[It should be soon; President Tan's ring is already prepared.]
My wife asked, "What if your boss's wife doesn't agree right away?"
"Then it's up to Mr. Tan himself. I've already done my best."
He caught sight of Ms. Lin out of the corner of his eye, got out of the car, and opened the door.
Lin Zaoyi smiled and said, "Thank you."
The car starts and enters the traffic flow.
After driving for a while, Assistant Shao glanced at the boss's wife sitting in the back seat through the rearview mirror and asked casually, "Ms. Lin, where are you planning to go with the boss for the National Day holiday?"
Lin Zaoyi hadn't decided yet. "Do you have any suggestions?"
Assistant Shao silently praised himself in his heart, saying that such a thoughtful assistant was hard to find even with a lantern.
In a deliberately casual tone, he said, "I can take President Tan to Zurich. He's been there so many times but never really explored it."
As expected, Miss Lin's tone changed abruptly, "What did you say?"
Lin Zaoyi's eyes and brows furrowed in disbelief, "Tan Zhaojing... he's been to Zurich many times?"
Assistant Shao nodded and said, "It's been almost once a month for the past two years."
Before the soreness in her chest had subsided, she heard Assistant Shao say, "Ms. Lin, actually, besides Sister Lan, you also have two bodyguards protecting you in the shadows. I don't know if you remember, one night last December, your car was forced to stop by two pickup trucks, one in front and one behind."
She opened and closed her mouth hesitantly, "I remember..."
It's a vivid memory, and I still feel a bit scared when I think about it now. Even though Sister Lan was there, what if the other party was hostile and armed?
Just as they were at a loss, a sharp headlight shone on them, and then two burly men with Chinese features, wearing black overcoats and carrying guns, stepped out of the car.
The darkness of night could not conceal the sharp, cold glint of the guns as they walked straight toward the pickup truck sandwiched between their cars.
The car windows were closed, so we couldn't hear what they were saying. We only knew that less than two minutes later, the two cars that had been blocking the way left one after the other.
The two men put away their guns and nodded in their direction. Sister Lan, in the driver's seat, turned around to reassure them, "Miss Lin, it's alright now."
As if knowing she would ask, Sister Lan took the initiative to tell her that the two were colleagues and that they also had clients here who needed their protection.
The car then pulled up behind her car and escorted her all the way to her apartment.
Recalling this, Lin Zaoyi lowered the window, letting the wind blow in. At the same time, Assistant Shao's voice came over, "I was there that night too. You may not know, but President Tan almost used all his restraint to stay in the car."
Assistant Shao still clearly remembers President Tan saying to the window: "Do you think that stubborn guy was scared to tears?"
When asked a question, he was mostly talking to himself.
Since we're on the topic, let's add fuel to the fire for the boss. Of course, he's telling the truth, without a single lie.
"Miss Lin, there's something else you don't know."
Lin Zaoyi, suppressing a sob, asked, "What?"
Assistant Shao said, "Zhong Sheng is not prepared to go public so soon. President Tan wants to use leaving the Tan family as a final negotiation with the old man. If the old man still doesn't agree, President Tan... President Tan will probably leave the Tan family."
But it was too late; thankfully, the result was satisfactory.
There was no response from him. Assistant Shao glanced at the rearview mirror and was shocked to see Miss Lin bursting into tears.
In his haste, he forgot to use respectful terms and called the other person by their nickname, "Grandma, don't cry, Mr. Tan will kill me!"
Lin Zaoyi lowered her head, tears streaming down her face, "It's okay..."
She choked back tears and murmured, "Tan Zhaojing... has Tan Zhaojing had a hard time these past two years...?"
It seems like I asked a pointless question.
How can things get better if even basic sleep can't be guaranteed?
Recalling the day she left two years ago, he asked her with tears in his eyes—
Lin Zaoyi, am I always the last one in your life?
Even if that's not the case, her actions provide the answer.
She gave up on him twice in this relationship, but sadly, he still couldn't let her go, even after she said such hurtful things.
Tears fell again without warning, and a surge of emotions pounded and churned in her chest. Lin Zaoyi cried so hard that her shoulders trembled.
Assistant Shao in the front row: "..."
Good heavens, let him go back ten minutes, he'll definitely shut his mouth!
"Assistant Shao," Miss Lin called out to him, her voice trembling with tears.
"Please speak."
"Excuse me..." Lin Zaoyi couldn't suppress the sob in her throat and finished speaking intermittently, "Excuse me, could you please drive the car to... to Jingwan? I need to get something."
"Now?"
"Um."
Assistant Shao glanced at the time; even if they drove faster, they could make it in time.
Fifteen minutes later, the car stopped at the apartment.
Lin Zaoyi jogged all the way home. She pulled out the sticky note from the innermost part of her bag and immediately ran downstairs without wasting a second.
It took five minutes to go back and forth.
Assistant Shao didn't know what Miss Lin had taken. Apart from her red eyes, her expression seemed alright.
After catching her breath, Lin Zaoyi's mood calmed down, and she found her mother's number and dialed it.
At that moment, Mingxian was having a small meeting with several senior executives. When she saw it was her daughter calling, she smiled apologetically and said, "My daughter must be busy. I'll take up two minutes of your time."
The higher-ups waved their hands, saying, "It's alright."
With the phone to her ear, Mingxian asked, "What's wrong?"
Then I heard my daughter say, "Mom, I want to...get married."
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