"By the way," Gu Fanyan countered, "you once said that you and Lin Zhibai went on a blind date, right?"
Chen Qiao paused for a moment, then immediately shook her head: "We only met once, it wasn't really a blind date... We haven't kept in touch much since."
Gu Fanyan smiled, a sweet smile appearing on her lips: "That's good. I was worried you'd misunderstand and think I was trying to steal your man."
Chen Qiao was stunned. "You...you're with Young Master Lin?"
"Mr. Gu," at that moment, the company receptionist pushed in a wheelchair, "Young Master Lin is here, he says he has an appointment with you."
The person in the wheelchair was Lin Zhibai, who was looking at her with a half-smile.
Clearly, he had overheard a lot of what she and Chen Qiao had just said.
Gu Fanyan glanced at the door she had forgotten to close and felt quite annoyed.
However, she couldn't show it in front of Chen Qiao.
"Mr. Gu, didn't Young Master Lin make an appointment with you?" The receptionist noticed her complicated expression and immediately realized something.
Lin Zhibai chuckled, "Do I need to make an appointment to meet my boyfriend?" he retorted.
The receptionist gave an awkward smile.
Gu Fanyan gestured for her to go out first.
Chen Qiao didn't leave. Her gaze swept over Gu Fanyan and Lin Zhibai, and she asked with a smile, "Should I congratulate you two? You two have gained a lot from this trip abroad."
Lin Zhibai countered, "Gain? What gain?"
Chen Qiao's eyes were sharp: "Didn't President Gu just say that he and Young Master Lin have become boyfriend and girlfriend?"
Lin Zhibai shrugged: "Boyfriend and girlfriend? Are you mistaken?"
A hint of doubt flashed in Chen Qiao's eyes.
Gu Fanyan immediately walked behind Lin Zhibai and, taking advantage of pushing his wheelchair, secretly pinched his arm.
"You're denying it now?" Gu Fanyan asked, feigning anger. "Who confessed to me back then?"
Lin Zhibai smiled: "The confession is real, but the boyfriend-girlfriend relationship is fake. To be precise, Fan Yan and I are currently engaged."
Chen Qiao was taken aback.
"Miss Chen, is there anything else you'd like to ask?" Lin Zhibai looked at her, but one hand wrapped around Gu Fanyan's slender waist, giving it a habitual squeeze.
Then he frowned and complained, "I told you to eat more, you don't have an ounce of fat on your waist..."
"I...I'm fine, I won't bother you anymore." Chen Qiao left awkwardly.
If she stays any longer, she'll be considered mentally unstable.
After Chen Qiao's figure disappeared through the door, Gu Fanyan immediately pushed his hand away and went forward to close the office door.
"Use and then throw away?" Lin Zhibai feigned a hurt expression. "Sister Fanyan's style has never changed."
Gu Fanyan had no choice but to tell the truth, "Don't get carried away. I just wanted to set a trap in your name, but I didn't expect you to come and overhear it."
Lin Zhibai smiled and asked, "Can I really use this to set a trap? Considering our past relationship, I can cooperate with you even more thoroughly."
Gu Fanyan glanced at him thoughtfully; his suggestion didn't seem so bad after all...
"Are you going to play the role of your fiancé, your suitor, or your secret lover?" Lin Zhibai asked.
Gu Fanyan pursed her lips: "Dream on."
"Tell me first, what brings you here today?" Gu Fanyan returned to her desk and sat down, quite a distance away from him.
She still hasn't gotten over the fact that he left without saying goodbye on the day he returned to China; she still has a knot in her heart.
“My mom asked me to invite you to my house for dinner,” he said.
A hint of wariness flashed in Gu Fanyan's beautiful eyes. "The company is very busy every day, I'm afraid I don't have time."
"Oh," Lin Zhibai said, not really caring. "Then I'll tell my mom."
After saying that, he turned his wheelchair and headed towards the door.
Gu Fanyan watched his figure, a deep sense of loss appearing in her beautiful eyes.
He came here for just this one thing.
They barely exchanged two words before leaving.
"Sister Fanyan, can you lend me a hand?" He reached the door, but couldn't reach the doorknob.
Gu Fanyan regained her composure and went to the door to open it, but he reached out and hooked her waist, and she landed steadily in his arms.
"Lin Zhibai, you..."
His handsome face immediately turned down, and he swallowed the rest of her gasps into his lips.
Her office was separated from the outside office area by only a glass partition, so even a slightly loud noise could be heard... She didn't push him hard, but in the end, he still took advantage of her.
A long, passionate kiss lasted for quite some time before it ended.
It felt as if he had sucked all the air out of her lungs, leaving her dizzy and disoriented. It took her a long time to come to her senses.
But a smug smile played on his lips.
"You bastard!" She reached out and pushed his shoulder, but he only hugged her tighter.
“Stop lying to yourself,” Lin Zhibai stared intently at her. “I heard your voice when I jumped off the container that day.”
"You haven't let me go, so why won't you let me get close to you?"
Gu Fanyan did not deny that she was still worried about him.
But that doesn't mean she's willing to start over with him.
"Lin Zhibai, do you want to start over with me?" she asked.
Lin Zhibai's eager gaze had already answered her question; he had always wanted to.
Gu Fanyan smiled noncommittally, "You just want to, it's useless. There are plenty of men who want to be with me, you have to make me willing."
"What would it take for you to agree?" he asked.
“I can’t say for sure,” Gu Fanyan stood up and sat back down at her desk. “Isn’t the Lin family hosting a banquet next week? Can you do me a favor?”
“What do you want to do?” he asked.
"I'm going to find the mole among my own people." Gu Fanyan gritted her teeth.
Her plan was simple: since this mole wanted to sabotage her relationship with Lin Zhibai, she would deliberately show affection for him.
If the other party is deliberately causing trouble, we'll catch them red-handed.
That's why she went to great lengths to prepare for the party at the company.
However, after waiting for several days, no one around her made any unusual moves.
The day of the party finally arrived. Just before leaving get off work, Chen Qiao brought over a document.
“President Gu, the next round of financial audits is in a month,” Chen Qiao said. “I have prepared all the company’s accounts, except for one invoice from Da Chen Company.”
"This receipt requires the signature of the president of Da Chen Company, but I don't know what this president is up to. I went to their company three times, but I couldn't find him."
The Da Chen Company she mentioned is a partner of the Gu family and also has a good relationship with the Lin family.
Gu Fanyan already had a plan in mind, but on the surface she acted as if she didn't care and didn't even raise her head: "Put the receipt down. He should be going to the Lin family's party tonight. I'll get him to sign it."
Chen Qiao put down the receipt, but hesitated, saying, "It doesn't look good for you to be chasing after people to sign things at the party. How about I go with you to the party, bump into him outside, get him to sign it, and then I'll leave."
"You're going?" Gu Fanyan frowned. "There's no need for you to work overtime, it's such a small matter."
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