Chapter 196 The Princess in Charge
Chapter 196 The Princess in Charge
Chapter 196 The Princess in Charge
Are you in a meeting?
"Yes, I'll call you back when I have time!"
She remained as gentle as ever, unhurried and methodical.
Gu Dan greatly admired her fiancé's mental fortitude.
Gu Dan took a deep breath, trying to keep her voice calm, but she couldn't suppress the sobs in her voice.
"Turn around."
Those two words exhausted all of Gu Dan's self-control.
Gu Dan's fiancé, Tian Wei, turned his head stiffly to meet Gu Dan's face and gave her a stiff smile.
"What are you doing here? Stop messing around, I'm meeting with a client. Go back to your room and I'll explain."
Tian Wei put down his phone, took a few quick steps, approached Gu Dan, lowered his voice, and whispered his advice. He wanted to calm Gu Dan down as soon as possible and prevent her from causing a scene in front of Lin Xianyu.
If things escalate, all the groveling and fawning he's done these past few days will be wasted.
Tian Wei was annoyed. What a coincidence that Gu Dan happened to run into him. He had clearly chosen the restaurant furthest away from Gu Dan's area.
He was clearly very careful. When he mentioned going on a business trip, Gu Dan never suspected anything. Was it a coincidence? Could someone have tipped off Gu Dan?
While brainstorming, Tian Wei tried to persuade Gu Dan to leave and resolve the matter in the most peaceful way.
“We’ll talk about the wedding when we get back tonight. I’ve worked really hard to maintain this client relationship. You know the nature of my job. I’m completely devoted to you and I would never do anything to betray you.”
Gu Dan stared at Tian Wei with red eyes, as if she were seeing this man for the first time. They had known each other for ten years and been in love for five.
From their school days to their professional lives, they were good friends, and later became trusted lovers.
In Gu Dan's eyes, this man is gentle, considerate, and steady. Apart from being a bit of a workaholic and liking to drink and brag, he is otherwise a good man.
At that moment, Gu Dan felt like she didn't recognize the person in front of her.
There was a sense of rift; the Tian Wei she knew in her daily life and the Tian Wei she knew now were two different people.
"Since we're work partners, would you mind if we got to know each other?"
Zhu Wen's casual voice broke the increasingly tense atmosphere between the two.
Tian Wei looked at Zhu Wen, his first reaction was, "Who is this?" When he was talking to Gu Dan, all sorts of random people would interrupt.
After seeing Zhu Wen's clothes clearly, Tian Wei knew that he probably couldn't afford to offend him. After seeing his face clearly, why did he feel that he looked somewhat familiar?
Out of the corner of her eye, Tian Wei caught sight of Zhu Ya, who was sitting still in her seat, and she immediately recognized him.
He had met Zhu Ya twice: once when he accompanied his boss to a banquet at the Zhu family's residence, and once at an auction where Zhu Ya happened to be attending and even set off a sky lantern for a piece of jewelry.
These two experiences left such a deep impression on him that he remembered Zhu Ya's identity as the sole heir of the third generation of the Zhu family.
He had only seen Zhu Wen in gossip news, so he didn't have a deep impression of Zhu Wen's face. But with Zhu Ya around, Zhu Wen's identity was obvious.
He was the only male heir of the second generation of the Zhu family, and that playboy.
Upon recognizing the identities of the two individuals, Tian Wei instantly assessed the situation, and his smile became more ingratiating.
"Yes, it's an honor for us to get to know you."
Zhu Wen raised an eyebrow. "Not bad, you know me."
Tian Wei smiled and said, "How could I not know you, Young Master Zhu? Our company has been cooperating with your family recently, and I've met Miss Zhu a few times. You and she are both outstanding individuals."
The young lady Tian Wei mentioned is Zhu Nian. She has been managing the family business recently, so naturally, many people know her.
Zhu Wen and Zhu Nian look very similar, except that Zhu Wen is more beautiful and has a carefree, playboy-like demeanor, making him seem a bit frivolous.
Zhu Nian has a more androgynous and heroic air about him. He is decisive in his actions and has a dashing and heroic demeanor, making him more masculine than Zhu Wen.
Zhu Wen walked over, pushed Tian Wei aside, and put his arm around Gu Dan's shoulder, asserting his dominance.
"Let's go, let's meet Miss Lin and see what kind of client she is. We'd be grateful if you, her fiancé, could personally receive her."
Zhu Wen deliberately spoke the second half of his sentence loudly, and he noticed that everyone on their side had heard it.
The crowd's eyes darted back and forth between the four, eager to see what a mess their relationships were.
Zhou Ran's gaze was the most intense; he loved watching chaotic scenes, but unfortunately, the people here preferred to reason things out, which made things less interesting.
Unlike his previous life in the martial arts world, where he believed in fighting rather than arguing, he was now capable of causing deaths in this chaotic battlefield.
Before Tian Wei could explain, Zhu Wen forcefully pulled the motionless Gu Dan over and sat in the spot where Tian Wei had just been sitting.
Tian Wei secretly thought things were going badly. How could Gu Dan be having dinner with this ancestor? He wanted to let the matter drop, but with Zhu Wen involved, he was afraid he would be in deep trouble and lose both money and people.
Even knowing the outcome, Tian Wei still dared not leave at this time. Lin Xianyu of Hexin Technology and Zhu Wen of the Zhu family were not people he could afford to offend. Even if he ran away, he would still face retribution later.
With a stiff smile and a forced expression, Tian Wei sat down near Lin Xianyu and stood up to pour wine for Zhu Wen.
He looked at Gu Dan with pleading eyes. He knew Gu Dan was soft-hearted. As long as Gu Dan helped cover things up, things wouldn't get worse. Maybe he could even turn the situation around and benefit from it.
"This is Ms. Lin Xianyu from Hexin Technology. Ms. Xianyu, this is Mr. Zhu Wen from the Zhu family, and this is Ms. Gu Dan, the secretary of the Xia family. They are all our company's partners. It's a pleasure to meet you all."
Tian Wei cleverly introduced himself by only mentioning job titles and names, without any bias, making it seem like a normal, accidental encounter between clients.
Gu Dan sized up Lin Xianyu. She was very beautiful, with an air of arrogance that came from being pampered in a wealthy family.
Tian Wei pursued Lin Xianyu because he was attracted to her family background. If he was interested in Lin Xianyu, why did he still arrange to marry her? Why didn't he cancel their wedding? Instead, he tried to cover it up and maintain the marriage.
Isn't Tian Wei worried that his misdeeds will come to light and he'll be purged by Lin Xianyu's family?
After Tian Wei finished his introduction, seeing that Gu Dan did not refute him, Lin Xianyu also lost her doubts and breathed a sigh of relief, glad that she had escaped a disaster.
He looked at Gu Dan with some regret. This was the person he had liked for ten years. After this, given Gu Dan's personality, he probably would never see Gu Dan again.
Gu Dan would block all his contact methods, resolutely cutting off all contact, just like her previous boyfriends.
Tian Wei had liked Gu Dan for ten years; otherwise, he wouldn't have stayed by Gu Dan's side for ten years, eventually becoming her lover after their friendship.
Gu Dan was his unrequited love, the white moonlight he pursued for seven years. After finally winning her over, she turned into a white rice stain on his clothes.
Gu Dan is a strong woman who believes in the supremacy of ability and has a domineering personality.
This kind of work is very advantageous, but it is a disadvantage in life.
In their interactions, Gu Dan sometimes speaks very directly, but she gets straight to the point, which makes Tian Wei very uncomfortable.
Once you actually live together, you'll find that Gu Dan doesn't like to be submissive or flattering, she's not gentle or affectionate, and she doesn't know how to coax or act cute.
Most of the time she is cold, boring, unromantic, rigid, and sticks to a set of fixed principles and bottom lines, regardless of who you are.
Even towards Ueda Wei's mother, he wouldn't back down an inch, causing a strained relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and his mother often complained to him.
She's also a workaholic, sometimes working from dawn till dusk, ignoring him and being impossible to reach when she wants to.
A woman who is about to get married should not focus on her family. When she has children, she will also have to take care of them.
They devote themselves entirely to their work and neglect their families.
How can she be considered a qualified wife or a qualified mother?
The more time they spent together, the more Tian Wei had to tolerate and compromise, which only made him more irritable.
He liked Gu Dan; he liked how she shone brightly at work and how she was in control of everything.
He hated Gu Dan, who was domineering and unreasonable in life, making him, a grown man, give in time and time again.
He wanted to let go, but he couldn't bear to.
Tian Wei turned to pour wine for Lin Xianyu, and Lin Xianyu's charming smile soothed the irritation in Tian Wei's heart.
Tian Wei told himself that it was time to end things. His wife should be like Lin Xianyu: beautiful, graceful, gentle, and obedient to him.
It's time to put an end to Gu Dan's relationship with him.
"Heh, look at what kind of person your fiancé is. You still want to give him face and go on with the wedding?"
Gu Dan gave Tian Wei face, but Zhu Wen was not a kind person who repaid evil with kindness.
One sentence instantly froze the atmosphere, restoring the tense atmosphere.
"What did he say? Who is whose fiancé?"
Lin Xianyu's gentleness vanished, replaced by anger at being deceived.
She wasn't stupid. The moment she saw Tian Wei's attitude towards Gu Dan, she became suspicious. However, she believed that Tian Wei, being such a coward, wouldn't dare to lie to her. After all, she was Tian Wei's cash cow now.
Seeing Zhu Wen assert his sovereignty, Lin Xianyu breathed a sigh of relief. After hearing Tian Wei's introduction and seeing that Gu Dan didn't say anything, she thought she was overthinking it.
Now Zhu Wen has directly torn away the fig leaf and is continuing to deceive himself. Anyone with a brain knows there's something fishy going on.
"Tch! No wonder she's a lowly illegitimate daughter. She's not smart enough. Don't you ever check a man's background before you start dating him?"
Zhu Wen's merciless sarcasm made Lin Xianyu blush with anger, but she didn't utter a rebuttal. She was an illegitimate child, and her father had instructed her that she could engage in minor squabbles and spend money, but she shouldn't offend anyone or bring trouble to her family.
Even if Zhu Wen is unreliable, he is still a respectable young master from a second-rate family. His father had outstanding military achievements and had many connections in the government, making him someone that these rising stars cannot afford to offend.
Lin Xianyu could tolerate Zhu Wen's sarcasm, but she couldn't tolerate Tian Wei, a sycophant who fawned over her.
Unable to conceal her spoiled young lady nature any longer, she stood up and slapped Tian Wei across the face.
Tian Wei was stunned by the sudden slap to his face. Lin Xianyu was a beautiful woman with a bit of a proud and spoiled personality in front of him, who would occasionally throw a tantrum and ask someone to accompany her, but she had never been so arrogant as to slap him directly.
Zhu Wen watched with amusement, arms crossed. Who told you that an illegitimate daughter from a wealthy family would be good-natured? He'd specifically investigated this Lin Xianyu. Author's Note: Thank you to my mentor 9492239 (9492239) for your support! For more exciting content, please leave a message for this book on Liancheng Reading.
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