Chapter 34 Someone like President Yan deserves to be remembered for a lifetime.
The white yacht cut through the azure waters, its engine humming softly, and the sea breeze carrying a salty, fishy smell filled the cabin.
Su Ruan leaned against the porthole, watching the dock shrink into colorful building blocks.
Yan Tingnan sat on the leather sofa opposite her, his long legs crossed, his well-defined hands casually resting on the armrests.
"Explain."
He spoke, his voice carried on the sea breeze, devoid of emotion, yet it steadily suppressed the surrounding restlessness.
Su Ruan withdrew her gaze, a slight smile curving her lips, showing no sign of panic at being caught.
"Didn't President Yan hear everything?"
She slowly unscrewed a tube of sunscreen, squeezing the milky white cream into her palm.
"Miss Wen is eager to draw a conclusion, I'm just helping her clarify the facts."
Yan Tingnan looked at her, his knuckles tapping lightly on the armrest.
"You and Yan Yunye."
He wanted her to personally recount that past.
Su Ruan, with the milky white ointment on her forearm, slowly applied it with composure, showing no sign of embarrassment at being questioned.
"Oh, that one."
"A high school classmate, I pursued her for a few years when I was young and naive."
"Later, he met his celestial moon, Wen Wanwan, and I naturally became an eyesore of sand."
She looked up and met his calm gaze, his eyes open and undisguised.
"His life as a simp was unremarkable."
"Don't worry, Mr. Yan, it's all in the past."
This was the first time she had voluntarily laid bare her unbearable and humiliating past in front of him.
But instead of the expected embarrassment, there was a sense of relief, like "what's the use of trying?"
In front of Yan Tingnan, any pretense would seem superfluous and laughable; he had already seen through it all.
"And now?"
"Now?"
Su Ruan had just finished applying the sunscreen to her face and tossed it toward him.
Yan Tingnan instinctively caught it; the tube still carried the slight warmth of her palm.
"People always have to improve, right? After eating bad food, their appetites naturally become more discerning."
"Now I think the mature ones are more interesting to think about."
After saying that, Su Ruan turned around, her back to him, raised her hand to gather her long hair, revealing her entire snow-white back.
The swimsuit features a cutout design with straps that cross below the shoulder blades, cinching at the waist and disappearing into the hem of the pullover.
"Excuse me, boss, could you do me a favor?"
"To order me around?"
Yan Tingnan stood up, his tall figure looming over her.
"I can't reach it with my back."
"We can't have a team-building trip where we get sunburned and our skin peels, can we?"
"Assistant Su's methods of ordering around the boss are becoming increasingly skillful."
The words were cold, but the hand unscrewed the lid.
The cool ointment suddenly pressed against her back, and Su Ruan's breath hitched.
His large palms deftly pushed down along the spine, applying just the right amount of force, yet igniting tiny flames wherever they touched.
"President Yan's technique is quite professional."
Her voice was a little unsteady.
"Do you often help people clean?"
"first."
He admitted it readily.
"Satisfied?"
He pressed his thumb against the hollow of her spine, feeling the tremor of her thin skin beneath his palm.
"More than just satisfied?"
She turned half her face to the side, her eyes crinkling into a hook shape.
"It seems Assistant Su doesn't have high expectations."
Yan Tingnan suddenly increased the pressure of his fingertips.
Su Ruan met his downcast gaze and smiled.
"Whether the requirements are high or not depends on who is providing the service."
"President Yan personally took charge; I can brag about this for three years."
Yan Tingnan let out a cold sneer.
"The projects I handle are always ones that people will remember for a lifetime."
He withdrew his hand, tightened the sunscreen cap, and casually tossed it back into her arms.
Su Ruan slowly and deliberately adjusted her knitted sweater, turned to face him, leaned against the porthole, and the sea breeze lifted the stray hairs on her cheeks.
"really."
"Someone like President Yan deserves to be remembered for a lifetime."
"For example, Miss Wen's performance just now, although on the surface it was aimed at me and wanted to embarrass me."
As she spoke, she raised her eyes and glanced meaningfully at Yan Tingnan.
"But they probably still want to have their blades sharpened here with President Yan."
"She's so eager to solidify my relationship with Yan Yunye, isn't it just so she can free up her hands to pluck you, this unattainable beauty?"
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