Ji Meng was about to say something, but what she had just said was indeed clearer than her own understanding of the relationship.
Twenty minutes later, a black Cullinan pulled up in front of Qingshan Yazhu.
A tall and slender figure stood at the doorway, with bright eyes and sharp eyebrows, dressed in a clean white shirt and black pants, his features deep and handsome, his expression gentle yet indifferent.
"Mengmeng, it's time to go home." A deep, mellow voice came from home.
"I have a home, I can go back by myself, what are you doing here!" Ji Meng didn't want to pay attention to the man in front of her, and after saying that, she turned her head and pulled Shi Wan to continue gossiping.
"Old Zhao, you can't even control your own woman, tsk tsk tsk, you're henpecked, aren't you?" Lu Jingyan crossed his arms and leaned lightly against the door frame, his voice laced with sarcasm.
Zhao Zhilin ignored Lu Jingyan, who was watching the show from the side, and stared intently at the sexy little woman on the sofa. Suddenly, he strode over to Ji Meng, squatted down, picked her up, and carried her out.
Ji Meng was startled by Zhao Zhilin's sudden action. After realizing what was happening, she twisted her body forcefully in the man's arms.
"You! Zhao Zhilin, do you know what you're doing?!" Ji Meng blushed and tried to break free from the man's embrace, but the difference in strength between them was too great, and no matter how she struggled, it was all in vain.
As Ji Meng was being carried away, Shi Wan turned to Lu Jingyan and gestured for him to help her best friend, but all she got was a helpless look from the man.
Knowing that struggling was hopeless, Ji Meng gave up, curled up in the man's arms, and said goodbye to Shi Wan.
After leaving Qingshan Yazhu, Zhao Zhilin gently placed Ji Meng in the car and had the driver raise the lift platform. The small space was now filled only with the sound of their breathing.
The initial arrogance was quickly extinguished as Zhao Zhilin carried Ji Meng into the car. His voice was hoarse and carried a strange undertone. "Mengmeng, you haven't spoken to me since you came back. Can you forgive me? When things started to get serious in Xindu, I was afraid something would happen to you, so I had Lu Jingyan and the others put on a show for me."
"Am I not worthy to know your plans?" Her voice carried a hint of accusation, and Ji Meng's expression was obscured in the dim light of the carriage.
“I am also your girlfriend. You know everything about me, my family, my friends. I have never hidden anything from you since we started dating.”
"And you, besides your name, what other truths did you tell me back then?" Ji Meng's voice trembled slightly, and the man seemed to sense her misunderstanding and doubt.
Zhao Zhilin softened his tone and coaxed Ji Meng gently, "Mengmeng, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have kept it from you, and I didn't want you to be in danger because of the internal strife in the Zhao family. I know I was wrong. Because of my arrogance, the An family found out about your existence."
“I know you’ve been abroad all these years and you don’t want to see me anymore. Every time I want to knock on your door, I’m afraid you’ll turn me away. The ginkgo tree downstairs in your building grows beautifully every year, but I don’t dare to go upstairs and take you down to see it with me.”
"Mengmeng, now that you're back, I won't do anything stupid like before, so please stop hiding from me, okay?"
The man's hoarse voice sounded somewhat flustered in the darkness, as if he feared the girl would reject him again. However, from the very first day Ji Meng returned to the country, he had resolved that no matter how much she rejected him, he would keep her by his side and prevent her from suffering any further harm.
Upon hearing the man's confession, Ji Meng's dry throat failed to produce any sound. She raised her hand and gently stroked the man's handsome cheek, her fingers running through his short, black hair.
Zhao Zhilin stared intently at the girl in front of him, as if afraid she would run away in the blink of an eye.
Ji Meng sighed softly, leaned close to Zhao Zhilin's ear, and whispered, "If I still hated you, I wouldn't have let you take me home that night at the family dinner..."
Her voice was so soft that Zhao Zhilin couldn't feel the warmth in Ji Meng's breath. But those words, so soft, felt like a stone had hit him hard in the heart.
It's not too late.
With only half a month left until the seasonal banquet, Shi Wan was extremely busy, while Lu Jingyan acted as if nothing was wrong, spending all his time around her.
He picked her up and dropped her off from get off work, prepared three meals a day for her, accompanied her to rehabilitation training, and even accompanied her to help Ji Meng with dance training after get off work.
Even Shi Wan couldn't help but wonder, does such a large company like Lu's really not need a president working non-stop?
Unbeknownst to her, behind the two CEOs was a diligent and loyal assistant. Zhou Yuan was once again stood up by the chairman, who failed to appear in the meeting room on time.
After making more than a dozen unsuccessful calls, I dialed the president's number with a glimmer of hope.
At this moment, Lu Jingyan was idly flipping through photos of himself and Shi Wan outside the dance studio, wondering which one he should post on his WeChat Moments today so that his single friends could see how happy a man nourished by love can be.
Voiceover:
Chu Ningxuan: You really will thank me, I've been through a lot with women.
Ji Chu: I really will thank you, you leech.
Zhao Zhilin: Let's see who's better at showing affection?
I flipped through photo after photo but still couldn't find a suitable one to post today. Then, Zhou Yuan's caller ID lit up. It had been so long since I'd ever called myself. My hand slipped and I answered.
Lu Jingyan pursed his lips, his handsome eyebrows furrowing instantly. Just as he was about to hang up, Zhou Yuan's heart-stirring voice rang out from the other end of the phone, "Boss?"
He replied lazily, "Hmm?"
"Boss! Boss! You finally answered my call! I couldn't reach the chairman again. Today's video conference with the overseas company can't be held without him!" Zhou Yuan was moved to tears as the president finally answered the phone.
"Hmm... connect the cable to my side." Seeing that her father and his nemesis assistant had been working non-stop for the company lately, she finally agreed to take advantage of Wanwan's busy schedule to handle company affairs.
When Shi Wan finished her training and came out, Lu Jingyan was still video chatting with an overseas executive on his phone outside the dance studio. When he saw Shi Wan come out, he excitedly waved to the executive and signaled her to come over.
Shi Wan was unaware that Lu Jingyan was in a meeting. She walked over and hung a sports towel around Lu Jingyan's neck. At the same time, she lowered her head and gently rested her chin on the man's forehead, leaning against Lu Jingyan with her upper body limp from exhaustion.
"Cough...cough..." The managers who were just reporting on the quarterly profit were all shocked by the beautiful and hot girl who suddenly appeared in the boss's video.
The usually serious, aloof boss was now grinning like an idiot at the beautiful woman in the video, acting as if she were worthless.
When he turned his eyes back to the video and saw several executives still staring blankly at the woman who had suddenly appeared in the video, his gentle gaze suddenly turned cold and ruthless. He made a cold summary and then hung up the video.
At this moment, Shi Wan bit her lower lip with a frustrated expression, as if accusing Lu Jingyan of not saying earlier that he was having a video conference, and that the CEO of that company would be holding a meeting at the entrance of the dance studio.
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