Chapter 86 Seduction
The office of the medical center was quiet, with only the low hum of the central air conditioning audible.
The light from the incandescent bulb fell on the man's slender knuckles.
Pei Lian hovered his fingertip over the edge of the touchscreen. Below the survey results section on the screen was a long stretch of glaring blank space.
In addition to the simple profile in the publicly available information, which states that the person is "currently a university student, a member of the Nguyen family, and has no business affiliations under their name,"...
Fu Jingchen cooperated by arranging for top investigators, but all they got was this brief information.
Pei Lian chuckled softly, but his laughter carried a rare hint of annoyance.
Such clean documentation is more infuriating than uncovering forged asset certificates or fabricated stories.
After all, people who harbor secrets will always go to great lengths to cover them up with lies.
But Gu Zhi didn't. He was like an arrogant hunter, decisively erasing all traces.
It was as if the person investigating him was being mocked, and the provocative face of the other party seemed to appear before his eyes.
Pei Lian's fingertips traced across the special characters on the screen.
The remarks section states that student Gu Zhijing has been specially approved by the school board to be exempt from meeting the attendance standards.
I am a student, but I don't have to go to school.
The man would only stay by Ruan Yi's side obediently when she had time to spend with him.
What about other times?
Pei Lian leaned back in his chair, unaware that his brows were furrowed deeply.
Given his intense desire, it was impossible for him to allow himself to be away from Ruan Yi for an extended period of time.
Unless... what he's doing right now is more important than sticking to Ruan Yi.
Is it a clandestine business operation, or something even more dangerous?
"Hidden so well, are you afraid of scaring your dear sister?" Pei Lian muttered to himself.
This brother and sister, who are two-faced, are quite a contrast.
The man's brow relaxed slightly as he thought of the girl.
My older sister always sticks out her sharp quills, like a little hedgehog that's prone to stress, as if she's always baring her teeth.
But once you get your hands on them, you'll find that the thorns seem a little too soft.
The younger brother, on the surface, may seem clingy and docile.
But as he climbed up Ruan Yi's little tree, he discovered that beneath the vines lay a force powerful enough to completely engulf her, a bottomless abyss.
Such an existence is the most despicable; no matter how dazzling the exterior, it cannot conceal the fact that the inside is a rotten seed.
"How can such beautiful works of art be tainted by this kind of filth for so long?"
A fleeting, almost cruel decision flashed in the man's eyes.
The air pressure in the NovaVoy conference room was so low it felt like it was about to rain. Documents were scattered around the long conference table, each page printed with alarming crisis statistics.
When the last executive closed the door, only Ruan Yi, Fu Jingchen, and Assistant Li in the corner remained in Kuang's room.
After the meeting, the girl put her idea of distancing herself from Fu Jingchen out of her mind, since her job was to follow Fu Jingchen around.
Actually, after thinking it over and over last night, she realized that her malicious speculation about Fu Jingchen was a bit excessive, especially since she had already caused a big misunderstanding because of her wild imagination.
The sunlight outside the window was mostly blocked by clouds, creating a very oppressive atmosphere.
Fu Jingchen seemed unaffected, signing an urgent document with the steady rustling of his pen across the paper.
Ruan Yi scratched her hair in frustration.
The Anderson family is a financial behemoth that has been entrenched for over a century, with such deep roots that it can withstand enormous losses.
Although NovaVoy is also a leader capable of achieving commercial monopoly, if it were to engage in a bloody battle with the Anderson family, their side would be the first to break down.
All of this is related to her.
In a moment of impulse, he kicked Seren in the groin. Who knows, if he can't perform down there, he might end up exploding and disfiguring Seren.
That's it, both the top and bottom are ruined.
The other side is now determined to wear them down.
Ruan Yi spoke in a muffled voice, her tone slightly hoarse, "This matter..."
"It's none of your business." Fu Jingchen didn't even look up. After signing the last word, he snapped the pen cap shut with a clean and decisive motion.
"It was an oversight on my part that I failed to anticipate the risks in advance."
Ruan Yi felt even more choked up. Fu Jingchen didn't seem to be as bad as she thought; he always knew how to take the blame upon himself...
She took a deep breath, as if making a decision, and looked up at Fu Jingchen.
"Or... how about I try seducing Thran?"
The moment the words left his mouth, the air froze.
Assistant Li, who was tidying up documents nearby, heard this.
"Cough—cough cough!" He choked suddenly.
The man's hand holding the pen suddenly paused. His dark eyes were calm, yet they carried a chilling coldness.
"Ruan Yi, what did you say?"
Fu Jingchen seemed to have never called her by her full name.
Ruan Yi froze abruptly, shrugging her shoulders, feeling inexplicably guilty that she was about to be punished.
What's with the airs? Does she think she's her professor?
The man tapped his fingertips lightly on the table twice, his gaze sweeping over the girl's profile, and said in a deep voice.
"Bring the backup files and redeploy the solution."
Fu Jingchen spoke calmly, as if the seduction that Ruan Yi had just suggested had never happened.
But before Assistant Li got up and left, he clearly saw his boss's hand under the table, which was so tightly gripped that it almost broke him.
Ruan Yi stared at Fu Jingchen's cold and hard profile for two seconds, then suddenly snorted.
She gripped her conference chair with both hands, the wheeled chair wriggling on the floor, and moved half a meter closer to him.
Like a kitten tentatively approaching, the girl tilted her head slightly and brought her face close to his.
"I really think it will work!"
“Since Seren was willing to drug me back then, he must have had feelings for me, but I don’t need to actually do anything with him!”
"I'll just go apologize, act pitiful and act cute, maybe that will calm him down a bit, since he's so concerned about his image?"
The worst outcome is that they get taken advantage of.
As Ruan Yi spoke, she felt that the idea might actually have some potential, as if she could already see the light at the end of the tunnel in solving the problem.
The man held a fountain pen, the ink stain already spreading into a black dot on the paper.
He looked down at the small face so close to his, her eyelashes long and delicate, with a hint of smug cunning.
Does she really not know what men are like?
It seems they've been too well protected and don't understand that in the eyes of that kind of person, an apology is just a weakness that can be manipulated at will.
If Ruan Yi were to offer herself up like this, she would only be locked up by Seren like a pet.
Needless to say, even if it were Seren, in this situation, let alone acting cute... whether he could even get her out of bed would be a problem.
The man's Adam's apple bobbed, and his voice became even lower and deeper than before, carrying an undeniable coldness.
"There's no room for negotiation."
"Why are you so rigid!"
Ruan Yi got impatient and poked his arm hard, as if venting her dissatisfaction.
"If he dares to do anything to me, you can definitely protect me! I'll offer some emotional support first; it won't hurt me, and it might even help a little."
"You can send a few top-notch mercenary bodyguards to follow me. If he really has bad intentions, I'll run away. Trying is better than sitting and waiting to die."
"Even if the seduction fails, it's fine. We've already offended them, so it's the same no matter what other situations arise."
The girl poked him quite hard, making his temples throb.
Fu Jingchen turned his face away, avoiding her overly intense gaze, his jawline taut, as if he was trying his best to endure something.
Even his voice sounded suppressed and hoarse.
"I said, no."
Ruan Yi was annoyed by his stubbornness, so she moved her chair forward, almost touching his legs, and glared at him.
"Oh dear, you old fogey!"
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