"Then, shall we discuss business cooperation?" Gong Chengjue asked tentatively.
Su Ziqing snorted coldly, "I won't do business with your Gong family."
Gong Chengjue looked troubled, then changed his tune, "It's not the Gong family, it's mine."
Su Ziqing looked at him for a while before saying, "I won't do it either."
She's drawn a line between them, so he shouldn't deliberately cross it, okay? Doesn't he know what it means to make things difficult for others?
"Are you still angry with me?" Gong Chengjue leaned on the edge of the table. Although he looked better now because of his injury, the doctor advised him not to stand for long periods of time.
He carried as much of his weight as possible on his hands, and slightly rolled up his shirt sleeves to reveal the watch that Su Ziqing had given him.
But in Su Ziqing's eyes, it was a completely different story.
He was actually wearing the watch Zhou Ruoling had given him!
She had a very strong impression of this watch. She had originally set her sights on it in the capital, but since it was ordered by Zhou Ruoling, it was useless for her to like it.
He orchestrated a scheme for the Gong family, pretending to be in a loveless romantic relationship with Zhou Ruoling.
Although Zhou Ruoling had her own motives, she was very cooperative.
The facts are known to everyone, but...
Sometimes, in other people's eyes, it doesn't matter whether a relationship involves feelings or not; as long as it looks the same, that's fine.
Now that Gong Chengjue is wearing the watch Zhou Ruoling gave him, Su Ziqing thinks it makes sense!
The bitterness I had been holding back welled up inside me.
She couldn't hide her jealousy; her face turned cold. "Mr. Gong, are you joking? What is our relationship? Why should I be angry with you? Shouldn't it be your Miss Zhou who's angry with you?"
Gong Chengjue: "..." Didn't she just hear what Zhou Ruoling said?
“Ziqing, you know, things aren’t quite like that. Although you guessed it, I feel I still owe you a real explanation. Actually…” Gong Chengjue felt that Su Ziqing’s guess and knowledge were two different things.
He still needs to explain to his face why he wanted to break up.
However, for the past month, he has been busy recovering from his injury and dealing with the aftermath of other matters. He has been so busy that he has not been able to spare a moment.
Of course, he felt the timing of the explanation was also wrong, which is why he hasn't appeared in City A for so long.
However, just as he was about to explain with great enthusiasm, Su Ziqing interrupted him coldly, "Gong Chengjue, I remember I already said that no matter what the reason or excuse, it cannot change the fact that we have broken up."
"Since that's the case, then I'll pursue you again." Gong Chengjue swallowed back all his explanations and looked at Su Ziqing seriously.
"You think you can just pursue me like that? Just because I like you doesn't mean I'll be interested in you." Su Ziqing sneered.
Wearing the watch Zhou Ruoling gave him to see her, huh!
Gong Chengjue glanced at her, then turned away...
Watching him turn and leave, Su Ziqing felt even worse. What did he mean by that?
Did you come here on purpose to provoke her?
Or did he just want to see if she would be miserable without him?
He even said he'd pursue her again, and she can't even handle a few sarcastic remarks... While Su Ziqing was still lost in thought, she saw Gong Chengjue lock the office door from the inside!
"What are you doing?" Why did he lock the door from the inside?
Gong Chengjue ignored her. After locking the office door, he walked to the glass window and drew the blinds on the window facing outside.
The secretary outside happened to witness this scene, but...
Without Miss Su asking for help, shouldn't we refrain from disturbing her without her consent?
"Very good, now there won't be a third pair of eyes in the office." Only then did Gong Chengjue turn around and walk back to Su Ziqing.
Su Ziqing felt an indescribable sense of oppression wash over her as she watched the serious-looking Gong Chengjue approach her step by step.
"Gong Chengjue, you..." Her voice lacked confidence as he walked up to her office chair.
However, he stopped in his tracks and did not make any kind of chair-slamming motion. Instead, he leaned against the edge of the desk and just looked at her.
What is she nervous about?
“Let’s talk.” Gong Chengjue said with a serious expression.
This is the right time for them to have a serious talk after their breakup three months ago.
Su Ziqing felt a little uncomfortable under his serious gaze. "No need to talk. There's nothing to talk about. Go do what you need to do. I'm not a little girl."
But her understanding nature annoyed him.
Not knowing is one thing, but knowing and still acting like this, Gong Chengjue even wondered if she really didn't care about him.
Of course, the moment he had that thought, he shook his head and walked away. Didn't her behavior last time make it obvious that she didn't care about him?!
"Su Ziqing." He leaned forward, grabbed her wrist with a slightly rough grip, and stared at her with deep eyes. "You don't care at all?"
"You're hurting me," Su Ziqing yelled, trying to struggle and shake him off, but he was too strong and unwilling to let go.
She snorted twice, "What does it matter whether I care or not? To you, Mr. Gong, what's most important? Your family, yourself? Or me?"
She has a clear understanding of the big picture, but she inevitably harbors some resentment.
Hearing her words, he felt somewhat relieved, pulled her up, and drew her into his arms...
"Gong Chengjue, what are you doing?!" But her voice disappeared as soon as she finished speaking.
He sealed her mouth with a domineering yet gentle gesture.
The kiss lasted for more than ten seconds. When they released each other, both of them were slightly out of breath and looked at each other.
"I'm sorry, I kept it from you." Gong Chengjue placed his hand on her waist, hugged her, and wouldn't let her escape. "I swear, Zhou Ruoling and I are completely innocent. We didn't even hold hands."
At most, he would politely bend down and let her take his arm.
Su Ziqing snorted, "You're still wearing the watch she gave you."
Su Ziqing, the epitome of a lemon (a person who is easily offended by jealousy), voiced her concerns.
Gong Chengjue looked at her, puzzled. "When did I start wearing the watch she gave me?" Then he raised his hand. "You mean this? Didn't you pay for it?"
Su Ziqing said, "Zhou Ruoling paid me back." What do you mean she paid me back? She even charged interest!
Gong Chengjue: "...That was my money, and I even gave her 500,000 in interest."
"What?" Su Ziqing instantly felt like her own foolish landlord had been swindled. "She gave you a gift, why did you give her money? And even interest, 500,000 yuan! Do you have money to burn?"
"Because that's why it was a gift from you," he said matter-of-factly.
Zhou Ruoling was simply a hard-working courier.
"Your thought process... Haha, how come you didn't lose all your money in business?" Su Ziqing was speechless. She thought she had earned 500,000 yuan in interest from Zhou Ruoling, but it turns out she had swindled Gong Chengjue!
"Also, if you paid for it yourself, how can it be considered a gift from me?"
"It was you who gave it to me." That's what he believed.
Su Ziqing: "..." Does he realize that he's acting like a child right now?
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