As I approached, he reached out his hand to me.
I felt embarrassed again. "It's in my company, could you please be a little more careful?"
Without a word, he grabbed my hand and, taking the initiative, led me out of the office.
As luck would have it, just as we were passing by Yang Qianmu's office, the door suddenly opened.
Yang Qianmu happened to walk out and was also surprised to see us.
"Mr. Yang, you've been working overtime until now too..." I greeted him immediately, just a very normal greeting between colleagues.
"Hmm," Yang Qianmu smiled, "I have some things to take care of, and I'd like to avoid the evening rush hour."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Su Shenglin, and then—I don’t know if it was my imagination, but I felt his gaze shift down and look at the hands that Su Shenglin and I were holding.
I immediately sensed something was wrong and pulled my hand away.
After our meeting late last night, I don't need to introduce you this time.
Yang Qianmu extended his hand in a formulaic manner, "Hello, Mr. Su."
"Hello, Mr. Yang." Su Shenglin shook hands with him using the hand that had just been holding mine.
Then Yang Qianmu said something that surprised me quite a bit: "Congratulations, Mr. Su, on winning the heart of your beauty."
My ears twitched, and I looked at him, a suspicion creeping into my mind.
Something about that sounds a little off.
Su Shenglin reacted normally, smiling politely and saying, "Thank you, Mr. Yang. You've had a hard time these past few days while Jiang Wan was injured."
"It's only right. President Jiang has treated me well, so I should do my best to contribute to the company."
Honestly, there's nothing wrong with his polite remarks.
It's basically flattering the boss in front of him.
But Su Shenglin listened and took it to heart.
Once inside the elevator, he turned to look at me, raised his dark eyebrows slightly, and asked with great interest, "You've treated him well. Tell me more about it. How exactly have you treated him well?"
I glanced at him and said, "Well... I offer very generous salaries! I'm an extremely generous boss in this regard."
That's it?
"What else?"
"Then what did you mean by shaking off my hand just now?" Su Shenglin stared at me and continued to ask.
I……
I turned to look at him, smiled helplessly, and decided to call him out: "Are you jealous?"
“A little. You admire him a lot, and his feelings for you… seem to go beyond the simple relationship between a subordinate and a boss.” Su Shenglin was frank and open, admitting it directly and speaking frankly.
I laughed again, then raised my hand and swore, "I promise, my appreciation for him is limited to his work ability. How he treats me is beyond my control. Besides, Second Master Su—"
I dragged out my words, deliberately teasing, "You're the supreme Second Master Su... You actually have moments of insecurity? That's unbelievable."
Su Shenglin said, "Of course I'm confident, but I'm afraid you'll overthink things and feel unworthy of me, so when someone of similar standing shows interest in you, you'll be tempted."
He just said it casually, but my heart skipped a beat.
Would I do that?
I asked myself that question, and it really did seem quite possible.
But right now, I definitely have to comfort him: "No, after being with you, no other man can catch my eye. I'd rather be alone forever than settle for just anyone."
These words finally comforted Su Shenglin. He smiled with satisfaction and reached out to rub the top of my head.
"You seem to have a knack for sweet talk."
"Because it comes from the bottom of my heart."
We went out to eat together, and then wandered around the streets for a while in the freezing wind.
His driver followed us at a leisurely pace.
During this time, some people recognized us and others took photos with their phones.
But Su Shenglin told me to ignore it and to stroll with me on the street in a very open and natural manner.
Perhaps it was his power that made people wary, or perhaps it was his tall and imposing figure that inspired awe, but in any case, no one dared to bother us. At most, they would exchange a few words of discussion or take a couple of sneaky photos before continuing on their own way.
I gradually stopped caring.
Anyway, I'm divorced, and I have a clear conscience.
Nowadays, dating doesn't involve betraying or wronging anyone, so there's no need to be secretive.
My relationship with Su Shenglin is completely different from the way I got along with Gu Yanqing back then.
But I can't deny that I really like things as they are now; they feel incredibly grounded.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and I shrank my neck.
He reached out and touched my face, frowning as he said, "Get in the car, don't catch a cold."
We turned around and got into the car; he drove me home.
There was a driver in front, and Su Shenglin held my hand the whole way, so tightly that both of our hands were sweating, but he didn't want to let go.
When I got downstairs, I took out my phone to check the time; it wasn't even nine o'clock yet.
Thinking about how I had neglected him these past few days, I felt guilty and hesitated for a moment before asking, "Would you... like to come up and sit for a while?"
Su Shenglin looked surprised. "Is that alright?"
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