Chapter 7 Rumored Girlfriend
Chapter 7 Rumored Girlfriend
Two days later, Yan Zhen followed Yan Zhao to City F.
As soon as the plane landed, a special person and car came to pick up Yan Zhao to attend a business event. Yan Zhen could not join in and had to go to the hotel to settle down by herself.
While she was checking in, she heard the staff at the counter next to her checking the list of reserved rooms, obviously making a final careful confirmation.
Not surprisingly, besides Yan Zhao, she heard Chen Huaixu's name.
Yan and He Xia jointly invested in a project that recently launched in City F. As investors, they were all invited to attend the opening ceremony and celebration banquet.
Therefore, Yan Zhen had a legitimate reason to follow Yan Zhao here, and it would not make Chen Huaixu suspect that she had ulterior motives.
After spending an entire afternoon in the hotel, she finished her dinner and deliberately passed by the banquet hall on the second floor. Sure enough, she saw that there was a lot of drinking and the atmosphere was very lively. It was obvious that the party would not end for a while.
According to the schedule, Yan Zhao and Chen Huaixu would both attend the dinner, so he would definitely not be in the room at this time.
Yan Zhen turned around and went back to the hotel lobby, put on her usual dignified smile, then found the manager and asked him to help her get into Chen Huaixu's room.
The manager refused flatly: "Sorry, we can't do this without the guest's permission. Otherwise, could you please contact the owner?"
Yan Zhen pretended to be embarrassed and began to lie without any burden: "It's like this, I'm his girlfriend, and today is our first anniversary. He didn't know I was here, and I wanted to give him a surprise."
The manager's expression wavered slightly, and he asked, "Are you two a couple?"
"Yeah." Yan Zhen pulled out a photo of herself and Chen Huaixu from her phone, "If you don't believe me, look, we know each other."
She cut out Yan Zhao on the right in advance, disguising it as a photo of the two of them.
Seeing the manager still hesitant, Yan Zhen pulled out her last weapon, softening her tone and playing the emotional card. Without changing her expression, she continued to make up stories, "We have a really good relationship. We were originally planning to celebrate our first anniversary together, but he had to go on a business trip, so I took time off and flew over. I didn't want any regrets between us."
Her eyes are very touching, full of spring water, which makes people soften their hearts when looking at them.
The manager was a little overwhelmed by the beauty's pleading, so he said, "Well, can I go and ask for instructions?"
Yan Zhen nodded and watched him leave in a hurry.
A few minutes later, the manager returned with a smile on his face and said, "Hello, I can let you in. Do you need help setting up your room?"
"No need," Yan Zhen waved his hand after seeing that his goal had been achieved, "I won't bother you anymore, I can do it myself."
"Okay." The manager took her to the door of Chen Huaixu's room.
Another staff member handed over a gift box with both hands: "This is a small gift from the hotel. I wish you two a sweet and happy first anniversary."
This service is really thoughtful.
Yan Zhen took the gift box, thanked them, watched them leave, then went into the room and closed the door, then heaved a sigh of relief.
She opened the box and took a look. It was quite rich, with hotel hot spring packages, meal coupons for two, as well as essential oils, fragrances, and small doll gifts. She even saw a box of condoms when she turned to the innermost part.
Is that a bit too thoughtful?
She casually put the box on the table, turned around and began to look for Chen Huaixu's suitcase.
He certainly couldn't have the earrings on him, so they must be in his luggage.
Yan Zhen really didn't want to do this, but there was nothing she could do. Who was it that Chen Huaixu refused to send the earrings to her and insisted that she go and pick them up in person?
Since he is unkind, you can't blame her for being unjust.
She dragged out the suitcase and opened it, but didn't find the earrings, so she closed it angrily and began to search aimlessly in the room again.
Where on earth did he put it?
No, could it be that he didn't bring it here at all?
Shocked by his own guess, Yan Zhen's thoughts were in a mess. He casually opened the drawer of the bedside table and heard slow footsteps coming from outside the door.
Alarm bells rang in her mind, and she stood up in a panic, looked around anxiously, saw a door, and rushed in without hesitation.
There was actually a hot spring pool in the compartment. The sound of water gurgling and the mist swirling around made it feel like a fairyland.
She saw a potted plant as tall as a person in the back and wanted to take shelter there. However, the ground was slippery and she was walking in a hurry. She slipped after taking only two steps and fell into the pool.
"thump"!
There was a loud sound of water, and at the same time, the sliding door was pulled open forcefully.
Yan Zhen struggled to stand up from the water and saw Chen Huaixu in a suit and tie leaning against the door with a half-smile on his face that said, "I knew it was you."
She wiped the water stains off her face and said angrily, "Why did you come back so soon?"
Chen Huaixu smiled softly and said, "Of course I came back to catch the thief."
"You're the thief!" Yan Zhen was a little angry, "Who told you not to return my earrings!"
The hot spring water soaked all her clothes, making them stick to her body, making her feel very uncomfortable. She looked at Chen Huaixu, but he didn't react at all, just watching the scene leisurely.
Not a gentleman at all.
She lay down on the edge of the pool, stretched out her hand to him, and ordered, "Pull me."
Only then did Chen Huaixu walk over slowly.
He half-knelt by the pool and held her wrist. When she was about to be pulled out of the pool, Yan Zhen pulled his arm hard, and the pool splashed again.
Now both of them were soaked.
Seeing Chen Huaixu soaked, Yan Zhen was very happy. She laughed loudly and felt it was not enough, so she kept pouring water on him.
Chen Huaixu stood in the hot spring, touched the ends of his hair, and seeing Yan Zhen so happy, he smiled too. Then he reached out and pulled her over, lowered his head and kissed her.
The water dripped from her wet hair, making it almost impossible for Yan Zhen to open her eyes. She struggled to push him away, wiped her face vigorously, and then climbed out of the pool and walked outside, leaving a trail of wet footprints.
She walked into the bedroom and then remembered that she couldn't go out in her current state.
She turned around to look for Chen Huaixu, but found him walking inside while unbuttoning his wet shirt.
Large areas of skin gradually emerged. Yan Zhen quickly turned away and said anxiously, "Why are you taking off your clothes? You have no shame!"
"This is my room, why can't I take off my clothes?"
Fortunately, he didn't embarrass Yan Zhen. He just took off his shirt, took out a towel from the bathroom, and handed it to her who was stunned there, saying, "Aren't you uncomfortable? Don't you want to take a shower?"
Yan Zhen was extremely unwilling, but there was nothing she could do. She took the towel, glared at him, and walked straight into the bathroom.
When she finished washing and drying her hair, the bedroom was empty and the water stains on the floor had been cleaned up.
She wrapped her bathrobe tighter and walked out of the bedroom, only to find that Chen Huaixu had also washed. He had changed into a new set of clothes and was sitting at his desk, looking at his computer calmly.
She walked to the table and called him, "Chen Huaixu."
He didn't respond.
Yan Zhen thought he was deliberately ignoring her, and was a little annoyed. She walked around the table to his side, stretched out her hand and shook it vigorously in front of his eyes, saying, "Chen! Huai! Xu!"
He then raised his head to look at her, but there was a hint of a smile in his eyes that was not easy to understand.
"What's wrong?" She was a little frightened by his look.
He said casually: "I'm in a video conference."
A bolt of thunder struck her mind, and she turned to look at his computer screen. Sure enough, there was a row of small squares filled with people.
Without time to think about anything else, Yan Zhen fled in panic.
Back in the bedroom, her fingers seemed to be shaking. She buried her head in the pillow and sobbed in frustration and pain, blaming herself for making such a fool of herself.
Late at night, she appeared in Chen Huaixu's room in a bathrobe, and was even captured by the video conference. If anyone found out that those hands were hers, she would have no reason to live.
Yan Zhen tossed and turned in bed for a long time and didn't dare to go out. She had no choice but to send a WeChat message to Chen Huaixu, asking him if he was done and asking him to quickly find someone to send her a set of clothes.
Chen Huaixu simply replied: I'm busy, you go to sleep first.
Avoid talking about clothes.
Yan Zhen knew that she could not rely on this man, but she did not dare to run back to her room in her bathrobe, let alone ask Yan Zhao to bring her clothes, which would be tantamount to suicide.
She couldn't find a solution, so she could only wrap herself in the quilt and take things one step at a time.
Time passed by minute by minute, and Yan Zhen felt a little sleepy. She looked at the time, then looked at the bed, collected all the extra pillows on the bed, threw them into the deepest part of the closet, and covered them with a spare quilt.
This way, there was only one pillow on the bed for her to use, and the hint was very obvious.
If Chen Huaixu wants to sleep, then he should just give up and sleep on the sofa.
She was very satisfied with her idea. She lay down comfortably, turned off the lights, and soon fell asleep.
However, the opposite happened.
Not long after, Yan Zhen was awakened by the rustling noise behind him.
She turned around in a daze and saw Chen Huaixu's face very close to her, so close that it made her feel a little dazed.
Yan Zhen rubbed his eyes and said, "There's only one pillow. This bed belongs to me. You can sleep on the sofa."
"This is my bed, my pillow," he paused, stroked her cheek with his fingertips, and smiled softly, "Even I am mine, why should I sleep on the sofa?"
She didn't want to reason with him. She stretched out her hand and pushed him, saying, "I don't care. You are not allowed to sleep here."
He reached out and hugged her, saying slowly, "Tonight is our first anniversary. Shouldn't we celebrate it properly?"
Yan Zhen was startled, and her sleepiness completely disappeared. She asked, "They actually told you? How did you know?"
"Why else do you think the front desk let you in?"
Yan Zhen struggled to get up from the bed, but unexpectedly, a corner of her bathrobe was accidentally pressed down by him. The belt loosened when he pulled it, and the bathrobe slid down her shoulders, exposing a large area of white skin to the air, and her graceful spring scenery was clearly visible.
Yan Zhen hurriedly lay back and wrapped herself up, trying to pull at the corner of her bathrobe that was pressed down by him. However, Chen Huaixu did not do as she wished. He pressed that piece firmly, pulled her back into his arms, and turned over to press her down.
He took his time and deliberately teased her, "You claim to be my girlfriend and sneaked into my room. Aren't you trying to seduce me?"
"Who seduced you? Don't be so self-indulgent!" She was embarrassed and angry.
"Really? Then why did you throw the other pillows? Do you want me to sleep with you?"
He deliberately misinterpreted Yan Zhen's motives, which made her furious. Yan Zhen pushed him away forcefully and said angrily, "I admit defeat, you're so cruel. I'll sleep on the sofa, okay?"
She took out the hidden pillow from the cabinet, glared at him, and walked out of the bedroom without looking back.
Chen Huaixu leaned on the bed, looked at the time after a while, got up and walked to the living room, and saw the white figure curled up on the sofa, with long black hair hanging down, well-behaved and quiet.
He walked over, picked up the sleeping person, and walked back to the bedroom.
Yan Zhen slept until noon the next day.
The room was empty, and her clothes were placed on the bedside. They must have been taken by Chen Huaixu when he returned to her room.
She completely forgot why she went back to bed. She reached for her phone and opened it casually. She was caught off guard by the screen full of unread message notifications.
Ying Shu sent her at least twenty messages.
Ying Shu: Big news! I have something good to show you!
Ying Shu: [Picture]
Ying Shu: Chen Huaixu held a video conference tonight, supposedly a meeting of his company's executives. Even in such a formal setting, a woman in a bathrobe unexpectedly appeared in the camera! Only one hand was visible, so I don't know who it is.
Ying Shu: The meeting wasn't recorded, but someone took a screenshot, and it's now all over the social media. A celebrity group I'm in has been digging up this woman all night, wanting to see what kind of person could win over Chen Huaixu.
Ying Shu: Haven't you always wanted to find something to hold against him? So you're doing it now? Your brother and he have such a good relationship, why are you trying to find out indirectly?
Ying Shu: Yan Zhen, where are you? You don't want to eat such a big melon?
Ying Shu: If you don't reply to messages at this time, you can't be going out for the night, right?!
Ying Shu: [The other party has hung up]
…………
It was 11:30 in the evening, and she seemed to be asleep at that time.
Yan Zhen felt a little guilty and uneasy, so she called Ying Shu back.
"My dear lady, you finally showed up," Ying Shu said, "If you hadn't replied, I would have thought you were missing."
"I saw the message you sent me," Yan Zhen decided to get straight to the point. "Did they finally figure out who that woman was?"
"It seems not yet," Ying Shu said, seemingly having lunch, his words a little unclear. "After all, it's just a blurry screenshot with so little information. How could it be that easy to find?"
Yan Zhen breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.
"But if you want to check, I'll give you a tip." Ying Shu changed the subject, "I remember that woman's nails. They must have been done in the shop we often go to. That style can't be found anywhere else."
Yan Zhen's heart, which had just calmed down, suddenly became heavy again.
Yan Zhen glanced at her own hands, then hid her fingertips in her palms, coughing and saying, "That's not necessarily true. There are so many nail salons across the country."
Ying Shu turned into a famous detective and said, "But Chen Huaixu is in Ningchuan. If he wants to fall in love, his partner must be in Ningchuan too. Maybe we can run into that woman next time we go get our nails done. Oh, yes, I think her taste is quite similar to yours. Maybe we even have the same manicurist. Go ask her when you have time."
Yan Zhen's smile became more and more stiff. After chatting for a few words, she hurriedly hung up Ying Shu's phone and looked at her nails again.
Ying Shu had indeed reminded her. The nail art style in the picture was so obvious. If she were seen wearing the same nail art today, wouldn't that be evidence delivered to her door?
And even Ying Shu, who had no connection with Chen Huaixu, had heard about it. How could Chen Huaixu's circle of friends not have received the news? Especially Yan Zhao, he was 100% aware of it.
The more Yan Zhen thought about it, the more worried she became. She quickly made an appointment for a manicure nearby and decided to get her nails redone first.
She quickly finished washing up and walked out of the bedroom, just in time to meet Chen Huaixu who opened the door and walked in.
He seemed to have attended an event in the morning. He was wearing a well-ironed suit and looked meticulous. He still had his usual cool and gentle look.
Seeing Yan Zhen standing at the door staring at him, he stopped and asked, "What's wrong?"
She asked, "That meeting you had last night...did it have any negative consequences?"
"Yeah." He responded with no change in expression, obviously not caring much.
Yan Zhen had seen so much news, and as the person involved, Chen Huaixu must have received more "care", not less. He could still remain so calm, his mental strength was truly strong.
She felt a little insecure and asked hesitantly, "You won't betray me, will you?"
Chen Huaixu bent his elbows, folded his sleeves slowly, and said, "How does it count as betrayal?"
"Of course..."
During the conversation, Yan Zhen's cell phone rang, and the two big words "Brother" appeared on the screen, making her panic for a moment.
She quickly turned and walked towards the bedroom and answered the phone: "Hello, brother."
Yan Zhao: "Pack up, I'll take you out for dinner later."
"Out for dinner?"
"It's not one of those formal dinners, just a simple meal with a few friends. You'd be bored staying in a hotel alone anyway."
A familiar breath approached from behind, touching her shoulder. Yan Zhen was startled and turned to see Chen Huaixu walking past her into the room, taking off his coat as he walked.
She was distracted for a moment, until Yan Zhao asked again on the other end of the phone, then she quickly replied: "I know."
After hanging up the phone, Chen Huaixu had already changed his clothes. Yan Zhen had a bad feeling in her heart: "We're going to dinner later, aren't you going too?"
"Yes," he hung up his suit jacket, "Miss Yan, do you have any advice?"
Yan Zhen walked over quickly and said in a commanding tone, "If anyone asks later, don't let anyone know about our relationship. Do you understand?"
He said calmly, "What is our relationship?"
Yan Zhen was speechless for a moment, unable to find the words to describe her situation. She angrily said, "Anyway, think of a good excuse on your own and don't betray me, or you're dead."
"Don't worry," Chen Huaixu closed the closet door. "All I know is that I had a very pleasant night with my girlfriend last night. As for who my girlfriend is, she is not willing to give me a name for the time being and does not want to make it public. Is this answer okay?"
She had no objection: "As long as you can make it up yourself, that's fine."
Hotel lobby.
Yan Zhao lowered his head and looked at Yan Zhen's hands, and asked, "The weather isn't very cold, why are you wearing gloves?"
"This is the current trend, you don't understand." Yan Zhen said nonsense, pushing him forward, trying to change the subject, "Hurry up, I'm hungry."
"Wait, Huai Xu hasn't come down yet."
Speaking of Chen Huaixu, Yan Zhen felt a little uneasy, but she couldn't show it in front of Yan Zhao. She could only pretend to be calm and stand with him in the hotel lobby waiting.
While I was daydreaming, a tall and straight man appeared in my sight.
Yan Zhen stood behind Yan Zhao, lowered his head and pretended to play with his mobile phone, looking nonchalant. When Chen Huaixu approached, he stuck his head out to take a look secretly.
Yan Zhao had indeed heard the gossip from last night, and he got straight to the point: "Where's the person? He followed me on the business trip, why didn't you bring him out to meet me?"
Yan Zhen's heart trembled and she looked at Chen Huaixu nervously.
He didn't answer directly: "There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."
"Zhenzhen, did you hear that?" Yan Zhao smiled. "Don't look for a boyfriend like your brother Huaixu in the future. He doesn't even dare to introduce his girlfriend to everyone. Most likely he doesn't want to give her a formal status and is playing with her feelings."
Yan Zhen said without hesitation: "Absolutely not."
Chen Huaixu's gaze swept over and he said, "You two brothers and sisters are quite good at singing in unison."
The smile on Yan Zhao's lips deepened, and he replied, "Thank you."
Yan Zhen: “What?”
It seems that Chen Huaixu's words are not praising them...
Although it was interesting to listen to the high-level battle between the two people, Yan Zhen only wanted to get a manicure after dinner. Wearing gloves was ugly and stuffy, and it was really uncomfortable.
Yan Zhao lifted his legs and walked outside, saying, "The car has arrived, let's get in first."
Yan Zhen followed closely behind Yan Zhao, but Chen Huaixu didn't move. He said, "I'm going to make a call. Wait for me."
As he spoke, he took out his cell phone and walked to a secluded place on the other side of the hotel lobby. Yan Zhen didn't suspect anything and followed Yan Zhao into the car.
Twenty seconds later, she received a WeChat message from Chen Huaixu: Side door garden, come over.
She was startled and quickly covered the screen to look at Yan Zhao beside her. Seeing that he didn't notice here, she carefully turned her body to the side to block his possible sight and quickly replied: What are you doing? I'm not going.
Chen Huaixu: Are you sure?
In just three words, Yan Zhen could hear the blatant threat. Yan Zhao was right beside her, so she didn't dare to get angry. She could only grit her teeth and type: "I'm about to leave for dinner. If you have anything, we can talk when I get back."
Chen Huaixu: If you come over now, we can solve it quickly.
Chen Huaixu: Give you one minute.
Yan Zhen didn't understand what this guy had suddenly done. She was so confused that she held her phone in a state of confusion. As the minute ran out, she became more and more panicked, afraid that Chen Huaixu would fight her to the death and shake her out. So she made up her mind, opened the car door and jumped out: "Brother, I'm going to the bathroom and will be back soon."
After saying that, without even waiting for Yan Zhao's reply, she quickly ran into the hotel, her flying skirt fluttering in the wind.
There is a small garden on the side of the lobby of this hotel. Usually, few people go there, let alone now it is noon.
Yan Zhen hurried over and saw Chen Huaixu standing there alone. Apart from the gurgling sound of water in the small pond, the surroundings were quiet and nothing could be heard.
She gasped and asked, "What's wrong with you? What do you want me to do?"
Chen Huaixu glanced behind her, and after confirming that there was no one around, he pulled her into his arms, held the back of her head, lowered his head and kissed her.
It comes with great force and momentum, catching people off guard.
"Um..." Yan Zhen struggled to push him away, "Chen Huaixu!"
Suddenly, footsteps were heard beside them, interrupting the charming atmosphere between the two. Yan Zhen was startled. Chen Huaixu let go of her lips, stretched out his hands to hold her in his arms, and then looked sideways.
It’s the hotel manager from last night.
The manager was obviously surprised to see the two people hugging each other, but he quickly showed his professionalism and quickly lowered his eyes and said, "Sorry to bother you two, do you need to temporarily close this garden?"
How come this hotel even provides this kind of service?!
"No, we'll leave right away." Chen Huaixu's answer was very brief.
"Okay, happy anniversary to both of you and enjoy your stay." The manager left the garden with a sincere smile.
The words "love anniversary" seemed very abrupt at this time, but they also reminded the two people what role they played in front of the hotel staff.
After the man left, Chen Huaixu showed no intention of continuing, so Yan Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, but soon asked, "You called me here just to do this? Are you a pervert?"
"Nothing, just checking."
"Confirm what?" she asked suspiciously.
Chen Huaixu said slowly, "Someone said they would never date a boyfriend like me, but they're still kissing me here, and even—celebrating our anniversary?"
Yan Zhen was a little bit unbelievable. He actually cared about this?!
"What love—" She gritted her teeth, "I just made that up to deceive them. You and I both know it, so don't try to take advantage of it."
"Really? That's great. The manager hasn't left yet. You can go and clarify things." Chen Huaixu looked very generous. "Do you need me to help you stop him?"
After saying that, he pretended to walk out. Yan Zhen was so frightened that she quickly covered his mouth, hugged his arm and dragged him back, saying, "Chen Huaixu, are you crazy?"
How could Yan Zhen possibly admit to her lies? Where would she put her face? Would she ever stay at this hotel again?! If the manager got even a little more serious, wouldn't she be considered a bad person?
"You won't clarify? Then I'll take it as your admission."
To embarrass herself in front of the hotel or to embarrass herself in front of Chen Huaixu, she pursed her lips, not knowing for a moment which consequence would be more unbearable.
She chose the latter.
Yan Zhen held her breath back into her stomach, her cheeks flushed red, and she stared at him with her beautiful eyes. Besides being angry, she also looked a little aggrieved.
Chen Huaixu pinched her cheek and said, "Free up some time tonight."
Yan Zhen thought he was going to do something bad again, so she slapped his hand away and angrily said, "You pervert!
You...you wish!"
He did not continue to refute, but raised his wrist, pointed to his watch and said: "Yan Zhao is still waiting, you go back first, I will come later."
Yan Zhen then remembered the important matter and turned to walk out, but she still couldn't swallow this anger in her heart. She turned back and said to him fiercely: "Chen Huaixu, you wait for me."
"Well," Chen Huaixu put his hands in his pockets, a smile on his face, "I told you, I'll wait for you tonight."
Yan Zhen returned to the car angrily, still feeling that something was wrong.
Chen Huaixu always seemed to find a way to find her weaknesses, and then take every step carefully to force her to agree to some excessive conditions.
This shouldn't be the case. She couldn't just sit there and wait for death.
While Chen Huaixu has not returned yet, Yan Zhen decides to ask Yan Zhao for help.
"Chen Huaixu's weakness?" Yan Zhao raised his head, a hint of amusement in his eyes. "What do you want to do?"
"He's too arrogant. I want to teach him a lesson."
Yan Zhao hooked his finger, and Yan Zhen immediately leaned over obediently to listen. After listening, she hesitated and said, "Is this true? You're not lying to me, are you?"
"If you fail, come find me."
The three of them took a car to the restaurant. The people who were dining with them had already arrived. There were also three of them, two men and one woman. They were all well-dressed and had good temperament. It was obvious at a glance that they were also leaders in the industry.
Because of last night's scandal, Chen Huaixu immediately received onlookers and malicious ridicule. If Yan Zhen put herself in his shoes, she would probably be so embarrassed that she wanted to find a hole to hide in. However, Chen Huaixu handled it with ease, even starting to lie with his eyes open.
"We've only been together for a short time."
"Well, I will definitely introduce you to them formally later."
"Marriage is also within the plan. I will let you know if there is good news."
Well, I am getting more and more excited about it.
Yan Zhen looked at them and vaguely understood from their conversation that these people should be classmates of Chen Huaixu and Yan Zhao when they studied in the United States. They all worked in City F. They were here on business this time and happened to have some free time, so they came out to get together.
After exchanging pleasantries, everyone sat down. Yan Zhen followed Yan Zhao and sat down, while Chen Huaixu sat opposite Yan Zhen.
The content of their conversation was mostly about their time studying in the United States. Yan Zhen couldn't get a word in and could only listen while eating.
"After chatting for so long, it feels like we haven't seen each other for a long time." The man in the gray suit sighed, "The last time we had dinner together, I think Wilson was on a business trip in China, right?"
When talking about the students who chose to stay in the United States after graduation, the topic began to change.
"I know Yan Zhao, you're going back to China to inherit the family fortune, but it's a shame for you, Chen Huaixu, not to stay in the US. The G family offered you such good conditions back then. With your abilities, you should have become a senior executive by now."
The woman next to him immediately chimed in, nonchalantly saying, "What are you talking about? He's now successful in starting his own business back home. Isn't being your own boss better than working for someone else?"
"Hey, you're really wronging me by saying that." The man raised his hands to express his innocence. "It was Chen Huaixu himself who said he wanted to stay in the US. He even kept looking for an internship for this very reason during his undergraduate studies."
All the inquiring eyes were cast towards the person involved. Chen Huaixu nodded gently and said, "That's right."
Another man asked curiously, "Then why did Shuotu return to China after completing his studies? Did he see an opportunity to start a business?"
"It's not that mysterious," Chen Huaixu gently stroked the edge of the glass with his fingertips. "I went abroad for undergraduate studies because I didn't want to stay in China. I found it boring."
The trauma caused by his family made him have no attachment to this land.
"Later I wanted to return to my country..."
He paused, and Yan Zhen vaguely felt that he glanced at her, but the look disappeared in a flash, so fast that it seemed like an illusion.
"Later, I wanted to return to China simply because I missed it. It was that simple."
The conversation continued for a while. The woman sitting next to Chen Huaixu didn't pay attention and accidentally touched the fork with her elbow. The oily fork tip rubbed against Chen Huaixu's cuff, leaving a dark oil stain, and then fell to the ground.
"I'm so sorry, so sorry." The woman started to panic. "It was my fault. How about sending it to a nearby dry cleaner?"
"It's okay," Chen Huaixu raised his hand to indicate that it was not a big deal. "Just change into something else when we get back to the hotel."
Yan Zhen didn't know about Chen Huaixu's situation, but Yan Zhao's clothes were all high-end custom-made, and those that were stained with oil like this had no choice but to be thrown away.
Chen Huaixu should be in the same situation, but at this moment he did not care about it. Instead, he acted very generously.
This made Yan Zhen very angry.
Before, when he came to Yan's house, Chocolate was playing and grinding her teeth, and she bit his trouser leg. It was obviously not her fault, but Chen Huaixu insisted that the guardian should take responsibility and dragged her to accompany him to buy new clothes, which wasted her entire afternoon.
Although he paid for it himself in the end.
If you're so picky with her, how can you be so polite and tolerant to others?
She thought bitterly, picked up a piece of cake and put it in her mouth.
As if sensing her resentment, Chen Huaixu's gaze suddenly swept over. Their eyes met in mid-air.
After a moment, his eyes shifted away gently, but the corners of his lips relaxed unconsciously.
Yan Zhen felt that this dinner was really boring. She listened to their conversation with a lack of interest. Looking at Chen Huaixu's calm expression as he spoke across from her, she suddenly had an idea. She stretched out her foot, slowly reached over, and then stepped on the back of his foot.
They were sitting at a long table with a tablecloth that reached the ground, covering up all the movements under the table. This was also the reason why Yan Zhen dared to be so unscrupulous.
Chen Huaixu glanced at her.
Yan Zhen responded with an innocent expression.
After stepping on him for a while and seeing that Chen Huaixu didn't react, Yan Zhen became bolder and raised her toes to hook his calf.
Chen Huaixu looked at her again.
Yan Zhen pretended to be calm, lowered his head and cut the steak, then continued to move forward calmly and stepped on his knee.
Chen Huaixu finally responded.
He leaned forward slightly, lowered his hand under the tablecloth, and grasped her ankle.
Yan Zhen panicked and tried to pull her foot back, but found that she couldn't move it.
She tried hard not to let anyone see that she was acting strangely, biting her lips and trying to force him to let go quickly with her eyes.
But Chen Huaixu didn't even look at her. He exerted a little force on his wrist, making her unable to move.
He was chatting calmly and no one noticed that an ambiguous game was actually going on under the table.
Yan Zhen was extremely nervous. She put down her fork, supported herself on the chair with both hands, and used the force to pull her legs back. Suddenly, she finally escaped from Chen Huaixu's grasp. However, because she used too much force, she couldn't help but bumped backwards, and the chair rubbed against the floor with a harsh sound.
"What's wrong?" Yan Zhao turned around and asked, and everyone at the table looked over at him.
"No, nothing." Yan Zhen hurriedly put his feet into his shoes. The soles of his feet seemed to be burning hot. "I'm going to the bathroom."
The mirror reflected Yan Zhen's slightly flushed cheeks. Water flowed over her hands. She rubbed her fingertips absentmindedly, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she became.
Why?
Why is Chen Huaixu so gentlemanly and courteous to others, but petty and perverted towards her?
Logically speaking, that person was his classmate, and he was five years younger than him, so he should treat him more gently.
She wiped her hands and threw the tissue into the trash can with force.
It’s so abominable!
When Yan Zhen returned to the dining table, lunch was almost over.
Today is a weekday and everyone else has to go back to work in the afternoon, so it's not good to delay too long. So everyone said goodbye briefly and parted ways at the restaurant door.
Yan Zhao asked her, "What are your plans for the afternoon?"
"Go get a beauty treatment..." Yan Zhen almost let out the word "manicure". "I've already made an appointment."
"Okay, I'll take you there first." Yan Zhao instructed the driver, "After you finish, ask the driver to pick you up."
Yan Zhen looked at him, then at Chen Huaixu, and said, "What about you guys?"
"There's a shareholders' meeting for the new project this afternoon, and a dinner party in the evening."
"Oh—" she stretched out her tone.
"Bored?" Yan Zhao laughed, "I told you not to follow me."
She had to come all the way here because of Chen Huaixu! In the end, she didn't get the earrings, and she also got into an inexplicable misunderstanding.
Thinking of this, Yan Zhen was very dissatisfied.
Chen Huaixu calmly accepted her glare and politely asked, "If you go shopping this afternoon, would you mind picking out a new outfit for me? I'll wear it to dinner tonight." He raised his arm and pointed at his cuff, saying, "It's dirty."
Want her to buy some? But Yanzhen clearly remembered that he still had some clothes.
"Are you sure you want me to buy it?" she threatened him. "Aren't you afraid that I'll pick out an ugly outfit for you and make you look ridiculous when you wear it?"
Yan Zhao reminded: "Zhenzhen, dinner tonight is very important, no joking."
She snorted, "If it's important, then don't ask me to buy it. Can't you ask an assistant?"
Chen Huaixu said slowly: "Of course it's because I trust your vision."
Yan Zhen: “What?”
Why doesn't she believe it?
But now that things have come to this, not helping would seem a bit stingy on her part, so she had no choice but to agree.
The car arrived at the destination quickly.
"Wait a moment."
Yan Zhen was stopped as soon as she got out of the car. She turned around and saw Chen Huaixu getting out of the car.
"What's wrong?"
She felt uneasy for a moment, not knowing what Chen Huaixu was going to do. Yan Zhaoke was watching in the car.
Fortunately, he didn't do anything excessive. He just pulled a card from his wallet, handed it to her, and said, "My card, the password is 610723."
She breathed a sigh of relief and waved her hand, "It's just a piece of clothing. I have money."
"I know, but I don't plan on having anyone else pay for my clothes for now."
Yan Zhen thought he was just having an inexplicable arrogance attack. She took the card from him and muttered, "What a hassle."
Chen Huaixu added: "If you want to buy anything else, you can also use this card."
Is he so kind?
Yan Zhen no longer trusted anything he said. She looked at him suspiciously, wondering if he was up to something again.
"I'll give you a chance to take revenge on me," Chen Huaixu said slowly, "If you miss this opportunity, you'll never get it again."
He clearly knew how to read Yan Zhen's mind. Hearing this, she immediately clenched the card, pretentiously examining it, and then snorted softly, "Let me make this clear: I don't blink an eye when it comes to spending money, and since you're asking me to spend it, I won't pay it back! And I won't agree to any other terms!"
"Well, you don't have to pay it back."
Chen Huaixu didn't say the second half of the sentence.
Just give it to him.
Yan Zhen walked around for the whole afternoon, picked out a suit for Chen Huaixu, and returned to the hotel as the sun was about to set.
She sent a message to Chen Huaixu, asking his assistant to come to the hotel lobby to pick it up.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the hotel lobby, casting long shadows on the shoulders of passers-by.
She was playing with her shadows out of boredom when she saw a group of people walking in from the door, chatting and laughing.
The sound of conversation fell to her ears in fragments.
"...I can finally rest after a busy day. The afternoon session lasted too long and I almost fell asleep listening to it."
"Then you really should sit in my seat. The two girls behind me have been arguing for almost an entire afternoon about who is better looking, Yan Zhao or Chen Huaixu."
"What's there to argue about? Our CEO Chen will definitely win. After all, he pays me, and I firmly support him."
It sounds like he is still an employee of Hexia.
"I think Yan Zhao is pretty good. Chen Huaixu is a bit too cold, not my type. Besides, doesn't he already have a girlfriend? After that screenshot was leaked yesterday, the whole group chat was in a state of excitement, with a lot of people crying."
They were obviously interested when gossip was mentioned.
"Speaking of a girlfriend, has anyone found her? She should be easy to find. She's staying in the same hotel with us, so maybe we'll run into her at breakfast."
Yan Zhen's heart tightened, and she turned around, pretending to admire the potted plants beside her.
"How can it be that easy? What can you recognize with just a pair of hands?"
Even though she had new manicures, she nervously stuffed her hands into her pockets.
There is no silver here.
"I think a workaholic like him would be attracted to smart and intellectual career women, so she should be a beautiful woman with good temperament."
"I think so too."
Everyone started gossiping about what type of person Chen Huaixu liked, and the lively laughter gradually faded away.
It wasn't until she was gently tapped on the head that Yan Zhen came back to her senses. Chen Huaixu was standing behind her and asked, "What are you daydreaming about?"
Yan Zhen looked behind him and said, "Why are you here? Didn't you ask your assistant to come get it?"
"Are you unhappy to see me?"
"Then of course I don't want to see you." She stuffed the bag into his arms, "Take it."
Chen Huaixu was a little displeased and was about to pinch her face again. Yan Zhen quickly dodged his hand and glanced around frantically. After confirming that the employees who had just been with He Xia were gone, she felt relieved and said through gritted teeth, "Can you please pay attention to the impact? What if someone sees us?"
She took out the card from her bag, handed it to Chen Huaixu, raised her eyebrows at him, and said, "By the way, I have good news for you. I am a kind-hearted lady and have decided to let you go. In short, I didn't spend your money.
"Don't think I don't know what you're up to." She tiptoed closer, deliberately lowering her voice. "You're simply not that kind. Once I spend your money, even if you say I don't have to pay it back, you'll definitely find a way to get it back somewhere else. You're a profiteer, I won't fall for your tricks."
Chen Huaixu hummed and said, "You've become smarter."
"I've always been smart, thank you."
Other people started to walk in from outside. Yan Zhen was afraid of being discovered, so she didn't want to talk to Chen Huaixu any more and said, "I'm going back."
He held her and said, "Wait for me tonight."
The word "tonight" was too ambiguous. Yan Zhen couldn't help but let out wild thoughts. Her cheeks flushed slightly as she refused, "I won't wait!"
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