But when she experienced it herself, she realized how careless she had been. Her heart was pounding as if it were about to burst, her legs were weak, and her whole body was trembling uncontrollably.
Despite her inner turmoil, she stubbornly refused to show any fear.
Su Zhengxing was amused by her defiant demeanor. He released her wrist, ran his fingers through her hair, and, holding her slender neck, wanted to return a real kiss.
Before she could finish, another noise came from the fire escape corridor. Lin Qiao, like a startled bird, immediately buried her face in his neck, clinging tightly to his collar and shoulders, not daring to show her face.
“Shen Ruxing, from this moment on, you are not allowed to leave my side for even a moment.” Gu Jibai declared forcefully.
Their footsteps rang in her ears and then disappeared.
Once the surroundings were quiet again, Lin Qiao cautiously peeked out from Su Zhengxing’s embrace.
Thank goodness! Gu Jibai and Shen Ruxing were so engrossed in their ‘Domineering CEO Falls In Love With Me’ drama that they completely failed to notice the two people hiding behind the fire door they passed. Her reputation was saved.
Just as she was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Lin Qiao suddenly remembered something.
Everyone else’s drama was over, but hers seemed to be only halfway done!
Ah, this…
They say that one’s initial burst of energy is followed by a decline, and a third attempt leads to exhaustion. After the incident with Gu Jibai and Shen Ruxing, Lin Qiao’s impulsive courage vanished in an instant. She almost ran for her life, covering her face as she rushed out of the fire escape, and ran all the way to a corner of a table where she crouched down with her head in her hands.
“It’s over, it’s over, I’m going to die. I’m definitely going to die. You’ll sue me for sexual harassment if I didn’t get your consent, right?” Lin Qiao couldn’t help but overthink.
The Su Zhengxing in her consciousness ignored her wild thoughts because he could clearly feel that his departure was drawing ever closer. Just now, for the first time, he felt rejection within Lin Qiao’s consciousness, a rejection that rendered him speechless.
He knew that he had to return to his own body as soon as possible.
After Gu Jibai booked a suite for Shen Ruxing at the resort, he and Su Zhengxing returned to the VIP tea room, one after the other.
Gu Jibai had rushed from Xianghai to Beijing in advance for Shen Ruxing, but his trip to Beijing was not entirely for Shen Ruxing.
The Green Home project was about to begin public bidding, and everyone wanted to gain an advantage beforehand. As the two strongest contenders for the Green Home project, Baitian and Minghong had both received hints from Shangcheng. Their presence here today was to meet the powerful figure who would decide the project’s outcome.
After returning to the VIP tea room, Gu Jibai and Su Zhengxing continued to wait. They had a history of conflict and were rivals, so even though they were in the same tea room, one was sitting in the south and the other in the north.
Even though the two men didn’t get along, they both instinctively raised their hands and touched their lips as they recalled what had just happened.
When Tan Siyu entered, he happened to see the two men in such a coordinated pose. Not knowing what had happened, he laughed and joked, “What’s going on, Mr. Gu and Mr. Su? Is our tea not to your liking?”
Tan Siyu is Tan Siming’s half-brother. He is about thirty years old, with a square face and thick eyebrows. He is about the same age as Su Zhengxing and Gu Jibai. They have dealt with each other in the business before.
Seeing this, Su Zhengxing and Gu Jibai both stopped what they were doing.
Gu Jibai stood up, his voice tinged with displeasure, “Mr. Tan, you called us over, and now we’ve had our tea and waited for everyone, and it’s almost dark. When exactly will that person arrive?”
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