Volume One, Chapter 39: You’re the One Seducing Him

Qiao Nian'an could only reply to him, "Got it, hurry up and leave, Mr. President!"

All Qiao Nian'an wanted was for him to stop bothering her.

This man—why didn't he stay and manage his massive conglomerate instead of coming to a small company like this?

Only after watching Fu Yunzhen turn and walk into the office did she finally heave a sigh of relief.

As Fu Yunzhen turned to leave, the corners of his lips curved upward in an irrepressible smile.

He truly felt fortunate and blessed.

The ice between him and Qiao Nian'an was melting away, bit by bit.

Before long, they would be reunited and mend their broken relationship!

As soon as Fu Yunzhen left, Shen Niwu immediately scurried over, her eyes burning with curiosity as she asked, "President Qiao, how far along are you and President Fu? You two looked so intimate just now... like a real couple!"

"No, even if you tell me you aren't a real couple, I won't believe it!"

Who would believe otherwise?

Fu Yunzhen had specially brought Qiao Nian'an her meal, and to thank him, Qiao Nian'an had even fed him.

And Fu Yunzhen had looked so blissfully satisfied, making it hard not to suspect whether they had already slept together...

"What kind of sweet nothings were you whispering to each other just now? Let me hear some! I think romance is always sweetest when you're watching other people experience it."

Who knew how much sugar Fu Yunzhen and Qiao Nian'an had added to their interactions lately.

Just the faint scent of it was enough to make outsiders feel overwhelmingly sweet.

Looking at the gossipy Shen Niwu, Qiao Nian'an asked, "Are you really that curious?"

"Well, of course I am! Can you tell me?" Shen Niwu's eyes sparkled.

"Of course I can, why wouldn't I? It's not like it's a state secret," Qiao Nian'an said.

Hearing this, Shen Niwu felt her heart race with excitement and her hands tremble.

The way they had been whispering closely to each other just now made it look as though they were conspiring about which hotel to book for the night.

Was that really something meant for public ears?

Still, if Qiao Nian'an dared to tell, what was there that she didn't dare to hear?

Shen Niwu immediately leaned to the side, assuming the posture of a devoted listener.

With a smile, Qiao Nian'an said, "President Fu told me that he's abolishing the weekend break and introducing mandatory unpaid 996 overtime. What do you think of that?"

Shen Niwu's face instantly turned pale. "I didn't hear a thing."

Being a corporate beast during the regular workday was already exhausting enough; did that have to include unpaid 996 overtime and the abolition of weekends too?

Aside from working, she still needed time after hours to properly care for her daughter.

She could have just lived off her savings and taken it easy.

Yet she didn't want to become completely disconnected from society.

Besides, if she didn't work, where would she go to meet young, handsome, tender younger men?

Without putting in the effort, how could she afford to hire handsome male companions?

A moment later, Shen Niwu looked at Qiao Nian'an and asked in a low voice, "Did President Fu really say that to you? The way President Fu looks at you is so intensely affectionate—everything he says sounds like sweet flirtation."

Qiao Nian'an replied, "Stop letting your imagination run wild. There is genuinely nothing going on between him and me. Besides, his fiancée is still standing right over there. Aren't you afraid she'll fire you for talking like this?"

Following Qiao Nian'an's gaze, Shen Niwu glanced over.

She shook her head and said, "I'm not afraid of her at all. She isn't Fu Yunzhen's wife yet, so she has no right to fire me."

"As for her—she just struts around the company coasting on her title as Fu Yunzhen's fiancée, and she's a total headache. If President Fu actually marries her, I'm unsubscribing as a fan."

Even if Fu Yunzhen had once been a penniless young man, that face of his was enough to accumulate a massive following.

Countless female schoolmates idolized him, chasing after him as if he were a pop star.

"What is her background anyway? Earlier, I saw President Fu's mother treating her like her own biological daughter. Could Luo Yunzhu actually end up marrying Fu Yunzhen?"

Shen Niwu looked at Qiao Nian'an with a worried expression.

In response, Qiao Nian'an stated, "She is the daughter of the Hong Kong chief executive."

"Her? Why doesn't she feel like it at all? At most, she seems like some wealthy heiress, but the daughter of a chief executive? It doesn't feel right. She's far too arrogant—isn't she afraid of bringing shame upon her father?" Shen Niwu secretly sized up Luo Yunzhu, finding her more awkward the more she looked.

Luo Yunzhu completely lacked the aura expected of a chief executive's daughter.

"Tidy things up, we're heading out shortly to discuss a partnership," Qiao Nian'an said, having arranged a meeting with the client in an hour.

"Got it." Hearing the word work, Shen Niwu didn't dare to dawdle, immediately shifting back into a professional mindset to prepare the documents and contracts.

Just as Shen Niwu walked away, Luo Yunzhu approached Qiao Nian'an, her face cold as she demanded, "Miss Qiao, I asked you to help me pursue Fu Yunzhen, so why did you go and seduce him yourself?"

"Have you even forgotten that you're Fu Jingchuan's fiancée?"

"Are you blind? Didn't you see that it was Fu Yunzhen who kept approaching me?" Qiao Nian'an retorted.

"You definitely seduced him!" Luo Yunzhu said in exasperation, "What on earth are you two even talking about?"

She never dared to get casually close to Fu Yunzhen herself.

She was simply too afraid of incurring his annoyance.