“I’m not…” Shen Suiwan explained instinctively.
She suddenly realized that ever since she had met Huo Yanxiu, he had not exactly been gentle with her, but he had been courteous and mild enough.
It seemed that the only time he became displeased was when he thought she was not taking her own body seriously.
After thinking about it, she went on explaining. “I’m not working myself to death for anyone. It’s just that the project I’m in charge of is in its final stage, and there are still some things to deal with. I want to see it through from beginning to end, and that’s also my responsibility to the team members who have worked hard alongside me. Besides…”
Shen Suiwan lowered her eyes and said softly, “Once this project is over, I’ll be resigning.”
Huo Yanxiu’s expression seemed to soften somewhat.
He was about to say something more when Shen Suiwan added, “I really am fine. What happened this morning was only because of certain special reasons. I’m completely all right now.”
Although it did seem a bit odd to be explaining this to Huo Yanxiu.
But looking at him, she just felt that she ought to set his mind at ease.
Huo Yanxiu knit his brows, but seeing how serious Shen Suiwan looked, in the end he still respected her wishes.
“Get in.”
On the way to the Gu Group, Huo Yanxiu did not speak at all, and Shen Suiwan stayed silent too.
It was only when they were nearly at the Gu Group that she spoke. “President Huo, thank you truly for saving me this morning, and thank you for treating me to such a delicious breakfast. When I go back to the capital in a while, I’ll treat you to a meal.”
She knew perfectly well that a single meal could not repay a favor this large, but if she said too much now, it would only sound hollow and grandiose.
Once she was back in the capital, she would find a chance to repay it.
“What day are you going back?” Huo Yanxiu asked.
“The fifteenth of next month.”
Huo Yanxiu’s expression was calm. “As it happens, I’m going back that day too. Let’s go together.”
“You’re going on the fifteenth of next month too?” Shen Suiwan was surprised.
Huo Yanxiu had come to Hai City to discuss business. Did it take that long to discuss?
“Mm. My private plane takes off from Hai City Airport at twelve noon on the fifteenth of next month,” Huo Yanxiu said. “Just go straight to the airport then.”
Shen Suiwan was about to speak when Huo Yanxiu added, “Even without you, my plane still has to fly from Hai City to the capital on the fifteenth. Taking you along on the way makes no difference to me at all, so you don’t need to feel you owe me another favor.”
Since he had put it that way, it was hard for Shen Suiwan to refuse again.
“All right, I’ll be there on time. Thank you in advance, President Huo.”
As she finished speaking, the car had already stopped downstairs at the Gu Group.
Shen Suiwan said goodbye to Huo Yanxiu and got out.
Only after watching her figure walk into the group’s building did Huo Yanxiu tell the driver to go, and then he placed a phone call.
“Change the time of my return trip to the fifteenth of next month.”
The assistant on the other end of the line was taken aback. “Are you sure? The itinerary was originally set for you to return the day after tomorrow.”
“Mm.”
Having received an affirmative answer, the assistant did not dare ask anything more and hurriedly agreed.
…
At that moment, in his office, Gu Tingshen was staring darkly at the screen of his phone.
On the screen was a piece of news that some gossip outlet had just put out.
“Romance of the Huo Family’s Young Master of the Capital Exposed? Intimate Behavior with a Mysterious Woman.”
The article had two secretly taken photos. In one, Huo Yanxiu and a woman were walking side by side into what looked like a restaurant, and in the other the two of them were standing beside a car talking.
Actually, the woman’s face was not visible in the photos. One showed her from behind, and the other showed only a sliver of her profile.
But it was enough for Gu Tingshen to recognize that the woman in the photos was Shen Suiwan.
And whether it was a matter of the angle or not, in that photo of her and Huo Yanxiu standing beside the car talking, they really did look very intimate.
Those two, what exactly was going on between them?
“Brother Tingshen, don’t be angry.” Gu Xirou stood to one side, doing her best to hide the gloating on her face. “Miss Shen may just be confused for the moment. After all, President Huo did just save her this morning.”
“So what if he saved her? Does that mean she gets to be this close to another man?” Gu Tingshen’s face grew even uglier. “I think she’s forgotten what her position is. She’s my woman!”
Gu Xirou frowned. She had been feeling rather pleased, thinking Gu Tingshen was certain to have a fight with Shen Suiwan, but at this moment she suddenly felt a sense of crisis.
Why was Gu Tingshen’s reaction so intense?
Was Shen Suiwan actually this important to him?
No, it must simply be a man’s pride at work.
The more Gu Tingshen thought about it, the angrier he got. He was just about to call Shen Suiwan when he suddenly heard a knock at the door.
“Come in.” Impatience showed on Gu Tingshen’s face.
But to his surprise, the one who pushed the door open and came in was Shen Suiwan.
Shen Suiwan had just arrived at the company, and there was a document that urgently needed Gu Tingshen’s signature, so she had brought it over.
Seeing that Gu Xirou was there too, she was not the least bit surprised. She simply walked up to Gu Tingshen’s desk, put the document down on it, and said in a strictly businesslike way, “President Gu, this document needs your signature.”
Having said that, she found that Gu Tingshen had no intention whatsoever of looking at the document. Instead he was staring hard at her, anger seeming to churn in his eyes.
Shen Suiwan frowned.
What was Gu Tingshen going crazy about?
“When did Miss Shen get to the company?” Gu Xirou said snidely from the side. “I thought you were still with President Huo.”
“Shen Suiwan, you had better give me an explanation!”