Xiong Ruogang hurriedly walked over and glanced at Jiang Ruolan, who was also smiling, then asked in disbelief, "President Xian, are you really going to treat me to dinner?"
"Right, I will treat you to dinner." Xian Zihao smiled faintly.
"Ah really! My appetite is so big, Sis Jiang knows about it. Do you really want to invite me? Ahhh, all right! Don't go back on your words."
Just as they were about to walk out of the crowd that was gradually dispersing, Jiang Ruolan suddenly stopped and turned to look at Ling Fei'er, who was walking two steps behind her.
Ling Feier was startled, but since Xian Zihao was here, she didn't dare to act too wildly. She raised her eyebrows and said reluctantly, "Jiang Ruolan, do not think I …"
"Miss Ling, please note your words in the future. Who is seducing other people's men? I'm a slut? You need to have a little awareness of yourself and don't just accused people without investigating. Do not deliberately condemn yourself as a kind person and curse yourself in as well!" Jiang Ruolan cut it rudely.
"You …" Ling Fei'er gritted her teeth, but Han Xuegang held her down. His gaze was fixed on Jiang Ruolan's face. He raised his hand to touch the two faded red marks. "Are you all right?"
Jiang Ruolan furrowed her brows and was about to retreat when Xian Zihao suddenly put his arm around her waist and pulled her close to his side. He said slowly in neither cold nor warm voice, "Vice President Han's actions seem to be over the limit."
Han Xuegang paused for a moment, but Ling Fei'er suddenly pushed him away with all her might. With bloodshot eyes, she dashed out of the crowd. He was startled and hurriedly ran out, "Fei'er!"
"Tch … A dog-couple!" Xiong Ruogang muttered happily on the side.
Jiang Ruolan didn't even look at them. In the blink of an eye, her eyes were filled with fog. Her hands were very warm, and she felt her whole world filled with happiness in an instant.
She no longer cared about Xiong Ruogang by her side, and immediately leaned her head on Xian Zihao's shoulder, smiling as she said, "Zihao, it's so nice to have you with me."
When his gentle eyes met her eyes that were filled with vibrant colors, he looked at her slightly flushed face in amusement. It was as if he would appear every time she was embarrassed as if he would always stand by her side every time she went alone to face what she should or should not accept.
Even if no one believed her, even if the surrounding people were all pointing their fingers at her, he could still reverse the uncontrollable situation.
His trust was enough to allow her to break through all the hardships of her past life. In the past 24 years of her life, although there had been hardships, but now with him by her side, there was only sweetness.
'Xian Zihao, I think I can't leave you anymore. What should I do… '
"President Xian, didn't you see when Ling Feier rushed towards us, she was so arrogant like a crazy tiger? But when she saw you, she immediately backed Vice President Han's embrace, not daring to cry anymore."
In the crowded donkey-meat restaurant, Xiong Ruogang's face was filled with excitement as she kept talking about what had just happened, "That woman is really too outrageous. Every time I met her, she always looked horrible and always came looking for trouble. During the engagement party, I really wanted to tear her mouth and face to pieces. How disgusting!"
"That's right. Our Ruogang is the messenger of justice. Every time she meets Ling Feier, she wants to rush to the front line and beat her up." Jiang Ruolan smiled and glanced at Xiong Ruogang's eyes, which were filled with joy.
She then pushed the fruit dessert from the waiter to her, then turned to Xian Zihao and said, "She told me you were her idol."
Xian Zihao smiled lightly and didn't eat much. He only occasionally took something for Jiang Ruolan or used his clean chopsticks to pick up dishes for her and Xiong Ruogang.
Hearing her say this, he then looked at Xiong Ruogang, whose face was completely red, "It's a pity that I only have one sister."
Xiong Ruogang exclaimed, "Wow, President Xian, you still remember what I said last time?"
"What sister? What are you guys talking about?" Jiang Ruolan looked at both of them in confusion.
Xian Zihao didn't explain anything. Xiong Ruogang also saw the doubt on Jiang Ruolan's face and was about to say what she had said to President Xian after the engagement banquet, but she suddenly stopped and pretended like she was hiding a big secret.
She lowered her head and started to nibble on the donkey meat in her hands.
"Alright, are you two hiding something from me?" Jiang Ruolan instantly reached across the table and squeezed Xiong Ruogang's hand. "Speak!"
"President Xian, your wife bullies me. She bullied me while in the company. She even bullied me when I was enjoying delicious food. You have to be responsible for me!"
"Stupid girl! From tomorrow onwards, I will bully you!"
"Aiya, how preposterous. Sis Jiang, you look even more like a tigress than that Ling Fei'er."
Jiang Ruolan got up and sat at Xiong Ruogang's side. The two of them were laughing and making a ruckus as they pinched each other.
Xian Zihao, on the other hand, didn't seem to be frightened by the craziness of the two girls. He smiled faintly and looked at them without a shred of impatience.
After they finished dinner, it was late at night. Xiong Ruogang said that a classmate had called her to join them at the karaoke center.
It was the end of autumn at H City and the night was as cold as ice.
Although the weather was not as cold as in F City, the wind was still cold. Jiang Ruolan's teeth chattered as she walked towards the parking spot.
When they walked to the car, Xian Zihao let go of her and gestured for her to go to the front passenger seat. However, Jiang Ruolan suddenly hugged him and tightly wrapped her arms around his neck. Only by standing on tiptoe could she place her chin on his shoulder.
Xian Zihao was slightly taken aback by her sudden action. After a moment, he lightly patted her shoulder and asked, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Ruolan shook her head and didn't say anything. She just tightly wrapped her arms around his neck. Xian Zihao lowered his head and looked at the woman who had taken the initiative to hug him for the first time with a hint of amusement in his eyes.
Xian Zihao put his hand on the faded blush on the side of her face. He didn't ask if it hurt, but there was still a concern in his eyes.
"Xian Zihao, you're so good. What should I do?" Jiang Ruolan buried her face in the collar of his shirt, greedily sucking on his warmth as she spoke incoherently.
Xian Zihao's eyebrows furrowed. He lowered his head and looked at Jiang Ruolan's slightly red ears. Suddenly, he started chuckling. A warm breath hit her ear. "Are you acting coquettishly?"
Jiang Ruolan tightened her hand around his neck embarrassedly.
"Alright, the wind is very strong outside here. Let's get in the car first." He coaxed.
"Let me hold you a little longer." Jiang Ruolan closed her eyes and did not move.
Xian Zihao smiled helplessly. Suddenly, he whispered in her ear in an ambiguous tone, "Once we get home, you can take me as you please. You'll be better off without a cold. Don't stand outside for so long."
Jiang Ruolan smiled at him and kissed his lips. Xian Zihao's gaze dimmed slightly as he watched her walked to the passenger side of the car. Jiang Ruolan opened the door and entered.
Once they arrived home, under Xian Zihao's coquettish kiss, Jiang Ruolan forcefully resisted the temptation and escaped, "I have a report to complete. Give me your study room today!"
"What report do you need to prepare so quickly?"
"It's a temporary assignment from the chief editor. He asked me to prepare materials for Senior Zhou as soon as he arrived at H City, but I need to check on Solo's information first. I don't know much about this veteran of the financial industry from the upper class."
"It seems like it's been more than 20 years since he was in the country." Jiang Ruolan walked to the second floor.
While she was talking, she didn't notice Xian Zihao, who suddenly became silent. She just looked at the USB that was just taken out from her bag, where the editor prepared the data for her, and mumbled, "It's so strange, I heard that Senior Zhou already moved to the United States 20 years ago, why would he suddenly return home?"
Before Jiang Ruolan could finish her sentence, she had already walked up the stairs and entered the study with a USB in her hand.
Even after leaving the country for twenty years, Senior Zhou was the most prestigious person in this country and could not be easily offended.
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The next afternoon.
"Hello? Assistant Bai?" Jiang Ruolan was busy at the company when her phone rang. It was a call from Assistant Bai.
"Miss Jiang, are you busy right now? If you're not busy, can you please pass me a copy of the information from the meeting in G City? My computer is infected with a virus and I can not open it now. All the data you provided earlier is on the computer and the CEO needs that information to attend the meeting in half an hour." Assistant Bai's voice sounded a little urgent, but it also sounded a little embarrassing and awkward.
"I'm not very busy, but before I left, I handed over all the data to the assistant at G City. I did not have any electronic data with me. Would you like to contact the assistant and ask him to pass it on to you?"
Assistant Bai's voice paused for a moment and she said helplessly, "I contacted the assistant first. He was on a business trip and had no electronic data. He could not pass it on to me, so I came to look for you."
"So it's like that …" Jiang Ruolan stood up and rummaged through her desk. She took out a light green folder from a stack of folders, opened it and glanced at it, then said into the phone, "I don't have any electronic data here, but I have two samples of the typeset that I typed earlier. They're not much different from electronic data, but it can still help you. If it's okay, I'll send it over to you right now."
"Alright, then I'll be troubling Miss Jiang."
"It's fine, it's not troublesome." Jiang Ruolan smiled and hung up the phone. She looked through the folder in her hands a few times. Seeing that there was nothing wrong with it, she took her bag and quickly left the company.
