"Maybe soon enough, our dear little sister Zhuo Jian will catch the eye of some old fogey, and then she'll skyrocket to success here at the TV station!"
Su Bai said.
"Hmm! That would be her good fortune!"
After hearing this, Yan Zheng fully agreed, considering Zhuo Jian's looks, she surely wouldn't have trouble catching the attention of someone important.
"What good fortune is that?"
Fu Yanye finally spoke up.
Both Yan Zheng and Su Bai looked at him for a long while before suddenly leaning in with a teasing smile, "Come on, be honest, you must feel pretty upset about the possibility of someone else snatching away your little wife without you even getting a taste, right?"
"..."
Fu Yanye didn't respond, just gave him a piercing look.
Getting the hint, Yan Zheng moved away again, then continued, "I don't believe you're not jealous!"
Su Bai was eagerly watching the drama unfold, thinking to himself that he must be feeling sour for sure!
"Don't try to provoke me with that kind of talk! You know I don't have those kinds of feelings for her!"
Fu Yanye said in a deep voice, opening the metal cigarette case on the table.
"That's right, you like them gentle and demure, with curves in all the right places. Our little sister Zhuo Jian, no matter how you look at her, seems just like a little bunny, definitely not your type!"
Su Bai suddenly nodded in agreement with his point of view.
Fu Yanye was about to put a cigarette to his lips when his motion suddenly stalled.
Images from that night when she performed a wet! and! tempting! scene in his bathroom unexpectedly flooded his mind.
"I really don't like her, but she doesn't need to be kept by anyone! And both of you, keep calling her 'little sister Zhuo Jian', are you just playing around?"
"..."
Su Bai and Yan Zheng were indeed taken aback by his retort.
Fu Yanye coldly twisted the cigarette in his fingers, falling silent for a while, then suddenly put the cigarette down, "She doesn't belong in those vile and murky environments!"
"Cough cough!"
Su Bai had just taken a sip of tea and started coughing when he heard that remark. All that was in his head was Fu Yanye's statement that she was very pure.
It was that same statement that made both Su Bai and Yan Zheng even more certain that Fu Yanye's feelings for Zhuo Jian were definitely not simple.
"You're acting just like someone who's been poisoned by love! Could it be that you've fallen for her without even realizing it?"
Yan Zheng asked him, genuinely concerned.
Fu Yanye gave him a cold look, "Impossible!"
Just as Yan Zheng was about to say something else, Fu Yanye's phone started ringing.
He picked up Ruxiang's call and stepped away, leaving Yan Zheng and Su Bai exchanging glances. Su Bai asked, "Want to make a bet?"
"Your new sports car!"
Su Bai declared his desired stakes for the bet!
——
Zhuo Jian didn't leave the TV station until the evening, holding several bouquets of flowers in her arms.
A luxury car was parked not far away, and the driver got out and came up to her as soon as he saw her emerge, "Miss Zhuo, our boss would like to invite you!"
Zhuo Jian looked at the sleek black limousine and politely declined, "Sorry, I already have plans tonight!"
"Miss Zhuo, our boss..."
"Jian!"
The driver, having seen his fair share of people who are tough to sway, was about to change his approach when suddenly a limited-edition sports car pulled up behind him, and a gentle female voice called out. Soon, he saw the person inside the car, "Oh! Isn't that Miss Lin? How have you been feeling lately?"
Ruxiang glanced at the driver and simply smiled, "I'm okay! This is my sister!"
Upon hearing this, and seeing the person in the driver's seat, the driver immediately began bowing and nodding with a smile, "I understand! My boss just wanted to invite Miss Zhuo for a meal, that's all!"
Zhuo Jian calmly stood aside waiting, knowing she wouldn't have to dine with any boss tonight, but the arrival of those two had instantly spoiled the mood!
"Perhaps another time, tonight I'm celebrating with Yanye and Ruxiang!"
Ruxiang declined on Zhuo Jian's behalf with seemingly polite words.
"Alright!"
The driver said and then turned to leave.
With a person between them, Zhuo Jian lifted her eyes just in time to catch Fu Yanye watching her.
His eyes were a very deep and dark kind that sometimes made her worry about being sucked into them.
Zhuo Jian quickly looked down, "Ruxiang, thank you!"
"We really did come to celebrate with you!"
Ruxiang explained.
Zhuo Jian smiled calmly.
"Zhuo Jian, let's go!"
Just at that moment, a handsome man dressed in casual clothes came down the steps and approached her.
Zhuo Jian turned to look at him, then smiled and said, "Let me introduce you to two friends first."
The man glanced unconsciously at the car.
Fu Yanye had already come out, looking cold and distant.
However, when he circled around to Ruxiang's side to open the door for her, he was still a careful gentleman, afraid of knocking her head, he even stretched out his hand to block above her head.
Zhuo Jian silently took this in, relieved that she had agreed to somebody else's date tonight.
Fu Yanye walked over with Ruxiang. Ruxiang took the initiative, "And who is this?"
"I'm a friend of Zhuo Jian, Li Yuqing!"
"Ruxiang! Oh! This is Fu Yanye, President Fu!"
Ruxiang didn't forget to introduce Fu Yanye after she introduced herself.
Li Yuqing glanced at Fu Yanye and smiled slightly, "We've talked on the phone before!"
Zhuo Jian watched Li Yuqing handle the situation with ease, unconsciously breathing a sigh of relief, but upon looking at Fu Yanye, she felt a strange tightness in her chest.
He was wearing a light blue shirt today, no coat, but he looked particularly commanding!
Or maybe it's natural for girls to like men who are much stronger than they are? To like being conquered?
Anyway, she really liked his type!
Zhuo Jian quickly looked down, "Your kindness is appreciated, but let's get together another day!"
"It's just a meal!"
Fu Yanye spoke indifferently.
Zhuo Jian glanced at him and said with a smile, "But your car won't fit a third person, will it?"
"..."
Fu Yanye suddenly frowned. In fact, he had noticed this on his way over, but he had forgotten about it in his hurry.
"How about we go together?"
Li Yuqing offered gallantly.
Zhuo Jian looked at him in surprise.
He smiled at Zhuo Jian, "It's just a meal!"
"..."
Zhuo Jian hadn't expected such an ending, what was supposed to be dinner for two turned into a feast for four!
Fu Yanye naturally sat with Ruxiang, and Li Yuqing with her.
The meal was extraordinarily oppresssive, especially with Fu Yanye's germophobia acting up, which nearly scared the server to death.
Finally, when the plates were cleared and the table was clean, Fu Yanye stood up annoyedly, "Come out with me for a minute!"
Zhuo Jian was stunned, as Li Yuqing and Ruxiang were still at the side!
"Hurry up!"
He was not the kind of person who was easy to talk to; if he ever spoke nicely, it meant he was up to something.
Zhuo Jian stood up and followed him into the washroom inside.
Fu Yanye walked a few steps inside with his hands on his waist, then suddenly commanded the person standing at the door who hadn't moved forward, "Quit this job immediately!"
"I won't!"
She refused with ease!
The girl who used to be so obedient to him suddenly refused, and Fu Yanye sneered, "Say that again!"
He stepped closer, Zhuo Jian retreated another step, pressing against the cold door panel, "I won't!"
"We are not yet divorced, and you're already starting to resist me like this?"
Fu Yanye felt something was slipping quietly from his grasp.
Zhuo Jian looked up at him, naturally she liked him, but liking someone should not be blind.
"It has nothing to do with whether we divorce or not, this is my first job, and I am going to take it seriously."
"What if I say I don't like it?"
Fu Yanye suddenly leaned his hand annoyedly by her ear.
Zhuo Jian's heart rate soared, yes, this was a wall-pin!