Chapter 82: What to Do About You, This Woman

  Nian Qing got up from the ground, the pain in her hand making her numb.

  She grew up in a family where she had to rely on herself, but deep down, she secretly longed for someone who would truly care for her and protect her.

  The one time you fully rely on someone, that person suddenly disappears.

  Very helpless, also very powerless.

  Guan Shao Yan appeared at her most desperate moment. He reached out to help her, and even knelt down for an hour to beg for mercy from Guan Shan. He used to be a friend of Lu Chuan's, so she trusted him, thinking he was helping her.

  Biting her lip in anger, she scolded herself in her heart - How could you trust such a person? You deserved it!

  "Officer Yan, we need to talk. What do you want in exchange for letting me go? A year ago, I was only 21 years old and foolishly agreed to be engaged to you. I shouldn't have been blind and thought that you were helping me. Now, I deeply regret it." Nian Qing said calmly.

  At this moment, she really wanted to cut ties with Guan Shao once and for all. She really couldn't go on with him anymore.

  Guan Shaoyan suppressed his anger, thinking of many things in his mind. Qing's words made him sneer: "You really know how to forget favors and betray righteousness. If it weren't for me back then, you wouldn't be living so well now?"

  Ning Qing admitted, "Yes, at that time, I was indeed very embarrassed and my situation was not good. Your appearance really helped me a lot. But without you, I wasn't completely unable to escape either."

  "But in the end, you accepted my help, it was you who chose me." Officer Shao's words hit Ning Qing's heart.

  She regretted it to death!

  "Let everything return to normal, for the sake of Luochuan, let me go." Ning Qing said in a hoarse voice, feeling uncomfortable, she didn't want to mention that name again, nor did she want to bring up that person.

  But in front of Guan Shaozhu, Lu Chuan was someone he dreaded.

  No way, forgot.

  "How dare you mention Lu Chuan in front of me? You and Gu Qingheng's actions, don't try to deny it, I know all about it!" Officer Shao's face was slightly tense, his anger simmering just below the surface.

  I don't know if it's because of her memories of Luochuan or her messing around with Gu Qingheng!

  "You want freedom, but I won't give it to you. What I cannot have, neither can you."

  In a humble abode, there lived an official named Shaoweng who was accustomed to playing with the lives of insignificant people, such as Nian Qing.

  "Guān Shǎo Yuàn, have I offended you? Do you have to bear such deep hatred towards me? Or is it that you like me?" Ning Qing couldn't help but ask, her anger rising as she clenched her fists.

  Is she really her substitute?

  Just because, like her, called Qingqing, Guan Shaoyu followed Yan Yan to the upper room.

  Ridiculous!

  Guan Shaoren fell silent, and Qing thought he would sarcastically ridicule her, but instead, he stared at her with an unfamiliar gaze she had never seen before.

  It's been a long time, I don't know what he is thinking about.

  Guān Shǎo Yuàn suddenly curled his lips, smiling slyly, like a rogue: "I don't know either. Why not? Let's take it seriously and try everything together. We'll give everyone an opportunity. Maybe you can make me infatuated with you, just like I was with Lù Chuān in the past."

  "Don't flatter yourself!" Nian Qing's whole body felt a chill.

  Guan Shaoyan is like this only when he's pursuing a woman he has his eyes on.

  He would never treat her like this.

  She was never his prey or target of desire.

  But now...

  "Guān Shǎo Yàn suì zhù xiào, zì zūn bèi shāng: 'Nà me wéi hù Lù Chuān, nǐ hái hěn xǐ huān tā? Nà Gù Qīng Héng ne? Nǐ xǐ huān Gù Qīng Héng, háishì, xǐ huān Lù Chuān?'"

  Translation:

  "Officer Shao Yan smiled wryly, his pride wounded: 'So you're still maintaining that you like Lu Chuan? What about Gu Qingheng then? Do you like Gu Qingheng or do you like Lu Chuan?'"

  She shook her head lightly and hesitated for a moment before saying, "I refuse to answer."

  "It seems I've really moved your heart." Officer Shao Yan raised his thick eyebrows, and a sinister glint flashed in his eyes like a knife.

  "I'll tell you clearly, you and Gu Qingheng are impossible. His father will not accept a woman like you. If you're with Gu Qingheng, you can only be his mistress, there's no other way out."

  "And your first love, Lu Chuan, was fake. He didn't even exist and was just playing with you. Nobody knows where he is now, maybe he's dead!"

  Guan Shaoyan's rationality had completely lost control.

  Anger, jealousy and other unclear emotions made him lose his composure and say things he shouldn't have said.

  Lu Chuan and Gu Qingheng, both of whom he had always avoided mentioning, were now being brought up to provoke Nian Qing, to see her cry, to make her collapse, and to make her realize that apart from him, the other two men would not be able to marry her.

  Ask her, beg him!

  "What's wrong with that? I like him, I just like him. Maybe there won't be another person I'll like this much," Ning Qing said calmly.

  The official Shao Yan said the problem, she had thought of it, no need for him to remind her.

  "Who is he?"

  Lu Chuan, Gu Qingheng?

  A faint smile played on her lips as she said, "Want to know? I won't tell you. Anyway, it's none of your business."

  Guan Shao Yan took a step forward with an arrow, his body bursting forth with arrogance and fury!

  After finishing speaking, she took a few steps back, raised her clenched fists and glared at him with a fierce gaze: "Don't touch me. I've already shed blood, if you touch me again, I'll make sure you bleed too!"

  It's no joke, when they're together, they always end up hurting each other.

  "Damn it!"

  "If you can't bear it, then let's just call off the engagement."

  Guan Shao stared at the wound on Ning Qing's palm, his jaw clenched and his eyebrows furrowed. "After a while, I'll hold a press conference, and I want you to attend as my fiancée."

  Nian Qing found it laughable. One moment he was coldly mocking her, the next he wanted her to do something for him. It seemed that to him, she was just a tool, without humanity or rights.

  I feel very disgusted.

  "Impossible!" Nian Qing walked away immediately, if she stayed any longer, she would have lost control and sworn!

  Leave the room and go downstairs.

  Guan Liang was in the living room, waiting for Nian Qing to come down. However, she didn't see Guan Shao Liang and looked unhappy. She brought up again that if Guan Shao Liang wanted to hold a press conference.

  "Uncle, this is impossible. Of course, you can also invite me like today, but my mouth is mine, I say what I want to say, and these words, you definitely won't like to hear."

  Seeing Officer Jian's gloomy face, Nian Qing walked away with satisfaction, feeling a hint of pleasure in her heart.

  Is she really that foolish just because he treats her as a tool?

  ……

  Pharmacy.

  Ning Qing bought disinfectant, medical tape and some small tools, and treated the wound herself, picking out the fragments.

  Bled a little, not seriously hurt, no big deal.

  She was already used to it, and every time she met with Guan Shaoye, they would part ways on bad terms.

  They have always been like fire and water, she really can't understand why Guan Shao still won't let her go, do all these young masters enjoy self-torture?

  But she doesn't have this tendency!

  Really want to find someone to discipline this corrupt official!

  Take a bus and go home.

  On the way, Nian Qing always felt that he had forgotten something, but his mood was bad and he didn't think much about it.

  ……

  Monday, noon, Mr. Gu.

  Su Mei took a few colleagues out to entertain Huo Zhi and probably won't be back in the company for the whole day.

  The boss is not around, the atmosphere in the office is very relaxed, and everyone is busy with their work, discussing where to go for lunch.

  A female colleague was showing off her new clothes, a style from this season's magazine, a famous brand, and asked if it looked good.

  Suddenly, Nian Qing slapped her forehead, remembering that she had forgotten something - Gu Qingheng's suit, which she had forgotten to pick up last night.

  No choice, can only go pick it up after work tonight and return it to him by tomorrow noon.

  Gu Qingheng wouldn't misunderstand her as intentionally dragging him along, would he?

  The phone on the table is ringing, and the incoming call display shows three big words "He He". Next to it, a female colleague is calling her: "Qing Qing, someone sent you flowers."

  I'm startled and suspicious, with a mind full of confusion.

  Answer phone while walking over to see what's going on.

  Who gave her flowers?

  The phone call was made by a minor official, who read out the words in a very poor tone and was extremely rude to him: "Do you still have the face to make this call?"

  "Are you still angry? Yesterday's matter, let's just say I was wrong. I've brought you a bouquet of flowers as an apology, take it." Officer Shao Yan's personality is sometimes quite rogue-like, the kind of rogue that is charming. Otherwise, he and Nian Qing had argued so many times, but never officially broke up.

  He was used to giving her a piece of candy after everything, regardless of whether she accepted it or not.

  "Are the flowers from you?" Nian Qing glanced at the young man who had sent the flowers, a very large bouquet of roses, much bigger than the one Gu Qing Heng had given her. It completely fit the style of a wealthy and extravagant official's son.

  "Right, do you like it?"

  Flower delivery guy, remember to get signature upon receipt.

  She scolded him loudly, and then turned to Officer Xiao: "Are you crazy?"

  "No, I'm coaxing you." Officer Shao Yan said very seriously.

  Ning Qing had already imagined his frivolous and insolent appearance, he always treated women like this: "Really, no need to coax me, you think sending me a bouquet of flowers and saying a few nice words, I'll accompany you to the press conference? Impossible."

  "It's not because of this matter. I'm coaxing you, being good to you, mending our relationship, and pursuing you, can't you see?"

  Qing thought coldly and sneered inwardly. What did Guan Shaoyu's usual tricks mean when used on her - "Do you want to force me to speak obscenities?"

  Guanshao sighed and teased: "It seems that you are still very angry. Okay, to show my sincerity, I will go up to your office now and personally deliver the flowers to you."

  "... You dare?"

  "What am I afraid of?" The officer on that side clearly heard the sound of the car door closing.

  Carefully consider and be cautious in your thoughts.

  Guan Shaoyan is under the Gu's building, has he really come?

  If he comes out, everyone in the office will know who he is and she will soon be exposed as his fiancée.

  "Don't come up, Flower, I've got it!" Nian Qing gritted his teeth and said unwillingly.

  "At noon, I'll invite you to lunch." Officer Shao Yan clung to his face and continued to pester.

  Qing accepted the bouquet with difficulty, and then hung up Guan Shao's call. She didn't want to talk to him anymore; she had already accepted the flowers, so he wouldn't come again.

  "Is it a gift from your boyfriend?" Colleagues are all asking. Such a big bunch of roses must be expensive, really generous.

  Ning Qing didn't say anything, her face darkened and she shook her head, unwilling to answer.

  Several colleagues saw Nian Qing's expression and found it difficult to look at, so they didn't ask any more questions. They wondered: was the man who sent flowers trying to salvage their relationship?

  ……

  For several days in a row.

  Guan Shao Yan always sends flowers to Nian Qing's office, each time a different variety but all luxurious. Moreover, the timing is just right, before lunch break, so that everyone in the entire office can see them.

  It's Guan Shaoquan's style, quite high-profile.

  Ning Qing was annoyed by *** and was extremely frustrated. At noon, she would receive a call from Guan Shaoquan at the exact time, and if she didn't answer, he would keep calling her phone.

  Coincidentally, during work hours, she can't turn off her phone and can only answer it. Every time, she's impatient. After work, she also can't leave immediately and has to vary the time of her departure to avoid being ambushed by her boss in the lobby downstairs.

  It's very troublesome.

  ……

  It's noon again.

  Nian Qing had just received the flowers and asked her colleague to buy lunch back, not wanting to go down, but ran into Guan Shao Yan, she couldn't help but walk up and give him a slap!

  Nian Qing leaned on the office desk, resting and making up for lost sleep.

  The mobile phone on the side rang out desperately.

  Ning Qing knew it, and was also annoyed by Guan Shaozhuang. She was so fed up that she didn't even care about her upbringing anymore. She picked up the phone and answered: "Are you annoying or not? Go find another woman, okay?"

  The other party fell silent for two seconds, eerily.

  "But I've always been thinking of you, this woman. What can be done?" The low male voice carried a hint of displeasure, making Nian Qing's heart tremble with fear.

  It is Gu Qingheng.

  "Wait... I made a mistake. This wasn't meant for you, don't misunderstand." Ning Qing hastily explained, her voice trembling slightly.

  Can't tell if it's because of nervousness or Gu Qingheng's words.

  Always thinking of you, this woman.

  "Who did you mistake me for? Another man, huh?" Gu Qingheng's inquiry was laced with growing displeasure. He was deeply concerned, his heart heavy with the thought of which men were by Jing's side.

  Ning Qing didn't say a word, just drinking water, inexplicably, very thirsty.

  "Come up to my office for a bit." Nian Qing wanted to say something, but Gu Qingheng was already familiar with her, his voice low and husky: "I've been waiting for you."

  Knit one's brows in concentration.

  What is she waiting for? He's going to marry Nian Zi soon, does she want to wait until he becomes her brother-in-law?

  He isn't very self-disciplined, is he? Why does he pursue her so relentlessly, even though he knows it's wrong.

  My mind is a mess, thinking of many things, all nonsense, venting frustrations.

  Just then, she thought of Gu Qingheng's suit and suddenly realized that she had been foolish to think too much. He just wanted his suit back from her.

  "I know, I'm coming right up."

  End call.

  Qing bowed her head on the table, her pale fingers rubbing her forehead, silently scolding herself for thinking too much and lacking determination.

  It was just a phone call from Gu Qingheng, his voice, a few words, she didn't need to be nervous, let alone flustered.

  Ning Qing sighed and left the office, waiting for the elevator. When the elevator arrived, it was her colleagues who had helped her buy lunch, asking where she was going.

  Nian Qing didn't dare say it, went up to the 34th floor to see Gu Qingheng, the big boss of the Gu family, not just anyone can see him.

  This kind of thing is abnormal.

  Go ahead and talk to other departments, find a friend, and talk about it. Qing got into the elevator, pressed the button for the 34th floor, and her mood was hard to describe.

  She hadn't seen Gu Qingheng for several days, and was annoyed by Guan Shao's entanglement. She even forgot to pick up Gu Qingheng's suit from the laundry store, and didn't know what had become of it...

  Tonight, be sure to pick it up.

  The elevator went "ding" and stopped at 34th floor.

  Qing went out and didn't see Duanyu and Daqi, raised an eyebrow, and could only knock on the door to enter by herself.

  "Knock knock——", knocked twice on the door, but no one responded.

  Nian Qing didn't dare to push the door open rashly and go in. Gu Qingheng was her superior, she was his subordinate, they had to follow certain rules. In case he was discussing an important phone call with someone, it wouldn't be good if she overheard it.

  After waiting for a moment, I opened the office door myself.

  Qing raised her eyes, slightly stunned.

  Gu Qingheng personally opened the door for her, his handsome large hand stretched out, holding hers, leading her in with a gentlemanly invitation, very elegant.

  It's charming.

  Momentarily clear-headed, forget to struggle free, lose one's composure.

  Until then, Gu Qingheng closed the office door, she slightly came back to her senses, looking at his broad chest, her line of sight went up, was his slightly loose tie, followed by a man's Adam's apple, slightly moving.

  Very sexy.

  Lowering his gaze, he didn't dare to look at his face again. His eyes: "Your suit has been washed and cleaned, I forgot to bring it back to the company, I'll return it to you tomorrow."

  Gu Qingheng shook his head: "I miss you, I really want to see you."

  A suit, he doesn't care about it. He only cares about the girl in front of him, 22 years old, smart and clever, a bit shy and cautious when facing him, but also gets angry and has a small temper when provoked.

  He knew her true nature was prickly, like a beautiful rose.

  Gu Qingheng looked at the hand in his, so small, five slender fingers, white and pink nail polish. He couldn't help but hold it up, kissing each finger one by one.

  Suddenly, Qing's body shook and she was frightened.

  This man, how can he...

  "Wait a minute," Qing Heng suddenly frowned and asked coldly, "How did your hand get injured?"

  Unhappy voice.

  Ning Qing's palm had a band-aid on it, which was a result of the conflict with Guan Shao a few days ago. The wound was now very shallow.

  "It was an accident at home," said Nian Qing, not wanting to mention Guan Shaoyu.

  Gu Qingheng raised an eyebrow: "Guan Shaobian has looked for you."

  Ning Qing didn't say a word, and Gu Qingheng's tone wasn't questioning, but affirmative.

  "He's been sending you flowers for the past few days."

  Ning Qing's heart skipped a beat slightly.

  "What does he want you to do? Just now on the phone, didn't you mistake me for Guan Shaozhu?" This time, Gu Qingheng was asking a question.

  Take a deep breath, nothing can be hidden from Gu Qingheng.

  "Yes. I met Officer Tsui a few days ago, and the process was quite unpleasant. He wanted me to attend a press conference with him, but I refused. He... sent me flowers because of that."

  Gu Qingheng nodded, indicating to her to continue speaking.

  Ning Qing thought for a moment and felt that there were some things she needed to clarify with him: "That day, the person who came looking for me was actually Guan Shao's father, Guan Lian. He seemed to have discovered what happened in our hotel room and suspected that the person with you that day was me. He wanted to get information out of me."

  Gu Qingheng furrowed his brow tightly, his handsome face tinged with emotion.

  The evidence had been destroyed by him long ago, and Officer Jian would not have gained anything. But when he found Nian Qing, he was furious!

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