Chapter 85: Geng asked for a monthly ticket, and Qing Heng sat next to her, waiting for her while looking at her.

  Several flights of stairs.

  Yan Zi has many ideas.

  Indeed, in this era, in such a prosperous metropolis, there are too many fast-food romances. Between men and women, there is demand, everyone comes together quickly, gets into bed, and each takes what they want, it's a very common thing.

  But Nian Qing is not suitable for this kind of thing, she attaches too much importance to emotional matters.

  A man like Gu Qingheng, being able to climb up to him is undoubtedly a blessing from heaven. But now that it's clear Gu Qingheng will marry Nian Zi, Nian Qing still entangling with him at this time seems very irrational.

  To be honest.

  Even if Gu Qingheng was alone, without a marriage contract or any romantic entanglements, it would still be difficult for Nian Qing to climb up to him, but she thought it was worth a try. However, the current situation is clearly futile and perilous.

  Playing with fire while dreaming of clarity.

  Yan Zi's footsteps slowed down as she arrived home, took out her keys and opened the door quietly, feeling a bit worried. She removed her high heels and entered the house, but there were no obvious signs of intimacy inside. Turning her head, she saw Nian Qing on the balcony, looking downwards, clearly watching someone.

  "Yan Zi spoke up: 'I'm back.'"

  The host shook his sleeves and turned around to look at the guests.

  The two of them stared at each other in silence, it was awkward, as if they didn't dare to break some things.

  "Have you met Gu Qingheng?" Nian Qing asked first.

  Yan Zi nodded: "Uh-huh."

  Silence.

  Ning Qing, who was not used to the silent Yanzi, sighed and took the initiative to invite: "I know what you're thinking, I... I'm a bit confused, but I didn't do anything excessive with him."

  In fact, she didn't know whether what she and Gu Qingheng had done so far was excessive or not.

  "I just have one sentence. Whatever decision you make, I won't blame you." Yanzi put down her bag and sat on the sofa, clearly stating her stance. She wasn't angry, but rather, her mood was a bit conflicted.

  "I haven't made any decision." Nian Qing walked over and sat down with Yan Zi: "Or you give me a slap, let me wake up, wake up?"

  Yan Zi let out a "hmmph" and said to her: "If it were me, I would have already thrown caution to the wind and gone after him, who would still be awake!"

  Any woman would be intoxicated by being pursued by Gu Qingheng.

  "What's next?" asked Ning Qing, seeking an answer.

  "Then..." Yanzi smiled wryly and couldn't say a word. Really, there was no "then", just thinking about it made him feel like it wasn't real.

  She smiled faintly, didn't expect Yanzi to be like this, patted her shoulder, got up and walked into the kitchen: "I'll make you a bowl of instant noodles, digest tonight's matter in your stomach."

  Yan Zi followed into the kitchen, handed Nian Qing a cup of instant noodles she liked to eat, and suddenly said: "No, I still can't digest it. Let me tell you something, just now in the stairwell, I heard Gu Qing Heng talking about a phone call..."

  "Swallow, are you saying that Gu Qinghe was talking on the phone and you eavesdropped?"

  "No! How dare I eavesdrop, it was an accident..." Yanzi suddenly paused, with a feeling of unease in her heart: "Gu Qingheng, wouldn't he have done it on purpose to let me hear?"

  The city is too deep.

  Ning Qing shrugged: "What did you hear?"

  Yan Zi thought for a moment: "I seem to have heard him say that he would personally send something, I don't know what it is, to Officer Shao."

  Knit one's brows in concentration.

  Is it Guan Shaoye? Gu Qinghe wants to deliver something personally to Guan Shaoye. Their relationship doesn't seem good.

  "I heard from people in the company that Gu Qingheng and Guan Shaoshuai have a bad relationship in private, but their two families are old friends with good feelings. Gu Qingheng's father is the largest director of the Gu Group, and in recent years, it seems that he has transferred his work focus to Gu Qingheng, but his executive power is still very large, and he has always taken care of Guan Shaoshuai's father's business."

  Yanzi spoke very reasonably. Nian Qing admired her for being able to find out everything from others' mouths.

  "Why did you guys fall out?" Ning Qing asked casually while waiting for the instant noodles to cook.

  "It's not clear anymore, it's an old story and a private matter, no one in the company knows what happened. However, it is said that the grudge runs deep, and even Officer Xiao's father doesn't dare to find Gu Qinghe often, also because of this matter, inside, the water is very deep." Yanzi analyzed while throwing his gaze at Nianqing beside him, suddenly having a hypothesis - "Do you think, their past grievances, could it be..."

  She always felt that Gu Qinghe liked Nian Qing very much.

  It's as if, from the very beginning, it was a clear and definite liking.

  Ning Qing noticed Yan Zi's strange gaze and knew what she was thinking, so she couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time: "You think about it yourself, do you think I'm possible?"

  Yan Zi slapped the back of her head: "Right, you've known Gu Qingheng for less than half a year."

  "You don't have to think too much, Gu Qingheng and Guan Shaobian are both businessmen, with a good family background, their interests are definitely complicated, there's bound to be some resentment, it's not surprising." Nianqing glanced at the time, just right: "Your instant noodles are ready, take them out to eat."

  Yan Zi was indeed hungry, holding a bowl of noodles and going out, no longer entangled in the affairs of Gu Qing Heng and Guan Shao Yan. She herself was an gossipmonger. Which one could be clarified by the two working women?

  Ning Qing walked out of the kitchen and glanced at the bouquet on the balcony.

  Guan Shao Yan sent some over, she gave some to her colleagues in the office, and the rest are all here.

  Gu Qingheng, have you seen it?

  ……

  The next day, at noon, Mr. Gu.

  Ning Qing didn't receive the flowers, and Guan Shao Yan also didn't make a phone call, he just came to disturb her.

  Nian Qing couldn't help but feel a sense of melancholy, as Officer Xiao's enthusiasm for women was indeed fleeting, and he couldn't sustain it for long.

  But in her heart, there was a strange feeling - what if it was just a coincidence? It happened on the second day after Gu Qingheng left her house.

  Ning Qing told herself that this matter was absolutely unrelated to Gu Qingheng.

  ……

  The day after tomorrow, in the morning.

  Su Mei took out and He Zhiyu accompanied several colleagues, almost all of whom were exhausted. One male colleague was forced to drink more than a dozen mixed wines and is now in the hospital for gastric lavage. A female colleague had her menstrual cycle disrupted due to excessive stress.

  Su Mei replaced these colleagues with others and chose other colleagues to go instead.

  Knit your brows in concentration, and think it over carefully.

  After one round, it's her turn last, does she want to go?

  The collaboration with He and Huo, after the negotiations, all colleagues who participated got a very considerable bonus. Money, Nian Qing wanted to make it, but risking one's life to make it was not worth it either.

  She doesn't really want to earn this money.

  Su Mei chose a few colleagues after receiving a phone call, her face turned very angry, she told them that she wouldn't be returning to the company today, and then left with them.

  Ning Qingcai should be Huo Zai's, it can be seen that Su Mei is quite skilled in social interactions.

  At work.

  Ning Qing has to work overtime tonight, the workload is a bit heavy, and she needs to rush to finish on time.

  Someone beside her asked: "Qingqing, do you have sanitary napkins?"

  She looked sideways and saw that it was her female colleague with irregular periods, who shook her head: "I didn't bring any."

  "I don't know how it happened, I just sent him off a few days ago, and today he suddenly came again." The female colleague looked very uncomfortable, guessing that she had asked others before asking Nian Qing, who was the youngest.

  Ning Qing glanced at her and saw that she was wearing long pants. If a large amount of liquid flowed out, it would be very embarrassing.

  "I'll go buy it for you." Anyway, Su Mei is not around, and there's a supermarket nearby. A round trip will be quick, it should only take ten or so minutes.

  Female colleagues kept saying thank you, gave Nianqing money, told her several sanitary napkin brands, and asked her to buy whatever she wanted.

  On the road, going into the supermarket.

  Ning Qing bought two packs of Nivea night cream, paid and left, rushing back to the company.

  At the entrance of the Gu's residence, a very familiar luxury car was parked, with an extremely luxurious license plate number.

  Ning Qing suddenly stopped in her tracks, this license plate number seems to be Guan Shao's...

  The car door opened, and a handsome man got out - it was Guan Shao Chen. His expression was extremely cold and stern, his thick eyebrows furrowed deeply, and the half-rolled up sleeves revealed a section of his arm, with bulging veins visible.

  A strong emotional state of being on the verge of anger.

  She clenched her fists and quietly retreated a few steps back.

  There was no place for her to hide around. She didn't want to run into Officer Shao directly at the company entrance and have a conflict, so she hid if she could.

  Several seconds of stalemate.

  Guan Shaoyan did not enter the Gu's residence.

  Nian Qing didn't dare make too big of a move.

  Can't understand why Guan Shaozhu is here. Is it because she didn't answer his phone call the night before last, and he came to find her in a bad mood?

  No.

  This doesn't match Guan Shaoyu's character, she didn't like receiving his calls or messages, and it wasn't just for a day or two, he was very clear about her disgust towards him. He wouldn't come to Gusong Heng's company to find her because of such a small matter.

  So...

  Duān Wǔ came out from Gu's doorway, nodded at Guan Shǎo Yàn and asked how he was doing, taking charge of receiving him.

  Guanshao Yan raised his lips, smiling slightly coldly. Afterwards, he and Duanwu, as well as the several colleagues he brought with him, entered the Gu's residence.

  He let out a breath of relief as soon as he finished speaking.

  Guan Shaoyan didn't come to find her, but to find Gu Qingheng. It should be because of official business. Guan Shaoyan only comes to the Gu's residence to see Gu Qingheng when there is official business.

  It seems that previously, Gu's company and Officer Jian's company had a cooperative project. Due to Officer Jian's scandal, the project was delayed. The high-level executives of Gu's company demanded that Officer Jian's company change the person in charge of the project, but after several changes, they were still not satisfied. On Officer Jian's side, everything was ready and all that was needed was a final confirmation to start work, but it was being delayed like this, losing a lot of money every day.

  Nian Qing waited outside for 10 minutes before entering the company, her mind was a mess.

  Gu Qingheng has been dragging the official seal, today, it seems to be finalized for Guan Shaozhen, after that, Guan Shaozhen will be even busier, whether it's official business or private matters.

  Too busy, won't have time to bother her again...

  As she stepped into the elevator and pressed the button for her floor, in her heart, combining what Xiao Zi had inadvertently overheard Gu Qingheng say earlier, she actually already vaguely understood.

  Gu Qingheng wanted her to know that he had done many things behind her back, all of which were helping her out of difficulties.

  Then?

  What should she react to him?

  A lot of pressure.

  ……

  In the conference room.

  Three hours.

  Go through the details one by one and sign the final contract. Officer Xiao Yan requested a private conversation with Gu Qingheng.

  He sent away his colleagues around him, and there were only the two of them left in the conference room. Even their polite smiles seemed to have faded away with the chill.

  Gu Qingheng lit a cigarette, holding it between his slender fingers, the smoke wafting elegantly. He raised his wrist to glance at his watch, his eyebrows calm and unruffled, never impatient. However, Guan Shaozhen knew that Gu Qingheng was reminding him - of time.

  "Gu Nan and them, when will they come back?" The video was watched by Guan Shao, it's very exciting. He also thought that things would turn out like this.

  "I don't know." Gu Qingheng's slender fingers moved slightly, and the ash on his cigarette fell into the ashtray. He said lightly, "You have Su Nan's phone number, you can call her directly to ask. Ask me? No use."

  Guan Shaoren stood up, his hands propped against the desk, staring at Gu Qingheng - he knew very well that Qu Nian couldn't hear him on the phone!

  "You know, you know everything." A tone of certainty.

  Gu Qingheng's expression was very calm, his eyes cold: "If there really is something I don't know about, if I had known it was you who took my things back then, I would have broken your legs a long time ago."

  Guan Shaoyan never thought this was wrong. Originally, everyone could have been fine, but Gu Qingheng refused to give in - "You think revenge isn't enough? Lives were lost."

  Gu Qingheng furrowed his brow, his eyes flashing with a fierce glint for an instant: "Wait until you've sobered up before coming to talk to me again."

  He pinched off the cigarette butt, Gu Qingheng stood up and left.

  ……

  After work hours.

  Ning Qing stayed behind for overtime, after Su Mei took other colleagues out for entertainment. The workload in the office increased significantly, and everyone was busy with their tasks.

  Ning Qing went to print a few documents and was busy at her workstation until 7 o'clock in the evening, finally completing today's work.

  Overtime, one more hour.

  Nian Qing was troubled and didn't rest well at noon, constantly thinking of Gu Qingheng, her mind entirely on him, very uncontrollably.

  Don't like this state of mind, want to forget him in the back of his head, but again and again think of her entanglement with him.

  If she asks him about the project in Jin Tai Bay, can he give it to her unconditionally?

  Not selling oneself...

  Rubbing her temples gently with her pale fingers, she calmed down her thoughts and settled in for a rest.

  Be more shameless!

  Such a big project, even if Gu Qingheng is willing to give it to her unconditionally, she would still be unable to accept it. The mere favor alone would be enough to overwhelm her.

  Sighing, Qing got up and went to the bathroom to wash her face and wake herself up, otherwise she would fall asleep later.

  10 minutes.

  Back from the bathroom.

  Ning Qing picked up her water cup and went to the tea room, poured a cup of hot coffee, refreshing. After taking a sip, it was slightly sweet, she liked drinking sweeter coffee, too bitter, having drunk once, the memory was still vivid.

  Ning Qing walked to the floor-to-ceiling window of the office and looked out at the night view. This fast-paced metropolis, at this moment, seemed to have finally slowed down, the scenery was exceptionally soft, the pedestrians on the road were no longer in a hurry, it felt very relaxing.

  Ning Qing looked for a while, drank a few sips of coffee, and suddenly, there was a scorching body behind her, sticking close to her, tightly hugging her from behind, it was a man's body!

  "Ah-choo!" Nian Qing was startled, wanting to shout but choked on his coffee instead. Some of it spilled from the cup and scalded the back of his hand.

  Disheveled

  "It's me, don't be afraid." Gu Qingheng raised an eyebrow and turned around to look at her moist red lips, his gaze fixed for a moment.

  "What are you doing, scaring me!" Nian Qing realized after a few seconds that it was Gu Qingheng. The familiar scent of Lu Chen on his body made her afraid, and she couldn't forget even if she wanted to.

  "Scalded?" Gu Qingheng looked at Nian Qing's slightly sulky appearance, his eyes filled with even more amusement. His palm gently stroked her back to help her catch her breath, then he took out a handkerchief and wiped her moist lips.

  Be careful, pay attention.

  It was as if he were kissing her, licking and tasting her lips with his tongue, tracing the shape of her mouth.

  Finally, he will...

  Qing harshly interrupted her own thoughts, a faint blush rising to her face. She tugged on Gu Qinghe's sleeve, embarrassed: "......I'll go myself."

  Gu Qingheng shook his head, insisting on doing it himself. He wiped her mouth clean and then took her small hand, wiping the scalded back of her hand. He treated her with a serious and gentle expression, as if she were a precious treasure.

  Nian Qing's face turned even redder.

  Gu Qingheng curved up his thin lips, his eyes very deep, and praised: "When your face turns red, it's very cute."

  Ning Qing's hand holding the cup trembled slightly before steadying as she asked, "......Is there something you want to talk to me about?"

  "I called your phone and you didn't answer me." He added a number: "Three times."

  She furrowed her brow, she hadn't heard her phone ring: "I went to the bathroom, maybe I didn't hear it."

  Gu Qingheng didn't speak, his eyes fixed intently on Nian Qing, as if sizing him up. After a while, he nodded and said, "I thought you were avoiding me."

  Nian Qing shook her head sincerely: "No."

  "I miss you, I want to see you. Yesterday was too busy, no time to see you. Today knowing you have to stay overtime, I've been waiting for you. But still couldn't help but call/text you, you didn't pick up, my mood is very bad, thought you were avoiding me again. Came down, saw you right here, this place of mine was filled by you."

  Gu Qing held up Nian Qing's white and delicate hand, placing it on his left chest, his elegant face focused, not speaking sweet nothings.

  It's his true words.

  In a moment of distraction, her palm covered Gu Qingheng's heart, and she could feel his strong and powerful heartbeat, which infected hers, causing it to beat faster.

  "Does she miss me?" Gu Qingheng whispered to himself, standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, leaning forward with his tall and straight figure, instinctively yearning to be close to her.

  Nian Qing didn't say anything, turned her face away, feeling very embarrassed.

  "Missing me? Hmm?" Gu Qingheng's low, husky voice was full of yearning. His handsome hand lifted the long hair in front of Nianqing's ear, his lips kissing her sensitive spot, asking her to respond to him.

  Trembling with fear.

  Her breathing grew weaker, her hand tightly grasping the cup, with hot coffee inside.

  Consider splashing some water on myself to wake her up a bit.

  Or splash it on Gu Qingheng's body and let him sober up a bit.

  She can't do either of them.

  Actually, it's been just one day since they last saw each other, but she has been thinking about him.

  "...I see." Nian Qing acknowledged.

  Felt that he was about to have nowhere to hide in front of Gu Qingheng.

  Before that, she had hidden in the women's restroom and was invited out by someone to be brought to Gu Qingheng's room... Nian Qing thought to herself, self-mockingly.

  Gu Qing's heart was in a good mood, hugging Nian Qing, with a faintly handsome face, and a very obvious emotion: "I'm so happy."

  Confused in my clear mind.

  Perplexed, bewildered.

  She merely said a word, yet it easily stirred up Gu Qingheng's emotions. This man, whose emotions had always been very subdued.

  Deep down, secretly, a little inappropriate joy emerged.

  A long time.

  Gu Qingheng lowered his head and kissed Nianqing's forehead, his strong arms still wrapped around her waist: "Are you hungry? I'll take you out for dinner."

  Nian Qing was hungry, but felt it necessary to remind Gu Qing Heng - "I'm still working overtime."

  Gu Qingheng glanced at his watch and said with a smile: "I'll let you off work half an hour early."

  Knitting her brows, she was somewhat at a loss whether to cry or laugh.

  Who would have thought that Mr. Gu's big boss also has a day when he can't separate his public and private life.

  "If you don't like it, I can stay and wait for you." Gu Qinghe saw Nian Qing furrow her brow, changed his mind, walked to the position next to her workstation, pulled out an office chair, sat down, and elegantly invited her: "You continue working overtime, I'll wait for you for half an hour on the side."

  Nian Qing... is going to be scared to death by him!

  Gu Qingheng sat beside her, waiting for her and watching her. It felt like going back to the student era, being strictly guided by a stern class teacher all along.

  His presence is so strong, and his aura has a sense of oppression.

  How dare she!

  "…You'd better let me go home early." Nian Qing said with a dry smile, looking rather weak.

  Today's update is 6,700 words, with an extra 700 words as a gift. This makes up for yesterday's missing update. Strongly seeking monthly tickets for support.