"You are not qualified to make the decision on my affairs, Ms. Ning."
A sarcastic smile appeared on Xu Zhongnan's lips, as if he thought Ning Wanwan's hypocritical behavior was too ridiculous.
Ning Wanwan's delicate and noble face suddenly darkened, and she turned pale with anger.
"You didn't raise me, so why are you dictating my affairs?" Xu Zhongnan added slowly.
"But I gave birth to you!" Ning Wanwan couldn't control her temper and said in a sharp voice.
As soon as the words came out, Ning Wanwan saw that the smile on Xu Zhongnan's lips disappeared instantly, including Mr. Xu's expression, and she immediately regretted saying these words.
Xu Zhongnan completely lost his patience and stood up. His tall and slender figure seemed to have a sense of invisible oppression, but his voice seemed a bit ethereal and void.
"Ms. Ning, I don't need to remind you again. From the moment you threw me out of the car ten years ago, I have already repaid the kindness you owe me."
"Grandpa, if you call me back just for this kind of thing, I hope I won't see the two of them. The company has something to do and I'm very busy. Let's go first."
Xu Zhongnan's expression was still very calm, and his every move was polite and courteous to strangers. The smile in his eyes did not reach his eyes.
Mr. Xu looked at Ning Wanwan, who was a little panicked, and then at Xu Zhongnan, who had already reached the door. After all, he didn't say anything, but just sighed, as if he had aged more than twenty years in an instant.
"You two should go too, don't be miserable here."
Xu Xiuyan and Ning Wanwan were driven away in disgrace without mercy by Mr. Xu.
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On the other side, Fang Yunduan walked out of the restaurant. The cool night breeze seemed to blow away all the bad moods.
The road is full of cars, passing by one after another. When you reach the intersection, some cars will eventually go in other directions.
The city center is close to the river, and a bridge spanning several kilometers is erected on the river.
This bridge is called the Zhouxin Bridge. The cables that suspend the bridge will glow at night, slowly changing from one color to another, reflecting in the sea to form a magnificent reflection.
Her original mood was ruined, and she inexplicably wanted to take a walk by the river.
Thinking like this, she walked to the river without knowing it.
The wind by the river is very gentle, and the night is also covered with a quiet veil.
Walking around the river, there were not many people around, only in twos and threes.
Only at this time can Fang Yunduan completely let go of herself, as if the whole world is letting her do as she pleases.
After walking for about half an hour, Fang Yunduan's bad mood finally dissipated. Her eyes had always been on the river. The wind was making the water ripple, and there was also the sound of pattering water, which was the sound of fish in the river swimming in the darkness. The sound of splashing is very similar to the sound of rain hitting the water.
Inadvertently, she shifted her gaze from the side to the front, looking at the road ahead, and suddenly her eyes narrowed.
There was a streetlight not far ahead, and the dim light shone on the man with his back to her, making the man's figure look even more lonely.
Time seemed to stand still around him, and no one walked there, as if he was the only one left in the world.
She recognized the man's back.
Much like Xu Zhongnan.
She stared at that lonely and slender figure, and the back alone made people feel inexplicably sad.
As if he had a telepathic connection, Xu Zhongnan seemed to realize that someone was watching him from behind, so he turned around and saw Fang Yunduan standing behind him, with an expression that seemed to be unexpected.
As if in slow motion in a movie, the dim and soft halo adds a hazy color to Xu Zhongnan's handsome face. The moment he turns his head, it makes people feel inexplicably moved.
This scene is more of a hero than the hero in a youth movie.
Seeing Fang Yunduan, Xu Zhongnan was a little surprised, and then he smiled happily, and his voice seemed to be inexplicably provocative: "Miss Fang is so leisurely and elegant to come to the river for a walk after get off work."
The final sound of the last word was slightly raised, which seemed to be careless teasing, but the tone was a normal greeting, restrained and polite.
Hearing the deep voice, Fang Yunduan's eyes were still clear, and he was not shaken in the slightest by Xu Zhongnan's male lust.
Her red lips were slightly pursed, her hair was in a half-tied ponytail, with some broken hair scattered around her fair and delicate ears, as cool as ever.
"Isn't it the same for Mr. Xu?"
She replied calmly.
Outside, Xu Zhongnan was not her boss, and she was not his subordinate. In addition, the two of them had socialized before joining the company, so it was not considered a crime for her to say this now.
Xu Zhongnan looked at her without saying anything, with a smile still on his lips. He took out a cigarette from his pocket with his long and bony fingers, held it in his mouth and was about to light it with a lighter.
After the cigarette was lit, he took a puff and then slowly blew out a beautiful smoke ring.
The smoke blurred his face again, then slowly dispersed, making his face clear.
Fang Yunduan was sensitive to the smell of smoke, frowned slightly, and took a step back without leaving any trace.
Xu Zhongnan couldn't help but laugh when he noticed this detail. Finally, he couldn't help laughing out loud: "Miss Fang doesn't like the smell of cigarettes?"
Before he finished speaking, he raised his hand to put out the cigarette, and then threw it into the trash can on the side.
"Smoking is bad for your health."
Seeing Xu Zhongnan stubbing out the cigarette after just one puff, Fang Yunduan was slightly surprised, and his frown slowly relaxed.
But in her heart, she put another label on Xu Zhongnan that she didn't like: he loves to smoke.
Fang Yunduan's serious words made him laugh again, and the depression he had been holding in his heart dissipated.
"Since smoking is bad for your health, I won't smoke anymore."
After finishing laughing, Xu Zhongnan's voice was gentle and light, but the smile was still hanging on the corners of his lips.
Xu Zhongnan said these words so easily that it made people think that he was just lying to fool people.
I don't know if it was because of his prejudice against Xu Zhongnan, but Fang Yunduan felt that Xu Zhongnan was fooling people by saying this.
As if he felt that what he said was too casual, Xu Zhongnan changed the subject.
"Miss Fang, do you still remember when I helped you out that day, I said I was helping my sweetheart?"
The topic suddenly changed. Before Fang Yunduan could respond to why he suddenly asked this question, he subconsciously replied: "Remember."
"Since I remember, let me tell Miss Fang now, what if what I said is serious?"
This sentence came so unexpectedly that Fang Yunduan immediately turned cold when he reacted and said in a cold tone: "That's not what Mr. Xu said at the time."
What is he planning?
Are these jokes funny?
Fang Yunduan's reaction was huge. Xu Zhongnan was not surprised. It seemed that he had expected this.
