As An Nuan saw Gu Yan Sheng's incoming call, her face darkened. She knew exactly what Gu Yan Sheng was after. Wasn't it just to show off?!
After being oppressed by him for a while, she now felt triumphant and naturally wanted to mock him. She didn't answer Gu Yan Sheng's phone call and told Luo Si, "Tell them I'm not feeling well and won't attend the board meeting."
"But..." Luo Si hesitated.
He had just received a notification from the Chairman's office for An Nuan to attend the board meeting. It was obvious that they wanted to hold her accountable for today's project failure.
In this situation, if she went, she would definitely face criticism, but if she didn't go, it would be a sign of disrespect, resulting in even more severe consequences. Luo Si always believed that An Nuan was not the kind of person who would evade problems, so her sudden attitude surprised him.
"I'll call my dad. You go and do your own work," An Nuan said indifferently.
Luo Si nodded and, just before leaving, couldn't help but say, "An Nuan, don't overthink it. A occasional failure doesn't mean much. Besides, I always feel something fishy about Gu Corporation's victory this time. How could they come up with such a perfect construction plan? They're not professionals, and their quotation is suspicious. We bid 10 billion, and they bid 9.9 billion, missing only 100 million. How did they get it so precisely?!"
The more Luo Si said, the more he felt that something was wrong.
An Nuan chuckled lightly, not explaining much to Luo Si, and urged, "Don't think too much about it. I will handle the rest on my own. Go outside."
Luo Si didn't say anything more.
You see, capable people generally don't need much consolation. The more consolation they receive, the more they feel their own failure.
After Luo Si left, An Nuan called her father. "Dad."
An Yanyuan's voice sounded a bit heavy. "Why haven't you come up? All the directors are waiting for you."
"I'm not coming up," An Nuan stated directly.
An Yanyuan furrowed his brows.
He didn't think his daughter would be so willful.
Nor did he think that the failure of a project could defeat her.
Even this board meeting, while other directors might have grievances, his main purpose was to encourage An Nuan.
"Dad, don't overthink it. I'm not feeling down just because we lost the bid. I'm genuinely tired and want to take a break. I don't want to deceive our board deliberately, so it's better not to go up."
An Yanyuan understood the first part of her statement.
But the latter part, he had no idea what his daughter meant.
What did she mean by deceiving the board?!
What was she trying to deceive?
"Dad, can I take a week off?" An Nuan suddenly asked.
An Yanyuan was clearly shocked once again.
He knew very well just how much of a workaholic An Nuan was.
During this period, she even worked on weekends, not giving herself any spare time to rest.
And now she suddenly wanted to take leave.
He quickly said, "Nuan Nuan, you can take leave whenever you want, but if you suddenly take leave now, I'm afraid there will be idle gossip."
People will definitely say that she's giving up on herself because she lost the bid.
"It's okay. It's just a process, and the result is what matters the most," An Nuan chuckled lightly.
"You're making your dad really worried about you," An Yanyuan couldn't care less that he was still in the meeting room as he made the phone call in front of all the directors.
To him, his daughter was the most precious.
Nothing else mattered.
So what if she lost a billion-dollar project?!
He could afford to lose it!
"Don't worry, Dad. I just want to take a few days off. I'm really fine. I'll be back to work on Monday next week," An Nuan assured.
An Yanyuan hesitated for a moment but eventually agreed, "Alright, if you want a break, Dad will allow it. But when you take leave, come back home and let your mom keep you company."
An Nuan was speechless.
Her dad still thought she couldn't handle it.
She couldn't reveal the truth right now either.
After all, she had to wait for things to unfold, for the Gu family to continue their self-destruction.
And by taking this leave, she naturally wanted to avoid drawing attention and make people think she was really giving up on herself.
This was called fighting to the death and then coming back to life!
She would make the Gu family suffer an unexpected blow!
"I'm going to Ye Jinghuai's place," An Nuan replied.
An Yanyuan was clearly taken aback.
"Go and see how he's doing over there. It's been a month since you left, and you want to check on him," An Yanyuan chuckled and said firmly, "Women are unpredictable! Go ahead. When you arrive in Jiangcheng, give Dad a call to let me know you're safe."
"Okay."
An Nuan put down her phone.
She stretched lazily.
It had to be said that she really missed Ye Jinghuai a little.
Although they talked on the phone and exchanged messages every day.
It couldn't completely alleviate the pain of longing.
This opportunity came just right, and she finally had time to see Ye Jinghuai.
She wondered... if Ye Jinghuai would be looking forward to her arrival!
A faint smile formed on her lips.
But when she saw the incoming call on her phone screen, her expression darkened.
Gu Yansheng just wouldn't give up.
She pressed the answer button.
After the call connected, there was a hint of surprise from the other end.
Slowly, in a highly sarcastic tone, he said, "You're willing to answer my call?"
"I never want to waste time on people who are irrelevant," An Nuan retorted.
"An Nuan, do you know that your sharp tongue and wit make you really unlikable to men?" Gu Yansheng said coldly.
"Whether or not you like me is truly irrelevant to me. As long as Ye Jinghuai likes me, that's enough," An Nuan replied.
"Ye Jinghuai?" Gu Yansheng's laughter became even more mocking. "He's been sent to the remote border, do you think he can still be of any help to you?! After losing so miserably this time, I doubt he even bothered to call you!"
An Nuan's face noticeably changed.
Answering Gu Yansheng's call was truly an insult to herself.
"How about it? Have you been keeping tabs on Ye Jinghuai?" An Nuan suddenly asked, hitting the nail on the head.
That moment caused Gu Yansheng's face to change as well.
It was evident that An Nuan hit the mark.
"Just a guess," Gu Yansheng denied. "After all, women like you may be intriguing for a day or two, but once time passes, you truly become boring."
"Have you ever had me?" An Nuan asked.
Gu Yansheng's face darkened.
"You've never had me, so what qualifies you to call me boring," An Nuan retorted sarcastically. "Gu Yan Sheng, do you realize that you're acting just like someone who can't have grapes and claims they're sour?"
"An Nuan, you really think highly of yourself!"
"Is that so? You can deceive others, but you can't deceive yourself," An Nuan affirmed.
It's not that she actually believed Gu Yan Sheng would like her.
But based on her understanding of Gu Yan Sheng, the one thing he couldn't stand the most was not being able to have something.
The more unattainable something was, the more he desired it.
He couldn't accept any failures.
He felt he could trample on everyone!
Arrogant to the point of being insufferable, thinking highly of himself and being excessively conceited.
