"Thank you," An Nuan thanked Tan Yufei.
At that moment, Tan Yufei seemed to regain his senses and stammered, "I, I, I..."
"I'll take care of it, don't worry," An Nuan said.
Tan Yufei nodded, still shaken.
"It's getting late, let's go back," An Nuan said calmly.
An Nuan felt no emotions as she looked at Gu Yan Sheng struggling on the ground, unable to get up for a long time.
And at this moment, Gu Yan Sheng certainly didn't dare to shout out.
He was in a sorry state.
Being someone who cared so much about his image, he would never allow himself to be ridiculed.
So he endured the intense pain, watching An Nuan and Tan Yufei leave.
He hated them, grinding his teeth in anger.
Just as An Nuan and Tan Yufei turned around...
The man standing behind them...
An Nuan thought she was seeing things.
She saw Ye Jinghuai.
Suddenly appearing in front of her was Ye Jinghuai.
Didn't he say he was coming back today?!
Right.
He seemed to have mentioned coming back these past few days, but he didn't specify the exact time.
She didn't expect him to suddenly appear in front of her like this.
To say she wasn't happy would be a lie.
The excitement in her eyes was evident.
On the other hand, Ye Jinghuai appeared much colder and more indifferent.
There seemed to be an aura of coldness emanating from him.
He glanced at An Nuan and then walked past them, heading towards Gu Yan Sheng.
Gu Yan Sheng's anger turned into fear the moment he saw Ye Jinghuai.
At some point, Ye Jinghuai had made him feel afraid.
As if...
He would really kill him.
He forced himself to remain calm and stared fiercely at Ye Jinghuai.
"Gu Yan Sheng, it seems you haven't taken my warnings to heart," Ye Jinghuai threatened coldly.
Gu Yan Sheng tensed up all over, even trembling slightly.
In the next second, veins popped up on Gu Yan Sheng's face.
He reached the pinnacle of endurance.
At that moment, Ye Jinghuai forcefully stomped on Gu Yan Sheng's hand, so hard that Gu Yan Sheng's face turned pale.
Imagine how much pain he must have been in.
Ye Jinghuai said, "If I ever see you touching An Nuan with your filthy hands again..."
Gu Yan Sheng trembled all over, completely overwhelmed.
Ye Jinghuai leaned in close to Gu Yan Sheng's ear.
His voice was so low that only the two of them could hear it.
Ye Jinghuai said, "I will... kill you."
Having said that, Ye Jinghuai stood up and left Gu Yan Sheng's hand.
The back of his hand was a bloody mess.
At this point, the pain was probably so intense that he couldn't even feel it.
Ye Jinghuai didn't even spare another glance at Gu Yan Sheng. He walked towards An Nuan and gently embraced her. "Let's go home."
An Nuan nodded.
She turned to Tan Yufei and said, "You can go back on your own."
"Don't worry about me, President An," Tan Yufei hastily replied.
And so, he watched them leave from a distance.
This was the first time Tan Yufei had truly seen Ye Jinghuai.
This man seemed to possess an even stronger presence than he had imagined!
...
They walked out of the banquet hall.
Hu Feng was driving.
Ye Jinghuai and An Nuan sat in the backseat, still embracing each other.
Their separation didn't create distance between them; instead, it seemed to deepen their feelings.
The shorter the time they spent together, the less they wanted to be apart, even for a second.
"You didn't tell me you were coming back today," An Nuan complained.
"I wanted to surprise you," Ye Jinghuai replied.
"How did you know I was here attending the banquet?"
"Hu Feng told me," Ye Jinghuai replied.
"So you told Hu Feng, but you didn't tell me you were coming back," An Nuan said angrily.
That's a surprise!"
"Hmph," An Nuan was not amused.
Ye Jinghuai held her tightly and explained, "I was afraid that if I told you when I was coming back, something might come up and I couldn't make it. I didn't want to disappoint you, so I only let Hu Feng come to the airport to pick me up after I was sure I had boarded the plane."
An Nuan felt a warm feeling in her heart.
So Ye Jinghuai didn't tell her because he was afraid of disappointing her.
She held onto Ye Jinghuai's clothes.
Her whole body buried in his chest.
She used to think that the difficult parting and reunion between men and women in novels and TV shows were all fake.
Now she truly understood this sticky and inseparable feeling.
She asked, "How long will you be away this time?"
"Early tomorrow morning," he replied.
An Nuan's mood suddenly soured.
"I only took half a day off. I'll be back tomorrow morning," Ye Jinghuai said. "I've been busy over there, so a half-day off is already a gift from my superiors."
An Nuan felt a bit sad.
It meant that after tonight, he would leave again before she even got up in the morning.
When would this kind of life end?
An Nuan felt melancholic.
"Two more months," Ye Jinghuai said. "Hang in there, and victory will be ours."
"So you came back this time just to... make plans?" An Nuan raised an eyebrow.
"Of course not," Ye Jinghuai denied. "You are the priority, and making plans is just a side thing."
An Nuan pouted.
She didn't believe him.
Sure enough.
A man's mouth is full of lies.
Once the two returned to the villa, it was like thunder and lightning.
An Nuan felt that even idol dramas didn't dare to portray it this way.
This Ye Jinghuai...
He was too much of a beast.
Late at night.
An Nuan lay beside Ye Jinghuai, exhausted and fell asleep.
Her body was covered with numerous purple marks.
Ye Jinghuai felt a little sorry.
He kissed each and every one of them tenderly.
And he told himself, next time he mustn't be so... uncontrollable.
Ye Jinghuai kissed An Nuan on the face.
Slowly, he got up from the bed.
He casually put on a bathrobe.
He picked up a cigarette, ready to light it, but then gave up.
He had been trying to control himself during this period.
He heard that when making plans, men should quit smoking and drinking to take care of their bodies.
He put the cigarette aside and called Qin Jiang.
Qin Jiang groggily answered the phone, "Ah Huai, it's so late, you're still not asleep?"
Ye Jinghuai found it strange that Qin Jiang was already asleep so early.
He must be under strict control by Old Master Qin.
There was nothing to do when you couldn't sleep.
"Check on Tan Yufei for me," Ye Jinghuai said directly.
"Who?" Qin Jiang, still half asleep, couldn't remember who that person was.
"If I'm not mistaken, he should be the newly hired assistant vice president of An Group."
"What's the matter? Is he involved with An Nuan?" Qin Jiang asked without restraint.
Ye Jinghuai couldn't be bothered with small talk, "Let me know when you find out. Try to assign someone to keep an eye on him discreetly, but be careful not to alert him!"
"Did you really get cuckolded?" Qin Jiang couldn't help but say again.
Ye Jinghuai directly hung up the phone.
Just a glance.
Tan Yufei pushed away Gu Yan Sheng.
He didn't seem like an ordinary person.
But until there was a clear understanding, he didn't want to draw any conclusions or frighten An Nuan.
Ye Jinghuai hung up the phone and returned to the bed.
An Nuan was sleeping soundly.
Ye Jinghuai held onto her soft and tender body, reluctant to let go.
His eyes flickered.
There are some things that really should be brought to an end sooner.
Ye Jinghuai placed his large hand on An Nuan's abdomen.
The gentle palm made An Nuan feel a sense of security even in her dreams.
