Out of control and sinking

Bo Ye casually placed his phone aside, leaning against the bookshelf. Whether intentionally or unintentionally, he had a clear view of half of the office.

Jiang Ruan held her breath and heard the sound of high heels. Then a woman with a great figure appeared in front of her desk.

Wavy hair, white shirt, black pencil skirt.

Her attire was very formal and elegant.

She's not very old, only in her late twenties.

Although she was of average appearance, Jiang Ruan felt relieved after taking one look.

At this moment, the woman started talking to Bo Ye about work: "Mr. Bo, regarding the Victoria project, we..."

"This is the new proposal, please take a look."

"it is good."

Bo Ye reached out and took it, then opened it.

Seeing the man intently studying the proposal, exuding an understated mature charm, the woman's eyes flickered slightly.

Suddenly, Bo Ye's voice interrupted her thoughts: "Is there anything else?"

The woman snapped out of her daze, met Bo Ye's gaze, and said softly, "There's one more thing."

"Go ahead."

"Lina, the CEO of SK Group China who is involved in this collaboration, would like to invite you to dinner tonight to discuss the details of this collaboration with you."

The woman hesitated, then said, "This is the third time she's invited you to dinner this month. What about you...?"

The meaning is self-evident.

Hearing this, Jiang Ruan raised an eyebrow. This was the third time she'd invited Bo Ye to dinner?
Looks like you have some ideas.

Discussing cooperation details is just a pretext.

That CEO clearly has his eye on Bo Ye.

But didn't she know that Bo Ye had already proposed to her and already had a wife?
Is the internet down?
Knowing that the man is married, why would you still want to be a mistress?
Jiang Ruan's lips twitched slightly.

But Bo Ye coldly replied, "I won't see her. If there are any problems, let her contact the department directly. If the department can't solve them, then hand them over to me."

"They're just partners; everything is about mutual benefit."

"Yes."

The woman went out.

As soon as the office door closed, Jiang Ruan's teasing voice rang out: "Oh, the female president of the China region."

“My dear Mr. Bo Ye, you have been invited to dinner three times and you have not gone. Aren’t you afraid of hurting the beauty’s heart?”

Bo Ye knew that if she heard this, she would definitely tease him again.

as predicted.

He glanced at her with his dark eyes.

"What, you seem quite pleased to hear that another woman invited me to dinner?"

You want me to go?

His blunt question left Jiang Ruan speechless; how could she possibly have thought of that?

She would never say something so petty.

"After all, he is your business partner. I can't stop you from having dinner with him if you want."

"But this name is really common, Lina. I bet she's not good-looking either, definitely not as good-looking as me."

Every word reeks of sourness.

Bo Ye laughed: "You're definitely not as good-looking as me."

"He's older than you, almost forty."

Jiang Ruan stared wide-eyed: "Wow, this woman is forty?"

"Then why did she invite you to dinner? What, does she want to date a younger man?"

"If she were ten years older than you, she could be your mother."

Bo Ye's lips twitched violently; this metaphor...

"do not know."

"I heard she got married and divorced three times. She seems to have some kind of paranoia. She even stabbed her third husband in the coffee he made for her because he didn't put sugar in it."

"That's what Chen Nan said."

Bo Ye doesn't like gossip.

This was something Chen Nan mentioned to him while investigating the other party's information. Chen Nan loves gossip, and he is especially interested in this kind of thing.

"Isn't this insane?" Jiang Ruan clicked her tongue.

Bo Ye: "Chen Nan said the same thing."

"Anyway, I guess he's not quite right in the head, maybe he has some kind of delusions."

Jiang Ruan felt a chill run down her spine: "Then you'd better not have dinner with her. Just to be safe, in case she has a mental breakdown and hurts you again."

Bo Ye said calmly, "She doesn't have that ability." "Given her condition, what was her company thinking? They still dared to make her CEO? Aren't they afraid she'll have a relapse and hurt the company's employees?"

Bo Ye said, "Her sister is the chairman of the group and treats her very well, which is why she is in this position. She has a powerful backer. Apart from her mental problems, her work ability is quite good."

Jiang Ruan: "No wonder."

Jiang Ruan suddenly laughed and teased him, "You rejected her again this time, do you think she'll invite you again next time?"

Seeing her gloating expression, Bo Ye's eyes turned cold. He curled his lips and said without hesitation, "Yes."

This time, Jiang Ruan was speechless.

Looking at the man's face, she bit her lip, pondered for a long time, and finally blurted out, "She's already rejected you three times and she still invites you. She's really shameless."

Bo Ye was pleased, put down the documents in his hand, and picked up his phone.

Looking at his jealous little wife across from him.

"Jealous?"

The man's tone was full of laughter, and his gaze towards her was both gentle and teasing. How could he not understand her?

She's tough on the outside but soft on the inside, and easily provoked.

See, he tricked her with just one sentence.

"I didn't," Jiang Ruan said disdainfully. "A mentally unstable woman in her forties isn't worth my jealousy. But seriously, if you actually went to eat with her, could you eat while looking at her?"

Bo Ye, of course, couldn't eat it.

He has a severe case of mysophobia, both psychologically and physiologically.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Bo Ye got back to work; important matters couldn't be neglected.

However, the video call didn't end. Jiang Ruan lay on her pillow, put her phone next to her, and watched him work.

It has to be said that men look most handsome when they are working.

As I watched, I couldn't help but feel sleepy.

Jiang Ruan fell asleep.

The silence around him was almost unbearable. After finishing typing the document in his hand, Bo Ye subconsciously looked up at his phone.

On the other end of the video, she had her eyes closed and was asleep.

The view is a bit blurry from this angle because the bedroom lighting is quite dim.

But Bo Ye couldn't help but stare at her sleeping face for a long time before he came back to his senses.

Overwhelmed by longing, he longed to finish his work here as soon as possible and return home to reunite with her.

Then at this moment, he can hold her soft, fragrant body and sleep in the big bed.

A flicker of emotion crossed his dark eyes. Bo Ye took a breath, opened the drawer beside him, and took out a cigar.

Then he got up and went to the window.

The lighter was lit, and smoke swirled around the man's cold face. As he smoked, he couldn't help but recall the words his grandfather had told him when he was a child.

Why should men settle down and start a family?

Getting married is about having a warm place to return to when dusk falls and the day's work is over.

Establishing a career is something a man is born to do. Since ancient times, earning money to support his family, himself, and his parents has been a man's responsibility.

As he exhaled smoke, Bo Ye was lost in thought.

Jiang Ruan slept very lightly.

She woke up just over two hours after going to sleep. Still half asleep, she instinctively reached out to touch the side next to her.

She wanted to hug the man.

But it was all in vain.

Opening her eyes, Jiang Ruan realized that Bo Ye hadn't returned yet.

"woke up?"

A man's magnetic, gentle voice came through the phone; his tone was very deep.

Jiang Ruan looked over and saw that the video was still playing. She stared in surprise and leaned closer to the man, asking, "Why didn't you hang up the video?"

"I was just asleep."

Bo Ye replied casually, "I was busy with work and forgot."

Jiang Ruan pouted: "Okay."

She yawned lazily, glanced at her phone, and saw that it was already midnight.

It was still daytime there, and Bo Ye was still working in his office.

Having just woken up, Jiang Ruan's thoughts hadn't fully returned to normal when her girlish side suddenly came to the fore.

She bit her lip: "Are you still busy?"

"Hmm, there are still a few documents waiting to be processed." Bo Ye glanced over while typing on the computer, and when he saw the little face on the screen, his tone softened involuntarily: "What's wrong? Not sleepy after waking up?"

(End of this chapter)