The cold-hearted president falls in love with the vengeful princess

In the restaurant, Nie Ranran sat opposite the man. Her wrist was throbbing with pain. She frowned slightly, her head lowered, and she muttered unhappily. Gu Tingchen sat directly opposite her, his hawk-like dark eyes coldly and deeply fixed on her. His gaze was icy, and he moved his thin lips slightly as he said, "Ranran, look at me. Raise your head. Why did you call Yan Yan over?"

Nie Ranran stiffened. She slowly raised her head and met Gu Tingchen's cold and deep dark eyes. Her clear eyes moved slightly, filled with a slight glimmer of water. She blinked her lower eyelids and stared at him in a daze. Gu Tingchen's handsome face was extremely cold, and his thick, chiseled eyebrows were tightly furrowed.

Nie Ranran's face paled, her clear eyes blinking nervously. Her bright eyes welled up with tears, and a few slivers of tears slipped down her cheeks as she tried to hold them back. Her red lips parted, and she pouted innocently, saying, "Brother Chen, you...you...how could you talk to me like that? Look at the way you talk to me! I...I...I..."

Nie Ranran's heart skipped a beat when she saw the man's expression, which was devoid of any calm smile. This was the most terrifying thing about Gu Tingchen. Nie Ranran's breath caught in her throat, and just as she was about to speak, Gu Tingchen spoke first, his thin lips moving slightly as he said: "Alright, if you can't say anything, then forget it. Let's eat."

Nie Ranran gave a soft "oh" and obediently lowered her head. Her clear eyes fell on the dining table. Tonight's dinner was shredded beef and potatoes, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, minced eggplant and pork, Japanese tofu and meatloaf soup, and steamed shrimp with garlic and vermicelli.

The dining table was quiet, with only the sound of chopsticks and bowls. Nie Ranran quietly raised her eyelids. Gu Tingchen had his head down, holding chopsticks in his left hand and a bowl in his right. She blinked her clear eyes slightly and lowered her head.

After dinner, the man stood up without saying a word to Nie Ranran, and strode away from the restaurant. Nie Ranran looked at the unfinished dishes on the table and realized she was the only one in the restaurant. Her eyes were glazed over as she stared at the food, and she lost her appetite.

She stood up, and Nie Ranran followed her out of the restaurant. Once outside, she glanced to her left, blinked her bright, clear eyes, and walked over. The study door was ajar. Was her brother Gu Tingchen in the study? She wanted to step out, but remembering his cold, handsome face, Nie Ranran withdrew her foot and turned away.

Gu Tingchen quickly opened the study door a crack, and Nie Ranran stepped out of the study. His dark eyes were indifferent. He turned around, closed the study door, and walked to the sofa with his long legs. He sat down on the sofa, his long legs spread apart and his heels crossed together.

Nie Ranran returned to her bedroom, feeling a little down. With a bitter expression, she told Gu Tingchen to call Yan Yan over because she had actually seen through Gu Tingchen's feelings for Yan Yan.

Nie Ranran tossed and turned all night and didn't sleep well, so when she woke up in the morning, her head was a little dizzy. She threw off the covers, got out of bed, put on her slippers, and walked out of the bedroom into the bathroom. She quickly washed up and stepped out of the bathroom.

Nie Ranran went downstairs to the restaurant, but Gu Tingchen was nowhere to be seen. Her clear eyes darkened slightly. Was he still angry? She walked to the dining table on the right, pulled out a chair, and sat down.

A maid came and placed breakfast on the table. Nie Ranran's clear eyes flickered slightly. She looked up at the maid who had brought the breakfast and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work. Just leave it there; I'll eat it properly." Several maids bowed and nodded to Nie Ranran. They turned and backed out of the dining room.

Her clear eyes glanced at the breakfast table, which was steaming slightly: corn and egg pancakes, spaghetti bolognese, German cheese sausage, cream of mushroom soup, and small milk puddings. Nie Ranran looked at the breakfast thoughtfully, then lowered her head listlessly.

The milk pudding smelled delicious, the meat sauce pasta melted in her mouth, and the egg pancake and cheese sausage were also very tasty. But without a man by her side, Nie Ranran ate breakfast alone. She couldn't understand why Gu Tingchen got so angry when Yan Yan was mentioned that he wouldn't even eat breakfast.

It's even now. Yesterday she avoided him, and this morning he avoided her. Nie Ranran was chewing on soft milk pudding when footsteps sounded. She subconsciously turned her head and saw Butler Mu standing at the restaurant entrance. Butler Mu bent down, and Nie Ranran straightened up. He said in a voice that was neither too loud nor too soft: "Miss Ranran, the young master just left not long ago. He told me to let you finish your breakfast before going to the company."

Nie Ranran's clear eyes widened in surprise. She was dazed for a moment before regaining her senses. She slightly curved the corners of her lips into a smile. Butler Mu bowed deeply, nodded slightly, turned around, and strode out of the restaurant. Nie Ranran looked up, her eyes fixed on the tall diamond crystal chandelier.

After a moment of stunned silence, Nie Ranran quickly sat up straight. She devoured her breakfast, almost choking on it, but managed to swallow the egg pancake. She then stood up, picked up her handbag, pushed the chairs and table back into place, and ran off quickly.

Nie Ranran arrived at the Nan Group. She parked her car, got out, and walked into the company lobby. There were some employees gathered in the lobby. She walked over with a slight doubt. As she approached, several employees who weren't busy were surrounding a tall man. He was standing to the side, and she was standing on the outside while the man was standing on the inside.

Bai Xun was explaining the internship rules of the Nan Group to Leng Senjun, the newly hired operations intern director, when his eyes glanced at Nie Ranran. He raised his left hand, and Nie Ranran, seeing Bai Xun, widened her clear eyes in surprise. "Assistant Bai, what's he doing here?"

When Leng Senjun slowly turned his head, his clear black and white eyes widened in surprise. His eyes shone with joy, his sword-like eyebrows rose, and he smiled gently, saying: "It's you. You were on the subway yesterday, and we..."

Nie Ranran's eyes widened in surprise. Her eyeballs contracted repeatedly, and her pretty face showed astonishment. Her red lips were slightly parted, and her eyebrows were raised high. She opened her mouth wide in disbelief and said, "It's you! It's you! How did you get here...?"

Their eyes met. Bai Xun looked at Nie Ranran and then at Leng Senjun, the newly hired operations intern director. He blurted out, "Huh? Ranran, you know this intern director?" Nie Ranran was even more stunned. She pointed at Leng Senjun and said blankly, "What? You're the intern director?"

Leng Senjun's long eyes narrowed into a faint smile. He raised his right hand and made a half-salute gesture on the top of his right hair. Nie Ranran was completely dumbfounded. What was he doing? She stared blankly at Leng Senjun. Bai Xun then looked at Nie Ranran, who stammered, "No...no...no, you, you, you, what are you doing?"

Her voice stammered, and Leng Senjun smiled brightly with his long, cold eyes. His thick lips also lifted up. His eyebrows were thick and a little dark, but his eyes were long, like elongated lines. Leng Senjun just smiled and didn't say anything.

After a moment of silence, Leng Senjun spoke calmly: "I just met this lady on the subway yesterday, and I don't even know her name yet. Miss, I'm new here today." Nie Ranran's bright eyes widened, she swallowed, and nodded slightly: "Yes, let me formally introduce myself. My surname is Nie, my given name is Ranran, and I am the executive director of the senior management department."

The female employees in the department surrounding Leng Senjun all turned their gazes to the tall, smiling, and sunny Leng Senjun, then turned slightly to look at Nie Ranran. Nie Ranran glanced at them and saw the employees from other departments talking about her with small laughs. She then strode over.

As Leng Senjun watched Nie Ranran approach, his smile deepened, his deep, bright eyes looking directly at her. Nie Ranran met Leng Senjun's smiling gaze, raised an eyebrow, and lowered her head slightly, saying, "Welcome, welcome to the Nan Group. Which department are you in?"

Leng Senjun's long, stern eyes crinkled into a radiant smile as he looked at Nie Ranran, his gaze fixed on her. He chuckled softly and said, "Operations department, huh? I submitted my resume a couple of days ago and received an interview invitation yesterday. So, when we were on the subway, I had just finished my interview. I never expected that we'd be here today..."

Nie Ranran was shocked. She suddenly opened her eyes wide and blinked her bright crescent-shaped eyes. She looked Leng Senjun up and down with her clear eyes. When she met his clear black and white eyes, he nodded heavily. Nie Ranran was slightly surprised, but then her clear eyes returned to their calm state.

Leng Senjun frowned slightly, wondering why her reaction was so calm. He narrowed his long eyes. Nie Ranran looked at Assistant Bai with her clear eyes and said with a slight smile, "Assistant Bai, alright then. You explain the onboarding process to the new employee and make the necessary arrangements. I'll go upstairs now."

After speaking, Nie Ranran glanced at Leng Senjun with her clear eyes, nodded slightly to Bai Xun, turned around, and strode away from the crowd. Leng Senjun watched Nie Ranran leave so casually, and he felt a little annoyed. How could she ignore him like that?

Bai Xun snapped out of his daze and called out to Leng Senjun. Leng Senjun turned his head, and Bai Xun looked at him and said gently, "Ranran is still very good. She is serious about her work. If you have any questions about your work, you can ask her. She is on the 35th floor, Director Leng."

Leng Senjun stared blankly at Bai Xun with his long, cold eyes. His gaze was indifferent. Bai Xun chuckled and said, "You're on the 53rd floor, and the operations department is on the 53rd floor. Now come up with me!" Leng Senjun nodded. Bai Xun's gaze shifted to the other department employees surrounding Leng Senjun. His eyes turned cold, and he said in a deep voice, "Alright, alright, disperse. It's just a new director; there's nothing to see. Let's go!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the other employees glanced at Leng Senjun again with reluctance. They smiled coquettishly and asked, "Handsome guy, you're so tall! What year were you born? What was your major? Were you an international student?" Leng Senjun smiled slightly, his long, clear eyes looking at the female employees with a faint light.

Leng Senjun, with his thick lips, said: "I'm 1.87 meters tall, born in 2000, and I graduated with a degree in finance. I studied at a finance university in the United States for two and a half years, and spent two and a half years studying abroad. Is there anything else you want to ask, ladies?"

The employees shook their heads and said in unison, "Good girl, call me sister! You're only twenty-five. There's no problem. Our company has lots of benefits. Your annual leave and salary are enough for you to buy a large apartment in Ancheng. Do your job well. Now, let Assistant Bai take you to the fifty-third floor. We're going back to the office."

Leng Senjun remained calm and composed. He bowed his head and bent down, then turned to look at Bai Xun. Bai Xun looked at Leng Senjun with amber eyes and smiled gently. He said, "Actually, you should have gone to the president's office first, but President Nan is currently accompanying his wife during childbirth and is not coming to the company. Therefore, I, Director Nie, and the secretaries in the secretariat are managing everything else in the company."

Finally, Bai Xun led Leng Senjun up to the fifty-third floor. Leng Senjun looked at his director's office, which was black and white. The desk, sofa, and even the bathroom were all black and white, and the carpet was black and white patchwork. Leng Senjun's long eyes swept over his director's office. Bai Xun said slowly: "The internship period is three months. After three months, when you become a full-time employee, of course, your salary will be more than five times higher."

Leng Senjun's long, cold eyes fell on Bai Xun's face. He looked at Bai Xun with a faint smile and nodded, saying, "Okay, Assistant Bai, I understand. I studied operations for half a year when I was in the United States, so I will definitely do a good job."

Bai Xun nodded in satisfaction and didn't say anything more. Then, as if remembering something, she added, "Our company lunch service starts at 11:30 a.m. The company cafeteria is on the right side of the entrance. You can top up your meal card with 1,000 to 500 yuan. Lunch ends at 3 p.m. or 4 p.m. Is there anything else you don't understand, Xiao Jun?"

Leng Senjun shook his head slightly, and Bai Xun nodded. Leng Senjun saw Bai Xun out of his office. He looked towards the office and, thinking of Nie Ranran's delicate face, a half-smile appeared on his pale face. "There's plenty of time in the future, Director Nie."

Nie Ranran was busy with the Nan Group's big project and didn't have time for a lunch break. She sat in front of the computer, her hands slackly typing on the keyboard. The air in the office was fresh. She was typing a project proposal. Halfway through typing, her phone rang. Nie Ranran looked down at her phone screen.

When Nie Ranran saw the man's name, her heart jumped uncontrollably. She released the keyboard, picked up her phone, and swiped the screen. Gu Tingchen's cold voice came from the phone: "Ranran, a business partner came to Gu's Group this morning, so I went to the company without having breakfast. Did you finish breakfast later, Ranran?"