As they got out of the car, Chi Moqing said, "If I don't have time, I'll have the driver pick you up. I'll contact you then."

Before Yan Zuozuo could speak, he left. She pouted, thinking that in some ways, Chi Moqing was really domineering, never giving her a chance to object to his decisions.

Just a few steps from the company, her phone suddenly rang with a text message: I'm waiting for you at the coffee shop across the street.

Yan Zuozuo frowned, clearly not wanting to meet Qi Jiahui alone. She glanced at the coffee shop, intending to ignore it. But then another text message arrived: about the leaked design drawings.

Yan Zuozuo changed her mind and headed towards the coffee shop.

Because it was still early, the coffee shop was almost empty. Qi Jiahui sat alone, quietly drinking his coffee, looking just like when they first met: handsome and serene.

Yan Zuozuo had always known that Qi Jiahui was a handsome man, and for a long time she was captivated by his good looks, obeying him in every way. But it was precisely this excessively beautiful face that hurt her the most.

She took a deep breath and walked over, feigning calmness. She didn't believe in the nonsense about "being able to be friends after a breakup." If it weren't for the design issue, she would never have stood in front of him. To her, being strangers after a breakup was perfectly fine.

"Tell me, who tampered with the design drawings?" Yan Zuozuo asked, sitting in front of him.

"What would you like to drink? Your favorite bubble tea or..."

"I'm not here for tea or a date. I just want to know who leaked my design drawings."

Qi Jiahui paused, flipping through the drink menu: "Shall we chat while we drink?"

He knew he wasn't qualified to appear before her, much less to fawn over her, but he was also clear that if he didn't take her hand now, he might never have the chance again.

Chi Moqing, a man who seemed like a god, married Zuo Zuo. He was afraid, he worried, that after he had everything, he might lose her forever.

Yan Zuozuo closed her eyes, not wanting to make things too awkward. She tried to remain calm and said indifferently, "If you don't know who it is either, then we have nothing to talk about."

She turned to leave after speaking, but Qi Jiahui grabbed her arm. Yan Zuozuo stiffened, then became angry, glaring at him, "Qi Jiahui, have you no shame at all!"

Her rebuke infuriated Qi Jiahui. He clenched his fists and said, slowly and deliberately, "Talk to me!"

After a standoff, Yan Zuozuo finally sat down and said, "Let's talk about it. I have to go to work."

"Zuo Zuo, give me a year, give me a year!"

Yan Zuozuo looked at him strangely. Was she really that blind to have failed to see his true colors all this time?

"Zuo Zuo, the person I love is you, before, now, and forever. Just one year, and I'll be the CEO, and we'll be together again, okay?" Qi Jiahui held her hand tightly and said firmly.

This was his plan from the beginning: to use his relationship with He Xinrui to secure the CEO position. Once he had accumulated enough shares, he would return to Yan Zuozuo's side. He hadn't originally intended to tell her, because he was afraid she would look down on him. But Chi Moqing's appearance frightened him; he worried that if he didn't speak up now, he would never have another chance.

Yan Zuozuo looked at him mockingly: "Qi Jiahui, are you even a man? Aren't you afraid I'll tell He Xinrui what you said?"

"You won't!" Qi Jiahui said firmly, "because you love me too!"

"Love you?" Yan Zuozuo sneered, increasingly finding Qi Jiahui utterly shameless. "What makes you so sure I love you? Have you been better to me or to my family? Have you sworn to be faithful to me or abandoned everything for me? Qi Jiahui, wake up! You already have a girlfriend. Stop being so absurd and ridiculous."

"Zuozuo, everything I've done is for you. I want you to have a good life..."

"I can't accept that. You should save those words for He Xinrui." Yan Zuozuo looked at him coldly and forcefully pulled her hand back. "Qi Jiahui, you disgust me!" After saying that, she turned and left.

Qi Jiahui narrowed his eyes, staring intently at Yan Zuozuo's departing figure. She could refuse, she could find someone else, but for the rest of her life, she would be his woman!



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