She goes crazy, he'll cover for her; the darling of the group is someone no one dares to mess w

Han Xi remained silent.

His deep eyes stared at her for a long while, and then a soft laugh suddenly escaped his lips.

Fang Li looked slightly embarrassed. "What are you laughing at?"

Han Xi tightened his arms and pulled her into his embrace, a helpless smile playing on his lips.

Seeing Fang Li turn away awkwardly, he said in a deep voice, "Jealous, huh?"

"Who is jealous!"

"you."

"You're the one who's jealous, I'm not!"

Han Xi smiled mischievously: "You do."

Fang Li: "I told you, I didn't!"

"Then tell me, what did she say to you?"

"She said Sun Zhixin has disappeared, and asked if I did it, and also asked if it had anything to do with you!" Fang Li paused, and said in a sour tone, "She also said that you two have known each other since childhood, and that Chairman Sheng likes you very much and has always treated you as his son-in-law."

"Han Xi, why didn't you tell me before that you had such a close female friend?"

"A confidante?" Han Xi raised an eyebrow.

After a moment, the smile on his lips deepened. Looking at Fang Li, his eyes gleamed with a gentle light, and his noble features seemed to be warmed by the sunlight, becoming more gentle than ever before.

"You said you weren't jealous, Ali, but it turns out you can be two-faced too."

Fang Li's cheeks flushed. "I...I didn't!"

Han Xi pursed his lips and chuckled softly for the first time.

Fang Li's ears turned red, and she glared at him resentfully.

Just then, the sound of high heels approached from behind.

Fang Li hadn't realized anything at first, but when she saw the smile in Han Xi's eyes vanish instantly, and the warmth on his handsome face disappear, replaced by his usual indifference, she realized what was going on.

His eyes flickered slightly, and he composed himself, turning his head to look from behind.

"Han Xi".

"Miss Sheng?" Fang Li patted Han Xi's arm around her waist and stepped out of his embrace.

Noticing her movement, Han Xi frowned in displeasure.

His other arm not only didn't loosen its grip, but instead climbed up from her waist, wrapped around her shoulder, and pulled her closer to his embrace.

Fang Li glanced at him helplessly.

Just then, Han Xi also lowered his eyes, looking at her with a leisurely gaze.

Across from her, Sheng Qianrui silently watched the subtle interaction between the two, her smile growing increasingly faint.

"I heard that Uncle Han introduced you to Miss Feng from the Feng family in Shenzhen a while ago. Could this be Miss Feng?"

Miss Feng?

Fang Li wanted to laugh. She had taken the initiative to find her, and they had already met, yet she was still pretending to be stupid?

What, do you think she didn't suspect Han Xi because of what she said before, so you want to drag another woman into this to make her look bad?

No wonder some people say that the connection between people is predetermined by fate.

People whose magnetic fields are compatible will feel an instant connection upon first meeting, and vice versa.

Fang Li thought that Sheng Qianrui was probably the person whose magnetic field was completely incompatible with hers.

The moment they met, the superior attitude she exuded made her very uncomfortable. Later, when the man spoke to her in a questioning tone, she was already speaking to him with the good manners she had accumulated over the past twenty-odd years.

What now?

To start sowing discord right in front of her?!

Fang Li looked at Sheng Qianrui with a cold gaze and curled her lips: "I forgot to ask earlier, the surname Sheng is quite rare. I wonder what connection Miss Sheng has with the Shengshi Group in Beijing..."

Sheng Qianrui raised an eyebrow haughtily, "As you thought."

"Really? Then I'm quite curious, what criteria do you use to select and appoint the senior executives of your Shengshi Group?" Fang Li frowned with some doubt.

Sheng Qianrui didn't understand, and a hint of displeasure appeared on her noble face. "What do you mean?"

Fang Li looked at her, smiled, then quickly composed herself and shook her head. "It's nothing. I just felt... no wonder Shengshi Group's business has stagnated in the past two years, and even its once dominant real estate sector has been shrinking. Now I understand."

Sheng Qianrui was confused by Fang Li's words, but she wasn't stupid; Fang Li's words were clearly not kind.

Shengshi Group's business has indeed shrunk rapidly in recent years. Otherwise, how could a project like Taihu Bay have lost to the Han family? Now, they can only beg the Han family for cooperation and try to get a share of the pie under the Han family's control.

However, she didn't understand how Fang Li knew all this.

Even if Shengshi Group's business encountered some problems, it was only known to some senior executives. As for other matters, only some large companies with which it had cooperative relationships could glean some information.

And what about Xu Fangli?

How could she, a small business owner running a studio, possibly notice these problems?

Sheng Qianrui suddenly looked at the man standing silently beside Xu Fangli.

But she noticed that Han Xi's eyes were light and he was gently brushing the strands of hair off Fang Li's shoulder behind her back.

Sheng Qianrui's eyes turned completely cold. Looking at Fang Li, there was no longer any pretense of politeness in her gaze; it all transformed into a cold, aggressive force. "What exactly do you want to say?"

Fang Li didn't take it to heart, and smiled slightly: "I feel sorry for Miss Sheng, no, that's not right, to be precise I should say I feel sorry for Shengshi Group. Miss Sheng has forgotten me so quickly. How can the prestigious Shengshi Group have such a bad memory? Isn't that something to regret?"

"Miss Xu, aren't you overestimating yourself?"

"Oh, Miss Sheng, you've remembered me?"

Fang Li feigned surprise; her fair and radiant face was captivating, even the slightest raised eyebrow or twitch of her lips was dazzlingly charming.

"you......!"

Sheng Qianrui's expression froze, her red lips pursed, and her face darkened.

Fang Li's smile gradually widened as she met her cold eyes, her gaze indifferent yet unyielding.

Suddenly, Fang Li felt a man grip her shoulder.

She turned her head and looked questioningly at the man who was secretly touching her, only to find that he was looking indifferently at Sheng Qianrui across from her.

"President Sheng thinks too highly of himself. The Taihu Bay project is a done deal. If Shengshi Group wants to cooperate, out of respect for Chairman Sheng, 30% of the construction project will still belong to you. If you don't want to cooperate, President Sheng can just say so. The Han family has many options."

"What do you mean, Han Xi? Are you threatening me?"

A look of disbelief crossed Sheng Qianrui's beautiful face. She stared at Han Xi with disappointment in her eyes, then pointed at Fang Li beside her without even glancing at her, "Just for this woman?"

When she met the finger pointing directly at her, the last trace of a smile in Fang Li's eyes vanished instantly.

However, before she could say anything, Han Xi, who was holding her, spoke first.

His tone was cold, tinged with displeasure, as he warned, "It seems that not only does President Sheng have a poor memory, but his body is also out of his control. In that case, I'll trouble President Sheng to personally convey to Chairman Sheng that the Taihu Bay project will no longer be a burden on Shengshi Group. Please use the extra time to take President Sheng to the hospital for a check-up."

"......"