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

Liu Nian: "Fang Li and President Han..."

Wen Yang was taken aback: "I don't know either."

The two exchanged a glance, both seeing the question in each other's eyes. They had no desire to stay any longer, so they grabbed their bags and chased after him.

Only Lu Jie and his group remained at the scene.

Duan Xin, who had been full of accusations, was now stunned, frozen in place, completely devoid of her previous arrogance, and as timid as a frightened kitten.

"Young Master Lu, I'm sorry, I didn't know... I... I was just too afraid of losing you, that's why..."

"What do you mean?"

Lu Jie rubbed his neck and got up, his gaze cool and lazy as he looked at Duan Xin, who was still trying to argue.

He gave a cold, stern laugh: "Do you think I'm one of those fools you've been stringing around and deceiving?"

Duan Xin froze in fright, but still reached out with some lingering hope. She wanted to climb onto his arm to explain, but before her fingertips could even touch him, she felt the man's cold gaze fall on her hand.

She had no doubt that if she dared to touch him, her hands would be broken in the next moment.

Duan Xin's back stiffened, and she dared not lean forward any further.

"Don't let me see you again."

"Young Master Lu!" Duan Xin exclaimed, both shocked and frightened. "Young Master Lu, I was wrong, I really know I was wrong. I'll never dare to do it again. I promise I'll behave properly, please..."

She cried with tears streaming down her face, but Lu Jie's eyes were icy cold.

He leaned down slightly, smiled at her, but his smile was devoid of any warmth: "I don't have a habit of not hitting women. Get out."

"..." Duan Xin trembled, and her crying stopped.

...At the entrance of Jin Ding Zhai.

When they came out, it was Han Xi who was pulling Fang Li along.

As Han Xi walked, he reached out his hand, and Lin Mo behind him quickly handed him the car keys.

He unlocked the car, opened the door, shoved Fang Li into the passenger seat, and then helped her fasten her belt—all in one smooth motion.

By the time Lin Mo reacted, his boss had already gotten into the driver's seat, and the car sped away in front of him with a whoosh.

Lin Mo, abandoned again: "..."

The revolving door behind them spun, and Wen Yang and Liu Nian, who had rushed out, only saw the back of the car. They stood there stunned.

"gone?"

Lin Mo: "I'm gone."

Wen Yang, slightly out of breath, exclaimed, "You just left like that?!"

"Yes, they just left like that."

One asked the question smoothly, and the other answered it flawlessly. They belatedly realized what was happening and suddenly turned to look at each other. After a moment, they both sighed.

"Assistant Lin, Fang Li, and President Han?" Liu Nian asked.

"Just as you see it."

The two were shocked.

Soon, another black sedan pulled up and stopped in front of them. Lin Mo turned around and said, "Let's go, I'll take you home."

Liu Nian quickly smiled and said, "No need to trouble yourself, I'm driving now."

Wen Yang: "I'll go with Sister Nian."

"Alright, I'll be going then." Lin Mo nodded, opened the car door, and got in.

-

The temperature in Beijing remained high in the evening. It was over 30 degrees Celsius outside, making people feel uncomfortable. But inside the car, with the air conditioning on, it was as comfortable as sitting in an office.

Han Xi drove very steadily, with one hand on the center console and the other loosely resting on the steering wheel.

Fang Li sat in the passenger seat, occasionally stealing a glance at him. She noticed that he was pursing his handsome lips, staring intently at the road ahead, his expression unreadable.

She gripped the seatbelt, her heart pounding with inexplicable nervousness. Her mind was racing, trying to figure out how to explain things to him and how to bring it up without making him angry that she had come to the capital without telling him.

The green light ahead turned red.

Fang Li was lost in thought when the car, which was moving at a constant speed, suddenly braked. Caught off guard, she was pulled forward by inertia but was pulled back by the seatbelt.

She looked up in alarm, glanced at the countdown of over a hundred seconds, and then turned to look at the man beside her.

I just caught a fleeting look of panic on his face.

"I'm sorry," Han Xi said.

Fang Li was taken aback, and then belatedly realized why he had apologized. It turned out that even seemingly calm people could get distracted.

She sat up straight and forced a smile: "It's nothing."

The car fell silent again, the stillness making the temperature drop even further.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Li decided to take the initiative to break the deadlock.

Based on her limited understanding of this man, she knew that although he wouldn't confront her directly, he would bottle it up inside and make himself miserable.

"I didn't intend to hide my trip to Beijing from you." She paused for a moment before saying, "I want to open my own studio in Beijing, and I plan to tell you after I've settled in."

Han Xi: "......"

"And that Duan Xin, I really didn't steal her boyfriend. Wen Yang and I were having dinner there when she inexplicably showed up and started a fight..."

Fang Li glanced at him, her voice growing softer and softer: "Besides, we're already married. Although it's just a business marriage, I'm a person who values ​​contracts. During this marriage, I will only be loyal to this marriage. How could I do anything to betray you?"

"I know it was wrong of me to keep it from you, and it's understandable that you're angry, yes..."

"I'm not angry," Han Xi finally said.

Just then, the red light turned green, and he gently pressed the accelerator, causing the car to move smoothly.

Fang Li glanced at him quickly, paused for a moment, and then turned her face away to look out the car window.

I thought to myself, no wonder she's angry. She was clearly furrowed so deeply at first that she could have trapped a fly, and now she's being stubborn.

He's such a silent, withdrawn person.

Even though she thought that, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl upwards.

Fang Li was surprised that a few words of explanation could calm him down so quickly, and she gained a deeper understanding of the man beside her.

The car drove on and finally stopped downstairs at Haihuang International Building.

Han Xi turned off the engine, Fang Li unbuckled her seatbelt, and just as she reached for the handle to open the door and get out, her left arm was grabbed.

She turned around and saw that Han Xi had also unbuckled his seatbelt and was looking at her from the side.

His gaze was deep as he stared at her for a long time, his lips sometimes pursed and sometimes slightly relaxed, as if he wanted to say something but remained silent for a long time.

Fang Li wasn't in a hurry. She opened the car door, sat back down, and waited quietly.

After a moment, the man beside her seemed to take a deep breath and finally spoke: "Actually... I'm angry."

Fang Li suddenly turned her head.

Han Xi suddenly let go and sat back down, turning his head awkwardly to look outside.

His voice was muffled as he said, "It's not just because of what happened today, but also because of what happened that night in the video..."

"Wait a moment!"

Fang Li was surprised by his honesty when she heard him suddenly mention the video from that night.

The video... that's a mystery she still hasn't solved.

"Did I... say something in the video?" she asked uncertainly.

Han Xi turned around: "You don't remember?"

Fang Li: "......."

So she really did say something that upset him!

She laughed awkwardly, "I was drunk that night, I'm sorry, I really don't remember what I said."

Han Xi looked at her, his brows gradually furrowing: "What about the photos?"

There are also photos!

"Wh...what photos?"