Meeting you in autumn

However, the moment he finished speaking, Guan Yu slowly moved closer to Jing Yi, cupped his face in her hands, and kissed him.

When Guan Yu's lips gently touched Jing Yi's lips, in that instant, Jing Yi felt as if an electric current ran through his entire body.

His heart started racing, and his breathing became rapid.

Just as Guan Yu stopped and tried to back away, Jing Yi didn't give her the chance. He grabbed the back of Guan Yu's head and deepened the kiss.

Guan Yu's body trembled slightly, and then she involuntarily reached out her hands and hugged Jing Yi tightly.

Her lips moved slightly, brushing against Jing Yi's, conveying their emotions to each other.

In this brief yet beautiful moment, Jing Yi and Guan Yu seemed to forget everything around them; their world consisted only of each other.

Time seemed to stand still, and everything became so quiet that only their heartbeats and breaths mingled in the air.

After a very long time, as if time had frozen at that moment, the two finally stopped what they were doing.

Guan Yu's cheeks flushed crimson as she nestled shyly in Jing Yi's warm embrace. At that moment, Jing Yi's gaze burned like a raging fire, intensely passionate, filled with deep emotions and insatiable desire.

“I’ve already arranged for Lu Chuan to handle those matters regarding the cooperation, so you can now disappear from my sight.”

Jing Yi suddenly pushed Guan Yu away forcefully, his face expressionless, and said coldly.

"How heartless!" Guan Yu said angrily as she stood up.

Upon hearing this, Jing Yi's lips curled up slightly, revealing a disdainful sneer: "Heh, if we're talking about being heartless, the truly heartless one should be you, Miss Guan, right?"

Guan Yu was taken aback by his sudden words and thought to herself that this guy was still angry, so she decided not to continue arguing with him.

She gently bit her lip and slowly said, "Alright, in that case, I'll head back now."

After saying that, Guan Yu couldn't help but look back at Jing Yi a few more times, but Jing Yi kept her head down, staring intently at the phone screen in her hand, showing no reaction to her departure.

Seeing this, Guan Yu felt a little disappointed, but she pretended to be indifferent, turned around, and walked away with light steps.

Hearing Guan Yu walk away, Jing Yi stared at her retreating figure, lost in thought...

After leaving Xinxin Villa, Guan Yu called Shen Chen...

"Hey, Brother Shen Chen."

Upon hearing Guan Yu's voice, he immediately replied, "Xiao Yu, are you alright?"

"I'm fine!" Guan Yu guessed that it must have been Jing Yi who had said something to him, and said with some helplessness.

Shen Chen was relieved to hear that Guan Yu was alright.

Then Guan Yu continued, "We can discuss the cooperation details directly with Xingyi Group later!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Chen frowned slightly, his expression displeased, and said, "Jing Yi didn't make things difficult for you, did he?"

"No, no, he wouldn't dare." Guan Yu blushed slightly as she thought about their kiss earlier.

The two exchanged a few more words and then hung up.

On the other side, Shen Jia opened her eyes groggily, her head throbbing as if it were about to explode.

She rubbed her messy hair, slipped on her pink slippers, slowly opened the door, and then yawned as she went downstairs.

In the living room, Chen Fang, who was sitting on the sofa working, looked up and saw her. He shook his head helplessly and said, "Can't you be a little more mindful of your image? There are other people here!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Jia plopped down next to him, rolled her eyes, and said, "It's just you, why do you care about your image!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than Lu Chuan's voice came from the other end of the line.

With a smile on his face, he teased, "Shen Jia, you're still not as girly as ever?"

Lu Chuan walked over with a glass of water.

When Shen Jia saw him, her eyes widened, then she turned her gaze to Chen Fang and said in a low voice, "What's he doing here??"

"Him? He's just bored!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Jia's anger flared up instantly.

She smiled and said to the person in front of her, "Well, I'll go up first."

Before she finished speaking, Shen Jia dashed back upstairs like a gust of wind.

Lu Chuan watched her retreating figure, smiled helplessly, and said, "I must say, Shen Jia is quite cute."

Hearing his words, Chen Fang raised an eyebrow and said with a somewhat gloomy expression, "You haven't fallen for her, have you?"

"That's hard to say!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Fang immediately put down his work and said angrily, "I'm warning you, don't even think about making a move on her, or I won't let you off the hook."

Lu Chuan was both amused and exasperated, and said, "Alright, alright, I know you like her, I won't fight you for her."

"Who...who told you I like her?" Chen Fang blushed like a child who had been exposed, and stammered.

Lu Chuan shook his head helplessly: "Fine, fine, you don't like her, okay?"

He secretly thought to himself, "How could I not know Chen Fang's little scheme?"

This is a classic case of "one is influenced by one's surroundings"!

Lu Chuan didn't bother arguing with him and went to another sofa to start working.

Chen Fang pretended to be working very seriously, but his eyes kept glancing at Lu Chuan. He was relieved when he saw that Lu Chuan did nothing unusual.

However, not long after, Shen Jia came downstairs to look for something and was surprised and delighted to see Lu Chuan still there. The two quickly started chatting happily.

Chen Fang felt uneasy watching this, so he deliberately interrupted their conversation, pulling Shen Jia aside and asking her all sorts of questions in an attempt to distract her.

Shen Jia felt somewhat confused, but she still cooperated with Chen Fang, occasionally echoing his words.

Lu Chuan watched from the side, a sly smile on his face, thinking: This kid is really adorably childish.

In the afternoon, Guan Yu and Shen Chen arrived at the conference room under Lu Chuan's guidance. Not only Chen Fang was there, but Shen Jia and Jing Yi were also present.

The moment Shen Chen stepped into the room, his gaze was drawn to Jing Yi, who was sitting in the high seat.

At this moment, Jing Yi was dressed in an exquisitely tailored suit, his face was cold and dignified, and he exuded a powerful aura that was hard to ignore.

Compared to that green, naive, and energetic young man back then, he's practically a different person.

The passage of time has shed his youthful naiveté, replacing it with maturity and composure.

Looking at the man before him who had undergone a complete transformation, Shen Chen couldn't help but feel a complex mix of emotions.

A slight, mocking smirk appeared on his lips.

Hmph, that's true. Jing Yi is so powerful now, his company is expanding day by day, and his business is booming.

But how can we guarantee that there aren't any shady dealings behind this? Everyone knows the truth.