After going bankrupt, the school beauty I was dating became my boss.

"I am fine."

Su Yanxi shook her head slightly at Gu Yannian, indicating that she was fine.

Wang Jiaojiao stood rooted to the spot, her face ashen. She had clearly approached Gu Yannian first, yet Gu Yannian had treated her like she wasn't there. Slowly turning around, looking at the two intimately connected figures before her, Wang Jiaojiao's desire to destroy everything reached its peak at that moment.

"Brother Yan Nian, do you know what happened?"

"No matter what happens, you must not lay a hand on Yan Xi!"

"Why? Why are you protecting her like this?"

"Because I like her!"

Upon hearing this answer, Su Yanxi turned her head to look at Gu Yannian with some surprise. From her angle, she could only see Gu Yannian's profile. However, Gu Yannian must be looking extremely serious at this moment.

"You like it? Hahaha, you like it?"

Wang Jiaojiao burst into laughter as if she had heard a joke. Then, she glared at Su Yanxi with resentment and pointed at her, saying, "You like her, but does she like you? If she liked you, she wouldn't have abandoned you to go to America to find another man!"

"Yanxi already told me that she went to America to visit a friend!"

"Friends? What kind of friends would risk their entire fortune to help you start a business? What kind of friends have stayed by your side all these years?"

Wang Jiaojiao stared intently at Su Yanxi, her tone almost malicious: "Su Yanxi is a poor student, with no resources and no connections. How could she transform into the chairman of a listed company? Haven't you ever thought about the reasons behind all this?"

No, that's not right. You did think about it, you just didn't dare believe it. The once aloof beauty is now a social butterfly!

"enough!"

Gu Yannian's mind was hazy, but every word Wang Jiaojiao said was like a bucket of cold water, instantly sobering him up.

He knew Su Yanxi; she wasn't the kind of person who would sell herself for personal gain. But there was another thing Wang Jiaojiao mentioned that concerned him.

The success of Changfeng Group today is partly due to Su Yanxi's abilities, but also largely due to the strong support of another founder.

Gu Yannian didn't ask or inquire; he simply didn't want to know that during the years he was absent from Su Yanxi's career pursuits, another man had been accompanying her.

He once brought Su Yanxi humiliation, heartlessness, and disappointment, but the other man gave Su Yanxi protection, respect, and trust.

In comparison, Gu Yannian has lost completely.

Gu Yannian turned her head slightly, meeting Su Yanxi's gaze. Gu Yannian gave Su Yanxi a slight smile, then turned to look at Wang Jiaojiao: "Are you done? If you are, then it's my turn."

My words are simple: I don't care about anything you've said. The only thing I care about, from beginning to end, is her as a person. Jiaojiao, I've always treated you like a younger sister. I hope you can show some respect for the person I like, and if you can't, I won't force you. However, I will choose to let you go!

"What did you say? Brother Yan Nian, you're actually going to kick me out for the sake of Su Yanxi?"

Wang Jiaojiao stared at Gu Yannian in shock, unable to believe her ears.

"I just don't want anyone to hurt her!"

Su Yanxi looked at Gu Yannian, who had been protecting her, and felt very complicated.

Unbeknownst to Gu Yannian, she had just experienced an accident before rushing back. Her flight, originally bound for the United States, malfunctioned en route and made an emergency landing in Japan.

At the moment the plane malfunctioned, everyone on board thought they were going to die, and cries of agony instantly echoed throughout every corner of the aircraft.

At that moment, Su Yanxi missed Gu Yannian terribly!

She deeply regretted not sitting down and having a proper talk with Gu Yannian before leaving. Her relationship with Gu Yannian shouldn't have been like this, a sugar daddy/sugar baby arrangement.

So after the plane made an emergency landing, Su Yanxi refused the airline's compensation offer and rushed back immediately. On her way back, she received photos and messages from Zhao Xu, which made her even more anxious.

At that moment, Su Yanxi had only one thought: she wanted to come back, she wanted to see Gu Yannian. Therefore, she even rejected Shen Shi'an!

She had thought Gu Yannian would be angry with her. Unexpectedly, Gu Yannian defended her so fiercely. Su Yanxi felt that she had made the right choice!

Su Yanxi could tell that Gu Yannian wasn't completely sober, so she told Gu Yannian to wait for her outside. After Gu Yannian left the room, Su Yanxi turned to Wang Jiaojiao: "Now that things have come to this, you should be able to give up, right?"

Wang Jiaojiao pursed her lips and did not answer.

"You and Gu Yannian are childhood sweethearts, but so what? If Gu Yannian had chosen you, I wouldn't have stood a chance. So, the order in which people appear in our lives isn't always important; what matters is whose heart they hold!"

Wang Jiaojiao, this is my last warning to you: stay away from Gu Yannian and don't do anything else inexplicable!

Su Yanxi stepped forward, ripped Gu Yannian's suit jacket off Wang Jiaojiao, then turned and left, taking Gu Yannian, who was waiting at the door, with her.

Wearing a tank top, Wang Jiaojiao stood in the room, and the air conditioner blew on her, making her shiver all over. The next moment, Wang Jiaojiao screamed and angrily smashed everything in the room.

……

United States.

In the bright and clean office, the gentle and refined man sitting behind his desk suddenly flew into a rage and smashed his coffee cup on the ground.

The commotion inside the office attracted the attention of those in the outer office area. People outside peered out but couldn't see what was happening inside.

The computer on the desk was on, containing documents recently sent from China. The documents concerned Changfeng Group's acquisition of China Telecom, and the most intriguing aspect was the current general manager of China Telecom, Gu Yannian!

Shen Shi'an stared intently at the photos on the computer screen, feeling his anger burning away his reason.

Su Yanxi and Gu Yannian have reunited!

He was completely unaware of this! Su Yanxi had managed to keep it a secret so well.

If it weren't for this incident, when he noticed something amiss and had his people back home send over all the information, he probably would still be in the dark!

Shen Shi'an originally thought that after spending three years by Su Yanxi's side, he had long since replaced Gu Yannian in Su Yanxi's heart. However, after the incident that happened to Su Yanxi, Su Yanxi's first choice was still to return to Gu Yannian's side.

No, absolutely not!

Shen Shi'an stood up, opened the office door, and said coldly to his assistant outside, "Tommy, book me the fastest flight back to China right now. I want to go back to China!"