Shen Qianqian looked at Mo Yanfan and nodded. She couldn't just leave because of his words.
"I really didn't expect you to have some skills." Mo Yanfan said coldly and walked away.
Shen Qianqian couldn't tell if Mo Yanfan was praising her or belittling her. In short, he didn't insist on chasing her out.
But even so, Shen Qianqian's heart still hurt as if someone was squeezing it. She stood there in a daze for a moment. Suddenly, she felt that she didn't fit in with the atmosphere of the banquet. In fact, she didn't want to stay any longer.
Under the light, Shen Qianqian stood alone in the corner. She didn't seem to fit in with the lively scene. Her expression was a little lonely and sad.
After greeting many people in the business circle, Hu Shuli turned around and didn't see Shen Qianqian. So, she looked for her in private. Seeing her standing alone in the corner in a daze, she couldn't bear to see her like this. Holding a glass of wine, she walked over to her and asked gently, "Qianqian, what's wrong?"
Shen Qianqian pulled the corner of her mouth awkwardly and said to Hu Shuli, "President Hu, why don't I go back first today? I'm not feeling well."
"Is that so? Where are you feeling unwell? " Hu Shuli looked at her nervously and found that she didn't look well. Even under the light, she could see it. "Alright then, you go back first. Do you want my driver to send you back?"
Shen Qianqian waved her hand and said to Hu Shuli, "President Hu, thank you, but there's no need. I can take a taxi."
"Alright then. Be careful on your way back." Hu Shuli was considerate and didn't ask her to stay. She looked at her worriedly.
Shen Qianqian had just taken two steps when she remembered that she was still wearing the diamond earrings she lent her. She wanted to take them off, but Hu Shuli held her hand and smiled at her. "It's okay. You can bring them tomorrow."
"Thank you, Director Hu." Shen Qianqian's eyes revealed a sense of loneliness. She didn't particularly care about this matter. After she turned around and left the banquet, she didn't take a taxi. Instead, she walked along the tree-lined road for a long time.
Shen Qianqian had just bought her shoes. When she walked a little further today, she felt a piercing pain in her heel.
She stopped and sat down on a bench by the street. Only then did she realize that the skin on her hind leg had been scraped.
Because she had been thinking about the shares just now, she didn't notice that the heel of her foot was already badly mangled.
Shen Qianqian wanted to cry but had no tears. She took off her shoes and sat on the bench. She lowered her head and looked depressed.
As for those shares, she really didn't know how to get them back from Lin Jinya.
Shen Qianqian took out her phone and found He Yijia's number. She hesitated to call him for help.
However, after thinking about it, since she knew that He Yijia was deeply in love with her, she didn't want to be entangled with him any longer. Thus, she dismissed the idea of asking him for help.
The streetlights on the tree-lined road were a little dim. Shen Qianqian sat for a while before she put on her shoes. She forced herself to walk to the roadside and hailed a taxi.
Shen Qianqian went home and turned on the lights. The house was empty.
Xiao Kong was sent to the temple today and would only be brought back tomorrow. After she applied the medicine on her foot, she quickly fell asleep.
The next morning, Shen Qianqian woke up very early. After she washed up and ate, she prepared to go to the temple to pick up Xiao Kong.
She had just taken off the band-aid on her heel and was about to put on a new one when she suddenly received a call from Jiang Di.
Shen Qianqian was a little confused. She picked up the phone.
"Yes …" Before Shen Qianqian could say anything, Jiang Di said worriedly, "Qianqian, Gu Hecheng is here. He says he wants to see you."
Gu Hecheng? Upon hearing this name, Shen Qianqian couldn't help but frown. "Why is he looking for me? Help me tell him that I don't want to see him. "
"I don't know. I told him that you no longer work here, but he didn't believe me. He insisted that I call you. He also said …"
Before Jiang Di could finish speaking, Gu Hecheng had already snatched the phone away from him. Jiang Di said angrily to Gu Hecheng, "What are you doing?"
Gu Hecheng's cold eyes swept over his face, but he ignored him. He turned to Shen Qianqian and said, "Shen Qianqian, where are you? I want to see you now. Immediately. "
When Shen Qianqian heard that it was Gu Hecheng, she didn't want to talk to him at all. However, just as she was about to hang up the phone, he threatened, "If you dare to hang up the phone, I promise that I will find you even if I have to turn the entire city upside down."
Shen Qianqian was stunned by Gu Hecheng's words. The first thing she thought of was not herself, but Xiao Kong.
If Gu Hecheng really did that, then Xiao Kong's matter might not be able to be kept a secret.
No, she couldn't do that. She had lost everything. She couldn't lose Xiao Kong too.
"So, have you thought it through?" Gu Hecheng's voice was as cold and arrogant as ever. There was an inexplicable sense of certainty and coercion in his voice. He didn't even give her a chance to breathe.
This feeling made Shen Qianqian very uncomfortable, but she didn't seem to be able to reject Gu Hecheng. "Okay, I got it."
"As for the time …" Gu Hecheng was about to suggest a time and place to meet, but Shen Qianqian suddenly interrupted him. "I'll decide on the time and place."
Gu Hecheng was silent for a moment, then he agreed. "Okay."
"Let's meet today. There's a small cafe near Weihai Luxury Mansion. You know where it is, right? We can meet there. If you have anything to say, say it quickly. I don't want to waste too much time on you."
Shen Qianqian planned to pick up Xiao Kong after meeting Gu Hecheng.
There were a lot of people in the cafe on Sunday. Gu Hecheng found a quiet corner and waited for Shen Qianqian.
Gu Hecheng wasn't the kind of person who would wait for others. But now, he felt that it was a little strange that he could sit there so patiently.
He raised the corners of his mouth slightly and called for the waiter in a good mood. He ordered an Americano for himself.
About 40 minutes later, Shen Qianqian finally arrived.
Gu Hecheng looked through the huge glass window and saw Shen Qianqian walking towards the cafe on the opposite side of the road.
Gu Hecheng's throat moved instinctively. After taking two sips of coffee, he sat up straight and leaned against the back of the chair.
Shen Qianqian sat down opposite Gu Hecheng with a cold look in her eyes. Gu Hecheng pursed his lips unnaturally.
The two of them were silent for a long time. Gu Hecheng finally lowered his head, took out a file from the chair beside him and handed it to her.
"What's this?" Shen Qianqian was stunned and didn't move.
Shen Qianqian's cold tone made Gu Hecheng a little unhappy. To hide the displeasure in his eyes, he picked up the coffee and took a sip. "Why don't you open it and take a look?"
Shen Qianqian couldn't believe Gu Hecheng's cold expression. He was the one who asked her to come out, but now he was giving her such a dirty look.
Forget it. Anyway, she didn't care what Gu Hecheng thought of her or how he treated her.
Shen Qianqian reached out and took the file. After untangling the thread, she took out the things inside.
"This is …" Shen Qianqian looked at the things in her hands in disbelief. These were the shares of Dongling Group that she had given to Lin Jinya. How did it end up in his hands?
Also, why did Gu Hecheng suddenly show these things to her? What was he trying to do?
Shen Qianqian's hands trembled slightly. A look of panic flashed across her eyes. She put the shares on the file and looked up at Gu Hecheng in confusion. "What do you mean by this? Why are the shares in your hands? "
The distrust and distance in Shen Qianqian's eyes made Gu Hecheng unhappy. He frowned slightly. "Don't these belong to you? I'm just returning them to their rightful owner. Why are you looking at me like that? "
"Returning them to their rightful owner?" Shen Qianqian looked at him in disbelief. Her eyes were full of vigilance. "Yes, they are mine. But I don't believe that you are willing to return them to their rightful owner."
Shen Qianqian's words made Gu Hecheng's eyes surge with inexplicable pain and anger.
Could it be that his impression in her heart had already become so untrustworthy?
Seeing that Gu Hecheng was silent, Shen Qianqian looked at him warily and said, "Then what do you want from me?"
No matter what, she would never believe that Gu Hecheng would give her the shares for free. There must be a conspiracy behind this.
Even before Gu Hecheng said anything, Shen Qianqian thought of a hundred possibilities in her heart.
Could it be that he had discovered the existence of Xiao Kong and wanted to exchange these shares for Xiao Kong? No, if that was the case, she would never agree to it.
Although Mo Yanfan's reprimand seemed to still be ringing in her ears, if he wanted to use Little Kong as a bargaining chip, she would never agree to it.
Gu Hecheng sat opposite her and stared at her face with bright eyes. He was a little lost in thought.
After a long time, he frowned slightly and looked at her.
He didn't know why he had suddenly gone crazy and even agreed to Lin Jinya's forced marriage in order to return the shares to her.
He thought that Shen Qianqian would be moved to tears, but she didn't. She even looked at him with suspicion and indifference.
He seemed to be lost in Shen Qianqian's clear peach blossom eyes. He did so much just to get a smile from her, but there was nothing. His heart sank to the bottom of a lake and he couldn't breathe.
It was only when Shen Qianqian started to feel uncomfortable that he finally opened his mouth and said, "I've said it before. I'm only here to return what belongs to you. I don't want anything. "
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