"Does it hurt to fight with me?"
In the noisy night, the man's scornful and smiling voice was like a light but sharp knife, cutting Lin Qian's eardrum. A wave of stagnant air rushed up from her chest, like a trapped beast rampaging through her body, ready to break free at any time.
But she held back.
When your enemy punches you and you can't fight back immediately, what should you do?
At least don't let him feel that he got what he wanted and hurt you.
Lin Qian held the phone in silence.
On the other end, Chen Zheng was sitting in the middle of the party, holding the phone with a smile.
He had to admit that he was looking forward to Lin Qian's reaction.
Who knew that after waiting for a while, the other side would remain silent, not even the sound of breathing could be heard.
Suddenly, a chuckle came from the woman.
It was very light, as if she was sneering.
Then, with a soft click, she hung up the phone.
A woman next to him started to make a toast, but Chen Zheng pushed her away. He put down the phone and took a sip of the wine. He only felt hatred, but also tasteless.
He specifically told those people to give her a slap, but not too hard, not to hurt her. It was enough to give her a warning.
Then he waited with satisfaction, waiting for her to cry, be scared, or even scold him when he called. That was the reaction he was looking forward to.
But there was nothing.
This woman always knew how to make him feel the most uncomfortable.
Lin Qian hung up the phone and sat on a chair on the balcony, hugging her knees. Her face was still burning with pain, and her tears were dripping onto the back of her hand. She looked at the dark night and the blurred stars, and a lot of things came to her mind.
She remembered when she came to Aida for an interview, the park was thriving, and everyone was full of expectations. And she was full of ambition and hope for this new job.
She also remembered the day of the successful crisis PR conference. In the cold winter, Li Zhicheng carried her on his back, walking briskly across the puddles, and then looked at her coldly and said, "When did I say I was the security manager?"
She still remembered Li Zhicheng's ostentatious display on the day he took office. She remembered that when he received the bid letter from Ming Sheng, he, who had always been silent, said firmly, "If we get this project, we can struggle at death's door and fight another day." Everyone, including her, felt their blood boiling because of these words.
Also, for the past few days, they had been preparing the tender documents day and night. Everyone had been working hard like clockwork. Also, when she came out of the project team, her two young subordinates who had just graduated from the general manager's office looked at her expectantly and nervously and asked, "Assistant Lin, are you confident?" At that time, she smiled and nodded. "Very, very confident."
It was said that an army burning with righteous indignation was bound to win, but they had suffered a crushing defeat.
Her tears fell even more fiercely, and before she knew it, she was crying out loud. After crying for a while, she lowered her head and looked at her phone. A wave of anger rushed into her heart.
He picked up the phone and cursed, "Chen Zheng, go to hell!" Thinking about it, he felt that it was not enough to vent his anger, so he continued cursing, "It's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. Just you wait! If I don't get my revenge, I won't believe in the Lin Family! "
Only then did she feel a little relieved. She threw the phone on the stool next to her and looked up again, only to see a tall and handsome black figure standing at the entrance of the balcony. His face was expressionless, only his clear and deep eyes staring at her. She didn't know how long he had been staring at her.
Lin Qian's face was a mess from crying. She quickly turned around and wiped her face with a few tissues, then stood up as if nothing had happened. She looked at him and asked, "Mr. Li, how's the situation?"
Li Zhicheng's coat had been taken off at some point, and he was only wearing a simple shirt and trousers. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, and there were some gray and black marks on them, looking a little messy. He glanced at her and did not answer immediately. Instead, he walked to the chair next to her and sat down, his eyes indifferent.
Lin Qian also sat down.
"It's been taken care of." His voice was as calm as water. "A few escaped, and most of them have been detained. The police have arrived. Gao Lang and the others were slightly injured. "
Lin Qian breathed a sigh of relief, but her mood was not relaxed.
Neither of them spoke for a while, quietly looking at the dark night ahead of them.
After a while, Lin Qian glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, only to find that he had lowered his head and was looking at the ground.
Lin Qian was a little embarrassed. The floor was covered with tissues that she had thrown away after wiping her tears and snot. One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight … It was a spectacular scene.
"I'll sweep the floor later," she said in a low voice.
But he had already raised his eyes and looked into the distance again.
"Lin Qian," he said slowly, "I'll remember these tears of yours."
Lin Qian had originally been fine, but his words made her eyes sting.
She tried hard to suppress it.
She quietly turned her head and looked at his handsome and cold profile.
Li Zhicheng, don't say things like that. You'll make me feel even worse.
Lin Qian adjusted her breathing and when she spoke again, she was calm and steady, but her voice was still a little hoarse. "Mr. Li, I'm sure that SMQ secretly instigated this incident. But since they had done such a thing, they must have had something to fear. Even if those leaders were brought to the police station, they wouldn't be able to find anything.
But this move of theirs, even though it didn't cause any real harm, can severely hurt the morale of Aida. It will make the morale of our people even more slack. It will make the employees who don't know the truth start to question the management and you. We have already lost the Ming Sheng project. The morale of the people is already shaken. This move of theirs is undoubtedly a fatal blow.
But the more it is like this, the more we can't admit defeat. Mr. Li, everyone is looking at you now. I think the most important task for you now is to unite the people. First of all, you have to make sure that the people of Aida don't fall apart. Only then can you reinvigorate and develop the business. We have to find a way to let all the employees see your persistence. Or … you can design a few inspirational activities. When necessary, you can be a little more emotional. I'm sure you can keep the majority of the people … "
At this point, she suddenly stopped. Because Li Zhicheng, who had been looking straight ahead, suddenly turned his head and looked at her quietly but sharply.
"… What's wrong?" she asked tentatively.
He suddenly reached out to her.
Before Lin Qian could react, his hand had already covered the side of her slightly swollen face. Lin Qian's heart skipped a beat. Did he want to check her injury?
She slightly turned her face to the side, trying to avoid his hand. At the same time, she said, "It's okay. It doesn't hurt anymore …"
Before she finished her sentence, she saw him suddenly bend his face toward her. His handsome face was in front of her in an instant. Lin Qian was stunned. She looked directly into his dark, deep eyes. They were like two bottomless black holes. She could even see her own small reflection in them …
The man's soft, slightly cool lips had already accurately covered her lips.
Lin Qian was completely stunned. She was stunned.
In a flash, she realized what was happening. Because Li Zhicheng's face was close to hers, pressing her lips. His tongue had also quietly entered her mouth, forcefully, but seemingly without any rhythm, licking and entangling. His breath was cold and persistent, as if it had the unique warmth of a man, and it was invading her.
Lin Qian felt a rush of hot blood rushing to her head. She moaned and wanted to step back. But she was sitting in the chair next to him. At this moment, he had one hand on the armrest next to her and the other was holding her face. His dark eyes were staring at her, almost trapping her between him and the chair, leaving her with no room to retreat.
At this moment, there was only one thought running rampant in Lin Qian's mind. It was extremely chaotic.
Li Zhicheng was kissing her. He was kissing her!
Was it because she was the first friend he made after he retired from the army and took on a difficult task? Was she also one of the few women he could trust and had taught him a lot? So … he had developed feelings of admiration and dependence. He, he, had fallen in love with her?!
Before she could accurately judge the situation in front of her, the man's hand loosened and his face slowly moved away, ending the sudden kiss.
"You don't have to say these things again." His dark, bottomless eyes were still staring at her. "I know."
Lin Qian didn't say anything.
At this moment, Li Zhicheng stood up. His face was cold and his expression was calm. It was as if nothing had happened. Only his lips (of course, maybe it was Lin Qian's psychological effect) looked a little red and watery. He put his hands in his trouser pockets, turned around and walked out.
Lin Qian sat there motionlessly, looking at his back.
When he reached the door, he suddenly stopped.
"Lin Qian," he didn't raise his head and only said calmly, "Tomorrow will be a new day. Everything, will get better. "
It was late at night.
Outside the window, the lights were sparse, and the stars were faint. Not far away, Aida Group stood in the night sky, as if it had also recovered its peace.
Lin Qian lay straight on the bed, staring at the ceiling in a daze.
The pain on her face was no longer important. What was more important was that … she reached out and touched her lips.
She had completely calmed down. She thought there were two possibilities.
First, Li Zhicheng was really interested in her.
But, they were not suitable. Not to mention the fact that she had always looked down on office romances and had never thought of the possibility with Li Zhicheng. He wasn't her type either.
What she liked should be … She closed her eyes and thought of a stronger, more mature, and more dominant man. Although she should walk the path of a capable and strong woman in the future, the man she wanted was the type who could easily conquer her.
Not like this … Well, it was she who conquered Li Zhicheng, right?
Thinking of Li Zhicheng, her feelings for him …
The scene of him kissing her flashed in Lin Qian's mind. His cold eyes, his tall nose, his slightly high cheekbones, and his lips that were stained with a trace of the same luster as hers …
Her heart suddenly trembled, and it seemed to start beating faster again.
Okay, after spending so many days together, he did often move her, because he was a very charismatic, handsome, and pure man.
But that couldn't be love.
Lin Qian was a little worried. Today's kiss had completely embarrassed the two of them. If he really started to pursue her, she would definitely reject him. Thinking of this, she couldn't bear it.
Because he was not a shameless playboy like Chen Zheng, nor was he one of those young men who pursued her in college. He was such an honest, upright, and determined soldier … Which woman could bear to make such a man sad?
Or was there another possibility?
Lin Qian stood up, took the mirror, and looked at her face.
Everyone knew that the love between a man and a woman was easily influenced by the environment and often impulsive.
Li Zhicheng was a hot-blooded young man who had never had a girlfriend, so his hormone secretion must be too strong. And tonight was a special time, the company he was leading was hit hard, and she was crying in front of him. Could it be that when Li Zhicheng saw her, he sympathized with her and kissed her in the heat of the moment? Could it be that it was a way to vent his emotions and comfort each other, and it actually didn't count?
But … she looked at her slightly swollen face, red eyes, nose, and messy hair in the mirror again.
This kind of face … didn't seem very pitiful, and it could immediately arouse a man's desire to protect her …
Just as Lin Qian said, after this incident, everyone in Aida would look at Li Zhicheng with more urgency to see what he would do in the future.
But this night, as the person involved, he was much calmer than the outside world thought.
In the gloomy night, he returned to his office and sat in the wicker chair on the balcony, with a cup of hot tea in his hand and a lone lamp over his head, silently looking at the Aida Group in front of him.
It was already past eleven o 'clock when Gu Yanzhi returned to the office after finishing his work at the police station. He was also a bit upset, so he walked to the balcony and sat down next to Li Zhicheng.
"Chen Zheng, that bastard, how could he do such a dirty thing!" He cursed in a low voice. "The police station said that the ringleaders are all gangsters, and they can be put in jail for a few months. But they insist that they hate Aida, and no one instigated them. It's meaningless for us to pursue it. "
"Yes." Li Zhicheng nodded with a cold expression.
Gu Yanzhi was silent for a moment, then suddenly reached out and patted him on the shoulder. "I believe you."
Li Zhicheng didn't say anything.
Gu Yanzhi said again, "I heard that Lin Qian was slapped. Is she okay?"
Li Zhicheng raised his eyebrows and answered, "It's swollen."
Gu Yanzhi heard this and laughed. He glanced at him and said, "You really care about her."
Li Zhicheng didn't answer. After a while, he suddenly turned to look at him and said, "Yanzhi, you said that the business world is like a battlefield, where everyone eats the flesh and eats the bones."
Gu Yanzhi was stunned. Wasn't that what Li Zhicheng had said before he decided to retire from the army? He nodded and answered, "I did say that. What's wrong?"
Li Zhicheng answered calmly, "Nothing." He turned to look at the night in front of him, silent.
Indeed, nothing.
It's just that such a cunning woman treated me with such sincerity. Just like the starlight in the night that was within reach, crystal clear and exquisite.
Lin Qian rested at home for a day.
In fact, according to Li Zhicheng's "verbal instructions," she was to rest for two days. But how could Lin Qian rest? The next morning, seeing that the swelling on her face had subsided, she immediately went to the HR department to cancel her leave.
When she returned to the top floor, looking at the door of the CEO's office from afar, her heart began to beat faster. When she got closer, she found that Li Zhicheng wasn't inside. She let out a sigh of relief for no reason.
Not long after she sat down, her phone rang.
It was Yang Xiru from the CEO's office. She was now considered her confidant. Yang Xiru first showed concern for her health, then changed the topic and said, "Ms. Lin, did you know? Ming Sheng didn't win the bid because we had a spy. "
Lin Qian was stunned and lowered her voice, "A spy?"
Yang Xiru said, "Yes. I heard that it was Ming Sheng who leaked the news. They said that SMQ's conditions were the same as ours and slightly better than ours. That's why they won the bid. It's obvious that our bid document was leaked. I heard that Ming Sheng's Mr. Kang's secretary even called Mr. Li, saying that Mr. Kang had high hopes for us and was quite unhappy because of this … "
Lin Qian interrupted her, "How did you know all this?"
Yang Xiru was stunned and replied, "It was spread yesterday … Everyone is talking about it."
"Oh." Lin Qian replied, "Who was the spy?"
"I heard that it was the technician Ge Songzhi, also a member of the two project teams," Yang Xiru said, "The police came this morning and took him away. Mr. Gu and Mr. Liu also went with them. I heard that they found some evidence, including surveillance videos and his email records. "
After hanging up, Lin Qian sat where she was, deep in thought.
She had long felt that something was wrong with Ming Sheng losing the bid. She didn't expect there to be a spy.
She thought about the last time she and Li Zhicheng saw a dark shadow in the corridor in the middle of the night. Could it be Ge Songzhi? Such an honest person turned out to be a commercial spy of SMQ, and he had been with them all this time. Just thinking about it made her shudder.
But … if she guessed correctly, the spy must have been deliberately leaked by Gu Yanzhi. Did Li Zhicheng listen to what I said the day before yesterday? She smiled. Now that the people were not in a good mood, exposing the spy would naturally stimulate the public's emotions and unite against the enemy.
As she was thinking about it, the phone rang again.
This time it was from the finance department. "Assistant Lin, the 30 million has been transferred to the bank. Please inform Mr. Li as soon as possible."
Lin Qian didn't understand. "30 million?"
The voice of the finance department lowered a bit. "Yes, Mr. Li mortgaged part of the assets of the second production base to the bank for the loan. Sigh. "
After hanging up, Lin Qian's mood became heavy.
She had only been away from work for one day, and the big news came one after another.
So … Has Li Zhicheng already started selling houses and land? One must know that it was a bottomless pit. Had they already begun to fall?
At this moment, a familiar tall and straight figure walked in from outside. He was wearing a well-ironed suit, his handsome face silent, holding a stack of folders in his hand. It seemed that he had just finished a meeting.
Lin Qian immediately stood up, but her eyes avoided his face and stared at the buttons of his suit. "Good morning, Mr. Li."
"Yes," he said in a calm voice. "Come in."
Lin Qian's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly followed him in.
Li Zhicheng sat down on the sofa and looked up at her. "Is your face better?"
"Yes. Thank you for your concern. " Lin Qian didn't look at his eyes and continued to stare at the buttons of his suit, but she could still clearly feel his clear eyes on her face.
"The finance department just called, saying that 30 million has been transferred," Lin Qian said again.
"Yes," he answered. "Pay this month's salary first. Put the rest on the account. "
"Okay."
As usual, he arranged a few other things in a concise manner: meetings, reports, and even the follow-up of the spy incident … Lin Qian also kept her head down, taking notes one by one with a pen and a notebook. As she was writing, she suddenly felt a little annoyed. She secretly raised her eyes, quickly glanced at him, and then lowered her face again.
After all, he had kissed her the day before yesterday, but now he acted as if nothing had happened, without a word of explanation. What does this mean? So he doesn't care about the kiss at all?
While she was thinking to herself, she suddenly saw him stand up.
Lin Qian subconsciously raised her head and happened to meet his eyes. He was looking at her with his dark eyes, as if he was thinking about something. The expression on his face when he kissed her last night … was very similar!
"Lin Qian," he called her name in a low voice.
Lin Qian's heart skipped a beat. Finally!
She lowered her head again to avoid his eyes, and her face instantly heated up.
I'm going to reject him …
Unexpectedly, after waiting for a while with her heart beating like thunder, she heard his low and calm voice. There seemed to be a hint of a smile in his voice, but it also seemed like there was nothing.
"I have a plan," he said slowly. "I'm going to launch a counterattack on SMQ."
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