jdhmnovel Chapter 269 He didn't like the feeling of her not being around.
Chapter 269 He didn't like the feeling of her not being around.
Fu Chengli stood in front of the huge floor-to-ceiling window, his hands casually in his pockets.
His gaze languidly fell, looking down at the bustling city below through the entire glass wall.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone on his tall figure, gilding him with a faint golden light.
He raised his hand and rubbed his temples, his brows furrowing slightly.
irritable.
An Ying's condition has been very strange these past few days.
She always used Ye Rao as a shield, making various excuses to avoid meeting him.
He doesn't answer the phone or reply to messages.
They won't even let me kiss them or hug them.
Fu Chengli was not unaware of this.
Did she think she was hiding it well?
However, An Ying has always been a strong-willed and stubborn person.
Many times, she would rather bear it silently alone than show weakness to him.
Fu Chengli was well aware of this, but it was precisely because he was aware of it that he became even more agitated.
He hates this feeling.
It was as if something important was slipping away from his fingertips, and he didn't even know how to catch it.
He wanted her to depend on him, to trust and rely on him without reservation, just like before.
He inexplicably missed the feeling of her lying in his arms.
Her soft, fragrant body clung tightly to him, like a docile kitten, so obedient it melted his heart.
But now, this seemingly docile kitten is making a fuss about running away from home, and has even scratched his heart.
Fu Chengli sighed silently.
Slender fingertips gently tapped on the smooth glass.
This situation must end as soon as possible.
The cell phone rang suddenly.
Fu Chengli glanced at the screen.
It is Li Xiuzhe.
He swiped to answer the call, held the phone to his ear, and said in a low, indifferent voice, "Speak."
On the other end of the phone, Li Xiuzhe seemed to be panting heavily from exhaustion.
The assistant stood beside him, holding up the phone on speakerphone, making a call for the boss.
Li Xiuzhe wiped the sweat from his forehead and said slowly:
"Hey, Mr. Fu, I've done you such a big favor, how are you going to thank me?"
Fu Chengli bent down, took a cigarette from the cigarette case on his desk, lit it, and took a deep drag.
Amidst the swirling smoke, his voice carried a hint of nonchalance:
"You'll be seated at the head table at the wedding banquet."
Li Xiuzhe immediately started cursing: "Damn, that's it?"
"You're such a womanizer who values women over friends! Is this how you treat your brothers? You'd better be able to go through with this marriage. If you treat her badly and she runs away, then all my efforts will have been for nothing!"
Fu Chengli exhaled a puff of white mist and gave a faint "hmm" in response.
Li Xiuzhe gave a signal with his eyes, and his assistant immediately handed over a printed list.
He took the list, flipped through a few pages casually, and continued, "I've already had the event planning company prepare the schedule for this engagement party. My assistant will send a copy to your secretary as well. Take a look at the schedule yourself."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fu Chengli's phone rang with a new message notification.
Li Xiuzhe asked somewhat uncertainly, "I'll send you a few photos of the venue after it's set up, take a look."
Fu Chengli took the phone away from his ear, swiped open the chat interface, and glanced at it casually.
“It looks great,” he said briefly.
Li Xiuzhe proudly raised his head, his tone tinged with a hint of boasting: "Of course! The event planning company I hired is the most famous one that has a long-term partnership with my hotel. They've organized wedding banquets for many celebrities before, specializing in high-end, classy, and sophisticated events. The flowers are flown in fresh, and the ingredients are prepared personally by my five-star chef. The best lawn is reserved for you..."
Fu Chengli interrupted his rambling, his voice still indifferent: "Thanks."
Li Xiuzhe looked up at the exquisitely designed hall and said, half-jokingly:
"What's wrong? You're unusually taciturn today, is it pre-wedding jitters?"
Fu Chengli leaned forward, flicked his cigarette ash, and said with a hint of impatience, "Aze, stop talking nonsense."
Li Xiuzhe laughed somewhat teasingly: "I said, why did you have to pull such a surprise proposal? The venue was decorated so beautifully, but you still had to cover yourself up completely. What if she didn't come?"
She, no, came.
Three simple words seemed to touch a nerve in the man.
Fu Chengli's voice remained languid, but his tone had turned colder: "She couldn't possibly not come. Besides, it's not really a surprise; she'll marry me sooner or later."
Li Xiuzhe made a face and clicked his tongue a few times: "Alright, alright, if you say she'll come, she'll come. You're right about everything."
"It has to be you. You're so confident. The person you're proposing to doesn't know anything, and you just blindly rush forward. Only someone crazy like you would do something like that."
Li Xiuzhe chuckled teasingly, his tone laced with a hint of mockery: "If she really doesn't come, don't come crying to me later. The venue fee and marketing fee are non-refundable; I won't give you a penny less. At most, I'll give you a 9.9% discount."
Fu Chengli frowned slightly, stubbed out his cigarette, and coldly uttered two words: "Unscrupulous businessman."
Li Xiuzhe chuckled: "I can't compare to you."
I had just hung up the phone when there was a rapid knocking on the door.
dong dong dong-
Before Fu Chengli could say "Please come in," Secretary Chen had already pushed open the door and entered.
Secretary Chen clutched a document and a tablet computer tightly in his hand, his face pale and his forehead covered in fine beads of sweat.
He strode up to Fu Chengli, took a few deep breaths to calm himself down.
Fu Chengli raised an eyebrow, glanced at Secretary Chen, and said with a hint of displeasure, "What's wrong? Why are you in such a hurry?"
Secretary Chen had been with him for so many years and had always been calm and composed in handling affairs; he had never lost his composure like this before.
Secretary Chen took a deep breath, her voice trembling slightly:
"President Fu, something terrible has happened!"
Fu Chengli paused slightly as he fiddled with the lighter, his eyes instantly sharpening.
He said in a deep voice, "Speak slowly."
Secretary Chen's voice was still unsteady, even tinged with panic:
"We just received news that the shipment that the Huo family was working on for the energy project exploded en route! The entire project is about to be shut down."
Fu Chengli's face instantly darkened, his eyes turning as cold as ice.
"An explosion?" His voice was low and dangerous. "How did it explode?"
Secretary Chen turned on the tablet in his hand, clicked on a few apps, and handed it to Fu Chengli.
Fu Chengli took it, glanced at it quickly, and frowned.
Secretary Chen swallowed hard, trying to calm himself down:
"After the Du family collapsed, the capital chain broke, Du Yun fled abroad, Du Sheng was arrested, the Du family's lawyer has filed for bankruptcy liquidation, and the Huo family sent people to coordinate and send that batch of goods back."
"That batch of goods was delivered to the warehouse a few days ago, but for some reason, the person in charge of the warehouse just called and said that an hour ago, the warehouse exploded and the fire brigade rushed over."
"The specific circumstances are still under investigation, but the initial assessment is that an accident may have occurred during transportation. The Huo family has already sent people to the scene, but the losses are heavy and supplies cannot be restored in the short term."
"The entire project plan has been disrupted, Mr. Fu, what should we do?"