jdhmnovel Chapter 145 Dream Lover
Chapter 145 Dream Lover
An Ying quickly concealed the disappointed expression on her face and pretended that nothing had happened.
Actually, the atmosphere tonight was quite good; Fu Chengli and his mother teamed up to outmaneuver Fu Haidong.
Li Xiuzhe then personally cooked the meal.
Yin Mei finally returned to China to see her son.
Everyone seemed to be having a great time.
An Ying didn't want to bring her own affairs into the public eye.
Over the years, she had long since become accustomed to keeping her thoughts to herself, whether it was her scumbag father An Weiping's reckless behavior or An Xiaoxiao's unreasonable demands.
An Ying smiled and said, "It's nothing."
Things have changed now.
In the past, women would cook while men watched.
Nowadays, men who can cook often attract more attention.
In no time, a whole table of dishes was laid out.
An Ying was quite surprised; she hadn't expected Li Xiuzhe to be such a skilled cook.
Yin Mei immediately noticed something was wrong and laughed, "Little Li Li, why are you putting so much food on Ye Rao's plate?"
Li Xiuzhe said seriously, "Aunt Mei, give her some brain-boosting treatment, so she won't do something like harassing respectable men again."
Yin Mei feigned surprise, covering her face in embarrassment: "Oh dear, what are you talking about? I don't understand!"
Ye Rao glared at Li Xiuzhe angrily.
Does he really have to bring this up in public?!
"When did I harass a respectable man? I'm going to sue you for defamation."
Li Xiuzhe raised his chin: "Come on, I'm ready anytime. Let the judge see if I'm lying."
On the exposed section of Li Xiuzhe's neck, there was a clear scar resembling teeth.
Ye Rao blushed instantly.
That's where she bit me.
That day, after Li Xiuzhe took her home, perhaps he was under the influence of alcohol.
Yes, it's all the alcohol's fault.
She suddenly found his neck delicate and delicious, so she reached out and hooked it, taking a bite.
What happened next just took its natural course.
After all this time, the wound still hasn't healed?!
Ye Rao immediately regained her composure and coughed lightly:
"Does Mr. Li want me to reimburse him for medical expenses?"
Li Xiuzhe smiled mysteriously: "Money is a small matter. I don't mind if you give me a formal title."
Ye Rao put down her chopsticks, crossed her arms, and looked completely bewildered.
"why?"
Li Xiuzhe reached up and ran his hand through his hair, his eyes half-closed:
"Aren't you captivated by my cooking skills?"
Ye Rao answered immediately: "No."
Li Xiuzhe: "...Attorney Ye, did you get by on being cold-blooded and ruthless?"
Ye Rao bit her chopsticks, feigning surprise:
"Oh! Congratulations on getting it right!"
Li Xiuzhe: "Aunt Mei, can you make a decision for me?"
Yin Mei watched from the side, chuckling to herself, her expression as if she were watching the male and female leads bickering in an idol drama.
Just then, An Ying's phone rang.
Fu Chengli glanced sideways at her phone screen.
This is.......
An Ying picked up her phone, pushed open the floor-to-ceiling glass door, and walked into the garden.
"Hello? What's up?"
On the other end of the phone, Lu Qiyao spoke softly, "Xiao Ying, are you alright?"
An Ying: "I'm fine, thank you for your concern."
Lu Qiyao: "I never expected that our meal that day would be secretly filmed and used against us."
An Ying: "I didn't expect that either."
Lu Qiyao: "I think Fu's public relations are very good. They brought the situation under control within a few hours after the incident. Is there any progress in the investigation? I believe you definitely did not do this."
An Ying lowered her eyes.
The leak implicated Lu Qiyao's company's projects.
An Ying did not intend to communicate with Lu Qiyao too much.
He simply hummed in agreement.
Lu Qiyao noticed An Ying's wariness.
He said in a low voice, "Is there anything I can help you with, Xiaoying? I can help you, just say the word. You know how much I still care about you..."
An Ying interrupted calmly, "No need, thank you for your concern, Mr. Lu."
Lu Qiyao was not giving up and wanted to ask further:
"Xiaoying, are you even wary of me now? We've known each other for so many years, don't you trust me at all?"
An Ying frowned slightly: "Lu Qiyao, you're overthinking it. I have other things to do, I'm hanging up."
She hung up the phone directly.
An Ying stood in the middle of the garden, looking at the black screen of her phone, and sighed softly.
This matter involves too many people.
Although Shu Wen's clues confirm that Lai Yuqiang was behind it all.
However, given her skills and abilities, she couldn't have accomplished it alone.
She must have accomplices.
The failure of the QS project has given Lu Qiyao's company a huge windfall.
What if Lu Qiyao was assisting behind the scenes...?
She felt as if she could no longer trust anyone.
Whom should she trust?
An Ying just turned around to go back to the restaurant.
I saw Fu Chengli standing next to the large floor-to-ceiling glass door.
His slender fingers lightly tapped the lighter, and a flame appeared.
He took a drag of his cigarette, his expression indifferent.
"Lu Qiyao? Did I hear that right?"
An Ying was taken aback.
Unexpectedly, Fu Chengli had been eavesdropping behind her all along.
An Ying nodded and explained, "He just asked me if there was anything I could help with. I don't usually contact him."
Fu Chengli chuckled softly.
"I didn't suspect you, why are you in such a hurry to explain?"
An Ying looked up at him and said, "I'm only flustered if you don't doubt me."
Fu Chengli asked in confusion, "Why?"
An Ying: "I'm being criticized to death online, and Chairman Fu also suspects me."
"Why do you trust me so much? Anyone who didn't know better would think I drugged you."
He tilted his head, a smile playing on his lips: "You fed me, how could you forget?"
An Ying took a few seconds to react.
Guessing that he was going to bring up the drugging incident again, he gave her...
An Ying blushed and tried to rush to the restaurant.
As they passed each other, Fu Chengli grabbed her arm.
He pulled An Ying's body in front of him.
"Okay, I'm not kidding you anymore."
An Ying looked up at him, remaining silent.
Looking at her rosy cheeks, Fu Chengli couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her.
Fu Chengli had long noticed that An Ying's mood was off.
After the leak scandal broke, she has been very cautious and kept her distance from others.
It's good to be vigilant.
But she ruthlessly excluded him from the list of people she trusted.
Fu Chengli's expression was serious: "I just wanted to tell you..."
"An Ying, you can trust me."
An Ying stared into his dark eyes and nodded thoughtfully.
Fu Chengli: "I had people conduct a private investigation regarding the personnel responsible for the leak..."
An Ying simply said, "It's Lai Yuqiang."
Fu Chengli's eyes darkened: "Are you sure?"
In fact, Fu Chengli had already sent his men to investigate.
Indeed, it was found that Lai Yu-Chiang had a history of dishonest dealings.
Unexpectedly, their ideas coincided.
An Ying hummed in agreement.
"It was discovered through a coffee stain that Shu-wen accidentally got on her face."
"In addition, she was always jealous and hostile towards me."
Fu Chengli: "Jealous?"
His voice trailed off very high.
He spoke as if he had just discovered this for the first time.
An Ying rolled her eyes at him:
"Don't tell me you don't know? You are the famous Young Master Fu, the dream lover of countless girls."
"Besides Lai Yuqiang, so many other women have shown you affection, and you've never noticed?"
An Ying snorted coldly: "You're kidding me."
Fu Chengli fiddled with the lighter in his hand and chuckled softly.
"So...am I your dream girl?"