New Client in the President’s Office - Chapter 41

Shen Yan quickly slid to her knees and decisively apologized before receiving the lawyer’s letter.

She bowed deeply: “Sorry, Zhou Assistant, I shouldn’t have spread rumors.”

Zhou Xing: …There was no need for such a deep bow.

He glanced at the busy students and staff backstage, cleared his throat lightly: “Could you lift your head?”

Shen Yan readily complied and stood up straight.

Zhou Xing clarified for himself: “I have no relationship with Mr. Lu; everything is clean and clear.”

“Okay, okay, okay.”

Shen Yan nodded repeatedly, “I understand, I won’t spread rumors again.”

Zhou Xing, recalling his previous guess about Mr. Lu’s partner, gave Shen Yan a sharp blow: “Also, Mr. Lu has a partner.”

Shen Yan blinked, “Ah? I knew that.”

Zhou Xing, seeing her expression, remembered that Mr. Lu had already spread this information.

He added: “I know who it is.”

Shen Yan’s eyes immediately lit up: “Who?”

She was really curious.

Everyone in the company knew Mr. Lu had a partner, but no one knew who it was.

No one dared to directly ask him, but some brave people asked his close department heads, who would reveal nothing, knowing that Mr. Lu was tight-lipped and they wouldn’t dare spill the beans.

That’s why there was room for her to spread rumors.

Zhou Xing waved his hand at her: “Come over here.”

Shen Yan quickly moved closer.

She heard Zhou Xing whisper in her ear: “I’ll tell you.”

After speaking, Zhou Xing left.

Shen Yan: …

At first, Shen Yan thought that when Zhou Xing whispered in her ear, it might have been a bit ambiguous. When he leaned over, her heart even raced a little.

But after hearing what Zhou Xing said, the faint ripple of excitement in Shen Yan’s heart quickly subsided.

She stared expressionlessly at his retreating back.

He’s still holding a grudge.

Feng Shanshan, still eagerly poking her, asked: “Who? Who? Who? I want to know too.”

Although she hadn’t even seen Mr. Lu’s partner, she was curious as well.

Shen Yan looked at Feng Shanshan and mischievously said: “I’ll tell you.”

Feng Shanshan: …

Before Feng Shanshan could say the word “breakup,” Shen Yan continued: “That’s what he just said.”

Feng Shanshan: …

“Is he that childish?”

Shen Yan shrugged: “Maybe, but he just wants to hook me, to take revenge for the rumors I spread earlier.”

Shen Yan really regretted it.

If Zhou Xing had shared the gossip about Mr. Lu’s partner earlier, she wouldn’t have spread any rumors.

“Do you think he really knows, or is he just pretending to know?”

Feng Shanshan speculated: “Since he’s so close to Mr. Lu, he probably really knows.”

Shen Yan thought Feng Shanshan’s analysis was quite reasonable: “That’s true. Just like us, if you were dating, I’d definitely know.”

Listening to Shen Yan speak so naturally, Feng Shanshan’s gaze flickered a little, but Shen Yan, lost in thoughts about whether Mr. Lu actually had a partner and who it was, didn’t notice.

Outside the control room, Sun Qiongsi and Chai Ya were watching the whole situation unfold.

Sun Qiongsi asked Chai Ya: “What do you think about Lao Shen and her boss? Is there something going on?”

Chai Ya: “I think there’s a bit of ambiguity between them.”

Sun Qiongsi nodded: “I think so too.”

Chai Ya added: “Do you know who Shanshan had dinner with last night?”

Sun Qiongsi: “I know. Do you?”

Chai Ya: “That’s the problem, I don’t know either.”

The two of them exchanged a knowing glance.

Something is going on.

Indeed, there was something going on.

When the four of them were walking back to the dorm, Feng Shanshan, with her sharp eyes, spotted Zhong Cheng walking toward them.

“Here comes your criminal record.” Feng Shanshan nudged Shen Yan with her shoulder.

Shen Yan didn’t react immediately, confused about what “criminal record” meant, but then followed Feng Shanshan’s gaze and saw Zhong Cheng.

Shen Yan: …Right, this really is a criminal record.

Shen Yan quickly hid behind Feng Shanshan again, praying: “Don’t see me, don’t see me, don’t see me.”

But Zhong Cheng still walked over.

Feng Shanshan shielded Shen Yan and coldly said: “What do you want? Do you have the face to show up?”

Zhong Cheng: “I’m looking for Shen Yan.”

Feng Shanshan: “Shen Yan’s not available.”

Zhong Cheng: “I’m looking for Shen Yan.

What’s it to you?”

Feng Shanshan, now getting angry too, retorted: “I said she’s not available, and that’s final.

What’s the matter? You want to fight?”

Shen Yan, fearing that Feng Shanshan might actually fight with Zhong Cheng, stepped out from behind her: “What do you want with me?”

Zhong Cheng: “Should we talk somewhere else?”

Feng Shanshan flared up again: “Who are you? What’s the matter here?”

Shen Yan patted her, signaling that it was fine.

Her graduation certificate wasn’t in hand yet, so causing trouble now could affect her graduation: “You guys should go back.

There will be consequences here on campus.”

“I’ll wait for you at the supermarket up ahead.”

Shen Yan nodded slightly.

“Speak up. After Shanshan and the others left, Shen Yan was left with Zhong Cheng.”

Zhong Cheng wasn’t polite either: “Shen Yan, I really didn’t expect you to agree to break up with me because you found someone better.”

Shen Yan: ???

This was really going to be karma.

She had just spread rumors about Zhou Xing and now her ex-boyfriend was spreading rumors about her.

Where did he get the idea that she and Zhou Xing were a couple?

And why was he so sure about it? The last time he saw Zhou Xing, he thought she and Zhou Xing had something going on, but Zhou Xing was a decent guy, and he even told her not to be deceived.

But today, knowing who Zhou Xing was, he still thought there was something between her and Zhou Xing?!

Was her respect for her boss not obvious enough?

And compared to him, was Zhou Xing really the “better one”?

“You’re crazy. You were the one who broke up with me.

You said you were going to chase after Yang Ming, and I didn’t stop you, right?

I didn’t insult you or hang you on a public confession wall.

Why are you turning this around on me?”

Shen Yan was getting really angry, “Zhou Xing is my boss.

If you keep talking nonsense, causing me to lose my job, I’ll really expose you online.”

Hearing this, Zhong Cheng’s eyes showed a hint of expectation: “So, you two aren’t together, right?”

Shen Yan: …

Shen Yan was just about to answer impatiently with an “Of course not” when she met Zhong Cheng’s expectant gaze.

Suddenly, she felt like saying something else.

“You said you’re going to chase Yang Ming? Have you succeeded?”

Shen Yan changed the topic.

Zhong Cheng was stunned: “Not yet, but… I plan to chase her.”

Shen Yan wasn’t interested in listening to Zhong Cheng’s inner journey, so she casually responded: “Good luck.”

After saying that, she prepared to turn around and join Feng Shanshan and the others.

But just as she was about to take a step, Zhong Cheng suddenly grabbed her wrist.

Shen Yan was forced to stop.

She turned around and yanked her arm out of his grip: “What do you want?

Do you have something else to say?”

Zhong Cheng: “You still haven’t answered my question.”

This guy was still fixated on whether she had something with Zhou Xing, and now he was telling her he was planning to chase Yang Ming. What did he want?

Shen Yan: “…What’s it to you? Are you trying to get back together with me?”

“Uh…” Zhong Cheng’s eyes flickered, as if he had just been caught at the core of his emotions.

Shen Yan was shocked.

She thought, where did she fit into his plans?

She hadn’t even become a local.

She quickly fabricated a lie for herself: “You’re overthinking. I am indeed with my boss, but it’s just that it hasn’t been made public yet due to work concerns.”

She didn’t want to be tangled up with Zhong Cheng any longer, so she decisively cut him off.

Just then, she blinked and saw Zhou Xing walking past them, seemingly preparing to greet her.

Behind Zhou Xing, there were a few male students and two middle-aged women she knew they were teachers from her school.

Shen Yan: …

She had had enough.

Had she not checked the calendar before leaving the house today?

What kind of day was today?

Was it her social death day?

How could anyone spread two rumors in one day, both directly in front of the person involved?

She was really wrong.

She swore she would never say anything bad about Zhou Xing behind his back again.

Meanwhile, Zhou Xing opened his mouth, wanting to greet them, but then swallowed it back down.

He hadn’t realized who Shen Yan was standing with earlier.

He had introduced his mom, aunt, and cousin, saying he saw some of his colleagues from the office, and was about to greet them when he heard what Shen Yan had said.

Although after he realized who the people were, he quickly figured out the logic of the situation.

But even after that, his mom and aunt were still fine.