The flirtatious girl is done flirting; Mr. He is now obsessed with her.

The man's gaze swept over He Yun Shen's hand wrapped around Bai Yi Shu's waist, his face still maintaining a gentle and refined smile.

"Mr. He, how have you been?"

His gaze shifted to Bai Yishu, his eyes behind his gold-rimmed glasses seeming to see straight into her heart.

"Is this Mr. He's female companion? She looks familiar."

Bai Yishu didn't dare to look at him; her gaze fell on the man's hand holding the wine glass.

"This is Bai Yishu, my assistant."

Seeing that Bai Yishu didn't seem inclined to speak, He Yunshen introduced her on her behalf.

"Bai Yishu..."

Upon hearing He Yun Shen's introduction, the man raised an eyebrow and repeated her name meaningfully.

"That's a really good name."

He reached out his hand to Bai Yishu.

"Miss Bai, hello, I'm Fu Xiu."

Bai Yishu, constrained by the occasion, had no choice but to extend her hand to shake hands with Fu Xiu.

"Hello, Mr. Fu."

She touched Fu Xiu's hand for only a second before instantly pulling it back to her side, her fingers gripping the hem of her skirt tightly to calm her trembling from nervousness.

Seeing her like this, Fu Xiu became even more certain. He withdrew his hand and smiled gently.

"Miss Bai, haven't we met somewhere before? I feel like you look a lot like someone I know."

Bai Yishu panicked instantly, but then pretended to be calm and said, "You've made a mistake, haven't you?"

"Yeah?"

Fu Xiu smiled but didn't point it out, only lowering his eyes to gaze at the wine in his glass.

"Maybe I've mistaken you for someone else."

Fu Xiu stopped talking about the topic and turned to He Yun Shen, raising his glass to him.

"President He, let's raise a glass to you and wish the Group even greater success in the new year."

Bai Yishu raised her glass with He Yunshen, glancing at his reaction from time to time.

He Yun Shen clinked glasses with Fu Xiu, maintaining a polite yet distant attitude, then took a small sip of wine, speaking in a detached tone.

"Thank you for your kind words, Mr. Fu, and I wish the Fu Group a prosperous business."

He Yun Shen put down his wine glass and casually tightened his arm around Bai Yi Shu's waist, revealing a hint of asserting his dominance.

"Yi Shu, let's go over there and say hello."

After saying goodbye to Fu Xiu, Bai Yishu noticed that his gaze had turned elsewhere, so she quietly asked He Yunshen.

"Are you two very close?"

He Yun Shen glanced down at her, a hint of displeasure flashing in his eyes.

"We're not exactly close, just business acquaintances."

Bai Yishu was hesitating whether to tell him what had happened with Fu Xiu when several people walked over and greeted He Yunshen.

She really didn't want to deal with these people anymore.

"I'm going to touch up my makeup."

He Yun Shen's eyes darkened, and he slowly loosened his grip, his fingertips lingering on her waist for a moment.

"Okay, I'll wait for you here, but don't keep me too long."

Bai Yishu quickly walked around the banquet hall to the lounge next door. She closed the door and breathed a sigh of relief.

Meeting Fu Xiu again was completely unexpected, especially at the He family's banquet, and in front of He Yun Shen.

She thought that the blind date she took in place of He Wanqing was the first and last time they would meet.

She recalled the way Fu Xiu had looked at her at the banquet, and felt inexplicably uneasy.

Now he knows her real name, and he knows that she made up a fake name to fool him. He knows that she works for He Yun Shen. He just doesn't know what he will do next.

But so much time has passed since the last blind date, he must have forgotten about me by now.

Bai Yishu took out lipstick from her bag and applied it briefly, then tidied her dress and hair in front of the mirror.

She opened the door to the lounge, ready to go out, but the moment she opened the door, she saw a tall figure leaning against the door frame.

Bai Yishu's heart skipped a beat. She slowly looked up and saw Fu Xiu looking at her with a half-smile.

"Miss Bai, or... should I call you Miss Lin?"

He straightened up and walked step by step toward Bai Yishu, forcing her back into the lounge.

The door to the lounge closed behind him, and Bai Yishu's heart jumped into her throat.

"take it easy."

Fu Xiu's tall figure exuded a sense of oppression. When he saw Bai Yishu's wary expression, he raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, his tone as gentle as ever.

"I just want to speak with Miss Bai alone. It won't take up too much of your time, okay?"

Knowing she was in the wrong, Bai Yishu thought he might want an explanation for what happened last time, so she immediately said, "I... the reason I told you a fake name was because I thought we wouldn't have any contact anymore. I didn't mean to play you. You can believe me."

Bai Yishu's eyes were firm and her attitude sincere.

"I see."

After listening to her explanation, Fu Xiu nodded slightly, a knowing smile on his face, but he still did not stop walking.

"What if I said now that I'm very interested in Miss Bai and would like to learn more about her?"

Bai Yishu was stunned; she seriously doubted that she had misheard.

"What did you say?"

Fu Xiu's smile deepened, and a hint of amusement appeared in his eyes.

"I think we might be able to have some different exchanges than last time."

He took out his phone and fiddled with it between his slender fingers.

"Could you please give me your contact information?"

Bai Yishu snapped out of her daze from his handsome face and inwardly cursed herself for being a lovesick fool.

She watched as Fu Xiu took out his phone and immediately shook her head.

Why should I give it to you?

Fu Xiu ran his fingertips along the edge of his phone, his smile still gentle and refined, but his eyes held a hidden sharpness.

"Is my interest in you enough of a reason?"

Fu Xiu glanced at the doorway, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"Or are you afraid that President He will find out?"

Bai Yishu's heart suddenly raced, and she subconsciously took a step back to keep a safe distance from Fu Xiu.

"Didn't I tell you last time that I have a boyfriend?"

"Oh? But I remember last time you mentioned your boyfriend, wasn't that just an excuse you used to reject me?"

Even upon hearing that Bai Yishu had a boyfriend, Fu Xiu remained unmoved. Instead, he leaned forward slightly and his tone became ambiguous.

"Besides, so what if you have a boyfriend? I, Fu Xiu, never mind competition."

Bai Yishu's mouth was slightly open, too shocked to speak.

She never imagined that such words would come out of his mouth, and he did so as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Do you know what you're saying?

"Was I not clear enough, Miss Bai?"

Fu Xiu curled the corners of his lips, his eyes gleaming with a determined light.

"I want to get to know you, to understand you better. As for whether you have a boyfriend..."

He shrugged, his tone flippant.

That's your problem, it's none of my business.

"you……"

Don't you want to see what you're saying?

Before Bai Yishu could recover from her surprise, Fu Xiu pulled a business card from his suit pocket and handed it to her.

"This is my business card. Please consider it, Ms. Bai."

He took a step back, regaining his composure and elegance, and turned to leave, but stopped at the door and looked back at Bai Yishu.

"By the way, please give my regards to President He."