Five years after being dumped, President Jiang became increasingly entangled in...

In the car.

Cui Xingye volunteered to drive, so he let Cen Hui sit in the passenger seat. After all, Jiang Jingsi was used to sitting in the back. He also let Xu Chaoxi sit in the back so he could observe how these two people, who had been separated for a long time, communicated now.

But Cen Hui refused no matter what she said, and after much pleading, she still wouldn't let the two of them sit together.

She didn't say it explicitly, but her intention was all too obvious.

Finally, Xu Chaoxi had no choice but to offer to sit in the passenger seat, which satisfied Cen Hui.

Once seated in the back, Cen Hui chattered incessantly, switching between different topics.

In comparison, Xu Chaoxi was much more silent.

In the middle of the call, Xu Chaoxi received a call from Su Mei, who looked distressed when she heard that Xu Chaoxi had to attend a social event.

"Mom wanted to tell you that you don't need Aunt Zhang's son to come back from studying abroad and want to meet you. You grew up together, so you should at least meet and catch up with each other as friends."

Hearing this, Xu Chaoxi felt somewhat helpless.

Of course she knew what Su Mei meant.

"Mom, I'm not thinking about that right now. I just want to focus on my work."

"You silly girl," Su Mei scolded playfully, "Mom isn't telling you to start dating him right now. You two know each other, you're not strangers, why are you so nervous?"

Xu Chaoxi had no choice but to agree, saying that she would go see him when she had time.

She couldn't be too obvious in her refusal, otherwise Su Mei would overthink it.

She already considered herself a burden, and if she said the wrong thing, she would add to Su Mei's burden.

As soon as she hung up the phone, Cen Hui eagerly asked, "Is your mom arranging a blind date for you? Who's that guy? Is he handsome? Is he rich?"

As soon as she spoke, the car fell silent. As if by unspoken agreement, all three people focused their attention on her.

Xu Chaoxi forced a smile, her smile somewhat stiff: "You've misunderstood. It's not true. My mom was talking about something else."

"Stop lying to me. I heard everything. Your mom said you should meet her when you have time, not that you should get together right away. You don't need to be so nervous. I won't laugh at you. Twenty-five is the perfect age for blind dates, okay? It's not something shameful."

Cen Hui spoke casually, but secretly she was observing Jiang Jingsi's reaction.

Unfortunately, her position wasn't ideal; she could only see Jiang Jingsi's profile and couldn't discern his expression. She could only sense that the air conditioning in the car seemed to have dropped a few degrees.

Cui Xingye glanced at Jiang Jingsi beside him.

His facial expression didn't change much, but the air pressure inside the car felt a bit low.

It seems he wasn't as relieved as he claimed.

"Secretary Cen, this is Secretary Xu's privacy. It's normal for her not to want to talk about it. Why are you asking her?" Cui Xingye took the initiative to smooth things over.

"I was just asking out of curiosity. Besides, we're colleagues. Isn't it normal for colleagues to gossip a little?" Cen Hui pouted, dissatisfied. "Why are you being so petty?"

Cui Xingye cheerfully changed the subject, picked out a song, and inadvertently noticed a large red patch on the back of Xu Chaoxi's hand in the rearview mirror. He asked, "Secretary Xu, what happened to your hand? Why is it so red?"

Cen Hui's heart skipped a beat, her eyes filled with threat as she stared intently at Xu Chaoxi.

Xu Chaoxi's gaze lingered on her face for only a moment before he turned to look out the window.

"It's nothing, I just bumped into it accidentally today."

"Is it that serious? Where did you touch it?"

"The corner of the desk."

It's common for sharp corners of desks to be bumped, so it's not unusual.

Hearing this answer, Cen Hui breathed a sigh of relief.

Luckily, this woman didn't complain. If she had dared to, I would have torn her to pieces right here on this bus.

Soon, the car stopped in front of the restaurant.

Xu Chaoxi never expected to see Li Shun here.

The last time they met was at the club, where she enthusiastically recommended expensive wines to him.

She heard Cui Xingye say something about "General Manager Fang," and wondered why Li Shun was here too.

The moment their eyes met, Xu Chaoxi's heart began to race uncontrollably.

As soon as they sat down, they exchanged a few pleasantries and then introduced themselves to each other.

Xu Chaoxi forced herself to greet Li Shun and shook his hand. For some reason, the other party lowered his head and avoided her gaze.

She also noticed that Li Shun's face seemed to have some injuries, with scratches on his cheekbone and the corner of his eye, which had just scabbed over, making it look like he had just been injured.

Could it be that he has done too many bad things, and someone has secretly taken action against him?

The thought of this possibility made Xu Chaoxi feel incredibly relieved.

It seems that heaven has eyes and knows he deserves to be taught a lesson.

With everyone preoccupied with their own thoughts, Cen Hui's talkative nature came in handy. She moved around, praising things here and there, creating a wonderful atmosphere, especially for President Fang, whose lips never left his mouth twitching.

"Jing Si, your secretary is absolutely perfect for me, she's so good with words."

"Not at all, thank you for the compliment, Mr. Fang." Cen Hui felt a little happy inside, and couldn't help but raise her chin at Xu Chaoxi, her eyes full of pride and smugness.

She graduated from a top university with a degree in management; she's not some pretty face like Xu Chaoxi.

Xu Chaoxi sat in the corner, barely speaking, trying to minimize her presence.

She's not good at these kinds of situations.

Suddenly, Cen Hui had a flash of inspiration and pulled several CEOs to start playing a game of Truth or Dare.

This game was really boring, but Cen Hui had already livened up the atmosphere, and Cui Xingye also wanted to see what Jiang Jingsi thought through this game, so he simply agreed.

As soon as the game started, the wine bottle was spun around and placed in front of Xu Chaoxi.

All eyes were fixed on Xu Chaoxi.

Cen Hui chuckled inwardly, then coughed lightly and asked, "Secretary Xu, when did you break up with your last boyfriend? What kind of person was he?"

Her hands, resting on her lap, clenched unconsciously. She quickly replied, "Five years ago, he was a very good person... I'm the one who wronged him."

Cui Xingye's eyes lit up, and sure enough, he caught a glimpse of Jiang Jingsi's eyes darkening slightly, so he secretly smiled to himself.

Jing Si was still being stubborn, but deep down she cared most about him.

After the question was answered, Cen Hui started spinning the wine bottle again.

Now the scene turned to Jiang Jingsi.

"President Jiang, are you satisfied with your current situation?" See, she's not entirely without emotional intelligence; she's openly targeting Xu Chaoxi.

"Satisfied." Jiang Jingsi replied without hesitation.

After answering a few more trivial questions, he then went to Xu Chaoxi.

Cen Hui's smile became even more unrestrained.

"Secretary Xu, have you ever regretted breaking up five years ago?"

Jiang Jingsi placed his hand on the cup and tapped the cup wall intermittently.

Xu Chaoxi pursed her lips even tighter, and after a long while, she answered, "No regrets."

These three words instantly froze the atmosphere.

Cui Xingye clearly noticed that Jiang Jingsi next to him was in a much worse mood.

Jiang Jingsi downed the wine in his glass in one gulp.

No regrets.

What a wonderful statement about not having any regrets.

That's true. How could he expect a heartless woman to regret anything? She never regrets anything.

Cen Hui couldn't contain her joy.

Brother-in-law, you see? This is the kind of person she is. She has no sense of regret whatsoever.

Now, my brother-in-law will no longer have any expectations of this woman, and he won't be more tolerant of her anymore, right?

After a few symbolic rounds of games, Cen Hui steered the conversation back to drinking.

It's unclear whether Li Shun was drunk and the alcohol emboldened him, or if he sensed something, but he lowered his head and said something to President Fang, who then glanced at Xu Chaoxi.

That one glance made Xu Chaoxi restless.

Why do they need to look at themselves?

Then, Mr. Fang nodded knowingly and turned to say a few more words to Jiang Jingsi.

"Since President Fang has spoken, I naturally won't refuse," Jiang Jingsi said with a polite smile.

"Have Secretary Xu take President Li home later."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xu Chaoxi's expression suddenly changed.

Li Shun's eyes lit up.

He made the right bet.

It seems that what happened last time was just a coincidence. Master Jiang didn't have any interest in this woman at all, or perhaps he was just tired of her.

Perfect, he doesn't mind. He might even be more interesting after being trained, and there might be more tricks to it.

Cui Xingye sensed something was wrong and lowered his voice, saying, "Isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

Who is Li Shun? How many women has he slept with? No woman has ever left his side unscathed.

To be honest, Cui Xingye only gave him some face because President Fang brought Li Shun over. If it were anyone else, he would have turned around and left.

What he despises most are people who don't treat women like human beings.

Especially someone like Li Shun, who is unscrupulous and will do anything to get a woman he sets his sights on, even torturing her. What kind of special fetish does he have? Is it some kind of inhuman fetish?

Xu Chaoxi stood up and said tactfully, "I'm sorry, Mr. Li, I have something to attend to later, and I've also had some drinks, so it might not be convenient for me..."

"Secretary Xu, can you call a designated driver for Mr. Li and get him home safely? You must ensure Mr. Li's safety."

Jiang Jingsi spoke directly, cutting off her refusal, his tone leaving no room for argument.

Xu Chaoxi's face paled.

He knew who Li Shun was. Sending her there was practically sending her to Li Shun's bed. He had even witnessed Li Shun's shameless behavior, yet he could still so calmly push her out.

Was it because of what you just said that you wanted to take revenge and casually gave her away to someone else?

Xu Chaoxi felt a chill run through her, and her body trembled uncontrollably, as if she were about to collapse.

"Does Secretary Xu have any other reasons to refuse?" Jiang Jingsi finally gave her a look, and when they met eyes, his calm and unwavering eyes held only warning, not emotion.

"No." Her heart sank to the bottom, and she gritted her teeth, her voice almost squeezed out from between her teeth.

"I will complete the task assigned by General Manager Jiang."

Jiang Jingsi nodded in satisfaction, even smiling, and said directly to Li Shun, "She's yours now."