Secretary Lin was startled, reflexively swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and didn’t dare to let her imagination run wild. She replied with an "um," took a few steps forward, placed the coffee on the desk, then turned to leave. But then Gu Ningyi’s voice rang out again, "Tang Qian, do you remember her?"
Secretary Lin paused for a moment, then quickly searched her memory before replying, "Mr. Gu, are you referring to Miss Tang, your date from the last charity event?"
It seemed there really was such a woman.
When Dong Xin Yan mentioned her last night, he barely had any impression of her, couldn’t even recall what that woman’s face looked like.
Yet Dong Xin Yan actually believed he had something to do with that Tang Qian...
Gu Ningyi furrowed his brow deeply, his voice slightly lowered, "Is she a celebrity?"
Although Secretary Lin didn’t know why the Boss suddenly mentioned Tang Qian, she still answered truthfully, "Yes, a very popular celebrity in the past couple of years."
It was only hearsay, but could it be... they really had some sort of ambiguous relationship? So the Boss was considering giving this lucrative position to Tang Qian?
Gu Ningyi mused over these words, suddenly letting out a cold laugh. He abruptly turned around, his dark eyes fixed on Secretary Lin, his voice carried a chill as he spoke with deliberation, "Tell Tang Qian that if she dares to falsely claim any relationship between us externally, I’ll make her understand what it feels like to have a bucket of cold water poured over her head."
All of Secretary Lin’s wild thoughts ceased abruptly at that moment.
Though the Boss’s voice was so calm, every word was laced with extreme coldness, making her involuntarily shiver.
Any talk of ambiguity was just rumors. The Boss wouldn’t let any woman easily leverage him for rumors, after all.
After Secretary Lin left the office, Gu Ningyi stood in place for a while before stepping towards his desk, the coffee on it was slightly cool. He picked it up and took a sip.
Unsweetened black coffee was so bitter that it made him frown involuntarily. Truth be told, he never quite liked anything too bitter, perhaps because he’d been a favored child all his life, rarely encountering bitterness in his world.
Yet this bitterness could, at this moment, refresh him, suppress his irritation.
He’d been in the business world for years now, and he was adept at its games. Honestly, he usually didn’t bother with the theatrics.
In the past, if a celebrity like Tang Qian accompanied him to the banquets, events, and used it as an opportunity for publicity, he wouldn’t care much, nor have the mind to bother with such things. New ɴᴏᴠᴇʟ ᴄhapters are published on novelFɪre.net
But yesterday, Dong Xin Yan misunderstood his relationship with a woman he’d just met once and couldn’t even remember her face. This inexplicably concerned him! It concerned him greatly!
He, Gu Ningyi, would not casually allow any woman’s name to appear alongside his in public view.
In the next few days, Gu Ningyi didn’t return to the villa. His absence made Dong Xin Yan quite relaxed, and along with having resolved her leave matters, her health improved rapidly.
In just a few days, her coughing ceased, and her energy and vitality were nearly fully restored.
Dong Xin Yan was very happy. After all, Ziyang’s birthday was coming up, and she didn’t want to meet him looking all ill.