Shi Nuan was taken aback for a moment, raising her head to look at Song Yansheng.
The man lowered his eyebrows, his entire face was exceptionally handsome, the tone of his questioning was gentle, and his expression was also soft, but for some reason, Shi Nuan felt a coldness spreading through her heart.
She blinked: "Oh... I was at the library then, and I didn’t hear it..."
Song Yansheng looked at her for a moment, pulled his lips into a smile, and said, "I figured it must be like that, you little bookworm, so absorbed in a book that you can’t move, how would you notice my call?"
He finished speaking and affectionately pinched her cheek.
Shi Nuan blushed but pressed her lips together, staying silent.
Shi Nuan followed Song Yansheng out of the office, his grip on her hand tightening slightly, his steps faster than before.
Shi Nuan felt even more guilty, vaguely sensing that Song Yansheng’s question was not casual, but more like testing her.
But how could she answer?
To say she met her ex-boyfriend, was with him at the time, and thus couldn’t answer his call?
Shi Nuan couldn’t say it.
Moreover, she felt that although she and Song Yansheng came together each with their own goals, they were still considered a couple.
Between a couple, the most basic thing is trust.
Ordinary couples’ trust might stem from their emotions, but between him and her, even if not speaking of emotions, their character should be trusted.
Shi Nuan’s guess was correct, just now Chi Rui came to Song Yansheng to report that indeed yesterday afternoon, Shen Zui went to T University.
Song Yansheng was furious internally and gave Chi Rui a dressing down.
The issues from yesterday afternoon were only reported today; how were his subordinates handling things?
Chi Rui felt wronged; yesterday Shen Zui left the hotel, zigzagged through several routes, changed three cars and outfits to shake off the tail, and finally blended unobtrusively into T University.
That the bodyguards could discover and confirm this in less than a day was already quite remarkable.
But the boss’s anger needed an outlet.
He couldn’t possibly direct it at Lady, and there was no reason to at others, so he himself had to take the hit.
In fact, both Chi Rui and Song Yansheng were very clear that meeting between Shen Zui and Shi Nuan was bound to happen sooner or later.
No one could stop it.
Song Yansheng loved with such caution and trepidation, Chi Rui truly felt heartache for him.
Song Yansheng was a mature, successful man; Chi Rui had followed him for years, witnessing firsthand how this man step by step gained his current status and glory.
As for women, over the years, many liked and pursued Song Yansheng; even while studying abroad, he received countless love letters and confessions.
But he remained unmoved throughout.
At that time, Chi Rui already knew of Shi Nuan’s existence but hadn’t met her.
He heard she was still young, merely a little girl.
As he matured, after all, he was a man, having needs in certain aspects was normal.
But Song Yansheng never sought out a woman, seemingly having no interest in relations between men and women.
After returning to the country, Song Yansheng endured hardships and founded TK; the company faced many obstructions at its inception and wasn’t smooth sailing.
But these issues were all arranged by Song Yansheng prior to returning, so no amount of obstruction could prevent the TK Group from rising strongly.
At that time, Shi Nuan was still very young, not even graduated from junior high.
Song Yansheng wasn’t in a rush; his main focus was TK. He quietly watched over this little girl growing up, ready to plan a romantic encounter when she turned eighteen.
But he didn’t expect that before she turned eighteen, Shi Nuan met Shen Zui and fell into an early romance with him.