Zhong Li winced in pain: "Let go of my hand, it really hurts."
"Where did you go?" Gu Nanxi’s dark eyes tightened.
"Why should I tell you? I’ll go wherever I want. I’ve already said there’s no way we can be together."
Zhong Li was also angry, shouting at him sharply.
Gu Nanxi gripped Zhong Li’s hand even tighter: "Don’t test my limits, quickly tell me where you went last night?"
Watching Gu Nanxi shouting at her like this, Zhong Li became stubborn and just wouldn’t tell him where she went.
"What right do you have to ask? We’re just in a boss and subordinate relationship. Do I need to report my private life to you?"
Gu Nanxi looked at Zhong Li with a dark gaze, and only after several minutes did he speak again: "If I don’t care, do you expect someone else to?"
"Why can’t you understand what I’m saying? I don’t like you, and I don’t want to be in a relationship with anyone. I just want to live freely by myself. Please stay away from me, okay?"
Gu Nanxi simply hugged Zhong Li tightly: "I also want to stay away from you, but I just can’t."
Zhong Li forcefully pushed him away and, with eyes red with anger, raised her hand and slapped him hard. The red mark on Gu Nanxi’s face stood out: "Please don’t hug me at every turn."
"Isn’t it normal to treat your own woman like this?"
"Are you crazy? Is it fun to talk nonsense all day long?"
Gu Nanxi touched the painful side of his face without getting angry: "You really hit hard."
"Can you please leave now? I don’t want to see you at all right now." Zhong Li frowned at him, stubbornly refusing to speak.
"If you don’t say anything, I’ll carry you outside, and then the whole company will see us."
"...I went to my sister’s place." Zhong Li said irritably.
She thought Gu Nanxi might actually do something so reckless, so after thinking it over, she decided to tell him where she went last night.
Gu Nanxi released Zhong Li with a smile on his lips: "I thought you had been whisked away by some reckless man."
Zhong Li angrily rolled her eyes at him, brushed her long hair behind her ear, and then put on a very official smile: "President Gu, if there’s nothing else, please leave. I need to work now."
Gu Nanxi nodded with one hand in his pocket: "You’ll go home tonight, right?"
"No."
Zhong Li walked to her desk in high heels, sat down, and checked Gu Nanxi’s schedule on her laptop: "There’s a high-level meeting at 9:30, the general manager of Longteng Group will come to discuss contract details at 11, and President Zhang has invited you to lunch at Xinyuan Restaurant at noon."
"Got it. First, make me a cup of coffee and bring it to the office."
After watching Gu Nanxi leave, Zhong Li let out a long sigh and then stood up from her chair to make coffee in the break room for him.
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After having breakfast, Han Xi called Li Manman, saying he wanted to visit Chu Ci at the hospital and asked if she wanted to come along.
By this time, Li Manman’s car was already parked in front of Han Xi’s new house. As she walked into the house, she couldn’t help but exclaim: "Oh my god, your place with Lu Jinghan is amazing! The decor is all tailored to your tastes. But why didn’t you tell us when you guys moved? You’ll have to treat us to a meal later."