Chapter 54: Do You Deserve Respect?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
She looked at it and was stunned.
On her phone screen, Jing Chenxi was holding her arm, gazing at her with deep affection. She too was looking at him, her entire face adorned with a smile so captivating it could take a life.
Li Zhenting spoke sternly, “The Jing Group has always been an industry trendsetter. Your open flirtation with Jing Chenxi, especially in public, if captured by the media, will not bode well for Gu Qi.”
Shen Ning felt her anger surge. When Jing Chenxi had come to see her yesterday and offered to escort her home, they had merely exchanged a few words. What was the big deal? How could it affect Gu Qi?
“Mr. Li, you seem to be meddling a bit too much. Even if something were going on between Mr. Jing and me, it’s a private matter. Are you perhaps jealous?” She deliberately raised her lips in a cold smile.
Li Zhenting’s eyes turned dark instantly, and a scornful, disdainful smile curled on his lips. “You’re nothing more than a pair of shoes I discarded. Jealous? Shen Ning, your thick-skinned face is thicker than a city wall.”
Damn, he just called her a pair of shoes!
Shen Ning was furious, and she raised her palm to slap him.
But before her palm could reach him, Li Zhenting effortlessly caught it.
“Shen Ning, let me make this clear. I’m doing this for Gu Qi. Jing Chenxi is engaged. His fiancee is Miss Jiang Xinyun from the prestigious Beijing Ship King family. The two families are currently discussing their marriage. Your open association with Jing Chenxi is seen as interfering in someone else’s marriage, you’re a third party! If such a scandal were to break out, it would not only affect the Jing Group but also implicate Gu Qi. While the Jing Group can withstand it, Gu Qi can’t. Moreover, you’re currently working on a new product, and if it’s embargoed, no one will be able to save you.”
Shen Ning was stunned, her face turning pale. She had no knowledge of Jing Chenxi having an engaged status. She never even considered getting involved with him.
She wondered which unscrupulous media outlet had captured the incident.
“There is nothing between us,” she said softly.
“Humph.” Li Zhenting let out a cold snort, released her hand, and looked at her pale face. He sneered, “As long as you know. Don’t entertain the illusion that you can achieve success by relying on a man.”
This time, Shen Ning turned purple with anger.
This man was blatantly insulting her, suggesting that she had used men to climb up the ladder.
For heaven’s sake, when did she ever have such thoughts?
“Li Zhenting, don’t judge others by your own despicable standards. Please learn to respect me,” she said, her face flushed with anger.
Li Zhenting sneered, “Do you even deserve respect?”
Enraged, Shen Ning picked up a book from her desk and threw it at him.
Li Zhenting tilted his head, dodging the book, and grabbed her arm again. Shen Ning lost her balance, and her light body fell toward him. Her chest collided with the man’s sturdy chest, and a familiar scent reached her nostrils. For a moment, her mind went blank.
Li Zhenting found himself with the softness of her body pressed against him, and his hand involuntarily wrapped around her waist. In that instant, a feeling of deja vu surged within him, and memories from that night six years ago flooded his mind.
The woman back then seemed to be of a similar height, her body just as delicate, and even her scent was somewhat reminiscent… Could it be…
“Get away.” Just as he was lost in thought, Shen Ning came to her senses, pushed him away abruptly, and ran out.
“Stop.”
Li Zhenting grabbed her arm again and scrutinized her from head to toe. Their heights were similar, and their builds too….