Crossing the line

Chapter 76 I really did love you
Wen Yangzhi said slowly: "I hope so."

Yun Yuwan muttered softly: "That's how it is."

He hummed lightly and didn't argue with her: "Zhou Fei will be here later."

Yun Yuwan's expression suddenly changed. She wanted to turn around and leave, but she restrained herself and communicated with him as he had just said, even though it was difficult to speak: "...What is she doing here...?"

Wen Yangzhi said calmly: "Let's discuss the acquisition. You listen at the side and see if your brother and her have any relationship other than work."

Yun Yuwan murmured "oh" softly.

It was a bit of an exaggeration, but she wasn't that angry now.

The fact that he said he was willing to take the necklace back to coax her showed that he had no romantic feelings towards Zhou Fei, otherwise he wouldn't have cared so little about his image.

But he was willing to show it to her, and she was inexplicably happy.

She walked to Wen Yangzhi, who was looking at the K-line of various banks today. He held his mobile phone in one hand and held her hand with the other.

The sunlight was warm, and Yun Yuwan felt a little shy, not sure if it was because she was exposed to the sunlight, or because they were holding hands like a normal couple, or because Wen Yangzhi was holding her hand.

She watched Wen Yangzhi handling his work while holding her hand, and could clearly feel that this was her boyfriend.

There was the sound of a door opening, and the housekeeper greeted: "President Zhou, Director Wen is waiting for you on the terrace, come this way."

A clear and warm female voice sounded: "Okay."

Footsteps sounded.

Yun Yuwan suddenly pulled her hand out of Wen Yangzhi's hand.

Wen Yangzhi glanced at her lazily with a fleeting smile, as if he was mocking her for being so incompetent.

Yun Yuwan snorted and turned away.

When Zhou Fei saw Yun Yuwan, he immediately showed a friendly and gentle smile. After all, she was his senior's sister:

"Hello."

Yun Yuwan also smiled: "Hello."

Zhou Fei looked at Yun Yuwan's beautiful and bright face. Her appearance was completely different from Wen Yangzhi's, but she was equally outstanding.

She couldn't help but think of last night, when Wen Yangzhi told her to make friends with the wife of the director of Chen Real Estate as usual, and then left.

She wanted to follow him out, but Jiang Jianqing handed her a cocktail at the right moment and said that Wen Yangzhi had some personal matters to attend to.

She said, I know about Mr. Wen’s personal affairs, and it shouldn’t be considered crossing the line.

Jiang Jianqing just smiled gently: "Does President Zhou like Yang Zhi? He thinks his private affairs are not private affairs."

She didn't know how to answer for a moment, because Jiang Jianqing's attitude was very friendly and his smile was gentle, but his words were sharp.

Zhou Fei only said one thing: "If you didn't care about the Wen family and Mr. Wen, you wouldn't have come all the way back from Switzerland."

Jiang Jianqing obviously knew what was going on, and smiled knowingly: "Although it may be a bit hurtful to say this, Yang Zhi will not like you."

She also laughed and fought back: "Why?"

The senior obviously treated her differently, one could even say she was privileged, and everyone knew that she was an exception to Wen Yangzhi.

Jiang Jianqing just smiled calmly: "Yangzhi likes beautiful ones."

That sentence hit her right in the middle of her eyebrows. For a moment, she clenched her sweaty palms and stood there in a stalemate for a long time.

Jiang Jianqing smiled gently: "Yangzhi studied painting before he was seventeen. He could even tell which skull had the best proportions. Others might think he was superficial, but his aesthetic taste was so refined that even an ugly lighter couldn't fit into his suit pocket."

Jiang Jianqing said it very clearly. All these years, she thought she was considered pretty, but it turned out that in front of the really good-looking people, she was not considered pretty.

But since Wen Yangzhi treated her differently, she should be different too. She certainly didn't want to listen to others' instigation and misunderstand him.

Zhou Fei looked at Wen Yangzhi in the sunlight and smiled: "Director Wen."

Wen Yangzhi hummed softly: "Come and sit down."

Zhou Fei felt that the atmosphere was ambiguous for no reason. The table on the terrace was not big, and she wanted to sit next to him.

Yun Yuwan suddenly stood up and groaned, "I'm going upstairs to apply a facial mask to my sister-in-law."

Wen Yangzhi lowered his head to look at his phone, and snorted knowingly, with a hint of smile: "Oh."

Zhou Fei's hand holding the tablet froze for a moment.

sister in law?

Yun Yuwan had already gone upstairs with a clatter.

So embarrassing.

She was just a little jealous, why did he invite her to his house?

I will never be jealous again.

When Zhou Fei heard the word "sister-in-law", her body seemed to have begun to fall. Looking at Wen Yangzhi in front of her, she could only pretend to be calm and find an excuse to ask: "So you have a girlfriend. Then, would it be inappropriate to attend the dinner with me instead of your girlfriend?"

Wen Yangzhi said calmly: "She went to the dinner, she's fine."

At the dinner party? She had no idea who the senior was close to.

Zhou Fei felt as if she had fallen into an ice river in winter, her whole body shivering. When she fully believed that she had a chance, Director Wen's girlfriend was looking at her.

So Jiang Jianqing was helping her, not slandering her, and he didn't say anything more unpleasant.

She forced a smile and said, "Can I ask which daughter you are, so I can say hello when we meet next time?"

Wen Yangzhi picked up the coffee and took a sip, saying nonchalantly: "It's the one you just saw."

She was a little confused: "But I just saw your sister."

Wen Yangzhi looked up at her calmly, then continued to look at the data: "My old friend's sister is my girlfriend."

Zhou Fei was still forcing a smile on his face, but at this moment he couldn't keep it together, he was shocked and unbelievable.

The person whom she had liked for so many years told her in front of her that he had a girlfriend.

She looked at Wen Yangzhi's handsome and stern profile under the shade of the tree, as if it was still eight years ago when she first saw him.

At that time, the rules for joining the fraternity that Wen Yangzhi belonged to were to give flowers to a strange girl and invite her to dinner. If you succeeded, you would be admitted, and if you failed, you would be admitted again. Many people in that fraternity were born into famous families, and there were also many playboys who were out of reach.

But Wen Yangzhi is a different person.

She happened to pass by their VIP activity room, and Wen Yangzhi came out and happened to meet her
He called her in a calm voice: "Nancy."

She was shocked and found it incredible that such a handsome man suddenly called out her name.

Because that year she didn't look outstanding and her temperament was just like everyone else, she was just a nerd buried in the crowd.

She lowered her head while holding the book in her arms, feeling inferior.

But the next second, he said calmly:

"Can I buy you dinner?"

He stared at her. The light outside the corridor was cut by the shadows of the trees, making it unclear how bright or dark it was, just like the unclear pace of her heartbeat.

He is so handsome that just looking at him makes people's hearts beat like thunder and dare not have any unrealistic thoughts.

At that time, she only thought that Wen Yangzhi could pronounce her name immediately because he must have paid attention to her for a long time.

She knew him because he was so famous.

Who among those in the finance department doesn’t know Caleb?

If he was a person who looked at appearance, he would not have chosen her in the first place.

He was not such a superficial person. Many years passed before Zhou Fei realized that she had worn a name tag with her name written on it so he could read it out when he first saw her.

On the third day when she knew him, his friends were all betting whether Wen Yangzhi was really interested in her.

Because Wen Yangzhi was different from them. He was too friendly and did not humiliate her after the meal, saying that she was overestimating her own abilities.

Let everyone have the illusion that Wen Yangzhi treats her differently.

So he forcefully took her to the top of the mountain and sent a message to Wen Yangzhi saying that if she didn't beat them in the race today, she would be isolated and all the dirty water would be thrown on her in the future. Of course, he would not take her down the mountain.

It has a strong sense of playfulness.

When she saw Wen Yangzhi again, the engine of his sports car was smoking. It usually took at least one or two hours to drive up the winding mountain road, but he made it in less than twenty minutes, almost running for his life.

He cut the rope on her wrist with a cold face, lowered his head, his eyes were cold and decisive, his hair slightly covered his heroic brows, his hand tightly grasped the knife, and the other hand grabbed her shoulders to prevent her from falling. She still remembers that scene clearly.

He told the group of people who kidnapped her that they no longer needed to have any contact with each other because they had different values ​​and could not make friends.

He threw away the dagger, and the sharp dagger stabbed into the ground in front of those playboys, shining coldly.

It is rumored that Wen Yangzhi offended ∧ for her. ∧ is a Greek symbol and also the nickname of that brotherhood.

The fraternity called ∧ is open to only those with money and power. They are a small circle with very strong connections. Wen Yangzhi's fraternity is even more outrageous. He has a member of the royal family, the nephew of the richest man, and the heir to a leading pharmaceutical company.

It is extremely normal for a bank son like him to join. In the future in the world of fame and fortune, these will be his connections and qualifications.

But for her, he quit just three days after joining.

The story went viral, and many people wanted to see what the girl Caleb was protecting looked like, but when they saw her, they were either disappointed or speechless.

She even felt guilty for embarrassing him.

When I talked to him about the rumors, he said it didn't matter to him.

Later, the night she left Yale, she knew that she would never have anything to do with him again.

Writing on the finance book he lent her:

I really did love you
Just thinking about these three words "Wen Yangzhi" seems so untouchable.

Unexpectedly, the Credit Suisse where she had worked for four years saw its share price shrink thirty times in March last year, and was heavily in debt. It was sold to the UBS at a bargain price, and she, as a senior executive, was reasonably laid off.

Maybe he had been paying attention to her, so he suddenly extended an olive branch to her and sent her a message asking her, Nancy, I need a right-hand man, are you willing to come?

So she returned to China without stopping. After returning, she saw the email from Credit Suisse, hoping that she would return to the position and continue to coordinate the original Credit Suisse clients. She decisively refused.

Even though Wen Yangzhi had not yet vacated his seat for her, she insisted on waiting for him for a whole year, waiting for him to give her a legitimate status.

Finally, this year Wen Yangzhi used tough measures to kick out the previous president and made room for her.

She thought this was the beginning of their relationship, but he already had a girlfriend.

Wen Yangzhi turned over a page of documents and called her: "Nancy."

Zhou Fei's tears almost burst out: "Yes."

She didn't want to compete with anyone, and she thought it was low to compete with men, but this was Wen Yangzhi.

This is Wen Yangzhi.

Wen Yangzhi looked at the document. It was obvious that he was going to deal a heavy blow to the financial industry, but he was doing it with ease, as if he was saying that the acidity of today's coffee was not bad:
"Although a large amount of funds from new technology companies have poured into Megu Bank, and Megu's total assets have quadrupled, its hardware cannot keep up, and there are no customers who can take over the funds. I received internal information that the loan business department has only released 10% of the funds, and now the management urgently needs to make investment decisions."

His thick eyebrows and eyes were clear and right in front of me, but there was no chance for us to meet each other's eyes and communicate with each other.

She tried to hold back her tears: "What do you mean?"

Wen Yangzhi continued: "If they invest in long-term bonds, coupled with the US central bank's continuous interest rate hikes, there is a chance of collapse. Moreover, most of the executives of Magu Bank prefer conservative investments. This is an olive branch delivered to their door."

She had lost her mind and asked a stupid question: "How can you be sure that the US central bank will raise interest rates..."

But he spoke in a normal tone, tapping the American financial newspaper on the table: "Inflation and raising interest rates to combat pressure are inevitable."

Zhou Fei replied lightly: "Indeed."

Wen Yangzhi suddenly stopped, closed the file, and looked at her calmly: "Why are you crying?"

She quickly wiped away her tears and said, "I just feel that the task is too heavy. This is the first time I have done such an acquisition. I think the global financial circle will be shocked after it is completed."

He pushed the tissue box in front of her, his voice was light and gentle, but that was just his pity for his junior: "I know your ability very well, but you still need to improve your mental quality. We will have more cases to do in the future."

Is it a matter of psychological quality? If at this moment, the pretty little girl living in his house is her, she will be happy and relaxed.

If she had known that he liked beautiful girls, she should have been glamorous and beautiful when she first appeared in front of him. She should have been as confident and outgoing as that little girl, and you could tell at a glance that she was indulged, rather than being inferior and introverted.

Zhou Fei had seen all kinds of storms, but she only pretended to be weak and called him on the night of the embezzlement of public funds, asking him for help, as she couldn't handle it alone.

He came and she thought she was the different one.

It turned out not to be.

The housekeeper came over and whispered: "Miss Yun said she wanted to eat Sichuan cuisine and didn't want to eat light food. The chef is only good at Cantonese and French cuisine. Now order from Zhou Ji. Do you think it's okay?"

Zhou Ji is a private restaurant that only does five deliveries a day. Moreover, the threshold is too high, and they only accept regular customers or customers brought by regular customers. It is common for a delivery to cost 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, and more than 100,000 yuan is not uncommon.

But Zhou Ji has chefs of all kinds of cuisine, so they can cook any cuisine you want.

Wen Yangzhi hummed: "Let her do it."

The butler chuckled.

As expected, Miss Yun has the capital to be spoiled by President Wen.

Mr. Wen never eats Sichuan cuisine.

This shows how much Mr. Wen dotes on and indulges Miss Yun.

Wen Yangzhi turned the page and asked, "Do you like Sichuan cuisine?"

How could she dare to say that she liked him? Seeing him going out with others and entertaining guests together, she was afraid that she would not be able to control her tears.

She resumed her polite and professional smile and said, "No, I have an appointment with the head of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group to have dinner together."

Wen Yangzhi put the tablet on the table: "Let my driver take you there."

She just sugarcoated it: "Okay."

Zhou Fei stood up and left, while Wen Yangzhi lowered his eyes and continued to look at work documents.

Yun Yuwan put on a facial mask and went downstairs, looking at the flowers she had planted before on the terrace.

She kept circling around Wen Yangzhi, looking left and touching right.

I am not very familiar with places outside Wen Yangzhi's room.

She found an antique clock with a mechanism and fiddled with it for a long time, but couldn't figure it out, so she gave up.

Wen Yangzhi was sitting on the sofa, looking at the real-time K-line on his phone. He was obviously not looking at her, but he asked, "Did it break?"

Yun Yuwan was so embarrassed that she put her hands behind her back and muttered, "I don't know why it's like this. I fiddled with the pointer and it stopped working."

Wen Yangzhi put down his phone and stood up.

Yun Yuwan felt like she had done something wrong and was caught by an adult.

He walked to Yun Yuwan, put his arm around her shoulders, and went to check the condition of the antique clock.

The clouds are about to set in, and I feel uneasy.

And Wen Yangzhi noticed that she was a little nervous.

Leng Bai flicked the hands with his long, white fingers and said expressionlessly, "The antique clock stopped working after being touched. The antique clock is broken."