Hua Yan did not know what he could give her. A faint doubt rose in her heart, but she could only say, "Okay." She hung up the phone, prepared to leave the service desk, when she heard someone asking the event staff, "Can you please inquire if Mr. Fu Shenxing, the president of the Fu Company, is staying here?"
Hua Yan was taken aback and subconsciously paused, turning to look at the person.
It was a very young girl with a trendy short haircut, a small face, and big eyes. She wasn't exceptionally beautiful, but there was a certain liveliness about her. She was also wearing a volunteer's uniform, cheerfully responding to the staff's inquiry, "I was sent from the exhibition center to run an errand. There's a document that needs to be delivered to Mr. Fu immediately. Can you tell me which room he's staying in?"
As she spoke, she lifted the sealed document bag in her hand, saying, "It's this thing."
The staff finally believed her, checked Mr. Fu Shenxing's room number and informed her. The girl politely thanked the staff, and as if she noticed Hua Yan's gaze, she turned her head and smiled kindly before leaving briskly.
Everything seemed normal, with no hint of suspicion.
Hua Yan couldn't help but mock herself, feeling that her psychological shadow of the name "Fu Shenxing" was too significant, causing her to be overly cautious. She stopped thinking about the young girl and walked alone to the resting area in the corner of the lobby, where she found a corner of the sofa to sit on, quietly waiting for Fu Shenxing to arrive.
She had been constantly guessing what Fu Shenxing might give her. Optimistically, it could be a mobile phone already loaded with monitoring software. Pessimistically, she couldn't quite imagine. He was simply too shameless and despicable, a truly despicable scoundrel, exceeding her imagination every time.
After about ten minutes, Fu Shenxing finally arrived. It seemed as though he wasn't quite satisfied with her choice to sit in the public lounge area. He tilted his head to the side and casually instructed her, "Go sit over there."
By "over there," he meant the lounge bar on the other side, which naturally offered better conditions than where she was sitting. However, Hua Yan did not get up, only looking up at him calmly, explaining, "I'm in a volunteer's uniform, so it's not convenient for me to sit over there."
Fu Shenxing looked at her for a moment and then smiled, taking a seat beside her, saying, "The view over here isn't great."
It was a random comment, leaving Hua Yan somewhat confused. She raised her eyebrows slightly, intending to ask him what he meant by the view not being great. However, the words died on her lips, and she instead asked, "What do you want from me?"
Fu Shenxing faintly smiled, reaching into the inner pocket of his suit to pull out a small note, placing it on the wide marble coffee table in front of her. He fixed his gaze on her, seeming to smile as he said, "There's something urgent, so I need to go abroad. I'm entrusting you to return this to Mr. He. Also, please ask him what the matter is between Fu Shenxing and Shen Zhijie."
Hua Yan did not react and simply sat there. From the moment Fu Shenxing took out the note, she had frozen. Initially, she was afraid Fu Suiyi wouldn't come, then she feared that if he did, Fu Shenxing would bump into him. But what she didn't anticipate was that it wasn't the worst case scenario. The worst case was that Fu Suiyi didn't come, and instead Fu Shenxing came for him.
Perhaps that wasn't the worst either; the worst was the events that would unfold next. If he came in place of Fu Suiyi, how could he easily let her off?
Fu Shenxing continued to smile and asked her, "Ms. He, do you know anything about the matter between Fu Shenxing and Shen Zhijie? Can you tell me? I'm quite curious."
She simply couldn't find her voice, gaping without sound. This made her shut her mouth; after taking a deep breath, she barely managed to speak and said, "I don't know anything. I said that just to deceive Fu Suiyi."
"Is that so?" He softly responded, leaning back, legs crossed and placed together, elbows resting on the armrest of the sofa. He lightly stroked his chin with his thumb and forefinger, appearing somewhat casual, even indifferent. "Actually, I also think you're deceiving Suiyi. However, I still find it very surprising. Just as I felt that our game had become boring, you suddenly provided me with a surprise. That's quite interesting."
He was speaking the truth and not deceiving her. Their relationship was like a cat and mouse game; he had grown tired of playing and wanted to get rid of or even kill the little mouse. However, the mouse suddenly fought back. He was surprised, but not angry. Instead, he found it interesting, very interesting. He might even think happily: It's great, I can play with this toy a little longer.
Hua Yan remained silent, only pursing her lips to remain silent.
He smiled again and said, "As a reward for the surprise you've given me, I think I should give you a reward as well. Do you agree?"
Her pupils involuntarily contracted, nervously looking at him, waiting for the "reward" he had for her.
Just then, the soothing piano music abruptly stopped, followed by a brief silence. Suddenly, a man's coarse voice and a woman's soft sobbing echoed in the lobby, shocking and embarrassing nearly everyone present. Almost instinctively, everyone in the lobby froze, looking up to find the source of the noise.
On the conspicuous screens hanging in the lobby, the scenic footage of Nanzhao City was replaced by a shocking and indecent video, with only the faces blurred.