He didn't answer and hung up the phone directly.
He Yan was somewhat puzzled, but couldn't call back to inquire. She silently returned to her room. Her colleague was getting ready to go to the bathroom to take a shower. When she saw her, she smiled and asked, "Teacher He, do you need to use the bathroom? I want to take a shower. It's been a busy day, and I'm all sweaty."
He Yan forced a smile and replied, "No, you go ahead."
Colleague went in with his change of clothes, leaving He Yan alone in front of the TV, guessing what Fu Shenxing would do. After about thirty minutes, she got the answer. Her colleague, who had just finished showering, received a phone call. After listening for a moment, her expression changed, then she glanced at He Yan and locked herself in the bathroom to make the call.
After a while, when her colleague came out again, although she seemed calm on the surface, her expression was obviously not right. She busied herself with packing her bag and other items, and said to He Yan, "Teacher He, something has come up at my home, I have to rush back. Can you cover for me? I'll try to come back as early as possible tomorrow, and if it's really not possible, you can ask for leave on my behalf."
"What's wrong? Can I help?" He Yan asked.
Colleague's eyes reddened for a moment, then she immediately held back the tears and shook her head repeatedly, "It's nothing. It's nothing, nothing major. I'll just go back for a while."
After saying that, the colleague hurried out, and He Yan accompanied her to the door. Still feeling a bit dazed, her phone, which she had left on the bed, started to ring. It was Fu Shenxing. He asked her on the phone, "Can you come up now?"
She silently bit her lip and replied, "Okay."
His room was a luxurious suite arranged by the conference group, with a very high floor. She took the elevator up, holding the room key he had given her, but still rang the doorbell. To her surprise, it was Ajian who came to open the door. He still had the same expressionless face, but this time, he nodded slightly at her and greeted her, "Miss He."
Almost every time she saw Fu Shenxing, Ajian was by his side. It seemed that he was his personal bodyguard, the kind who never left him for twenty-four hours. From this, it could be seen that Fu Shenxing was very concerned about his safety, or in other words, he had personal security issues, which was why Ajian followed him so closely.
With a lot of speculation in her mind, He Yan remained calm, and Ajian had already stepped aside to open the door, saying, "Mr. Fu is waiting for you inside." After that, he closed the door and went into the adjacent room, closing the door tightly. It was clear that he had no intention of paying attention to what was happening between Fu Shenxing and He Yan.
He Yan walked through the hall and continued to the inner room. At the bar in the deep corner of the living room, she saw Fu Shenxing. He was wearing a white bathrobe, probably after taking a shower, sitting there alone, leisurely pouring and drinking, turning to see her coming in and just beckoning to her, instructing, "Come over."
She didn't refuse, walked over and sat down on the high chair next to him, poured herself a drink, and asked him, "Fu Shenxing, can we have a good chat?"
He seemed somewhat surprised, surprised that she would obediently come over to accompany him for a drink, surprised that she would suddenly make such a suggestion. He turned his head to look at her, and after a moment, he chuckled and asked mockingly, "What can a lady and a john talk about?"
She looked up at him, a hint of a smile on her lips, tinged with helplessness and self-deprecation, "Since there's nothing to talk about, why don't we play a game? A lady and a john can play a game, can't we?"
She didn't answer him immediately, silently took a few glasses and filled them all with alcohol, lined them up in front of both of them, and then said, "It's very simple, one person asks, the other person answers, if you don't dare to tell the truth, then drink."
It is indeed a very simple game, but it's a simplified version of "Truth or Dare," and it even skips the dare altogether. Fu Shenxing couldn't help but sneer softly and looked at her askance, half-smiling as he asked her, "What do you want to know? Is Fu Shenxing really Shen Zhibian?"
He Yan shook her head. "I already have the answer to that question. There's no need to ask you again."
"Oh?" Fu Shenxing became more curious and unconsciously raised an eyebrow. "Then what else do you want to know?"
She looked at him, smiled, and then asked him, "You not only can't tell the truth, but you can't even drink. Is that right?"
Ignoring her provocation, he sarcastically raised the corner of his lips and retorted, "There's another interpretation, which is that I'm not curious about you at all. You're in the palm of my hand, and you can't escape my control no matter what you think or do. Do I still need to use this method to ask you questions?"
"I see." She nodded slowly, thought for a moment, and then said, "Let's modify the rules of the game a little. You don't have to ask, I'll ask myself. If you can answer truthfully, I'll drink, and if you can't, you drink. Can we do that?"
Seizing the loophole, he couldn't help but laugh lightly and asked her, "How can you be sure I'm telling the truth?"
"I trust you," she said calmly, lowered her thick eyelashes, and whispered, "Fu Shenxing, I believe you wouldn't lie to a woman over a drink. I trust you."
Her words took him by surprise, and he couldn't help but stare at her blankly. After a while, he replied, "Alright, then go ahead and ask."
He Yan still had her eyes lowered and did not look at him, as she asked, "How did you manage to get my colleague reassigned? Did it harm her?"
Fu Shenxing was surprised that she asked this question first and looked at her somewhat puzzledly before replying, "Your colleague's husband got caught up with some trouble and needs your colleague to bring money to bail him out. Yes, I did arrange for this situation, but it's not the first time her husband has been involved with other women. Do you think this is harming her, or helping her?"
He Yan couldn't answer, and after a moment of silence, she finished her drink in one go.
He squinted at her and smiled gently, praising, "Not bad, very straightforward."
"Thank you," she replied hoarsely, covering her mouth. It seemed to take her a while to recover, and then she brought over another cup and asked the next question, "Will your revenge against me affect my family and relatives?"
He was still surprised, as he had expected her questions to be about him, not about her own people and affairs. "It all depends on your behavior. As long as you abide by our game rules, I won't go after your family and relatives," he said, smiling again. "I don't like playing games with a large group of people."
"Good," she also smiled and slowly let out a breath, then finished her second drink in one go.
The brandy was aged and had a high alcohol content, so drinking two full cups in a row was not an easy task. After drinking it, she still covered her mouth and held her breath, and it took her a while to recover. This time, he didn't laugh, but silently looked at her, pushed a glass of ice water over, and said in a low voice, "I think the game is more interesting when played slowly, don't you?"
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