By April, Wencheng had already grown hot and stuffy. The boy wore a faded denim jacket. He raised a hand to wipe the sweat from his cheek, then bent down to keep moving things. Just then, someone nearby started talking, and he overheard them. “Did you hear? They've set their sights on our place. There's money to be made now.”
“Really?”
“Of course! This used to be the hometown of the old madam of the Wen Group. Now she's moved back here, and the young lady's transferred to a local school too. Developing this place for their family is practically charity.”
What he never expected was that things between them would...
“A Che, wait for me. Don't listen to what they're saying.”
“A Che, are you mad?”
The girl wrinkled her little nose, her eyes welling up with tears. The boy pulled her against his chest, his voice tinged with jealousy.
“Ruan Ruan, how could I ever bear to treat you like that?”
He didn't want rumors to hurt the girl he treasured most. But they...
“I heard Chen Che, the chairman of Aiyin Technology Group, is coming here tomorrow. They say he's really handsome. I want to see him in person too.”
Hearing her coworkers chatter away, Wen Yin's hand stopped on the mouse. Her eyes reddened, and she got up and left.
Wen Yin had been called in by her supervisor, but she was distracted. “Director Xu, what did you just say? I didn't quite catch that.” Director Xu repeated himself. “You're to follow up on the interview with Mr. Chen of Aiyin Technology Group tomorrow.” “All right.”
Chen Che looked at the girl he'd been longing for, his voice trembling as he said, “Ruan Ruan, I kept my promise. I'm back.” The girl paused for a moment, then gathered her things. “Mr. Chen, could you check whether there are any problems with the interview?”...
