Chapter 37 Misunderstandings
Just as Zhong Zhen finished her call and got ready for lunch, Jiang Yingyou and her fellow secretaries had finished up the group photo as well.
Zhong Zhen walked past her side and said softly yet teasingly, “Ms. Jiang, have a seat please. Let me get my lunch first and you will see Chen enjoying the meal with me soon.”
“Great.” Jiang Yingyou answered cheerfully but neither of them were happy about it.
As Zhong Zhen walked toward the VIP elevator, the secretaries made a grimace at her back because they could not stand the way she addressed Feng Beichen. They started gossiping on her ambiguous relationship with Feng Beichen.
“Damn it!” Zhong Zhen pinched her arm and muttered to herself after walking into the elevator. How could I even call out something as cheesy as ‘Chen’?! Looks like I have to be a little more careful around my coworkers.
However, her mind was filled with the intimacy when Feng Beichen interacted with her just now. That was truly an addictive feeling. Just being hugged by that man made her feel contented.
When she reached the lobby, a few other secretaries came out from the elevators as well. A soft sneer could be heard from amongst them, “Ugh, another mistress on the secret love ship of Mr. Feng!”
The word ‘mistress’ wounded Zhong Zhen greatly. Was she going to live with this term for the rest of her life? Rushing forward in a fit of rage, she yelled, “Why are you gossiping behind others? Get back to work! What do you people know? None of you have a sliver of decency!”
The secretaries were clearly shocked by her sudden shouting. Since the subject this time was Feng Beichen, they could only keep their thoughts to themselves and not utter another word as they slowly edged toward the side of the restaurant.
Zhong Zhen was fuming but could not find an outlet to vent her anger on.
With the lunchboxes in hand, she returned to the top floor. She stole a glance into the office and headed for the guest room. Before entering, she exclaimed sweetly, “Lunch is here, Chen!”
That sounded natural, Feng Beichen thought to himself. Looks like this woman does have her own plans. Either she’s special, or she’s a great actress. That could be right actually. She was from an acting school, so she probably picked up a skill or two and definitely has knowledge about how people think and feel.
Jiang Yingyou had already opened her lunchbox. She stood near Feng Beichen, as if she was promoting the meal.
Looks really do sell. But why does Jiang Yingyou turn so jittery when she is face-to-face with Feng Beichen?
“Hey, Mr. Feng. You really shouldn’t be eating too much junk food. Want me to swap with you? It’s fine if I have it once in a while.” Jiang Yingyou daringly suggested.
Feng Beichen was silent. He eyed Zhong Zhen, as if hinting for her to handle it. Otherwise, there would be no peaceful meal among them.
Zhong Zhen steeled herself and put down the lunchbox, “Why Ms. Jiang, you don’t know Chen very well at all! He likes this, and this is certainly not junk food. It’s made specially for him with love.” As if saying this would be enough to make Jiang Yingyou leave.
Zhong Zhen eyed Feng Beichen once more and continued, “Ms. Jiang, Chen doesn’t like it when strangers stare at him during meals. Come with me please and let him eat in peace.”
This was preposterous to Jiang Yingyou and she huffed, “Fine, I’ll leave! Feng Beichen, you better not regret this!”
Ever since she joined the company, was she ever respected before? Was she really that big of a pushover? She wasn’t some masochist; she was just taking up the suggestion of both parties’ parents.
It had been conflict after conflict with Zhong Zhen ever since she got here. She wasn’t soft, but her life had always been pretty much smooth-sailing. She didn’t expect so much conflict, especially with a nobody like Zhong Zhen. Losing to her was just mind-boggling.
“Please escort Ms. Jiang!” Feng Beichen uttered coldly. He couldn’t be bothered about her threat. He had always been a pretty amicable leader. Things were fine a moment ago, but that last comment really made him feel repulsed.
“Sure, Chen.” Zhong Zhen felt a wave of satisfaction. As long as I get rid of that woman, things will be easy from here. As for Jiang Yingyou, when she leaves, who’s going to take her place?
Of course, Zhong Zhen couldn’t be bothered. The consequences would be handled by Feng Beichen anyway; she just had to do her part.
“Ms. Jiang, let me escort you.” Zhong Zhen was pale with anxiety and worried that Jiang Yingyou might lash out at her.
But what done is done, and there is nothing that can be changed. The only way is to push on.
Jiang Yingyou stopped threatening them when she observed that it was time to clock-out. She also felt that it wouldn’t be good to create trouble right now.
“Fine, please escort me.” Jiang Yingyou knew that if there was no one escorting her, she would need to use a public elevator which would be crowded. It was a best-avoided situation as she was a well-known artist with fans all over the world.
Artists needed to take extra precautions in wherever they went and whatever they did.
Those who were very intuitive would know her reasons for visiting this place. If her photos were shared on the internet, rumors would spread.
Image management was important to an artist; it would be extremely bad if her reputation was destroyed over an unimportant matter.
“Please have a safe journey,” Zhong Zhen stopped and saw her off when they arrived at the private elevator.
What? How rude is this woman? Can’t she escort me to the ground floor?
“Excuse me, Ms. Zhong. Don’t you think that you should at least escort me to the ground floor? Are you trying to show that Feng Beichen is an unreasonable man?” Jiang Yingyou mentioned Feng Beichen as a form of pressure to get her to do her bidding.
