"I hope I won't encounter anything similar again," Fu Hengzhi said, glancing towards the inner room.
The project manager snapped out of his daze and repeatedly assured that the problem would not recur before leaving the office. Before leaving, he glanced back at the inner room, but the person was gone. He noticed out of the corner of his eye that the president's attention had not left him, so he quickly lowered his head and left.
Fu Hengzhi placed the contract on the table, went over and opened the inner room door. There was a series of noises inside. Pushing open the door, he saw Zhou Zhou sitting on the edge of the bed, seemingly playing on her phone.
Fu Hengzhi didn't expose the other party, and stood at the door without going in.
Let's go.
Fu Hengzhi led Zhou Zhou down the president's private elevator. Zhou Zhou, wearing a mask and with his hands in his pockets, waited for Fu Hengzhi to pick him up in his car less than fifty meters from the entrance of Fu's company.
The other person didn't book a private chef today, so I want to try something different and take them out to eat.
Zhou Zhou looked at the traffic flowing through the bustling area, reached up and smoothed the short hair at the back of his head, feeling a chill, as if he were being stared at by countless eyes.
Zhou Zhou looked back and saw towering skyscrapers reaching into the clouds.
Looking around, the only suspicious person he could think of was the girl hailing a taxi not far to his side. She seemed to be subtly scrutinizing him, but Zhou Zhou was certain that the feeling didn't come from her.
"What are you all looking at here for?" He Qingqing took the elevator down to the middle floor and saw a group of people pressed against the floor-to-ceiling windows, looking out.
As soon as the president's secretary arrived, the men and women stopped gossiping about the president and dispersed laughing and joking.
He Qingqing's gaze followed the project manager who had just come out of the president's office. Only after the manager sat back down and took out his wife's lunchbox did her attention suddenly turn to Zhou Zhou, who was waiting downstairs.
Why is there only the president's wife? Where is the president?
He was practically glued to the glass.
Fu Hengzhi didn't keep Zhou Zhou waiting for long. Soon, he appeared in the other party's sight in the Lincoln that Zhou Zhou had been riding in for several days.
The car window slowly rolled down. "Get in."
"Okay." Zhou Zhou touched the back door handle with his fingertips, but before he could even exert any force, the girl waiting for the car rushed over to him.
Seeing that the girl was probably targeting him, Zhou Zhou lowered his hand again, waiting for her to come closer.
The girl was panting heavily after running so fast, even just a few steps. Zhou Zhou looked at her with amusement, searching his memory for any recollections of her, and only after confirming that she was a complete stranger did he speak with a smile.
"Is there something you need?"
With most of Zhou Zhou's face exposed, the girl blushed as she met his smiling eyes. She took out her phone and whispered, "Can we add each other on WeChat?"
"..." Fu Hengzhi heard everything clearly in the car, and he was very curious about what the other party would do at this moment.
The other party was naturally Zhou Zhou. Zhou Zhou took out his phone and naturally opened the WeChat QR code for the other party to scan.
Seeing Zhou Zhou's open and aboveboard demeanor, Fu Hengzhi's grip on the steering wheel tightened suddenly, and he felt a healthy glow creep up his head.
I shouldn't have given him the charging cable!
"Have you finished sweeping?" Zhou Zhou asked with a gentle smile.
"Hmm..." The girl held up her phone and remained silent for a moment, then said with a hint of embarrassment, "You opened the payment QR code."
[Author's Note]:
Currently, they are not together.
Zhou Zhou: I have trouble sleeping if you sleep next to me.
Fu Hengzhi: I understand. I'll sleep at the company and won't be coming back.
Later, they got together.
Zhou Zhou: You sleep next to me, I sleep too late every day.
Fu Hengzhi: It's alright, you'll get used to it.
Hahaha, President Fu not only has a golden statuette, but also a little tea tea, and the key is that Zhou Zhou is a sucker for this.
Fu Hengzhi: Ha, you've got it figured out.
Chapter Thirty-Two: I Don't Want to Get Away with This
No sooner had he finished speaking than Fu Hengzhi let out a cold snort from inside the car.
The girl then noticed the handsome man sitting in the driver's seat of the black car through the car window. Her eyes lit up, and she changed the subject, blushing as she looked into the car and said, "Excuse me, can we add each other on WeChat?"
"..." Zhou Zhou had just opened the correct personal information code when he paused in his handing it over, and looked embarrassed upon hearing this.
Girl, you're jumping over walls way too fast!
Fu Hengzhi glanced at her, and that one glance was enough to make the girl's heart flutter.
Unfortunately, President Fu had no such intentions. He looked straight ahead, and then the car window slowly rolled up, and a voice drifted out, "He has a family."
"Ah, I'm sorry." The girl's disappointment was palpable as she turned her gaze back to Zhou Zhou.
He blinked, his meaning clear: he wanted to continue what he had just finished.
Zhou Zhou pursed his lips. So, he was just settling for second best.
"Oh, my phone's dead." Zhou Zhou exclaimed in surprise, lightly touching the black screen with his fingertips. He looked at the girl apologetically, "What bad luck. I'll make sure next time."
After saying that, he opened the back door and got in, giving the other person no time to react.
He slowly breathed a sigh of relief after driving a distance, pressed and held the side button to turn on his phone, and looked up to meet Fu Hengzhi's gaze in the rearview mirror.
Fu Hengzhi: "Out of power?"
Zhou Zhou touched the tip of his nose and gave a dry laugh, "Sorry, sorry, this kind of thing won't happen in front of you again."
He was met with another cold snort.
Zhou Zhou: "..."
After hearing Fu Hengzhi's reply, he suddenly realized that even though the other party had told him before that he didn't care about his private life, it was still inappropriate to add a member of the opposite sex on WeChat in front of him.
This is as dangerous as performing a hat trick in front of someone while wearing a green hat.
No, no, I won't do that again. I'll do it secretly from now on.
The car drove quite a distance, leaving the inner ring road, and stopped in front of a restaurant with a simple decor.
“I’ve been to this restaurant a few times, and the food is pretty good.” Fu Hengzhi chose a private room, ordered the food, and looked across at Zhou Zhou, who was drinking tea but frequently glancing up at him.
It felt strange; he felt a strange sense of satisfaction. He poured himself a cup of tea and casually asked, "Why are you looking at me?"
"You're a very down-to-earth person." It was the first time Zhou Zhou had dined out with him, and he had expected to see the typical domineering CEO setup, with red wine, steak, and piano music. Instead, it turned out to be four dishes, a soup, and rice. Zhou Zhou put down his teacup, shook his head, and sighed, "Suitable for a down-to-earth life."
Fu Hengzhi's heart trembled upon hearing these five words, and he softly hummed in response, a sound filled with countless unspoken emotions.
Zhou Zhou observed the private room. The space was not large, and the square table was clearly prepared for 2-4 people.
"Did you always come to eat alone before, Mr. Fu?" While waiting for his food, Zhou Zhou rested his chin on his elbow and looked at the other person.
"Um."
Zhou Zhou raised an eyebrow, "Aren't you bringing Secretary He along?"
"Why bring her?" Fu Hengzhi asked calmly, "She's free during lunch break."
“I was thinking that you only have her as your secretary.” Zhou Zhou felt uncomfortable under his gaze. She picked up her teacup, took a sip, and said awkwardly, “She was the one who monitored my affairs in the entertainment industry. Plus, the workload at the company was quite heavy. I didn’t even invite that young lady out for a meal or anything.”
“The salary level is commensurate with the workload,” Fu Hengzhi said. “I paid her double the salary.”
"How much is double?" Zhou Zhou asked curiously.
"Fifty thousand after tax," Fu Hengzhi said. "She hasn't been in the industry long, so it will only go up in the future."
"Wow!" Zhou Zhou exclaimed excitedly, "Do you need a secretary?"
"?" Fu Hengzhi looked at him suspiciously.
Zhou Zhou was clearly joking, and after the joke, she asked the other person, "How did you interview her?"
Fu Hengzhi: "She did something that left a deep impression on me on the day of the interview."
Zhou Zhou: "You spilled coffee on your pants?"
"...She demonstrated her high work efficiency to me." Fu Hengzhi frowned. "Don't bring what you read in novels into reality. If someone spilled coffee on my pants, I would definitely ask her to leave. People like that are not suited to survive in the workplace."
When the domineering CEO gets serious, he really does look serious. Zhou Zhou chuckled and asked a few more questions, but to his surprise, Fu Hengzhi didn't answer them one by one this time. Instead, he looked at him with suspicion.
He asked in a deep voice, "Why are you only asking about the secretary?"
Zhou Zhou was speechless. He just wanted to know if the office romance had developed and how far it had progressed. He couldn't get any information by asking indirectly, but he was pretty sure that there wasn't even a hint of romance yet.
Seeing that President Fu's mood was about to sour again, Zhou Zhou quickly asked, "President Fu, you must be very tired from work."
After Zhou Zhou asked Fu Hengzhi, he didn't answer. He just looked at him quietly, and after a moment, he opened his lips and said two words.
"Perfunctory."
"?" Zhou Zhou rolled his eyes inwardly. Sure enough, you can't guess what the domineering CEO is thinking. You'll never figure it out no matter how hard you try.
After dinner, Fu Hengzhi drove Zhou Zhou back to the villa. As Zhou Zhou watched the changing city scenery outside the window, she suddenly received a phone call.
Zhou Zhou answered the unfamiliar number without hesitation.
Fu Hengzhi drove without playing car music, but his thick regional accent rang out through his phone in the quiet car.
“Your child is in my hands. If you don’t want anything to happen to him, transfer one million to the bank account as per the text message.”
Zhou Zhou: "..."
Fu Hengzhi: "..."
The air inside the car seemed to freeze; neither of them spoke. Who would have thought that scammers could be so brazen these days?
Fu Hengzhi glanced at the rearview mirror, but the expected scene of hanging up the phone did not occur. Zhou Zhou cleared his throat twice, breaking the silence.
"Well, isn't that inappropriate?" Zhou Zhou pursed her lips, suppressing a laugh, her face flushing slightly. "After all, that stuff isn't exactly clean."
"..."
There was silence on the other end. Zhou Zhou wanted to ask them about telecom fraud, whether they were randomly selecting lucky viewers by using phone information or conducting pre-planned scams. Before he could even speak, the other end cursed and angrily hung up.
Inspiration comes from life, and Zhou Zhou felt it was a pity to lose the source of material for his novel.
"This is a drawback of rapid technological development." Telecom fraud is indeed rampant these days; even single people can receive news of their children being kidnapped. Zhou Zhou, reflecting on the drawbacks of big data on the internet, asked the person in front in a mysterious tone, "President Fu, what do you think of this?"
Fu Hengzhi graduated with a double degree in financial management from a prestigious foreign university. Zhou Zhou wanted to hear the opinions of highly educated people to broaden her own understanding.
Without a second thought, Fu Hengzhi said, "Download the National Anti-Fraud Center APP."