After Trying To Pursue The Cold, Elegant Beauty. I Ended Up Being Flirted With Instead - Chapter 24
You’re avoiding me.
Manager Wang hesitated.
The hand holding the phone tightened. Then, the person on the other end of the line seemed to offer some condition.
After a few seconds of silence, a flash of struggle crossed Manager Wang’s face, but he finally nodded: “…I understand. Minister, please rest assured.”
His voice was very low, with a hint of flattery.
Behind the crack in the door, Li Zhiyun’s eyes instantly turned cold.
It was a chilling coldness that seemed to penetrate the bone marrow, as if the surrounding noisy air had been frozen a few degrees in an instant.
The air pressure around her dropped frighteningly low, and even the light seemed to dim a bit.
Without any extra movement, she turned around very lightly and left the spot.
Returning to the booth, Li Zhiyun picked up the almost untouched glass of wine in front of her, but her gaze was precisely directed to the front left.
Amidst the crowd, Wen Zhu’s slightly flushed face was exceptionally clear.
One glass after another, the colleagues toasting her changed repeatedly, and she seemed to accept every one, drinking it all in one gulp.
The eyes that always carried a hint of gentle affection were now also covered with a layer of moisture.
Is there ever a time when she won’t drink?
Li Zhiyun frowned slightly.
Wen Zhu’s tolerance for alcohol was indeed not bad.
The pressure of work for days, coupled with her vexed mood, made her want nothing more than to drown her sorrows in alcohol at this moment.
After one round, the toasting colleagues were all slightly tipsy, but her cheeks were just a little redder.
Yet, her eyes remained clear; she was far from being drunk.
At this moment, Manager Wang also walked over with a glass of wine: “Why are you secretly drinking here behind my back! Secretary Wen is young and promising. Come, let me toast you a few more times!”
Manager Wang had a plastered smile, but his words carried an undeniable imperative.
Without explanation, he picked up the foreign liquor on the table and poured both red and white liquids into Wen Zhu’s glass: “Drink this glass, and consider it my apology for what happened before. Secretary Wen won’t refuse me this face, will she?”
All the employees had drunk, so Wen Zhu could even less afford to refuse a toast from Manager Wang.
Just two glasses down, Wen Zhu slowly began to feel dizzy and lightheaded, with the world spinning around her.
Seeing this, a sharp glint flashed in Manager Wang’s eyes, and he smiled obsequiously, about to pour a third glass.
Bingbing, who was standing nearby, couldn’t bear to watch and bravely tried to stop him, “Manager Wang, Secretary Wen can’t drink any more…”
Just then, several men in black suits suddenly and without warning dashed out from behind the booth.
Their movements were shockingly fast and their target clear, instantly clamping down on Manager Wang’s arms.
“Clang!”
With a crisp sound, the wine glass in Manager Wang’s hand was snatched away and shattered on the ground.
The leading man in black stared fiercely at him: “Are you Wang Qiang?”
“Who gave you the nerve to default on a loan owed to us and still dare not to pay it back?!”
Manager Wang was completely stunned. All the color drained from his face, and he widened his eyes in horror, stuttering incoherently:
“No, how could you suddenly show up! Didn’t we agree last time to give me another half a month! Big brothers, have you got the time wrong? Seriously, just give me a few more days, I promise I’ll pay back the money Mm-mm!”
Before he could finish, another large hand firmly covered his mouth.
The surrounding colleagues were dumbfounded, still not understanding what had happened.
The next second, Manager Wang was dragged away from the booth like a broken sack by these men in black.
The bar was filled with noisy music and dancing crowds. This little commotion was like a stone dropped into the sea; almost no one noticed it except the Uni employees.
Wen Zhu was also frozen in place.
Did Manager Wang owe loan sharks?
Such a situation within the group needs to be reported if discovered. This is because such a person could easily be set up or bought off by a rival company.
No one came to toast her anymore. Wen Zhu held her forehead and sat on the sofa for a while, waves of dizziness washing over her.
She had just arrived and was a leader. Here, the department staff were somewhat reserved and couldn’t fully relax.
Wen Zhu supported herself on the table and stood up, deciding to leave first.
Outside the bar, the cool night breeze dispersed some of the alcohol.
Wen Zhu stood by the roadside, taking out her phone to call a taxi.
Just then, a taxi stopped not far away.
She looked up and saw Li Zhiyun seeing the woman in the red dress into the car.
The two were very close, seemingly talking in low voices, their demeanor familiar.
The woman in the red dress had obvious reluctance on her face, grasping the car door and pressing: “Zhiyun, are you really not going to participate in this AR Go tournament? You’ve been resting for more than half a year. In today’s internet world, if you don’t appear in the public eye for half a month, people will forget you!”
“Are you willing to let your past honors be forgotten just like that? CEO Liang said that if you go back to represent the club, he can directly give you a seed spot.”
Before she could finish, Li Zhiyun reached out and shut the car door with a thud.
“No need.” The cool tone penetrated the car window, as indifferent as the vast, boundless sea under the morning sun.
She looked at the woman in the red dress inside the car, “I don’t need these.”
The woman in the red dress’s pupils contracted.
Yes, for someone of Li Zhiyun’s background, fame and honor were just icing on the cake.
Without these, she was still at the very top of the social hierarchy.
Unlike them. The woman in the red dress gave a bitter smile, closed her mouth, and stopped persuading.
The taxi quickly merged into traffic and disappeared into the night.
Li Zhiyun turned around, her gaze precisely landing on Wen Zhu not far away.
Almost as soon as Li Zhiyun looked over, Wen Zhu unconsciously shrank her neck back.
This was because Li Zhiyun’s expression at the moment was truly not good.
Those eyes were as deep and cold as a frozen pool, making people inexplicably uneasy.
Recalling that the bar was full of Uni employees, and there might be spies for Pei Xiubai, Wen Zhu’s heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively wanted to turn and leave.
But before she could take two steps, a shadow fell in front of her.
Li Zhiyun had walked up to her at some point, blocking her path.
The sense of oppression brought by her height was especially evident at this moment. Those dark eyes locked onto her from above, appearing even deeper and more unfathomable.
“Wen Zhu.”
Li Zhiyun spoke, her voice not loud, but carrying an undeniable coldness.
Wen Zhu’s heart trembled violently.
Li Zhiyun advanced step by step, forcing her to retreat repeatedly until her back hit the cold wall, leaving her with nowhere to go.
The distance between the two was so close that they could almost feel each other’s breath.
Li Zhiyun leaned in slightly, and her icy voice rang out again, carrying a subtle hint of danger:
“If I’m not mistaken, you’re avoiding me?”
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