Free Web NovelChapter 704: Dao An’s Secret (4)
Dao An responded with a quiet "Mm," his gaze directly bypassing Jane who was walking towards him and instead focusing on Gu Yuan sitting on the sofa.
"President Gu."
Jane was slightly startled, rarely hearing Ann speak Chinese. She obviously understood Chinese; Ann called that woman—President Gu?
Dao An walked towards Gu Yuan with a slightly apologetic tone: "Sorry for keeping you waiting, President Gu. Important meeting, had to attend it personally."
Gu Yuan did not feel it was a long wait; in contrast, Dao An had been waiting for her for quite some time. She had been here less than ten minutes.
Jane came over, puzzled by Ann’s address and attitude towards this woman. However, she was not someone whose mind couldn’t work things out. After a few exchanges and glances, it was clear. This was not the relationship she had thought; the other person was obviously someone Ann considered very important.
Who could be so important to Ann, yet not in a romantic relationship, who could it be?
Jane approached, and before she could ask, Dao An introduced Gu Yuan’s identity to her: "Jane, she is President Gu."
The moment Jane heard this, she suddenly realized.
Earlier, the mention of ’President Gu’ didn’t make her think it was ’that’ person.
But now, the statement ’she is President Gu’ suddenly reminded Jane of the person Ann had mentioned before, and who was also Ann’s superior in Hua Country.
At the time, she had heard Ann talk about President Gu, and she had learned about President Gu’s impressive career in the domestic arena. Jane greatly admired that woman and viewed her as a role model, hoping to send a formal request to meet her when she followed Ann back home.
Now, she suddenly encountered her, yet she didn’t recognize her and displayed a bit of ’self-assured’ mannerisms.
And her own career background seemed pitifully insignificant in front of President Gu.
Jane felt embarrassed, covered her face, and genuinely nodded with full apology to the big shot senior figure, unable to naturally maintain the smile on her lips.
"President Gu, I’ve heard of your reputation."
Although Jane was self-confident, she absolutely wouldn’t show off in front of someone stronger than herself. During times she hadn’t fully established herself in her industry, she was mostly humble in front of senior figures.
Therefore, she immediately lowered her stance to try to salvage some good impression in front of President Gu.
Gu Yuan’s attitude was gentle, not reacting coldly, exchanging a few polite words.
There was no time for chit-chat; she was here to discuss matters concerning Yiyi with Dao An.
Yiyi was still waiting for her outside.
Jane knew Ann and President Gu had matters to discuss, assuming it was about the capital market, initially wanting to eavesdrop and perhaps mend relations with President Gu, saving some impression.
But Dao An didn’t want outsiders to hear the conversation between him and Gu Yuan, just as he was about to ask Jane to step aside, Gu Yuan spoke first: "I’m pressed for time, let’s talk about the main issue."
Dao An understood Gu Yuan’s statement, not needing to avoid outsiders.
He lowered his gaze, sat upright across the sofa.
It’s unclear how long had passed.
Perhaps a few minutes, perhaps ten minutes.
Cheng Xuan was about to knock and enter, nearly running into Jane again.
Looking closely, Jane walked out of the office with a cold expression.
Cheng Xuan was stunned, thinking something was off; almost bumped into Jane when leaving, and again when entering.
"Miss Jane, are you okay?" Cheng Xuan asked with concern.
Regardless of the time or occasion, Jane seldom showed her face easily. But at the moment, Jane’s expression looked grim, and for the first time Cheng Xuan saw this side of Jane and asked worriedly, only to receive a cold glance from Jane.
Yet Jane didn’t say anything, and with her high heels, strode out of the office with large steps.
Cheng Xuan held a glass cup containing herbal tea, looking around bewildered, truly unsure of what transpired in such a short time.
After being dumbfounded for a few seconds, Cheng Xuan entered with the herbal tea to find President Gu about to leave; what matter concluded so quickly...
The boss stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, backlit, surrounded by a low magnetic field, presenting a scene that made Cheng Xuan extremely curious about what Asura scene had occurred, witnessing such a scene once in a lifetime.
"President Gu, are you leaving? This, I prepared this herbal tea for you." Cheng Xuan offered the tea.
Gu Yuan didn’t want to drink it, smiled at Cheng Xuan, and that smile nearly made Cheng Xuan swoon.
President Gu looks so beautiful, and gentle too. Someone like President Gu should be the perfect template of a dream lover for every man!!
"I’m pressed for time, so I won’t drink. You can give it to Ann."
Gu Yuan smiled while saying this, sidestepping Cheng Xuan, then left the office.
Upon hearing President Gu rushing to leave, Cheng Xuan assumed the discussion with the boss had concluded, watching President Gu leave until she disappeared from sight. Cheng Xuan carried the herbal tea over to the floor-to-ceiling window, standing behind the man. Cheng Xuan looked up, the man’s lofty height imposed a sense of pressure, his broad and majestic back provided enough security both visually and psychologically. But as Cheng Xuan looked up, what entered her view first was the man’s close-cropped hair at the back of his head.
Gazing at the cropped hair for almost half a minute, Cheng Xuan anxiously spoke: "Boss?"
After a long silence, the man turned around.
When Cheng Xuan saw the man’s face, she nearly dropped the glass of herbal tea in her hand, yet out of shock, her hand shook hard, causing some tea to spill out, wetting part of her sleeve.
But Cheng Xuan paid no attention to her sleeve being wet from the tea, terrified at seeing the man who was always strategic and calm now with reddened eyes, bloodshot whites of his eyes, with crimson at the corners of his eyes...
Oh my, what happened!
...
When Gu Yuan came downstairs, she spotted the parked car from afar, but her mind didn’t feel reassured.
Until she approached closer and confirmed the lazy figure leaning against the car door was Chi Yu, her anxious heart finally relaxed.
Chi Yu saw Gu Yuan too, took a couple of quick steps forward, and his first words were boastful: "Didn’t lose an arm or leg, unharmed, been playing on the phone in the car, spirit’s great. Honey, is it time now for you to praise how dutifully I carried out your instructions?"
Gu Yuan’s demeanor was relaxed: "Good that there’s no problem; I was worried inside about what if they really tried to kidnap someone..." No need to explicitly state the words, she then smiled praising him: "You did well."
Even though she knew internally the worry was unnecessary, already on Wall Street, who dared to kidnap someone here.
Sheng Yi was playing on the phone inside the car attentively, unaware the whole time that Gu Yuan had already come down.
Chi Yu lifted Gu Yuan’s face with both hands; his long eyes showing amusement: "Honey, there’s one more thing you need to praise me for."
Gu Yuan had actually guessed but feigned ignorance and asked: "What thing?"
Chi Yu said: "The people at the hotel and the car following us weren’t arranged by Qin Bing."
Chi Yu quickly discovered this, Gu Yuan wasn’t surprised, she had already learned it wasn’t Qin Bing’s doing, but—
"Dao An."
