193: Chapter 193: Xu Ruolan is angry, does she dislike me?
193: Chapter 193: Xu Ruolan is angry, does she dislike me?
Ning Fan had never expected that a casual remark from him would cause such great emotional fluctuations in Xu Ruolan.
Logically, it shouldn’t have been the case.
After all, Xu Ruolan was the president of the massive Xu Corporation, and her usual demeanor had always carried the shadow of a strong, powerful woman, revealing her feminine vulnerability only on the rarest of occasions.
But now, it seemed that this side of her was being exposed far too frequently in front of Ning Fan.
This was actually where Ning Fan’s misunderstanding lay.
Because of Xu Ruolan’s heartfelt trust in Ning Fan, she often did not bother to conceal her emotions from him as she would with business partners and subordinates.
One could say that the Xu Ruolan in front of Ning Fan was the most genuine version of herself.
“Alright, alright, I didn’t criticize you, is there a need to be so angry?
Today’s deal didn’t go through, and we wasted an entire day.
We should hurry back to the corporation to work.”
Ning Fan comforted Xu Ruolan with patience.
However, what he did not expect was that his words made Xu Ruolan feel even more dejected!
“Work, work, I’ve never seen you so busy with work.
When you’re with me, it’s all about work.
Ning Fan, if you don’t like spending time with me, just say it.
Why do you need to find all these excuses?”
Xu Ruolan’s eyes flashed with anger as she gave Ning Fan a glance and said faintly, “I know you’re a very busy and capable person.
It seems that our Xu Corporation’s temple is too small to accommodate a great Buddha like you.”
“What nonsense are you talking about?
I’m very happy working at Xu Corporation.
I wouldn’t even give a second glance to other companies, no matter their size.”
Seeing Xu Ruolan like this, Ning Fan’s heart softened, and he quickly spoke to her in a gentle tone, hoping to lift her spirits.
Xu Ruolan was furious.
Was this guy really so dense?
Did she have to spell it out more clearly for him?
Was Xu Ruolan starting to like you, perhaps?
At that thought, her complexion turned somewhat pale, but suddenly she felt a tightness in her chest and found it difficult to breathe, so she didn’t respond to Ning Fan’s words.
Initially, Ning Fan did not notice anything unusual, but a while later when he saw that Xu Ruolan was deeply furrowing her brows and looked extremely pained, he quickly asked, “Ruolan, are you feeling unwell?”
Xu Ruolan had been angry with Ning Fan just a moment ago, so she did not want to trouble him now.
She firmly shook her head, choosing to endure the pain.
But, she was driving at the moment, which was not as leisurely as sitting on a sofa.
As a black Honda swiftly overtook her from the side, startling Xu Ruolan, she couldn’t endure it any longer and only felt darkness before her eyes,
as if all the blood in her body had rushed to her head in that instant, leaving her hands too weak to hold the steering wheel.
“Be careful!”
Ning Fan’s gaze sharpened with concern as he quickly took control of the steering wheel for Xu Ruolan.
He then found a stretch of road that wasn’t too congested and pulled over to stop the car.
“Ruolan, how are you feeling, are you alright?”
Ning Fan placed his hand on Xu Ruolan’s pulse, calling out to her in a low voice.
At this point, Xu Ruolan seemed to be in a bad way, breathing rapidly and her heartbeat speeding up vastly, but her consciousness appeared to still be clear.
She struggled to push Ning Fan away,
and whispered, “Don’t worry about me, I don’t need your concern, just go!”
It seemed that Ning Fan’s words really made her angry.
Ning Fan touched his nose awkwardly and said with a smile, “What are you talking about?
How could I possibly ignore you?”
After speaking, he pressed down on her wrist to prevent her from pushing him away and his other hand pressed against her carotid artery to figure out the real reason behind her rapid breathing.
But due to Xu Ruolan’s extreme lack of cooperation, her body twisting constantly in struggle, Ning Fan’s hand coincidentally pressed against Xu Ruolan
“You, you, let go of me!”
Xu Ruolan said somewhat anxiously.
However, just at that moment, a traffic policeman came over, knocked on the window, and said loudly, “Parking is not allowed here.
Do you want me to issue you a ticket?”
When the traffic officer took a closer look at the situation inside the car, he became even more displeased, pulled off a piece of paper, filled out a ticket, and stuck it on the window,
and he even left a remark, “The sun hasn’t even set yet.
What’s the rush?
Can’t you go home to take care of business?
Young people these days…”
The remark made both of their faces turn red with embarrassment.
By the time they returned to the company, it was already approaching the afternoon.
Xu Ruolan didn’t say another word to Ning Fan.
She went straight into the elevator and headed to her CEO’s office.
And Ning Fan was clearly aware that at this critical juncture, Xu Ruolan was probably still angry, so he didn’t bother to follow her.
“What a strange woman.
Women really are incomprehensible,” Ning Fan sighed and shook his head.
Late in the afternoon, just before it was time to leave work, Ning Fan suddenly saw Lv Zhengliang, that old bastard, walking out with a smug smile.
And behind him, following closely was the HR Manager Lan Kexin…
Subsequently, Lan Kexin got into the car of Xu Corporation board member Lv Zhengliang, a sight that puzzled Ning Fan.
After all, based on what he knew, Lan Kexin wasn’t the type of girl to sell her body for status.
Otherwise, there wouldn’t have been the past incident where he confronted Lv Zhengliang to help Lan Kexin out of a bind.
But what was this scene now?
Logically, after that incident, not only would Lv Zhengliang hold a grudge against Ning Fan, but he wouldn’t show any good face to Lan Kexin either.
And Lan Kexin, having been through that incident, would definitely be on guard.
So how could it be that after such a short time, Lan Kexin was getting into his car?
Ning Fan frowned slightly, feeling that there might be something fishy about this, so he secretly followed the car, just in case Lan Kexin suffered at a later time.
Nature is hard to change, and Lv Zhengliang was definitely not a good person.
Ning Fan could figure out what he was thinking just with his butt!
In the car, Lv Zhengliang chuckled and said to the somewhat restrained Lan Kexin, “Little Lan, last time it was all a misunderstanding.
I hope you don’t take it to heart.
I’m seeking you out this time for real work-related matters.”
Lan Kexin certainly wouldn’t let down her guard against Lv Zhengliang just because of a simple apology from him and asked in a low voice, “Director Lv, I’m relieved you don’t bear a grudge.
What matter do you need to discuss with me?”
Although Lan Kexin internally disdained Lv Zhengliang’s character greatly, she clearly did not dare to show any overtly negative attitude towards him.