Chapter 28

Aren’t You Afraid of Being Beaten?

Shen Yanqing’s shoulders slumped slightly as if he was a little helpless after a long confrontation. “I really can’t drink.”

“I just took some meds before coming here. I’m sure you can tell something’s wrong with my voice.”

He did not lie to Nan Zhe. His throat was already a little inflamed. He had indeed taken medication when he came.

“Sorry.”

This reason was really good. Nan Zhe could not force it, so he could only put the wine glass back.

He did not like Shen Yanqing’s sanctimonious appearance and wanted to beat him up.

However, it was still too dangerous to drink while on medication.

“If you don’t want to drink, so be it. Of course, your health is more important.”

“As for my relationship with Nan Ge…”

At this point, Nan Zhe deliberately paused. “It’s not that I can’t tell you.”

However, he was still cautious. “Nan Ge and I grew up together. We can be considered childhood friends.”

Nan Zhe swore that he was not lying. He and Nan Ge had grown up together since they were biological siblings.

Although this sounded a little ambiguous, of course, he did it on purpose.

Since Shen Yanqing did not drink his wine, he had no obligation to tell him the truth.

Moreover, his purpose in coming to Shen Yanqing was to shield Nan Ge from this rotten suitor.

Let this bastard give up as soon as possible!

“I don’t know how Nan Ge introduced me to President Shen, but our relationship can’t be compared to ordinary people.”

The smile in Shen Yanqing’s eyes disappeared. He could tell exactly which “ordinary people” Nan Zhe was referring to.

Nan Zhe continued, “I’m partly responsible for taking care of her.”

“Let me put it this way. If I tell her to go east, she definitely won’t go west. Nan Ge does everything I say.”

“Okay, I get it.” Shen Yanqing looked like he understood.

Other than that, he did not have any other reaction.

Nan Zhe found Shen Yanqing’s reaction strange for this reason.

Didn’t this man like Nan Ge? Why didn’t he manage to squeeze any normal reaction out of Shen Yanqing?

On second thought, this stupid man probably did not genuinely like Nan Ge.

He knew it!

Shen Yanqing did not know what he was thinking and asked politely, “I haven’t asked. What’s your name?”

“That’s not important.” Nan Zhe would never tell him. This time, he was too lazy to pretend to be friendly. He revealed his true colors, and the hostility in his eyes was obvious. “President Shen is so concerned about Nan Ge. Could it be that you have other intentions? Why don’t you tell me the truth?”

Behind him, Assistant Yuan and his secretary looked at each other and gasped.

Anyone could tell that the other party’s tone was unfriendly.

It was as if the man was the empress and head of the harem questioning President Shen.

Eh, that’s not right! If this man was the empress, then what would that make President Shen?

——

The two men stood opposite each other. The atmosphere between them was subtly intense.

As if they were secretly competing, unknown emotions surged in their eyes.

At this moment, Chris finally spotted Shen Yanqing in the distance and called his name.

Assistant Yuan finally found an opportunity to walk to the middle and separate them. “President Shen, it’s Chris. Let’s go over quickly!”

Seeing that he did not move, Assistant Yuan added, “We shouldn’t keep him waiting. We still have a project to discuss…”

In other words, business was more important.

Of course, Assistant Yuan was not interfering for the sake of the so-called business.

He felt that if this continued, President Shen would probably get beaten up.

After all, the atmosphere had already reached this point. If they did not stop now, they might end up kicking some random dog that walked by!

Shen Yanqing snapped out of his thoughts and decided to call his conversation with Nan Zhe to an end.

“Excuse me.”

Since they were at a public event, he always knew his limits.

Nan Zhe sneered and turned to leave.

Shen Yanqing did not say anything. He smiled again and walked towards Chris.

On the other hand, Assistant Yuan and Secretary Dong could not help but take a few more glances at Nan Zhe from behind.

Secretary Dong remarked, “Tsk tsk tsk. This man is really rude. He’s just childhood friends with Miss Nan Ge but he’s already so arrogant.”

Assistant Yuan sighed. “President Shen has finally met a strong opponent this time. This man doesn’t look easy to deal with…”

On the other side, a certain someone who was not easy to deal with raised his head and drank a glass of wine.

“You’re finally back!” His friend was unable to stop Nan Zhe when he charged over.

“Good thing you didn’t touch him!”

“Do you have to do this?”

...

When Nan Zhe saw Shen Yanqing, he was like a f*cking wild dog that had escaped its leash.

He could not even pull Nan Zhe back.

Nan Zhe unbuttoned one of the buttons on his suit jacket and flung it aside. With one hand on his waist, he said, “As expected, I was right!”

“This man is up to no good!”

His friend asked, “What’s wrong? Are you a girl?”

Nan Zhe, “…”

——

Nine o’clock in the evening, London time.

Shen Yanqing did not plan to stay until the end. He left early with the excuse that he was not feeling well.

Before leaving, he looked around the venue as if he was looking for something.

Finally, he saw the figure he was looking for not far from the door. Then, he strode towards the other party.

...

Not far away, Nan Zhe had drunk a few more glasses since he was infuriated by Shen Yanqing. He was already slightly tipsy.

He was not interested in such events. It was his father’s idea to come here.

Just as he was about to leave after a few minutes, footsteps suddenly approached.

“Yes?” He turned, squinting behind him.

Two seconds later, his pupils constricted.

It was Shen Yanqing!

“Tsk. President Shen, what’s the matter?” After removing his disguise, Nan Zhe’s voice was as casual and disdainful as usual.

“It’s nothing important. I just want to answer your question before I leave.”

“…”

‘What was the question again?’

Nan Zhe did not realize what Shen Yanqing meant for a moment.

The man was dressed in a suit and leather shoes with a faint smile on his lips. “My answer is that I have a good impression of Nan Ge.”

——

As the MPV left the entrance of the banquet hall. Assistant Yuan carefully looked at the rearview mirror, afraid that a certain “wild dog” would charge over.

It was not until the car drove two streets away that he heaved a sigh of relief and turned to look at Shen Yanqing.

In the backseat, the man took off his jacket, as if he had just won a battle and was taking a nap.

Assistant Yuan could only shut his mouth.

Then, Shen Yanqing slowly opened his eyes and saw his hesitant expression.

“What do you want to say?” he asked hoarsely.

“Uh.”

Assistant Yuan did not dare to say anything.

He hesitated. “Just now, we were all scared to death.”

They all thought they could leave just now.

However, when they looked up, Shen Yanqing suddenly walked to the other side.

He and Secretary Dong quickly caught up and heard what Shen Yanqing said.

Never mind they were leaving, but he had to give the man an answer.

This was no different from provocation.

Indeed, men who were courting were always a little abnormal.

Secretary Dong replied, “You’re really brave.”

The two of them gave a thumbs-up and praised Shen Yanqing.

“At your age, you weren’t afraid of getting into a brawl. Very impressive.”