Chapter 45: Can You Really Be Free?
BOOM!
Chen Yi's mind almost went blank. Her face instantly turned pale. 'My worst fear has come true!'
She was terrified that scumbag Liu Chuang would show her photos to other people!
"President Chen, I wonder where you've seen our Minister Chen before?"
Seeing this, Zhou Fan grabbed Chen Yi's arm and gave her a reassuring look, motioning for her to sit down first. Then, he asked with a gentle expression.
"It's you!"
Chen Feng looked closely, his expression turning a little sour. He hadn't been paying attention before and only now realized it was Zhou Fan, who had come by yesterday.
"President Chen has such a good memory. Unlike that assistant of yours. Yesterday, he couldn't quite remember at first, but after I accompanied him on a trip to his house, he finally recalled. Then I very politely saw him off!" Zhou Fan smiled faintly, looking as harmless as a fly. "Oh, right. Before I saw him off yesterday, he also mentioned a collaborative project with you!"
Chen Feng's eye twitched. With his connections, he naturally knew what had happened yesterday. How could he not be shocked to hear that Zhou Fan had personally "seen him off"?
Especially Zhou Fan's last sentence about a collaborative project. You see, he had more than one collaboration with Liu Chuang. He had no idea which one Zhou Fan was referring to!
"Mr. Zhou, you're too kind. It's not that I have a good memory, I just never forget a beautiful woman. I remember about half a year ago, Minister Chen was having a meal downstairs with my assistant. I saw her as I was passing by!"
Chen Feng forced a smile, trying his best to make his expression seem less stiff. Although he didn't believe Zhou Fan would dare to treat him the way he treated Liu Chuang, who would want to provoke a madman?
The two parties sat and talked for a while. Chen Yi was not in a good state, so Gu Feifei did most of the talking. Naturally, the result was that they would not be considering the proposal for now.
"By the way, President Chen, the pain from your illness must be torturous in the middle of the night, right?" Just before the three of them left, Zhou Fan suddenly turned back and leaned over the table, his face almost touching Chen Feng's. The corner of his mouth curved into a playful arc.
"Wh-what do you mean?" Chen Feng swallowed hard, so scared that his speech faltered.
"I don't mean anything. Did you think you'd be truly free just by getting rid of Liu Chuang?" Zhou Fan reached out and gently patted Chen Feng's face. "Do you know why I know so much? Do you know why they haven't come looking for trouble with me, even after I killed Liu Chuang?"
After speaking, Zhou Fan straightened up, gave Chen Feng a little wave goodbye, and turned to catch up with Chen Yi and Gu Feifei.
Chen Feng was left in turmoil. 'What did Zhou Fan mean?'
'Could he also be a member of that organization, with a status far higher than Liu Chuang's? Is that why he could eliminate him without a second thought after Liu Chuang offended him?'
This was the charm of the way Zhou Fan spoke. He would never make things too clear, but he would leave just enough of a trail for the other person to follow their own knowledge and make wild guesses.
"You take Sister Chen home first. I suddenly have something to do!"
Outside the Chen Building, Zhou Fan pinched Gu Feifei's cheek.
"Zhou Fan?" Chen Yi turned back and called out to him, her beautiful eyes filled with worry.
"Don't worry. Besides those three, there won't be any others. Even if Chen Feng has seen them, I'm sure he won't say a word!" Zhou Fan bent down slightly, sticking his head into the car window. He used the height of the seat to block Gu Feifei's view, gave Chen Yi a kiss, and whispered soothingly.
If Chen Feng knew what Zhou Fan was saying, he would definitely regret it so much he'd slap himself!
He had never even seen them, okay? He only knew that Liu Chuang had such a hobby and had found out that Chen Yi was Liu Chuang's ex-girlfriend. He figured he would try to bluff Chen Yi, making her mistakenly believe he had leverage over her. This would give him an advantage in the negotiations to come!
"This is Zhou Fan. I'm at the coffee shop across from your company. Come down for a chat?" Zhou Fan made a call. "I'm sure you will. Because I have something you need."
After hanging up, Zhou Fan found a seat by the window.
Before long, a fiery red figure pushed open the coffee shop door and came to sit across from Zhou Fan.
"Miss Chen, please have a seat!"
Zhou Fan looked up slightly, observing the woman in front of him. She wore a fiery red suit and black heels and had a neat, short haircut. He smiled and gestured for her to sit.
"I didn't expect Mr. Zhou to be such a gentleman!" Chen Yao sat down, her tone dripping with sarcasm. She crossed her legs and folded her arms, adopting a posture that kept everyone at a distance.
"That's because you know too little about me. If we have a chance in the future, we should interact more. You'll discover I'm the perfect man!" Zhou Fan deliberately stressed the two words "interact more." Before she could fly into a rage, he casually took out a document and tossed it in front of her.
"How do you have our company's draft proposal for share-holding changes?" Chen Yao opened it and skimmed it briefly, then immediately sat up straight. Her foxy eyes stared at Zhou Fan as she questioned him, doing her best to keep her voice down.