At that realization, Zhang Liling felt she was sitting on pins and needles with her train of thoughts breaking till the event came to an end.
But her favorite part of Black L'Intense launching was the part where Mr. Fang had to speak.
She couldn't help cheering for him along with the others when he actually deserved a round of applause.
In her head, she kept saying, 'That's my man!' with a proud look on her face.
Unknown to her, a few people had already recognized who she was and were already talking amongst themselves about what her relationship with Fang Bingwen was.
A few hours later, the event came to an end with some of Fang group employees dressed as ushers, coming to hand the guests a small gift bag.
Unable to hide her excitement and curiosity, Zhang Liling peeped into the bag through the little opening to see if it was possible to find out the item in it, but that wasn't possible.
Left with no choice, she put the small bag back on the table and shifted her gaze to the stage to hear the final speech from Mr. Fang.
A few minutes later, as the live band played some songs, Zhang Liling took deep breaths to calm her nerves before leaving her table for the Fang Family's table to offer her greetings.
"Liling, it's good to see you again," Jian Cuifen said with a smile that reached her eyes.
"It's good to see you too, Aunty," Zhang Liling replied before exchanging pleasantries with the Old Lady and Fang Huiqing."
To Mr. Fang's generation cousins, she only nodded at them as a few watchful eyes from the guests glued to her.
Also, the press invited to the event, managed to click one picture of that scene.
Just then, Bolin walked over. After greeting Mr. Fang's family and answering the old Lady's question about when her grandson would come over, he leaned in to whisper something to Zhang Liling.
Turning to the elders at the table with a smile, she hurriedly excused herself. "Aunty, Uncle, I have to take my leave now."
"That's fine. Remember to visit us soon..." The old lady didn't forget to add this while waving her hand slightly.
Zhang Liling smiled in acceptance and nodded before turning to leave with Bolin who took her back to the resting area.
Fang Bingwen figured that she may be more comfortable waiting for him there than sitting in the big hall and having eyes on her.
To this arrangement, she readily agreed and hurried to escape before her heart could jump into her mouth.
At least, she preferred waiting for him to having the driver send her back home.
Although the event had ended, Fang Bingwen still had to attend to a few important guests and business partners who couldn't wait to chat with him for a few minutes.
Fortunately, he was used to this as a man that has been in the business for almost a decade.
Finally, he found time to go see his family after forcefully excusing himself from the next guests that came to talk to him.
Going over to their table, he apologized curtly while sparing every one of them a glance.
"We understand that you are busy, but next time, don't keep us waiting," Fang Huiqing said calmly, but inwardly, he was displeased, but had to cover his facial expression because of the press.
Fang Bingwen released a deep breath before shifting his gaze away. He didn't even see the reasoning in responding to his father and luckily, the old lady came into the picture.
"Wenwen, you have kept us waiting for a few minutes, don't do the same to Liling. Her legs might be aching because of the heels." The old lady pointed out.
'What? She was literally sitting throughout the event, how was that going to affect her feet?' One of Fang Bingwen's cousins scoffed inwardly and threw her face to the side.
Her grandmother sure was very capable of coming up with so many reasoning just to protect someone.
"Mmm..." Fang Bingwen nodded before sitting with them for a bit.
As a caring mother and grandmother, both women asked how he was faring without forgetting to ask about Zhang Liling.
Fortunately, Mr. Fang's lips were sealed concerning the fact that Zhang Liling actually lived in his castle.
With the old lady ready for him to have a child, she might even force them to tie the knot without knowing that nothing had happened between them apart from a few kisses.
A few minutes later, he urged them to leave because of the time and the distance they were going to ply on the road.
Fang Bingwen had Bolin escort his family to the car even though it wasn't necessary, while he carried on chatting a bit with the businessmen waiting to continue their conversation.
Tang Enlai was part of the last set of people to walk up to him before he quickly escaped.
Mr. Fang was not surprised to see that he was alone when he walked up to him. His mind never went to any reasoning behind that as it was none of his business whether Zhang Xiaoling came with him or not.
"Congratulations on the successful launch of a new scent. If I didn't see it with my eyes, I wouldn't have believed how influential you were to pull these important people into one room within a short amount of time," Tang Enlai praised.
"Thank you, but I wouldn't be proud after managing to win their trust and holding up to my promise," Mr. Fang replied politely.
Nodding in acceptance, Tang Enlai added with a friendly smile, "Remind me to come to see you secretly so you could give me a few pointers."
Fang Bingwen readily agreed before watching him leave.
At last, Mr. Fang went to find Zhang Liling in the small room after meeting briefly with his staff.
Walking into the room to see the little woman typing away on her phone, he said, "Sorry for taking much time in fending off the guests."
"You owe me an ice cream during the weekend," Zhang Liling replied while flashing him a smile as she unhurriedly put her phone away.
Tilting his head to the side as he subconsciously slipped his hands inside his pants pockets, he questioned, "Is that all?"
"Mmmm..."
"You are so easy to please,"
"Count yourself lucky then,"
"Are you ready to go home with me?" He asked.
"Why not?" Zhang Liling replied as she rose to her feet and walked over to his side.
"But first of all, I need to breathe in my scent to feel reenergized," she added and immediately wrapped her arms around his waist as she placed the side of her face on his rock-hard chest.
Humming in satisfaction, her lashes fluttered close.
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