Before she could even finish the word "Hello", Jian Ran was so shocked by what she saw that she didn't even know what to say anymore.
He was not the only person in Liu Chengkun's office, there was also a tall man wearing a black suit.
The man stood in front of the wide window with his hands behind his back, and his gaze that contained a trace of gentleness and gentleness lightly landed on Jian Ran's body.
The two of them looked at each other, silently watching each other. Neither of them moved their gaze away.
After three years, Jian Ran thought that she would no longer feel any emotions when she saw this person again, but the truth was otherwise.
Seeing this face that was once so familiar, all the bad memories rushed into Jian Ran's heart like a tide, ruthlessly tearing the scar that she had just healed, as if blood was slowly flowing out from her heart.
Jian Ran wanted to turn around and leave, but the pain from her past was too much for her to move. She could only stare helplessly at the man before her.
After looking at each other for a long time, the man walked towards her, walked to her side, and said with a smile: "Boss Liu, I presume this is the Miss Jian that you have praised so much."
The man's voice, especially the words "Miss Jian", struck Jian Ran hard in the head, instantly sobering her up.
"Young Master Gu, yes." Liu Chengkun nodded his head and said, "Miss Jian, this is our Gu's. He wants to hear what you think about this project."
Jian Ran clenched her fist and took a deep breath. She tried her best to maintain a professional smile: "Young Master Gu, hello!"
Although she tried her best to maintain a professional smile, her voice was still shaky.
Liu Chengkun said again: "I heard Manager Zhao say that Miss Jian is very meticulous in preparing this case, then please tell me now."
"Director Liu, you're too kind." Jian Ran took another deep breath and opened her laptop, trying to ignore the presence of another man and express her opinion on the project.
During the explanation, she felt a fiery gaze staring at her, but she chose to ignore it.
While talking, the secretary came in and called Liu Chengkun away. Jian Ran didn't notice it at all, and when she found out, there was only her and the man called Young Master Gu left in the office.
There was no one else in the office. The smile on Jian Ran's face instantly disappeared. She stood up and was about to leave without saying goodbye.
The man's movements were much faster than hers. He stretched out his long arm and pulled her into his embrace with all his strength. From the depths of his heart, he shouted out two words filled with deep emotion, "Of course …"
Jian Ran struggled out of his embrace, clenched her hands into fists, and closed her eyes. When she opened them again, her eyes were already filled with indifference. "Sir, please have some self-respect."
Jian Ran turned to leave after saying that. The man stretched out his hand to grab her wrist again. "Of course, it's been three years. Don't tell me you're still blaming us?"
Jian Ran wanted to shake his hand off, but his strength was too great, causing her wrist to ache from the pressure. She was simply unable to shake him off.
Jian Ran took a deep breath, enduring the heart-wrenching pain as she said coldly, "Sir, please let go of me. Otherwise, don't blame me for being impolite."
The man didn't pay any attention to what she had said as he said affectionately, "Of course. Sit down and let's have a good chat."
"I told you to let go." Jian Ran bit her lips, turned her head and blinked a few times, forcing back the tears that she wanted to burst out of her eyes.
Three years ago, she had not shed a single tear, and now, three years later, even more so, she would not shed tears for people she should not have.
The man pulled her into his embrace once again and hugged her tightly. He called her name again and again, "Of course, of course …"
Jian Ran struggled with all her might, but the difference in strength between men and women was too great. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't push the man in front of her away.
Jian Ran tried so hard to not get away from him, but she knew that what she was doing was useless, so she stopped struggling.
Seeing that she had quieted down, the man pushed her out of his embrace and placed his hands on her shoulders. "Of course. Now that I'm here to pick you up, come back with me. Your parents and your sister are very worried about you. "
Hearing the man's words, Jian Ran suddenly calmed down and said in an exceptionally calm tone, "Who are you? What right do you have to say that to me? "
Call her back?
Would she be able to return it?
Three years ago, when they had abandoned her as an abandoned child, they should have known that they would never be able to return to the original world.
"Of course …"
"Don't call me that! If you call me that, it will only make me sick. " Jian Ran interrupted him, suppressing the pain in her heart as she tried her best to speak calmly, "I'm living a good life now. Please don't appear in front of me and disturb my life again."
"Are you doing well?" The man reached out his hand to pinch her chin, forcing her to raise her head and meet his gaze. He slowly said word by word, "Of course, if I didn't intentionally give you Starlight's project, do you really think a mere I
ovation Technology like you could stand out among dozens of companies to win Starlight's bid?"
Jian Ran bit her lip and looked at him coldly. "You …"
The man's words were like a steel knife, stabbing into Jian Ran's heart and forcefully cutting off his pride in her work.
Over the past three years, she had worked hard, lived hard, and had created everything she could do by her own efforts. However, after working hard for so long, this was the answer she received.
It wasn't that her hard work had paid off, but that she had been playing around in her hands like a clown for the past three years.
Jian Ran closed her eyes and took a deep breath. After that, she slowly raised her smile: "Thank you, Young Master Gu, for your kindness. I thank you on behalf of my company's staff."
"Of course, I did all this for you." The man raised his hand to touch her face, but before he could do so, she slapped him away.
Jian Ran gritted her teeth and said, "Don't touch me, I think it's dirty!"
With these harsh words, she turned and walked to the door. She reached out her hand to twist the handle, but the door had already been locked from the outside.
She turned and glared at him. "What on earth are you trying to do?"
"Of course, I won't hurt you." "I just want to hug you and feel that you really exist at my side."
Jian Ran leaned against the wall to the left, trying to put some distance between them. However, the man wasn't in a hurry. He slowly approached her as if he was sure that he would eat her. "Of course …"
Jian Ran's fiery temper was ignited. She grabbed the ashtray on the tea table and said, "I told you not to come over."