Chapter 1098: Chapter 312: You Didn’t Lie to Me
Chapter 312: You Didn’t Lie to Me
(Recommended reading: Geng Xin’s new book "Cao Zhai", Book ID: 1509007, fans of Three Kingdoms might find it interesting.)
Driven by her intense curiosity to know the truth, Jiang Lele felt it might be inappropriate to inquire about this matter, yet she still made the call. But when the call connected, she was at a loss for words. After all, she couldn’t just ask directly: Li Yan, are you dating the boss?
Before she could say anything, she was rendered speechless once again, recalling the first time she met him. She was holding a breakfast milk on the bus. Later, to deal with a pervert on the bus, she squeezed the milk onto the guy’s pants, kept the carton, and led everyone in scolding the pervert, leaving a deep impression on Li Yan. Not knowing her name, he simply called her "Sis."
The nickname made her feel awkward and short-circuited her thoughts for a moment. By the time she came to her senses, Li Yan had already made some jokes.
But Jiang Lele was here to verify the facts, and any careless words from Li Yan would be magnified and associated in her mind. The talk about "rental boyfriend, clearly priced" and "different events, different prices" couldn’t help but trigger her imagination.
"Well... you made me unable to sleep tonight..."
Jiang Lele was shocked by his "rental boyfriend" comment, and she responded half-heartedly, thinking whether Zhang always had hired him for Valentine’s Day? Zhang didn’t have a boyfriend, and didn’t want to give those annoying suitors a chance, so maybe she hired a temporary boyfriend? That’s just too... unbelievable, isn’t it?
"I made you unable to sleep tonight?" Li Yan was a bit helpless, wondering if his good fortune with women was turning into a disaster?
"Come on, I never pestered you. You also said you weren’t interested in me, we’re just friends, okay? To use an outdated phrase: girl, don’t fall for me! I’m the kind of person who’s been everywhere and stays untouched, I just wave my sleeve and leave no trace behind, not worth your sleepless nights..."
Jiang Lele almost dropped her phone in shock at the misunderstanding. She quickly explained, "Brother, I’m not infatuated with you, nor can’t I sleep because of you. What I meant was you made me lose sleep tonight because, because..."
"Because today’s Valentine’s Day, and I can’t be by your side?"
Though it was hard to say out loud, she was left speechless by his remarks, and directly said, "...Because tonight, I saw you with Zhang!"
As soon as she said that, both ends of the line went silent. Jiang Lele didn’t know how to continue and waited for Li Yan to speak; Li Yan was taken aback by her words, considering on Valentine’s night, people usually pair up, he hadn’t been particularly cautious, not expecting to run into someone familiar!
"Haha..." He laughed, breaking the silence, "Where did you see this? Zhang? Zhang Yurong the president? Do you believe what you saw?"
Jiang Lele sighed, "At a nearby flower shop, I originally saw you getting off to buy flowers, and was about to go say hi. But then I saw a girl in the car, afraid of being misunderstood as your girlfriend, I didn’t approach. But I wanted to see what your girlfriend looked like, so I observed a bit longer, and then I saw it was the president...
Honestly, I couldn’t believe my eyes either, it’s just too unbelievable. Precisely because of this, I said you made me unable to sleep tonight, if I didn’t call you to clarify, my curiosity would have driven me crazy."
Indeed! Li Yan thought it over, the flower shop incident was the likeliest. Jiang Lele living nearby, it’s not too surprising for her to see him there. However, he knew this was information that shouldn’t spread, especially with Yurong focusing on the collaboration with Xiaoyuan.
"I have to say, you were quite mistaken! How could I possibly be with the president? Besides, if it really were me, I would’ve said hello immediately. Even without saying hello, I’d avoid you, knowing you live nearby, why would I go there to buy flowers for no reason? Just relax!" Li Yan spoke in an offhand manner, trying to prevent her from overthinking it.
His words made Jiang Lele somewhat agree. If it were really Li Yan, even if he hadn’t noticed her, he wouldn’t have brought the president to that area to buy flowers. Could she have really been mistaken?
No, no, impossible! Could she have mistaken not just one person, but both? Plus, that car seemed like Li Yan’s!
Thinking of this, Jiang Lele pretended to be relieved, "If it’s not you, that’s a relief. I was watching you... no, watching that guy buy flowers, then a girl looking like the president popped her head out from the car window to take the flowers. I was so incredulous, to confirm my own vision, I took a few photos on my phone, capturing both their faces. They really looked too much like you two..."
Setting it up, she laughed again, "If it really were you and the president, I’d have to guard that secret with my life. But now that it’s not, I don’t have to be nervous anymore. Tonight, let me show it to colleagues, it’ll definitely give them a shock. Let everyone experience my surprise! I won’t disturb you anymore, goodbye!"
"Wait a minute!"
Li Yan hurriedly stopped her, sensing a trap tempting him to admit, but he couldn’t take the risk. From her descriptions, she really could have been nearby and had the opportunity to take pictures. If she did take photos and they spread through the company site or among colleagues, it’d surely become explosive news by the time work resumed tomorrow.
