After a brief hesitation, Zong Yanxi caved in and told Tian Qifeng to head back to the company.
She decided that Gu Xian and Guan Jing could meet anytime, but Jiang Mohan was the reason for her revenge.
If he sensed something was amiss, her previous arrangements would be in vain.
When she returned to Hengkang Group, Jiang Mohan was waiting for her by the road. A strong sense of foreboding nagged at her.
Soon, the car came to a stop, and she alighted from the car.
“President Jiang-”
Before she could greet him, Jiang Mohan gripped her hand tightly.
“What are you doing?” Zong Yanxi frowned and demanded. “You can tell me what the loopholes are. I can fix them.”
Ignoring her, Jiang Mohan pulled her to his car.
At that moment, Tian Qifeng immediately knew something was off. He got off the car at once and stood in Jiang Mohan’s way. “Please let her go.”
Meanwhile, Zong Yanxi was struggling to free herself.
Jiang Mohan’s gaze darkened. “I need to talk to Ms. Lin, so you better stay out of this.”
“I’m Ms. Lin’s bodyguard. Since you’re harming her, I have to step in.” Tian Qifeng raised both his arms.
“Ms. Lin, if you still want to collaborate with me, tell him to leave.” Jiang Mohan didn’t seem like he was going to release her soon. He looked at her directly and said, “I want to talk to you in private. Why are you so wary of me?”
Nevertheless, Zong Yanxi refused to give in. “We’re at your company. It’s better for us to talk here, right?”
“I don’t want to do it here,” uttered Jiang Mohan in his deep voice. It might be just his guess, but now he was 70% sure that she was Zong Yanxi.
Otherwise, she wouldn’t be so against the idea of talking to him outside of work.
It was getting late, but the both of them stubbornly stood their ground.
In the end, Jiang Mohan released his grip and announced, “Since you refused to trust me, our partnership will come to an end.”
“We’ve signed a contract. Hence, you’ll need to pay a fine for breaching the contract.”
“That fine is nothing to me.”
Hearing that, Zong Yanxi was rendered speechless.
Indeed, that amount was nothing to him.
“Okay, then, let’s talk in private,” she changed her mind and declared.
“But-” Tian Qifeng was about to stop her because Jiang Mohan obviously had an ulterior motive. He was worried that man might harm Zong Yanxi.
Zong Yanxi merely interrupted. “I’ll be fine. You can leave now. President Jiang and I need to work.”
She met Jiang Mohan’s gaze and said, “Let’s go.”
Jiang Mohan cast a glance at her before heading to his car. Looking at the unmoving Tian Qifeng, Zong Yanxi repeated, “You can leave now.”
She then entered Jiang Mohan’s car.
“President Jiang, you’re so persistent about talking to me in private. I don’t understand your intention.”
Jiang Mohan glanced at her through the rearview mirror. “You’ll find out soon enough.”
The vehicle exited the city after half an hour. As it was peak hour, it took over an hour for them to arrive at their destination – Repulse Marina.
As it was nighttime, they could not see the blue hue of the ocean clearly. Walking down the brightly lit path, rows of yachts floating near the dock.
“President Jiang, why are you bringing me here late at night?” Zong Yanxi wrung her hands together anxiously.
This place held too much of their past.
After the car came to a halt, Jiang Mohan got down and opened the door for her. “We’re here, Ms. Lin.”
