C19 Hope

Yuan Fan looked at Zi Jing's tranquil expression and glanced at her somewhat mockingly. He then stood up and walked around the office desk until he was behind her. He then extended his hands to support the two ends of the chair.

"Zi Jing, how can I not worry about you being alone outside when you say you're like this?" Yuan Fan extended a hand to gently stroke Zi Jing's hair. Zi Jing's entire body froze, while Yuan Fan continuously blew at her neck.

"Yuan Fan, what do I mean?" Zi Jing suddenly stood up. She tightly clenched her fists and looked at Yuan Fan with some fear.

At this moment, she seemed to be looking at Yuan Fan with a slightly fearful expression. In the past, it was she who looked down on Yuan Fan and felt that he was a useless man who relied on her own ability to accomplish his tasks. Thus, Zi Jing never took Yuan Fan seriously, but when she looked at him now, she realized that she seemed to have underestimated him.

"I don't mean anything. Why are you so nervous?" When Yuan Fan saw Zi Jing's flustered and panicked appearance, he only felt it was funny. Especially since she was so panicked and acted like a child, it made Yuan Fan want to control her.

Once he controlled Zi Jing, his influence would be even greater, and he didn't mind that he could make use of some useless women.

"Yuan Fan, we've agreed that we're only teaming up, don't think of overstepping your boundaries." Zi Jing breathed deeply, her body leaning against the desk as her small hands tightly gripped the edge of the desk, allowing herself to gain strength. After being quiet for a long time, she finally calmed down with great difficulty. She discovered that she shouldn't have come here tonight to find Yuan Fan; no matter what, she was alone. In the beginning, she only wanted to find someone she could talk to. She thought he was someone who could talk, and now that she thought about it, she realized that people who knew too many secrets were the most dangerous. "What are you afraid of?" Afraid I'll kill you? But don't worry, I won't. " Yuan Fan looked at Zi Jing's worried expression and lightly smiled. He walked to the side and picked up the cup of coffee he had drunk before gently shaking it. After taking a sip, he leaned to the side and looked at Zi Jing.

Zi Jing glanced coldly at him. Only now did she notice that she seemed to have been controlled by someone else the entire time. Perhaps she'd never truly experienced Yuan Fan before, otherwise, the feeling the Yuan Fan gave her right now would be completely different than before.

Before, Yuan Fan was like a dog in front of her, allowing her to speak freely. Even if she pointed at his nose and cursed, Yuan Fan wouldn't dare to retort. Now it would seem that he wasn't that kind of person.

"Yuan Fan, I hope that you can keep the matter of Zi Hao's death a secret forever. Of course, if there is a chance, it would be bad for you and for me. I believe you know best yourself." Zi Jing said in a low voice. She held the cup of coffee and drank it all in one gulp, letting the bitter taste temporarily make her taste insensible.

The bitter taste was just like her current mood.

"Haha, Zi Jing, looks like you've really been thinking too much." Yuan Fan couldn't help but smile. He walked to the side and took out a bottle of red wine, shaking it.

"How about two?" He did not care whether Zi Jing agreed to drink it or not. He opened the bottle of red wine, took out two high-grade glasses and put them aside, pouring a third each.

Zi Jing's gaze sank when she saw Yuan Fan's actions. The worry in her eyes slowly disappeared. She didn't want others to see her weakness.

Of course, Yuan Fan knew too many things about her. As Zi Jing thought of this, she couldn't help but sigh deeply. Perhaps sometimes she should reflect on herself.

"Congratulations." Zi Jing pursed her lips. She picked up a glass of red wine and toasted with him, gently drinking a mouthful. After drinking coffee and then drinking red wine, the two flavors clashed, causing the taste in her mouth to become even more numbing.

"Congratulations on what?" Yuan Fanyi was at the side. While reading the information, he was also looking at Zi Jing with a complicated expression. He was currently considering another possibility.

Of course, in this kind of cooperative relationship, if there weren't any mishaps then it would be fine too. If there really were any mishaps then it would depend on who's the faster one. Otherwise, the slower one would disappear from this world forever.

Comparatively speaking, as a woman, Zi Jing had lost to him just because of this.

"He successfully defeated Ouyang Min Hua, didn't he?" When Zi Jing spoke up to here, she was filled with confidence, and she saw Yuan Fan's eyes flicker. She couldn't help but lightly smile, and in her heart she naturally knew what he was worried about.

After knowing Yuan Fan for so long, she more or less understood him. Coupled with the many things that happened with Yuan Fan, Zi Jing knew about him. Although she wasn't as powerful as before, Zi Jing was still rational. Of course, the positions she and Yuan Fan stood in were positions of self-protection as she didn't dare to approach the other person because she knew there were too many things on the other side. She was afraid that if she walked too close, it would be hard to say if she had a tomorrow.

Zi Jing had always known that Yuan Fan was unreliable. Of course, Yuan Fan had helped her quite a bit, and Zi Jing was extremely clear on this point. She was very similar to him in that she could be ruthless to the point where she could ignore everyone and everything.

Zi Hao had raised her for so many years, yet now he had still died by her hands. He shook the red wine in his hand. Zi Jing didn't dare to look at that color, afraid that she would be forced into a nightmare again tonight.

"You seem to take my matters to heart, eh?" Yuan Fan looked deeply at Zi Jing and couldn't help but sigh a few times before walking back and forth in the study.

"Yuan Fan, I think I should leave now." Zi Jing put down her cup. This time around, she saw Yuan Fan was not the same as before.

Of course, she did have a relationship with Yuan Fan. The two of them were purely for the sake of making a deal, but the current Yuan Fan made her feel more and more terrifying.

This feeling lingered in her heart. She didn't know if it was because she had drank too much, or if it was because something had happened, but Zi Jing discovered that she was becoming more and more uneasy tonight.

"Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Accompany me for another drink." Yuan Fan stretched out his hand to pull Zi Jing's arm, pulling her back before pressing her down onto the armchair.

Zi Jing sat there and raised her head to look at him. She tightly pursed her lips and extended her hand to grab Yuan Fan's wrist. "Yuan Fan, what's the meaning of this?"

She asked in a low voice, feeling that Yuan Fan wasn't willing to let her go. Zi Jing couldn't help but be startled in his heart, as he was deeply afraid that his premonition would come true.

At this moment, she heard heavy footsteps coming from outside, followed by many people entering the room. She had been looking at Yuan Fan, as well as these people.

I am afraid that you are in danger, your emotions are unstable, and you are deeply afraid that something will happen to you. How about this, these are the elites by my side, I will temporarily send them to protect you, and if anything happens, when Zi Hao returns, you can also have a guarantee, right? Yuan Fan looked deeply at Zi Jing, then looked around at the four tall bodyguards behind him.

They had all been by his side for a long time, and were his trusted aides. But now, he sent them to Zi Jing's side, as it could be said that he wanted to monitor her movements.

"I don't think I need it. There are countless bodyguards around me." Zi Jing didn't think about it, but she refused. She knew what Yuan Fan meant and also understood why he brought her back to his villa.

It turned out that he had planned all this long ago. If so, was it also his fault that he was almost hit by a car on the way back? At first, she only felt that it was an accident, but now that she thought about it, it was still a creepy feeling.

"The people beside you are all the original subordinates of Zi Hao. Do you really trust them that much? Aren't you afraid that they will attack you if they find out anything that would harm you? " Yuan Fan continued to speak to Zi Jing, forcing Zi Jing to stand up. However, he was also afraid and slowly retreated.

She stood there, unable to retreat. She knew that she had to accept Yuan Fan's good intentions, even if it was detrimental to her. She had chosen this path herself, and there was no way out.

"Alright, then I'll thank you first. If there's nothing else, then I'll be leaving first." Zi Jing said in a low voice. She knew that she had to accept this, otherwise, she probably wouldn't even have the chance to leave this place half a step.

Zi Jing had never imagined that she would be so arrogant in the past, as if she didn't put Yuan Fan in her eyes. Until the day when Yuan Fan would grab onto her lifeline and hold her tightly by her neck. As long as he tightened his grip, she would lose her breath.

Yuan Fan released her hand, and Zi Jing left with large strides. The four bodyguards followed behind Zi Jing after Yuan Fan nodded at them, leaving the villa with her.

"Sometimes, people are too greedy. Isn't that a good thing?" After Zi Jing left, Yuan Fan held the bottle of red wine and muttered. It was unknown whether he was saying these words to himself or to Zi Jing.

In his eyes, once he had power, everything would be up to him.

Those he wanted, he would get for sure. Those who stopped him must be eliminated one by one.

The next day, on a rainy morning, Murong Wan Yuan walked alone on the streets. She didn't take a taxi, nor did she drive a car as she walked aimlessly. When she arrived at the Mu Rong Group's building once again, she raised her head and looked at the tall building.

She hadn't been here for a few days, and too many things had been happening these past few days, surrounding her. Secretary Zhou had woken up, but her injuries had not fully healed, so she asked Secretary Zhou to rest more.

"Good morning, Miss Mu Rong." At this time, when the front desk lady saw Murong Wan Yuan appear, she was startled at first. Then, she walked up with a professional smile and greeted her.

When the other members of the staff saw Murong Wan Yuan, they all smiled at her and greeted her. Murong Wan Yuan's heart was filled with mixed feelings when she saw such a familiar scene.

"Miss Mu Rong, are you the one presiding over this morning's meeting?" At that moment, a project manager came up to them. When he unexpectedly saw Murong Wan Yuan, he casually asked.

Murong Wanyuan was first taken aback. After she adjusted her emotions, she softly asked, "I'll be the one presiding over the meeting? Could it be that there's someone else?"

The project manager glanced at Murong Wan Yuan. Following that, many other project managers walked in, as if they were all preparing to go upstairs to have a meeting.

"Isn't our company now under Ouyang Min Hua's name? "According to our understanding, Ouyang Min Hua should be presiding over it." It was unknown if the project department's manager had said this to Murong Wan Garden intentionally or unintentionally, but the words Ouyang Min Hua had been branded deeply into Murong Wan's heart.