The more Section Chief Li thought about it, the more worried he became. As if a thorn in his heart, he hurriedly called a close confidant of Corey.
When the leader asked about Liu Ran's personal affairs, his confidants didn't dare to hesitate. He thought about it carefully before saying, "There is such a person. It seems that I have been with him for three months."
Section Chief Li asked again, "Then do you know what his name is?"
"It seems to be called... Zhang Yu? Yes, it's Zhang Yu. I heard Kong Yue mention it once. He seems to work in a foreign company, making security equipment."
Everything fits perfectly, and Section Chief Li's doubts are finally put to rest.
Not long after, the friend Sun Weidong asked for help also received a reply. There was a person like Zhang Yu in the Dongxing Group.
Section Chief Li felt completely relaxed, "Are you relieved now? Okay, this young couple has been ruined by us, so it's normal to be a little defensive, so don't think too much about it."
Sun Weidong also felt that he was overthinking, so he laughed and said: "What do you mean, we ruined a good thing? It's obviously them who ruined our good thing!"
Seeing that Sun Weidong's hands were a little dishonest, Section Chief Li said angrily: "Go, don't make trouble! You don't have a memory, do you?"
"Hey, no one will bother us now, right?"
…
Shortly after getting off work, a man ran to the duty room of the property management office, "Hello, may I ask, is Liu Ran in there?"
The security guard said impatiently, "What time is it? All the overtime workers have left, and there is no one inside."
The other party handed over half a pack of cigarettes, "Will Liu Ran work overtime too today?"
The security guard then patiently said, "Yes!"
"Then when did she leave?"
"A quarter past nine, with his boyfriend."
"Boy friend?"
Zhang Yu is already on the verge of breaking out. How long has it been since Liu Ran broke up with him and now she has a new boyfriend?
Damn, what a bitch!
No wonder she doesn't want to get back together no matter how much I beg her, it turns out she has already prepared her next family!
The security guard was still minding his own business and said, "Yes, a young man about the same height as you."
Seeing that the cigarette was good, he even took the initiative to describe the other person's appearance.
"By the way, he seems to be called..."
Before the security guard finished speaking, he realized that the person had already left.
…
Zhao Dong sent Liu Ran downstairs, "Okay, hurry up. I'm sorry for causing you trouble today."
Liu Ran blinked his big eyes and asked, "Brother Dong, do you still need to be so polite to me? If you really want to thank me, just treat me to dinner another day."
"Okay, what do you want to eat?"
Worried that Liu Ran would misunderstand, he hurriedly added, "I'll call Kong Yue with me then!"
Liu Ran sighed slightly and said calmly, "Forget it about eating out. I will buy food another day. How about inviting Brother Dong to come over and show off his cooking skills?"
Zhao Dong was embarrassed, "Actually, my cooking is terrible."
Liu Ran stepped in and asked, "Are you doubting my taste?"
"Okay, as long as you don't dislike it."
"I don't mind it."
"Then I'm leaving. By the way, if Zhang Yu dares to pester you again, you call me and I will teach him a lesson."
Liu Ran stood at the door, looking at Zhao Dong's retreating figure, and her heart was filled with a burst of complicated emotions.
…
When Zhao Dong arrived at Huihuang, it was already ten o'clock in the evening, and business was pretty good.
After getting off the car, he took out his mobile phone and looked at the three messages he sent to Sophie half an hour ago, but he has not yet responded to the three messages.
I guess I was busy socializing and didn't have time to look at my phone.
After hesitating for a moment, he still called the phone. After five or six rings, he was answered.
"Are you still socializing?"
A slightly satisfied man's voice came from the phone, "Mr. Zhao?"
Zhao Dong's head buzzed, and after hearing Xu Huayang's voice, his hand holding the phone tightened instantly.
Why is Sophie's phone number in his place?
At this moment, Zhao Dong thought of countless possibilities. The more he thought about it, the more he thought about it. The annoyance in his body was almost uncontrollable.
Fortunately, the call was picked up the next second, "It's me, please wait for me."
The phone was very noisy, it sounded like they were singing karaoke, both men and women were singing.
After a while, the phone finally became quieter, "What do you want from me?"
Zhao Dong was stunned for a moment. He really had nothing to do. The reason why he made this call was just to confirm when Sophie would come home.
But the episode that just happened left him at a loss as to what to say.
Sophie seemed to have read through Zhao Dong's thoughts and took the initiative to explain: "I went to the bathroom just now and left the phone on the table. Don't get me wrong."
"Um."
Sophie added, "Today's party is not only attended by me, but also by several colleagues from the public relations department."
Zhao Dong smiled bitterly, "That's not what I wanted to ask."
"Then what do you want to ask?"
"I'd say drink less."
"I'll try my best, but drinking is unavoidable on such occasions, but don't worry, someone will help me stop drinking."
While they were talking, someone shouted over there, "Mr. Su, hurry up, everyone is waiting for you!"
Sophie quickly said: "Okay, you called me over there. I don't want to excuse you. It might be a little late to go back today. You don't have to wait for me!"
While I was talking, there was a busy signal on the other end of the phone.
Zhao Dong hung up the phone slightly absent-mindedly. His relationship with Sophie had already turned a corner. He was even confident that after half a month of contact, Sophie would definitely slowly accept him.
As a result, at this critical moment, Xu Huayang unexpectedly emerged.
To say that he really didn't care is to deceive himself completely. With Xu Huayang's excellence and the past love between the two, Zhao Dong felt on pins and needles every time he thought about it.
However, Su's predicament made Sophie unable to refuse Xu Huayang's approach.
The more Zhao Dong thought about it, the more angry he became. If he had the ability, maybe he wouldn't give Xu Huayang a chance, right?
But he was just thinking about it. Although he didn't know much about the Su family's plight, he had heard Sophie mention it several times that at least several billions of funds would be needed to completely overcome this crisis.
Whether now or in the past, this amount of money was an astronomical figure that he could not even imagine.
What Zhao Dong is most worried about now is that once the Su family's situation worsens, will Sophie be able to survive alone in the face of Xu Huayang's financial support?
Moreover, his current interaction with Sophie was only for a few hours at home.
In addition, they are like people from two different worlds. They have no common language, no common hobbies, and they can't even talk about work together.
On the contrary, Xu Huayang could easily insert himself into Sophie's life. Facing such a strong, potential, and threatening competitor, Zhao Dong felt an indescribable sourness in his heart.
More importantly, even the few hours after get off work seemed to have been usurped by Xu Huayang!
While he was thinking sadly, someone came towards him.