A woman often can't help but feel a sense of intimacy toward a man who knows her inside and out.
This kind of affectionate gesture made her feel happy and satisfied.
The two of them slowly walked out of the VIP building hand in hand.
Their figures looked like a sweet couple.
The atmosphere at this moment was very beautiful.
Even Chloe herself was so swept up in the atmosphere that she almost forgot her original purpose.
However, the moment they stepped out of the VIP building, this beautiful atmosphere was instantly shattered.
At this time, at the entrance of the VIP building, Zhu Yan was anxiously waiting for Jiang Cheng's return.
Her beautiful eyes glanced into the distance from time to time, as if searching for something.
Finally, when she saw Jiang Cheng walking out of the VIP building holding hands with a tall, blonde, blue-eyed Girl, Zhu Yan's face turned pale instantly.
Her expression suddenly became incredibly flustered in an instant.
For a moment, she even wished she had never come here today and that Jiang Cheng hadn't seen her.
Despite this, it was too late for her to escape now.
Because Jiang Cheng's gaze was clearly already fixed on her.
Their eyes met.
Zhu Yan quickly stabilized her emotions.
She immediately said respectfully to Jiang Cheng, "Mr. Jiang, welcome back."
Jiang Cheng's expression was clearly a bit surprised as he looked Zhu Yan up and down.
In January, the temperature in Shanghai was around ten degrees Celsius.
She was currently wearing a black mid-length coat and a pair of white high boots on her legs.
Her hair, which she usually kept tied up, was now let down and flowing.
She even had carefully prepared makeup on her face.
Zhu Yan's beauty was of a fresh and natural kind.
Her skin was as fair as mutton-fat jade, delicate as silk, and emitted a healthy glow.
Her eyes were like deep lake water, clear and bright.
Her eyebrows were like crescent moons, natural and elegant, adding a bit of playfulness to her face.
The bridge of her nose was straight, and her lips were as red as cherries.
The corners of her mouth, slightly upturned, always held a faint smile, making people feel warm and close to her.
This appearance was a world apart from how she usually looked in her CMB uniform.
Keenly perceiving the panic in Zhu Yan's heart,
Jiang Cheng's eyes held a hint of inquiry as he asked in a puzzled tone, "Zhu Yan? Why are you here?"
"This..."
Zhu Yan didn't know how to answer for a moment.
Naturally, she had come to the airport specifically to pick up Jiang Cheng as Xu Lei had suggested.
But the situation before her eyes was completely unexpected.
Because besides Jiang Cheng, there was actually another woman present.
Moreover, Jiang Cheng was actually holding hands with her.
This scene made her feel extremely embarrassed and distressed.
It was just as Xu Lei had said.
Although Zhu Yan had excellent abilities in handling affairs,
she was still just a young Girl after all.
She had zero experience when it came to emotional matters between men and women.
During high school, she focused entirely on her studies and finally got into university through hard work.
Then, under her family's arrangements, she intensely completed her coursework and graduated early.
After graduation, she immediately began working by Xu Lei's side.
So, in terms of her love life, it was almost a complete blank.
Facing such a complicated situation, she simply didn't know how to handle it.
Because of this, even though she knew that staying by Jiang Cheng's side was a good thing,
she wasn't good at those sophisticated 'fishing' techniques.
She couldn't even bring herself to be as proactive as Chloe.
Therefore, even though she had been by Jiang Cheng's side for several months, she was still a complete 'invisible person.'
Seeing Zhu Yan's hesitant and stuttering manner, Chloe immediately understood her purpose for coming.
The smile on Chloe's face vanished, and she slowly lifted her head from where she was leaning against Jiang Cheng.
Although she was still holding Jiang Cheng's hand, her body stood up straight.
Chloe acted very sensibly.
She didn't intentionally flaunt her intimate relationship with Jiang Cheng in front of Zhu Yan.
As a Westerner, Chloe's thinking was relatively open.
Especially regarding Jiang Cheng, whom she initially viewed as a "sugar daddy," she was even more aware of her own status and identity.
In her view, Jiang Cheng had many women around him, and they were all just his subordinates or companions.
Since that was the case, why bother flaunting?
After all, she wasn't the only one, so why show off?
Moreover, she knew very well in her heart that even if there came a day
when Jiang Cheng developed feelings for her, he would ultimately not belong entirely to her.
For someone of his prominent status, their choices were not for others to dictate.
Therefore, whether there was one more or one fewer woman by his side was not something she could control.
Jiang Cheng glanced at the white Mercedes-Benz parked beside her and asked casually, "Did you drive here yourself?"
Zhu Yan took a deep breath and nodded.
Then, in a professional tone, she responded politely, "It's nothing special, I just heard you were coming back today, so I came specifically to pick you up... If you're busy, I won't disturb you. You can contact me anytime if anything comes up..."
Zhu Yan didn't continue with the part about inviting Jiang Cheng to dinner, because at this moment she didn't know how to express it further.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Cheng didn't try to make Zhu Yan stay, but said with a smile, "You look very good in what you're wearing today; it's quite different from your usual style and suits you well. Let's have dinner when I'm free in a couple of days."
This is what a scumbag is like—clearly holding another woman's hand,
yet still unscrupulously praising another woman with his words.
It caused the spark of hope to uncontrollably rise again in a heart that was originally somewhat disappointed.
Sure enough, hearing these words, Zhu Yan's eyes couldn't help but moisten.
Originally, she felt that her actions just now might have caused some embarrassment and might even affect her working relationship with Jiang Cheng.
Just as she was feeling anxious, Jiang Cheng praised her in front of another Girl and even asked her out for dinner.
This left Zhu Yan's heart filled with contradictory and complex emotions.
One should know, she had fantasized about Jiang Cheng asking her to dinner many times, but she never expected it to be like this.
On one hand, she was confused by Jiang Cheng's attitude.
On the other hand, she knew she couldn't resist Jiang Cheng.
These words were like sunlight illuminating the dark corners of her heart,
making her feel valued and treated specially.
Zhu Yan looked at Jiang Cheng with some gratitude: "Alright, Mr. Jiang, welcome back."
On the side, Chloe watched their interaction with a smile on her face the whole time.
It wasn't until they got into the rolls-royce that Chloe had a chance to talk to Jiang Cheng about Zhu Yan, but she saw that Jiang Cheng had already moved to raise the partition for the back seat.
She remembered Jiang Cheng had done this once before when they were in Britain.
But back then, it was just for a look.
Given their current situation, Jiang Cheng surely wouldn't just want to look again, would he?
Chloe instinctively placed her phone at the base of her thigh and said coquettishly, "What do you want to do? We only came out ten minutes ago, you're not going to go in again, are you??"
Seeing Chloe's brow furrowed in a mock display of fear, Jiang Cheng directly pried her hands apart and pressed them against the backrest of the leather seat.
"I said I can do it in many places... didn't you disbelieve me?? I have to prove to you that I never lie. Now it's the car's turn..."
"No, don't press down on me..."
"You're right, this is a car. It seems better if you press down on me..."
"I won't..."
Clearly, Chloe's opposition had no effect at all.
A Girl over 1.7 meters tall, Jiang Cheng very easily supported her buttocks and draped her legs over both sides of his hips... Although she kept saying 'no, no,' Chloe's hands still instinctively reached out to hold him.
With the human weakness held firm, Jiang Cheng curled the corners of his mouth: "Looks like it's time to connect the interface?"