"No, it's because Lawyer Song's lectures are vivid, interesting and fascinating. He's a great teacher."
Jiang Li hooked the corner of her lips into a faint smile. "It's getting late. I'll treat Lawyer Song to dinner tonight."
"Just to thank you for teaching me so much." There was a gentle smile on Jiang Li's delicate and beautiful face, which made it hard to refuse.
Song Yu stared into her eyes and was in a daze for a few seconds, feeling a bit distracted.
When he realized he was being a bit impolite, he quickly averted his gaze, suppressing the flash of amazement in his eyes. His expression returned to its usual amiable look.
A smile spread across his handsome face, and his tone was humorous. "It's better to obey than to decline. Then I'll..."
Before Song Yu could finish his sentence, Jiang Li's phone suddenly rang. She immediately took it out of her pocket. When she saw the familiar contact name, she took a deep breath.
"I'll take this call."
Jiang Li pressed the answer button and put the phone to her ear.
"You're in charge of assisting me in the cooperation negotiation with General Manager Yu at eight o'clock tonight."
Xiao Yanzhi's thin lips parted slightly, and his cold voice came through. "I'm at the law firm entrance. You've got five minutes."
After hanging up the phone, Jiang Li looked up at Song Yu again.
"Is Xiao Yanzhi looking for you?" Song Yu seemed to have guessed something and understood. "Are we still going to have dinner together tonight?"
Jiang Li bit her lip, and a hint of apology showed on her face. "Xiao Yanzhi said there's a cooperation tonight and he wants me to go and handle the work."
"Then we'll do it another day." Song Yu smiled gently. With a gentlemanly and mild expression, he subtly gave Jiang Li an out. "Consider it as you owe me a meal. Pay me back when you have the chance."
He looked at Jiang Li in front of him, and his gaze gradually softened. There was only her figure in his eyes.
Jiang Li didn't notice Song Yu's expression. She just felt relieved and said with a beaming smile, "Don't worry. I'll definitely pay you back this meal."
"See you next time." Jiang Li turned around, and her slender figure quickly disappeared from the room. Song Yu's smile also faded bit by bit.
Suddenly, he saw a ladies' scarf on the table that didn't belong to him.
He couldn't help smiling again.
...
Jiang Li rushed out of the law firm in a hurry. There was that familiar black business car parked at the entrance. She paused for a moment and then quickened her steps towards the car.
Xiao Yanzhi was holding the steering wheel with both hands. As the window slowly rolled down, his noble and elegant side profile was gradually revealed. At this moment, he was looking at her indifferently.
"Get in the car."
Looking through the window, Qin Yaoyao was sitting in the front passenger seat. She was dressed very beautifully in a milky - yellow princess dress, looking as if she was going on a date.
The moment their eyes met, Qin Yaoyao was a bit surprised. She gently tugged at the corner of Xiao Yanzhi's clothes. "A Yan, is Sister Jiang Li going tonight too?"
At the same time, Jiang Li opened the rear - door. Xue An quickly greeted her. "Good evening, Sister Jiang Li."
Seeing Xue An sitting in the back row, Jiang Li was a bit stunned. One foot on the car, she hesitated to get in.
"Don't make me remind you, Jiang Li." Xiao Yanzhi's voice came casually from the front row.
In an instant, Jiang Li quickly got in and closed the door.
She found it very strange. Why did Xiao Yanzhi drive the car himself and let Xue An sit in the back row?
"We're going to talk with Yu Guangping about the related plans of the new star training program later. Xue An will convey your work tasks to you. You'll be fully in charge during the conversation."
Jiang Li understood.
Xiao Yanzhi planned to let her get personally involved in the cooperation project as the president's assistant tonight.
Xiao Yanzhi was sitting in the front row, driving the car methodically.
His custom - made suit was very neat, with every button properly fastened. The cuffs of his wrists were slightly rolled up, exuding an ascetic charm in every gesture.
Jiang Li only glanced at him a few times and then lowered her eyes.
"Sister Jiang Li, these are the documents you may need later."
Xue An spoke and took out something from a briefcase, handing it to Jiang Li. "You can familiarize yourself with them first. I'll tell you about your work tasks later."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work." Jiang Li came back to her senses, nodded politely and then listened attentively to Xue An.
Qin Yaoyao was sitting in the front passenger seat, feeling a bit uncomfortable. Listening to the conversation about work between the two in the back, she whispered, "A Yan, you could actually assign this kind of work to me."
"I can do it well too. There's no need to specifically ask Sister Jiang Li to do it." Her voice got softer and softer, and she looked extremely aggrieved.
While driving, Xiao Yanzhi glanced at her sideways.
Knowing that she was in a bit of a mood, his expression remained unchanged, and his tone was calm. "You're the female companion, and she's an employee. What are you comparing with her for?"
These words made everyone in the car fall silent for a few seconds.
Qin Yaoyao, who was a bit depressed just now, immediately beamed with joy, and her eyes sparkled. "Is that so? Then I won't disturb Sister Jiang Li's work."
The word "female companion" was very ambiguous. Qin Yaoyao automatically translated it as "girlfriend".
Since she was the female companion, she just needed to sit beside Xiao Yanzhi; while Jiang Li was just an employee of Jiangyu, so she had to be responsible for these boring and uninteresting work tasks.
"Sister Jiang Li, you have to work hard later and try to finalize this cooperation!" Qin Yaoyao turned around, with words of encouragement in her tone.
Jiang Li didn't say a word. She just looked at Xue An. "Assistant Xue, is there anything else to add?"
Xue An also came to his senses and nodded. "There's also this aspect..."
Seeing that she was ignored, Qin Yaoyao didn't feel any unhappy at all. Instead, she felt really happy.
The feeling of making Jiang Li look bad in front of her was indescribably pleasant.
Suddenly, the car jolted. Jiang Li lost her balance and almost fell towards Xue An. Xue An quickly reached out to support her. "Are you okay, Sister Jiang Li?"
"I'm fine. Thank you." Jiang Li sat up straight. Just as she raised her eyes, she met Xiao Yanzhi's eyes in the rear - view mirror.
His eyes were cold and sharp, as if he was examining her.
A few seconds later, his voice came faintly. "Keep your distance. Don't flirt with each other."
Xue An immediately lowered his head. "Yes, boss."
Jiang Li was extremely speechless inside, but she didn't say a word.
After Xue An finished explaining the work tasks, without the sound of conversation, the atmosphere in the car became extremely heavy.
Only Qin Yaoyao still had a smile on her face. Blinking her eyes, she suddenly thought of something and turned to chat with Jiang Li.
"Sister Jiang Li, A Yan and I are going on a trip to Huacheng next week. Do you have any suggestions?"
Hearing this, Jiang Li's eyes froze, and her palms involuntarily curled up.
The place of Huacheng was very familiar to her.
She was silent for a few seconds, and then her voice squeezed out of her throat bit by bit. "I've never been there. I'm not very familiar with it."
As she said this, her face visibly turned pale.