After exchanging shifts, Lin Fan stepped out of the security guard rest room.
He paced back and forth restlessly at the base of the CBD building.
Thinking about his next move, how to deal with that spoiled rich kid Xu Mo!
How dare a useless playboy from a wealthy family try to steal the woman he had his eye on?
He was asking for death!
Just as Lin Fan was pondering this, the sound of high heels clicking on the floor rang out.
The footsteps seemed somewhat hurried!
Lin Fan instinctively looked up.
He saw Shen Manni walking towards the exit with an angry expression on her face.
People are visual creatures, and today's society judges based on appearances.
Lin Fan saw the woman he was determined to possess.
Shen Manni's hurried steps meant there was a 90% chance she was going to confront Xu Mo!
Lin Fan had an idea and began moving his feet as well, heading towards the exit.
He planned to manufacture a chance encounter.
"What a coincidence, Miss Shen. Where are you off to?" Lin Fan asked with what he thought was a charming smile.
Lin Fan had helped Shen Manni get rid of Xu Mo a few times.
This had built up some goodwill towards him in her mind.
That's why he dared to strike up a conversation now.
There's always a reason behind every action.
Without that foundation, Shen Manni wouldn't have given him the time of day!
However, Lin Fan had failed to calculate one thing.
At this point, any goodwill Shen Manni had felt towards him had dropped to zero.
Once she realized this guy also had ulterior motives and was playing dumb to take advantage, she only felt disgusted!
"Where I go is my own business. I don't see how it concerns you," Shen Manni said icily.
Lin Fan's smile froze. Shen Manni had always been cold and aloof before, keeping people at arm's length.
But it had never been this obvious.
Lin Fan sensed that she seemed to have developed some kind of aversion towards him.
"You're right, it's not my business. But if you're going to Xu Corporation, you'd better take me along. Aren't you afraid Xu Mo might try to get handsy with you?" Lin Fan said, retreating tactically with skin as thick as city walls!
In just one sentence, he implied that she needed him!
If she hadn't heard Xu Mo's inner thoughts, Shen Manni probably would have wrestled with whether or not to bring Lin Fan along.
After all, she really was afraid Xu Mo might try to get physical with her!
But now Shen Manni didn't consider it for a second!
Because Xu Mo didn't actually like her at all. His act of pursuing her was just to follow the plot and maintain his character!
Moreover, Xu Mo conducted himself in an open and aboveboard manner. Though some of his past actions weren't honorable, he would frankly admit to anything he had done!
In contrast, Lin Fan's words and actions revealed him to be a beast in human clothing, with a mind full of filthy thoughts - a hypocrite!
Given the choice between an honest villain and a hypocrite, Shen Manni would definitely choose the former!
At least that person dared to own up to their actions!
"I'm sorry, but I'm really not afraid," Shen Manni said with a cold smile, then walked past Lin Fan.
"What's going on?" Lin Fan was baffled, unable to figure it out no matter how hard he thought!
He couldn't understand what had caused Shen Manni's abnormal change in attitude.
Usually when Xu Mo was mentioned, Shen Manni would express disgust.
This time, Lin Fan actually saw a hint of admiration in Shen Manni's eyes!
Towards himself, it was nothing but thorough disgust and disdain!
"Hmph! Just wait until the day you fall into my hands. Then I'll show you what's what!" Lin Fan's eyes were full of malicious intent.
A dragon king like him should aim to conquer ice queens!
The colder Shen Manni acted towards him, the more it awakened the beast slumbering inside him!
Lin Fan didn't give up just because Shen Manni rejected his offer.
As a dragon king, he had dignity that couldn't be trampled on!
He went to the roadside and hailed a taxi.
Getting in, Lin Fan pointed at the white sports car ahead and said, "Driver, follow that white Maserati Quattroporte."
The driver didn't waste words and did as Lin Fan said.
After all, his job was just to take passengers where they wanted to go.
As long as they paid, he was willing to go anywhere.
At Xu Corporation, in the CEO's luxurious private office.
Xu Mo was rubbing his temples, feeling a headache coming on.
"The first face-slapping plot fell through, and the system didn't even give an accurate score or feedback. I don't know if this counts as following the plot."
"Come on! Protagonist, you need to try harder, think of more ways to create face-slapping scenes. I'll do my best to cooperate."
"You're good at coming up with evil schemes. You can think of bad things that normal people can't even imagine."
"Anyway, you need to put in some effort."
At this point, all Xu Mo could do was silently cheer on Lin Fan in his mind.
Wasn't that guy supposed to be the story's lucky protagonist?
Surely he must be especially favored by the heavens.
Thinking of this, Xu Mo felt more at ease. He leaned back comfortably in his executive chair, enjoying a rare moment of private time doing nothing.
Knock knock----
A knocking sound came from outside the door.
Xu Mo's mouth twitched. "Come in."
A beautiful female secretary opened the door and entered. "Mr. Xu, Miss Shen is waiting for you in the lobby. She says she has something to discuss with you."
Hearing this news, Xu Mo was stunned for a moment. There's no smoke without fire.
This was the first time Shen Manni had ever come to the Xu family company on her own initiative.
"Alright, I got it. You can go now," Xu Mo said with a wave of his hand.
The beautiful secretary nodded and left.
Xu Mo looked out the floor-to-ceiling windows. This was the place with the best view - the skyscrapers and bustling scenes outside were all visible, giving a sense of looking down on the world from on high.
"Sigh... I have to play the role of lovesick fool again."
Xu Mo sighed. He really didn't want this kind of scene fee with no plot advancement.
He tidied up his appearance a bit.
Then he practiced a deeply affectionate expression in the large mirror nearby.
Xu Mo felt he was in decent form today.
He would go downstairs and perfunctorily deal with Shen Manni, then come back to his carefree life of slacking off.
"Holy crap?! Isn't that CEO Shen Manni? Why did she come to our company? She's so beautiful! No wonder our CEO is so obsessed with her."
"Psh! No matter how pretty she is, can she compare to our Miss Zhou? I think Miss Zhou is even more beautiful."
"Oh give it a rest! You're just talking big. I've seen you sneaking glances at CEO Shen this whole time. Stop pretending!"
"I'm just making comparisons! It's not like I'm doing anything wrong."
Today, Shen Manni was wearing a cream-colored business suit. Her fair and beautiful swan-like neck was exposed, with her long black hair cascading down her back.
A pair of long, sexy legs were wrapped in white stockings.
At the moment, she was looking displeased at Lin Fan standing beside her.
"I told you to mind your own business! Why did you follow me here?"
Lin Fan gave the excuse he had prepared on the way: "I was just worried you might get bullied here, Miss Shen. I heard Xu Mo isn't a good person. They say he likes to use force on women he likes but can't have!"
Shen Manni's delicate brows furrowed. Her disgust for Lin Fan now exceeded that for Xu Mo.
Wasn't this a case of the pot calling the kettle black?
Xu Mo had been pursuing her for so many days.
How could she not understand Xu Mo's character by now?
Most of it was just sweet talk, and after she clearly rejected him, Xu Mo would leave.
Shen Manni had never experienced Xu Mo trying to get physical with her.
On the other hand, this Lin Fan had tried several times to grab her hand under the pretense of protecting her.
Fortunately, Lin Fan hadn't gotten his way. Thinking about it now, Shen Manni found it deeply disturbing.
"Manni, you've finally deigned to come see me. When I heard you were here, I immediately ditched an important meeting. Despite everyone's objections, I rushed down here to find you," Xu Mo said in an utterly sincere voice!
Shen Manni looked at the newcomer, her eyes practically shooting flames!
If she couldn't hear Xu Mo's inner thoughts, she might have actually believed his nonsense!
[Usually you ignore me, so I'm going to make you wait ten minutes and let you taste what it's like to be the desperate one waiting around. Haha... What meeting? I just knew you were here but didn't come out to see you right away. That'll teach you!]
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