The two men present were both taken aback.
"How come you're here?"
Zhai Cheng had just sent her home earlier. Seeing her again, he had a vague premonition of something amiss.
"Uh... surprise!"
An Ge came up with an idea on the spot. She grabbed Zhai Cheng's arm and pulled him a bit away from the table in the opposite direction. Only then did she manage to put on a big smile with relief.
"Honey, you forgot. Today is the one - month anniversary of our first meeting. You've forgotten to accompany me."
As she said this, she swayed her arm coquettishly.
The middle - aged man opposite gave an awkward smile. "So you're Mr. Zhai's little wife. I won't be a third wheel here. We'll talk about the matter later."
With a meaningful smile, he turned around and left the private room, carefully closing the door behind him.
Zhai Cheng gave An Ge a sharp look. "Am I in danger again?"
An Ge nodded emphatically and pointed at the cup. "I saw someone switch your tea. And, I saw... uh, no, I dreamed that you were poisoned to death."
As soon as the words were out, Zhai Cheng's face darkened slightly. He turned around and sat upright on one side. "So what's your suggestion?"
An Ge blurted out readily, "I'll protect you."
"You?" His good - looking eyes regarded her meaningfully. This woman had suddenly appeared in his life and kept claiming that he was constantly being targeted.
However, there seemed to be some signs in that car accident that happened right under his nose. But having seen all the tricks in the business world, he couldn't rule out the possibility that this woman was just trying to shift the blame.
An Ge felt as if she had been waiting for a long time, but no response came. After waiting for a while, the man opposite, with a poker - faced expression, slowly said, "You can leave. I don't have time to play with you."
After saying that, Zhai Cheng turned around and left.
"Hey, what I said is true, really..."
By the time she chased out, the figure was already far away.
After wandering around for a while, when An Ge was about to give up with tired legs, her phone rang.
"Xiaoge, where on earth have you gone? The man you're supposed to meet for a blind date has been waiting for you for ages..."
Damn it. She had forgotten about this.
An Ge hesitated whether to go back, but suddenly felt dizzy and fainted again.
When she woke up again, she was still in bed.
It seemed that no matter how she tried to stop it, she couldn't prevent something bad from happening to Zhai Cheng. Although he didn't drink that tea, something must have happened elsewhere.
Everything started over again. After going through all the previous procedures step by step, Zhai Cheng drove her home.
After hesitating for a long time, An Ge took the initiative to say, "If I tell you next time that you're in danger, you must believe me."
Zhai Cheng glanced at her from the side. His expression seemed to be in deep thought. Then, with a half - smile, he turned to look ahead and the car continued moving forward.
On the day of the blind date, An Ge was well - prepared. When she got there, it was simpler this time. She directly found a similar tea and switched it. After Zhai Cheng finished talking with others and walked out, when they reached the door, An Ge grabbed his hand and ran.
Zhai Cheng's little assistant didn't know what was going on, but the feeling of being knocked down by the pepper spray last time still lingered. He didn't dare to chase too far.
When they ran to a place with fewer people, An Ge finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"This time, it should be okay."
Zhai Cheng frowned and looked at An Ge's hand that was holding his so tightly that it had turned pale. "What on earth is going on?"
Only then did An Ge realize that her behavior was inappropriate. She quickly let go. Straightening her posture, she said, "You're in danger again."
"Oh, why does danger always come whenever I see you?"
It seemed that he was insinuating something.
It was really hard to explain now. An Ge swallowed hard. Just as she was about to explain it properly, Zhai Cheng stared at her for a few seconds and then suddenly said, "So tell me, what should I do?"
"Hire me."
An Ge blurted out.
"You? As... a bodyguard?" Zhai Cheng looked at An Ge's petite figure helplessly, lingering on a certain part for a moment.
An Ge stood up straight and said confidently, "I can foresee when you're in danger. I don't need to be a bodyguard. Just an assistant will do."
Finally, she added, "You're really in danger now, and it's related to me."
Although the words were a bit ambiguous, she was really being sincere.
"Give me five minutes to explain all this. I'll consider it."
They were at the entrance of a café not far from the restaurant. There were some scattered seats under the sun umbrellas. Zhai Cheng found a seat and sat down, looking at An Ge leisurely.
An Ge quickly told him all the things that had happened to her recently, but she didn't make it sound too mysterious and omitted the part about hearing the system's voice.
After all, some things were really hard to explain scientifically.
Zhai Cheng crossed his fingers. After listening to what An Ge said and thinking carefully about what had happened in the past few days, he realized that it was indeed possible that someone was up to no good. Recently, the Zhai Group was facing restructuring and some major project changes. If someone really took the opportunity to act, killing him would be the easiest way.
The car accident was still fresh in his memory.
"Come and be my 24 - hour personal assistant."
An Ge was stunned by this. "No way."
"Why?" Zhai Cheng suddenly stood up and his handsome face got close to An Ge's.
"Uh... there should be propriety between men and women."
She hadn't gotten married yet. If this got out, not to mention getting married, she wouldn't even be able to pass her mother's test.
"Then you can just keep reliving this." Zhai Cheng got up to leave. He wasn't afraid of the threat of death. After all, being afraid wouldn't help in some cases. But if the enemy was in the dark and he was in the open, being so passive really annoyed him.
This threat of giving up was really effective. An Ge was even more afraid that her time would keep resetting. After hesitating for three seconds, she compromised.
"Okay, I agree."
Hearing the woman's voice behind him, Zhai Cheng's thin lips curved into a beautiful arc.
"I'll send the driver to pick you up later. You don't need to bring anything. I have everything there."
After saying that, the little assistant ran over out of breath. He looked at An Ge warily and followed Zhai Cheng away.
Actually, the little assistant had seen them from a distance but didn't dare to get too close. The recent encounters between the president and this woman were a bit strange. On one hand, he was really afraid that An Ge would take out the pepper spray again. On the other hand, it seemed that they were chatting quite well.
As he was walking and speculating, unexpectedly, Zhai Cheng said, "You arrange a car to pick up Miss An. She'll stay in my villa tonight."
"Ah!" The little assistant was startled.
Such a feisty woman with a dangerous aura. What was the president's strange taste?
"Stay... in the villa, Mr. Zhai. Do you want to think it over..."
Who knew what else this woman would take out. If something happened to the president, he would be extremely guilty.
"Didn't I make myself clear?" Zhai Cheng turned around and glanced at him, then got into the car.
An Ge watched them walk away, feeling a bit troubled. She didn't know if this was a good or a bad thing, but for now, she had agreed.
The phone rang again. It was still her mother.
"Hello, Xiaoge. That young man is really angry. You've really gone too far. Later I'll take you to explain to him. The other side..."
Before her mother could finish, An Ge said, "Mom, I've got a job."
"Uh, a job? What kind of job?"
"Assistant to the president of the Zhai Group." An Ge said slowly.