Fang Siyan spoke in a particular, long - simmered tone. The muscles on both sides of his jaws were rigid, and his words were slurred and sticky.
"I should have stayed by your side every single moment, never leaving you!"
The man's self - reproach made Ding Ruola even more heart - broken.
"I..."
Ding Ruola tried to speak, but a glance from the man made her shrink back in fear.
She hunched her shoulders, balled her hands into fists, and even her tongue started to stumble.
The man stared at Ding Ruola from top to bottom without saying a word and then continued driving.
The recent tasks had been rather heavy. Ding Ruola had just returned home for a night's rest, but the next day, Fang Siyan dragged her back to work.
Ding Ruola had no idea what knot was bothering Fang Siyan.
But she had a knot of her own in mind—how on earth had Fang Siyan managed to deal with Gu Qianxue?
That troublesome woman was truly a headache.
Ding Ruola felt as if her head weighed a thousand pounds. First, she propped her head up with both hands while drawing the manuscript. Eventually, she just laid her face on the table.
Halfway through the drawing, her eyes involuntarily closed.
When Ding Ruola woke up again, Fang Siyan was standing in front of her.
He was wearing a light - blue shirt with gray - blue cuffs and a pair of flat anti - blue - light gold - rimmed glasses on his face. He tapped on Ding Ruola's table with one hand and pushed his glasses up with the other.
Since they were plain glasses, the lenses had a strong reflection. With the anti - blue - light function, the lenses sparkled with blue - purple glints, completely blocking the look in his eyes.
"Go to the office!"
Fang Siyan didn't go back to the tenth floor. Instead, he walked into Zhang Wei's office.
There were quite a few people who took pleasure in Ding Ruola's misfortune.
As soon as the man stepped in, Zhang Wei, who was poring over documents at his desk, immediately stood up. He vaguely saw Ding Ruola's figure through the glass.
Although Zhang Wei didn't know what had happened, he could guess that it was related to Ding Ruola.
He plopped back into his seat.
"Xiao Fang, what brings you here?"
Ding Ruola was standing at the door. Zhang Wei waved at her, signaling her to come in too.
"I'll take her up first."
The ambiguous look in Fang Siyan's eyes made Zhang Wei a bit scared. Fang Siyan had always been good at controlling his emotions, but today's situation...
Zhang Wei waved his hand, indicating for Fang Siyan to take Ding Ruola away quickly.
He didn't want to get involved in the two's emotional affairs.
Ding Ruola was still standing at the door. There were only a few words exchanged between the two men, and somehow she was being arranged again.
She was just about to ask Zhang Wei why when her wrist was caught by Fang Siyan's hand before she could even open her mouth.
It wasn't exactly a rough drag, but Ding Ruola was a bit unhappy.
The two of them went to the tenth floor.
Since she often attended meetings, Ding Ruola was quite familiar with the layout of the tenth floor. There was a corner specifically set aside for the public - welfare foundation. She knew about it but had never been there.
Fang Siyan led Ding Ruola to a door. He swiped his phone on the door, and it popped open.
"You can take a rest first."
"Lao Fang!"
Fang Siyan flung his arm, and Ding Ruola was pulled into the room. She looked at the man standing at the door.
The man stood at a forty - five - degree angle, upright. He lowered his head and took off his glasses, then rubbed his temples with his hand.
"I'll call you when it's time to get off work."
After Fang Siyan said that, he left, leaving Ding Ruola alone in the room.
She was wide awake now. She wondered if she should go find Fang Siyan to explain the situation and then go back downstairs to work.
As soon as she opened the door, two men in security uniforms were standing there.
"It's not suitable to move around freely now. Please go back, Miss Ding."
What was going on? Was there ever a time when people weren't allowed to move around freely in the company?
"Why?"
One of the tall men with a square face glanced at her sideways. "This is an order from above. We hope Miss Ding won't make things difficult for us."
Ding Ruola dejectedly went back into the room and sat on the edge of the bed.
She couldn't get a single word about the company's situation from these special security guards. Then, an idea struck her. She clicked into the company's QQ group.
[Ding Lala: Is there any activity in the company today?]
She had already edited the message. After she clicked send, she found that the whole group had been muted. She wasn't the group owner or an administrator, so she could only stare blankly at the message.
What on earth was Fang Siyan hiding from her?
If Ding Ruola could have guessed what Fang Siyan was up to, her pursuit of Professor Fang wouldn't have been so painful before.
Finally, it was time to get off work. Ding Ruola hugged her phone and waited for the moment when the door would be opened.
As expected, Fang Siyan came to pick her up and go home.
"Lao Fang, is the company negotiating some big deal today?"
Ding Ruola craned her neck, trying to peek at the content on Fang Siyan's phone, but the man was very vigilant.
As soon as Ding Ruola stretched her neck over, he immediately locked the screen of his phone.
"You don't need to come to Fangyuan for work tomorrow."
Ding Ruola was taken aback. She thought Fang Siyan was joking with her and asked the man to repeat what he had just said.
Fang Siyan said the same thing to Ding Ruola in the same tone, word for word.
She wanted to ask for a reason, but unexpectedly, Fang Siyan directly handed his phone to her.
Ding Ruola's performance this month ranked last. She wanted to defend herself, but when she looked up and noticed Fang Siyan's expression, she knew this wasn't the right time.
"Lao Fang, are you really fed up with me?"
Fang Siyan slammed on the brakes. If it weren't for the seat - belt, Ding Ruola's head would have hit the dashboard in front.
"We're here. Get out of the car."
Ding Ruola awkwardly followed Fang Siyan back home.
Fang Siyan clearly had no mood to cook, and Ding Ruola was very understanding. She directly took out her phone to order takeout.
"Don't say such things in the future. If you want to find an excuse for your feelings, I won't stop you from thinking that way."
Ding Ruola was thinking—her feelings. Weren't her feelings only for Fang Siyan?
After Fang Siyan said that, he directly went back to his study. The loud sound of the door closing weighed heavily on Ding Ruola's heart.
The delivery guy rang the doorbell several times, but Ding Ruola still didn't respond.
Finally, the person outside couldn't bear it anymore and called Ding Ruola on his phone.
"Is this Miss Ding Lala? I'm already at the door. Could you come out and get your food?"
Ding Ruola quickly ran to the door and took the takeout from the delivery guy.
She apologized several times in a row before entering the house.
"Lao Fang! It's time to eat."
Fang Siyan didn't respond. Ding Ruola had no choice but to sit alone in the dining room. These dishes used to be Ding Ruola's favorites, but today they seemed tasteless in front of her.
She quickly filled her stomach, washed up, and went to bed.
She pulled the quilt over her head. After lying there for a while, she let out a long wail and then poked her head out of the quilt.
"Lao Fang! You're my ancestor!"
Fang Siyan had worn away the last bit of Ding Ruola's patience.
She logged into the Tieba and found the Gossip Bar, hoping to find netizens to solve her problem.
As soon as she clicked in, she made a new discovery!