Women are truly emotional creatures.
Ding Ruola was clearly touched by the man's charming interaction, yet she still stubbornly said words that made her seem unconcerned.
Fang Siyan gave Ding Ruola a sidelong glance. A faint smile played on his eyebrows and eyes as he continued his previous action, coaxing Ding Ruola to eat spoonful by spoonful.
Finally, the food in the bowl was all gone, and Ding Ruola was full.
In a good mood, Ding Ruola patted her belly and let out a belch. "I'll do the dishes!"
Fang Siyan seemed not to hear Ding Ruola's words. He picked up the bowls and chopsticks and left directly.
He adored Ding Ruola's hands. Her fingers were slender, her palms were free of obvious calluses, and the skin on the back of her hands was smooth. Every time he held her hand, there was a soft yet somewhat cold object in his palm, giving him a great sense of security.
Detergent would surely be used when doing the dishes. These things were alkaline and could cause great damage to the skin and mucous membranes of the hands.
"Then I'll dry the plates for you!"
The plates and bowls were almost washed, but they were still dripping with water.
Because of the water, the originally smooth surface of the plates became even more slippery.
Ding Ruola held a plate with one hand and a rag in the other.
She pinched the plate with her thumb and index finger and used the rag to spin the plate around.
Fang Siyan turned his head and glanced at Ding Ruola. He was just about to tell Ding Ruola to put down the plate in her hand when, before he could say a word, Ding Ruola put it down.
The place where she put it was a bit different from what Fang Siyan had expected.
The porcelain made a crisp sound as it hit the ground. Startled, Ding Ruola stood still for a few seconds and then stuck out her tongue at Fang Siyan.
Actually, it wasn't a big deal. As long as Ding Ruola was okay, how much could a plate cost?
Fang Siyan was trying to comfort himself when he saw the girl quickly squat down and start to pick up the porcelain fragments on the ground with her hands.
"Put that down right now!"
"Ouch!"
A red bead of blood oozed from the tip of Ding Ruola's finger. The girl stood up awkwardly. Just as she was about to put her finger to her lips to suck it, Fang Siyan stopped her.
Fang Siyan grabbed the girl directly and blocked her with his body. Ding Ruola was standing in front of the sink.
The man quickly turned on the faucet and rinsed the wound under the running water.
Then he led Ding Ruola to the sofa and told her to sit on it and do nothing.
Fang Siyan went to look for the first - aid kit.
The man knelt on the ground and simply took out an iodine swab from the first - aid kit. He helped Ding Ruola clean the area around the wound.
Judging from the amount of blood, the wound should be quite deep.
"Hiss..."
The iodine contained a large amount of alcohol. It was inevitable to feel pain when it came into contact with the wound.
After Fang Siyan wiped the wound with iodine, he blew on Ding Ruola's finger to speed up the evaporation of the alcohol.
When the iodine on the finger was almost dry, Fang Siyan took out a band - aid. He cut the sticky parts on both sides of the band - aid with scissors and wrapped it around the wound.
Ding Ruola thought that was it, but the man still told her to sit on the sofa and not move.
She watched the man leave and then come back with a glass of milk in his hand.
She watched the man go back and forth until Fang Siyan finally sat down beside Ding Ruola.
"I can't do anything right!"
Because of her recklessness, Ding Ruola had done a lot of stupid things in front of the man that night.
She was thinking that if she left Fang Siyan, she would live a life of being unable to take care of herself in the future.
"Ruoruo! You don't need to do anything. You just need to be yourself."
Although the words were like this, Ding Ruola was deeply blaming herself for her incompetence.
What made her even sadder was when she went to work the next day. The previous online scandal had already been resolved, but some of the partners who had cooperated with her before all came to Ding Ruola to terminate the contracts.
Ding Ruola couldn't understand. Hadn't she already clarified the matter? Why were these people still holding on to this?
"Miss Ding, you know that the target audience of our brand is young women. Women are very sensitive to such gossip."
One of the brand representatives noticed the unhappy look on Ding Ruola's face. The staff member who came couldn't bear it anymore and gave a proper explanation.
"Haven't I already clarified it?"
The staff member in charge of the negotiation glanced at the other brand representatives. Since no one else was willing to speak, she took a deep breath. "When a nail is hammered into a wooden board, even if the nail is pulled out, there will still be a hole left."
Ding Ruola finally understood. This wasn't really a negotiation.
"So you just want to find a new board."
It was only natural that these small brands would abandon the cooperation after getting what they wanted from Ding Ruola.
However, the penalty for breach of contract was only for Solaka Studio. Even if they terminated the contracts now, it wouldn't have any impact on these brands.
Ding Ruola's incident had fermented on Weibo, and these small brands had also gained some exposure.
It was really a good move to kick someone out after using them.
Ding Ruola might as well use this money to see the true faces of the leaders of these companies.
The other people in the studio were angry about this for a long time, but Ding Ruola took it easy. After signing the settlement agreement, she acted as if nothing had happened.
There would be many such things in the future. Ding Ruola could still bear this small setback.
Just as these companies terminated their contracts with Ding Ruola, Fang Siyan took action.
If it weren't for Weibo that day, Ding Ruola wouldn't have known how powerful her man's capital was.
The commercial street where Ding Ruola and Bi Shuang had gone shopping before was all under the capital of Fangyuan Group.
This commercial street was located in the most prosperous area of the city center. People from all directions would basically pass by here. Too many brands were eager to have a place here.
After Fang Siyan heard that Solaka Studio was being targeted, he directly made a promise on Weibo that any company that had terminated its cooperation with Solaka Studio because of the previous incident would be put on the blacklist of Fangyuan Group's partners.
These brand representatives thought they had played a good hand, but now it seemed that they had ruined it completely.
They knew that Ding Ruola and Fang Siyan had a good relationship, but they didn't expect it to be this good.
They regretted it deeply.
Ding Ruola thought Fang Siyan's statement was a bit extreme. Maybe there would be a dark - horse brand among them, and in that case, the commercial street would lose an opportunity to attract customers.
"Baby! There won't be any dark - horse brands among them. Since they don't want to cooperate with you, they'll just keep going down the wrong path."
Fang Siyan hugged Ding Ruola and let the girl sit on his lap. He casually took out an invitation from his pocket and handed it to Ding Ruola.
"Invitation for the 60th anniversary celebration of University B, for outstanding alumni."
Outstanding alumni. Ding Ruola repeated these words over and over again. She opened the invitation and, sure enough, her name was written inside.