Nan Jia and Gu Qing sat quietly with Su Yuan. It was the first time Nan Jia had seen such an expression on her boss's face. She couldn't help but feel a bit sorry for him.
"Boss, Zhaozhao is still young. She doesn't quite understand things yet and can't comprehend such complex matters. Don't take it to heart. Actually, she really liked you before..." As Nan Jia spoke, she felt like an old nanny, worrying about everything.
Gu Qing was different. When he heard what Zhaozhao said, his first reaction was that the girl was right. He silently gave her a thumbs - up in his heart.
When he turned to look at Su Yuan, he also felt a bit sorry for him, but more importantly, he felt relieved.
After all, from Gu Qing's perspective, he once thought that Zhaozhao's identity was questionable. There were so many strange things about her, and she had bewitched Su Yuan. In his eyes, she was like a seductress who would bring ruin to the country.
However, since the incident with the Bu Ye Ding last time, Zhaozhao's determination in her words really shocked him. He didn't expect such a delicate girl to be so stubborn. Moreover, she did what she said and really brought back the Bu Ye Ding. So Gu Qing's impression of Zhaozhao changed completely.
Since Gu Qing started working beside Su Yuan, he always felt that Su Yuan actually lived a very lonely life.
He always looked cold, and beneath his cold exterior was boundless loneliness.
Gu Qing understood that perhaps there was really nothing in this world for Su Yuan to be attached to. He came alone, and he didn't care when he would fall.
He was sure that if it weren't for that agreement, perhaps Su Yuan would have chosen to end his own life after the great war many years ago. Whether to live or not didn't make any difference to him.
Now that he finally saw Su Yuan fall in love with someone, like Fu Feng and the others, of course he also hoped that Su Yuan could have a happy ending.
But Su Yuan had too many concerns, and once he made a decision, he basically wouldn't listen to others. If it were up to him, I'm afraid that even the deepest bond between him and Zhaozhao would end here.
So it was good for Zhaozhao to stimulate him at this time. Gu Qing was quite happy to see this happen.
So when Nan Jia nudged his arm, wanting him to say something to persuade Su Yuan, Gu Qing just stared at the sky and the ground but didn't look at Nan Jia, who was winking desperately at him.
Nan Jia was so angry that if it weren't for the boss being there, she would have slapped him directly.
This stupid snake! He seemed to be getting more and more arrogant after not seeing him for a few days. He even dared not to listen to her. She would deal with him when they got back!
Su Yuan was in no mood to care about the flirting between the young couple. He was in a very bad mood and simply picked up the clay pot rice and left.
Zhaozhao's words were like a needle, gently pricking his heart. People who didn't know might not think it was a big deal, but in Su Yuan's heart, it hurt over and over again.
The pain was so intense that every breath was uncomfortable.
The calm look in her eyes when she left made Su Yuan feel a sense of strangeness, as if she had suddenly grown up in an instant and understood that she didn't have to be with him.
A gentle push had already made him lose his balance. There was a hole in his heart, and someone was blowing air into it desperately, as if they were afraid he wouldn't feel cold enough.
For a moment, he wanted to grab Zhaozhao's shoulders, hold her face, and tell her that it wasn't true. His love for her was real, and he was almost crazy about her.
But Su Yuan finally held back. He couldn't be so willful and selfish.
There was a floor - to - ceiling window in the top - floor office. Su Yuan stood there and vaguely saw the reflection of his pupils in the glass, alternating between black and red.
Burdened with so much sin and with his inner demons running wild, how could he get close to Zhaozhao? Anyone was more qualified than him.
He was wrong. Since he had made a choice, he should make that choice worthwhile. He couldn't say words of rejection while still couldn't help but get close to Zhaozhao. His indecision... No wonder Zhaozhao was angry.
Su Yuan leaned back into the chair tiredly. He chose to give up again.
In some ways, the Dragon Lord was far less confident and assured than he usually seemed.
He could also be unconfident and afraid.
A few minutes later, a butterfly suddenly appeared in the quiet office. It was a black butterfly with a glowing body. This was the communication symbol of the Eastern Monster Race.
Was something wrong in the east?
Su Yuan frowned and reached out his hand. The butterfly landed on his index finger and flapped its wings gently.
After a moment, Su Yuan suddenly stood up, his face solemn. He dialed the internal phone.
"Boss, what can I do for you?" Bai He pushed open the office door with a stack of files in his arms and asked.
"Call Nan Jia and the others here. There's a problem with the Bu Ye Ding."
Hearing that it was related to the Bu Ye Ding, Bai He also put away his lazy look and turned around to call the others.
"Wait," Su Yuan's Adam's apple rolled. After a long while, he said with difficulty, "Call Zhaozhao too."
Bai He paused for a moment. Then he remembered the big incident that happened in the bureau before and sighed, "Yes."
When Zhaozhao received the message asking her to go to Su Yuan's office, she was a bit surprised. She thought of the way she saw Su Yuan in the cafeteria and wondered if Su Yuan was going to explain something to her.
If... if that was really the case, then she would reluctantly listen.
As long as Su Yuan didn't say anything more hurtful, she could forgive him for what happened before. After all, they, as trees, were always very magnanimous.
When she pushed open the office door and saw two neat rows of people sitting inside, Zhaozhao's hand on the doorknob tightened involuntarily.
This... seemed different from what she had thought.
"Zhaozhao? Come in. Everyone is waiting." Bai He picked up the meeting notebook. Seeing Zhaozhao standing at the door in a daze, he couldn't help but remind her in a low voice.
"Okay." Zhaozhao then let go of the doorknob and slowly shuffled to a seat beside the conference table.
Everyone's expressions were very solemn. Especially the strange looks they gave Zhaozhao made her feel extremely uncomfortable.
She didn't think she had done anything wrong. Why were they all looking at her like this?
Su Yuan, who was sitting at the head of the table, obviously noticed Zhaozhao's uneasiness. His tone unconsciously softened, which was completely different from before.
"Zhaozhao, I called you here to ask if you noticed anything strange when you brought back the Bu Ye Ding?"
Strange? Zhaozhao looked blank. What was strange? At that time, because of Su Yuan, she hadn't put her mind on the Bu Ye Ding at all. Now that he asked...
"Is something wrong?" She looked up at Su Yuan. Her eyes were very clear, without a trace of impurity or pretense.
Su Yuan couldn't stand such a look. He averted his gaze as if to avoid it, "The sacred object of the Eastern Monster Race was originally stored in the Bu Ye Ding, but now it's gone."
"Do you suspect that I took it?" Zhaozhao seemed to understand why there were so many colleagues and why she had been called here.