Chapter 89

n legs supporting a large belly and balding—a disgusting old hippo—defile herHe Yufan felt humiliated and angry, though it was her own choice; at this moment, she wished she could kill Fang Jianghai.F...Chapter 89

Ni Xuanyi felt rather apologetic. After last night's incident, she believed that Ruan Zhao truly didn't want to harm her; otherwise, when she was drunk and unaware of everything, he could have done anything.

"Thank you for taking care of me yesterday evening and also accompanying me here early this morning for breakfast. You must not be used to the food here!"

Ruan Zhao nonchalantly raised an eyebrow with a meaningful smile on his face, "I need to learn to adapt—to everything around you and anything that you like."

Ni Xuanyi picked up the deeper meaning behind Ruan Zhao's words. She paused for a moment before saying, "Brother Ruan, there’s no point in wasting your effort on me or spending time with me. I will never like you, nor will I ever be with you."

"Why"

Ruan Zhao pouted his delicate eyebrows, looking aggrieved. "Xuanxuan, immediately rejecting me isn't fair. Give me a chance and get to know me better before concluding anything!"

Ni Xuanyi laughed helplessly, "Love doesn’t follow reason; I can only say that you came too late. I already have someone whom I like, so there’s no need for me to learn more about anyone else."

Ruan Zhao was stunned for three seconds but then said, "I can compete with him."

Ni Xuanyi found it laughable and actually laughed out loud. "You won't be able to compete with him because I love him; I have loved him for four whole years, more than I’ve ever loved myself."

Ruan Zhao narrowed his eyes and asked Ni Xuanyi softly, "Can you tell me who the person is that you like" Knowing one's enemy as well as oneself leads to sure victory. He was very eager to understand his rival.

"Li Yi." Ni Xuanyi didn’t conceal anything; she wanted Ruan Zhao to completely lose hope, which would be good for everyone involved.

"Li Yi!" Nian Xuanyi's brows furrowed even deeper, "He is the eldest son of Li Haonan and the CEO of the Dynasty Empire."

"Yes."

Ruan Zhao looked at Nian Xuanyi in confusion before muttering to himself after a while, "Right, you mentioned that your grandfather saved Li Haonan once. Your two families have been acquaintances for generations, so naturally, you know Li Yi."

He also knew Li Yi and was aware of the fact that Li Yi was an exceptionally rare man in this world, both in appearance and capability. However, according to his knowledge, Li Yi didn't have a girlfriend.

Ruan Zhao previously thought of Li Yi as merely a business rival but now he realized that Li Yi could also be his romantic rival, the strongest opponent he had ever faced.

He did not say anything more to Nian Xuanyi. The two ate breakfast quietly and then Ruan Zhao sent Nian Xuanyi back to her apartment.

Nian Xuanyi sweated profusely after going through this ordeal, so upon returning home she took a shower and dozed off for a short while before getting up to go to work.

From that day on, Nian Xuanyi followed Ruan Zhao's company sales process closely from start to finish. She thought about her unpleasant parting with Ruan Zhao in the morning and what she had said then; she wondered whether he would make things difficult for her moving forward.

Fortunately, Ruan Zhao did not directly participate in this cooperation himself but instead sent one of his department managers to negotiate with Nian Xuanyi. During their interactions, Nian Xuanyi learned that the Ruan family had a branch company in the city as well.

Nian Xuanyi worked at Ruan Zhao's company for an entire day without seeing him once; she assumed it was because he had heard that she loved Li Yi and decided to back off on his own accord.

When Nian Xuanyi finished work in the evening, as she walked from her company towards the bus stop, a familiar black car stopped beside her. The window rolled down, revealing Ruan Zhao's face, "Xuanxuan, get in the car!"

"Uh" Ni Xuanyi was taken aback by Ruan Zhao's sudden appearance; he hadn't left!

"Get in the car, you did promise me that you'd have dinner with me," Ruan Zhao said with a smile.

Ni Xuanyi nodded blankly and got into Ruan Zhao's car.

Ruan Zhao was very careful about safety when he went out. Instead of eating at an outside restaurant, he took Ni Xuanyi to a private home-style restaurant that local people ran in the city.

The restaurant was located in a bustling neighborhood, with delicate signage and a garden featuring several pavilions where tables were set up; each table had customers.

Ruan Zhao led Ni Xuanyi straight inside. A middle-aged beauty welcomed them, warmly greeting Ruan Zhao, "Zhao'er, you're here!" She then glanced at the Ni Xuanyi behind him with a hint of surprise.

"Aunt Qiu, do you have any empty private rooms" asked Ruan Zhao.

"I didn't expect you to come over today. We don't have an empty room, but you can use our personal dining area," said Aunt Qiu familiarly with Ruan Zhao.

Ruan Zhao seemed very amiable in front of this Aunt Qiu, "Alright then, we'll go there."

They went upstairs and walked through a long corridor. At the end was an elegantly carved room, where an ancient-style round table with eight seats stood, surrounded by antique furniture on stands.

Ni Xuanyi couldn't help but praise, "This Aunt Qiu is truly refined; even her personal dining area has such taste."

Ruan Zhao smiled at her, saying, "We are now here as if we were in our own home. Aunt Qiu is my mother's closest sister; she watched me grow up, and back then, she suffered alongside my mom…" He seemed to recall the tough times they had endured before and stopped talking midway.

Ni Xuanyi understood Ruan Zhao’s feelings and didn’t ask further questions. She held onto those antique items with great seriousness.

"Brother Zhao, you're here!" A sweet voice called out, followed by a stunning beauty running in like the wind, disregarding everything else and hugging Ruan Zhao tightly, saying, "Brother Zhao, I missed you so much!"

Ni Xuanyi was stunned by this scene. What’s going on here Should she step back

Ruan Zhao reacted faster than her and quickly pushed away the beautiful woman hugging him. His tone was somewhat urgent, "Jia Yin, stop it! I brought a friend along!"

The girl named Jia Yin only then looked up and swept a glance at Ni Xuanyi, smiling. But she didn’t immediately let go of Ruan Zhao; instead, she still clung to his arm, coquettishly asking, "Brother Zhao, haven't you missed me these days"

Ni Xuanyi seemed to understand something and glanced back and forth between the two people who were so close together.

Seeing Ni Xuanyi’s confused look, Ruan Zhao squinted his eyes at Jia Yin, saying, "Jia Yin, don’t speak nonsense!" Then he tried to pull out his arm from her grip.

Jia Yin clung onto him like a koala, somewhat pouting as she said, "Brother Zhao, your attitude towards me these days hasn't been very nice at all."

Ruan Zhao’s face turned cold, and an intimidating aura spread out. Ni Xuanyi standing beside them felt afraid.

"Jia Yin, who gave you permission to speak to me in this tone"t a chance to speak, "That Yan Luoxi must have run away again!" She then pursed her lips and said, "She's just an ungrateful person you can't tame!"This time, Li An was truly worried. Although he disl...