You tricked me into raising your son? You'll divorce me and become my aunt.

After Ruan Ning and Jin Xiuhan became friends, she discovered that this man was very different from before.

Jin Xiuhan was originally very aloof towards her.

Every time Ruan Ning encountered him before, she was in a sorry state.

Moreover, he is Fu Tingchen's brother-in-law.

This relationship naturally made Ruan Ning dislike him.

But lately, Jin Xiuhan has been sending her random messages asking her all sorts of questions.

Sometimes they ask about work-related matters.

Ask about the project progress.

Sometimes I would ask her questions unrelated to her work.

Ruan Ning has been very busy lately.

I don't have much time to check messages.

They usually reply only after a long interval.

But even if she takes a long time to reply or doesn't reply at all, Jin Xiuhan will still send another message next time.

......

The president's office of the Jin Group.

Jin Xiuhan looked at his WeChat chat history with Ruan Ning, his long, slender, pale fingers tapping lightly on the edge of the table.

"How long until the next meeting with Huatian Technology?"

The assistant replied, "Mr. Jin, there's still one week left."

"Pass the word that the meeting will be moved to this Friday afternoon, and we'll have a dinner together afterwards."

The assistant was slightly taken aback. Why would President Jin take the initiative to suggest a dinner together?

This is truly an incredible surprise.

Assistant: "Yes, Mr. Jin."

Ruan Ning frowned after receiving the notice that the Jin Group meeting had been moved up.

The meeting was scheduled for next Friday.

Why was it suddenly brought forward?

I could hear my colleague complaining.

"Why was the meeting moved up? I'll have to work overtime these next few days to catch up. It's so annoying."

"Why is the CEO of Jin's Group so unpredictable? Is he trying to make me collapse at my desk by bringing it up a week early?"

"Oh no, I'm doomed! I haven't even started working on that report yet!"

"No wonder my friend who works at Jin's said their CEO is a devil; I've finally seen it for myself."

Ruan Ning didn't complain aloud, but silently joined in the complaints in her mind.

What's wrong with Jin Xiuhan this time?

......

Friday afternoon arrived quickly.

As one of the core members of the project team, Ruan Ning also had to give a report on her work this time.

When Ruan Ning and Jin Xiuhan had their last meeting at the Jin Group, they had a bit of a disagreement.

Jin Xiuhan asked some tricky questions at the meeting.

It looked like they were deliberately making things difficult for her.

Fortunately, she answered all the questions correctly.

Ruan Ning came to the meeting well-prepared this time, in case Jin Xiuhan asked some tricky questions or acted condescendingly and said that their chips were not good.

However, the meeting went much more smoothly than Ruan Ning had expected.

Jin Xiuhan not only did not make things difficult for her.

He kept staring at her while she was giving her work report.

Ruan Ning finished her work report, completely bewildered.

After the meeting, Jin Xiuhan's assistant informed everyone that President Jin would be treating everyone to dinner later.

Ruan Ning went to the restroom and overheard a conversation between two employees of the Jin Group.

"Wow, I just heard that President Jin will be attending the dinner party tonight."

"Really? Where did you hear that? Mr. Jin never attends these kinds of dinners. You must have misheard."

"I also doubted that I had misheard, so I asked twice. Assistant Liang told me it was absolutely true, President Jin will also be there tonight."

"Ahhh, this is great! I can have dinner with President Jin. I've been with Jin's Group for five years, and President Jin only returned to China this year. This is the first time I've had dinner with President Jin."

"Thanks to this collaboration with President Gu, President Jin must have gone there to discuss cooperation with President Gu. Compared to President Jin, who is like an iceberg, I prefer President Gu's type, who is gentle and refined."

"I actually think President Jin is more charming."

The voices gradually faded into the distance.

The two employees left.

Ruan Ning recognized their voices.

They are Jin Xiuhan's two secretaries.

Young girls are powerless against men who are both handsome and capable.

Ruan Ning left after using the restroom.

Gu Mingzhou sent her a message.

This is the address for tonight's dinner party.

Ruan Ning hesitated for a moment after looking at the address on the screen, wanting to send a message to Gu Mingzhou.

[Senior, can I skip tonight's dinner party?]

But after thinking about it, I gave up.

The Jin Group is the investor.

The president of the Jin Group will be there in person tonight, and she, as a research and development manager from a supplier, really doesn't have the nerve to not attend.

In the end, Ruan Ning put away her phone and went to the banquet on time.

Jin Xiuhan was very generous; he booked a restaurant at a top luxury hotel in Haicheng.

The place is luxuriously decorated and offers excellent service.

The group arrived at the hotel.

There were quite a few people this time, so we were divided into three private rooms.

Logically speaking, Ruan Ning was just a small department manager and should have been sitting in a private room with the people in her department.

However, Jin Xiuhan's assistant came over specifically to invite him to the management's private room.

Ruan Ning asked doubtfully, "Assistant Liang, are you sure you haven't mistaken me for someone else? I'm the research and development manager of Huatian Technology."

The implication was that I wasn't qualified to go to the CEO's private room.

Assistant Liang smiled and said politely, "I didn't mistake you, Manager Ruan. Our General Manager Jin has some professional questions to ask you."

Ruan Ning frowned slightly.

Why don't you ask during meetings, but now you're asking during meals?

Why was Jin Xiuhan so gentle during today's meeting? It was completely different from the last meeting.

So that's where she was waiting.

Ruan Ning smiled good-naturedly, "Okay."

Following Assistant Liang to the private room, Ruan Ning glanced around and found that there was only one empty seat next to Jin Xiuhan.

Ruan Ning frowned slightly and turned to look at Assistant Liang with a puzzled expression.

Assistant Liang put on a fake official smile and nodded slightly, gesturing for her to sit next to Jin Xiuhan.

Ruan Ning withdrew her gaze and saw Jin Xiuhan in a black haute couture suit, with a well-defined profile, a smooth and sharp jawline, and a cold aura about him.

Jin Xiuhan tilted his head slightly, meeting Ruan Ning's gaze. His cold eyes seemed to ask if she didn't want to sit here.

Ruan Ning smiled respectfully and took the initiative to greet him, "Hello, Mr. Jin."

Then she sat down next to Jin Xiuhan.

Jin Xiuhan nodded slightly. "Mm."

Gu Mingzhou looked over, his eyes unreadable and dim.

The senior executives of the Jin Group were stunned by what they saw.

How can a mere department manager from a supplier sit next to the president?

Ruan Ning originally thought that Jin Xiuhan would ask those tricky questions at the dinner party.

His assistant just said the same thing.

Mr. Jin has some professional questions to ask her.

However, Jin Xiuhan didn't ask her any questions.

He was just discussing the project with Gu Mingzhou and a few senior executives from the Jin Group.

Jin Xiuhan was a man of few words; he listened to others do most of the talking, occasionally nodding or saying a few words.

Seeing this, Ruan Ning knew that there was nothing more for her to do, so she just kept her head down and ate her rice.

I was too busy at noon today to have lunch, so I just ate some bread to tide me over.

I was busy all afternoon.

She was really hungry right now.

One of the dishes on the table was steamed fish, which she loved.

When the turntable landed in front of her, she used the serving chopsticks to pick up a small piece.

The third time, after she picked up a small piece and put down the serving chopsticks, the turntable did not spin as it had before.

Immediately afterwards, a magnetic and pleasant voice came from beside me: "Take more."

Ruan Ning's heart skipped a beat, and she paused, her hand holding the chopsticks still.

She turned to look at Jin Xiuhan with surprise and uncertainty.

Is she hallucinating?

Jin Xiuhan saw her staring at him blankly, her beautiful, clear almond-shaped eyes filled with confusion, her dazed look truly adorable, and he couldn't help but slightly curl his lips.

Ruan Ning looked away in a panic, as if she had seen a ghost in broad daylight, only to see Jin Xiuhan's long, slender, fair fingers pressing on the lazy Susan.

"Take more if you like," Jin Xiuhan said again in a low voice.

For some reason, Ruan Ning's heart suddenly started pounding erratically.

At this moment, the people talking at the table gradually stopped, and their eyes seemed to all turn towards us.

Ruan Ning's face flushed red all the way to her ears.

She quickly picked up the serving chopsticks and took two more bites, her voice stammering, "Thank you, Mr. Jin."

A barely perceptible smile flickered in Jin Xiuhan's usually calm and composed eyes.

Gu Mingzhou, who was not far away, frowned and narrowed his eyes as he watched this scene.