Chapter 708


    Jiang Zhe''s phone rang after he had a few sses.


    He stood up to answer the phone call. Upon hanging up, he came back to tell Yu Xiang apologetically


    that his boss wanted him to work overtime, so he had to leave.


    Yu Xiang wasn''t pleased. “Why do you have to work at this hour? Don''t you think your boss is being too


    harsh to you?”


    Jiang Zhe shed a helpless smile and answered, “There''s nothing I can do about it. My boss is also


    working overtime himself. He''s a workaholic.”


    “That''s his problem. No matter how much he likes to work, he has no right to ask others to work


    overtime just to keep himpany,” Yu Xiang grumbled.


    “Yu Xiang, the job market is sopetitive now. It''s not easy to get a job nowadays. I have no choice


    but to work overtime.” Jiang Zhe smiled bitterly.


    “So? Are you just going to leave me here?” Yu Xiang asked coquettishly.


    “I''m sorry...”


    “Promise me you''ll buy me a meal tomorrow. Otherwise, I''m not letting you leave!”


    “Okay. I''ll get back to you on that tomorrow.”


    “No! I want you to promise me now,” Yu Xiang purred.


    “All right, I promise you. If nothinges up tomorrow, I''ll definitely buy you a meal.”


    “That''s more like it!” Yu Xiang was ted.


    By the time Jiang Zhe arrived at the office, it was already half past ten at night.


    The moment Jiang Zhe entered, Nan Chen frowned when he detected the stench of alcohol on his


    body.


    In truth, Jiang Zhe didn''t drink much, but he just wasn''t that good of a drinker. He had a low alcohol


    tolerance as well.


    “I was out with friends and had a few sses.” Jiang Zhe told the truth before Nan Chen even had the


    chance to question him.


    Nan Chen was well aware of Jiang Zhe''s alcohol tolerance because he would asionally ask him to


    drink on his behalf.


    Whenever Jiang Zhe was told to do so, he never hesitated. In fact, he was rather enthusiastic. One


    would think that Jiang Zhe was a good drinker, but he would always get drunk easily.


    Most of the time, Jiang Zhe had good self-control, and Nan Chen knew about it.


    “When was thest time you drank?” Nan Chen asked.


    “Last year,” Jiang Zhe answered honestly.


    “Did you drink tonight because you were celebrating? Or did you find a girl you like?”


    Nan Chen hit the nail on the head, but Jiang Zhe wasn''t surprised. After all, he knew how smart his


    boss was.


    They knew each other inside out because they spent a lot of time working together.


    “Yes. I met a girl,” Jiang Zhe admitted.


    “Is her name Yu Xiang?” Nan Chen queried.


    Jiang Zhe was so stunned that he was staring nkly at Nan Chen with his mouth open.


    “Don''t worry. I''m not invading your privacy. It just so happens that the club you went to belongs to my


    friend. My friend knows you''re a cautious person, so his curiosity was piqued when he suddenly saw


    you showing up at the club with a beautiful girl. He ended up taking a photo of you guys and sent it to


    me. Well, I got curious too, so I got someone to look into the girl. At first, I thought it was going to take


    me a long time to find out who she was. To my surprise, that wasn''t the case. She''s Yu Xiang, the


    senior manager of the real estate department of Sunshine Group who just took office. I got you here


    because I think you should know that she''s ourpetitor''s executive. If you think what I''ve done is


    wrong, you can return to your drinking session,” Nan Chen said tly.


    Jiang Zhe broke out into a cold sweat. That was our first date, and we convenientlynded in a club


    owned by Boss'' friend. Isn''t this too much of a coincidence? What if we hadn''t gone to a club? What if


    we were to go to a restaurant or a bar? Would those businesses belong to Boss'' friends as well?


    Even if it wasn''t a sheer coincidence, there was nothing Jiang Zhe could say about it because he was


    Nan Chen''s right-hand man and one of the key figures of Nanshi Corporation.


    It was only right for Nan Chen to monitor both Jiang Zhe''s work life and private life.


    If something were to happen to Jiang Zhe, Nanshi Corporation would definitely suffer losses.


    One of the key factors Ouyang Duo lost everything when he thought he had everything under control


    was because Nan Zhengde had sent a spy to spy on him.


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    Obviously, Nan Chen wouldn''t want to have a spy spying on him. That was why he had to investigate


    everyone close to him.


    In other words, whoever wanted to be a high-ranking employee would have to ept the fact that they


    would be investigated.


    Still, Jiang Zhe was stunned by how fast Nan Chen had gotten the information he needed. Yu Xiang


    and I only came into contact two days ago, and we''ve only met today!


    “She told me she was working in Archulea. So she lied to me?”


    “No. She didn''t exactly lie to you either. She did just transfer back from Archulea,” Nan Chen answered.


    “I''ve been thinking that there must be a reason behind her sudden appearance, but I didn''t expect this


    to be the case.” Jiang Zhe couldn''t help feeling dejected.


    After all, Yu Xiang was his crush when he was younger. We reunited after so many years, and it turns


    out that she has ulterior motives for approaching me. This sucks!


    “Do you know why she approached you?” Nan Chen asked.


    “Well, what else if not the bidding war for the project on Serenity Street?”


    Nan Chen nodded slightly. Jiang Zhe has never disappointed me. Indeed, he''s so smart that I don''t


    even need to give him hints.


    “Although she''s from Sunshine Corporation and she''s one of the people in charge of the project, she''s


    still your friend. Without proof, I could be jumping to the conclusion by saying that''s the motive behind


    her approaching you. You can''t make an enemy out of her just because she''s working for our


    competitor. That won''t be fair to her,” Nan Chen uttered.


    Jiang Zhe shot Nan Chen a grateful nce and replied, “I appreciate it, but she contacted me out of the


    blue. She must''ve approached me because of the project. But don''t worry. I won''t give her the chance


    to jeopardize us even if you don''t remind me.”


    Nan Chen nodded. He trusted Jiang Zhe entirely.


    “Still, I would like to try something,” Jiang Zhe said.


    Jiang Zhe''s words were ambiguous, but Nan Chen seemed to have understood what he meant. “Are


    you sure?”


    “Yes. I want to try it out.”


    Nan Chen merely narrowed his eyes and kept mum.


    Just then, Jiang Zhe received a text on his phone.


    Yu Xiang texted: Are you still busy? I think I miss you.


    Jiang Zhe replied: You are?


    Yu Xiang replied: Of course! It was very nice seeing you today. When I saw you, it felt as though we


    were meeting each other for the first time. You''re still the amazing young man from back then.


    Jiang Zhe was saddened when he saw the text. I''m no longer the young man you used to know, and


    you''re also no longer the person I used to know. No one can turn back time. Everything from the past


    should stay in the past.


    “Did she look for you again?” Nan Chen asked.


    “Yes,” Jiang Zhe answered truthfully.


    “Maybe you should forget about it. She seems important to you.”


    “No. I would still like to try it out. There are some important things that no longer matter once you get


    them or see things clearly.”


    “That''s true. More often than not, the things we find important are just our obsessions.”