Li Ran: "..."
This was undoubtedly one of the most embarrassing moments of her life. One moment she was smug about her superb acting skills, and the next, her illusions were shattered by reality. She stared at the screen, and it took her a long time to snap back.
Li Ran asked Shen Su, "When did she find out, and who told her?"
Shen Su didn't know the answer to this question. However, Xing Zheng and Liang Yufeng knew about his relationship with Li Ran. Given Feng Feng's relationship with Lin Mei and Lan Lan, if she casually inquired, those two would be able to extract information from their husbands.
Shen Su recalled that last time, after he and Feng Feng had finished, Li Ran had called him away. Feng Feng hadn't reacted particularly strongly, nor had she asked any superfluous questions. Looking back now, she must have known Li Ran's identity at that time... So, today, she had been watching them act.
Shen Su took a deep breath. He thought he was experienced enough to be the one in control with Feng Feng, but he hadn't expected to be "played" by her in the end.
Shen Su sent a message in the group chat: [ @Xing Zheng @Liang Yufeng, who among you told your wife about me and Li Ran? ]
Liang Yufeng: [ What do you mean? ]
Judging by Liang Yufeng's reply, he could be ruled out. Soon, Xing Zheng's message also arrived: [ I told her, what's wrong, are you dragging Li Ran into acting again? ]
Shen Su rubbed his forehead and didn't reply. As soon as he put down his phone, he saw Li Ran's crestfallen expression.
Li Ran: "This is so damn embarrassing, I don't even have the face to face her. I don't know what her mindset was watching me act..."
Shen Su said, "It's not that bad. She didn't expose you in front of you, so just pretend you don't know about it."
For now, Li Ran could only comfort herself this way. Anyway, she wouldn't need to act in front of Feng Feng anymore, so she should focus on building a good relationship with her.
Li Ran was quite interested in Feng Feng because, over the years, she hadn't seen anyone who could handle Shen Su as skillfully as Feng Feng. Although it was Feng Feng who was pursuing Shen Su, the situation was completely reversed.
Feng Feng slowly finished the latte Li Ran handed her and then went back to her phone until the boarding announcement sounded.
The company's travel budget was generous. Every international flight was business class, with individual seats. Feng Feng and Shen Su were seated on opposite sides, separated by an aisle.
During the flight, Feng Feng worked on her laptop, modifying data for a proposal, and didn't communicate much with anyone. After finishing her work, she watched movies and slept. More than ten hours later, the flight landed at New York Airport. Feng Feng and the Jin He group disembarked together, and the business car sent by the hotel was already waiting.
On the way back to the hotel, Li Ran voluntarily sat next to Feng Feng and started a conversation. Her attitude had improved significantly this time. "Ms. Feng, do you have any plans tonight? I wonder if I have the honor of inviting you to dinner?"
Li Ran's current attitude was worlds apart from before. Feng Feng could roughly guess the reason. She smiled and said, "No, I have to work tomorrow and want to rest early tonight. I'll treat you another day."
Feng Feng didn't dislike Li Ran and rejected her politely, leaving her some room. Li Ran breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this and smiled, "Okay, then I'll wait for Ms. Feng's invitation."
The hotel rooms had already been arranged. Whether by coincidence or design, among the people on this business trip, only Feng Feng and Shen Su's rooms were on the same floor, and they were diagonally opposite each other. Thus, as they went upstairs after checking in, they naturally walked out of the elevator together.
Because of Li Ran's situation, Shen Su didn't know how to speak to Feng Feng. It was the first time in his life he had been so thoroughly outplayed, and even after more than ten hours, he still hadn't recovered.
Lost in thought, they reached their room doors. Feng Feng said to Shen Su, "I'm going back to my room."
Shen Su only snapped back to attention when he heard her voice. "Where are you eating tonight?"
Feng Feng said, "I'll just order room service. I'm too tired, and I have to get up early for a meeting tomorrow."
Shen Su nodded. "Okay, let me know if you need anything."
Feng Feng said "Oh" and then swiped her room card to enter. A moment later, Shen Su also returned to his own room.
Feng Feng took a shower, ordered room service for dinner, and after eating, worked for over an hour before going to bed early. She slept until 6:30 the next morning.
The morning meeting was scheduled for 8 o'clock. Feng Feng didn't oversleep. After changing and applying makeup, she prepared to go to the restaurant downstairs for breakfast.
As soon as she opened her room door, she happened to run into Shen Su walking out of the opposite room. Today, he was wearing a custom-made black suit, including a black shirt, and a dark red patterned tie. He had a good build, and this combination made people want to look at him more.
Shen Su's demeanor and appearance were very pleasing. Otherwise, Feng Feng wouldn't have gone to a hotel with him on their first meeting. He wasn't the cold and distant type; on the contrary, he always had a smile, looked approachable, had a good temper, and was not pretentious.
Shen Su closed his room door, met Feng Feng's gaze, and asked with a smile, "Why are you staring at me, Ms. Feng?"
Feng Feng said generously, "That suit looks good on you."
Shen Su raised an eyebrow. "So, Ms. Feng was captivated by my appearance just now?"
Feng Feng didn't expose his narcissistic remark. "You can understand it that way." After saying this, she glanced at her phone. "I'm going down for breakfast, I need to be there before 8."
Shen Su calmly followed her, and they entered the elevator together to go to the self-service breakfast restaurant downstairs.
When Feng Feng entered, she headed straight for the coffee area. She also ordered an Americano for Shen Su. When she returned with the coffee, she found two breakfast sets on the table. Her plate had American scrambled eggs, croissants, and sausages, with green leafy vegetables on the side.
This was Feng Feng's usual breakfast combination when traveling. She asked Shen Su, "Did you get this?"
Shen Su: "Is there anyone else here?"
Feng Feng said, "No, I usually eat this combination when I travel. I'm just a bit surprised you knew."
Shen Su said meaningfully, "Of course, I care a lot about Ms. Feng."
Although there was a hint of sarcasm, Feng Feng still thanked him.
A few minutes later, other members of Jin He arrived. Seeing Feng Feng and Shen Su sitting at the same table, no one made any wild speculations.
During the business trip, it was a full day of work. Feng Feng attended four meetings starting from 8 AM. She had a quick salad for lunch in between and then resumed high-intensity work.
She finally finished her tasks after working until past nine o'clock.
Feng Feng took off her blue-light blocking glasses and stretched her neck. Then, a hand appeared on her shoulder, giving her a gentle massage.