Wei Yumeng's hand suddenly trembled, and the cup fell to the floor with a piercing sound. She hurriedly crouched down to pick it up.
"I'm sorry, I'll clean it up immediately. I've disturbed your conversation."
Fang Shizhou couldn't help but furrow his brow, a hint of displeasure on his face.
"Director Zhan, your employees are too careless. She just spilled coffee on you, and now she's dropped a cup."
Feng Shiming was taken aback for a moment and quickly explained to Fang Shizhou.
"Mr. Fang, please don't be angry. She's a new employee here. She might have been too excited to see you and wasn't paying attention."
Zhan Mohan remained silent. He stood up, walked to Wei Yumeng, bent down, and clasped her hand as she was about to pick up the shards. Wei Yumeng trembled and looked up, her eyes slightly red.
She forced a smile. "Director Zhan, I'm fine. Please go ahead and continue your discussion with Mr. Fang."
"Someone will clean this up. You go out first."
"But..."
"I can't concentrate on our discussion with you here." Zhan Mohan held her wrist and pulled her up.
Wei Yumeng noticed Fang Shizhou's puzzled gaze and quickly pulled her hand away.
"I'll go out now."
After she left, Zhan Mohan's gaze shifted to Feng Shiming. "Go and ask the cleaning staff to tidy this up."
"But Mr. Fang..."
"Aren't I here?" Zhan Mohan's eyes showed a hint of displeasure, but Feng Shiming couldn't fathom it, nor did she know what had displeased him.
It was clearly Wei Yumeng's own mistake, and he had stooped to help her, yet he was speaking to her so coldly.
Feng Shiming felt extremely wronged but dared not argue with Zhan Mohan. She left reluctantly. kanδん
Fang Shizhou also clearly sensed a strange atmosphere but couldn't pinpoint why.
Zhan Mohan's gaze returned to Fang Shizhou's face. "Mr. Fang, you were asking me earlier which wealthy family's daughter I married?"
Fang Shizhou smiled awkwardly. "I was just asking casually, Director Zhan. You don't need to take it to heart."
"The employee you just called careless is my wife." The man admitted frankly.
His directness caught Fang Shizhou off guard. He pointed to the door with a bewildered expression.
"This... Director Zhan, are you joking with me?"
A cold smile flashed in Zhan Mohan's eyes. "Do I look like I'm joking?"
The last trace of a smile on Fang Shizhou's face vanished as Zhan Mohan finished his sentence.
He had heard some gossip that Zhan Mohan was married, but he hadn't heard who he married. He had thought that no matter who Zhan Mohan married, it would at least be someone with the elegance and education of Feng Shiming, someone who had received a high-class education since childhood. He never imagined it would be an ordinary employee.
From the words and actions of that female employee just now, he could vaguely guess that her family background was likely not a match for Zhan Mohan.
If one considered the salary of an employee at Zhan Corporation, the outfit she bought for Zhan Mohan was indeed very expensive for her.
However, there was one thing he didn't understand.
"Director Zhan, with your status, you could have any eligible young lady in Pengcheng. Why did you marry such an ordinary woman? I admit, her appearance matches yours, but in terms of family background, she's truly marrying up into the Zhan family."
Fang Shizhou was quite honest and spoke his mind to Zhan Mohan.
Zhan Mohan's gaze was calm. "When I marry a wife, I only value the person herself, nothing else matters. Forget clothes worth tens of thousands, even a few thousand dollars wouldn't bother me. This is her gesture of affection. It doesn't matter if she has money; I, Zhan Mohan, can support her."
All he ever wanted was her sincere feelings for him.
Fang Shizhou's understanding of Zhan Mohan changed after hearing his response. His eyes were filled with admiration.
"I didn't expect Director Zhan to be so loyal and righteous. I, Fang Shizhou, admire people like you the most."
Zhan Mohan extended his hand, and they shook.
"However, I don't want my wife to be bothered by gossip, so I ask Mr. Fang to keep this a secret for me."
Fang Shizhou immediately responded, "Rest assured, Director Zhan, I will keep this a secret for you."
"Thank you, Mr. Fang. Let's discuss the contract now."
Wei Yumeng emerged from the restroom and ran into Feng Shiming. Feng Shiming had an arrogant demeanor, and her gaze seemed like she could swallow Wei Yumeng whole.
Feng Shiming seized Wei Yumeng's wrist, her eyes fixed on her.
"You did that on purpose just now, didn't you?"
Wei Yumeng's brows knitted as she flicked Feng Shiming's hand away. "Shouldn't I be asking you that, Director Feng? You deliberately asked me to make coffee, and you deliberately said those things in front of Mr. Fang."
If Feng Shiming hadn't come to snatch business, the coffee wouldn't have been spilled on Zhan Mohan's clothes, and the topic wouldn't have suddenly turned to his private affairs.
Weren't these all Feng Shiming's deliberate attempts to make her look bad in front of Mr. Fang?
She narrowed her eyes and approached Feng Shiming step by step. "Do you think by embarrassing me, Zhan Mohan will think he'd be better off marrying you than me?"
Feng Shiming was surprised that Wei Yumeng was quite smart and saw through her scheme so quickly.
"So what? The fact is that if Mo Han's brother married me, I wouldn't just buy him clothes worth tens of thousands, nor would I let him be questioned by business partners. I would definitely not let him lose face because of a wife like you."
She wanted Mo Han's brother, and more importantly, Wei Yumeng, to know that only she was worthy of Mo Han's brother. She was the one who understood Mo Han's brother best.
If Mo Han's brother were with her, he would be very at ease.
Wei Yumeng's stubbornness flared up, and she no longer cared that Feng Shiming was a director here.
"So what? All I know is that on his household registration, the spouse column has my name. On your household registration, you are just his sister."
"You..." Wei Yumeng's words were like a knife that pierced Feng Shiming's heart. This was her sore spot. Every time she saw the spouse column on the household registration and realized she was just Zhan Mohan's sister, she wished she could tear the registration book apart.
But what was the point of tearing it up? She was still Zhan Mohan's sister. This fact could not be changed.
Wei Yumeng didn't want to argue with Feng Shiming here. More words were useless.
She walked past Feng Shiming and left. Feng Shiming's eyes gradually became fierce, her fists clenched tightly.
"Wei Yumeng, you're forcing me to do this. Who told you to refuse a toast and instead invite a punishment?"
It was a pity that Wei Yumeng didn't realize at the time that her actions today would sow the seeds of future trouble for herself.
She went to Zhan Mohan's office and retrieved a set of clothes, intending to send them to him. He shouldn't have to wear those out, and she felt embarrassed for him to walk around the company in them.