Chapter 211: Hai Fu’s Astonishing Move

Whether Wen Qianyi was here or Xu Ping, who lived together, was here, it was inconvenient for Li Yan to tell Hai Fu: there’s someone inside, we need to keep our distance! That would immediately raise suspicions. So instead of using their usual terms of "Hai Fu" or "Hai Fu Sister," he switched to the more public and respectful "President Hai," giving her a hint that something was up inside.

In Li Yan’s view, Hai Fu would definitely understand. After cooperating for so long, they had that level of tacit understanding. In that case, as long as she said she came to see Xu Ping about work, it would be perfectly reasonable. However, he accounted for everything but didn’t anticipate the change in reality!

Who is Xu Ping? Li Yan’s buddy at the company, in such situations, wouldn’t friendships between men mean they’d keep things secret for a friend? Besides, he was Hai Fu’s subordinate, and if only he saw this, he would naturally be the one to spill the beans! Given that the department head was aware, spreading rumors about her and having no other suspects, wasn’t he worried about being messed with or getting blacklisted? Unless he didn’t care about his job at Paradise Group, he not only needed to keep his mouth shut but also worry about whether others saw it, spreading it, and having him take the fall.

It was exactly this kind of mindset that made Hai Fu so bold. Of course, it was also a spontaneous impulse. She initially came because she didn’t see Li Yan at breakfast, nor did she see him around, so she came to his room to check on him. The underlying reason was that she had started to gain confidence, wanting to enjoy life and pursue her happiness, without caring so much about others’ opinions or gossip. Daring to change her image of many years and appear in front of her colleagues yesterday was her first step. This impulse now was her second step. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Poor Li Yan, compared to Hai Fu, could be considered an expert. Yet he was so shocked that he couldn’t even dodge and was completely dumbfounded by the kiss!

Since it was done, she had to strike while the iron was hot!

Just like the previous two times, now Hai Fu was doing the same. While Li Yan was still in a daze, she forcefully pushed him inside, then hooked the door with her foot and kicked it shut. Letting just one person know was within a controllable range; if they were at the doorway and many coworkers returned from the hallway, it would be entirely exposed. She didn’t think their relationship could handle complete exposure; it might just die out from exposure.

Being pushed inside woodenly by Hai Fu, Li Yan was sweating. What’s gotten into her?

But now wasn’t the time to think about that; Wen Qianyi was still inside the room!

Since it was already seen, forcibly pushing Hai Fu away wouldn’t change things. Li Yan could only pat Hai Fu’s back to calm her down and then try to free his mouth to ask what was going on with her.

"Why are you so stiff?" Hai Fu whispered, then glanced around the room.

Li Yan smiled bitterly. How could he not be stiff? As for the reason, he didn’t need to explain; there weren’t places to hide in the room, nor was there any noise; by now, she should have seen.

"Ah?!" When Hai Fu’s gaze swept to Wen Qianyi, sitting there with a faint smile watching them, instead of the embarrassed Xu Ping she had assumed should be there, she couldn’t help but exclaim.

"Qianyi... Wen..."

She stammered twice, utterly ashamed, not expecting to perform such a scene in front of Wen Qianyi! She immediately turned to run out!

By this point, Li Yan was already completely reactive. Even though he didn’t know how he would face both of them later, he knew he must confront the situation and resolve it. He couldn’t let Hai Fu run away alone; who knows what might happen!

So, when Hai Fu turned to run, he immediately grabbed her, then walked into the room, placing her on his bed, preventing her from escaping.

...

In the room, Wen Qianyi and Li Yan, as a lone man and woman, gave her a bit of pressure, especially with Li Yan just crawling out of bed. But she remained composed. With their friendship, even a meeting like this wasn’t questionable. So, she calmly waited to see who had come.

No need to look at the doorway; from Li Yan’s words, she knew it was Hai Fu. This surprised her a bit, but then she thought Hai Fu might not necessarily be looking for Li Yan, perhaps instead for Xu Ping about something. So she had already prepared a smile to greet Hai Fu.

But she had never expected!

Even less did she expect Li Yan wouldn’t resist or yell out, even though it was clearly Hai Fu’s unilateral initiative, but you could see their mutual understanding in the kiss.

Qianyi was momentarily petrified!

Because she knew about Li Yan and Yu Xiaodi’s relationship particularly since that time they returned from Beihai Country when he first admitted in front of her at the airport that Yu Xiaodi was his girlfriend. This made Wen Qianyi feel that he had already made a choice and decision, so she had retreated, maintaining their partnership and friendship.

All along, she had been silently hinting to herself that Li Yan was just a good friend, someone she had a good impression of, but not suitable for her, to keep herself calm and collected. Even knowing about his relationship with Yu Xiaodi didn’t bother her, and she could still hang out with them.

After not working in the same department anymore, even though they could still see each other, it wasn’t as frequent as before, sharing day and night together. She thought she could be even more composed, removing any romantic interest, keeping just the friend status.

But feelings are like seeds; once they sprout, unless you cut off the soil, sunlight, and water, they will naturally grow even without forceful fertilization. Unless you don’t meet, don’t contact, don’t think about it, the feelings that sprout will still grow on their own.

When Li Yan disappeared for a while, she was more worried than others, even more so than Zhang Yurong and Yu Xiaodi, the wife and girlfriend, because she knew Li Yan might be on an assassin mission, which always involved life and death. Such worry was like fertilizing and watering a sprouted seed, only making it root deeper!

When her birthday came, with Li Yan’s thoughtful gift and accompanying her for dinner, it was a day she indulged in her feelings! Although she wasn’t as thorough as Yu Xiaodi, subconsciously, she had just the notion to let go for her birthday, so even with whatever with Li Yan, she just covered her face, without refusal. These moments pushed her feelings and even when hearing about Li Yan’s issues with Yu Xiaodi, she had a hint of anticipation!

Overall, she was unwilling to face it; the feelings between the two had unknowingly deepened. Her unwillingness to face it stemmed from her usual rationality. She wasn’t looking for a purely romantic love but rather a reliable, marriageable relationship. And Li Yan shouldn’t be able to provide that; aren’t assassins all solitary wanderers? How could they settle for one woman?

But people are ultimately emotional creatures; no matter how rational usually, hearing him talk details about Yu Xiaodi and accepting it is one thing, but seeing him with another woman kissing is another, giving her an unprecedented shock!

Wen Qianyi felt a twinge of bitterness; the previous jokes and playful anger with Li Yan were so happy and pleasant. But in this moment, it felt like a heavy fall!

Looking at them, she didn’t want to show a heartbroken look, so she tried hard to muster a smile. Thanks to her habit of always having a smile, she managed to maintain a slight smile despite her current feelings until Hai Fu noticed her, screamed, and tried to run.

Li Yan brought Hai Fu back and placed her on the bed, not saying a word. But Qianyi still sensed it; the two were clearly affectionate, and I was the one who accidentally intruded, so I should be the one to feel awkward and leave! In early February, it will be New Year. Next month’s fee for this month’s manuscript will be the last one before the New Year. We hope everyone subscribes to the official version to support, so next month we can get a little more, allowing our family to have money for the New Year. We express heartfelt thanks and respect! Many of you who read pirated versions aren’t unwilling to spend, just unaccustomed or find it troublesome. The recharge method at Qidian is convenient, with discounts available at Taobao, just like Shengda games. We look forward to your support at Qidian to support the author. Thank you! (To be continued. To find out what happens next, please log in to www.qidian.com. More Chapters are available, support the author, and support official reading!)