Chapter 194:

Xia Xixi cast a very unfriendly look at Zheng Qian.

Zheng Qian responded by rolling his eyes.

He wasn't taking advantage of Lu Shanshan!

It was just that her legs had gone numb; if he didn't support Lu Shanshan, how were they supposed to get to his office?

To be honest, this was the first time Zheng Qian and Lu Shanshan had physical contact.

Zheng Qian held Lu Shanshan's left wrist, his right arm passing behind her back and resting under her right armpit, their bodies in extensive contact.

He was extremely cautious, terrified that Lu Shanshan might feel repulsed or resistant toward him.

But unexpectedly, Lu Shanshan offered no resistance at all. Instead, she grew increasingly weak, leaning closer and closer to Zheng Qian as they walked, until her back was pressed directly against his chest.

Zheng Qian's heart was pounding.

This was the girl he hadn't even dared to pursue back in college!

The events of their college days were still vivid in his mind.

In the blink of an eye, Lu Shanshan was in his arms, like something already within his grasp.

"Just now… was that girl just now your subordinate?" Lu Shanshan asked weakly.

"Hmm, I suppose so. She's my secretary."

"Be careful, step with your left foot first."

A secretary?

Right, now that Zheng Qian was a director of The Group, having a secretary was only proper.

It was just that the secretary's temperament, figure, and beauty were a bit too exaggerated.

This couldn't help but make Lu Shanshan wonder.

Were Xia Xixi and he really just a professional secretary and boss?

If Zheng Qian knew what Lu Shanshan was thinking right now, he would surely be left speechless.

How could these two girls be thinking the exact same thing! They both assumed the other had an affair with him.

The life of a rich man is so painful!

Always being misunderstood.

Most of their classmates had entered large corporations after graduation, a few, like Tang Xingyu, had continued their studies, and others had gone back to help with their family businesses.

Zheng Qian was the only one who had started his own venture.

Lu Shanshan thought to herself that it seemed Zheng Qian had truly leaped over the dragon's gate, transforming into a divine dragon in the sky in the blink of an eye; he was no longer in the same social class as them.

Three years after graduation, he had already become a director of Qianhe Group. He must have made significant contributions to the company in the early stages.

To have his current status, Zheng Qian must have traded sweat, blood, and his life for it.

Lu Shanshan had no reason to look down on Zheng Qian anymore.

"Zheng Qian… my legs are really numb, I can't walk." Lu Shanshan looked at Zheng Qian with a very innocent, very fragile gaze.

This kind of look made any man who saw it unable to resist offering a helping hand.

But this was a company!

In private, Zheng Qian could do other things.

But to carry Lu Shanshan into the office on his back, or carry her in his arms in front of his subordinates—what would that look like?

Perhaps the subordinates wouldn't say anything, but what would they think of him, the Chairman?

Qianhe Group wasn't the old Zhengxin Shipyard; there were many new colleagues who didn't know him that well.

If the Chairman suddenly carried a beautiful, soft-bodied girl into his office during work hours, wouldn't that be instant social suicide!

Lu Shanshan was the one with ulterior motives!

Just at this moment, Zheng Qian's left and right guardians appeared before him.

Zhong Xiaoyao and Qin Xueli.

They had long noticed the intimate contact between Zheng Qian and Lu Shanshan.

They had been watching, but hadn't stepped in to stop it.

That was until Lu Shanshan made the even more outrageous claim that she couldn't walk at all.

Was she trying to get Zheng Qian to carry her to the office?

How could that be allowed?

Seeing that Zheng Qian was in a difficult position, the two stepped forward to help him out.

"President Zheng, is this your client?"

"Let me help you."

"She's not a client, she's a college classmate of mine. Hold her steady, don't let her fall," Zheng Qian explained.

Zhong Xiaoyao and Qin Xueli took Lu Shanshan from Zheng Qian's arms, one on each side.

At the same time, they cast a very unfriendly look at her.

Heh.

This trick of yours is one we grew tired of playing years ago.

They had noticed Lu Shanshan trying to find Zheng Qian since they clocked in that morning.

They even suspected that Lu Shanshan had deliberately sat until her legs went numb the moment she saw Zheng Qian arrive, just so she could have physical contact with him.

Zhong Xiaoyao and Qin Xueli were surprisingly united on this.

Looking at Lu Shanshan's appearance, she was quite average, maybe just a little better looking than Yao Manman.

Heh, college classmate, is that right?

Even they could easily see through such a petty scheme; how could President Zheng possibly miss it?

Trying to seduce President Zheng with this method?

You're still just a little girl!

President Zheng would certainly not fall for such a schemer.

Wait.

Something wasn't right!

No, they couldn't go to his office.

His office was the Chairman's office; wouldn't his identity be exposed immediately?

After thinking it over, they had to go to a director's office instead.

Zheng Qian ran ahead to Manager Li Tao's office to check that it was empty, and only then did he feel relieved.

"Bring her in."

Zhong Xiaoyao and Qin Xueli were a bit at a loss, standing there blankly.

Wasn't that Manager Li Tao's office?

Why bring her to Manager Li's office?

The two thought about it and suddenly understood.

This woman probably wasn't here to collect a debt from Zheng Qian, but to ask him for a favor.

She only knew that Zheng Qian worked for Qianhe Group, but didn't know his specific position.

That was why Zheng Qian had used this tactic.

Brilliant!

Truly brilliant!

As expected of President Zheng!

Seeing that Zheng Qian was actually very guarded against her, they didn't worry too much.

Zheng Qian had tasked them with thoroughly investigating the mole in the company, and they were already making progress; this was something that only the most trusted confidants could do.

President Zheng wasn't the type to be casual, either.

With President Zheng being so guarded against this woman, she basically had no chance.

After helping Lu Shanshan to the sofa, the two left the office with peace of mind.

"Zheng Qian… were those two just now your subordinates too?"

"What's wrong?" Zheng Qian felt Lu Shanshan was a bit strange; why did she keep asking him the same question?

Lu Shanshan rubbed her ankle. Just now, Zhong Xiaoyao on the left had deliberately walked out of sync with the girl on the right, causing her pain.

She couldn't badmouth Zhong Xiaoyao in front of Zheng Qian, so she said, "Nothing, I was just asking."

It seemed that Zheng Qian was a target for many women in the company!

They clearly saw her as a competitor.

That was true; a 'Phoenix Man' like Zheng Qian was indeed a high-quality resource in society, the kind that had to be fought over.

Who would have thought that the once obscure boy, Zheng Qian, had grown into a man worth fighting for.

If she had known, she would have been nicer to Zheng Qian back in college, at least to leave a good impression.

"You've been waiting for me since this morning, there must be something urgent. Tell me, is there anything I can help with?" Zheng Qian sat by the sofa and asked.

"It's not necessarily that I need your help. Since you're a director at Qianhe Group now, I just wanted to see if there's any possibility for our two companies to cooperate." Lu Shanshan hadn't lowered her posture that much yet.

What she said wasn't that she wanted to ask Zheng Qian for help, but that she wanted to cooperate.

Since it was a cooperation, in terms of their relationship, both parties would be equals.

Lu Shanshan couldn't bring herself to beg Zheng Qian to do her a favor, and she didn't know exactly how high Zheng Qian's position in the company was.

He knew Lu Shanshan's family was in business, but he didn't know what kind of business. Anyway, back in college, while others were still wearing Adidas and Nike, she was already exposed to brands like Chanel and Dior.

"Cooperation? You want to talk about cooperation with our Qianhe Group? We can talk about it," Zheng Qian smiled.