Arrogant Man VS Unyielding Woman

Shirley found the photos and handed the cell phone over to Zed.

He looked a little pale when he found that a man was holding Jean in his arms. As he flipped through the pictures, he was able to identify who this man was and recognized the place too. These pictures were taken at Kim Village. Did that happen after he left?

Ethan and Jean clung together in the pictures. Did they break up but still keep in touch?

Recalling his last night at Kim Village with Jean, he trusted her when Jean explained that she didn't have any feelings for Ethan and that she didn't intend to get back with him. But now, with the pictures proving otherwise, Zed wondered what on earth had happened after he left.

Seeing that Zed looked more and more serious, Shirley smiled.

"Is this the purpose of your visit?"

He raised his eyes slowly. At this moment, he appeared to be extremely cold as could be judged from the expression in his deep and dark eyes. His tone of voice was equally forbidding. Shirley couldn't help shivering. Shirley was still as she stared at Zed. Gradually, she became afraid.

"In the future, you needn't bother with things like this. Do you think I will spare you just because you came to me with these pictures? I will make you pay for all the mischief you have done to her." After he finished speaking, Zed stood, glanced at Shirley unpleasantly, and said threateningly, "Don't even think about interfering or causing more trouble. I will ensure that the entire Wen family is eternally doomed if I see these pictures anywhere!" Then, he turned around and left.

Shirley didn't expect that Zed would react like this. Wasn't he jealous? Wasn't he hurt by what he had seen?

"You don't mind her staying with another man?" Shirley yelled while Zed was leaving.

She was trembling all over with rage and frightened by Zed's warning. However, she didn't expect that Zed would stop. Zed looked straight ahead as he processed what Shirley had said. Then slowly, he turned around to face her.

At this moment, he gazed at Shirley sternly, "What Jean does or does not do is none of your business!"

As Shirley watched Zed leave the restaurant, she felt as though her heart was about to explode. What on earth had Jean done to make Zed so crazy about her?

Countless people had told Shirley that she was as beautiful, if not more beautiful than Jean. If that were the case, then why was Zed so reluctant to spare her a glance?

At a high-grade club, Zack walked through the doors and headed straight for the barman. He asked for a glass of wine called 'no intoxication tonight.' He was not busy that day. So he went there.

"Boss Xing, Mr. Qi is inside the private room." The barman said while handing the prepared wine to him.

"Mr. Qi is here?" Zack was a little amazed. He lifted the glass and took a sip of wine. "A rare visitor is here." Then he walked toward the private room that had been reserved for Zed who used to visit often.

Once inside the room, Zack noticed rows of empty wine bottles on the table. Zed was drinking alone and looking rather unhappy.

When Zack saw the expression on Zed's face he had a general idea why his friend looked so morose. He raised his eyebrows, walked over, leaned against the sofa and jeered at Zed humorously, "Oh, how is it that Boss Qi is free to come here to drink? How are you getting along with your beautiful girl who has an illicit lover?"

Zed had been used to Zack jeering at others. So he knew this was normal behavior for Zack. Zed didn't pay any attention, instead, he looked up as he gulped down another glass of wine.

Finding that Zed was not in his usual mood to retort sardonically, Zack crossed his legs and raised his eyebrows, "Now, you look very different from the past."

"The past? How did I look in the past?" Zed gave a hasty glance to Zack before turning away. He knew exactly what Zack had meant, but was disinclined to play this game.

The private room was sound proof. Even if someone were singing on stage or playing loud music, the sounds couldn't be heard inside the room. This allowed Zack and Zed to speak freely without risk of being overheard. After seconds of silence, Zack Xing confirmed that Zed was bothered.

Zack had known Zed for a while now. Over time, he had brought his fair share of women to Zack's club. Each time, Zack could see that Zed's interest in the women was just temporary. However, the sadder Zed looked, the more convinced Zack became that Zed appeared to be struggling with his relationship with Jean.

Surely, he knew Zed well enough to realize that his friend never drank so much when troubled with business issues. And Zed wouldn't drink without the company of beautiful girls if he had come to relax.

Zack stood quietly for a while and watched Zed gulp down glass after glass of wine. It became more and more apparent to Zack that something personal had really upset Zed.

Zack, who just wanted to jeer at him at this moment, didn't know what to do. He thought for a while and decided to try humor, "Shall I ask several beauties to please you? It is boring for us to be alone in such a big private room alone. People who don't know us might even think we are gay!"

"It appears that I really am not who I was in the past." Zed sighed deeply, breathed out the statement, and then drank some more.

When humor didn't work, Zack became more concerned. He had no idea how to help Zed. He didn't even know what would be the right thing to say to Zed in this situation.

"Considering the disastrous mood you are in, I have no choice but to make the sacrifice of keeping you company." Zack said before pouring a glass of wine for himself.

As he was about to clink his glass against Zed's, Zed's cell phone on the table began ringing.

Zack looked at the cell phone furtively and found that Jean was calling him. Zed cast an indifferent glance at the phone, but didn't answer it.

After ringing for several minutes, the phone went silent. Jean looked at her cell phone as she ended the call. She felt a little disappointed and desolate. She turned on the TV and flipped through the programs in a bad mood.

Ever since her return from Kim Village, Zed had not found the time to call her. Even though she had heard on the news that Qi Group and Li Group were no longer attacking each other, Zed didn't call. Jean couldn't figure out why he stayed away. She already had a difficult time believing that Zed loved her. After the revelation at Kim Village, she felt elated, as though everything that happened between her and Zed was this wonderful dream. And now, his silence and indifference made her feel as though the dream had been snatched away. That made the current situation so much more devastating to her.

She leaned against the sofa and stared at the night scenery through the clear balcony doors. No matter how she rationalized Zed's behavior, she still felt upset.

"Silly Jean, silly Jean. If you hadn't believed him and if you hadn't raised your hopes, his indifference would not have been this devastating. He was drunk that night. Then, why did you take him seriously?" She closed her eyes and muttered.

The following few days, Jean decided to bury herself in her work to avoid thinking about Zed.

"Come to a meeting in 10 minutes!" Sonny's assistant, John, announced loudly.

John had graduated from a prestigious school. He was a year younger to Jean, but he already had many achievements that the whole office often praised. No one knew much more about John other than the fact that he was a bookworm and that he had worked as Sonny's assistant for a long period.

John turned to leave, but remembered something. He turned and began searching for Jean. Once he spotted her, he called her, "Ah there you are, Jean."

Jean was working on photos and was a little shocked when she heard John speak with her. "Is Sonny looking for me?" As these words came out of her mouth, she immediately realized that she had made an error. At the company, everyone called him Boss Sonny. Embarrassed, she cleared her throat and looked at John.

John nodded, turned around, and left.

In the conference room, Sonny was discussing the next topic about photography, and only experienced photographers had been invited to attend this meeting. Jean had been instructed to attend the meeting by Sonny. Since she was just a newcomer, the senior members in the conference room were displeased with Sonny's partiality.

Considering her tumultuous personal life, Jean had been a little absent-minded. Besides, the topic of discussion during the meeting wasn't related to Jean's work. Hence, Jean was a little distracted.

As the meeting came to an end, Sonny closed his laptop and said, "I am going to France by plane this afternoon and will stay there for half a month. You must draft two plans for me over this period." Afterwards, he thought of something and looked at Jean, "While I'm gone, Jean will take the lead on any subsequent work with the Qi Group.'

After hearing this, the senior members in the conference room, began whispering between themselves. They couldn't believe that someone with no experience had been given such an important client to handle. Jean had been lost in her thoughts when she heard someone calling her name. She looked up and found that Sonny was staring at her.

"What?" Aware that everyone in the room was glaring at her, Jean sat up straighter.

"I have to take a business trip overseas for half a month. From this moment on, you will be in charge of subsequent work for the Qi Group. Any problem?"☐☐☐☐☐