During Feng Feng's absence, significant issues arose between Lin Mei and her boyfriend Chen Qi, with Xing Zheng also becoming entangled in the situation.
As Feng Feng was inquiring about the details with Lin Mei, she suddenly heard Lan Lan exclaim, "Damn, isn't that Xing Zheng? What's he doing here?"
Feng Feng turned to look at the man in question, only to see a familiar face.
Xing Zheng was seated with two other men, one of whom was Shen Su.
Feng Feng: "..."
Feng Feng was once again witnessing what it meant to be "caught off guard" and "never to speak too soon."
Even she, usually composed, wore an unreadable expression, which Lin Mei and Lan Lan noticed. They asked her, "Ms. Feng, what's wrong?"
Logically, she hadn't even met Xing Zheng, so her reaction upon seeing him shouldn't be this strong.
Feng Feng took a sip of her drink, her gaze sweeping over Shen Su, and she said indifferently, "The one next to Xing Zheng, I hooked up with him when I was on a business trip in New York."
Lin Mei was astonished. Was it really that dramatic?
"Let's not dwell on this. Weren't you going to dance?" Feng Feng didn't let the matter affect her mood too much. Later, Lin Mei went to the dance floor, while Feng Feng continued to sit and drink.
Not long after, she felt a gaze fixed upon her. Turning her head, she met Shen Su's eyes. The pub's lights flickered, but she could clearly see Shen Su smiling at her, likely recognizing her.
However, Feng Feng didn't go to greet him. After all, they had only been a one-night stand, not enough to warrant sitting down and chatting.
The three of them didn't party for long. Xing Zheng, upon seeing Lin Mei dancing with another man on the dance floor, took her away. This left only Lan Lan and Feng Feng drinking.
Lan Lan asked her, "How many days off are you taking this time?"
Feng Feng replied, "Ten days, I think."
Lan Lan asked, "Do you need me to introduce you to some handsome young men?"
"No, thank you." Feng Feng wasn't in the mood for that recently.
After chatting with Lan Lan for a while, Shen Su suddenly walked over from the adjacent table. No one expected him to do that.
Feng Feng shot him a cold glance, and Lan Lan also frowned. They were all out to have fun, and the unspoken rule was to pretend not to know each other after a night together. This man didn't seem like someone who couldn't handle it.
"When did you get back?" Shen Su sat down and made small talk with Feng Feng, as if they were old friends.
Feng Feng didn't understand Shen Su's intentions, so her response was cold, "Do you need something from me?"
"I didn't expect you to know Lin Mei," Shen Su said.
Feng Feng chuckled. She also hadn't expected Shen Su to know Xing Zheng. What a dramatic coincidence. How had she not realized before that the social circle in Nanjiang was so small?
Feng Feng had little patience for Shen Su, but fortunately, he wasn't someone lacking self-awareness. He asked a few questions about Lin Mei and then left, not mentioning anything about that night.
Feng Feng thought that perhaps she was being too suspicious. Shen Su looked like someone who had played around a lot and wouldn't bother her, a one-night stand.
Later, Shen Su and Gu Song left. Lan Lan glanced at Shen Su's retreating back, then turned to Feng Feng and joked, "How did you two hook up?"
"At a bar," Feng Feng explained the situation that night.
Lan Lan commented, "Carrying a health check report with you, a professional! Was he good?"
Feng Feng recalled the events of that night, feeling a slight flush. After taking a sip of her drink, she gave an objective evaluation: "I'd give it a ninety."
Although the score was high, Feng Feng had no intention of pursuing a long-term relationship with Shen Su.
Unfortunately, fate had other plans. On her first day back at work after her vacation, Feng Feng encountered Shen Su again. This time, she even heard his complete self-introduction.
Shen Su was the executive director of Jinhe Fund. Jinhe Fund had a deep cooperative relationship with Feng Feng's firm, and Feng Feng was in charge of the new case. According to regulations, she and Shen Su would inevitably meet more often.
In Feng Feng's memory, Shen Su was not the executive director of Jinhe Fund. She casually asked her superior, who replied, "Jinhe Fund is Chairman Shen's father's business, and it has now been handed over to him."
Only then did Feng Feng learn something about Shen Su's background. However, he didn't seem like those spoiled rich kids. Her superior also praised his capabilities.
During the meeting, the superior introduced Feng Feng and Shen Su to each other. Shen Su smiled throughout. After the introduction, he extended his hand to Feng Feng, saying, "Pleasure working with you."
Feng Feng briefly shook his hand, "Pleasure working with you."
Due to the collaboration, Feng Feng had to work at Jinhe Fund for the next few days. They set up a temporary office for her right next to Shen Su's office, making it convenient for her to report her progress.
One day, Feng Feng went to Shen Su's office with some documents. As she approached the entrance, she noticed his office door was ajar.
Stopping, she saw him standing face-to-face with a woman.
Whatever Shen Su said seemed to provoke the woman, who lunged forward, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him.
Shen Su remained still, neither pushing her away nor responding, exhibiting a "no initiative, no rejection, no responsibility" attitude.
The woman likely felt rebuffed. She stopped and asked him, "Why?"
Shen Su glanced at Feng Feng at the doorway and smiled gently at the woman in front of him, saying, "There's no 'why.' We were just meeting each other's needs. Alright, you should go. I still have work to do."
With that, he gave the woman no chance to linger and turned his attention to Feng Feng, saying, "Come in."
Feng Feng walked in, her gaze sweeping over the woman, noticing her reddened eyes. The woman probably felt embarrassed and turned to leave.
"What is it?" Shen Su asked.
Feng Feng placed the documents on his desk and discussed some work-related matters with him.
"Okay, I understand. I'll sign it after I review it," Shen Su said. "Sorry to have made you witness a spectacle just now."
Feng Feng replied, "I didn't see anything."
When it came to office politics, no one understood it better than her. When necessary, one had to be blind and deaf. "Mr. Shen, you're busy. I'll get back to my work."
Shen Su stood with his arms crossed, watching Feng Feng leave, a playful smirk curling on his lips. Suddenly, he developed a strong interest in her.
Feng Feng was quite different from the women he had known before. Judging solely by her appearance and her professional demeanor, it was hard to connect this calm and self-possessed, aloof beauty with the vixen in his bed.
Sometimes, such a contrast was the most captivating.
Shen Su recalled her calm, unruffled eyes from earlier and suddenly felt a strong desire to see her lose control again. His throat felt a little hot.
He had never had the experience of going out with the same woman twice before.
Feng Feng paid no mind to Shen Su's romantic entanglements. It was perfectly normal for someone like him to have romantic debts.
That evening, Feng Feng stayed late at Jinhe, working until past midnight. As she emerged from her office, she happened to run into Shen Su.
Shen Su looked somewhat surprised and asked, "So late?"