Tong Anan said, “President Jiang is swamped, he doesn’t have time to eat your meal!”
“Oh dear, whether he has time or not is his business, whether we say it or not is ours. We must express our intentions. You child, you just don’t understand social graces. If you don’t tell him, I’ll call him myself! Give me his phone number!”
No way.
He dared to discuss shop matters with President Jiang behind her back. If she gave him her number, who knew what else he might do?
Tong Anan had no choice but to agree, "I'll tell him, don't worry."
After finishing these matters and returning to the company, Tong Anan thought about it and sent a thank you to Jiang Jingyu.
Jiang Jingyu asked her, “Did you sign the contract?”
“Yes.”
“Is Auntie happy?”
“Very happy, she even said she wants to invite you and Assistant Zhang to our home for dinner. Thank you so much, President Jiang.”
Auntie knows how to be proper, inviting them for a meal. Unlike someone who thinks a simple thank you will suffice.
Jiang Jingyu said, “Sure, when do you plan to invite me?”
Tong Anan was stunned. Was he that free? Did he get addicted to interacting with middle-aged women? Would he actually attend her dinner party?
“My mother is free every day, it just depends on when you are free. If you can spare the time, let me know in advance, and I’ll have her make arrangements.”
Jiang Jingyu spun around in his boss’s chair with delight and replied to her.
“It’s better to strike while the iron is hot. Since Auntie is happy today, how about tonight?”
Although Tong Anan was surprised, she didn’t dare to refuse and quickly agreed to message her mother.
Jiang Jingyu naturally wouldn’t leave the opportunity to eat with them to Zhang Yang. He didn’t even mention it to him. After work, he messaged Tong Anan to meet in the underground parking lot.
It had been a while since they met in the underground parking lot, and Tong Anan felt a little unaccustomed to it.
Standing by the car, watching him walk over in a sharp black suit and a dark blue overcoat, looking like a jade tree in the wind, she felt a strange shyness.
She always felt that the relationship between them was not that of a normal boss and employee.
She really didn’t know how to interact with Jiang Jingyu.
Seeing her from afar, Jiang Jingyu smiled slightly and unlocked the car.
They both got in, and while buckling his seatbelt, he looked at Tong Anan in a very good mood.
His gaze made her extremely uncomfortable, and she quickly reached up to touch her face, "What is it, President Jiang? Is there something on my face?"
“No. I just find you amusing.”
Tong Anan’s face instantly turned red. She thought, how am I amusing?
Jiang Jingyu said, “To be so distrustful of me and Assistant Zhang, thinking we wanted to cheat you out of your money. You, you are the first person in the history of the Zhan Group to doubt me like this.”
Her face felt like it had nowhere to go, so she quickly changed the subject.
“Why isn’t Assistant Zhang here?”
Jiang Jingyu’s smile faded as he started the car, saying with a hint of jealousy.
“What? You feel disappointed without Assistant Zhang?”
What kind of talk was that?
Tong Anan quickly explained, “I didn’t mean it like that. He helped me so much, I felt I should at least show some appreciation.”
Jiang Jingyu didn’t pick up on that thread and instead asked.
“Do you have any other feelings for Assistant Zhang?”
Tong Anan was bewildered by his question, “What other feelings?”
Jiang Jingyu went straight to the point, “Assistant Zhang is young, good-looking, has a good job, and promising future potential. He’s the dream guy for many female colleagues in the company. He helped you when you first joined, and now he’s helped you again, will you…?”
Tong Anan was furious.
Why was President Jiang so gossipy? To speculate about such things!
Even though she was single, being speculated about was like a joke, and it didn’t matter, but her heart felt so heavy, so angry.
She unconsciously pouted and huffed, “Just because everyone considers him a heartthrob, does that mean I have to? President Jiang, why are you so boring?”
After speaking, she turned her face to look out the window, acting as if she no longer wanted to talk to Jiang Jingyu.
Seeing her express her emotions so vividly in front of him, Jiang Jingyu felt happy again.
It meant that Tong Anan didn’t treat him as an outsider, at least not as a superior. Otherwise, she definitely wouldn’t dare to speak like that.
He was relieved.
“I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I was just joking. Why such a big reaction? I apologize, don’t be angry.”
Tong Anan continued to turn her head away, ignoring him.
Jiang Jingyu instinctively reached out to grab her arm, “Come on, come on, I’m sorry, I know I was wrong, don’t be angry.”
Tong Anan shook off his hand.
Oh dear, she had quite a temper.
“Then what do I need to do to make you not angry? Should I buy you a candy?”
Tong Anan snorted and turned her face back.
“Who wants your candy? I just don’t like people guessing about me like this! I’ve always been very cautious about matters of the heart!”
Jiang Jingyu sincerely realized he was wrong. After driving for a while, he stopped at a pastry shop and bought her a small, exquisite-looking cake.
“Miss Tong, I sincerely apologize. Please accept this dessert and consider it your forgiveness.”
This was the first time Tong Anan had seen such a small, beautiful cake.
It was like a delicate toy, and its deliciousness could be seen even through the packaging.
Seeing Jiang Jingyu holding the gift and handing it to her, she suddenly realized she might have overreacted.
He was the big boss, and he was just joking. She even had to buy a gift to coax her?
“No, I’m not angry, I was just playing around with you just now. President Jiang, I don’t want it.”
Jiang Jingyu’s expression softened, “It was my fault, you should be angry. It’s better if you’re not angry. I’ve already bought it, so please eat it, otherwise, I won’t have peace of mind.”
Tong Anan blushed and accepted the cake, thinking to herself, Tong An, Tong Anan, what are you doing? In a daze, she owed him another favor.
She held the cake, reluctant to eat it. Jiang Jingyu walked a short distance away. Seeing that she wasn’t eating, he asked her.
“What? You don’t like it? Should I buy you something else to coax you?”
“No, no, I like it very much.”
“Then why aren’t you eating it?”
“I…”
“It seems you still don’t like it enough.”
She had no choice but to open it and take a spoonful. It was truly delicious.
It was still cream, but why was it so smooth, so refreshingly sweet, so delicious?
She couldn’t help but quietly look for the price on the packaging, and she actually found it.
A small price tag was stuck to the base. For such a small piece of cake, it cost 498 yuan.
As they continued forward, nearing the Shuangqiao Town boundary, they spotted a chain supermarket, and Jiang Jingyu drove the car towards it.
Tong Anan guessed what he was going to do and quickly stopped him.
“President Jiang, are you going down to buy something?”
Jiang Jingyu said truthfully, “No matter what, I’m going to your home as a guest. I can’t go empty-handed.”
Tong Anan blushed, “You just spent 500 yuan on a cake, and now you’re buying a gift. I really don’t know where to put my face. Don’t do this, I’m under so much pressure.”