Meanwhile.
At Liu Group Headquarters.
In the spacious, brightly lit CEO's office, Liu Ruyan sat behind her desk, reviewing the group's third-quarter overseas market report.
She had been working for more than three hours straight.
The mountain of documents that had originally covered her desk had dwindled to just a few remaining files.
Liu Ruyan's approach to work was little different from usual.
She remained focused as she reviewed documents.
When listening to her subordinates' reports, she still identified the core issue in the shortest possible time and offered crisp, decisive solutions.
The only difference was...
She was checking her phone noticeably more often today.
"Ding."
The phone at the edge of her desk lit up again.
Liu Ruyan's fingers paused slightly as she turned a page, and her gaze instinctively fell on the screen.
It wasn't Jiang Che...
It was only a work message from the group's finance department.
The faint anticipation that had just surfaced in Liu Ruyan's eyes quickly faded.
She picked up her phone, typed a brief reply, then returned her attention to the documents.
Only this time...
The familiar financial figures somehow seemed rather dull.
"Jiang Che..."
Thinking of the name that inspired both love and hate in her, Liu Ruyan lightly clenched her teeth. The resentment that had been building since morning surged up again.
That heartless little bastard!
It had been six whole hours since she left the Magnificent Hotel!
Forget calling to comfort her.
Jiang Che hadn't even sent her the simplest message on Green Bubble!
Had he really taken those deliberately cold words of hers this morning seriously?
No, impossible!
Of course, Liu Ruyan knew Jiang Che was most likely doing this deliberately, keeping her hanging to gain the upper hand.
The man was so perceptive. How could he possibly have