Liang Xi’s words hid her true intentions, similar to the saying, "The drinker’s interest is not on the wine." Zhang Hao was completely uninterested in her marital status.
Even, their relationship could not even be considered that of patient and doctor.
"I’m very grateful to Miss Liang for inviting to dinner, but..."
"My cousin told you’re an excellent doctor, and that you’re a good person as well. Most crucially, you’re still single."
Zhang Hao hadn’t expected Liang Xi to be so direct.
But it was his fault, too. Only those familiar with him knew of He Qianhui’s existence.
As for others, naturally, they wouldn’t know.
"What does Miss Liang an by asking this? Don’t tell you’re planning to leave the enclosed city only to enter it again?"
Liang Xi propped her cheek with one hand, her slender and fair fingers gently touching her cheek.
"I didn’t really say anything, it’s just that these past two years, I’ve been trapped at ho by my ex-husband."
"He couldn’t give what I wanted, and I couldn’t seek it outside, but now I am free."
"There’s nothing to bind my actions now, so..."
Zhang Hao subconsciously picked up the wine glass at his side, about to take a sip, but then put it down, switching to water instead.
"I didn’t expect Doctor Zhang to restrain himself from his preferences that much. It seems you don’t want to let being drunk interfere with matters."
"But there’s no need to treat these things like a deluge or a ferocious beast, after all, sotis they might serve as an aid to enjoynt."
As Liang Xi downed her glass of wine in one gulp, Zhang Hao’s heart remained undisturbed.
"You’re right, Miss Liang, but I once missed a good opportunity because I drank too much."
"Since that ti, I’ve stopped drinking alcohol, and even if I do drink, I can’t handle much," Zhang Hao answered.
Liang Xi feigned a look of surprise: "Really? Then today, Doctor Zhang, could you make an exception for ?"
"You should know that this bottle of wine costs twenty-one thousand. It would be a waste if no one shared it with ."
A twenty-one-thousand-yuan bottle of wine must taste fantastic, but Zhang Hao still declined.
He pushed the wine glass aside, until the first dish was served.
Zhang Hao didn’t care for dining etiquette, but Liang Xi was unconcerned.
"Give it a try, the dishes here are prepared by international chefs, so they’re really good."
Zhang Hao took a bite of each dish.
He could clearly feel that Liang Xi’s feelings towards him were different.
But sotis, smart people can’t pretend to be oblivious.
"If it weren’t for Miss Liang, I might never step foot in this restaurant in my entire life."
"But I still prefer chefs from our own country. I’ve finished eating, and I have other matters to attend to, so I won’t stay any longer."
Zhang Hao stood up, walked a few steps, then stopped again.
"How much did this al cost in total? I’ll pay half, including that bottle of wine, of course."
Upon hearing these words, the smile on Liang Xi’s face imdiately froze.
Her eyes glanced at the bottle of wine, now revealing a touch of sorrow.
"Doctor Zhang, I just wanted to treat you to a al today. I had no other intentions. Aren’t you being a bit too sensitive?"
Zhang Hao was very calm, whether he was sensitive or slow-witted, he had no reason to accept Liang Xi’s sudden overture.
Upon leaving the restaurant, Zhang Hao called He Qianhui.
He asked where she was, and only upon asking did he find out that she hadn’t gotten off work yet.
Zhang Hao looked at the ti and saw it was already past seven.
"Alright, then I’ll co to the company to pick you up and take you to eat your favorite hot pot."
He Qianhui put down the phone and continued to stare at her computer, as expected.
In a couple of days, she was going to be on a business trip again. The new account she received was still transferred to her by the manager.
The client she was to face this ti was notoriously difficult to deal with.
He Qianhui didn’t know why the leadership always handed these troubleso clients to her.
Could it really be that they valued her abilities?
Regardless, He Qianhui was definitely not going to disappoint her manager.
She had almost finished familiarizing herself with the information about the upcoming client when suddenly the computer screen went black.
Ran Ping’s computer wouldn’t start up again no matter how he tried to reboot it.
The data from just now seed unsaved, and He Qianhui frowned.
This damn computer, always malfunctioning at critical tis.
Tomorrow, she would have to find a reason for the logistics departnt to replace it with a new one, or at worst, buy one at her own expense.
But the data wasn’t that important; it was all morized by heart.
After packing up her belongings, she prepared to take the elevator down.
As she waited for the elevator, a strange man stood behind He Qianhui.
At first, she didn’t think much of it and simply assud that the man was an employee from another company.
Who was also leaving because of overti work.
When the elevator doors opened, He Qianhui walked in without any precautions.
As soon as she entered, the man from behind held her tightly.
He Qianhui imdiately struggled, but the man was very strong.
Despite her vigorous efforts, she was dragged into the fire escape.
Just when, on this floor, the companies had all finished work for the day.
"Help, help, let go."
After only two shouts, the man covered He Qianhui’s mouth.
Just as He Qianhui didn’t know what to do, she heard the sound of the elevator doors opening again.
And it was very close.
At the sa ti, her cell phone rang loudly in her bag, and He Qianhui imdiately guessed who had co.
She bit the man’s hand in her mouth, and he let go, pained.
He Qianhui tumbled and crawled out of the door from the fire escape.
"Zhang Hao, I’m here!"
Zhang Hao turned around and saw He Qianhui in such a disheveled state, realizing imdiately that she might be in danger.
He hurried over to He Qianhui’s side, helped her up, and took a glance into the fire escape, seeing no one.
"Are you okay?"
"Just now, a man dragged inside without any explanation, it seed like he wanted to do sothing inappropriate."
"It’s good you ca in ti, if you had been a mont later, I would have been in big trouble."
Zhang Hao told her to wait here for a mont, then pushed open the door to the fire escape.
He searched up and down the building but didn’t spot anyone suspicious.
But this incident couldn’t just be left unresolved; today, it was He Qianhui who had faced danger.
Tomorrow, soone else might experience the sa.
"Are the caras on this level functioning properly?"
He Qianhui nodded.
"If that’s the case, we’ll check the surveillance footage tomorrow. We need to find out who that person was."
"If he doesn’t pay for what he did, I reckon soone else will suffer," Zhang Hao said.
"We might as well check it out now; there should be soone in the security room at this hour."
Seeing that He Qianhui had said so, Zhang Hao did not mind accompanying her on the trip.
They arrived at the security room and sure enough, soone was on duty there; on the wall of monitors, a few solitary figures passed by.
He Qianhui reported her floor number and the na of her company.
The duty officer found the surveillance footage from the past twenty minutes.
It was very clear that He Qianhui was waiting for the elevator when.
A man in a black baseball jersey, wearing a white cap, grabbed her from behind.
And dragged her into the fire escape.
The man’s distinctive clothing was noted, and they asked the duty officer to check when this person arrived on that floor.
While searching, Zhang Hao used his own phone to record the video footage.
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