Chapter 10: Poaching Fu Huaichen's People_1

Fu Huaichen looked at the wary expression on Shen Chu'an's face and felt a bit displeased at first, but as soon as Shen Chu'an realized that he was the one who had entered, she completely let down her guard and smiled, skillfully locking the conference room door behind her.

Hearing the sound of Fu Huaichen locking the door, Shen Chu'an immediately opened her eyes, looking at him with a wary expression, "You... why are you locking the door?"

Fu Huaichen looked at Shen Chu'an frankly, approaching her step by step, "I remember someone saying that you got today's host position by sleeping your way up."

Shen Chu'an immediately held a pillow from the sofa in front of her, a trace of awkwardness flashing across her face, "Really? I don't recall that."

Fu Huaichen let out a low laugh, looking down at the little woman before him with a superior stance, "After letting you gain all the glory tonight, shouldn't you properly thank me?"

Shen Chu'an pretended not to understand, looking at the man in front of her with an innocent gaze, "Mr. Fu, rest assured, I will definitely remember my benefactors and work hard in the future."

Shen Chu'an's innocent gaze appeared as a bare provocation in Fu Huaichen's eyes, and he ran out of patience, directly reaching out to pinch her chin, forcefully making her look up into his eyes and meet his gaze. Gazing at her cherry-red lips, he leaned in and kissed her.

Shen Chu'an's posture was too passive, completely dominated by Fu Huaichen, and for a while, the atmosphere in the entire rest room heated up.

"Knock, knock, knock."

Suddenly, the door to the rest room was knocked, "Miss Shen, are you in there?"

A man's voice came from outside, darkening Fu Huaichen's eyes.

Shen Chu'an's heart leapt, anxiously staring at the door.

"Don't be distracted, I've already locked the door," Fu Huaichen's deep voice reached Shen Chu'an's ears.

The person outside, seeing that no one in the rest room was responding, walked away.

Fu Huaichen hooked his lips in satisfaction while Shen Chu'an gave him a reproachful look.

Just then, Fu Huaichen's phone rang. He answered the call and walked straight out of the rest room. Seeing him leave, Shen Chu'an hastily tidied up the rest room, making sure everything was back in its place.

"Miss Shen."

Having just finished tidying up and preparing to rest a bit, Shen Chu'an heard a crisp female voice from the door. Internally she sighed, wondering why it was so difficult to get some rest.

Shen Chu'an looked over with a smile, and to her surprise, it was Zhang Yuanying. A flicker of astonishment crossed her eyes, "Miss Zhang, what can I do for you?"

"I'd like to have a chat with you, if it's not too much trouble."

Shen Chu'an's lips twitched slightly amused—since Zhang had sought her out in the rest room, it was necessary to have a chat regardless of convenience. She then nodded with a smile, "Sure, please come in."

With a shallow smile, Shen Chu'an watched the woman in front of her, her eyes holding a probing look, "Miss Zhang, what would you like to talk about?"

She really couldn't imagine what Zhang Yuanying wanted to discuss with her.

"Miss Shen, would you be interested in joining my team?" Zhang Yuanying said with genuine sincerity.

Shen Chu'an was completely stunned, absolute shock in her eyes, "Miss Zhang, you..."

Zhang Yuanying seemed to anticipate Shen Chu'an's reaction and continued, "Miss Shen, I know I had some misunderstandings about you at first, but that was all before I saw you host the meeting. I sincerely hope you would join my team."

Shen Chu'an then realized that Zhang had recognized her talent and wanted to poach her for her own company, "Miss Zhang, while I would indeed like to work with you, I'm sure that Mr. Fu would definitely not be willing to let me switch sides."

Suddenly, Shen Chu'an felt like a weasel paying a New Year's visit to a chicken—nothing good was ever meant. Although Zhang Yuanying was indeed very capable, who knows how she'd deal with her once she found out she was Huaichen's woman. After all, a woman's jealousy can be terrifying.

She wasn't too keen on offending others, so it was better to use Huaichen as a scapegoat.

As soon as Zhang Yuanying heard the name "Mr. Fu," her expression changed, "If Miss Shen insists on leaving, could Mr. Fu really keep you tied down?"

Shen Chu'an knew that talking about Huaichen would change Zhang Yuanying's attitude, but she still replied with a faint smile, "Miss Zhang, you might not fully understand Mr. Fu, but he really could do something like that."

Zhang Yuanying suddenly felt as if Shen Chu'an was making a fool of her, her face grew cold as she looked at her, "Miss Shen, I'm inviting you sincerely, yet you seem to be mocking me."

Shen Chu'an felt more wronged than Dou E herself. When had she ever made a fool of Zhang? A sneer formed within her, "Miss Zhang, I..."

Before Shen Chu'an could finish speaking, Fu Huaichen walked in.

Seeing Fu Huaichen, Zhang Yuanying immediately stood up, her eyes brimming with affection as she spoke tenderly, "Mr. Fu, what brings you here?"

Fu Huaichen didn't even spare her a glance, moving past her to stand in front of Shen Chu'an, "Let's go."

Feeling the rest room atmosphere turn a bit awkward, Shen Chu'an coughed lightly, "Um, Mr. Fu, Miss Zhang Yuanying is greeting you."

Fu Huaichen scoffed, "Since she wants to poach my person, does she still expect me to be gracious?"

Before Shen Chu'an could react, Fu Huaichen had already pulled her out of the rest room.

After hearing what Huaichen said, Zhang Yuanying stood frozen as if she had plunged into an ice cave, staying rigid, dumbfounded for quite a while. By the time she snapped back to reality, Huaichen had already taken Shen Chu'an far away.

Shen Chu'an was led by Fu Huaichen all the way to the parking garage before they both got into the car.

Once in the car, Shen Chu'an felt something was off about the atmosphere. She cautiously glanced at the man beside her, catching his gaze at just the right moment, her heart skipping a beat, with a surge of unease taking hold of her.

Acting on instinct to flee, Shen Chu'an slowly edged towards the car door, her hand behind her back, ready to open the door at an opportune moment. Fu Huaichen noticed her actions but couldn't help finding it somewhat amusing.

Fu Huaichen reached out his hand and pulled the little woman into his arms, his eyes narrowing with a dangerous glint, "Thinking of running away?"

Shen Chu'an knew she couldn't escape, so she adopted a compliant and docile demeanor, looking up at him, "Of course not, where could I possibly go? I'll never escape from the palm of your Five Fingers Mountain in this lifetime."