Chapter 211: Do I Still Need to Stop Him in the Future?

"Meng Ze, why... why are you taking my book?" Bai Shuruo asked with a forced smile, pretending not to understand.

Meng Ze leaned in close to her, the scent of possessiveness in his eyes growing thicker, as if a wild beast in the jungle were staring at its prey.

Bai Shuruo instinctively shrank back.

Meng Ze leaned over, his hands planted on either side of her body, forming a posture of containment and oppression, and then he spoke faintly: "Ruoruo, I want to sleep with you!"

"Are, are you kidding? You said it yourself, that you would treat me like family; who would want to sleep with their own family?" She tried to push him away, yet, a woman's strength was ultimately weak, and she could not budge him in the slightest.

Meng Ze took the opportunity to pin her down.

Bai Shuruo was now completely panicked.

Unable to move, she could only struggle desperately: "Meng Ze, let me go, don't do this... Meng Ze, if you insist on this, I will cut ties with you, and from now on, I will never see you again!"

Hearing this, Meng Ze was suddenly stunned, and he stopped immediately.

Then he stared blankly at the person beneath him.

She was crying like a flower drenched in rain, like a delicate blossom that had weathered a typhoon.

Meng Ze suddenly woke up; heavens, what on earth was he doing?

Why treat her like this?

He stood up quickly, then said "I'm sorry," and fled her room as if escaping.

Outside the room, he stood there foolishly.

The version of himself from just a moment ago must have been possessed; he had actually never once had the thought of forcing himself on her.

It hadn't happened during those years in Dali, so why was it like this tonight?

Was it the fear that she would leave?

Bai Shuruo did not understand why Meng Ze had suddenly acted as if he were bewitched, causing such a scene, only to flee in a panic now.

She was deeply shaken, then covered her head with the quilt and sobbed underneath it.

……

That night, Bai Shuruo woke up in a start, not knowing why.

Then, fragmented memories surfaced in her mind.

They were from back in middle school; in the memories, there were dappled tree shadows, curtains fluttering in the library, and a vigorous figure on the basketball court... Was that Meng Ze? The person who first made her heart flutter.

However, it was all so long ago, and that youthful infatuation had long since been replaced by Han Yangting.

Reaching this point, she realized she had been too naive and childish.

How could a man be good to a woman for no reason?

Either there is a benefit, or there is a desire to possess.

But how could Meng Ze have hidden it for three or four years? Only wanting to possess her on this day?

She thought of Han Yangting again.

In her memories, Han Yangting had never done anything to force her; during the time he was with her, he had always been gentle and soft-spoken.

She wanted so much to call him, hoping he would come to her side right now.

However, picking up her phone and looking at his WeChat profile picture, she couldn't help but pause again.

In what capacity would she call him?

By what right could she ask him to come over?

After looking for a long while, she silently put the phone down again.

Lying down, her mind was filled with scenes of the time she and Han Yangting had spent together.

……

Fengcheng.

Noon.

Bai Shunan had been in meetings all morning; her head was throbbing with pain, her stomach was very hungry, but her throat was very dry.

Returning to her office, the Secretary asked her: "President Bai, what would you like for lunch today?"

The company already had an employee cafeteria; going to the cafeteria was fine, and ordering takeout was also fine. If the time was right, she usually went to the cafeteria to eat—firstly, it was convenient, and secondly, it was to bridge the relationship with the employees, making her appear as an approachable boss.

Just as she was about to say she would just go to the cafeteria for a bowl of soup and rice, the desk phone rang again.

It was the front desk: "President Bai, President Gu is here."

"What is he doing here?" Bai Shunan asked.

"I see he brought takeout... Hey, President Gu, wait, President Gu..." The receptionist apologized: "President Bai, he has already gone up, I couldn't stop him."

Bai Shunan said: "Then let him be."

The front desk Secretary hung up the phone, thinking to herself: Does President Bai mean that from now on, we don't need to stop President Gu when he comes?

Soon, Gu Yunting entered.

Carrying several food containers in his hands, he smiled as he set them down and said: "President Bai looks quite haggard; you must be working very hard. I specially stewed some nourishing soup for you to try."

Bai Shunan was surprised: "You stewed it?"

"Of course I stewed it; I stewed it all morning. Worried you wouldn't believe me, I specially recorded a video, I'll send it to you in a moment."

Gu Yunting then sent the video to Bai Shunan.

Bai Shunan, however, did not watch it, but countered: "President Gu is truly interesting. To be good to someone, must you make that person know? Look, you even recorded a video. From now on, every time you want to be a little good to me, won't you have to record a video? How could I eat with peace of mind then?"

Gu Yunting became anxious: "I was just afraid you wouldn't believe me! After all, in your eyes, I have always been someone who doesn't lift a finger. If I didn't record it, you would definitely think I bought it at some restaurant. Forget it, if you don't want to watch it, don't, but you must try this soup."

Gu Yunting then opened the food container, and Bai Shunan immediately smelled the scent of angelica and red dates.

She apologized: "I'm sorry, President Gu, I am currently on my period and cannot drink angelica soup."

Gu Yunting said: "Then drink the crucian carp soup below; I stewed two flavors."

Then, he opened the container below, and sure enough, there was the fragrance of crucian carp and tofu soup.

Bai Shunan asked in confusion, "Why did you stew so much?"

"Isn't this to see which kind you like? There is also a pork rib and lotus root soup downstairs, which I also stewed."

Bai Shunan couldn't hold it in and let out a "pfft" of laughter.

Gu Yunting pushed the pork rib and lotus root soup and the crucian carp and tofu soup in front of Bai Shunan, served her a bowl of rice, and then said, "I cooked the rice too, Wuchang rice from the Northeast, it's very fragrant."

He picked up the angelica and red date chicken soup for himself to drink.

Bai Shunan happened to want to drink soup at noon today, and unable to resist the temptation, she first tasted the pork rib and lotus root soup, finding it very fragrant; the lotus root was stewed until soft and powdery, the soup tasted sweet and clear, and the texture was excellent.

She then tried the crucian carp and tofu soup, finding the broth rich and delicious.

However, drinking soup takes up a lot of stomach space, so once she had drunk enough to quench her thirst, she began to eat the fish, meat, and lotus root.

Both of these soups were very good at cutting through grease, were not heat-inducing, and were very good for the body.

Finally, after eating another bowl of rice, she felt completely satisfied.

After Gu Yunting drank a bowl of angelica and red date chicken soup, he felt his body heating up, so he set the bowl down.

Bai Shunan asked him, "Why aren't you drinking anymore?"

"This soup is heat-inducing; if I drink too much, there's nowhere to vent the heat," Gu Yunting said seriously.

Bai Shunan misunderstood, and she couldn't help but ask, "You haven't taken a wife or had a girlfriend all these years, so how do you vent your heat?"