Forced Love: Flirting with the Boss

"You..." Ren Chuqing just felt a dryness in her throat.

Wen Muqing slowly looked up, smiling at her, "I was just joking. How could I possibly crush Sister's ankle bones?" Besides, if he really wanted to keep her from going anywhere, there were plenty of other ways without needing to crush her ankle bones.

Ren Chuqing breathed a sigh of relief, what was she thinking? Muqing was just joking with her, and she had actually taken it seriously for a moment!

"But Sister, will you really never abandon me again?" he asked suddenly.

Ren Chuqing looked at Wen Muqing and replied, "I won't. From now on, no matter where I go, as long as you're willing, we'll be together." Until the day she died!

His gaze lingered on her face, his pupil color seemed to flicker with a slight change, "Then good, let's make a pinky promise!"

As he spoke, he actively raised his right hand's little finger.

Ren Chuqing felt a moment of confusion. Pinky promises... it was something she had taught him.

She extended her own little finger, hooking it with his, "Pinky promise, a sworn deal, never to change for a hundred years."

But a hundred years, that was far too long.

When Wen Muqing left Ren Chuqing's bedroom, he looked down at his own right hand's little finger, "Sister, don't forget what you promised me today. If you're lying to me, I will definitely not let you off."

As his words fell, his lips gently kissed the spot on the little finger—where her little finger had touched.

As if her warmth still lingered there.

In those phoenix eyes, there was an affection he hadn't even noticed himself!

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Jiang Huai had been restless these past few days. That night, the man he saw standing with Ren Chuqing, was it really Young Master Wen of the Wen Family?

Wen Muqing rarely appeared in the media, and he had only seen him once at a business event from some distance away.

Wen Muqing and Ren Chuqing, it was hard to imagine any connection between them!

Moreover, that night had been dim, and he had seen from within a car, so it was also very possible that he had been mistaken, perhaps that man just resembled Wen Muqing somewhat.

Nevertheless, Jiang Huai still drove to Ren Chuqing's residence.

"We need to talk!" Jiang Huai said as soon as he saw Ren Chuqing.

Ren Chuqing sneered, "I don't think there's anything between us worth discussing."

"You suddenly resigned, and there are some things in the handover of work that aren't quite finished, especially the transfer of duties in the R&D department," Jiang Huai said.

The R&D department had been under Ren Chuqing's responsibility, and much of its operations had stalled since her departure.

However, Jiang Huai didn't really think Ren Chuqing was that important; with enough money, he could certainly find better R&D personnel to carry out the research. In his view, Ren Chuqing was not irreplaceable.

Mentioning this was only a pretext to keep the conversation going with Ren Chuqing.

Ren Chuqing frowned, "Okay, we can talk, but let's change the place." She did have some items and notes related to R&D still at the company's lab, and indeed they needed sorting out.

However, she did not want Jiang Huai stepping into the home she shared with Muqing, which would only dirty her space!

So, the two went to a high-end restaurant, chosen by Jiang Huai.

"This is a restaurant I frequent, the food is quite good," Jiang Huai said.

Ren Chuqing examined the designer suit Jiang Huai was wearing and the watch on his wrist that cost over a million.

Indeed, Jiang Huai was wealthy now, and even a restaurant where a meal cost several thousand had become a place he regularly patronized.

"It seems that you often bring Su Yuyu here, after all, you never brought me here before," Ren Chuqing said coldly.

Jiang Huai's face showed a flicker of embarrassment, "That's because you've never liked these upscale places."

Ren Chuqing looked at him mockingly, "Who doesn't like nice things? It's just that I used to be so naïve, always thinking about saving money to help you with your business. It's funny, in the five years we dated, you never bought me any gifts, yet Su Yuyu is covered in luxury. Jiang Huai, you're really generous."

Jiang Huai became angrily embarrassed, "Enough, Ren Chuqing, it was you who wanted to break off the engagement, you who wanted to break up! After all this time, what are you still complaining about!"

Ren Chuqing looked at the person in front of her, her gaze calm, "Jiang Huai, you're right, I'm the one who doesn't want you!"

A tremor suddenly went through his heart, her indifferent eyes made him feel uneasy, as if he had lost something for good.

No! He had gained what he had long desired, Yuer.

As for Ren Chuqing, from the beginning, he was only with her out of pity because she had always liked him!

He had spent five years with Ren Chuqing as her boyfriend, she should be satisfied!

"In a few days, I will return to the R&D department to hand over the development of the products. The items belonging to the company's research will continue to be developed by the company's personnel. However, I intend to take back those that are my personal research," Ren Chuqing said.

"Since it's a product developed in the company's laboratory, it should belong to the company!" Jiang Huai immediately said.

"The contract I signed at the beginning clearly states that I can use the company's lab for personal research and that I would pay the company a fee for the time used. I've already paid that fee, and the finance department has all the records," Ren Chuqing said.

Jiang Huai's expression turned ugly, but this wasn't the main reason he had approached Ren Chuqing today.

"Fine, you can take back your personal research products. Also, I want to ask you something, do you know anyone from the Wen Family?"

This sudden question startled Ren Chuqing, "The Wen Family, which Wen Family?"

"How many Wen Families are there in City Yan?" Jiang Huai said, "Do you know Young Master Wen from the Wen Family?"

As he asked this, Jiang Huai couldn't help but feel nervous, carefully observing Ren Chuqing's expression.

"How could I possibly know anyone from the Wen Family, let alone the notorious Young Master Wen?" Ren Chuqing scoffed.

Although she had never met Young Master Wen, she had heard of his "notoriety."

In City Yan, the saying went that you could provoke heaven and earth, but never Young Master Wen, because if you angered him, you might not even be able to beg for death!

At this moment, Ren Chuqing did not connect Young Master Wen to Ah Qing.

After all, Ah Qing hadn't originally borne the Wen surname, but took his biological mother's surname, Lin, going by Lin Qing. It was only after he returned to the Wen Family that he adopted the Wen name and was placed into the Wen generation with the character 'Mu.'

Jiang Huai, looking at Ren Chuqing's expression, didn't think she was lying.

So, the man he saw that night was really just someone who bore a resemblance to Young Master Wen?

At this thought, Jiang Huai couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Just then, a voice suddenly rose, "Why are you two here?"