Veiled Heartbreak

Lin Bei looked at her with utmost disdain: “Just thinking about being friends with her makes me sick!” Jiang Nuan’s face turned pale in an instant. Fu Yusen smiled: “She is quite dirty.” He extended his hand to Lin Bei: “Let’s go, I’ve reserved a spot at your favorite private restaurant.” Lin Bei took his arm, and they left together. Jiang Nuan stood there for a long time before turning back to work. At 9:30 PM, after finishing her work, Jiang Nuan went to the restroom. Just as she was about to leave, she heard voices outside: “I heard Mr. Fu sent Mr. Chen to jail for Jiang Nuan.” “Tsk tsk, I heard her mother was like that too. It’s really ‘like mother, like daughter’…” “Squeak.” Jiang Nuan pushed open the cubicle door. The unfinished sentence abruptly stopped. Caught talking behind someone’s back, the two stuttered: “Assistant… Assistant Jiang, we…” “Please step aside.” Jiang Nuan gave them a cold glance, washed her hands, and left in her high heels. Such rumors had been circulating since she was promoted to assistant by Fu Yusen, and she was already used to it. When Jiang Nuan returned to her apartment, it was already one in the morning. Lying in bed, she stared blankly. Thinking about the day’s events, she felt a bit stifled: Did Fu Yusen really stand up for her, or was he using her as a pawn? He wanted to purge the company of parasites, but she was pushed out as a decoy, roasted over the fire. As she pondered, her phone rang. It was Fu Yusen. “Come pick me up at Sheng Tang Club.” That was all he said before hanging up. Jiang Nuan sighed, grabbed her clothes, and left without hesitation. Half an hour later, VIP room at Sheng Tang Club. Jiang Nuan pushed the door open. All eyes turned to the woman entering, her perfect figure barely hidden by her white shirt and black skirt, but with an incredibly innocent and captivating face. Someone laughed out loud: “Mr. Fu picked a great assistant, handling both work and personal life.” Laughter erupted around her, but Jiang Nuan acted as if she didn’t hear, maintaining a professional smile as she approached Fu Yusen at the center. “Mr. Fu, I’m here to pick you up.” Before Fu Yusen could respond, a man beside him suddenly spoke: “So you’re the famous ‘Assistant Jiang’ of Fu Group?” The man’s gaze made Jiang Nuan uncomfortable. She kept her composure: “You flatter me, I’m just a minor assistant at Fu Group.” The man’s interest peaked, his tone turning serious: “Mr. Fu, I’ve just returned to the country. Can I borrow your assistant?” Jiang Nuan’s heart skipped a beat, then heard Fu Yusen say. “Mr. Lin, if you want her, take her.” With that, Jiang Nuan was pulled by Fu Yusen, stumbling and half-kneeling on the couch. Fu Yusen gently caressed her cheek, his voice icy: “But you’ll have to wait until I’m tired of playing with her.” Jiang Nuan felt her heart plummeting into an abyss, with no end in sight. She forcibly composed herself and managed a smile: “Mr. Fu is drunk, I need to take him home. Tonight’s expenses will be on Fu’s account.”