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I closed my eyes and tried not to show it.

I shrank back in fear, but not only did Cheng Ruojun's hand not leave me, it even became stronger.

The dinner ended in silence. We sat under the light drinking tea, Cheng Ruojun's father sat by the side reading a newspaper. Du Lirong went upstairs to dress up.

After about half an hour, I heard the doorbell ring, and my heart skipped a beat.

I heard Du Lirong's footsteps coming from upstairs and she quickly walked down to greet Cheng Ruojun and Cheng Ruojun's father.

We stood in the doorway and waited for the guests to arrive.

I saw a mother and daughter come in. They were both very beautiful, just a little too beautiful.

However, I suddenly felt that the daughter looked very familiar. When I observed her face carefully, I realised that she was actually Cheng Ruojun's assistant, Tao Man, and her current appearance was completely different from before. In the company, she was dressed in a neat and formal attire, and looked like an ordinary girl, but here she was completely different.

She seemed to notice that I was looking at her, and she nodded at me with a faint smile that, for some reason, seemed to hide her contempt for me.

I felt shy at the thought that she might have seen me naked under Cheng Ruojun's desk.

"I haven't seen you in a long time." Tao Man's mother passionately said to Cheng Ruojun's parents, "Ruo Yu has grown up so much, Ruo Yu and Oman are considered childhood friends. Our family's business is all thanks to you guys." Mother Tao Man's gaze swept past me without any pause, as if I had never even existed.

I slightly lowered my head. This isn't the first time I've encountered such a situation. I'm already used to it.

"You're welcome." Du Lirong sighed and replied, "We can be considered old friends."

"Oman, come quickly and thank your brother Cheng. Thank you for taking care of you at the company." Tao Man's mother gently pushed Tao Man a little, probably due to the heels being too high up. Tao Man shook her body a few times, and just as she was about to fall down, she suddenly extended a hand from the side and supported her steadily, causing Tao Man who was dressed in a beautiful evening gown to fall into the embrace of Cheng Ruojun who was dressed in a well-groomed suit. It was so beautiful that it looked like a scenery painting.

Maybe I shouldn't have been in his circle in the first place. I thought.

I noticed that Tao Man's face instantly flushed red. She looked even better now, but I'm sure that although she's already very pretty, she's still not as pretty as me. But what's the use of that, besides being good-looking, I have nothing else.

"Be careful!" When I heard Cheng Ruojun say that, his tone was extremely gentle, just like how he treated me previously. His current gaze was also very gentle, I couldn't tell that he was a person that was so obedient to me in private, and maybe he was the only one that treated me like this. I thought a little helplessly.

"Thank you." As Tao Man said this, she let go of Cheng Ruojun's hand, and as if she was offended, she took a step back.

Cheng Ruojun smiled, this smile suddenly made my heart ring a bell, this smile was similar to the one he revealed when he chased after me.

"Speaking of which, if Amman and I had a good time when we were kids, I thought they were going to get married on the street." Tao Man's mother said. Her eyes did not rest on me for even a second, as if I did not exist. I stood there like a fool.

"Yeah." Du Lirong glared at me and said somewhat resentfully, "Oman is so beautiful, you must have a partner now, right?" The tone of her words was very normal, but I had the feeling that there was something else in them, especially the faint look of anticipation on her face.

Tao Man's mother looked at Tao Man. I noticed that Tao Man had lowered her head, she looked like she was shy, and her expression looked very touching.

"As for her, after coming back from studying abroad, she doesn't fancy anyone else. Her family has introduced several people to her, but she doesn't fancy any of them. I don't even know what kind of students she's looking for." Tao Man's mother was clearly talking about her worries, but her tone was filled with joy.

"Is that so?" Du Lirong muttered to herself, "Such a good child, it's only natural to pick a good one, right Oman?"

Oman looked at Du Lirong and nodded.

"Introduce one to her if you have the right one." Tao Man's mother said. She looked at me with cold eyes.

"Of course." Du Lirong replied. After a while, she continued, "If you want to say that the man by my side isn't bad, then so be it. Oman, what do you think of Cheng Ruojun? "

I immediately looked at Du Lirong, hoping to see something from her expression, but her eyes were no different, as though that sentence was just a joke, but I knew it wasn't.

Tao Man swept a glance at me. Her eyes revealed a similar expression as before when I came out of Cheng Ruojun's office.

"Ruo Ruo is married." Tao Man said calmly.

She didn't say that she didn't like Cheng Ruojun, she didn't say that he treated her as his brother, but said that Cheng Ruojun was married. If Cheng Ruojun wasn't married, then wouldn't she mean that if Cheng Ruojun were to divorce her, she would be willing to be with him?

No, it's fake. I don't want to think so.

I hate myself. I am so stupid in other things, but I am so sensitive in this matter.

Du Lirong and Tao Man's mother laughed together.

Tao Man's mother continued, "My eldest son and daughter-in-law's children have been nearly a hundred days. When the time comes, you should come over to see.

Just when I was thinking about this, I heard Tao Man's mother say, "I don't know if she said that on purpose or not."

I quickly glanced at Du Lirong from the corner of my eyes. Her expression changed a little, but she couldn't do anything.

Tao Man's mother covered her mouth and laughed, "Aiya, they are all sons, I will be troubled in the future."

Du Lirong's face became even uglier, she said, "Your family is so rich, what are you worrying about?"

Tao Man's mother smiled and did not speak.

"Let them young people talk." Du Lirong said as she looked at the awkward atmosphere. "Ruo, take good care of Oman at work."

"Yes." Cheng Ruojun laughed as he replied, and then he looked at Tao Man with interest.

I tightly clenched my hands, trying my best to control my expression, but I still couldn't. The pain in my heart continued to surge. At this moment, I was suddenly envious of those calm and collected women in the books.

Du Lirong glanced at me and said, "Ruo, let's go over there to talk. You take care of Oman."

"Alright." Cheng Ruojun replied.

I didn't know what the three of us were going to say. I just wanted to stand here quietly.

But who would have thought that after Du Lirong walked two steps, she suddenly turned and said to me, "Jiang Rou, you too."