Contract Marriage: The Tycoon's Pampered Wife
Chapter 20 - 020: Do you not have a good relationship with Director Quan?

Chapter 20: 020: Do you not have a good relationship with Director Quan?

Before Quan Yu looked over, Ning Guiwan had already redirected her gaze and, together with Li Annan, made space for the driver to bring the car around.

Soon, that group of people also arrived at the entrance, with Chi Zhengjun trailing at the end. It wasn’t until he stepped out of the club’s main entrance that he noticed Ning Guiwan to the side.

Li Annan seemed to whisper something to her. She smiled, shaking her head with her lips curved, exuding an air of serenity. The night wind lifted her long hair, slightly obscuring her face, but her features remained strikingly clear.

Chi Zhengjun glanced at the clearly gloomy Quan Yu and chuckled inwardly. He was beginning to understand why this man had suddenly offered to treat them.

"Xiaowan." He looked again at Li Annan and called out Ning Guiwan’s name.

Upon hearing him, Ning Guiwan realized Chi Zhengjun was also present and slowly smiled. "Uncle."

She paused, then looked toward Quan Yu. "Uncle Yu."

Quan Yu looked at her and grunted, his hand by his thigh slowly slipping into his trouser pocket.

"And this is..." Chi Zhengjun’s gaze shifted to Li Annan, feigning ignorance.

Ning Guiwan calmly introduced, "Li Annan, my friend."

She then introduced Chi Zhengjun to Li Annan.

Li Annan reached out his hand. "Director Chi, I’ve heard so much about you."

Chi Zhengjun shook his hand, his tone casual. "You flatter me."

The previously silent Director He suddenly spoke. "I heard that Young Master Li and Miss Ning are soon to celebrate good news. I initially thought it was just media fabrication, but it seems it’s not entirely unfounded."

Upon hearing this, Li Annan turned to Ning Guiwan with a smile, his eyes and tone filled with affection. "I certainly hope it’s true."

Chi Zhengjun distinctly felt Quan Yu’s demeanor turn frigid.

Just then, Li Annan’s driver brought the car over.

As Ning Guiwan got into the car, he thoughtfully placed his hand above her head to shield it.

"Director Chi, your niece’s reputation for beauty is truly deserved, overshadowing even the most carefully selected beauties of Baiyu Palace. It’s a pity... she’s a femme fatale," Director He remarked with a tone of regret.

The waitress, likely feeling overshadowed and wanting to assert her presence, spoke up with a smile, her tone coquettish. "Miss Ning is a lady of high status; I’m just a waitress. How could I possibly compare?"

She paused, then added, "But I do think Miss Ning and Mr. Li make a good match."

As she said this, she playfully swayed Quan Yu’s arm, her voice growing sweeter. "Director Quan, what do you think?"

At that moment, as several of their party’s cars pulled up, Quan Yu, having heard her, looked down. His gaze was extremely faint and cold.

Under his stare, the waitress unconsciously let go of his arm and even took a step back.

"Director Quan..."

Quan Yu averted his gaze and turned to instruct the doorman, "Arrange a car for her."

After speaking, he said to the others, "I’ll be going ahead," and directly got into the black Cullinan parked at the very front.

Director He glanced strangely at the abandoned beautiful waitress, completely baffled. "What’s wrong with Director Quan?" He seemed perfectly fine just a moment ago, even planning to spend a pleasant evening with someone.

Chi Zhengjun took a deep drag from his cigarette, slowly exhaled the smoke, chuckled, and said, "Who knows."

In the car, Ning Guiwan and Li Annan were in the backseat, each occupying half of it. "Is your relationship with Director Quan not very good?" Li Annan asked, just as Ning Guiwan was replaying the earlier scene in her mind.

A man like Quan Yu would typically have a constant stream of women around him. His previous interest in her might have just been a whim, like seeing a cute and obedient cat on the street and feeling the urge to tease it.

Upon hearing Li Annan’s question, she was momentarily startled and turned to ask him, "Why do you say that?"

Li Annan couldn’t exactly say why. Perhaps it was just a feeling, a sense of an odd atmosphere between the two of them, who had barely interacted. "And..." he continued, "the way he looked at you was strange. Did you offend him?"

Hearing this, Ning Guiwan slowly smiled. "You’re overthinking it."

The car soon stopped at the Ning Family’s gate. Ning Guiwan bid farewell to Li Annan. She stood by the roadside, waiting for the car to turn around and drive off, before walking towards the gate.

Her phone suddenly rang. When she took it out, she saw it was Quan Yu’s number.

Ning Guiwan hesitated, wondering whether to answer, when a honk suddenly sounded from behind her.

Looking towards the sound, she saw a familiar Cullinan parked under a tree not too far away.

Ning Guiwan frowned deeply and answered the phone. Before she could speak, a man’s rich, mellow voice came through the receiver, "Come here." His tone was commanding.

"Or I’ll come to you." He left no room for negotiation.

Ning Guiwan hesitated for a moment, then walked toward the Cullinan.

As she approached, the driver’s side door of the Cullinan opened, and a tall, lean figure emerged. Only then did Ning Guiwan realize Quan Yu himself had been driving.

"Did you need something?" She slowly smiled, trying to appear relaxed.

Quan Yu simply watched her quietly, not speaking.

Ning Guiwan’s smile faded slightly, her brows furrowing. "Uncle Yu?"

Quan Yu remained silent.

The atmosphere grew subtly tense. Ning Guiwan’s smile faltered. Quan Yu was much taller, and his silent, intense gaze made her feel at a disadvantage and uncomfortably exposed.

Just as she was reaching her limit, Quan Yu pulled a necklace from his pocket.

Ning Guiwan instinctively reached for her neck and, indeed, felt nothing there.

"How did it end up with you?" she asked, reaching for it.

It was her late mother’s favorite, a necklace Ning Guiwan had worn constantly for years.

On closer inspection, she realized the clasp was broken.

It must have fallen off at Baiyu Palace.

As she was thinking this, Quan Yu suddenly reached out, his arm hooking around her waist. The next moment, he pulled her entirely into his embrace.

He leaned down, his face very close. Ning Guiwan could even see his individual eyelashes, long and fine.

"Aren’t you going to thank me?" he murmured, his voice very low.

Startled and stiff, Ning Guiwan nonetheless maintained her composure. She met his gaze and, following his lead, said, "Thank you."

Quan Yu seemed to look at her for a moment longer, a cryptic smile playing on his lips, before letting her go.

He then drove away, his departure even more abrupt than his arrival.

Ning Guiwan clutched the necklace, standing rooted to the spot. She was thoroughly puzzled by his actions.

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