She was fired after she refused to be the CEO's dog licker.

I quickly retracted my gaze, lowered my head, stared at my toes which were completely covered by black shadows, took a deep breath, and my mind gradually became clear.

My tone became calm and even: "I am not quibbling, it is Mr. Zhou who misunderstood."

But a large hand suddenly pressed on the wall beside my left ear, and the large shadow in front of me pressed towards me like a mountain falling towards me. I looked up unexpectedly, and my eyes suddenly met Zhou Hanzhi's dark eyes. For a moment, my body froze again, and my back hit the elevator wall.

The walls of the elevator were hard and cold, but Zhou Hanzhi's eyes in front of me were gentle and doting.

So hazy, yet so clear.

This time, I was not mistaken, and the cold wall behind me also reminded me that this was not my illusion.

But why would Zhou Hanzhi look at me with such gentle and doting eyes?

He would only look at Lin Xixi in this way.

And what we drank while having dinner tonight was tea, not wine. Could it be that Zhou Hanzhi is not only drunk on wine, but also on tea?

"Am I scary? Why are you hiding from me?" The arc of Zhou Hanzhi's lips became deeper and deeper. The doting in his eyes became thicker and thicker like rising smoke. There was also a hint of pleasure in his tone. "You're still playing such a trick..."

"Mr. Zhou!" I interrupted him and put my palm on his chest to hold him back.

Just speak nicely. He moved closer to me while speaking. If I didn't stop him in time, he would be close to me.

Wall-dong, getting close, it's not that I'm being sentimental, these actions are really full of ambiguity, and I'm afraid he will do something inappropriate to me next.

I took a deep breath, tried my best to calm myself, looked into his eyes that were filled with tenderness and doting, and said sternly, "Please respect yourself!"

Zhou Hanzhi, however, was not serious at all. He lowered his head to look at my hand against his chest and smiled even more playfully: "But Manager Meng, the position of your hand doesn't seem like you want me to respect myself."

I was stunned for a moment, looked carefully, and suddenly realized that under my palm was a bulging and elastic muscle.

It's Zhou Hanzhi's chest muscles...

But I didn't mean to do that. The situation was so critical just now. I reached out my hand to stop Zhou Hanzhi from getting close to me. Besides, everyone was wearing such thick clothes in winter, and I didn't realize where I was pressing when I pressed over.

I felt my cheeks burning hot, and my palms were like red-hot irons. I quickly withdrew my hands, and the righteousness on my face disappeared. I moved my mouth, and after a while I squeezed out a sentence: "I, I didn't mean it."

"But I think you did it on purpose." Zhou Hanzhi's tone was full of danger.

Without the resistance of my palm, he easily moved closer to me. He suddenly leaned down, and his lips were about to touch mine...

ear.

His palm was resting on the elevator wall next to my ear. His unique, fresh scent enveloped me, and his slightly rapid breath hit my face.

I put my arms in front of me in a protective and defensive position, to prevent him from offending me.

But his lips just touched my ear.

The voice was very low and light, but it carried a hint of warning: "Stay away from Zhou Pinzhi, and be careful with Jiang Yin."

"What?" I was stunned.

My nerves were extremely tense and his voice was so low that I couldn't hear what he said clearly.

"I said, Zhou Pinzhi is very dangerous." Zhou Hanzhi spoke again, and the gentleness in his dark eyes suddenly turned a little cold and sharp. "He has been investigating your affairs. You should not contact him. Stay as far away from him as possible."

It turned out that he was talking about Zhou Pinzhi.

But after hearing what he said, I was not surprised at all.

I am the project manager of Zhou Hanzhi's investment, and Zhou Pinzhi is a competitor of Zhou Hanzhi. I know about the secret fight between this pair of uncles and cousins, so I was not surprised that Zhou Pinzhi checked my information.

Moreover, Zhou Pinzhi even said in front of Zhou Hanzhi tonight that he wanted to poach my talent and have me work on his investment projects to make money for him.

These are things that have already been discussed on the surface and are no longer secrets. I don't understand why Zhou Hanzhi had to remind me again.

Oh, I see. He doesn’t want me to be poached by Zhou Pinzhi.

I calmed myself down, smiled and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhou. Even if Mr. Zhou doesn't trust me as a person, he should trust the contract we signed. Not to mention that I don't have the energy to work on the project invested by Mr. Zhou, even if I sign a cooperation agreement with Mr. Zhou, I will not affect the project of Monogatari."

In fact, the story project has been completed, and the later stage is just a maintenance job. The income will continue to flow steadily into Zhou Hanzhi's pocket.

I know this, and Zhou Hanzhi knows this too.

But Zhou Hanzhi frowned, and said anxiously: "No, I'm not worried about this. What I'm talking about is not about work."

"If it's not about work, then could it be about life?" I asked subconsciously.

Why would Zhou Pinzhi check my life? And I am an older unmarried woman, what is there for me to check? Zhou Pinzhi has no interest in me, so why would he check my life?

"Yes." Zhou Hanzhi's face became solemn, even a little serious, "And Jiang Yin, you should be careful when you interact with her. Her relationship with Zhou Pinzhi is not simple."

I was surprised that Zhou Hanzhi actually reminded me to pay attention to Jiang Yin.

Hearing his words, I nodded: "Yes, I know, she said that they are..."

Before I could finish my words, a phone rang, coming from Zhou Hanzhi's pocket.

I interrupted myself and watched Zhou Hanzhi stand up straight, take out his phone and answer the call. His tone changed from serious to calm: "What's wrong?"

"I saw the elevator light on. It's my floor. Have you arrived, Hanzhi?" The elevator was small and quiet. Zhou Hanzhi was very close to me at this moment. I could even clearly hear the cheerful and joyful voice coming from Zhou Hanzhi's microphone. It was Lin Xixi's.

I subconsciously moved my body to the corner, as far away from Zhou Hanzhi as possible.

"Well, I'll be there soon. Don't stand at the elevator waiting. It's cold and you'll catch a cold... You're always so disobedient and making trouble." Being farther away, I couldn't hear Lin Xixi's voice coming from the microphone, but I could still hear Zhou Hanzhi's low instructions and the sigh he made with a frown.

What is gentleness? This is gentleness.

What is pampering? This is true pampering.

Sure enough, my feeling just now was wrong. Zhou Hanzhi was really gentle and doting like this, and it was towards Lin Xixi.

Not to me.

My chest felt like it was surging with waves, and a sour feeling rose to my throat, but I tried my best to suppress it.

Fortunately, the elevator reached my floor quickly. The moment the elevator door opened, I quickly slipped out and escaped from the space that made me feel suffocated.