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

At this moment, I understood why Yan Dong could do such a thing.

He was betting with me, betting that I would be soft-hearted, betting that Yuan Tianye and I were not really a couple, betting that I actually had feelings for him and would agree to be with him.

I have to admit that Yandong made the right bet.

But he was only half right. Yuan Tianye and I were indeed not a real couple. Looking at his expectant and pleading eyes, I did feel soft-hearted, but Yan Dong and I are just friends. I would not cover up for his lies, nor would I agree to be with him.

I lowered my eyelids, turned around with difficulty, looked at Madam Yan, and said seriously: "Yes, Madam Yan, what I said is true. Yan Dong and I have never been together. We are not in a relationship. I am not here with him to meet his parents today, but to thank him for helping me calm down the storm the night before yesterday."

"The night before last?" At this moment, I heard Yan Dong's low voice behind me.

But his words were quickly suppressed by Mrs. Yan's excited rebuke.

"Yan Dong, look at what you have done!" She seemed to be very angry, pointing her finger at Yan Dong, her voice trembling, "If Miss Meng hadn't emphasized it to me again and again, I really wouldn't believe that you would do such a thing. But how did you come up with such a thing?"

"You were having such a big fight with your dad, and the whole family knew that you were fighting with your dad over a girl. Now everyone knows that you're going to marry a girl from a small family, and it turns out that everything was fake?"

"Even your grandfather knows that you are going to bring your wife to see him soon. Now in this situation, look at you... I don't care about you anymore. You have to find a way to deal with the mess you have caused. I won't find a way for you!"

She became angrier and angrier as she spoke, and finally she just picked up her bag and left.

The huge private room was unusually quiet. Only Yan Dong and I were left. The food on the table was still steaming hot and smelled delicious, but neither of us had any appetite.

It was really unexpected that things would turn out like this.

I managed to calm myself down, picked up the gift box I had prepared in advance, and gently placed it in front of Yan Dong. I didn't look him in the eye, and said softly, "Yan Dong, thank you for helping me calm down the news storm. I came here today just for this matter. This is my thank you gift, please accept it."

"Nan Xu." Yan Dong suddenly grabbed my wrist.

I frowned and looked up into his eyes. His eyes were still shining. I saw his throat move with difficulty, and then he spoke in a hurry: "Nan Xu, you also said that I helped you a lot, then you must understand my feelings. I am willing to do anything for you. Why can't you give me a chance? I will make you understand that I deserve you more than Zhou Hanzhi."

"Yan Dong." I couldn't let him continue to say those outrageous words. "There is no such thing as worthy or unworthy in love. There is only like or not, willingness or not. You can't force it."

The light in his eyes dimmed, but I continued, "Relationships cannot be tied to other things. I am very grateful that you have helped me so much, but I cannot agree to be with you just because you helped me."

Finally, I thanked him earnestly: "Thank you, Yan Dong. Sorry, I'll leave first."

After saying that, I pulled my wrist out of his hand and turned away.

Of course I believe Yan Dong's feelings for me, not only because Mrs. Yan said that his diary is full of things about me, but also because Yan Dong was willing to have a falling out with his father in order to get me into the Yan family. I can also feel Yan Dong's meticulousness and gentleness at ordinary times.

But love is such a mysterious thing. I only have friendship for him, not love between a man and a woman, and it is even more impossible for me to give the rest of my life to him.

As for the predicament he is facing now, there is nothing I can do about it. This is a mess he created himself, and he has to find a way to solve it himself.

However, when I walked to the door of the box, Yan Dong stopped me again: "Nan Xu, are you so stubborn that you must cling to Zhou Hanzhi to the end?"

"What happened between me and Zhou Hanzhi has nothing to do with what you did today." I stopped and didn't turn around. I just said this lightly and left the box.

However, when I walked out of Huadu and returned to my car, I looked at the watch on my wrist in a daze.

What echoed in my mind was Yan Dong’s words just now.

Should I continue to tangle with Zhou Hanzhi?

This was not my original intention. I had already made up my mind to completely draw a line between myself and that man, but now we are inexplicably linked together again.

I was even forced to wear the watch he gave me.

After watching for a while, I took out my phone and sent a message to Zhou Hanzhi again: "Mr. Zhou, when will you fulfill your promise?"

Just like before, Zhou Hanzhi did not reply at all. The WeChat chat page between him and me was all green, filled with my messages. He did not reply to me a single word in the past few days.

As I watched, I started to get annoyed.

I called Zhou Hanzhi directly. Fortunately, although he didn't reply to WeChat messages, the phone call could be reached.

"Zhou Hanzhi, why are you pretending to be a coward and not replying to my messages? Have you forgotten your promise to me, or are you going to be a rogue again and not want to fulfill your promise? Is this game fun? You've been playing it for several days, isn't it enough?" As soon as the call was connected, I started to talk to the other end.

I had a lot of emotional outbursts, not only because Zhou Han was not trustworthy and had not responded to my questions for the past few days, but also because of the fact that Yan Dong had tricked me just now.

If Yan Dong hadn't seen the struggle between Zhou Hanzhi and I, how could he have come up with such a trick of acting first and asking for my permission later to force me to be with him?

If Zhou Hanzhi and I were together seriously...

The more I thought about it, the more I felt something was wrong. I was startled and hastily cut off the call. At this moment, I heard the chaotic breathing on the other end of the line and the familiar low voice: "What is the promise between you and Han Zhi?"

As soon as this voice came out, I was stunned, cold sweat broke out on my back, and I stood there stiffly.

The voice was not Zhou Hanzhi's, but Lin Xixi's.

How could she have Zhou Hanzhi's phone? She and Zhou Hanzhi were together?

After a moment, I quickly came back to my senses. Lin Xixi is Zhou Hanzhi's girlfriend. It's the weekend, and the young couple must be dating together.

But Lin Xixi must have heard everything I said just now. She misunderstood me, so she questioned me in such an unhappy tone.

I quickly explained: "I have something with Mr. Zhou, and I need him to return it..."

"You're lying!" Lin Xixi interrupted me and cursed me viciously, "Meng Nanxu, you bitch, why do you always pester Han Zhi?"