Fang Zhicheng kneaded Qi Yun's soft shoulders and asked, "Why is it a mistake?"
Qi Yun leaned weakly on Fang Zhicheng's chest again and said bitterly: "I am a married woman. Although I have a husband whom I do not love, I have the responsibility and obligation to protect my chastity. What we are doing now is called... adultery..."
Fang Zhicheng sighed, but gently pushed Qi Yun and said with a self-deprecating smile: "So this is how you view our relationship..."
Qi Yun's face froze. The moment Fang Zhicheng let go of her, she felt a sense of nervousness as if she was lost. "Fang Zhicheng..." Qi Yun felt her nose sore and tears welled up in her eyes. She was a strong woman. For so many years, she lived in a different place from her husband. Although she lived a lonely and cold life, she had never felt so helpless as she did now.
Qi Yun finally understood her own heart. It turned out that she had long hidden her feelings for Fang Zhicheng. Recalling the lukewarm relationship with Fang Zhicheng before, she had actually already secretly fallen in love with him. The absurd things that happened after she got drunk that night seemed to be Fang Zhicheng taking possession of her by force after getting drunk, but it was also because she deliberately seduced him.
Seeing Qi Yun in distress, Fang Zhicheng felt distressed. He pulled Qi Yun and held her in his arms again, promising: "Yun'er, we are together because our emotions have accumulated to a certain extent. It may not be tolerated by the world, but we cherish each other. I will not touch your family easily. If one day, you are tired of our relationship, I will let you go... But now, please allow me to be selfish and reluctant to let you go..."
Qi Yun, with cold eyes, hugged Fang Zhicheng tightly.
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On Friday, Fang Zhicheng, Wei Xiaoyan and Wang Chong went to Yunhai together to determine the location of the Yunhai Office. Although Wang Chong decided to go to the Shenzhou Office, Fang Zhicheng thought for a long time and decided to arrange Wang Chong in Yunhai because the Shenzhou Office was only a decoration in the early stage and Yunhai was the top priority. In his heart, Fang Zhicheng had decided to train Wang Chong as his confidant.
The Merchants Group had three official cars, one of which was for the director. However, Fang Zhicheng rarely used the official car because he was not very familiar with the driver. The driver of the official car was Guo Jinyuan, who was not very old, only in his thirties, not tall, but very burly. He was a soldier before, and after retirement, he worked in the county government fleet. However, because of his tough personality and poor popularity, the Merchants Group was separated from the government office later, and he drove for the Merchants Group.
Guo Jinyuan secretly looked at Fang Zhicheng. Logically speaking, he should be very familiar with Fang Zhicheng, but Fang Zhicheng rarely used the official car and the two had hardly ever spoken, so he was full of curiosity about this young director.
After getting off the highway, Fang Zhicheng said, "Let's go to the hotel first, and then I'll go meet a friend. You can do whatever you want in the evening, and the expenses will be paid by the company..."
Wei Xiaoyan nodded and said with a smile: "We are not going anywhere, we will stay in the hotel..."
Fang Zhicheng waved his hand and said, "That won't work. Especially Wang Chong, you need to find out the situation in Yunhai as soon as possible to lay the foundation for future work..."
Wang Chong showed his flexible side and said with a smile: "Director Fang, don't worry, I will take good care of Director Wei and Lao Guo."
"You kid, you seem to be acting like a host." Fang Zhicheng smiled and looked out the window. The tall buildings of the sea of clouds came into view one after another. As vehicles were driving at high speed, they were swaying in front of his eyes from time to time. He sighed in his heart, wondering when Dongtai would become a veritable small sea of clouds as he had imagined in his mind.
Chapter 0234 Where did the sky-high means come from
Arriving at the place agreed with Ning Xiangcao, it was drizzling in the sky. After Fang Zhicheng got out of the taxi, his body was stained with water. He brushed off the water stains on his clothes, smoothed his slightly wet short black hair in front of the glass at the door, and then slowly entered. This is a very romantic western restaurant called Zi Luo. On the side of the stage, there was a girl in a white dress, playing the piano. The melody was soothing and elegant. The overall decoration of the western restaurant was European style, which made people feel like they were in a foreign country.
In Yunhai, there are many western restaurants like Ziluo, because there are many high-level people in Yunhai, many of whom have returned from abroad and have a certain demand for such high-standard western restaurants. And this kind of western restaurant has become a place for them to relax. This is also the reason why Yunhai can retain many talents. Salary is only one aspect, they pay more attention to enjoying life.
Fang Zhicheng has been thinking about whether to build a place similar to Yunhai Bund in Dongtai, mainly as a leisure and entertainment venue, so as to attract high-level foreign talents.
Investment promotion is about attracting enterprises, and enterprises are ultimately made up of people. When providing public services, the government must select the right talents and provide corresponding supporting facilities. Only by retaining people's hearts can enterprises and the government be retained for common development.
The original plan for the Nanyuan Old Street that Yinzhou is currently planning to build was to turn it into a high-end commercial and leisure concentrated area. However, there seemed to be differences of opinion during the project. Because of the Ye family's intervention, the original positioning of Nanyuan Old Street was changed to a national leisure and sightseeing street, which inevitably lowered its level.
Fang Zhicheng saw Ning Xiangcao sitting quietly at the corner and quickened his pace to walk over. Ning Xiangcao saw Fang Zhicheng from a distance, put down the transparent long cup in her hand, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth. A year later, Ning Xiangcao walked out of the shadow of her husband's death and regained her gentle personality.
Ning Xiangcao waved to the waiter and ordered the meal. Fang Zhicheng looked at Ning Xiangcao with a smile on his face. Ning Xiangcao finally noticed, her cheeks flushed, and she whispered, "I wonder if you like Western food?"
Fang Zhicheng nodded and said with a smile: "I'm not picky about food, I can eat anything."
Ning Xiangcao ordered another fruit salad, returned the menu to the waiter, held the glass of lemonade in her right hand, and said softly, "I'm surprised you asked me to meet you."
Fang Zhicheng spread his hands and said frankly: "Because of business, I want to ask Sister Vanilla for help."
Ning Xiangcao smiled and said, "If it weren't for business, you probably wouldn't come to Yunhai to see me."
If she were talking like this with other women, she might think that the other person was deliberately teasing her. However, Fang Zhicheng knew that Ning Xiangcao did not have such thoughts. She was full of gratitude towards him. She just felt that Fang Zhicheng had not taken the initiative to contact her during this period, which made their relationship seem too distant. That was why she took the initiative to get closer to each other.
Fang Zhicheng waved his hand and sighed, "I just feel so sorry for always bothering you."
Ning Xiangcao covered her mouth and smiled: "Aren't you bothering me again in the end?"
Fang Zhicheng didn't expect Ning Xiangcao's words to be so sharp. He used to think she was a very gentle person. Now that he thinks about it, it was just because she had too many things on her mind during that period of time that she hid some of her personality traits.
Fang Zhicheng shrugged awkwardly and sighed, "For official business, I can be a little thick-skinned."
Ning Xiangcao nodded, tapped the glass lightly with her fingernails, making a soft "ding ding" sound, and said, "Tell me, what's the matter?"
Ning Xiangcao still had a great impression of Fang Zhicheng. At the beginning, he rejected the request of Mr. Ning and joined the Ning family's side branch. This was not something that everyone could do, which made Ning Xiangcao look at him with new eyes. As for Mr. Ning, he also looked at Fang Zhicheng with new eyes and thought that he was a man who could achieve great things.
Fang Zhicheng said truthfully: "Dongtai Merchants Bureau is planning to set up an office in Yunhai. We have done some research in advance and found two locations. One is the Pudong Building and the other is the New Bund Building. However, it is quite difficult to move into these two buildings. We need to have certain resources and connections."
Ning Xiangcao's beautiful eyes flickered as she whispered, "These two places are indeed good places for foreign governments to set up offices. However, the seats are limited. I need to understand more before I can give you a final answer."
Fang Zhicheng felt relieved when Ning Xiangcao agreed to his request and said with a smile, "Thank you in advance."
Ning Xiangcao shook her jade-like fingers and said, "No need to be so polite. After all, you once saved my life."
Fang Zhicheng was silent for a few seconds, then said frankly: "Sister Vanilla, I have another request."
"Oh?" Ning Xiangcao smiled.
Fang Zhicheng smiled easily and said, "Don't ever mention what happened that night again. I hope you can treat me as a friend."
Ning Xiangcao was slightly startled, then she was relieved, sighed, and said softly: "That's fine, let's just get along as friends."
The meal was very relaxing, and Fang Zhicheng spoke his mind naturally. He always treated Ning Xiangcao as a benefactor, which created a sense of estrangement between the two. If they were friends, it would be a relief for Fang Zhicheng and also a relief for Ning Xiangcao.
Before the dishes were served, Ning Xiangcao made a phone call and asked her secretary to investigate the situation of Pudong Building and New Bund Building. After finishing the western meal, the secretary called and brought good news. Huaying Investment Group has cooperative relations with many companies in Pudong Building, one of which is also a shareholder of Pudong Group. There are still vacancies. If Dongtai Office wants to move in, it can also enjoy certain rental discounts.