Top-tier Unruly Master

A few days ago, beef imported by Qin's Group was the first deal they had with the European Union company.

Although this deal was small, it was critical for the future cooperation between Qin's Group and the European Union. If there were any mistakes in this deal, Qin's Group's ambition to enter the European market would be delayed. Therefore, to reward Ding Fan, who saved the company, Qin's Group sent someone specifically to commend him.

Su Maner had some understanding of this matter as well. She nodded and then turned to Hu Jin beside her, "Director Hu, please inform Ding Fan to come to the office tomorrow."

Hu Jin was only accompanying the guest today, and she had been silent. She could see that Director Su wasn't fond of Li Guanglin, and in fact, Hu Jin also had a bad impression of him. Ever since he came in, his eyes had sneakily swept over her face several times.

"Yes, Director Su," Hu Jin said from the side.

"Let's not talk about work today," Li Guanglin said with a smile. "Man Er, we're old friends after all. After dinner, let's find a coffee shop and have a good chat alone. It's been four or five years since we talked together since graduation."

A private chat.

Su Maner's brows furrowed slightly. If it weren't for work, how could she possibly come to dine with Li Guanglin? And even less likely would she agree to go alone with him to any coffee shop.

"I'm sorry, but I have a date with my boyfriend tonight, so I will have to leave after dinner," Su Maner said.

Hu Jin was slightly startled upon hearing Su Maner's words. Having worked under Su Maner for some time, she had never heard about Su Maner having a boyfriend.

Seeing that Su Maner mentioned having a boyfriend, Li Guanglin was somewhat embarrassed. However, after noticing Hu Jin's expression, he seemed to grasp something.

"Man Er, we've been old friends for so many years. This time I'm here in Dongcheng, you should at least bring your boyfriend to meet me. As an old friend, I still need to check him out. After dinner, I'll accompany you to see your boyfriend," he said.

Known as a strong woman at the headquarters, Su Maner had always caught Li Guanglin's attention. Li Guanglin was genuinely unaware that Su Maner already had a boyfriend.

Li Guanglin, adept at reading people, had already discerned from Hu Jin's face that everything Su Maner said could very likely be made up.

Seeing that Li Guanglin wanted to meet her boyfriend put Su Maner somewhat at a loss. The boyfriend she mentioned was just an excuse; she didn't have one.

But for Su Maner, who was always proud, admitting she didn't have a boyfriend was difficult to say.

"There will be an opportunity," Su Maner said, trying hard to mask her expression.

Li Guanglin saw everything and the corner of his mouth curled slightly. From Su Maner's somewhat unnatural demeanor, he could almost confirm that Su Maner's boyfriend was fabricated.

"Excuse me, I need to use the restroom," Su Maner said indifferently to Li Guanglin before leaving the private room...

Su Maner took a deep breath after stepping out of the private room.

Previously, Su Maner thought she had completely forgotten about that scumbag, but for some reason, seeing Li Guanglin still caused her some slight pain.

It turned out that after one's heart has been scarred, healing completely takes a long time. While Su Maner always thought she had moved on, she now realized she hadn't entirely...

At that moment, Su Maner wanted to step outside to breathe some fresh air, and she left the restaurant.

However, as soon as she stepped out, she saw Ding Fan and Xu Rui walking out of an alley, one after the other.

Upon seeing Ding Fan, her eyes lit up as if she remembered something. She hurriedly trotted a few steps and approached Ding Fan...

After dealing with those thugs, Ding Fan had been thinking of finding a taxi to go back. But just as he walked out of the alley, Su Maner ran towards him.

"Miss, hello, I am Ding Fan's boss, and there's something I was wondering if Ding Fan could help me with," she said.

Instead of talking to Ding Fan, Su Maner directly addressed Xu Rui.

Ding Fan was speechless. If she needed his help, asking Xu Rui was pointless; she couldn't make decisions for him.

What Ding Fan didn't understand was Su Maner's approach. She introduced herself as Ding Fan's boss first, which wouldn't cause any misunderstanding with Xu Rui. Su Maner had pegged Xu Rui as Ding Fan's girlfriend.

"I still need to take my friend home, so I'm afraid I won't have time to help you," Ding Fan said, intending to rush back to refine the Youth Preserving Pill. He wasn't Lei Feng; he didn't have so much time to help others.

"It's okay, I can go home myself. Since your boss is here, you should perform well," Xu Rui said from the side.

When Su Maner came to seek Xu Rui's opinion, Xu Rui was indeed a bit puzzled. But once Ding Fan spoke, she realized that Ding Fan didn't want to go with his beautiful boss.

The things you least want to do, I'll make you do. Xu Rui had been bullied enough by Ding Fan these past few days. Now, going against Ding Fan's wishes, she felt a sense of revengeful delight.

Ding Fan glanced at Xu Rui, who sneaked a tongue out at Ding Fan, her face betraying a schadenfreude delight.

"Well, thanks. Ding Fan, come with me," Su Maner said to Ding Fan.

Xu Rui had sold himself out, and it wouldn't be good not to go; after all, he was still on her territory looking for a meal, so he ought to give some face.

No choice, Ding Fan had to be dragged off to do the heavy lifting.

After seeing off Xu Rui, Ding Fan was taken by Su Maner into an alley. Seeing her acting all sneaky, he was quite curious about what his beautiful boss wanted with him.

"I need your help with something…" Su Maner began, once they were in the alley and she had made sure there was no one around.

Now that Li Guanglin and Hu Jin were still in the private room, she had to hurry.

"I'm already here, if you need help with anything, just say it," Ding Fan said lightly.

Su Maner hesitated, then, as if gathering a lot of courage, finally blurted out to Ding Fan, "I need you to be my boyfriend for a while."

Boyfriend?

Ding Fan looked at Su Maner incredulously. What's gotten into the boss lady? To come all the way here to snag him to be her boyfriend?

"Don't get the wrong idea," Su Maner added quickly, realizing that her previous words might have come out wrong. "What I mean is, can you pretend to be my boyfriend?"

Now it was Ding Fan's turn to ponder. After a moment, he responded seriously, "I can do it until eight o'clock tonight, but after that, I have other things to do."

Su Maner at this point really felt like kicking Ding Fan dead. No time after eight o'clock? What, did she need him to play the boyfriend at her home too?

However, at this moment, Su Maner was asking Ding Fan for a favor, so she did her best to keep her emotions in check.

"Alright, then thank you for your trouble."

She emphasized the word "trouble" heavily, intentionally wanting to be sarcastic toward Ding Fan. She was offering him the chance to pretend to be her boyfriend for a while, which should be seen as a favor, and now he was acting like he had been wronged big time.

But Ding Fan seemed not to catch the underlying tone in Su Maner's words, and he simply nodded slightly. "For things like this, just try not to trouble me again in the future," he said.

That comment almost made Su Maner faint with anger. Did he think she needed to haul him off to pretend to be her boyfriend every single day?

In fact, Ding Fan had been rushing the refinement of the Youth Preserving Pill these past two days; he wanted to deliver it to Zhou Ruoran before she was discharged from the hospital. Helping Su Maner play the couple indeed felt like a waste of time today.

After a brief explanation, Su Maner took Ding Fan back to the previously occupied private room.

Seeing that Su Maner led him into Sichuan Cuisine, Ding Fan was quite astonished. So it turned out that Su Maner was dining in the same restaurant as him, and he didn't even notice.

Before entering the private room, Su Maner took Ding Fan's arm. He was stunned for a moment but quickly realized that this must be a necessary step in the charade of posing as her boyfriend.

Then Ding Fan didnt hesitate to wrap a large hand around Su Maner's slim waist.

As his hand abruptly encircled her waist, Su Maner's face flushed. She'd hung out with Li Guanglin before, but so far, at most, they had just held hands. She'd never been in such intimate situations.

Being embraced by an unrelated man, the old Su Maner would have exploded in rage, but now, not only did she not feel angry, she rather liked it and even enjoyed Ding Fan's embrace.

There was a very fresh and refined aura about Ding Fan that made her feel serene.

Ding Fan pushed open the door to the private room, and there they appeared, Su Maner and Ding Fan, in an intimate entrance before Hu Jin and Li Guanglin.

Upon seeing this scene, Li Guanglin's complexion shifted.

One could say that Li Guanglin knew Su Maner very well; he could understand the deep meanings behind her every action.

Right now, Su Maner and Ding Fan's closeness wasn't feigned. With Su Maner's relaxed demeanor, it suggested that she and this man had already developed an understanding not common among ordinary couples.

So, from this, one could infer that the man who came in with Su Maner wasn't some make-do stand-in she had pulled off the street at the last minute; he was, in fact, Su Maner's boyfriend.

Meanwhile, Hu Jin had been stunned on the side. What was going on? How did Su Maner end up with Ding Fan?

With a light smile, Su Maner then introduced him to Li Guanglin, "Let me introduce him, this is my boyfriend, Ding Fan."