Chapter 71: Disappointment
Chapter 71: Disappointment
Hanley's mind was puzzled as to why Vivian would associate him with Selena.
Still, he did not open his mouth to ask, nor did he explain that he had in fact purposely cancelled the
trip.
As the boss, it was not appropriate for him to stay in one department for too long. Although it was after
hours and there were not many people in the company, there would still be those who liked to gossip.
So he turned around, gestured to Quincy who was in the know, and left with a condescending face.
In fact, Vivian's workload wasn't much, and she was done with it long before Hanley came over. There
was a pile of papers on the table, but it was just her being bored idly and checking information.
Now that Hanley is gone, Vivian doesn't have the heart to read these materials anymore, but lies on her
desk with a sad face. Because her desk is still a bit far away from everyone, so no one noticed.
When people are quiet, they will always think about what's there and what's not.
In Qin's Group these days, except for the first time and Hanley unpleasant and afternoon, the way they
get along, seems to be quite quiet. And Hanley treated her with both concern and without much
interference.
But tonight Hanley seemed like he had eaten dynamite and started treating her nonchalantly again.
Vivian heart a heartache, but also can only helplessly smiled. As soon as she heard that Selena was
waiting for him, he immediately turned around and left, what else did she expect?
It's just that all these hours together have forced Vivian to look forward to more together!
Although the most they could do was to sit quietly and eat together sometimes, and not say much
during that time. However, Vivian enjoyed this kind of time because even if it was quiet again, they
didn't feel awkward with each other.
She was in a daze until someone from the department called her off and she realized it was ten o'clock.
She picked up her phone and sent a message to Holden before she slowly packed her things and went
downstairs.
By this time, everyone had already gone back from work, and she was the only one in an empty
company. She couldn't help but feel a little scared, and her pace picked up a lot. So by the time she got
to the appointment, she hadn't seen Holden's figure.
She sat silently on a stone bench and stared, when suddenly, a familiar vehicle stopped in front of her.
She looked up subconsciously and was surprised to find Hanley sitting inside, although she was a little
confused as to why he was still here at this time, as he had just left to attend the reception with Selena.
But Vivian still didn't say anything, but smiled politely, "What a coincidence, how come Mr. Qin is still
here? What reception is so fast? It's over in less than an hour!"
Hanley also did not want to explain more, but honked the horn and said, "Come up, I'll take you home."
Although Hanley's tone was very calm, but in fact he was secretly watching everyone leave from afar
before he silently drove the car over.
Tonight, his purpose of making Vivian work overtime was not only to stop her from dating other men,
but he also had a small intention - to take her home from work.
Because of the gossip in the company, he learned that there was a man who often drove Vivian from
work.
Vivian smiled politely again before shaking her head and saying, "No thanks Mr. Qin, I already have a
date."
Vivian didn't believe that Hanley had come to pick her up from work on purpose, she probably had
something to do with a trip back to the office and happened to see her, she wasn't going to be smug.
"Someone? What people?" Hanley suddenly looked angry, opened the car door and stepped out.
Seeing the coldness emanating from Hanley, Vivian unconsciously shivered a little.
"Mr. Qin, it's already the end of the day!" Vivian said cautiously, not wanting to make it sound too harsh.
She still had to work at Qin's Group, and the two of them would still see each other occasionally, and
she didn't want to make the relationship too hard.
What's more, now that her relationship with Hanley had eased, she didn't want any more
unpleasantness.
"I'm asking you, what man!" Hanley grabbed Vivian's hand and pulled her into his arms, "Your brother?
Or a lover?"
Vivian, who was originally a little sore from the grip, instantly felt her whole body go cold when she
heard the latter sentence.
"So what if it's a lover? It's after office hours, my business seems to have nothing to do with Mr. Qin,
right?"
She looked at Hanley's eyes, the hand she wasn't holding, and pushed Hanley away with all her
strength.
"Mr. Qin, you'd better pay a little attention, it won't be good if others see you."
She thought she could break away from Hanley, but she didn't expect him to let go of her at all.
Hanley yanked Vivian hard to the car, then opened the door as he tried to push her in.
Vivian looked at Hanley in horror, "Hanley, what's wrong with you? What the hell do you want to do?"
Vivian tried desperately to resist, but she couldn't beat Hanley's strength.
A careless, 'Bang' sound, Vivian's whole head hit the car.
"It hurts ......"
The pain in Vivian's head instantly surged to her heart, and she could no longer hold back her tears,
"Hanley, you're a monster, you're not human!"
Vivian didn't know what she was cursing, she just wanted to let out all her anger, all her sadness.
Hanley just didn't want Vivian to be with another man, he didn't want to hurt her.
Hanley looked at Vivian's red and swollen forehead with distress. He gently tried to help her ruffle those
broken hair, but he didn't expect to be slapped by Vivian.
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Hanley was just about to apologize when a figure suddenly flashed in front of him, instantly holding
Vivian in his arms.
"Vivian, how are you?"
Holden hugged Vivian heartily, his heart filled with self-recrimination. If he hadn't delayed for a while
when he came out, how would this have happened.
Hearing the familiar voice, Vivian did not even raise her head, but said without any emotion: "Holden,
let's get in the car!"
Holden wanted to immediately press Hanley to the ground and beat him, so that he also tasted the
pain.
But he saw her face in pain, he could only resist his impulse to help Vivian to go ahead.
Hanley tried to get in front of Vivian a few times, but was held back by Holden.
Seeing Vivian's forehead red and swollen, Holden's heart was aching to death. He looked at Hanley
with even more resentment.
"If Mr. Qin does this again, don't blame me for not being polite!"
Holden glared at Hanley viciously, his eyes seemed to hate to eat Hanley alive.
Vivian's heart was tired, she didn't want to see Hanley anymore, she just pulled Holden's hand,
signaling him not to do anything.
Then she said in an extremely indifferent voice: "The man who picked me up from work is here, Mr. Qin
need not worry, you can go back."