CHAPTER 455: CHAPTER 455: OLD FRIEND

Shen Siyuan heard someone calling him and turned around, a bit surprised.

"Hong Wenqing, what are you doing here?"

The visitor was indeed Shen Siyuan’s college classmate and a good partner in the game, Hong Wenqing.

"I was going to ask you that! What are you doing here?"

Today, Hong Wenqing was wearing a very stylish casual suit, and his hair was neatly styled, looking completely different from his usual sloppy appearance.

Shen Siyuan didn’t answer his question and instead looked at the young man next to him.

The man’s attire was similar to Hong Wenqing’s, but he seemed older and more mature.

With thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose, and a wide mouth, he was a very charismatic man. Aside from being slightly short, he was quite an attractive package.

"Aren’t you going to introduce me?" Shen Siyuan said with a smile.

"Oh, look at me, so excited to see you that I almost forgot. This is Brother Luo, Luo Gaoyuan."

"Hello, I’m Shen Siyuan." Shen Siyuan greeted him with a smile.

"Hello, it’s quite a coincidence that we both have ’Yuan’ in our names." Luo Gaoyuan reached out and lightly shook hands with Shen Siyuan.

"You still haven’t told me what you’re doing here?" Hong Wenqing asked persistently on the side.

"Of course, I’m working. I wouldn’t just be wandering around here."

"Here?"

Hong Wenqing looked up in surprise at the building behind Shen Siyuan.

"What’s wrong, is there any problem?"

"You’re not working at Guanghui Animation anymore?" Hong Wenqing asked, surprised.

"I resigned."

"So what are you doing now?"

"Killing time at a transport company," Shen Siyuan said with a laugh.

"Is it Red Hearts International?" Luo Gaoyuan suddenly asked from beside them.

Shen Siyuan was slightly taken aback, then nodded, "Yes, it’s Red Hearts International. You know it?"

"I don’t, but Brother Luo probably does. He came today to talk business with people from Red Hearts International," Hong Wenqing pointed to Luo Gaoyuan beside him.

"Alright, let’s head up together then," Shen Siyuan said.

At this point, he had a vague suspicion that Luo Gaoyuan might be the suitor for Ruan Hongzhuang that Taozi mentioned yesterday.

However, he didn’t show any sign of dislike or resistance.

They’re all adults; he believed Ruan Hongzhuang would handle these issues well.

If he got too emotional, it would just make him seem petty.

Since it was already past working hours, Shen Siyuan couldn’t get in and had to ring the bell for the receptionist to let him in.

Hong Wenqing checked his watch and asked, "What time does your company start work?"

"Nine o’clock."

"It’s almost ten, and you’re just getting here?" Hong Wenqing said, shocked.

"That’s why I said I’m killing time, haha."

"You rascal, your boss must be really kind to not fire you," Hong Wenqing commented.

Meanwhile, Luo Gaoyuan interjected, "Maybe it’s night shift, with ship scheduling and cargo tracking needing 24-hour system monitoring."

Hong Wenqing suddenly realized, "Almost got fooled by you, rascal."

Just then, the two receptionists, Sun Rou and Han Qiuyun, stepped forward to open the door.

They first greeted Shen Siyuan, then looked at Luo Gaoyuan and said, "Mr. Luo, President Ruan instructed us to take you directly to her office when you arrive."

"Thank you." Luo Gaoyuan nodded in thanks and then looked at Shen Siyuan.

Shen Siyuan said, "You guys go ahead, I won’t disturb you. I need to get to work too."

With that, he turned and walked inside.

Hong Wenqing reached out, wanting to call him back, but decided against it, thinking he would message him later instead.

Still, he was curious and casually asked the two receptionists leading them, "Which department does Shen Siyuan work in?"

"Network Maintenance Department?"

"Oh, that fits," Hong Wenqing muttered, realizing.

"Is his work really hard?" Hong Wenqing asked again.

Seeing Shen Siyuan had to work night shifts, he was planning to speak to Brother Luo to have a word with the company’s boss about arranging a more relaxed position.

With his connections, he was sure Brother Luo wouldn’t refuse.

Although Hong Wenqing wasn’t very familiar with Luo Gaoyuan, their families did have business dealings, making them long-term business partners.

However, Hong Wenqing had never been involved in family business before, so he wasn’t familiar with Luo Gaoyuan.

Recently, though, his parents felt that Hong Wenqing had been idle for too long and should start doing something serious, so they began grooming him with the intention of gradually handing over the family business.

This was why, with Luo Gaoyuan visiting Bin Hai, he was asked to handle the reception, which led to this unexpected encounter with Shen Siyuan.

As soon as Hong Wenqing spoke, Sun Rou and Han Qiuyun both laughed.

"Did I say something funny?" Hong Wenqing was puzzled.

"The Network Maintenance Department is very relaxed, and Brother Shen has just come back to work today after taking more than a month’s leave, so it shouldn’t be too hard..."

Sun Rou explained, and then couldn’t help but laugh again.

As for calling Shen Siyuan ’Brother Shen,’ it was something everyone had tacitly agreed on over the past month.

After all, someone who could win over the beautiful boss deserved the nickname ’Brother.’ There’s no exaggeration in that.

"Took a month’s leave? What did he do?" Hong Wenqing asked, surprised.

"I don’t know, you could ask President Ruan," Sun Rou replied.

"President Ruan? She knows Shen Siyuan?" Before Hong Wenqing could speak, Luo Gaoyuan interjected.

Han Qiuyun gave Sun Rou a quick glare for speaking out of turn, then said, "Brother Shen is a company employee, and President Ruan is the company boss. Of course, they know each other."

"I see." Luo Gaoyuan’s brows eased, but he still felt something was off.

Recognizing that saying too much could lead to trouble, Sun Rou and Han Qiuyun fell silent, leading the two to Ruan Hongzhuang’s office and knocking on the door.

When the door opened from inside, Taozi appeared gracefully before them.

"Mr. Luo..." she greeted Luo Gaoyuan with a smile.

Of course, Luo Gaoyuan knew Taozi; he was well aware of Red Hearts International’s background and knew that Taozi’s identity was not just a mere assistant.

So, he warmly greeted her and introduced Hong Wenqing to her.

Sun Rou and Han Qiuyun went back to their posts, as Taozi took over from there.

Taozi led them directly to Ruan Hongzhuang’s door and knocked gently.

"Come in," Ruan Hongzhuang’s voice came through.

Only then did Taozi open the door, leading the two inside, while Ruan Hongzhuang stood up to greet them.

Just then, seeing Ruan Hongzhuang stand up, Hong Wenqing couldn’t help but exclaim.

"What’s the matter? Is there something wrong with me?" Ruan Hongzhuang asked, a little surprised.

Although she didn’t know the person, since he was brought by Luo Gaoyuan, he must be someone of certain status, so Ruan Hongzhuang remained quite courteous.

Luo Gaoyuan also cast a puzzled glance at Hong Wenqing, while a faint unease stirred in him.

"I am a friend of Shen Siyuan," Hong Wenqing said as he looked at Ruan Hongzhuang.

Ruan Hongzhuang was first stunned, then seemed to recall something and tentatively asked, "You’re Hong Wenqing."

Hong Wenqing smiled upon hearing this, "Did he mention me to you?"

"Hello, hello..."

Ruan Hongzhuang quickly came around the desk to shake hands with him.

The sense of unease in Luo Gaoyuan grew stronger, and he also noticed that Ruan Hongzhuang seemed to have become even more beautiful and alluring since he last saw her.