First Marriage Then Love Chapter 110

Because she has decided, An Ran now knows what to do. She went to the  company early the next morning, typed her resignation letter in the office,  and then got up and went directly to Huang Dexing's office.

Standing at the door of Huang Dexing's office, out of courtesy and respect,  she raised her hand and knocked on the door. "knock knock knock..."

Waiting for him to acknowledge and asking her to enter, An Ran stepped into  the office.

Huang Dexing looked up from the computer and saw that the person who came  in was An Ran. His lips curl in a smile. He leaned back and waited. It  seemed that he already knows the reason why she is here.

"An Ran, sit down." He pointed to the seat in front of him.

An Ran also smiled plainly, and sat on the chair in front of his desk.

"Have you an answer?" Huang Dexing probed, if it goes according to his  calculations, she should be giving him the answer that would satisfy him.  In fact, he was just careful to ensure that everything goes according to  plan.

An Ran nodded and only said,"Well, I have thought about it for the past few  days and have given it much thought."

Hearing this, Huang Dexing was happy, looked at her, and slowly asked: "Are  you agreeable?" If she agreed to it, then Jing Cheng will have a greater  chance of winning in this round of compet.i.tion, and with the increased  winning odds of getting the projects for the Ke Ji City, then him being  promoted to the position of general manager at the end of the year is only a formality.

An Ran did not speak. She reached out and handed the resignation letter she  had just typed before to him. The paper still had the residual heat from the  printing.

Huang Dexing took it with joy and looked down. The smile on his face  stiffened, and then he couldn't smile again. He looked up at her fiercely  and his tone became harsh. He yelled, “What is the meaning of this?!" He  thought that he would wait for a few days to wait for a satisfactory  answer, but after the wait the result was for this piece of paper! He had  thought she would refuse to cooperate, but he had never thought that she  would give him a resignation letter directly stating her intentions to quit  ‘the game'!

An Ran looked at his gaze without fear, only faintly said, "I have been  thinking for a few days now, and although I came to Jing Cheng when I  graduated, and to leave behind 7 years is not without reluctance, but there  are some things I think is still very difficult to ask of me, and it's  because of me that such a big mess was created this time, so take it that  I'm resigning to take responsibility for what happen.”

"You..." Huang Dexing looked at her, and the hand grasping the resignation  letter tightened. After a while, he asked questioning: "An Ran, the fault  you created this time is not small, you think just by resigning the  responsibility can be offset? What about the loss of the company, you have  to know how much effort has been put into the project of the 'Activity  Manor', who is responsible for the tens of millions of losses?"

An Ran smiled plainly, shook her head and said: "Whether or not I have  responsibility for that, the director is clearer than anyone else, isn't  it?"

Hearing this, Huang Dexing look at her eyes steadily before looking  away hastily, said: "You lost the blueprints, even if it was Chen Cheng who  stole it, but the blueprints were in your office without a doubt, and who  was the one that defended her at the beginning when I wanted to dismiss her? Who is to be blamed if not you?"

An Ran's response was slow and extremely soft, " What if I said that I have  seen Chen Cheng, do the director still feels that this is really my  responsibility?"

Huang Dexing was stunned, staring at her at a loss, has the plan that he  had secretly planned for a long time, so easily solved by her?

Still staring at her, he seems dubious at her words. He probed, "You, have  you really met with Chen Cheng?" Chen Cheng had urgently needed money,  hasn't she already left that day?

An Ran nodded and looked at him with a smile that was unlike a smile,"She  told me the reason for stealing the drawings, even confessed to me the people  who are involved in stealing them. Director can you guess who was it  that gave Chen Cheng money and asked her to take the drawings from the  office?"

Huang Dexing's expression stiffened. The expression in his eyes became one  with guilt and he turned his head away. After a while, he thought of  something else. He suddenly looked at her and said, “Even if the loss of  the blueprints are not of your doing do you think that the company will not  hold you responsible for the sudden collapse of the sample room?"

An Ran sighed and said,"I think you are very clear if I have responsibility  with regards to the sudden collapse of the sample room as well as if there  were issues with the blueprints."

Huang Dexing said coldly, "If I insist that it is your design that caused  the problem, do you think the company will believe me or you?"

An Ran chuckled, looked at him and said: "I admit that I am not smart, but  I am not stupid enough to be trampled on my head and still have no idea  what's going on."

Huang Dexing looked at her, maybe he had really underestimated her. He  thought she had a gift for design, but was very slow with regards to  everything else. Even after being backstabbed by Xiao Xiao several times  she did not seem to be able to retaliate. Who knew that she who wore her  heart on her sleeves has already seen through everything.

"Director, if my guess is correct, you are undoubtedly trying to force me  to comply with you and ask Yi Cheng for help. Yi Cheng is in charge of the  construction of the Ke Ji City. All the big and small projects must pa.s.s  through him. I am his wife, if I asked him for the project. He wouldn't  ignore me. At that time Jing Cheng's bidding can be said to be a sure win.  I don't know with regards to the 'activity manor' project, whether you had  intended to use it as a bait from the beginning,  or had decided upon it  after seeing the design, and didn't have hope for my design and decided to  give up, but I want to say that using such a project, as an investment to  manipulate me, is a wrong decision."

Huang Dexing did not listen and said directly: "An Ran, you must think  clearly, if you really want to resign, then the company will definitely  pursue the accident. In addition, you feel that with something like this,  even if you leave 'Jing Cheng', do you think there will be people who will  accept you In the construction industry?" A designer who has committed such  a major accident is basically impossible to survive in the construction  industry.

An Ran shook her head, chuckled and said: "You just want to use me to get  the project of Ke Ji City, because you know that I am the wife of Su Yi  Cheng, if I ask he will definitely help." The voice suddenly turned cold  and she asked him back "Then what do you think will happen if Su Yi Cheng  knows that I received such unfair treatment in the company, do you think he  will give any project to Jing Cheng?"

Huang Dexing was stunned, he had not thought about this.

An Ran speaks coldly, "since you think I can get Su Yi Cheng to promise to  take the project for Jing Cheng, can't I also complain to him and ensure  that the company can't get a single project as well? You want to use my  influence to get the projects in Ke Ji City, can't I also make use of Su Yi  Cheng's authority to ensure you get nothing too?” He can threaten her, and  that in turn she is able to threaten him as well.

Huang Dexing stared at her. He had never thought about this.

An Ran looked at Huang Dexing's speechless expression. She knew that she  had successfully frightened him. She stood up looked at him and said,  “Thank you Director for your care for nearly 7 years. I have learned a lot  in Jing Cheng', whether it is about handling people or for handling  things."

Huang Dexing looked at her and did not talk, but his face has long gone  pale, and colored with shades of green.

An Ran ignored the ugly expression on his face and said only: "I think  there is absolutely no problem with the design of the manor project. In  addition, with regards to the whereabouts of the stolen blueprints, and how  the showroom collapses. I think the director knows a lot more than me. For  those, I don't think I have the responsibility to pay, or to take on the  responsibility of things going wrong. As for the resignation, I can pay the  amount for my breach of contract according to the terms. I have basically  completed the work on hand. Of course, I will find someone to handover the  other necessaries." Finally, looking at Huang Dexing's enraged eyes she  finally said: "If there is nothing else I will go out first." After that,  she turned and left his office.

In the office, Huang Dexing grabbed her resignation letter and crushed it  into a lump. An Ran was right, he had made an extremely bad move this time.  He thought he could force her to comply, but unexpectedly he was checkmated  by her instead, this time he has really suffered a disastrous loss!

An Ran is serious about leaving. Almost from the time she left the office  of Huang Dexing, she gathered the colleagues in the hall outside and  started rea.s.signing the work she is currently in charge of.

Actually there are not many jobs to be handed over, but most are only to handover  some of the files for some previous projects, and the current cases that are on  her hands have almost all been completed, so there is not much problem.  Everything about the handover was going very smoothly.

When An Ran packed up her things and took the paper box to leave, she  walked over to the elevator at the entrance of the office, and then looked  back once more. An unknown feeling arose within her.

The young girl a.s.sistant in the office had a good relations.h.i.+p with her.  She sent her to the elevator. She looked at her with slightly red eyes.  Inwardly she feels injustice for her, An Ran smiled at her, asking  her to read more books and it is best and more useful to her if she can  pa.s.s and get an architecture certificate.

Carrying the carton and waiting for the elevator, the moment the elevator  doors opened Xiao Xiao was there waiting. Xiao Xiao saw her and was  slightly shocked. After a while, she walked over and asked probing," "You  really resigned?"

An Ran smiled at her faintly. "Isn't this what you wanted?"

Xiao Xiao shrugged her shoulders and said: "Indeed it is." If she leaves,  then there would be no one to vie with her at Jing Cheng again, how could  it be a bad thing!

An Ran only took a glimpse at her, did not say anything, holding the  cardboard box and walked past her, leaving.

When she got home again, it's not even noon yet. The resignation was a  little sudden and she had not planned on what to do next. The fact is she  is able to immediately tendered her resignation to Huang Dexing is mainly  due to Su Yi Cheng, because of what he said last night, that he will  support her forever, with his words in her heart there does not seem to be  anymore things to be afraid of. 

Taking the things to the study room she made a phone call to Lin Xiaofen.  She originally planned to go home to see her in the afternoon but did not  expect her to act so fast and had already went to work early today. An Ran  sighs helplessly. She is aware of her mother's temper, even if she is to  resign, she will follow the procedure step by step.

Only nagging her to take good care of her body and not to be too tired,  only then does she hung up. She didn't want to tell her about her  resignation because she didn't want her to worry needlessly.

As a result, there seems to be really nothing to do. Sitting on the sofa  and looking up at the ceiling for a long time, An Ran finally decided that  she had better polish up her really bad cooking skills. If she really have  to depend on Su Yi Cheng later, she can't  be reliant on him to do everything.  Even if Su Yi Cheng is willing to do so she will be embarra.s.sed to accept  it.

So thinking this way, An Ran made up her mind to take advantage of the time  when she did not have to work, to practice her cooking skills. Even if she  is not able to make it sumptuous looking and appet.i.te inducing but at least  it must be able to satisfy the stomach. 

So deciding to do this. she took the wallet and the key and went straight  out to buy the dishes for today.

Pus.h.i.+ng the shopping cart and walking in the fresh produce area of ​​the  supermarket, An Ran picks food that is easy and simple to cook. This time  her aim is very clear. She does not wish to be able to make delicious food  or food that make you salivate. She only wishes for the food not to be  charred, gooey or raw, simple goals.

Placing the fresh cabbage into the shopping cart, it is almost noon now. At  this time, there are very few people in the supermarket. This makes the  place to be a little empty, so some of the slightly louder conversations  can be heard clearly.

Therefore, from behind her, when a woman smiled and acted coyly towards the  man by her side, An Ran could clearly hear the conversation between them.

"brother Xiang, I want to eat this, you will cook it for me later won't  you?" The woman said with a smile, her voice very sweet and melodious.

The man's answer is a bit slow and simple, “En”

Seeming to see something more suitable for her appet.i.te, the woman ran  forward and pointed to the food on the counter and said to the man behind  her: "Oh, yes! Yes! I also want this."

An Ran did not hear the man's reply. In fact, it was unintentional that she  heard them. She did not have any intention of eavesdropping, although she was  somewhat envious of the couple behind her.

Continuing to push the cart forward and picking the suitable ingredients.  Suddenly, her shoulder was. .h.i.t and a figure running fast past her towards  the seafood area not far in front of her, pointing to the packaged fish in  the cabinet, said, "brother Xiang Let's cook braised fish later, I love the  braised fish you prepared the most."

Only now did An Ran saw the woman in front of her eyes, she squinted and  widened her eyes, then turned around, at the man who is pus.h.i.+ng the  shopping cart behind, he is Cheng Xiang!

Cheng Xiang also saw her, first he was stunned, and then delightedly came  over to her, "An Ran."

An Ran gave a cold smile, to think that she had really felt that he really realized he loved Lin Li, and she had even probed about Lin Li's att.i.tude  towards him. If Lin Li could not forget about him, then she could help by  being the middle-person. But it was all an act after all, hey, isn't he with this woman, accompanying her shopping and cooking for her later? She  will not believe him this time if he still insists that the two of them are not together!

Cheng Xiang pushed the cart and came over to her. "An Ran, it's such a  coincidence."

An Ran gave a frosty smile, looked at him, turned and looked at xiaoxiao  over at the far side. "Yeah, it's a coincidence indeed."

Cheng Xiang did not discern her cold att.i.tude. He only wanted to ask her  about Lin Li. "Lin Li, has Lin Li contacted you recently? She, how is she?"  He had loitered at Lin Li's old home for over a month but there wasn't any  news at all. He knew that he had hurt her too much. And her avoiding him is  understandable. During this period of time he always thought, if all this  is what she wanted, if all this is good for her, then he will retreat far  away, it's enough to just let him know that she is alright.

An Ran looked at him and said with a bit of sarcasm: "What has any of that  got to do with you?" Can he be more of a hypocrite? Here he is saying how  much he loves Lin Li, but on the other hand he is still with this woman. Is  he really that Cheng Xiang whom they first met? How can a person change so  much, so much so that she can't recognize him at all!

"I, I just want to know if she is alright." he was not able to get any news  about Lin Li at all, the only person that may have some news is An Ran.

"brother Xiang." xiaoxiao returned, took Cheng Xiang's hand, and looked at  An Ran with some reservation. She remembered An Ran as the woman who poured  red wine on Cheng Xiang in the restaurant.

Looking at them coldly and there really isn't anything to talk about to  such people any more. She turned and walked straight ahead.

"An Ran!" Cheng Xiang wants to stop her, but his hand is pulled by xiaoxiao  besides him, and he looks at her. Only then does he understand the reason  for the look on An Ran's face when she looked at him. He gave a bitter  smile, reach out and pulled xiaoxiao's hand off. 

An Ran only care about moving  and did not notice whether there was anyone  in front, and then when she directly hit the shopping cart parked in front  of her, An Ran looked up and noticed a man pus.h.i.+ng the shopping cart in  front of her. At his side is a child, the child looking at her with his big  doeful eyes.

An Ran did not expect to meet so many acquaintances visiting a supermarket,  looking at Zhou Han, she gave a slightly awkward smile for knocking into him,  "It's such a coincidence."

Zhou Han took a look at her. and without much expression on his face, said  faintly: "Yeah, it's such a coincidence." Actually, he didn't notice her,  but Xiaobin, who was there, did and pulled his cloak, pointing to her who  was talking to someone in front, he noticed that her expression didn't seem  right, so he stopped there.

An Ran greeted the child besides him. "h.e.l.lo, Xiaobin, how are you?"

Xiaobin was a little embarra.s.sed and pressed his lips slightly. She was no  stranger to him. She was in the hospital last time, and she was even the  one accompanying him when he left the hospital. He still remembers.

An Ran also smile back at him, reached out and touched his head. Then she  looked up and looked at the things in their shopping cart. She asked  casually: "You also came to buy food." In her heart she feels that this  father and son is somewhat weird, sometimes she feels that Zhou Han was too  cold towards this child, like what happen last time, to even let him sit  alone on the sofa of the reception, and was not aware of the child missing  when she and Su Yi Cheng took the child to the hospital. And the last time  at the hospital, he was irresponsible enough to leave the child at the  hospital alone, and he didn't look for him for a few days. Even when the  child has recovered he didn't pick him up. It made her feel that he is the  most irresponsible father in the entire world. But then look at them now,  it seems that he is not as bad to the child as she imagine him to be, he does take  him to the supermarket, buy the food that the child likes to eat, such a  father does not seem to be a person who does not adore the child.

Zhou Han nodded and pushed the cart to go ahead. He said casually, "It seems  to be working time now." The implication is that how is she so free,  to come out to buy food during working hours.

"Oh, I resigned." An Ran said without hesitation. Reach out and take the  box of eggs and put them in the shopping cart.

Zhou Han looked at her with amazement, but did not ask further.

The two strolled around like this, then after getting everything they wanted to buy, they pushed the cart to check out. Who do they meet but  Cheng Xiang and xiaoxiao who was in front of them in the line to checkout  as well. Seeing her approaching, Cheng Xiang looked at her with a bitter  expression, and his mouth opened and close as if he wanted to say  something, but he couldn't say it even after a few times. Finally, he said  with a bitter smile: "It's not what you think."

"I don't have to think about it, because I have eyes to see, but can you  please from now on, don't ask me about Lin Li, because then you will make  me feel that you are a hypocrite." An Ran stated coldly and does not leave  him any way to back down.

xiaoxiao at the side got angry and wanted to argue back for Cheng Xiang,  she said to An Ran: "Hey, what is going on with this woman, do you have to  talk this way? Do you know how brother Xiang has been during this  period? How can you say this to him!?"

An Ran looked at her coldly and didn't want to respond to what she said.

xiaoxiao seems to still want to say something, but was scolded by Cheng  Xiang, "xiaoxiao, enough!"

Looking at him with a look of grievances, pouting, the expression looked a  little wronged.

Finally, until she walked out of the supermarket, there was still some  faint anger in An Ran's heart. she really ache for Lin Li!

"I didn't know that you have such a fierce side." Zhou Han said with a  smile on his mouth.

An Ran glanced at him, the anger in her heart slowly subsiding, in fact,  everyone has a temper, but everyone has a bottom line, as long as you do  not violate that bottom line, everything can be handled peaceably.

Turning and looking at the front, An Ran speaks softly. "Do you remember  the pearl necklace that you sold to me?"

Zhou Han looked at her inexplicably and did not speak.

She doesn't seem to wait for his answer anyway. An Ran continues,"The  necklace is the gift I bought for my best friend's wedding. The groom is  the man just now. All three of us were cla.s.smates. We had known each other  for 10 years, but did you know, the 10 years of feelings he had with my friend, was abandoned at the wedding, for the woman just now."

Zhou Han was a little dumbstruck, thinking back to the man just now.  Seemingly surprise that he would do such a thing.

An Ran looked at him and smiled faintly and didn't say anything more about  it. She noticed the bag in his hand and said: "It seems that every time we  meet I will take advantage of you,  thank you this time as well."

Zhou Han faintly nodded. "If there is a similar situation next time I don't  mind you paying for it then."

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This is Joe. First I want to apologize to Anna because despite my attempts to get her approval(via email) to translate this chapter I did not get a reply and so this chapter translation was without her consent or knowledge. So she may have spend effort on the same chapter as well.  If so this chapter may be taken down and replaced with her version instead. In the meantime please enjoy the translation everyone.