Chapter 22 - Heatstroke

They set up a barbeque on the beach in the evening. The resort wasn’t opening until tomorrow, so there were no tourists there. The passersby were all residents who lived nearby.

“I thought that our CEO Yao is handsome enough. I didn’t expect that Cen Corporation’s CEO Cen is so handsome too. But I didn’t think that Little Ji hooked up with both of these handsome guys. Ai, my heart hurts.” Fengqi’s employee Xiaojia clutched her heart as her heart broke.

Liru, sitting next to her, echoed, “He not only has to fight with women for men, but he also has to fight with men for men. He really doesn’t give us single dogs a way to live. It’s really strange though. What charms do Little Ji have?”

“Cough ~ ” Xiaojia suddenly coughed. Liru turned around to discover Ji Naitang standing behind her. She was instantly embarrassed and stood up.

Ji Naitang handed a plate to them. “These are baked. If it’s not enough, you can come get more.”

Liru took the plate, smiled, and thanked him. Ji Naitang waved and left. It wasn’t that he didn’t hear what they said earlier, but he had heard those sort of words too many times before. So, he didn’t care too much.

Besides, he didn’t really care how other people viewed him. He was just worried what Cen Muqi would think Cen Muqi heard too many bad things about him.

Ji Naitang sighed. He looked at the skewers on the plate. He thought that he should eat first before he worried about these things. He had a lighthearted expression on his face as he went over to Cen Muqi.

Cen Muqi was sitting on a lounger and chatting with Yao Yuanjing. They seemed to get along harmoniously, but their relationship was very mediocre. But since they were collaborating on a project, they maintained the politeness.

“CEO Cen, eat something.” Cen Muqi shook his head and said in a low voice, “I don’t want to eat. You eat.”

Ji Naitang saw that Cen Muqi didn’t look very good. He worried if Cen Muqi was still angry about what had happened earlier? But he took a closer look and Cen Muqi didn’t seem to be angry.

Yao Yuanjing shouted, “Little TangTang, did you not see this other person here? Why are you serving CEO Cen food? What about me?”

Ji Naitang smiled. “CEO Yao, we don’t have a relationship with each other anymore. Please pay attention to how you address me.”

“Tsk. You’re too heartless. It’s only been a month, but you’re so cold to me already. Ah, there are so many white-eyed wolves* this year.”

[White-eyed wolf = a coldhearted, ungrateful person]

Yao Yuanjing saw that Cen Muqi didn’t seem to be as angry as he was earlier. He thought that it was a little strange. Ji Naitang then found out what was wrong. He leaned over and asked, “Are you not feeling well, CEO Cen?”

“I’m fine. I have a little heatstroke. I just need to rest a little.”

“Heatstroke isn’t a small matter. Wait here. I’ll go buy some medicine from a drugstore.”

Cen Muqi wanted to say something more, but he looked up to see that Ji Naitang had run off already. He could only stop what he was going to say. Yao Yuanjing smiled and said, “CEO Cen, your little lover is really considerate.”

Cen Muqi smiled insincerely. “I have to thank CEO Yao for letting him go.”

“What if I want to renege and take him back?”

Cen Muqi’s voice was mild. “You can try.”

Yao Yuanjing raised his eyebrow. There were no fluctuations in Cen Muqi’s voice, but his momentum wasn’t reduced and he didn’t sound like he was backing down in the slightest. But that didn’t mean that Cen Muqi valued Ji Naitang. Maybe it was just displeasure from someone else coveting Ji Naitang.

Yao Yuanjing leaned back on the lounger. He wondered how Cen Muqi would feel if he found out Ji Naitang’s true personality. He hoped that he would be willing to keep Naitang’er around at that time.

That guy had suffered too much. If Cen Muqi didn’t want him, Yao Yuanjing really couldn’t imagine how Ji Naitang would continue living in the future.