The Scheming Billionaire's Heartfelt Devotion-Chapter 825 - 840: If My Boyfriend Finds Out, He’ll Get the Wrong Idea

They were playing poker, and Assistant Wang lost almost every time, ending up with sticky notes all over his face.

"I’m really unlucky today. If we team up, maybe I can turn things around."

"Alright, seeing as you’re so pitiful," Zhong Li nodded with a smile.

While everyone was having fun, Qi Shangyu called over, "Stop playing, the skewers are ready. Come and eat quickly."

At the sound of his voice, everyone quickly dropped their poker cards and rushed over, following the aroma.

Qi Shangyu walked over to Zhong Li with grilled seafood, "I grilled this for you myself. Try it and see how it tastes."

The colleagues didn’t dare to blatantly stare at the two of them and could only sneak glances. Feeling uncomfortable, Zhong Li moved a few steps to the side, "President Qi, I don’t really like seafood. Thank you for your kindness."

"No problem, I’ll grill some skewers for you instead." 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Seeing Qi Shangyu’s attitude and patience, anyone would think Zhong Li was his girlfriend.

After glancing at the colleagues beside her who were all eating skewers, Zhong Li spoke again, "No need, President Qi. We have so many colleagues here, you can’t possibly grill for everyone."

"I wasn’t planning to grill for them."

Qi Shangyu spoke candidly, and even though Zhong Li wanted to dismiss the idea of his special attention, the colleagues had likely already assumed it.

"No need, President Qi, my boyfriend might misunderstand if he finds out."

Beside her, Assistant Wang silently thought to himself, "Wow, Zhong Li really... completely turned Qi Shangyu down in front of everyone without any hesitation."

The other colleagues quietly ate their skewers, keeping a low profile and trying to minimize their presence.

Qi Shangyu placed the seafood on a nearby plate and rubbed his forehead with his hand, "Alright then."

Zhong Li didn’t say anything further and joined everyone else to eat skewers.

Due to Qi Shangyu’s public rejection, everyone felt cautious about being as boisterous as before, fearing they might upset their boss and face repercussions.

After everyone had their fill, they cleaned up everything thoroughly before heading back into the tent to continue playing poker.

Qi Shangyu didn’t join them inside; instead, he stood outside alone. He pulled a cigarette pack from his pants pocket, took one out and lit it, the flame from the lighter casting shadows on his complex expression.

He stood with one hand in his pocket, white smoke drifting from the corner of his mouth, the crimson glow of the cigarette tip flickering at his fingertips.

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Early the next morning, Zhong Li was awakened by the sound of her phone alarm. Everyone had stayed up late last night, and Zhong Li worried she’d oversleep and miss the sunrise, so she set an alarm in advance.

Getting up from her sleeping bag, Zhong Li patted the two female colleagues next to her, "Hurry up and get up."

The two groggily turned over, too sleepy to lift their eyelids, "We want to sleep a bit more and skip the sunrise."

Zhong Li didn’t insist and instead tidied her clothes, grabbed a bottle of mineral water, and went outside. A bit of simple freshening up outside the tent later, Zhong Li headed out to catch the sunrise.

She hadn’t gone far when she looked up and saw a familiar figure standing there.

Zhong Li ran over happily, "Nancy, why are you here?"

Yesterday, Gu Nanxi had landed on a flight in the early hours, hadn’t even gone home, and instead drove straight here. After changing into sportswear in the car, he grabbed a flashlight, prepared in advance by his assistant, and headed up the mountain.