Once everyone was present, it was time to take their seats.

Logically, since Tong Yaqi held the highest position here, she should take the main seat. However, Tong Yaqi repeatedly refused, stating that this meal was to bid farewell to Chu Ge and congratulate him on becoming the chairman's personal driver. Therefore, this seat should rightfully belong to him.

Chu Ge declined several times, but seeing that no one would sit down if he didn't, he eventually relented and took the main seat.

Due to Tong Yaqi's presence, everyone was initially a bit reserved. However, with Chu Ge livening up the atmosphere, and as exquisite dishes were served one after the other, after several rounds of toasts, conversations gradually became more frequent.

At the same time, Chu Ge also noticed something: every time a waiter opened the door to serve a dish, Tong Yaqi would remind them to close the door.

In the midst of the clinking glasses, there was only one topic of conversation: the events that had occurred since Chu Ge joined the Operation Management Department.

Everyone genuinely sighed with emotion, reflecting on how delightful the times spent with Chu Ge had been.

Meanwhile, everyone had anticipated Chu Ge's departure, but they hadn't expected him to leave so soon, let alone rise to such a high position so quickly.

In less than a month, Chu Ge had achieved a "triple jump" in his career, moving from a newcomer to becoming the department's deputy director, and then suddenly turning into the chairman's personal driver.

This promotion speed could only be described as terrifying. Whether such a "triple jump" would ever happen again, they didn't know, but it was unprecedented in Tianjiao Group in the past few years.

Even though these events were truly happening to Chu Ge, everyone still felt like it was a dream.

Listening to the compliments around him, even with Chu Ge's thick skin, he felt a bit embarrassed.

Honestly, he didn't feel he had done anything remarkable. Instead, his colleagues provided him with wonderful memories and a relaxed work environment.

In such an atmosphere, Tong Yaqi's mood gradually improved as well.

Feeling the genuine admiration directed at Chu Ge and hearing the heartfelt praise, she too developed a sense of admiration and envy toward Chu Ge, and even a slight sense of smugness, as if praise for Chu Ge was praise for herself.

Just as the atmosphere reached its peak, a waiter once again opened the door with a dish, and at the same time, a woman who was like a nightmare to Tong Yaqi walked by, glancing inside the private room.

Tong Yaqi wanted to turn her face away, but it was too late. When their eyes met, the faint smile that had graced her face vanished, and her fingers involuntarily slackened, causing the spoon between them to clatter to the ground.

"Oh, who do we have here? Isn't it Tong Yaqi? What a coincidence, you're dining right next door to me?"

Gu Deyuan paused her steps, a "so that's how it is" expression on her face. Standing at the doorway, she lifted her chin slightly and spoke in a sharp, sarcastic voice.

As Gu Deyuan's ambivalent voice reached the private room, the originally lively atmosphere froze momentarily. Everyone instinctively looked over, and Tong Yaqi's expression turned even more unpleasant.

Seeing Gu Deyuan, Chu Ge couldn't help but be startled. Wasn't this the woman he just saw, the one mumbling eighty-five, eighty-five, eighty-five? Judging by the situation, it seemed this woman had a grudge with Tong Yaqi?

Tong Yaqi pursed her lips and nodded slightly, pretending to be calm, "It is quite the coincidence."

Gu Deyuan smirked, casting a look of superior triumph at the visibly pale Tong Yaqi, said nothing more, and sauntered with her bear-like waist and elephantine hips towards the adjacent room.

Once Gu Deyuan's figure disappeared from the doorway, Tong Yaqi seemed to suddenly lose all her strength, leaning back against the chair.

Seeing Tong Yaqi like this, Chu Ge furrowed his brows slightly. If he guessed correctly, Tong Yaqi's earlier discomposure seemed to be related to that woman with the bear waist and elephantine hips as well.

"Director Tong, are you all right?"

"No, I'm fine."

Tong Yaqi shook her head, murmuring in response, and then, as if suddenly realizing something, she abruptly stood up from her chair.

The anxiety in Tong Yaqi at this moment was something no one present had ever witnessed. Everyone was taken aback, puzzled about the relationship between the woman and her, and why she suddenly lost her composure.

Perhaps because she stood up too quickly, Tong Yaqi swayed, and Chu Ge hurriedly steadied her, only to find her fingers were icy cold.

"I'm sorry, I, I need to excuse myself for a moment. Please continue eating."

Tong Yaqi couldn't care less about not yet steadying herself, hurriedly dropped a sentence, and with a pale face, staggered quickly toward the door.

Seeing Tong Yaqi in such poor condition, Chu Ge was understandably worried about letting her leave alone. Yet, just as he was about to leave his seat, Tong Yaqi had just reached the door when Gu Deyuan blocked the doorway again, precisely where she had stood before.

This time, she wasn't alone. By her side was a very handsome man who didn't look comfortable at all.

"Sui Liang, I was wondering why you seemed so absent-minded just now. Turns out, you already knew this b**** was here? Come, come, here's your chance to meet your old sweetheart. Why don't you two have a nice chat in front of me?"

Gu Deyuan parted her blood-red thick lips, arrogantly patting the shoulder of the man beside her, and then turned her provocative and unfriendly gaze towards Tong Yaqi's pale face.

Upon hearing this and looking at the expressions of Tong Yaqi and Sui Liang, Chu Ge quickly figured it out. If he wasn't mistaken, this man should be Tong Yaqi's ex-husband.

"Yuanyuan, you're really overthinking it. Since I divorced her, I've had nothing to do with her. In my heart, there's only you. You're my one true love; you're my goddess."

Sui Liang didn't even glance at Tong Yaqi but rather addressed Gu Deyuan, speaking with conviction.

Hearing this, Chu Ge immediately got goosebumps. This guy named Sui Liang has a really heavy taste, doesn't he? Ignoring a super beauty like Tong Yaqi and instead worshipping this eighty-five, eighty-five, eighty-five as a goddess?

The same words, going into others' ears, produced varied reactions.

Lu Gang, who had just taken a sip of beer, dry-heaved suddenly with a loud sound. This wasn't on purpose; he was genuinely disgusted.

Xia Feifei and a few other girls widened their eyes, instinctively opening their mouths, genuinely dumbfounded by the scene unfolding before them.

Ever since breaking up with Yu Zekai, every time Feifei recalled Yu Zekai's countless hurtful actions, she thought that kind of man was bad enough. She never imagined that Tong Yaqi, like her, also shared the same misfortune.

And seeing the situation, it seemed this man named Sui Liang was on par with Yu Zekai in terms of being a jerk?

Ji Songtao, on the other hand, wore an awkward expression, feeling increasingly headache-prone. After encountering this situation, meeting Tong Yaqi in the future would just be awkward.

As for Gu Deyuan, she flashed a proud smile amidst a series of astonished glances, appreciatively patting Sui Liang's fair face.

"So, did I misunderstand you?"

Sui Liang promptly nodded like a sycophant, resembling a dog desperately trying to please its owner.

Turning her gaze back to Tong Yaqi, Gu Deyuan spread her crimson thick lips, with green residue of unknown food stuck between her teeth.

"Tong Yaqi, did you hear that? Your ex-husband loves me so much. What do you think about it? Are you envious of me? We're getting married next month. Want to come and have a drink at our wedding?"

Just seeing Tong Yaqi made Gu Deyuan feel displeased. She was well aware that compared to Tong Yaqi, her looks and figure were worlds apart. Even though she'd snatched Tong Yaqi's husband, she didn't want to miss any chance to humiliate Tong Yaqi.

Moreover, she'd just found Sui Liang's behavior suspicious. Now that she understood why she was even more unsatisfied.

Under Gu Deyuan's proud and provoking gaze, Tong Yaqi took a deep breath, "Gu Deyuan, Sui Liang, then congratulations. But can we not discuss this here?"

Seeing that even Tong Yaqi's fingers were slightly trembling, Gu Deyuan became increasingly gleeful, lifting her chin smugly, and sneering from her nose.

"What? Is this your territory? Why can't I talk here? Feeling uncomfortable seeing me with your ex-husband?"

As the saying goes, even a clay figure has some spirit. Provoked relentlessly like this, Tong Yaqi's expression cooled entirely.

"Gu Deyuan, I've already left the Liger Group. Sui Liang is with you now. Do you think this is meaningful?"

Gu Deyuan laughed shrilly, "Meaningful? Of course, it's meaningful. Seeing that expression on your face makes me so happy. Feeling unpleasant, huh? Hahaha, if you have the skills, find a better man than him. Is it lonely being home alone at night? Want me to buy you some cucumbers?"

"You... you..."

Not only her fingers but Tong Yaqi's lips also began to tremble slightly. Faced with the shrew-like Gu Deyuan, she didn't want to say another word to her.

However, Gu Deyuan stood at the doorway like a wall, moving left when she moved left and moving right when she moved right, blocking her path entirely without giving her any gap to leave.

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