<h4>Chapter 731: Girlfriend (1)</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>Nyoi-Bo Studio <strong>Editor: </strong>Nyoi-Bo Studio


    Zuo An stared at her with his dark eyes and stood up after a moment of hesitation. He walked around the desk and stopped in front of her.


    Xu Wei’s gaze followed his movements. Her expression changed when she saw him got serious. “What’s happened? Did something bad happen again?”


    “No.”


    After a moment of contemtion, he said, “It’s my father’s birthday three dayster. There will be a celebratory banquet at Zuo Residence. I would like to invite you to attend it with me as my femalepanion.”


    Startled by Zuo An’s words, Xu Wei’s pupil dted as he spoke.


    She couldn’t believe her ears, “Boss, do you have any idea what you’re talking about?”


    It was part of her job to attend functions and events with Zuo An as his femalepanion, as his secretary. However... this banquet was his father’s birthday banquet, his family event.


    Thus, he should not just simply bring any woman as a femalepanion on such asion as the position of a femalepanion in a family event meant a lot more that just femalepanion.


    Everyone would assume she was his girlfriend if she attended the birthday banquet as his femalepanion. Zuo An gave her a heavy nod. “I know very well what I’m talking about.”


    She did not overthink. He meant what she was thinking.


    He had indeed hoped that she would be by his side and attended the banquet as his girlfriend. He wanted to bring her to meet his father.


    “You......”


    Her mind went nk from the shock and his sudden serious request. She was speechless after she managed the word “you”.


    With tremendous effort, Xu Wei calmed herself down with a few deep breaths. She stared at Zuo An. With the calmest tone she could manage, Xu Wei tried to convince him it wasn’t a good idea, “Big Boss, you know very well that we are not in that kind of rtionship. I can’t give you an answer for this...”


    “Wei,” Zuo An interrupted her, “I know what you want to say, but can you not refuse me so soon? Listen to what I have to say first.”


    Xu Wei bit her lower lip and gave him a chance. She nodded, “Okay, go ahead.”


    “You’re right. We don’t have that kind of rtionship yet, so it’s not appropriate for me to say these, but....” Zuo An’s gaze deepened and reflected all his genuine emotions with nothing to hide. He even ced his hands on Xu Wei’s shoulders.


    “I invited you because I want you to know that I’m serious about you. I’m also very serious in developing a proper rtionship with you. I also want my father to know that I’m serious.”


    He had thought about it for a long time before he decided on bringing Xu Wei to the birthday banquet.


    An announcement of Xu Wei’s ce in his heart might trigger his father to keep his distance from Xu Wei, at least he hoped it would. In that case, he could keep Xu Wei safe and sound. Else, his father might not be “gently probing” Xu Wei if there was a next time.


    Since he could not get her to be in a certain rtionship with him, he could only bring her home and showed his father that she held an important ce in his heart.


    No matter what, he would do his best to protect her.


    “Don’t worry. We will maintain a superior-subordinate rtionship or you can treat me as a friend before you said yes to my courtship. The invitation to the birthday banquet is just my gesture of showing you I’m serious about us. You don’t have to feel pressured.”


    “So... Wei, I hope you can apany me to my father’s birthday banquet if that’s okay with you.”