He Xun narrowed his eyes slightly and softened his voice: "Haven't you reached it a long time ago?"

Lu Anning grumbled coquettishly, pushing Tang Jingyuan aside and sighing, "She's just an adopted daughter who was kicked out of the Lu family. In the eyes of those people, she's nothing. A tall tree attracts the wind, and there are always those who like to gossip."

Tang Jingyuan pondered for a moment and then asked, "Then, should we make it public?"

Lu Anning refused without a second thought: "Right now I just want to focus on completing the project. If I make the relationship public, I'll have to deal with those flattering faces, which will only cause more trouble."

In comparison, the current situation is not too bad.

"I have already rejected He Xun. You don't have to worry about anything else. As my legal husband, you don't have to care about some insignificant people."

Tang Jingyuan responded, but didn't fully listen to Lu Anning's words. He stared at Lu Anning's fair and slender neck all the way, and had his own ideas in mind.

That night, Tang Jingyuan seemed particularly enthusiastic, half coaxing, half deceiving, trying to find ways to torment Lu Anning. In the end, he was so exhausted that Lu Anning felt only a slight pain in her neck while half asleep, but she didn't pay much attention to it. It wasn't until the next day when she woke up to wash up and saw the kiss mark on her neck that Lu Anning froze in place.

Lu Anning's roar echoed in the villa. Tang Jingyuan sat leisurely on the first floor with a slight smile on his lips. In such a hot summer day, he actually felt in a good mood.

It was the hottest time of the year, and wearing a scarf was more like trying to cover up something, but it only made it more conspicuous. Lu Anning tried covering herself with several layers, but the effect was not good, so she had to give up.

Tang Jingyuan glanced at his masterpiece, feeling secretly delighted, but continued to eat breakfast without showing any expression.

Lu Anning looked up, and seeing that he didn't react at all, she cleared her throat: "Can I discuss something with you? Can you please not kiss my neck in the future? It's just... I can't cover it up, and it won't be good if someone sees it."

Tang Jingyuan remained calm: "The company is very humane and never interferes with the private lives of its employees. I remember you were also very engaged last night."

Lu Anning was choked by his words: "These are two different things. I said no."

"Oh?" Tang Jingyuan suppressed a laugh: "I thought that when you said no, you really did want it."

Lu Anning rolled his eyes: "Then you should be more careful next time."

"Hmm!" Tang Jingyuan responded, not taking it seriously. Remember, I'll continue next time. Last night, he did it on purpose.

Today, Tang Jingyuan was very conscientious and dropped someone off next door. He seemed to be in a good mood, which made Lu Anning a little puzzled. When she walked to the company and met Zhong Ling, she immediately noticed the marks on her neck.

Zhong Ling was gossipy and pulled Lu An Ning aside to ask, "Something's going on! Could this be...Mr. Tang's masterpiece?"

This shocked Lu An Ning. Zhong Ling covered her mouth and said, "Team Leader, you can't really be... having that kind of relationship with Mr. Tang!"

Lu Anning frowned, sensing something strange in Zhong Ling's words.

"What did you hear?"

There have been a lot of rumors about her in the company recently, but Lu Anning ignored them. When Zhong Ling asked this, Lu Anning guessed that it must be those gossipy women in the company who were gossiping behind her back again.

Zhong Ling opened her phone and found that the employees had a private group dedicated to gossip, and Zhong Ling was among them.

"The origin is this photo! You'd never guess who posted it."

Lu Anning took a look and saw that the clothes were the same ones she wore yesterday. This direction... she knew!

"He Xun?"

Zhong Ling gave a thumbs up: "How do you know? Did you offend He Xun? Doesn't he like you?"

Lu Anning shrugged. Perhaps yesterday's rejection had irritated him. She just didn't expect that he would do such a thing as slandering others behind their backs. It was so unbecoming.

Lu Anning walked into the elevator calmly. Zhong Ling, standing beside him, looked worried. "What they said was outrageous. I couldn't bear to hear some of it. If you hear anything today, don't take it to heart. I know you're not the kind of person they say you are."

Lu Anning smiled faintly and didn't argue. Without even reading the chat content, she could imagine what those people would say in private. However, she didn't care.

When Zhong Ling and I got out of the elevator together, there was no pointing and talking as expected. Instead, I could hear from afar that the office was unusually lively, as if they were celebrating something, with constant cheers.

When Lu Anning walked in, she happened to see He Xun hugging a graceful woman and chatting with other colleagues. Lu Anning almost thought she had walked into someone's engagement party. Her appearance interrupted the cheers in the office, and everyone looked at her, with different expressions for a moment.

He Xun hugged the woman and turned around, and Lu Anning saw clearly that he was hugging a designer from the design department, Zhou Lin, who was previously recognized as the goddess in the company.

Seeing Lu Anning, she rushed forward and greeted him with a smile: "Team Leader Lu, good morning!"

Lu An Ning nodded slightly, not intending to say anything more to her, and was about to go around to his workstation. Zhou Lin stepped forward to block Lu An Ning's way with a smile on her face.

"He Xun and I have officially announced our relationship! This is such a great news, I want to share it with everyone, so I'll treat everyone to coffee."

Lu Anning glanced at Zhou Lin. The makeup was too heavy, the perfume was too strong, and the manicure was too beautiful. She said expressionlessly, "Congratulations!"

Lu Anning was about to leave when Zhou Lin suddenly grabbed her. Her manicure left a few red marks on her arm. Lu Anning frowned unhappily, "Anything else?"

"I just want to remind Team Leader Lu that from now on, He Xun is my boyfriend. I hope you will keep your distance from our He Xun and stop bothering him."

"I'm pestering him?" Lu An Ning laughed. This guy might have some serious illness.

"The whole company knows that you were close to He Xun before this. You should know what kind of person you are. It's your own business to hook up with Mr. Tang as your lover. I have no right to interfere. But if you dare to pester He Xun again, don't blame me for being rude to you."

As soon as Zhou Lin finished speaking, Lu An Ning slapped her in the face with her backhand, and everyone in the office was stunned.

Lu Anning had a cold face and a strong aura: "Didn't anyone tell you not to mess with me? If you say something nonsense, I will tear your mouth apart."

Zhou Lin covered her face, her head buzzing. She leaned pitifully in He Xun's arms, "I'm telling the truth. It's all been filmed, why are you still pretending? If you dare to do it, don't blame others for what they say. We don't even know what dirty tricks you used to get this project. Shameless!"