Yao Manning was dumbfounded.

"What's wrong?" Huo Zhixing looked at her coldly. "Didn't you just say you wanted to cut your heart open?"

“Knowledge and Action…” Yao Manning managed a weak smile.

"You want me to do it for you?"

"no!"

“What I mean is, I can give anything for you,” she said guiltily. “When I said I would cut my heart open, it was… a metaphor, it was…”

Yao Manning stammered, "Zhixing, can't you even understand this?"

"I'm really sorry," Huo Zhixing chuckled. "I'm a pretty straightforward person; I can only understand things literally. When you said that just now, I thought you were really going to cut your heart open!"

"Heh," Yao Manning said awkwardly, "Are you kidding me?"

I never joke with people I don't know well!

Huo Zhixing had a cold expression and exuded a chilling and oppressive aura.

Yao Manning bit her lip, looked up at him, her face flushing red and then turning pale.

"You...you still say you don't know me?" she said softly. "Grandpa said he will make the decisions about our marriage!"

Huo Zhixing frowned slightly. Just then, Jiang Can pushed the door open and came in with a light and warm smile on her face.

He was taken aback when he saw her, then looked at his watch... Oh no, he had been so busy all morning that he hadn't realized it was already lunchtime!

“Can Can…”

He licked his lips, feeling a little flustered. How could he let her see Yao Manning in his office?

"Are you hungry? I brought all your favorite dishes today, so sit down and eat."

Jiang Can's gentleness, as always, calmed his anxious heart a little.

He looked at her and smiled, as if she were the only thing left in the world.

Yao Manning was ignored by the two men.

Jiang Can took out the food from the insulated box one by one, and then handed the clean chopsticks and spoons to Huo Zhixing.

Huo Zhixing obediently sat on the sofa, picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork rib, and put it into her mouth first, instead of eating it himself.

Jiang Can smiled and accepted it readily, then scooped up a spoonful of soup and fed it to him.

Yao Manning clenched her fists so tightly that her nails dug deep into her flesh, and her hatred burst forth like a flame.

She forced a smile, walked gracefully to the two of them, and first praised Jiang Can's cooking skills: "Miss Jiang is really skillful. The things you make are perfect in color, aroma and taste. They even surpass our most capable chef!"

Jiang Can nodded politely, but didn't want to talk to her.

Yao Manning pressed on, "I wonder who will be lucky enough to marry Miss Jiang in the future!"

Huo Zhixing's face darkened, and the word "get lost" was already on his lips, about to be uttered, when Jiang Can pressed down on the back of his hand and gave him a look.

“This blessing is unique to Zhixing,” she whispered. “Nobody else has it!”

"Is that so?" Yao Manning said arrogantly, enunciating each word clearly. "Don't be too sure of yourself."

"Miss Yao shouldn't be so sure of herself," Jiang Can said in a low voice, but with a strong presence. "This is Zhixing's office, and it's lunch break now. Do you have anything else to do here?"

"If there's nothing else, please leave. If there are any work-related arrangements, Zhixing will send someone to contact you."

Her words had the air of a Huo family boss's wife, and Yao Manning was suddenly stunned.

Huo Zhixing smiled at Jiang Can and affectionately patted her hair.

"Miss Yao, would you like to stay here and have lunch with us?" Jiang Can's smile widened.

Yao Manning almost bit her molars to pieces.

Huo Zhixing didn't say a word from beginning to end, focusing only on the food Jiang Can had brought, completely ignoring Yao Manning.

He originally intended to help Jiang Can, but he never expected that this little woman's fighting power was much stronger than his.

He would take out a knife, but she only needed a little force to deflect the attack.

"Mmm, delicious!" He ate heartily, giving Jiang Can a goofy smile.

Yao Manning turned and walked out of the office, her high heels clicking loudly.

Once she was sure Huo Zhixing was far away, Jiang Can suddenly stopped smiling and snatched the rice bowl from his hand!

"...What are you doing?" Huo Zhixing, with a mouthful of rice still in his mouth, looked at her innocently. "This food...isn't for me?"

Jiang Can glared at him, wishing she could shove the rice bowl over his head.

But seeing his innocent, frightened look, and realizing he had been hungry all afternoon, her heart softened...

"How pathetic!" she cursed herself inwardly. She softened as soon as she met this man. What was wrong with her?

"Can Can..." Huo Zhixing smiled ingratiatingly, carefully observing her expression.

Jiang Can sighed and gave up. She picked up some other dishes and put them on his rice, then handed him the rice bowl.

"Don't just eat meat, eat more vegetables," she whispered.

Huo Zhixing knew what she had been doing earlier, but now he pretended not to understand and asked her with a smile, "Oh, so you took my bowl to make me eat more vegetables! Thank you, wife, I'll finish all of these in a bit!"

Jiang Can remained silent.

But she felt awkward, and after a while she couldn't help but ask him, "What is that Yao Manning doing here again?"

again?

Huo Zhixing put down his chopsticks. "This is her first time here. Because the project requires cooperation between the two companies, she's here to report to me, so..."

"So it was just bad luck that I bumped into you, wasn't it?"

She stretched out her finger and poked him hard in the heart, her face full of jealousy.

Huo Zhixing secretly pursed his lips, his smile growing even more cheerful.

Not wanting her to misunderstand, he explained in a low voice, "You're overthinking it. My relationship with Yao Manning is purely professional, nothing more."

“I know…” she said, her head drooping, “but whenever I see her in front of you, I just… I get irritable, I just…”

It's just jealousy.

She was too embarrassed to say that word.

Huo Zhixing put down his chopsticks and pulled her into his arms. He pressed her head against his chest, and she could hear his strong, steady heartbeat again.

"Do you remember what I said before?" Huo Zhixing said softly, "After meeting you, I gained a heart. I'm no longer a cold machine."

Jiang Can sniffed and rubbed the hem of her clothes back and forth with her two little hands.

“Can Can,” he said, looking into her bright eyes, “a group of French businesspeople will be visiting next week for a signing ceremony for one of our projects. You’ll be coming with me.”

"What?" Jiang Can was taken aback.

Huo Zhixing smiled.

She had to attend; she couldn't even ask for leave.

This project belongs to the western suburbs area.

And she is the big boss behind the western suburbs plot.