Lu Wanzheng was startled awake by the sudden ringing of the telephone. Because she was woken up, her heart raced, pounding as if it would jump out of her chest.

The drowsiness was instantly dispelled.

Oh my god! That's terrifying.

She sat frozen on the sofa, panting heavily, trying to recover from the shock.

The phone kept ringing.

Xiao Qifeng was also disturbed by the ringing phone. He subconsciously frowned, looked up and scanned the office, his gaze settling on Lu Wanzheng.

He lowered his eyes, his eyelashes casting a small shadow. "Hurry up and answer the phone, don't keep people waiting," he said in a clear, gentle voice.

"Hmm." Lu Wanzheng's panic finally eased a lot. She looked at the caller ID: Sister Yao.

Lu Wanzheng: ? ? ?

Why did Sister Yao call her? She's only had a few days of rest, is she already trying to get her back to work?

With a sense of resistance to "working so early," she answered the phone and held it to her ear.

"Sister Yao, is there something you need?" she said weakly, and as if she were born with a weak bone, she slumped back onto the sofa, looking utterly hopeless.

Yao Zijun was at the company at the moment, with her team working non-stop. They learned about what was happening online immediately and quickly reported it to her.

Although she already knew that one of her artists was dating, the sudden online revelation still startled her. When she learned that the person Lu Wanzheng was dating wasn't the one Lu Wanzheng had told her, she really wanted to ask her why she wasn't staying home and causing trouble the moment she stepped out.

Yao Zijun said coldly, "Are you aware of what's going on online? What are you planning to do about it?"

This matter is ultimately Lu Wanzheng's own business. She is not an unenlightened agent and would not sacrifice the artist's development for the sake of the company's interests.

So she chose to leave this matter to Lu Wanzheng to handle, to see if she planned to issue a statement saying she wasn't in a relationship or take this opportunity to announce that she was in a relationship.

No matter which option Lu Wanzheng chooses, she will cooperate and support her.

Upon hearing this, Lu Wanzheng was a little curious. Had something happened online again?

She got up and walked to Xiao Qifeng's side, poking his strong arm with her finger. "Can I borrow your phone for a moment? I want to go online."

"Take it, the password is the same as yours."

Lu Wanzheng was somewhat flattered that Xiao Qifeng's password was the same as hers.

She entered her password as she walked, thinking she would need some time to download Weibo, but she was taken aback when she saw the bright Weibo icon on Xiao Qifeng's phone.

She opened Weibo, and Xiao Qifeng's own Weibo account was always logged in. Out of curiosity, she clicked on "Me" in the bottom right corner.

Xiao Qifeng's Weibo username was directly exposed: Lu Wanzheng's real husband.

Lu Wanzheng: "..."

This name looks familiar!

It seems like this person is a big fan of hers, as this account is frequently seen leaving comments and controlling the narrative on her Weibo posts, and even ranking very high in the charts.

She looked at Xiao Qifeng in disbelief.

Xiao Qifeng seemed to have thought of something as well, and looked up to meet Lu Wanzheng's amused gaze.

She saw the guilty look in Xiao Qifeng's eyes and gave him a knowing smile.

“I never expected…” she paused deliberately, her smile widening, “that Lu Wanzheng’s real husband… Mr. Xiao is such a proactive person in private.”

Xiao Qifeng gave Lu Wanzheng an awkward smile, speaking righteously, "Don't laugh, it's affecting my work."

After saying that, he immediately lowered his head and continued working, as if nothing had happened.

Lu Wanzheng quickly found her entry on the trending topics. She scrolled through the details and the comments below, and Yao Zijun's voice rang in her ears, "You're with Mr. Xiao? At the company?"

Yao Zijun had been listening to the phone the whole time, so the conversation between the two people on the other end was very clear. Connecting this with the keywords on Weibo, she roughly understood what was going on.

This woman brought her boyfriend food for Valentine's Day, but it was misunderstood by people at her company, and then the story was exposed by busybodies.

"Isn't it all over the internet? A certain female celebrity brought lunch to her boyfriend. Don't you know about my relationship with Mr. Xiao?"

Lu Wanzheng's eyes flashed with "You're asking a question you already know the answer to," but unfortunately Yao Zijun couldn't see it.

"You think you're so right? You might enjoy being in love for a while, but our PR team will be in deep trouble!" Yao Zijun said in an unfriendly tone.

One of the rules for artists: Never anger your manager, or you will bear the consequences.

"So I think we shouldn't explicitly say whether we're dating or not, but we can deny the relationship with Su Ge. What do you think?" Lu Wanzheng tactfully steered the conversation back to the beginning.

Upon hearing Lu Wanzheng's words, Xiao Qifeng put down his pen, stretched his leg forward, moved his office chair back a few steps, and stood up to walk towards Lu Wanzheng.

Lu Wanzheng was listening to Yao Zijun's explanation when she was suddenly picked up around the waist. She instinctively screamed, "Ah!"

Xiao Qifeng sat on the sofa, pulled her onto his lap, wrapped his arms around her from behind, and rested his chin on the crook of her neck. "Has dating me affected you?"

His eyes were filled with sorrow, as if he had suffered a great injustice.

Lu Wanzheng: "..."

Yao Zijun suddenly heard Lu Wanzheng shout. Just as she was about to ask Lu Wanzheng what was wrong, she heard Xiao Qifeng's low, husky, and magnetic voice. His expression was full of embarrassment. She paused for a moment and said, "Excuse me."

Lu Wanzheng patted the head resting against her neck, "It won't affect anything. I was worried that announcing our relationship would affect your work."

Xiao Qifeng paused for a moment after hearing this, then said, "It won't affect me. You can announce your relationship, but don't say who it is. Just say it's someone outside the entertainment industry."

Lu Wanzheng thought for a moment, "It's not impossible, but shouldn't you be focusing on your work? Otherwise you'll just say I'm interfering with your work..."

Xiao Qifeng said, "I feel a little uncomfortable, let me hold you a little longer."

Lu Wanzheng let him hold her and patted his head again. She liked patting Mr. Xiao's head more and more. "Sister Yao, did you hear what Mr. Xiao said?" Xiao Qifeng's words were not soft, so Yao Zijun should have heard them.

Yao Zijun remained silent. She wanted to pretend she hadn't heard it, but those words kept getting into her ears uncontrollably!

"I can hear you, I understand your attitude, I'm hanging up now." Yao Zijun quickly hung up the phone.

Seeing that the call had ended, Lu Wanzheng put her phone aside and said in a half-pampering, half-coaxing tone, "Mr. Xiao, have you hugged enough? I want to go home early tonight." Her tone was very gentle, as if she were immersed in the bright spring sunshine, or like the floating clouds and the evening glow, the most dazzling colors in the sky before the night falls, making people feel immersed in it.