Chen Xiaoru became angrier and angrier as she thought about it. She stood up and paced back and forth in the room. After walking a few circles, she remembered the burning pain on her face.

She went to the bathroom and looked at herself in the mirror. There were five clear finger marks on her right cheek, which was red and swollen, which was shocking.

The originally fair skin now looked particularly disheveled, as if a color palette had been overturned.

"Hiss..." Chen Xiaoru took a breath and touched her cheek lightly, causing her to grimace in pain.

She opened the refrigerator, found some ice cubes, wrapped them in a clean towel, and carefully applied them to her face. The cool touch made her cheeks feel a little more comfortable, but it was only a drop in the bucket.

"This woman is so cruel!" Chen Xiaoru muttered to herself in the mirror with gritted teeth.

When she thought of Su Qing's weak and pitiful appearance, she felt angry.

"Pretend, you only know how to pretend!"

As Chen Xiaoru applied the ice pack, she complained inwardly, "She was the one who started it, but she's still acting like she's been wronged. How disgusting!"

Ding Dong Ding Dong

The sudden ring of the doorbell interrupted Chen Xiaoru's thoughts. She was applying a facial mask, her eyebrows were raised, and she was furious. She wondered who would come at this time?

Looking through the cat's eye, Chen Xiaoru's pupils suddenly shrank. It was actually Chu Tianche!

She was startled and hurriedly pulled off the ice pack and threw it on the coffee table. She fumbled for her glasses and put them on in a hurry. Then she took a deep breath and opened the door.

The door creaked open and Chen Xiaoru forced a smile that was uglier than crying, but it hurt her wound and she hissed in pain, with the corners of her mouth twitching.

"Chu...Mr. Chu, you...what are you doing..." She stammered, subconsciously covering her face with one hand, feeling guilty like a primary school student who had done something wrong.

Her heart was pounding: What was he doing here at this hour of night? Was he here to call me to task?

Chu Tianche was wearing a high-end suit, and when he stood there, he looked like a mountain, full of oppression.

There was no expression on his handsome face, and his hawk-like eyes flashed a cold light when he saw Chen Xiaoru's red and swollen cheeks.

"What, Secretary Chen, you don't want to invite me in for a seat?" His voice was low and forceful, with an irresistible tone.

“Ah…Oh…Mr. Chu, please come in.”

Chen Xiaoru finally came to her senses and quickly stepped aside to let Chu Tianche in. Her heart was in turmoil. Why was he here so late at night? Was he here to cause trouble?

Chu Tianche stepped into the house and looked around inconspicuously.

The house is not big, but it is clean and tidy, exuding the sophistication and warmth of a single woman everywhere.

There was just a faint fragrance in the air, the ice packs scattered on the coffee table, and the five bright red fingerprints on Chen Xiaoru's face, all of which made him realize that Su Qing, the crazy woman, had been extremely cruel in the afternoon.

"Oh, Mr. Chu, we don't have men's slippers at home. You can just come in wearing your shoes. It's okay!"

Chen Xiaoru smiled awkwardly, her cheeks burning with pain, her words slurring. She couldn't help but touch her face again, cursing Su Qing in her heart.

"fine."

Chu Tianche walked to the sofa and sat down, his eyes falling on Chen Xiaoru's face again. Her usually gentle eyebrows and eyes were now tinged with a barely perceptible solemnity, and her brows were slightly furrowed, like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.

"Secretary Chen," his voice deepened, filled with concern, "Is your face... okay?"

Chen Xiaoru's heart trembled. She didn't expect him to ask so directly. She subconsciously wanted to deny it, but when she met Chu Tianche's eyes as deep as a pool, she knew that any cover-up would seem pale and powerless.

Those eyes seemed to see through people's hearts, leaving her nowhere to hide. She dodged his gaze, her lips moved a few times, and finally admitted in a low voice: "...It hurts."

Chu Tianche's eyes swept across the room and finally stopped on the cabinet in the corner, where a medicine box was placed.

He strode over, picked up the medicine box and put it on the coffee table.

"I'll apply the medicine for you." As he spoke, he opened the medicine box. His movements were quick and decisive, revealing an attitude that brooked no refusal.

Chen Xiaoru's heart skipped a beat, and she almost jumped up from her chair like a cat whose tail was stepped on.

"Mr. Chu, what...what are you doing? I...I can take care of my face myself, don't worry about it!" She said polite words, but her body shrank back unconsciously, wishing she could squeeze herself into the crack of the wall.

“Gurgle gurgle…”

A sudden sound broke the slightly awkward atmosphere. Chen Xiaoru's face turned red instantly. She quickly covered her stomach and wished she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.

Chu Tianche's gaze fell on her hand covering her belly, and the corners of his mouth rose slightly, revealing a faint smile, which diluted the solemnity between his brows and made the atmosphere in the whole room become relaxed.

"Secretary Chen," he asked softly, "haven't you eaten yet?"

Chen Xiaoru's face turned even redder, like a ripe apple, almost ready to bleed. She replied with a mosquito-like hum:

"Not yet... I was planning to eat later, but you came... Mr. Chu, have you... have you eaten?"

"No."

Chu Tianche answered with a frank and gentle look that made people let down their guard. He looked at Chen Xiaoru, a trace of pity in his eyes.

"Well... I'll go make some noodles. This is all we have left at home."

Chen Xiaoru was so nervous that she didn't know where to put her hands, and her ears were red. She was worried. How could this big boss, who usually ate delicacies from land and sea, be willing to eat noodles cooked by her?

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