Song Mai was both amused and exasperated: "I'm already taken, so you guys should just make the most of your chance."

Su He sat wearily in the chair, her face full of helplessness, and said, "Let's just forget it. I know my own limitations."

After a few jokes, Song Mai began to devote herself wholeheartedly to her work.

However, these unintentional words were overheard by Assistant Lu, who happened to be passing by. He misunderstood Song Mai's meaning and rushed off to find Chu Xing.

"Master Yun, I just heard Madam praise Ye Boyan as a handsome man. Should we have his company replace him with a different person in charge?"

Chu Xing's pen trembled slightly, then he raised his head, a chill in his eyes.

"Ye Boyan?"

He was completely unfamiliar with the name and couldn't recall where he had heard it before.

"The person in charge of Q&W is responsible for handing over the new energy project to Madam." Assistant Lu rarely saw his boss showing such concern for any woman.

Moreover, Song Mai is already his boss's wife, and as a loyal subordinate, he should help his boss protect this hard-won love.

Seeing Lu's gossipy expression, Chu Xing couldn't help but say coldly, "If you're free, you can go to the company in Africa to handle some related business."

Assistant Lu quickly shook his head: "I suddenly remembered that there are other things I haven't taken care of yet, I'll go right away."

He ran away in a flash, even thoughtfully closing the door behind him.

What was said unintentionally may have been taken to heart by the listener.

Chu Xing began to silently recite Ye Boyan's name in his heart, and a sense of vigilance had already risen in his heart.

That evening, he waited for Song Mai to get off work in the underground parking lot.

An hour had passed since the end of the workday, but Song Mai was nowhere to be seen.

He tapped his index finger anxiously on the steering wheel, his eyes betraying his worry.

Just as he was about to get out of the car to look for them, he happened to see Song Mai and Ye Boyan walking out together.

His heart skipped a beat. He was about to push open the door and go down to greet him when he suddenly realized that Ye Boyan might recognize him.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, he could only quietly watch the two of them chatting and laughing.

Song Mai said a few simple words and then waved goodbye to Ye Boyan.

After getting in the car, she noticed the atmosphere was very strange and couldn't help but ask, "Did work not go well today?"

Chu Xing simply responded with a faint "yes" and didn't say anything more.

Song Mai assumed he was in a bad mood and didn't say much.

The two returned home in silence. Chu Xing lazily walked straight into the bedroom, looking like he didn't want to talk to her.

Song Mai was somewhat baffled, and after thinking it over, she still couldn't figure out when she had angered him.

Faced with the sudden outburst of temper, Song Mai was also furious. Once her stubborn temper flared up, she refused to talk to him either.

The two of them began a tacit cold war, until Chu Xing could no longer hold back.

He thought Song Mai would come to ask him why, so he could take the opportunity to accuse Song Mai of her behavior.

Unexpectedly, Song Mai was sitting on the sofa playing on her phone, completely oblivious to any intention of coming to find her.

Finally, he took the initiative to lower his head, picked up an apple, and offered it to her: "Want some?"

Song Mai understood that he was trying to save face, so she nodded and said, "Peel it for me."

Chu Xing sat down beside her naturally. His fingers were long and slender with distinct knuckles, and the veins bulged as he exerted force.

It must be admitted that this man has no flaws whatsoever.

While I was still deep in thought, the peeled apple was already handed to me.

Seeing that he had already lowered his head, Song Mai went along with it and asked, "What's wrong with you today?"

"Why are you chatting so happily with that man?"

As soon as he said those words, Chu Xing regretted it.

This was not his usual style, and he looked completely unfamiliar with himself.

"Me?" Song Mai didn't react for a moment, but looking at Chu Xing's indifferent expression, she immediately understood the cause and effect of the matter. "You mean President Ye, right?"

"I don't know who he is." Chu Xing could only pretend not to know him at this moment and awkwardly spoke.

Song Mai shook her head helplessly: "He is my project contact person. We just met and chatted about the project for a few minutes. When I saw the message you sent me, I went to the underground parking lot as soon as possible."

Even though he knew nothing would happen between the two of them, Chu Xing still couldn't swallow his anger.

He opened his mouth, wanting to say something more, but then he heard Song Mai voice his question: "How were you able to get into our company's underground parking lot?"

Only vehicles with license plates registered with the company can travel freely.

As an outsider, how could Chu Xing openly drive his car in?

These words left Chu Xing, who was already angry, speechless for a moment, and he instinctively avoided eye contact.

Song Mai, oblivious to the unnatural look on his face, didn't notice it.

"What's wrong?"

After a long silence, Chu Xingcai said in a low voice, "I've been discussing a project with your company recently, and you registered my license plate for convenience."

Which project is it? Do you know?

"This project is confidential, and given our relationship, I naturally cannot let you know the specifics of the project."

Song Mai was convinced by this explanation and nodded approvingly: "I know, this is called avoiding suspicion."

Seeing that she believed him, Chu Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

The more he thought about what Assistant Lu had said, the more vigilant he became.

The next morning, Chu Xing did not go to the company, but drove directly to Jiang Jibai's home.

Jiang Jibai's eyes were dark and he yawned wearily: "Why are you here? It's rare to see you here."

"You haven't slept all night?" Chu Xing frowned subconsciously when he saw how exhausted he looked.

"Don't even mention it. After get off work last night, Xie Xing came to my house and insisted on drinking. I hadn't even slept for a few hours when I heard you knocking on the door. Did you two conspire to make sure I didn't get a good night's sleep since I finally had a day off?"

Jiang Jibai couldn't help but complain.

Chu Xing ignored him and sat down on the sofa, lost in thought.

Jiang Jibai looked at him curiously and guessed, "You wouldn't happen to be troubled by love too, would you?"

"also?"

Jiang Jibai shrugged: "Xie Xing has fallen for a girl, but she doesn't reciprocate his feelings, so he's drowning his sorrows in alcohol."

Speak of the devil, and he shall appear.

Xie Xing slowly walked down from the second floor and stretched comfortably: "Gossiping about others behind their backs is not a good habit."