Chapter 178 Heterosexuality.

Half an hour later, Huo Yu brought Jiang Yunai to Ji Lan's office: "Ji Lan, please arrange a separate room for Jiang Yunai."

Without even looking up, Ji Lan fixed his eyes on the newly sorted personnel information and said, "Reason."

Huo Yu said: "I knew her when I was a child, and she saved me once."

Lu Qinghe, who was in the same office, had her gossip spirit ignited: "Oh? Childhood sweethearts? Tell me more, I love to hear it."

Jiang Yunai pursed her lips and smiled: "Ayu and I have some friendship in the past."

Ji Lan said: "The reasons are not valid, and it is rejected."

Jiang Yunai's smile froze on her face.

Lu Qinghe was very good-tempered and helped explain: "I'm sorry, beautiful lady. The commander worked hard to move this dormitory here. There are so many people here. If everyone has to live in a single room, it would be very tiring for us, the commander. Look, we have only three rooms for more than ten people in the office. We can only make do with this."

Jiang Yunai moved to Huo Yu's side, tugged at his sleeve, and looked at him pleadingly and pitifully: "Ayu, I really can't sleep in the same room with others."

Huo Yu looked regretful: "Sorry, Xiao Ai, assigning rooms is not within my scope of responsibility."

Jiang Yunai was surprised: "Aren't you the person with the most say in the entire base besides the commander?"

Su Zhen walked by with a water cup in hand and sneered, "His say is only valid in daily affairs. Each position has its own division of labor. If you want to rely on men to gain privileges, I advise you to give up as soon as possible."

Ji Lan said, "I will only agree if the commander personally orders you to stay in a private room, like Teacher Zhou did."

Hearing the word "commander", Huo Yu's eyes flashed, and his tone changed from hesitation to firmness: "Yes, everything is subject to the commander's words."

He turned around and strode out of Ji Lan's office, leaving Jiang Yunai stunned.

She just wanted a separate room, not the moon in the sky. They clearly said that Huo Yu had the most power, so how could he not make the decision on such a simple matter?

It must be these women who used Qin Xiaoshuang as an excuse to scare Huo Yu away.

She glanced resentfully at the women in the office, especially Ji Lan, and ran after Huo Yu: "Ayu! Wait for me."

Lu Qinghe was stunned: "Did the big star just glare at me?"

Su Zhen said: "Yeah, she also glared at me and Ji Lan."

Ji Lan looked at the office door that Jiang Yunai had left open when she left, and said thoughtfully, "Secretary Huo is the one who sticks to the rules. He should be the first to reject such a request. There's no need for him to come to me and ask again."

Another girl in the office said, "Men have to save face. He probably can't bring himself to let his childhood sweetheart be disappointed in him, so he's using us to help him reject her. They knew each other when they were young, and he even saved Secretary Huo. They're definitely a perfect match. Don't even mention it, the domineering CEO and the female star are quite a match."

"Really..." Ji Lan still had doubts in her heart, muttering to herself: "I thought he liked the commander."

How strange, men change their minds so quickly?

Someone said, "It seems Master Maomao's birthday is coming soon."

Ji Lan's attention was immediately diverted: "Yes! It seems to have been around this time last year. How are your preparations going?"

…

That morning, Lu Qinghe rushed over to the mother and son who were slurping noodles with a bag in hand. "Happy birthday, Maomao! The sisters in our office made you a gift together. We didn't know your birthday, so we asked you to send it to us in advance. Hurry and open it before the temperature rises."

Shu Lan took the beautiful bag with surprise and opened it. Inside were hand-knitted sweaters, scarves, hats, gloves, etc. Some were delicate and some were a little rough. There were also many cute little decorations on them. It was obvious that they were very thoughtful gifts.

Shu Lan covered her mouth in surprise and said, "No wonder Ji Lan asked me if I could produce some wool. Oh, you guys made me want to cry."

She was really happy to see these gifts. Before, she was the only one who loved Shu Maomao, but now more people like her child. As a mother, she felt proud and touched.

Lu Qinghe chuckled: "A sister in our office used to run an online store specializing in selling these knitted items. She taught us how to make them all."

Shu Lan took out a black woolen hat and put it on Shu Maomao, holding her heart with her eyes shining. "You are so handsome, baby. Come on, say thank you to Auntie when you receive a gift."

Shu Maomao, who was slurping noodles until his lips were covered in chili oil, suddenly stopped, took out a tissue, wiped his mouth, and then, maintaining his handsome image, said calmly, "Thank you, Auntie."

"Hahaha, you're welcome. It's my pleasure."

Lu Qinghe looked at Shu Maomao with loving eyes. Suddenly, she thought of something and her expression changed. She sighed, "Ah, Commander, I also want a baby as handsome as Master Maomao, but I have to take back what I said before about wanting to get married."

"Why?"

"Because my heart has been broken by a man. You still remember that He Sheng rejected me with the excuse that he liked you. I thought he really liked me, so I decided to respect his feelings and change my love for him from open to secret. But guess what! When a more beautiful woman appeared, he immediately fell in love with someone else. He went to that woman every day to show his affection. Such a superficial man doesn't deserve my sincere love at all!"

Shu Lan agreed: "That's right, who did he move to?"

"Jiang Yun'ai."

The commander, who was in charge of nearly half a million people, was unable to connect the name with the person for a moment and asked blankly, "Who is Jiang Yunai?"

Lu Qinghe said, "That's the female star I told you about last time. She's also Secretary Huo's sweetheart. It's said that she and Secretary Huo were childhood sweethearts, and she once saved Secretary Huo from falling into the water."

Shu Lan was now impressed by Jiang Yunai: "What a coincidence?"

"Yeah, doesn't it sound like a novel? Secretary Huo even tried to use backdoor channels to get her a private room, but our Director Ji, always so ruthless, immediately rejected it. Later, I heard that some male fans squeezed ten people into one room just to free up an apartment for her to live in alone, and even raised money through crowdfunding to buy her new furniture."

Lu Qinghe shared a lot of fresh gossip with her every day, and Shu Lan listened with great interest.

"Then she must be very beautiful."

Lu Qinghe shook her head. "Actually, from my aesthetic point of view, Sister Su Zhen is prettier, but Sister Su Zhen's suitors aren't that exaggerated. It's probably the star effect. Eh? Does it sound a bit like I'm jealous of her popularity when I say this?"

Shu Lan shrugged: "If you have anything to say, just tell me. God, the earth, you and I all know. Even if I'm really jealous, I won't let anyone else know."

Shu Maomao picked up the pickled radish and put it in his mouth, then suddenly called out to her, "Mom."

Shu Lan reacted: "Oh, and my baby, it's okay, he won't tell anyone else. There are only three of us here, no one else knows."

Lu Qinghe burst into laughter: "Commander, I like you so much."

Shu Lan said: "Although I like you very much, I am heterosexual."

"Me too." Lu Qinghe thought about her relationship, which had gone from open love to secret love, and then to a dead end. She felt sad and angry, and said bitterly, "How could I be heterosexual? I feel so hopeless."

The two looked at each other, not knowing which of them tickled their funny bone, and burst into laughter at the same time.

There were indeed too many people and things at the base. Nearly two weeks after gossiping with Lu Qinghe, Shu Lan finally saw Jiang Yunai with her own eyes. She was indeed very beautiful. Even without makeup, her plain face was radiant.

The scene of Jiang Yunai slowly passing by the football field looked like a movie, and the men passing by saluted her.

But the beauty in the center of everyone's sight finally stopped in front of Shu Maomao and bent down.

Sitting on the steps outside the stadium, Shu Lan, who was chatting with Li Yanli, stopped talking mid-sentence, her gaze fixed on the center of the crowd below, and her brows gradually furrowed.

Li Yanli said, "The reward for 500,000 people is coal and oil, so why did it suddenly get stuck?"

"My son took the water that someone else gave him."