"ah--"

This wasn't Lu Ying's cry, but it was exactly what she wanted to cry.

Because of the fat woman's forceful entry, the elevator, which was originally a little spacious, was instantly filled with people.

And that man, by sheer coincidence, was pushed in front of the fat woman!

She glared at the man whose left cheek was still bruised and purple, pushed him away, and cursed, "You scoundrel!"

Xi Jun was also extremely embarrassed, and when he touched the woman's soft right hand, he didn't know where to put it.

"I'm so sorry, I...I...I didn't mean to..."

He really didn't mean to. The fat woman behind him suddenly squeezed in, and his hand, which was already half-raised, instinctively reached for something to hold onto, but somehow ended up pressing on that spot.

Lu Ying had no liking for him, ignored his stuttering apology, and disregarded his blushing neck and ears. She simply turned to the side, gave a soft snort, and held her bag in front of her to cover herself.

Seeing the woman's angry expression, Xi Jun wanted to explain that he hadn't done it on purpose, but he had indeed bumped into her, and it was indeed an unforgivable act of lewdness.

All I could do was sincerely apologize, saying, "I'm sorry, I'm really sorry."

The elevator arrived at the floor just in time, and Lu Ying avoided him as she exited the elevator.

Watching the woman leave angrily, Xi Jun felt extremely annoyed.

When he arrived at the company, Lao Lin slapped him hard on the back and joked in a low voice, "You're quite the ladies' man!"

Xi Jun looked at him upon hearing this and saw his malicious smile. She frowned slightly and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

This time, Old Lin wasn't interrupted by his coldness. He continued with great enthusiasm, "I was in that elevator just now, squeezed in there. You probably didn't notice... no, I should say you weren't paying attention at all."

Seeing the man's increasingly furrowed brows and increasingly cold gaze, Old Lin was not afraid of death at all.

She continued, "I've known you for so long, I know you exactly what you're like!"

"Normally, I look at every woman like she's a turnip, but that woman today was really something! She's beautiful and has an amazing figure! You were completely stunned the moment the door opened!"

"You just like that kind of thing, don't you?" Old Lin asked him, squinting.

Lao Lin and Xi Jun were university classmates, and after graduation they even joined the same company and became colleagues, so they were quite familiar with each other.

He knew Xi Jun was a single father and had even introduced him to potential partners before, but the man said he wasn't interested and had been single until he was thirty-two.

Sometimes, he even wondered if Xi Jun had some hidden illness.

Otherwise, how could a grown man go so many years without touching a woman?!

He's a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle?!

Looking at Lao Lin's gossipy eyes, Xi Jun inexplicably recalled the woman's stunned and bewildered expression at that moment, and... the soft touch of her right hand.

His ears suddenly started to burn, and he glared at Lao Lin, "Gossip is prohibited during work hours."

However, someone as familiar with Xi Junru as Lao Lin was certain that the man was up to something this time!

In the following days, Xi Jun did not encounter Lu Ying again at work.

The man still felt a little disappointed.

He didn't even know her name, and besides, the woman had a child.

Such a gentle and beautiful woman, her husband must love her very much.

Xi Jun felt a bit self-deprecating, thinking that she was just a lunatic.

She's clearly a married woman with a happy and fulfilling life, yet he still has those kinds of feelings for her.

Lost in thought, he was about to get out of the elevator when a woman suddenly bumped into him from behind the doors that opened to both sides.

He was in a bad mood when the collision tripped him, causing him to fall backward, his raised leg pulling the woman down with him.

In that instant, he saw the woman's face clearly, and his eyes widened in surprise.

It's her.

Lu Ying never expected that she would forget her phone at the company while rushing home to cook dinner for Lu Chuqing!

She still had many manuscripts on her phone, and fearing that they would be leaked if picked up, she rushed back, only to run into that man again!

It's happening again!

She was speechless; even her own melodramatic novels didn't have such a melodramatic plot!

I'm encountering this kind of thing again and again, and it's always with the same person!

Looking at the stunned man beneath her, she felt a surge of anger.

She pressed down on the man's body and got up, kicking his leg with her low-heeled foot, causing the man to wince and hiss in pain.

Looking at the man who was lying on his side in pain, Lu Ying's anger grew stronger. "What are you pretending for? I didn't kick you there, why are you in so much pain?"

Xi Jun couldn't care less about being shy; he was in real pain.

He could only say in a trembling voice, "You, you..."

Lu Ying then looked at the bag slung to her side, its length just above her waist, which could indeed have been pressing against her waist in the previous situation.

She looked slightly embarrassed, but didn't help the man up. She just turned her face away and said, "I'm sorry, it was my fault this time."

Xi Jun endured the pain and got up from the ground. She looked at the woman and said softly, "It's okay, I wasn't watching where I was going."

He knew the woman was going back to the company; he had memorized her floor from last time, so he simply reached out and pressed the button.

When Lu Ying saw that he pressed the button for her company's floor, she had some bad suspicions in her heart. Then she heard the man say, "I work on the floor above yours. Our company's logistics department is on your floor. I just happen to have something to do."

Seeing the woman's clearly disbelieving expression, he added, "I was distracted and forgot to press the floor button. It wasn't on purpose."

After working for several days in a row, Lu Ying also learned which companies were located in this office building.

Glancing at the man's still-present name tag, the portrait in the one-inch photo was delicate and refined, exuding a scholarly air. The two characters in the name section did indeed catch Lu Ying's eye for a moment—

Xi Jun.

An idea suddenly popped into her head: why not use this surname for the male protagonist of the next book?

Then he looked up at Xi Jun, his eyes beginning to scrutinize her.

The man was quite tall, and his hair was a bit long, which affected his appearance. The bruises on his face had mostly faded, but his stubble made her feel uncomfortable.

His clothes were old and wrinkled, as if they hadn't been washed for days, and he wore a pair of sneakers with fine brushed bristles.

It wasn't particularly dirty or messy, but it wasn't exactly clean or tidy either.

Lu Yinglian's initial amazement at the man's name vanished without a trace. Just then, the elevator arrived, and she stepped out.

Xi Jun knew that she had been looking him up and down, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed.

He worked overtime at the company for two consecutive nights without changing his clothes, and he looked dejected.

"Why do I always end up looking so pathetic..."

The man muttered something under his breath, his gaze suddenly falling on the nameplate in the corner.

He reached out and picked it up; the woman's smiling photograph was clearly visible, with two words written in the name field—

Lu Ying.

So her name is Lu Ying...that sounds nice...

Xi Jun smiled slightly and hurriedly grabbed his work badge to chase after the woman.