"Xiao Ruo? Xiao Ruo?" Seeing that Bai Xiao Ruo was still in a daze, Annie couldn't help but wave her hand in front of her eyes.

What is she spacing out about again? What is she thinking about?

"Oh, what's wrong, Sister Annie?"

I was so lost in thought that I almost forgot about the important matter.

We can't delay any longer; we can't let him go hungry.

"Sister Annie, please tell me which way the elevator is! I need to get his lunch quickly, or it will get cold." Bai Xiaoruo anxiously grabbed Annie's hand.

It's already past 3 a.m., and he's still working on an empty stomach. He must be feeling terrible.

"Alright, alright, don't rush me. I'll take you there. You can only get on the VIP elevator by following me. It goes straight there. The regular elevator won't even get you to the CEO's office."

Once inside the elevator, Annie didn't forget to give one last piece of advice.

"Xiao Ruo, let me tell you beforehand, our CEO has a terrible temper. If you happen to run into him, you might get a good scolding. And I'm not even sure if he'll eat your lunch. If things get bad, just run away right away, okay?"

"Okay, don't worry, Annie, I won't make him angry."

"Sigh, let's hope everything goes smoothly. I've already given you a heads-up, so don't end up standing there crying like an idiot after you get yelled at. He might actually drag you out."

Annie was a bit troubled. She really couldn't understand why Bai Xiaoru insisted on personally bringing the lunch she made to Xuan Mingyu. When did the two of them become so close? She hoped that the boss would be in a good mood today and wouldn't take his anger out on this little girl.

As Annie arrived at the door of the CEO's office, she was about to knock when Bai Xiaoruo stopped her.

"Sister Annie, just let me go in by myself, you don't need to inform them for me."

"This won't do. This is a company, not a school. If you just walk in like that and step on a landmine, it'll be terrible."

"It's okay, I promise I won't make any mistakes. Annie, you can go ahead and do your thing. Thank you for bringing me up here."

"Well... sigh, I can't refuse you. Okay, if things don't go well or you get kicked out, don't cry inside. You have to run out quickly, or you'll suffer even more. I'm going back to my office first. Come find me after you've finished delivering the goods. We can go out for a big meal together after I get off work."

"Okay, I understand."

Watching Annie leave, Bai Xiaoruo breathed a small sigh of relief.

The reason she didn't want Annie to knock on the door was because she was afraid that if Annie was there, it would directly expose the relationship between Xuan Mingyu and herself.

If Hsien Ming-yu recognizes her, he might be even less willing to eat her cooking.

Bai Xiaoruo took a deep breath, mustered her courage, and gently knocked on the sturdy mahogany door in front of her.

"Come in."

Hearing the response from inside, Bai Xiaoruo tiptoed to open the doorknob and went in with the lunchbox.

At this moment, Xian Mingyu was still busy with his work. He wore a pair of elegant silver-rimmed glasses, his eyes never leaving the laptop on the table, his long, handsome fingers constantly typing on the keyboard.

This was the first time Bai Xiaoruo had seen Xuan Mingyu so focused on his work. No wonder Shu Shu always said that a serious man is the most handsome, and it was absolutely true.

Bai Xiaoruo stood there at the door, staring, completely mesmerized.

Seeing that the person who came in didn't react, Xuan Mingyu took off his glasses and shifted his gaze to Bai Xiaoruo.

Where did this little girl come from?

A new employee? They shouldn't be reporting to his office anyway.

Where did Annie and Gu Yao go?

"Who gave you permission to come in?"

"Ah? I, I..." Bai Xiaoruo was so nervous that she couldn't speak coherently for a moment. "That, it was you who let me in... I, I just, just knocked on the door."

Bai Xiaoruo carried the lunchbox in her hand and ran to Xuan Mingyu's desk, placing it on the table. "Young Master, I am the new maid. Today, I am here to deliver lunch to you on behalf of Aunt Qin. I have also specially cooked your favorite seafood soup."

“Seafood soup…” It was only when he heard the name seafood soup that Xuan Mingyu remembered it.

I was so busy that I almost forgot I had called Aunt Qin to bring me food.

No wonder this country girl looked familiar; I think I saw her once when I went back to that house last time, but I didn't pay close attention.

That seafood soup was indeed delicious, a taste that Xian Mingyu had never had before. It was sweet and refreshing. After leaving that day, Xian Mingyu kept thinking about it, but he couldn't bring himself to go back, afraid of running into his silly little wife and getting all that bad luck.

"Open the coffee table, I'll go eat in a bit."

"Then you should eat it as soon as possible, young master, it won't be good if it gets cold."

Xuan Mingyu continued to stare at his laptop, ignoring Bai Xiaoruo. Whether it was cold or not, it was his food anyway. Why was this new maid so talkative?

Bai Xiaoruo placed the lunchbox on the coffee table, opened it layer by layer, arranged the food and soup, and finally placed the soup spoon and chopsticks on it.

The food is still warm, and the soup is piping hot, so it won't be too cold to eat now.

Just as Bai Xiaoruo finished setting things up, Xuan Mingyu closed his laptop, got up, and walked over.

Without uttering a sound, he picked up the chopsticks on the table and began to eat heartily.

Perhaps they were really starving, because even these ordinary side dishes tasted like delicacies, and their appetites increased.

Although Aunt Qin's cooking is usually delicious, it's nothing compared to this one.

"Eat slowly, have some soup, don't choke. Nobody's going to take it from you." Bai Xiaoruo pulled out two tissues and tried to hand them to Xuan Mingyu.

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