So... you came directly to the company and saw the wrongdoing, right?

Chen Lu thought to himself that it was fortunate that he was Lin Miaomiao's friend and that he was easy to talk to; other bosses might not have been willing to give him this favor.

Lin Miaomiao felt embarrassed and scratched her cheek with her index finger, biting her lip with her canine teeth as she said, "Should I go and tell them again?"

The company was already facing difficulties, and now her parents were causing this trouble. Lin Miaomiao felt that she would be annoyed too if she were in their shoes.

"Come on then."

Chen Lu didn't seem too averse to it. Instead, he laughed and said, "Do you need me to find a hotel to welcome your parents and let you put on a good show?"

Wow, the company boss personally received her. Anyone who didn't know better would think Lin Miaomiao had some kind of status in the company.

It might really scare her parents.

Oh right, I should take Liang Zhirou with me, otherwise it might get misunderstood.

"No need, no need." Lin Miaomiao didn't expect Chen Lu to be serious, and quickly waved her hand to refuse. "Just let them come in for a ten-minute visit, and I'll send them out as soon as they're done."

"It doesn't matter."

Chen Lu then turned his gaze back to the computer screen, continuing to ponder what he considered truly important.

I've been so busy lately that I haven't even thought of what gift to give.

Lin Miaomiao slowly walked out of the office, closed the door, sniffed, and felt inexplicably moved. She had just argued with her parents about this, and if they hadn't told her to either put their minds at ease or quit, she wouldn't have agreed to such an absurd thing.

She was forced to come and ask Chen Lu for his opinion; she had thought she was going to be scolded.

But no, Chen Lu seemed to understand everyone.

She smiled and breathed a sigh of relief. Perhaps it was because of Chen Lu's personality that she could entrust Liang Zhirou to him with complete peace of mind.

I actually told Liang Zhirou to be careful of Chen Lu back then, how unnecessary.

Liang Zhirou deserves it, and so does Chen Lu.

......

Lin Miaomiao's parents were very efficient; they flew directly to Hangzhou the very next day, just after the conversation was over.

In the morning, Liang Zhirou didn't need to go to her part-time job, so she stayed in Chen Lu's office reading. Since Chen Lu hadn't had time to accompany her to the library, this had become her study space.

"Didn't you have two chairs in your office?" the girl asked curiously. She had come here today and suddenly found that she had nowhere to sit.

Chen Lu looked left and right, then echoed with great confusion, "That's really strange, where's the other chair?"

As he spoke, he hugged Liang Zhirou even tighter and buried his face in the girl's neck.

Liang Zhirou pouted, looking aggrieved, too lazy to condemn his shameless behavior any longer.

If you want me to come to your lap, I'm not going to refuse... Don't you get tired of all this fuss? And then you have to go through the trouble of moving the chair away.

This bad guy is clearly used to lying to her; he forgot to ask her before he started his trickery.

She might be a little silly, but she wouldn't be silly enough to keep making the same mistakes.

It's because I like you, otherwise I wouldn't fall for your tricks.

I'm smarter than you now; I've figured you out.

snort.

Perhaps feeling that her emotions weren't quite right, after two seconds, Liang Zhirou hummed it again in her mind.

Chen Lu curled the corners of his mouth, thinking to himself, "I'm relieved that you're still as naive as ever."

"Have you met Lin Miaomiao's parents?" Chen Lu asked softly.

"No," Liang Zhirou said, squeezing Chen Lu's hand on her waist. "This is your office, so keep your hands to yourself..."

Chen Lu pretended not to hear, "Isn't that even more exciting?"

Upon hearing this, Liang Zhirou immediately stood aside, ready to headbutt him.

"Lin Miaomiao's parents are here," Peng Leyun said as she opened the door.

After he finished speaking, he slowly closed the door.

Damn it, this company is great in every way, except that I have to eat lemons every day, my teeth are so sour they're about to fall out.

Chen Lu, who was originally prepared to beg for mercy, narrowly escaped a disaster. He was still very scared, after all, being hit by this simpleton once was not much different from being hit by a cow.

But bullying this simpleton is really addictive; even knowing that being bumped into hurts, he still can't help it.

Every day I'm in a state of "I was wrong, but I'll do it again next time." The main theme is "once the pain is gone, the wound is forgotten."

Chen Lu cleared his throat and extended his right hand to Liang Zhirou, "Let's go, as the boss's wife, you have to go out and greet them."

Liang Zhirou wished she could hide in a corner, turning her face away and muttering softly, "I...I'm so nervous."

"Don't be nervous. You've already survived meeting your in-laws like an ugly daughter-in-law, this is nothing. Come on."