Chapter 88 Pei Shuwen only read...

The beds in the lounge weren't as soft as the ones at home, but they were spacious enough.

Lin Chaoyue lay flat on her back, feeling the orderly breathing of the person next to her, and felt a little unreal.

Especially considering that this is a law firm.

She was constantly on edge, afraid that someone might suddenly barge in and see her with Pei Shuwen.

"It's alright, no one will come in."

Their hands remained clasped together, and Pei Shuwen's fingertips gently touched her soft palm.

"Yes, I know."

Even under normal circumstances, people from the law firm wouldn't easily come to Pei Shuwen's office, let alone now.

But she was just nervous.

Lin Chaoyue took a deep breath and focused her attention on the sound of rain outside the window.

"I wonder when this rain will stop."

"Tomorrow," Pei Shuwen said calmly.

"real?"

Pei Shuwen: "Yes, I asked a friend at the weather station today."

Lin Chaoyue asked casually, "You're so busy today, yet you still have time to ask about the weather?"

Pei Shuwen: "I need to prepare for the worst."

Lin Chaoyue was somewhat speechless at the phrase "worst-case scenario".

What's the worst-case scenario?

What are your plans?

Is it about the law firm, himself, or her?

Pei Shuwen did not continue on this topic, but instead asked about something he was more concerned about.

Are those people still harassing you?

"What?"

"Oh, you mean text message."

"They only sent messages for a while in the afternoon. With the weather like this in Ningcheng, even if they wanted to, they probably wouldn't have time to bother me."

Give me your phone.

Lin Chaoyue was a little annoyed by the barrage of information, but she didn't think it was anything serious.

But Pei Shuwen seemed to care a lot.

"Give."

He read through the entire row of harassing messages from top to bottom.

He paused for two or three seconds at the location of each message number.

Then the entire message was deleted.

"You're not memorizing numbers, are you? You don't need to, I'll send them to you later; and you don't need to delete any of them, I didn't really look at them closely, it won't affect me."

Pei Shuwen: "My phone is dead."

"Your lounge should have charging cables, right?"

Lin Chaoyue got up and reached for the bedside table, only to find that the power indicator light was not on.

Lin Chaoyue turned on the light to test it, and sure enough, there was no power.

"Didn't they say there was a backup power source? Why hasn't the power been restored yet?"

Pei Shuwen: "The power supply to the partner's office is separate, and the key to the backup generator room is with Zhao Huai'an. He took it with him to Yulin on his business trip."

"Huh? So there won't be any electricity on this floor tomorrow either?"

"No, if the circuit can't be fixed by daybreak, we can break the lock, but the lights won't work tonight."

What comes to mind?

Lin Chaoyue suddenly sat up: "Wait for me."

The clothes she had changed out of were on Pei Shuwen's chair, and Lin Chaoyue climbed over him.

Where is it?

She clearly remembers it being right here.

Lin Chaoyue searched her shirt pocket for a long time but couldn't find what she wanted.

He pondered for a moment before bowing his head again.

Lin Chaoyue noticed that the candles and matches had fallen to the ground.

She knelt on the bed, leaning her upper body forward, reaching out to touch it.

"Sigh...me."

The candle was found, but the match was pushed further away by a touch of the fingertip.

Lin Chaoyue wanted to continue taking more.

Before her head could even droop, she was pulled back by the waist.

"What do you need? I'll get it for you."

Pei Shuwen's broad, strong palms held her waist.

She thought Pei Shuwen's shirt was too long, with the sleeves and hem rolled up.

So there wasn't even the thin barrier of a shirt between her and Pei Shuwen.

"The...candle fell to the ground." Lin Chaoyue's throat was a little dry.

"Sit here properly, I'll get it."

The warmth covering her waist was quickly removed, but the warm, itchy feeling there made her somewhat distracted.

Don't get any wild thoughts, this is a law firm!

Pei Shuwen lightly patted his head.

The room was poorly lit, so Pei Shuwen could only retrieve it by the moonlight streaming in from the window.

"There were no candles, only a box of matches."

Pei Shuwen placed the matches in her palm, and Lin Chaoyue came to her senses: "Oh, it's matches, these are the ones."

The candle was already in her hand.

"Wait while I go order it."

Lin Chaoyue got off the bed this time, but after searching around, she couldn't find a suitable object in the rest room to serve as a candlestick.

"I'll go out and look for it."

Thinking that no one would come to this floor, Lin Chaoyue quietly pushed open the door.

She remembered that in Pei Shuwen's office there was a tea set, and the small cups inside were probably suitable for holding candles.

The small cup was conveniently located on the tea table to the side.

Lin Chaoyue found it without much difficulty, but as soon as she picked one up, there was a loud 'clang' outside.

Lin Chaoyue thought someone had arrived.

He immediately squatted down on the ground.

Without needing to be measured, Lin Chaoyue could feel her heart rate soaring.

Although I knew that Pei Shuwen's office door was locked from the inside.

Even if someone comes, the entire frosted glass wall will block most of the view from the outside.

But she still couldn't control her nervousness.

It seems they're not dating, but having an affair.

I shook the jumble of thoughts from my head.

Lin Chaoyue listened intently to the sounds outside until the faint noises were completely drowned out by the wind and rain.

She finally stood up.

Just as I was about to catch my breath...

She was hugged from behind, and the familiar woody scent made her lose all desire to struggle.

"You...how did you get out?"

She was so nervous that she didn't even notice when Pei Shuwen walked over.

Pei Shuwen lowered his head, and when he spoke, his voice was almost close to her ear.

"You were listening so intently, didn't you hear me coming?"

Lin Chaoyue didn't want to admit that she was a coward, so she argued, "My feet just went numb. Yes! My feet just went numb."

When Pei Shuwen turned around, Lin Chaoyue thought he was leaving.

Unexpectedly, he simply pushed a chair over for her to sit on.

It seems they took what she just said seriously.

"Sit here." Pei Shuwen gestured for her to sit down, and then very naturally tried to help her take off her shoes and massage her feet.

Staying at home is fine.

This is a law firm!

Lin Chaoyue was too embarrassed to let Pei Shuwen massage her feet here.

She almost sat up abruptly.

He then handed the cup and candle in his hand to Pei Shuwen, saying, "My leg suddenly stopped going numb. You take care of it. I'm going inside first."

Pei Shuwen's eyes held a mocking smile.

I followed her back to the lounge.

Lin Chaoyue leaned against the bedside, watching Pei Shuwen strike the candle and light it.

The cleaning lady gave us red candles, which, when lit, cast a red glow throughout the room.

At first glance, it even looks somewhat festive.

This reminded Lin Chaoyue of the dragon and phoenix candles on the wedding night in a certain domestic palace drama.

She was just about to ask Pei Shuwen if he had seen it.

But considering he's a workaholic who doesn't even use the break room in his office, he probably hasn't seen it.

So she wisely stayed under the covers, didn't ask any questions, and just waited for him to come up.

Pei Shuwen: "You must be tired today, go to sleep early. If the road is fixed tomorrow, I'll take you home."

Lin Chaoyue, with only half her face visible, said, "Okay, the candles can't be lit all night."

"Okay, I'll turn it off after you fall asleep."

Lin Chaoyue was actually exhausted long ago.

Now that I'm surrounded by familiar voices and smells, drowsiness quickly sets in.

Before going to sleep, Lin Chaoyue suddenly remembered something, half-closed her eyes, and tugged at his little finger.

“I damaged the identification gate at the Simi branch, and they sent me harassing text messages, probably trying to get me to pay compensation. You don’t need to worry too much.”

Pei Shuwen grasped her hand in return, enveloping her entire fair hand in his palm.

"Tell me immediately if something like this happens again."

"Okay, I promise you." Lin Chaoyue turned to her side, closing her eyes completely as she slept.

But with her other hand, she didn't forget to hook her little finger with Pei Shuwen's and make a pinky promise.

"But you have to promise me too."

"What did I promise you?"

Lin Chaoyue's mind was already a bit foggy, but she still forced herself to stay alert and spoke slowly.

"Promise me that from now on, you won't hide anything from me about my affairs or anything related to me."

"Ugh...except for work."

"Don't treat me like a child, treat me like your girlfriend..."

Pei Shuwen seemed to respond with an "okay" at the end, but it also seemed like she didn't really respond.

Lin Chaoyue had no memory of it and had fallen into a deep sleep.

Even when I woke up the next morning.

She didn't even recall the little incident before bed; she just sat on the bed, her hair a mess, lost in thought.

Where is this?

There was no response, because the room was empty and she was all alone.

It wasn't until she saw the red candles on the table that Lin Chaoyue remembered that this was Pei Shuwen's lounge.

It's a law firm.

She perked up, quickly got dressed, and went out.

As soon as the door opened, Pei Shuwen was already sitting at her workstation, working.

He looked so serious, as if the person who had appeared before him in such a disheveled state yesterday was not him at all.

"Awake? Want some breakfast?"

Breakfast was packed in a thermal container and placed on Pei Shuwen's desk. Lin Chao rubbed his eyes and remembered to ask, "Is the law firm back powered on?"

"Yes, the cafeteria lady brought it up. Eat it while it's hot."

She hadn't eaten much last night, so she was indeed quite hungry now.

But just as he lifted the lid of the food box, before he could even grab a chair and sit down, someone knocked on the door of Pei Shuwen's office.

Lin Chaoyue's hand froze, pointing inside, as if to suggest that she go in and hide.

Pei Shuwen said, "Come in."

The door was suddenly pushed open, and she didn't even have time to close the food box, let alone hide.

Lin Chaoyue: "..."

“Pei Lu, we…”

The person who came in clearly didn't expect there to be anyone else in Pei Shuwen's office. He only said half of what he was saying before quickly cutting off his voice.

"Pei Lu, are you busy?"

Pei Shuwen: "It's okay, you can continue. Did Qin Wen send you?"

The person who came was from the Human Resources Department.

The HR person glanced at Lin Chaoyue, briefly wondering why they hadn't seen her earlier, before getting to the point.

"Yes, Attorney Pei, President Qin asked me to come up here to report on the current situation of the law firm."

"you say."

"The water, electricity, and internet logistics support department has finished repairing everything, and the employees stranded at the law firm have been sent home one after another. As for the compensation and bonuses, General Manager Qin said that the specific details will be discussed in a meeting on a weekday."

"President Qin also asked me to ask you if we should all take a day off tomorrow."

Pei Shuwen nodded: "Okay, let's just issue an announcement. Everyone will have paid leave for tomorrow and the day after. Non-urgent work can be suspended for now."

They thought they would only get one day off, but when they heard they could have two consecutive days off, the HR person had a clear smile on their face.

"Thank you, Lawyer Pei."

Before leaving, HR asked one more question.

"By the way, Mr. Pei, there's one more thing. President Qin asked me to ask you: did you find the person you were looking for all afternoon yesterday?"

Pei Shuwen looked at Lin Chaoyue and smiled faintly: "Yes, I found it."

Lin Chaoyue stood there awkwardly, clutching the lunchbox lid, wishing she could disappear into the floor.

She was deceiving herself.

Pei Shuwen only glanced at her, and no one else thought much of it (yeah right).

At this point, the personnel manager is basically synonymous with a shrewd and capable person.

It only took 0.00001 seconds to guess the truth.

"Okay, then I'll go downstairs and tell President Qin that Attorney Lin will be going home later..."

"I'll arrange it."

"clear."

Very well, Lin Chaoyue felt she was getting a little sluggish.