Chapter 42 Chapter 42 The two of them were almost stuck together...
It seems that there is nothing that needs to be kept secret from them. The reason why they were arranged on the tenth floor was that Su Luoang, considering her relationship with Lu Yanxiao, specially let her and Lu Yanxiao work on the first floor.
Lin Mo suddenly remembered that before the meeting, when she and Su Luoang came out of the small conference room, they happened to meet Zhao Zhengrong. At that time, Zhao Zhengrong looked at her with a somewhat strange look. Thinking about it this way, everything made sense.
It is very likely that Zhao Zhengrong thought that she had some kind of relationship with Su Luoang, so Su Luoang asked her to "replace" Yu Zhaoxi and sent her to Lu's. After she came, he gave her "preferential treatment" and not only provided her with an independent office, but also let her work on the same floor as himself.
So, during the meeting, Zhao Zhengrong mentioned that he was familiar with Yu Zhaoxi but not with her, and he even used the word "evil ways" to describe her.
The arrangement of the expatriate candidates was purely Zhao Zhengrong's personal imagination.
While the office arrangement wasn't her original intention, it essentially treated her as "special treatment." Zhao Zhengrong's annoyance is understandable. However, she didn't impact anyone else's rights and was proactive in advancing the work with a friendly attitude. If Zhao Zhengrong felt unhappy, she should have addressed her supervisor rather than taking it out on her, which certainly shouldn't have affected work communication.
"Director Zhao, I think you misunderstood."
Lin Mo smiled again, staring at Zhao Zhengrong without blinking. "As the person in charge, I was assigned to your company. This was the decision of our research institute's leadership. It has nothing to do with anyone else. Your company cannot be the master of our research institute."
Zhao Zhengrong's hand holding the mouse paused for a moment, still staring at the computer screen, ignoring her.
"Lu's arranged an office for me, presumably out of respect for Party A. However, I'll tell President Su that we'll all be a team from now on. To facilitate communication, the three of us will move to the office area on the third floor. Please don't find us annoying, Director Zhao."
With the purpose of explaining things clearly and easing the relationship, Lin Mo spoke slowly and remained gentle and friendly. At this point, she gently pushed the coffee forward.
"Director Zhao?"
"You're annoying me!"
Zhao Zhengrong turned his head abruptly, his impatience almost overflowing from his face. He said in a stern tone, "Don't whine to me like that. Do you think I'm a man? I'm telling you, I'm not buying it. Go away now. It makes me sick!"
After saying that, without hesitation, he threw the coffee into the trash can, making a dull thud and attracting the attention of others.
"Did you hear that? Those seductive tricks won't work on me. I'm not a man." Zhao Zhengrong was not afraid at all and even raised his voice deliberately.
Lin Mo was surprised and stunned.
It was one thing to have a misunderstanding, but she had done nothing wrong and yet was slandered with such harsh words. Aggrieved and angry woman instantly filled her chest, and her eyes felt slightly hot. She clenched her hands and forced herself to remain calm.
"Senior Sister, are you okay?" Li Ningxin and Liu Jun ran over and faced Zhao Zhengrong aggressively.
Zhao Zhengrong sneered, "What? Are you going to hit me?"
Li Ningxin was furious: "We treated everyone to drinks out of kindness and came to discuss work with you, why are you so unreasonable?"
Zhao Zhengrong: "If you bribe me, I have to accept it?"
"you……"
Li Ningxin wanted to argue again, but Lin Mo grabbed her arm.
After a brief period of lethargy, she quickly adjusted herself.
She had a good temper and great patience, but that didn't mean she had no bottom line. Since a good attitude didn't get a good response, there was no need for her to continue to be nice to him. So she put away her friendliness and laid the plan before Zhao Zhengrong: "You don't have to drink the coffee, but you still have to do your job properly, Director Zhao."
"Sorry, I don't have time now." Zhao Zhengrong said, deliberately fiddling with the keyboard and pushing the paper to the ground with it.
"Why are you like this?" Li Ningxin cursed and subconsciously tried to pick it up, but was stopped by Lin Mo again.
"Whoever throws it gets to pick it up."
It's a good opportunity to take this opportunity to express my attitude to everyone present.
Lin Mo raised her voice slightly and said firmly, "Director Zhao, do you want me to take out the contract terms and read them to you, or should we let Director Feng or your CEO Su and CEO Xiao handle the confrontation?"
"You want to complain?" Zhao Zhengrong said disdainfully.
Lin Mo smirked. "You're so stubborn and uncooperative. Are we really going to act like children and start a fight here? The project deadline is tight, and I don't want anyone to delay the progress. I have to find someone who can hold their ground and resolve this quickly. Since you're so determined to bring your personal emotions into the work, I don't mind making a big deal out of it."
Lin Mo took out her phone and switched to Su Luoang's number. "Should I call Mr. Su, or should you?"
"you--"
Lin Mo raised her fingertips and pretended to press down.
Beep—beep—
She really wanted to solve the problem quickly, so she pressed the button without hesitation, but the sound only rang twice. Zhao Zhengrong became visibly nervous, and in desperation, he directly pressed the hang-up button on her phone screen.
Lin Mo: “…”
Lin Mo: "Can we talk properly? Okay, work?"
Zhao Zhengrong didn't respond, but bent down to pick up the paper from the trash can and put it on the table.
The other party surrendered, and Lin Mo finally felt relieved. She rushed forward and posted her six-month work plan to the work group, stating righteously, "2L is a joint task for both our teams, and I hope you will give it your utmost attention. Although the work plan I sent to the group is led by our research institute, the contract clearly states that your colleagues must cooperate. I need to emphasize here that no matter who interferes with the progress, I will hold them accountable and investigate them one by one."
The girl still spoke in a leisurely tone, but without the previous softness. Her eyes were firm and every word she said was powerful.
The place was completely silent.
No one expected that the gentle girl in the meeting seemed like a different person at this moment, with a strong attitude and no room for rebuttal.
Many people had already opened the work plans in the group chat. While the plans were indeed more focused on the research institute's execution, Lin Mo had actually clearly marked the areas where Lu's cooperation was needed for each item. The most astonishing thing was: how could someone create such a detailed and thorough six-month plan?!
Isn’t it common to make a monthly plan first, and then a weekly plan?
She was so detailed that she even took care of every single day.
Six months, 183 days, and even a contingency strategy was preset in case of unexpected changes along the way, and plans were made to complete the task ahead of schedule. It was so scary and rigorous!
Even Zhao Zhengrong, who was full of resistance just now, couldn't help but widen her eyes after clicking on the file: How could someone be so crazy as to be more picky than her at work!
When Su Luoang came over, the scene was already in a harmonious state.
Lin Mo was discussing work with Zhao Zhengrong when Su Luoang asked her softly, "Mr. Lin, you just called me, why did you hang up? What happened?"
Zhao Zhengrong's expression tensed and he looked at Lin Mo anxiously.
Lin Mo let out a puzzled "Ah," feigning surprise. She quickly pulled out her phone from her pocket and apologized, "Oh, I'm sorry, Mr. Su. I might have called you accidentally because my phone was in my pocket."
Su Luoang: "Oh, it's okay, you guys continue to be busy."
Su Luoang tactfully withdrew, but soon after returning to the office, he learned of the conflict between Lin Mo and Zhao Zhengrong. The moment he learned of it, he was shocked: This is not good! He knew everything, how could Lu Yanxiao not know?
It’s over. Lin Mo is being bullied, and Lu Yanxiao is probably going to go crazy.
Su Luoang stood up from behind his desk and rushed to the president's office immediately.
At this moment in the president's office, Wang Qian quickly understood the entire matter and reported it to Lu Yanxiao without error at the first opportunity.
Lu Yanxiao's aura was extremely low. Although he listened patiently without saying a word, Wang Qian could clearly feel that his boss was very angry. He tapped the table lightly with his fingertips, as if he was loading a bullet, thinking about who to shoot next.
"That's basically it." After finishing the report, Wang Qian stood obediently in front of the table.
Lu Yanxiao paused, raised his eyelids, and asked indifferently, "Did you ask HR to arrange an office for you?"
"No." Wang Qian quickly denied.
Generally speaking, the Human Resources Department will arrange according to normal procedures, and the workstations of expatriates must be together with the cooperating departments. Unless someone specifically instructs, the situation that Lin Mo is facing today will not occur.
Lu Yanxiao said sternly, "Let Su Luoang get in."
Just as Lu Yanxiao finished speaking, there was a knock on the door. Wang Qian hurried over to open it. Standing outside was none other than Su Luoang. Su Luoang forced a gentle smile and silently said "thank you" to Wang Qian. Wang Qian gave him a sympathetic look, and the two of them understood each other tacitly.
"Your handiwork? Put her on the fire rack and roast her?" The moment the door closed, Lu Yanxiao's words of rebuke came over.
Su Luoang knew that his good intentions had led to bad consequences, but he felt somewhat wronged: "Who knew that you two were having an affair?"
Shouldn't the boss lady be given special treatment? Who can I go to for justice?
Lu Yanxiao looked at him with a look of idiocy: "It's work-related, understand?"
Su Luoang was speechless.
"Don't accept it?" Lu Yanxiao frowned, his tone questioning and slightly threatening.
After all, it was a dispute he had indirectly caused, so Su Luoang submitted: "What are your instructions? I will do it right away."
Lu Yanxiao: "I don't want that engineer under you to appear in the company again."
"!!" Su Luoang was shocked, "It's not that bad, is it?"
"Not really?"
"No matter what, you can't fire people without reason." Su Luoang said in a negotiating tone.
"For no reason?"
Lu Yanxiao's eyes were stern, and he leaned back slightly, leaning on the back of the chair, with an attitude that did not allow any doubt.
Su Luoang knew Lu Yanxiao very well. Although they were close friends, he clearly reminded him not to forget that they were also in a boss-subordinate relationship, and the proper boundaries should not be crossed.
Su Luoang then changed his relaxed state, suppressed his smile, and said seriously, "Boss Xiao, Zhao Zhengrong did something wrong. If she has any problems, she should come to me, not to Lin Mo. But she is very capable in her profession and works very hard. I personally feel that if such a talent is lost, it will be a loss for the company."
Lu Yanxiao remained unmoved: "Just because I can recruit talent without any restrictions doesn't mean I don't have high expectations for people's moral character."
"In the final analysis, I am responsible for this matter, President Xiao..."
Lu Yanxiao raised his hand to stop him, his attitude firm: "Do you need me to say more?"
Su Luoang shrugged helplessly, his voice implying something was wrong. "Okay, I'll do it right away. The compensation during the contract period is quite a bit."
Lu Yanxiao's patience had been exhausted, and his eyes glared at him like knives.
Su Luoang raised his hand in compromise: "Excuse me for being nosy, you are not short of money."
*
On the other hand, although there were some twists and turns, I finally finished the work with Zhao Zhengrong.
The three of them returned to the tenth floor. As soon as they entered the elevator, Lin Mo's tense state relaxed a little. She let her eyes go blank and leaned against the elevator wall as if taking a rest.
Li Ningxin was still angry and said indignantly, "My senior sister wasted over 800 yuan of coffee and milk tea money for nothing."
Liu Jun, who was more composed, said, "It wasn't all in vain. Most people were very nice. A few even added their contact information and quietly told me I could contact them anytime if I had any questions. It was just that I couldn't show it in front of Zhao Zhengrong."
"Yeah, I was so angry I lost my mind and lumped everyone down with one stick." Li Ningxin's mood improved slightly. She glanced at her phone and nodded in agreement. "Someone added me too. Actually, everyone is pretty nice. It's just that Zhao Zhengrong who's abnormal. She's the director, and we'll inevitably have to look for her in the future. It's annoying just thinking about it."
Li Ningxin sighed and took Lin Mo's arm: "Hey, Senior Sister, what do you say we should do?"
Lin Mo straightened up: "We just need to do our job well. Even if she is reluctant, in the end, isn't she still working with us? So, there is no need to feel pressured."
"Okay." Li Ningxin clenched her fist to encourage herself, "But sister, you looked so handsome just now! I've never seen you like this at work. I felt so safe, hehe."
Lin Mo curled her lips slightly: "Don't worry, I'll hold up the sky if it falls."
"Senior Sister~"
bite--
The sound of the elevator reaching the tenth floor rang out, and the three of them walked into the office area, glancing in the direction of the green plants at the same time. Before, they didn't know that this floor was exclusively for the boss, so they could still take it calmly. After knowing this, their mood changed, and they all unconsciously slowed down their footsteps.
Li Ningxin lowered her voice and said, "I checked online before. President Xiao has a very bad reputation. I wonder if he will be unreasonable at work, siding with his own people, and deliberately making things difficult for us?"
"What's said on the Internet may not be true." Lin Mo evaded the question. To avoid revealing the truth by saying more, she walked straight into the office, ignoring Li Ningxin who was still suspicious.
It is impossible to stay on the tenth floor any longer.
Lin Mo took out her cell phone and sent a message to Su Luoang about changing office seats.
Su Luoang had just been reprimanded by Lu Yanxiao, and he handled the aftermath quickly, having already arranged a new workstation before receiving Lin Mo's message. It was on the third floor, just across the aisle from the company's 2L design team. He'd also been there when the workstation was moved. After all, it was his responsibility to resolve the conflict, a conflict he'd indirectly caused. So, he came up with a reasonably convincing excuse.
"I had previously considered that the three people from Party A might have other work besides the 2L position, and that much of the research institute's work involves confidentiality, so I had HR relocate their workstations to the tenth floor. Before the meeting this morning, Engineer Lin noticed they were far from everyone else and spoke to me privately, saying there was nothing confidential. So, this was a case of my own imprudent decision. To facilitate communication with everyone, I'm moving their workstations here so we can all work as a team."
Su Luoang is not a talkative person on weekdays, and as the company's vice president, his words were somewhat humble and apologetic. Everyone was convinced and surprised.
What was even more surprising was that Su Luoang also added a new member to their three-person team.
Song Yue, male, 28 years old, engineer in Zhao Zhengrong's team.
Su Luoang: "In the next six months, Song Yue will be with you. If you need any cooperation from our company, you can give it to him. He will be responsible for coordinating with the company internally."
"Thank you, Mr. Su." Lin Mo thanked him and then shook hands with Song Yue. "Welcome to join our team. It's a pleasure to work with you."
Song Yue has an active personality and a smile that reveals a row of neat white teeth: "It's a pleasure to work with you. Thank you for your support."
After everyone dispersed and returned to their own offices, Li Ningxin cautiously asked Song Yue, "Teacher Song, you are Director Zhao's right-hand man. Will Director Zhao have any objections to you being transferred to our team?"
Song Yue shrugged, not really caring: "It's the boss's order."
"Big boss? You mean President Xiao?"
Song Yue: "Yes, it's President Xiao."
Li Ningxin looked suspicious.
During lunch break, Li Ningxin found out the whole story. She was so excited that she ran back from the tea room excitedly and sat down next to Lin Mo.
Li Ningxin: "Senior Sister, breaking news!"
Because she had so much work to do, Lin Mo bought a sandwich from the company's vending machine for lunch, but she was so busy that she forgot to eat it. Li Ningxin had just sat down when she saw the well-packaged sandwich and scolded her, "Mr. Lin, do you want to eat your stomach?" Then she took the initiative to open the package, handed it to her, and said seriously, "Eat and listen."
Lin Mo took it obediently, made a gesture of invitation, and was ready to listen attentively.
Li Ningxin: "Do you know why President Su came to apologize?"
Lin Mo, like a well-behaved student, chewed her sandwich and shook her head, "Why?"
"Because President Xiao scolded him severely. It is said that they were not only a boss and subordinate relationship, but also good friends and brothers. However, President Xiao was very angry with him. When he came out of President Xiao's office, his face was particularly grim."
Lin Mo was stunned and felt a little nervous unconsciously.
"It's not necessarily about us."
"It must be," Li Ningxin said confidently. "Not long after leaving President Xiao's office, President Su called Zhao Zhengrong over for a talk. Some people vaguely overheard President Su criticizing Zhao Zhengrong, saying that President Xiao was so angry about this matter that he even scolded him."
Lin Mo glanced at Zhao Zhengrong's workstation. She hadn't seen Zhao Zhengrong since they moved down.
It seems to confirm what Li Ningxin said.
“Senior Sister…”
Li Ningxin changed the subject, a look of inquiry flashing in her eyes, "Don't you think it's strange?"
"What's strange about that?"
"At first, when I heard President Xiao criticize President Su, I thought President Xiao was different from the online rumors. He was criticizing the person, not the issue, and was helping us out. He was quite nice. But just after dinner, I heard colleagues say that President Xiao would never be so disrespectful to President Su. He actually made the Vice President apologize in public."
Lin Mo didn't say anything, picked up the cup and drank a few sips of water.
"They've just arranged for Zhao Zhengrong's people to come here. It's like they're completely ignoring President Su and Zhao Zhengrong. They're not giving them any respect at all. It's a bit too much." Li Ningxin looked around and said mysteriously, "Senior Sister, I feel like President Xiao seems to be interested in you."
"Cough, cough, cough." Lin Mo choked on a mouthful of water, her face flushed red from coughing. She looked around and asked intermittently, "How, how did you tell that?"
As far as Li Ningxin could remember, she had never seen her and Lu Yanxiao have direct contact.
Li Ningxin helped her draw a few pieces of paper: "Intuition."
Lin Mo wiped her mouth with paper and breathed a sigh of relief temporarily.
"Senior Sister, you need to be fully aware of your own beauty. You are definitely the type that many people will fall in love with at first sight. This Mr. Xiao might have set his sights on you during those few visits to our institute. Really, my intuition is always accurate. He is very likely to like you."
Li Ningxin tapped a few times on her phone screen, saying seriously, "But Senior Sister, you don't usually pay much attention to gossip, so you don't understand. Look, there are a lot of gossips about President Xiao online. He changes girlfriends like he changes clothes. We can't be fooled by him."
"No, he doesn't like me. He is the boss and he is just solving the problem normally." Lin Mo explained sincerely.
After finishing the last few bites of the sandwich, he couldn't help but speak up for Lu Yanxiao, "Also, don't believe too much in the gossip online. A lot of it is just a scam to gain traffic."
“But other colleagues also said…”
"That's how rumors spread." Lin Mo interrupted her, threw the sandwich wrapper into the trash can, and took out a wet tissue to wipe her hands, "Get to work."
Li Ningxin: "Oh."
After Li Ningxin returned to her workstation, Lin Mo turned on her phone, flipped to the chat interface with Lu Yanxiao, and wrote "Thank you..." in the dialog box, but after typing a few words, deleting and revising, she never pressed the send button.
What are you thanking me for?
——Thank him for training Su Luoang and arranging people to join their group?
What if this is just from the perspective of Party B’s boss, dealing with the relationship between his own company and Party A, and what if he doesn’t want others to know about his reprimand of his subordinates?
Lin Mo finally deleted all the content in the input box and sent nothing.
It was not until after get off work, when she had just gotten into her car, that she received a call from Su Luoang and learned what else Lu Yanxiao had done.
"Expel? Are we going to expel Zhao Zhengrong just because of this?"
Su Luoang sighed, "Boss Xiao is so stubborn. I've tried everything all day to persuade him, but it's no use."
"Why? Has he been like this before?" Lin Mo couldn't believe it. Zhao Zhengrong was just a junior or middle-level manager in the company. It was not necessary to fire him for such a small matter.
“It never happened before.”
Su Luoang hesitated for a few seconds, as if he had made up his mind. "Although the outside world rumours that he is arrogant and ruthless, in fact, it is always others who make mistakes of principle that lead him to take some extraordinary actions. But this time..."
"This time, he did it just for you." Su Luoang said heavily.
"For me?" Lin Mo was confused.
"Lin Mo, you hold a very important place in Lu Yanxiao's heart. He doesn't want you to suffer even the slightest bit of injustice."
Su Luoang's tone was extremely certain, without any hint of joking.
Lin Mo really wanted to tell him that they were a fake couple and had no feelings for each other, but this was just an agreement between the two of them, so it was not easy to say it out loud. She guessed that Su Luoang would not make this call just to say these things. She laid so much groundwork to show how much Lu Yanxiao cared about her, probably because she wanted her to plead for Zhao Zhengrong.
She confirmed bluntly, "You want me to help you persuade him not to fire Zhao Zhengrong?"
"If that's possible, that would be great." Su Luoang said frankly without further ado, "I recruited Zheng Rong from abroad back then. She's a bit straightforward, but she's an excellent worker. Selfishly, I don't want her to be fired. She has feelings for the 2L and hopes to see it launched in person."
"Okay, I'll try my best." Lin Mo responded straightforwardly.
Although Zhao Zhengrong made things difficult for her, to be fair, this was not enough to warrant dismissal, and Zhao Zhengrong was indeed capable.
*
It was getting dark when we drove back to Fenglin Garden.
Lin Mo was not very familiar with the environment. She drove around the garage for a long time before she found her parking space. The car that Lu Yanxiao drove out in the morning was parked in the original position.
As the elevator went up, Lin Mo began to think about how to talk to Lu Yanxiao later.
Even though Su Luoang spoke in a very exaggerated and romantic way, she knew that it was all fake, and she was not sure whether Lu Yanxiao would listen to her.
I pushed the door open and saw that the lights in the house were on, and there were rustling sounds coming from the direction of the kitchen.
Is he cooking again?
If she let Lu Yanxiao cook again, she would really become a boss who just sits back and waits for food to come.
Lin Mo suddenly felt like she was facing a great enemy. She quickly changed her shoes, put down her bag, and hung up her coat. When she was about to rush to the kitchen after finishing, she heard the sound of a sliding door not far away. The next moment, a middle-aged woman in her early fifties walked out of the kitchen. The woman was wearing an apron and holding a plate of hot spare ribs in her hand.
"Mrs. Lu, you're back." The woman placed the ribs on the dining table and greeted her warmly. "I'm the new housekeeper, Liu Liqin. You can call me Sister Qin or Aunt Qin, whichever is more comfortable for you."
Oh yes, I forgot about this. Lu Yanxiao said this morning that in order to avoid Grandpa Lu sending someone from the old house, he specially found a housekeeping staff.
Hearing the words "Mrs. Lu," she felt ashamed and suspended in mid-air. She tried to correct herself, "Hello, Sister Qin. Just call me Lin Mo."
"How can that be? We have regulations."
Sister Qin insisted, so she didn't force it anymore and smiled faintly: "Okay. Dinner is ready, right? I'll go call Lu Yanxiao to eat."
She ran away in small steps, and Sister Qin's voice came from behind her: "Mr. Lu is in the study."
The study door wasn't completely shut, and the light from inside shone through the gap onto the corridor floor. Lin Mo knocked twice, but there was no response. Peering through the gap, she saw the desk was empty. She pushed the door open and took a few steps inside, only to find Lu Yanxiao standing in front of the French window.
From her angle, she could only see Lu Yanxiao's back. He had one hand in his side pocket, facing the night outside, looking at something unknown, so much so that he didn't even notice her coming in.
Lin Mo tilted her upper body curiously to look out the floor-to-ceiling window, and vaguely saw the flashing lights on the rooftop of L Hotel in the distance, with sporadic red and green lines.
There is a helipad on the top floor of the L Hotel, which must have happened to be a helicopter taking off or landing.
But in this house, isn't it common to see it? She saw it when she first came here. What's so good about it?
Lin Mo's gaze shifted unconsciously, landing on the tall figure. Lu Yanxiao was wearing the same clothes he wore to the office during the day, except now he had taken off his suit jacket. He wore a light black shirt tucked into his trousers, revealing his lean, smooth waistline and making his legs look long and straight.
Although he has a workplace abstinence style, his slightly raised buttocks make him look sexy.
What a great figure.
Lin Mo's attention was unconsciously hooked, and her eyes followed him. She saw the man turn around and sit down on the single sofa next to her. He pinched the capacitive stylus with his slender fingers and tapped the tablet screen a few times with the tip of the stylus. She raised her eyes inadvertently and caught a glimpse of another person in the room.
Lu Yanxiao raised his eyebrows slightly, took off his headphones, and looked over with a questioning look.
"I'm here to call you for dinner." Lin Mo was caught peeking and hurriedly looked away.
Just as I was about to slip away, a familiar voice came from the computer on the desk: "Qingqing?"
It was Lu Qingye. It turned out that he was on a video call with Grandpa Lu. It would be impolite not to say hello to an old man. Lin Mo obediently responded, "Grandpa, it's me." As she said that, she ran to the table and was about to say hello to Grandpa. When her hand was halfway raised and before she could see the computer screen clearly, her wrist was suddenly exerted with force and was pulled over by someone.
By the time she reacted, she was already sitting on Lu Yanxiao's lap. He was holding her wrist with one hand and clasping the back of her head with the other, forcing her face against his shoulder.
"What are you doing?"
Her lips pressed against the inside of the man's shoulder, and the three words she uttered were muffled, turning into a muffled whimper. Lin Mo became increasingly panicked, her face burning as if it were on fire, all the way to the tips of her ears.
She tried to break free, pushing the man's shoulders and chest with both hands, but she heard his low voice in her ears: "We're on a video conference."
A mellow voice wrapped in warmth brushed past her earlobe, making the place numb and unbearable. She shuddered physiologically, and her head seemed to be blank for two seconds. When her consciousness returned, she realized what he was saying, and the pounding movement of her hands stopped instantly.
He is on a video conference!!!
In other words, besides Lu Qingye, there were other people in the company on the other end of the video call.
How can you hold a meeting after get off work hours?
She wanted to escape, but was afraid that the camera would capture her face. If she turned her back to the computer and moved out of the picture, she was not sure if it would be too deliberate and arouse Lu Qingye's suspicion. Besides, walking sideways like a crab was also quite funny.
She was in a difficult situation and had to stay put for the time being. She continued to sit on Lu Yanxiao's lap obediently, portraying herself as a wife who was deeply in love with her husband.
After a brief silence of more than a minute, the sound finally came from the computer again.
Lu Qingye laughed heartily a few times and introduced her without hesitation: "Qingqing, my granddaughter-in-law. The little girl is shy, so please don't scare her."
At the same time, Lu Yanxiao whispered in her ear: "It will be over soon, just hold on a little longer."
Ending soon?
Lin Mo saw some hope, leaned on his shoulder, and nodded softly in compliance.
The meeting continued, and she hung on Lu Yanxiao like a sloth, listening to the content of the meeting here and there. Only then did she realize that it was an international meeting between the Lu Group headquarters and European customers. The time difference had to be taken into consideration, so it was held at this time.
But it was said to be "ending soon", but ten minutes later, there was still no sign of it ending.
Lin Mo listened to the foreign friends' speech boredly. The more she listened, the more she felt something was wrong. Her English foundation was not bad. Even though the content of the meeting was related to cars, which she had little knowledge of, she, as an outsider, could understand the other party's demands. Lu Qingye was still asking questions.
Lu Qingye seemed to be deliberately delaying time.
The others were speaking with great enthusiasm and didn't seem to want to end.
Lin Mo gradually came to her senses. Grandpa Lu was deliberately letting her and Lu Yanxiao enjoy their "lovemaking" for a while longer. As for the others, they were just there to gossip. Meetings were never as interesting as gossip, especially watching gossip about the boss himself. They must have worn out their screenshot keys.
Thinking of this, Lin Mo dared not move, for fear that she would accidentally reveal her profile and others would recognize it from some clues.
But after ten minutes of maintaining the same position for so long, her legs and butt were sore, and she couldn't sit still any longer. They were practically pressed together, and although Lu Yanxiao spoke normally, his body temperature had somehow risen several degrees. She felt like she was next to a stove, and now she could feel the sticky heat.
After another three minutes, Lin Mo could no longer endure it. She put her slender arms behind the man's neck and asked softly at his ear: "How long will it take?"
The man just moved slightly, and before he could react, his earlobe touched her lips.
Lin Mo froze for a moment, without time to react, when she suddenly felt something hard touching the outside of her left leg. The burning temperature made her quickly realize what it was.
The man's breathing beside me became noticeably heavier, and his Adam's apple rolled as he swallowed.
Her whole body tensed up, and she felt so embarrassed that she wanted to die. She hooked her toes on the ground, trying to get away from the hot object, but she only moved slightly. Before she could move away, the man's low and hoarse voice poured into her eardrums.
"Don't move." He lowered one hand and held it tightly on her knee.
The meeting on the computer was still dragging on, but Lu Yanxiao ignored it and interrupted it: "Sorry, today's meeting will end here."
Without waiting for anyone else to respond, he slammed his laptop shut.
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