This "overtime" lasted until late at night.
Jiang Mianmian struggled to get up from the sofa, picked up her clothes scattered on the floor, and felt sore all over.
"I'll help you."
The man wrapped his arms around her from behind, a satisfied smile on his face.
Jiang Mianmian felt his burning chest, his heartbeat pressed against her bare back, reaching deep into her heart.
She dared not ask him for help, so she quickly broke free and hastily put her clothes on.
Huo Junyu smiled, put on his clothes, and instinctively reached into his pants pocket, but... he was out of cigarettes.
Only now does he understand what his father's "cigarette money" was all about.
Jiang Mianmian forced herself to finish reading the last bit of information, and then Huo Junyu took her home. The next day, the two slept until almost eight o'clock, only to be woken up by their phones.
"Your phone?"
"It's yours..."
"Um?"
The two woke up at the same time and found their phones vibrating simultaneously.
One of them was Jiang Mianmian's secretary: "Mr. Lu, look at the news! Something's happened!"
The other was Huo Junyu's assistant: "Mr. Huo, um...um, there seems to be a problem with Lu's project. You should check the news!"
The two suddenly snapped out of their daze, turned on their phones, and saw a multitude of news headlines popping up on the screen.
A real estate company suddenly appeared out of nowhere and took the lead in holding a press conference to release the latest information about its properties.
The building's design, from its exterior to its interior, and even the materials and promotional slogans, was exactly the same as the project in Jiang Mianmian's hands!
"What...what's going on?!"
*
When Jiang Mianmian arrived at the company, all the board members were already there.
Among them were those who followed Lu Lishan in conquering the world, and those who opposed him.
However, at this moment, they all looked at Jiang Mianmian with complicated expressions, and the conference room was as silent as death.
“Mr. Lu,” someone finally spoke up, “we invested our money in this project because of your ability and decisiveness!”
"But how did our trade secrets get leaked?"
"Exactly!" everyone chimed in. "A lot of money had already been invested in this project, and we were even preparing to enter it for a major architectural award. Now it's all over!"
"The money we've already invested is destined to go down the drain. Shouldn't Mr. Lu give us an explanation?"
Jiang Mianmian listened calmly to what they had to say. She did not refute or defend herself. She remained quiet throughout, and from her composed expression, it was as if nothing had happened.
Because she knew that arguing was useless; she couldn't win against a group of people on her own.
Moreover, this matter will only get worse if we try to explain it.
Even though it wasn't her fault, she was the person in charge of the project, so she had to find a way to solve the problem.
The meeting room suddenly fell silent, and everyone's eyes turned to Jiang Mianmian.
"Has everyone finished speaking?"
She smiled and gently stood up.
A group of elders, all seasoned veterans of the business world, sat at the conference table, yet none of them uttered a single word.
This little girl seems to possess a powerful strength.
Jiang Mianmian's calm yet firm gaze swept across everyone's faces. "I will not shirk responsibility for this matter. But finding out who leaked the secret will take time. Right now, our most important task is to minimize the damage!"
"Please trust me, I will definitely come up with a solution in the shortest possible time!"
"Ha," someone chuckled dismissively, "If CEO Lu can't come up with a solution, are we all going to starve?"
"Of course not." A deep, resonant voice suddenly came from outside the conference room.
The conference room door opened, and Huo Junyu's footsteps approached from afar.
An innate air of nobility is a characteristic ingrained in the bones of Huo family men.
The people in the conference room dared not breathe and all looked at him.
Huo Junyu stood next to Jiang Mianmian, his hand naturally around her waist, his sharp gaze sweeping over everyone.
"The one who just said he was going to starve, where do you place the Huo family?"
The man froze, gave a forced smile, and quickly lowered his head.
"I can assure everyone," Huo Junyu said calmly, "as long as the Huo family exists, Lu's investment will not fail!"
“But as long as I, Huo Junyu, am alive,” he said in a low voice, “I will not allow anyone to make things difficult for my wife!”
The shareholders looked at each other and lowered their heads.
Anyone who dares to make things difficult for Mr. Huo's wife will really be left with nothing.
After a long day of work, Jiang Mianmian dragged her tired body downstairs, where Huo Junyu's car had been waiting for her for a long time.
"I'll take you home." Huo Junyu smiled indulgently and touched her face.
"Honey, I want to..."
“I know you want to go back to your parents’ home.” Huo Junyu started the car. “After such a big incident, your parents must be very worried about you. I’ll take you back to see them now. Besides, Dad is an old hand; he might have some ideas!”
Jiang Mianmian smiled.
If he weren't holding the steering wheel, she would have loved to rush up and hug him.
"Honey, how can you be so good to me?" She blinked her big eyes. "You know exactly what I'm thinking!"
Huo Junyu curled his lips into a smile.
“My dad used to be my mom’s superhero, able to fulfill all her wishes.”
"And what about you?"
"I'm yours..." Huo Junyu stopped at the red light, looked at her tenderly, and said softly, "I'm your Doraemon, how about that?"
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