Lu Qing watched the whole thing, but didn't react at all.
Only after Gu Xicheng sat down again did she suddenly say:
"That girl seems to like you!"
Gu Xicheng raised an eyebrow: "What? Are you angry?"
Lu Qing shook his head as he ate:
"She's not very bright, and I'm not going to get angry with someone who's not bright!"
Gu Xicheng couldn't help but smile. He'd already insulted her like that, yet she still said she wasn't angry. She was just being stubborn!
What he didn't know was that Lu Qing wasn't angry at all; she was just stating the facts.
I could tell from the waitress's appearance that she had some mental issues; it was probably paranoia, and quite severe.
He must have ruined his brain by reading too many domineering CEO novels.
After finishing her meal, Lu Qing felt sleepy again.
I was severely sleep-deprived last night, and these two or three hours of sleep are simply not enough to make up for it.
Lu Qing yawned and asked Gu Xicheng:
"I want to talk to you about something, okay?"
Gu Xicheng: "What is it?"
Lu Qing: "I want to sleep a little longer. Can you take me back to school later?"
Gu Xicheng chuckled softly:
"If you don't go back to school, you'll have to come to the company with me."
"A company? What kind of place is a company?" Lu Qing asked, her eyes full of curiosity.
"Why don't you go and see for yourself?" Gu Xicheng said with a smile.
"Okay, then I'll go to the company with you!"
After paying, Gu Xicheng took Lu Qing straight to the Gu Group office building.
When Lu Qing got downstairs, she couldn't help but peek out:
"Wow, what a tall building! Just like the ones I see on TV!"
Gu Xicheng couldn't help but find it amusing:
"You naive little girl, this building isn't even the tallest. I'll take you to see the world's tallest building sometime, it's even taller than this!"
Lu Qing didn't say anything more, but just looked around like a curious child.
Upon arriving at the parking lot, Gu Xicheng parked the car and then took Lu Qing to the top-floor office via elevator.
It was lunchtime, and they ran into many employees.
The employees all looked like they'd stumbled upon some juicy gossip when they saw Gu Xicheng with a young girl by his side, but none of them dared to utter a sound, except for a chubby male secretary.
Wu Dalong grinned slyly and asked Gu Xicheng in a low voice:
"Boss, is this girl your mistress?"
Everyone in the elevator pricked up their ears, ready to hear the juicy gossip.
Gu Xicheng sternly corrected him: "What lover? My conduct is supervised by the Party!"
She is my fiancée!
Gu Xicheng didn't want to reveal Lu Qing's identity so soon, but since he had been asked, he had to tell the truth.
Wu Dalong covered his mouth and let out an extremely exaggerated laugh:
"Oh my! Boss, you actually have a fiancée? I thought you were truly indifferent to worldly desires!"
Gu Xicheng's face darkened: "Shut up!"
"Boss, don't be shy, I won't tell anyone!" Wu Dalong winked at Gu Xicheng.
Gu Xicheng pursed his lips and remained silent; he didn't want to talk to this guy anymore.
Finally, the elevator reached the top floor, and Gu Xicheng pulled Lu Qing out.
Lu Qing asked curiously:
"Who was that hoarse-voiced guy just now? He sounded like an eunuch from an ancient imperial palace!"
Upon hearing this, Gu Xicheng burst into laughter, his dark expression vanishing.
"They do look quite alike!"
Wu Dalong, who had caught up to deliver the documents, overheard this, and a look of grievance instantly appeared on his chubby face:
"Boss, you're a big boss, how can you talk about your lovely, kind, and responsible secretary behind her back!"
Gu Xicheng almost rolled his eyes:
"Say what it is right now!"
Wu Dalong handed over an itinerary with a fawning smile:
"There's a meeting at 2:30 this afternoon, and the vice president of Shengyuan will also be attending. It's already 1:30. Should I postpone the meeting?"
Wu Dalong's eyes darted back and forth between Gu Xicheng and Lu Qing, his smile lewd, giving Lu Qing goosebumps.
Gu Xicheng's face darkened, and he gritted his teeth, saying, "No need to postpone!"
Wu Dalong looked doubtful: "Huh? One hour, boss... you're done?"
"Get out of here!"
Gu Xicheng gritted his teeth and spat out those three words.
Seeing that Gu Xicheng was truly angry, Wu Dalong quickly and tactfully left, still looking puzzled after entering the elevator.
"I meant well, so why is the boss so angry?"
"Could it be that he didn't have enough time and was afraid the young proprietress would dislike him?"
Wu Dalong felt he had figured out the truth and secretly resolved to help his boss solve this problem.
After getting rid of the annoying secretary, Gu Xicheng took Lu Qing into his office.
The sofa in the office can be converted into a small bed, which is also Gu Xicheng's temporary nap area.
"You can sleep here. I'll turn the air conditioning down so you'll be comfortable sleeping under the covers!"
"Um!"
Lu Qing nodded, took off her shoes, and crawled into the quilt.
The blanket was covered in Gu Xicheng's scent—not a fragrance, nor an unpleasant one, but one that filled me with a sense of security.
Seeing Lu Qing sniffing the blanket like a puppy, Gu Xicheng was speechless.
"I'm very clean. The blankets were aired out yesterday, and the duvet cover was newly changed. Don't be disgusted!"
Lu Qing shook his head like a rattle-drum:
"No, no! How could I possibly dislike your blanket! It smells wonderful!"
Gu Xicheng was then pleased: "Go to sleep!"
Lu Qing closed her eyes, and drowsiness quickly overcame her; she fell asleep in less than two minutes.
Gu Xicheng had barely sat down in the chair when he heard even breathing, and couldn't help but chuckle:
"She fell asleep so quickly!"
Ignoring Lu Qing, Gu Xicheng was busy handling other matters.
At 2:28, Wu Dalong tiptoed in and whispered:
"Boss, are you done? The meeting is about to start!"
There was no response from inside, so Wu Dalong cautiously peeked through the crack in the door.
Suddenly, the door opened, and he fell to the ground.
Just as she was about to cry out, Gu Xicheng covered her mouth:
"Shh! Keep your voice down!"
Wu Dalong glanced at Lu Qing, who was sleeping on the sofa, and nodded repeatedly with a smile.
Gu Xicheng let go of him, wiped his hands on him with disgust, and then turned and went to the conference room.
Wu Dalong quickly followed.
When Gu Xicheng arrived, the conference room was already full of people. As soon as he entered, he went straight to Li Ningqiang, the vice president of Shengyuan.
"Uncle Li, it's been a long time!"
Li Ningqiang was an elder and had some cooperation with Gu Yan, so Gu Xicheng treated him very politely.
But he seemed to put on airs like an elder. Everyone stood up to greet Gu Xicheng, but he remained seated, sitting in Gu Xicheng's seat.
"Xiao Gu, it's been a long time since we last saw each other. The last time I saw you, you had just started college!"
Gu Xicheng smiled politely: "Uncle Li has a really good memory!"
"Now that you're here, let's sign this contract!"
Li Ningqiang handed over a contract directly.
Gu Xicheng didn't take it, but glanced at the contract and smiled:
"Uncle Li, I thought you came here today to discuss the shipment, but I didn't expect you to want the 'Riding the Wind' project!"
"Hehe! It's just something I did on the side!" Li Ningqiang said with a forced smile.
Gu Xicheng's eyes flickered slightly, and his smile became more perfunctory:
"Uncle Li, the Gu family has already announced that the 'Riding the Wind' project will be put out to tender. If you want it, just submit a bid. What's the point of bringing a contract here?"
Li Ningqiang stood up, patted Gu Xicheng's arm, and laughed:
"Xiao Gu, you're being too polite. Do you think I'm the same as everyone else?"
"You haven't been with Gu's Group for long, and you need a big project to prove your abilities and establish yourself. Uncle Li is helping you out!"
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