Chapter 24: The Vain Male Wife of the Domineering Boss
This sentence contained too much information and had a huge impact on Guan Yi.
The space seemed to freeze for a moment. Guan Yi calmed his mind and revealed a somewhat unnatural smile.
"Really? That's a shame. Let's make an appointment next time when you have time."
Guan Yi looked at Lin Zhi, trying hard to control his expression.
"Okay, see you later."
Lin Zhi nodded in response, but they all knew that this was a polite answer in social situations.
Hearing that Lin Zhi did not deny it, the light in Guan Yi's eyes dimmed completely.
He broke up before he even fell in love. Guan Yi lowered his head and hugged Nuonuo's head and rubbed it to hide his loss.
It was ridiculous. He still regarded the man from yesterday as a potential competitor, not knowing that the real rival in love was already right in front of him, looking down on him as an absolute winner.
"Nuonuo, I'm leaving."
Guan Yi quickly calmed down, said goodbye to the dog, and then said goodbye to Lin Zhi.
"Do you need me to ask the driver to take you?"
Mingyao looked at him and asked as the master of the domain.
"No, I have a car, thank you."
The bullying went too far, and Guan Yi was gritting his teeth in his heart.
Facing Mingyao, he dropped even the forced smile and walked towards the door.
Mingyao withdrew his gaze indifferently, looked at Lin Zhi as if he had done nothing, and asked naturally: "Have you had dinner?"
Lin Zhi watched this jealous declaration, and although Mingyao's expression did not change noticeably, he could already sense the smugness in Mingyao's heart and could not help but chuckle in his heart.
"I just came back from eating at Grandpa's. Aren't we going to look at the ring the day after tomorrow? Isn't it said that..."
Lin Zhi turned the topic to what Mingyao had just said, showing some doubts and hesitation.
"You can go and look at the designs and see if there's anything you like."
This was actually an excuse Mingyao made up on the spur of the moment, but think about it, he could take the opportunity to travel with Lin Zhi and drive away a covetous person at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.
Mingyao was still waiting for Lin Zhi to ask him why he had brought up the issue between them, so that he could announce it in a natural way.
So what if the contract was broken? He didn't feel the need to keep their relationship secret. He even felt that announcing the news of their long-standing secret marriage now would discourage some people from approaching Lin Zhi.
But Lin Zhi didn't ask, which made Mingyao feel a little disappointed, but then he thought that this might not be a kind of consent, and he felt happy again.
Even though Lin Zhi does not completely belong to him now, it is undeniable that he is the closest person to Lin Zhi.
Dinner was ready in the kitchen, but Lin Zhi did not leave. She stayed with Mingyao and watched him eat dinner. She asked him about his rehabilitation and whether his leg hurt.
In the bright and spacious restaurant, there were steaming food and his caring wife beside him. This was an extremely beautiful picture that Ming Yao had never imagined, so he changed his habit of not talking while eating and answered every question of Lin Zhi after swallowing the food in his mouth.
Of course he felt uncomfortable. His legs hadn't walked for a long time and the muscles were atrophied.
The top team in charge of his rehabilitation training developed a detailed plan based on his condition. Initially, they used massage, acupuncture and other methods to relieve muscle condition, starting with basic weight-bearing stretching.
The strange feeling of his limbs not belonging to him, the pain during rehabilitation, and the not-so-good feeling of his limbs after a period of training, these were all tolerable for Mingyao, so he just mentioned them briefly when answering Lin Zhi.
After dinner, Mingyao and Lin Zhi usually don't stay in the living room, but return to their rooms to deal with things.
Mingyao looked at Lin Zhi with burning eyes, waiting for him to go to the fifth floor together, but he saw Lin Zhi pressed the button for the fourth floor and waved to him with a smile.
Before Mingyao could think of a reason to let Lin Zhi accompany him, Lin Zhi had already left.
There is indeed no need for them to stay together all the time. Mingyao told himself that adults need their own space. He was busy with rehabilitation today and he also had some work piled up that he had not dealt with.
Although he thought so, Mingyao's brows were still slightly frowned.
Mingyao usually handles his work in the study, but there are some documents that he would bring into the bedroom at night, and he needs to take them out now.
Before entering the bedroom, Ming Yao was thinking that Lin Zhi slept in his bed last night, and the quilt was probably stained with his sweet scent. After entering, he saw the clean and newly changed sheets.
Mingyao: …………
It should have been cleaned by the auntie, as he has the habit of changing the bed sheets every day.
The clean bed quilt exuded the fresh scent of laundry detergent. Mingyao took the documents and went to the study with an increasingly gloomy expression.
On the fourth floor, Lin Zhi returned to her room to deal with some company matters, playing with a gray, furry cat keychain in her hand.
The white fluff had become a little gray and yellow, but in fact it was clean. Lin Zhi had washed it and dried it not long ago, but it had been worn out by time and could no longer be as clean as before.
Before dinner, the old man took him to the house where they used to live, a villa a few blocks away.
But no one lived there, and it hadn't been cleaned for a long time, so there was a thick layer of dust on the white cloth. After Lin Zhi and the old man went in, the dust left their footprints.
This is where Mingyao grew up. The old man told him with emotion what this place used to be like, with endless sadness in his words.
Lin Zhi had a clearer understanding of Mingyao's past. Before leaving Mingyao's room, she found this keychain in the corner.
There was no key hanging on it; it lay alone on the ground.
The old man was a little surprised. In his memory, Mingyao would not use such a cute pendant. However, it had been too long and he was old, so he could not remember many things.
Since this thing was found in Mingyao’s room, it must be related to Mingyao.
Lin Zhi took it away, washed it clean and dried it at the old man's place, and kept it with him.
Objects can store memories, which is why Lin Zhi brought it out from the corner of time.
Lin Zhi squeezed the small pendant in her hand, her eyes filled with thoughtfulness.
01, who had been staring at Lin Zhi's actions, spoke up: [Host, our mission has taken another step forward. The target of the mission has told others about your marriage and wants to get a ring. Is it not long before it is made public? 】
It would be great if it could really transform. It's so lonely staying inside the host's brain all the time.
I didn’t agree to make it public. 】
Lin Zhi stroked the pendant cat's tail and said slowly: [Although I didn't refuse. 】
01qiqiaiai: [Is this so? 】
01 Actually, it is a bit frustrating. Sometimes when talking to the host, it always feels like its IQ is not enough, which makes it feel so useless.
Lin Zhi sensed 01's confusion and comforted him: "Human emotions are so complicated. It's normal that you AI can't understand them. People are not programs, and most of them say one thing and mean another." 】
01 Cheered up: [I will accumulate work experience. If the host needs me for anything, please let me know! 】
Although he doesn't quite understand the host's plan, 01 knows that he just needs to trust the host.
Listening to the naive system voice, Lin Zhi shook the plush kitten in his hand and put it in the drawer.
Although he has never played emotional games with others, this is actually similar to the games in the business world.
Everything he had done before was to wait for Mingyao's response. Naturally, he would not attack Mingyao when he expressed his opinion, but he would not affirm it and let Mingyao succeed directly.
Without a clear answer, everything will naturally remain vague.
It rained on the 27th, so Mingyao's plan to go see the ring with Lin Zhi was naturally cancelled.
In fact, rainy days don’t prevent people from shopping in jewelry stores. It’s just that Lin Zhi said he liked one of the designer’s works, so there’s naturally no need for him to look at other works.
At night, Mingyao looked at the door from time to time, but there was no movement and no knocking sound.
Mingyao rubbed his aching leg and pursed his lips.
He habitually turned on the surveillance at home. He thought Lin Zhi would be in the room, but he found him in the small hall on the third floor.
There was a sound of rain outside the floor-to-ceiling window, and a moist scent was floating in the air.
The star-shaped lamp hanging on the ceiling emitted warm light. Lin Zhi turned on the small cold light lamp on the table next to her and sat on the rattan chair to read.
Perhaps he saw something interesting, the corners of his lips curled up slightly.
As the pages turned, the pale pink knuckles swayed with the movement of the fingers.
The white and soft Samoyed lay at Lin Zhi's feet. Its weight had already exceeded the average level of dogs of the same age. It was no longer as small as when it first came, and it was growing very fast.
The autumn night was cold, but the furry dog was very warm. Lin Zhi stepped on Nuonuo and rubbed it. Nuonuo moved its head and lay down obediently.
Mingyao looked at it in a daze, hoping that it would be nice if the weather was fine today.
In this way he could tell himself that Lin Zhi didn't come because Tian Qing was fine.
Mingyao enlarged the surveillance footage to fill the screen and worked while watching.
Until Lin Zhi returned to the room, his figure disappeared from the surveillance.
Mingyao put the document aside and looked for the information about Hu Tong that his special assistant had sent him before.
He wanted to know what Lin Zhi liked, so that he could at least have more topics to talk about.
Hu Tong and Lin Zhi are good friends and they should have common hobbies.
--Art?
Mingyao rarely encounters things that make him feel embarrassed, and what is happening now is probably one of them.
He has always been interested in science and engineering. If Lin Zhi is interested in intelligent machinery, he will definitely know how to please him.
Mingyao even considered asking the old man for advice on how to appreciate works of art, but the old man liked Chinese paintings and didn't seem to be very proficient in Western paintings.
During the next few days at work, Assistant Gao noticed that his boss would occasionally frown at something, and his serious look seemed as if he had encountered something very difficult. Assistant Gao couldn't help but wonder in his heart whether the company had encountered some unprecedented challenges that made the boss so concerned.
Then when he was delivering the documents, he saw what his boss was looking at and became confused.
The Infinite List?
As a senior worker, Assistant Gao does not allow himself to have such blind spots in knowledge, but after searching, Assistant Gao became even more confused.
Why does the boss study art history when he has nothing to do? Is the company already developing in this direction?
In mid-October, Lin Zhi received an invitation to visit an exhibition, not from Hu Tong, but from Ming Yao.
Lin Zhi raised an eyebrow: "Mr. Ming is also interested in this?"
Mingyao nodded calmly. He had been reading for so many days, so he should be able to chat with Lin Zhi about something.
Lin Zhi did not refuse. This exhibition was a small one with a high threshold and the ticket was hard to come by. It showed that Mingyao was very thoughtful to give it to him.
The several paintings exhibited this time are all private collections and are very meaningful.
Mingyao looked at Lin Zhi's serious appreciation and felt that it was very meaningful.
The exhibition lasted for an hour and a half, and Lin Zhi left with Ming Yao in a happy mood.
Lin Zhi didn't say much. In fact, he had already discovered at the exhibition that Mingyao was not very interested in these things. But even though he didn't appreciate the beauty, Mingyao was still appreciating them seriously and would occasionally agree with him.
Lin Zhi knew that Mingyao was trying to please him, not in a very clever way, but very sincere.
"Can Mr. Ming draw?"
Ming Yao shook his head. He had only drawn experimental data.
"Then let me draw you a picture."
Lin Zhi asked the driver to go to a painting supplies store, bought some things and took them home.
There is a window sill in Mingyao's study, and a large amount of moonlight shines in from outside, giving people a sense of tranquility.
Mingyao sat in the wheelchair somewhat stiffly. Not far away, Lin Zhi was sketching his appearance in front of an easel.
It takes a long time to paint a picture, but Mingyao is very patient. He likes Lin Zhi's eyes on him.
"Mr. Ming, do you want to try it?"
Lin Zhi took a clean paintbrush and waved it at Ming Yao.
Mingyao: “I’m probably not very good at it.”
"It's okay. Beginners can start by copying. I'm willing to temporarily serve as the artwork being copied."
Lin Zhi unbuttoned two buttons and swept a clean brush across his collarbone, as if carrying gentle moonlight, particularly affectionate.
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