Chapter 79: Are the three of us a bit crowded?

"Okay, Mr. He. Please wait for two minutes, Mr. Song."

Two minutes later, Xu Zhen brought in lunch on time.

With such a short time, he must have made the order in advance, ready for He Tingzhou to eat at any time. The food was still hot, two minutes shouldn't even be enough to heat the food, right?

Shuang Xu deeply felt the gap between one assistant and another, as he was able to handle official business in an orderly manner while also arranging trivial personal matters properly.

When Xu Zhen placed the sterilized tableware in front of her, she couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, how much is Assistant Xu's monthly salary?"

Xu Zhen was very careful: "I'm sorry, Mr. Song, the company has a rule that does not allow discussing salaries privately."

"How many years have you been working?" Shuang Xu asked again.

"I have been following Mr. He since I finished my MBA at Stanford. This is my fifth year."

Shuang Xu's eyes lit up: "You are also from Stanford? What a coincidence." She calculated the time, "But unfortunately, you graduated when I entered the school."

He Tingzhou glanced up and down at Xu Zhen from the opposite side.

"What a pity." He picked up the chopsticks and said lazily, "If you like it so much, how about I give it to you?"

Shuang Xu wanted it, but was he willing to give it up?

"Really?"

"It's fake." He Tingzhou said, "He is greedy for money. You can't afford to support him."

“…”

Come to think of it, Xu Zhen's salary is proportional to his ability. The general assistant belongs to the senior management level, especially in a large group like Cloud Shield. Xu Zhen's level is almost up to that of a vice president, but the unit of his monthly salary is not the same as Xiao Liao's.

In comparison, Xiao Liao is more cost-effective.

"Forget it then." said Shuang Xu.

Xu Zhen didn't dare to say anything and left the office after delivering the meal.

The blanched nine-section shrimp has delicious meat and a crispy and sweet taste. Shuang Xu likes it very much. She has been eating shrimps since she was a child, and either the servants peeled them for her or Shen Yu peeled them for her.

There was only He Tingzhou next to him at this time, and this prince was obviously not the kind of person who would peel shrimps for others.

It’s good enough that he doesn’t let the shrimps peel themselves.

She was afraid of pricking her hand, so she peeled it very carefully, cutting off the shrimp head and then carefully removing the shrimp skin. The tender white shrimp meat came out of the shell, and a pair of chopsticks reached out from the other side and picked it up.

She looked up at He Tingzhou. He put the shrimp into his mouth and said to her with a clear conscience, "Peel another one."

Shuang Xu picked up the second shrimp and peeled it for him without complaint.

He Tingzhou admired her labor process like a landlord, waiting to enjoy the fruits of her labor, and even criticized her labor speed: "You are so clumsy, by the time you finish peeling it, you will have been reborn."

"..." She held back, "I've never peeled shrimp for anyone else. If you think it's too slow, you can eat something else first."

"The princess has a bad temper." He Tingzhou said as he put down his chopsticks and picked up the shrimp to peel it himself.

After peeling it, I pinched the shrimp tail and put it into her plate.

Shuang Xu picked up the shrimp suspiciously and started to eat it. Before he finished one, He Tingzhou had already peeled the second one.

He seemed to be showing off his skills, and soon the shrimps formed a small hill on her plate.

Then he wiped his hands with a towel and said, "Eat."

After lunch, Xu Zhen brought in a stack of documents.

Shuang Xu glanced at the time. He Tingzhou was signing while still noticing her movements: "What's up?"

"The company has a meeting this afternoon. Can I leave now?" She has already spent more than four hours here, and there are many tasks that cannot be handled with a mobile phone.

He Tingzhou asked back: "If I say no, will you not leave?"

In fact, Shuang Xu heard the schedule that Xu Zhen had just reported. He had a meeting with Mr. X from XX company in the afternoon, so he definitely didn't need her.

So she said "hmm", showing her loyalty, putting him first and always ready to serve him: "It's okay to open later."

"Sure." He Tingzhou said, "How about you accompany me to meet the client?"

"..." Shuang Xu's expression was about to crack. If he had known, he would not have pretended.

She had slept very comfortably just now, and He Tingzhou was in a good mood. He mercifully let her go: "Go back."

He handed the signed document to Xu Zhen and paused for a moment, "Come to Taiheyuan to meet me in the evening."

Shuang Xu knew exactly what they were going there for.

She subconsciously glanced at Xu Zhen, who remained calm and unresponsive, with not a trace of emotion in his expression. It was likely that he already knew the relationship between her and He Tingzhou.

He is He Tingzhou's confidant and should be good at keeping secrets.

"See what he's doing." He Tingzhou's voice came over coolly, "Aren't the three of them a little crowded?"

“…”

Xu Zhen's limbs became noticeably stiff.

Shuang Xu was so embarrassed that she really wanted to tape He Tingzhou's mouth shut.

She fled the office as fast as she could and narrowly avoided bumping into a secretary who was returning from copying documents.

Because of the delay at Yundun during the day, Shuangxu got off work a little late at night. When he drove to Taiheyuan, it was already dark.

The lights were on in the villa, but no one answered the doorbell when she rang it, so she stood at the door and called He Tingzhou.

"Are we there?" There were a lot of people talking in the background on the other end of the phone. He Tingzhou seemed to be still busy. "Go in and wait for me. The password is the dog's birthday."

Shuang Xu thought to himself, "Did you overestimate my relationship with your dog?" "When is its birthday?"

He Tingzhou said: "I don't know, then you can only ask it to open the door for you."

"Is it home?" Shuang Xu immediately looked inside the house, but didn't see the dog, so he asked him, "When will you be back?"

The other end paused for two seconds, and He Tingzhou's voice carried a hint of barely perceptible joy: "Are you getting impatient? It will be over in ten more minutes."

It would take at least 30 to 40 minutes to get back. She was still a little scared to be alone in the same space with a large dog.

Shuang Xu hesitated for a moment and said, "I'll wait for you outside."

At this moment, the door lock clicked and opened from the inside.

She was stunned for a moment, turned her head and looked over. There was a serious dog head in the crack of the door. The Doberman pushed the door open with his front paws and sat at the door, looking at her.

…it actually opens the door.

I don't know whether to praise it for being smart or naive. It just opens the door to anyone who comes and is not afraid of letting bad people in.

Shuang Xu faced the dog silently through the door for a moment. The dog tilted its head, as if wondering why she didn't come in.

To be honest, apart from licking her the first time they met, the Doberman had actually been very friendly the whole time. Last time, he even brought her an ice pack. She couldn't make such a vicious assumption and doubt the dog's character, so she stepped in with gritted teeth.

This dog is not very cautious and doesn't pounce on people. It just follows her wherever she goes.

Shuangxu sat in the living room for a while, and then it lay on the ground less than a meter away from her. When she stood up and went upstairs, it stood up and followed her to the second floor.

She was so bored waiting that she walked around the second floor.

She thought He Tingzhou would prefer the calm black style, but in fact the design of this house is natural and refreshing light tones.

A suspended staircase leads to the second floor. The giant floor-to-ceiling windows and skylights make the space of more than 1,000 square meters transparent and bright. The vegetation in the yard has been carefully cultivated. If it is daytime, there should be beautiful tree shadows cast through the glass.

The swimming pool was filled with water, and the calm surface was rippling gently in the night.

In short, the house is full of artistic atmosphere, but it doesn't look like anyone lives there for a long time.

He Tingzhou probably doesn't live here on weekdays.

The box of Okamoto magazine from yesterday was still thrown on the sofa in the bedroom. Shuang Xu glanced at it when he passed by and found that it was not opened yet.

She sat down beside the bed, and the dog also sat down and plopped down lazily on the ground.

Staring at her like she was a criminal.