Chapter 24: Not tomorrow, I have an appointment

Special Assistant Lin knew these principles, and Lu Chengze naturally knew them too.

The cigarette on his fingertips finally burned to the end, and just before it was about to burn his skin, he reached out and pressed the cigarette butt into the ashtray.

"Still can't get in touch with Jian Yao?"

Assistant Lin hesitated for a moment and said, "So we have made contact."

After hearing this, Lu Chengze finally turned around and looked over, "What do you mean by being connected?"

Assistant Lin carefully considered his words, "You did not allow Miss Jian to be told about Liu Yaozong for the time being, so Miss Jian said that if there is anything, she will deal with it after she returns from vacation."

Lu Chengze glanced at Assistant Lin coldly and said, "Send her a message and ask her to come to the company."

Special Assistant Lin opened his mouth, but was interrupted by Lu Chengze before he could say anything.

"Right now!"

Special Assistant Lin: "...But now she doesn't reply to my messages anymore. She didn't answer my phone calls either."

Lu Chengze felt like he had punched cotton and couldn't vent his anger. He glared at Special Assistant Lin, then took out his cell phone and called Jian Yao.

It was still a "beep, beep, beep" sound. The call was neither hung up nor answered.

Lu Chengze's face was as black as the bottom of a pot.

"What on earth is she doing day after day?"

He frowned and looked at Assistant Lin, "Is it always so difficult to call her?"

Although they grew up together, it was always Jian Yao who stuck to him and took the initiative to call him.

He seldom took the initiative to contact Jian Yao, and this was the first time he was repeatedly turned down by Jian Yao.

Of course not.

After all, Ms. Jian is the director of the sales department and has many customers' phone numbers on her mobile phone. Under normal circumstances, her mobile phone is always available 24 hours a day.

We used to have good contact.

But at this moment, facing Lu Chengze's questioning, Special Assistant Lin lowered his head and dared not speak.

His patience running out, he picked up his suit jacket from the sofa and walked out.

Special Assistant Lin took two quick steps to catch up, "Mr. Lu, where are you going?"

There are still a lot of lousy things in the company, and they are still being kept secret from the company's shareholders and chairman. At this critical juncture, where is this ancestor going?

Lu Chengze said coldly, "Go and see what Jian Yao is doing."

As soon as he finished speaking, the phone in Lu Chengze's hand suddenly rang.

Assistant Lin's eyes lit up, "It should be Miss Jian's call."

Miss Jane might get angry with him, but she likes Mr. Lu so much that she will definitely call him immediately when she sees his phone number.

I didn’t call before, maybe I was still busy.

After all, today is Mr. Lu and Ms. Jian’s engagement day, and there are so many relatives and friends, some of whom may want to get together after the banquet.

Lu Chengze paused and looked down at the phone in his hand.

Assistant Lin, who was always steady, took two quick steps to catch up with Lu Chengze, with an expectant look on his face, "Is it Miss Jian?"

Mr. Lu's troubles seem to be serious, but if Ms. Jian is willing to mediate with Mr. Li, all the problems will be solved.

As soon as he finished speaking, he noticed that Lu Chengze's aura was becoming increasingly frightening and gloomy, and the hand holding the phone was so strong that it almost broke into pieces.

Special Assistant Lin looked down and saw that the phone in Lu Chengze's hand was still vibrating, but the incoming call notification displayed on the lit screen was clearly Liu Yiyi's name.

The joy on Assistant Lin's face faded, his body froze, and he took a half step back silently, trying to reduce his presence as much as possible.

From the corner of his eye, he saw Mr. Lu staring at the screen for a long time, and only when the call was about to be automatically hung up did he click to answer it.

I don't know what was said over there, but his face was extremely cold.

"I know, now I'm going to go."

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Jian Yao originally just wanted to dry her hair, but she ended up falling asleep on the recliner.

When I woke up, it was already completely dark, and the entire balcony was lit only by the faint light cast by the neon lights in the distance.

She bent down to pick up the book that had been squeezed out, then picked up her cell phone to check the time.

It's already past ten o'clock in the evening.

There were several missed calls on the phone, most of which were from Assistant Lin, and the last one was from Lu Chengze.

The most recent one was a few hours ago.

Most likely it was about Li's matter. Lu Chengze took the initiative to call her, so it seemed that the trouble he had made was quite serious.

Jian Yao curled her lips in self-mockery, turned off her phone and walked towards the kitchen.

She didn't have time to eat in the morning, and had to toast to relatives and friends at noon, so she only ate a few bites symbolically. Now she is starving.

Lu Chengze has a bad stomach and often skips breakfast, so she often prepares lunch boxes for him to take over, with a lot of food in the refrigerator.

Unfortunately, I have been very busy these days and have not cooked at home, so many vegetables in the refrigerator are no longer fresh.

I saw a pack of snail noodles I bought earlier on the shelf nearby, so I just took it and cooked it.

She watched the water boil, picked up her phone to set the timer, and suddenly a call popped up.

It belongs to Lu Chengze.

Jian Yao wanted to hang up the call directly, but remembering that she was still working at Lu's company, she hesitated for two seconds and pressed the answer button.

There was silence in the receiver for a moment.

Jian Yao could hear the puffs of smoke from the other end of the phone through the screen.

"Jian Yao?"

When Lu Chengze opened his mouth, his voice was unusually hoarse.

Jian Yao responded with a cold “hmm”.

Noticing her cold attitude, Lu Chengze paused for a moment.

Jian Yao was a little impatient, "Is there anything wrong? If not, I'll hang up first."

“Why didn’t you answer my call?”

Why has there been no news in these few days?

Why didn’t they wait for him at the engagement ceremony when they knew he was coming back?

Why did Jian Yao not answer or return the call even though he was already looking down at the phone?

The moment the call was connected, Lu Chengze had a lot of questions to ask.

But when I really wanted to say it, I could only force out these words.

Why?

Jian Yao lowered her eyes and said, "I was busy, my phone was muted, I didn't see it."

This is the excuse Lu Chengze always uses to deal with her.

Today, she finally gave it all back to him.

Lu Chengze took another puff of the cigarette and put it out casually, "I know you are still angry. This is my fault. I can apologize to you."

"But our personal feelings should not be brought into work. You have always been in charge of the Li's project. The engagement party is over, and the rest of your vacation is cancelled. Please come to my office tomorrow."

Jian Yao looked at the boiling water in the pot and picked up chopsticks to stir the vermicelli inside to prevent them from sticking.

"Not tomorrow, I have an appointment."

Does she have a date?

Who are you dating?

What else can she do besides going shopping with Xu Si?

Lu Chengze took a deep breath, his tone slightly impatient, "Jian Yao, I'm talking to you about serious matters. There should be a limit to your temper. Can you please stop being unreasonable?"

Jian Yao was so angry that she almost laughed.

Is she being unreasonable?

She was about to retort when she heard a female voice softly calling out, "Brother Lu..."

What followed was Lu Chengze's undisguised impatience.

"Jian Yao, if I don't see you at the company at 8 o'clock tomorrow morning, you don't have to come to the company anymore."