26. Let's have dinner together.
◎It might really be injured◎
Zhou Mengwan invited Xu Huaihuai to dinner.
Zhou Mengwan chose a high-end restaurant with a high degree of privacy. In order to save money, she chose a couple's meal that was on promotion and had a good price.
Mr. Xu shouldn't mind, right?
After all, we don't even know if this meal will be reimbursed.
While waiting, she checked the documents she had brought one last time.
The data covers all of Ling Zhou's travel arrangements over the past three months, including both official and personal matters.
Time is accurate to the minute, and address is accurate to the household.
The details, including the time, place, and who was met, are clear and easy to understand.
She is the Chief Operating Officer of Ling Zhou's public relations company. Having worked with him for many years, it is not difficult for her to obtain his schedule. Most of his public schedules are not secrets. With just a little attention, one can keep track of the big boss's whereabouts.
When Xu Huaihuai first contacted her to ask if she could keep an eye on Ling Zhou's schedule, she was quite surprised.
After all, she was the lover of her boss, Ling Zhou, and logically, she shouldn't be asking her, an outsider, about these things. However, thinking about the rumors circulating in the company recently that the boss had gotten divorced, she understood somewhat.
Although I don't know why such a loving couple eventually divorced, it's true that Mr. Xu hasn't visited the company to see the big boss in a long time.
Maybe she wants to see how her ex is doing? As a woman herself, Zhou Mengwan felt she could help with this.
Originally, trying to find out her boss's schedule was contrary to her professional work ethic, but she was asking Mr. Xu for the favor.
If she and the big boss haven't dissolved their marriage, then her checking up on her husband's schedule is a perfectly reasonable act of a wife caring for her husband. Even if they have dissolved their marriage, it's still understandable that it stems from concern for her ex-husband.
I'm just an employee, at most a somewhat enthusiastic messenger, and it's definitely not because Mr. Xu voted for my novel without permission.
She's a steadfast and principled working woman who won't compromise her principles for a pittance and would never serve two masters. But occasionally, she could play a part in the back-and-forth between a cold-faced boss and a domineering wife, making a little extra money to support her side business—that wouldn't be out of the question, would it?
hiss--
I think I've got an idea! Inspiration can come so suddenly!
If you can't come up with inspiration no matter how hard you try, and it's something you can only dream of, missing out on it will mean missing the chance to become a literary genius.
Zhou Mengwan immediately took out her computer and keyboard and started typing away.
Once she started knocking, she became so engrossed that she didn't even hear Xu Huaihuai knocking.
When Xu Huaihuai came in, he saw Zhou Mengwan's hands flying across the keyboard, which was being violently caressed as if it were about to catch fire. "President Zhou, do you still have work to do? I'm sorry to have interrupted your work."
Zhou Mengwan glanced back, her hands still moving, her fingers nimbly traversing the keyboard, as if startled by thunder. "Oh, no, no, it's just a hobby of mine. Mr. Xu, please have a seat. The documents are on the table; I'll be right there."
Xu Huaihuai sat down opposite her, opened the document bag, and pulled out a stack of printed documents.
The above is a chronological list of my ex-husband, Ling Zhou's, daily schedule over the past three months.
I glanced through it briefly, and the daily schedule was surprisingly fixed and regular.
He's either working at the office or at home; he rarely even goes out at night.
"Sorry to keep you waiting," Zhou Mengwan finally poured all her inspiration into the computer. She breathed a sigh of relief, neatly closed the laptop, put away the keyboard, and got up to refill Xu Huaihuai's tea. "How is it, Mr. Xu? Are you satisfied with this schedule?"
"Satisfied. Very detailed, thank you." Xu Huaihuai put away the documents. "What if Ling Zhou finds out and makes things difficult for you?"
"Don't worry, don't worry, it's not a trade secret." Zhou Mengwan waved her hand nonchalantly, but in reality, she didn't want to recall the memory of being caught red-handed by the big boss, Ling Zhou.
I should have known better than to use the company printer!
Unfortunately, she was trying to save money and for convenience, and she had never used the company printer to print her own things before. The only time she used it, she was caught red-handed by the big boss. Using the company printer to print her own things can be a big deal or a small deal, but what she printed was the big boss's itinerary.
As Ling Zhou flipped through the pages, she thought she was about to be fired. In just a few seconds, she had come up with a hundred reasons to explain herself, and was about to recite them all when Ling Zhou put the stack of printed papers back into her hands. "Xiao Zhou, redo it. This version isn't comprehensive enough. Don't miss the key elements like time, place, and people."
"..."
Therefore, the version she gave to Xu Huaihuai was approved by the big boss. She had seen it and the content was authentic, but she was unsure whether to tell Xu Huaihuai about the big boss's involvement.
What if it's just someone's personal taste? It wouldn't be good to ruin it.
Zhou Mengwan ultimately didn't bring it up, but tentatively said, "Well, I think President Ling still cares about you a lot; he's still wearing your wedding ring..."
She was a veteran of the company and had witnessed Ling Zhou and Xu Huaihuai's marriage, but she stopped abruptly before she could finish speaking. She noticed that Xu Huaihuai wasn't wearing anything on her hands.
Xu Huaihuai smiled politely, not commenting on Ling Zhou still wearing his wedding ring. She simply said, "I'll take the documents with me first. I have other things to do, so I won't eat. This meal is on me, thank you."
Xu Huaihuai placed the restaurant's gift card on the table. "If Ling Zhou makes things difficult for you later, please be sure to tell me, and I will explain to him."
Xu Huaihuai left, and Zhou Mengwan glanced at the face value of the gift card, feeling quite pleased with herself. She quickly texted her girlfriends to come and continue the party.
After sending the message, Zhou Mengwan casually clicked on Koukou Literature City and was overjoyed to see her domineering CEO melodramatic romance novel's ranking soar to the top of the daily ranking.
The two overlords were Huai and Chidan.
Cold-faced CEO and domineering wife, I'm willing to be a part of your play!
Xu Huaihuai sneezed while sitting in Lin Xu's car.
Lin Xu handed her a tissue. "It's gotten a bit colder lately, Sister Huai, have you caught a cold?"
Xu Huaihuai wiped her nose. "I don't think so. Let's go back and have some chicken soup tonight."
"Okay. Mushroom chicken soup or coconut chicken soup?"
"Mushroom and chicken soup! Lin Xu, don't we eat chicken almost every day?"
"Mmm, the chicken is so delicious, thank you, chicken."
"Thanks, little chick!" Xu Huaihuai reached out and flicked the chick hatching toy on the center console. The chick nodded and swayed. Next to the chick were other small figurines of various shapes, all of which Xu Huaihuai had bought casually while shopping. They gradually took up a place on the center console.
"We eat chicken every day, how come we're like weasels..." Xu Huaihuai hadn't finished her lament when her phone rang. It was her cell phone. She glanced at the number; it wasn't a saved number, but she vaguely remembered it.
It should be Ling Zhou's.
The last time was because Xu Jianshu and He Qiongzhi went to his house, and they did have something to do, plus they caused him some trouble, so Xu Huaihuai didn't block him again.
This time...
Hopefully, it's not some kind of trouble again.
If a few more unreasonable and overbearing relatives come along, she really won't be able to handle it.
Xu Huaihuai hesitated whether to accept the offer.
"Aren't you going to answer the phone?" Lin Xu asked while driving.
"Ling Zhou took the taxi." Xu Huaihuai glanced at him, watching his reaction.
Lin Xu drove steadily, his expression unchanged. "Do you want to pick me up?"
"Don't you care about me, your 'ex-husband'?" Xu Huaihuai turned to stare at his reaction.
The phone kept ringing, stubbornly persisting.
Lin Xu glanced at her and then focused on driving, speaking slowly and deliberately: "You don't love him anyway."
"Hehe, that's true, Lin Xu, you're so smart. Shall I take it? Let's see what he has to say."
Xu Huaihuai answered the incessantly noisy call, put it on speakerphone, and placed it on the center console.
"Ling Zhou, is something the matter?"
"Why are you so cold? Is someone next to you? I heard you found a younger boyfriend?" Ling Zhou's voice was tinged with amusement.
If it were a close friend saying this, it might be understood as a joke, but the ex-husband's stance doesn't seem like concern or teasing; it's more like a strange ambiguity. In short, it's very strange.
Ex-husband, ex-husband! It's all in the past, stop messing around!
Xu Huaihuai stole a glance at Lin Xu's profile, determined to sever ties with her ex-husband, "Whether you're envious or jealous, you can find a younger boyfriend too."
This statement was incredibly powerful against Ling Zhou.
Ling Zhou: "".
The call was still going on, and Xu Huaihuai didn't know whether Ling Zhou was angry or hurt, so he remained silent for a while.
"If there's nothing else, I'm hanging up."
"Wait a minute," Ling Zhou said, recovering his composure. "Did I help out with your parents' situation last time?"
It was hard to deny, so Xu Huaihuai hummed in agreement.
"Then have a meal with me as a way of thanking you."
Xu Huaihuai was very wary of the invitation to dinner, and absolutely could not give the impression that she could rekindle their old flame. "Can I order takeout for you?"
"..."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.
They might really have been hurt.
"It's not going to be another group meal again, is it?" Ling Zhou's voice was low and gloomy.
"Is it possible?" Xu Huaihuai asked, while already calculating the lowest possible cost to get rid of her ex-husband.
“No, I can’t.” Ling Zhou refused. “If you don’t have time today, then tomorrow, I’ll treat you to dinner. Don’t be so quick to refuse. After all—we didn’t have a farewell dinner, so let’s consider tomorrow’s dinner as a farewell dinner. See you tomorrow.”
The call ended.
He seemed certain that she would go.
Xu Huaihuai picked up her phone and glanced at it; Ling Zhou had sent her a message.
He said the meal was at his home, and his parents were there too.
Hmm, this is really hard to refuse.
Xu Huaihuai glanced at Lin Xu, "That..."
Do you want me to take you there tomorrow?
As expected of a thoughtful little trench coat, "Is that alright, my dear boyfriend?"
"Distracting the driver is prohibited."
"Oh~" Xu Huaihuai resisted the urge to touch his slightly red ears, "Anyway, the farewell dinner will definitely not taste as good as the chicken soup my boyfriend makes."
[Author's Note]
Ling Zhou is like: A heart that can be broken at will. [Heartbroken]
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