After a few words of concern from his agent, Sister Hong, she instructed him to accompany He Muchen to G City alone, as she was too busy with work to leave.
Zhou Rui was overjoyed. This was the first time she had traveled far from home with her husband, and it was just the two of them.
Zhou Rui got more and more carried away by his thoughts, and his face flushed. Xu Meng, who was standing next to him, poked his chubby little face and said, "Zhou Rui, what are you daydreaming about again? Your face is all red."
"By the way, why did you call He Muchen 'husband' yesterday? You don't have a crush on him, do you?"
Zhou Rui exclaimed "Ah!" and quickly explained, "No, it's just that He Muchen looks too much like my idol from before, and I can't help but call him 'husband' when I see his face."
"Oh, Zhou Rui, who is your idol? Is he also a man?"
Xu Meng raised an eyebrow, staring at Zhou Rui with an expression of discovering something new, "Zhou Rui, you wouldn't happen to be gay, would you?"
Zhou Rui lowered his head shyly and said in a low voice, "Um, Mengmeng, you don't think I'm a pervert, do you?"
Because most people still find it hard to accept homosexuality, he doesn't think there's anything wrong with acknowledging his sexual orientation, since everyone is a unique individual.
"No way, how could it be perverted? Besides, everyone has different preferences. Even radishes and cabbages are different for each person. Let alone people."
She then covered Zhou Rui's ear and whispered, "Actually, I'm gay too."
Zhou Rui stared wide-eyed at the woman who exuded intellectual beauty, "Ah..."
Xu Meng flicked Zhou Rui's forehead with her slender fingers, "What 'ah'? You're allowed to have sex but I'm not?"
"No, you don't look like you lack male attention, so why would you... be so pessimistic?"
“Zhou Rui, do you know that you should thank your parents for giving you this harmless and lovable face? If it weren’t for this face, I would have given you two pancakes right away,” Xu Meng said, rubbing her slender hands.
Zhou Rui chuckled awkwardly and massaged Xu Meng's shoulders, saying, "Sister Meng, it was a slip of the tongue. You're so forgiving, please forgive me this time."
"Calling me 'sister' won't help; you've successfully offended me."
"However... there are still ways to calm me down."
Zhou Rui smiled obsequiously and said, "Sister, just say it. As long as it's within my power, I'll definitely do it for you."
When Xu Meng heard Zhou Rui say this, she looked at him with a smug expression and gently patted his soft, white hand. "Take me to G City with you."
Zhou Rui looked at her with a head full of questions: "Sis, do you want to go to G City for tourism?"
"No, my dear Rui Rui, please take me with you! I promise I won't disturb your sweet time with your husband."
Xu Meng switched to her coquettish mode, shaking Zhou Rui's arm.
Zhou Rui's face turned even redder after hearing her words. Standing at a distance, He Muchen and Zhou Yuzhi watched the ambiguous relationship between Zhou Rui and Xu Meng. Zhou Yuzhi's face turned cold as she stood next to He Muchen and asked:
"Our little assistant is quite popular. Is that his girlfriend?"
He Muchen had been feeling a tightness in his chest when he saw Zhou Rui laughing and talking with someone else, and the atmosphere between the two was ambiguous. But after what Zhou Yuzhi said, his fair face turned even darker than a lump of coal in a coal mine.
Zhou Yuzhi immediately switched to a smiling face and walked between Zhou Rui and Xu Meng, gently leaning closer to Zhou Rui: "Little Rui Rui, is this your girlfriend?"
After speaking, he looked at Xu Meng with sharp eyes, as if he had caught the two of them cheating.
He Muchen stood behind Zhou Yuzhi, waiting for Zhou Rui to give him a reasonable explanation. If he said no, then no.
If yes, he would find a way to break them up, because the person he sets his sights on can only be his own, not someone else's.
Zhou Rui and Xu Meng said in unison, "No, we're just colleagues."
Xu Meng added, "Rui Rui, don't you already have a husband? How can I be a third party?"
As Xu Meng spoke, she glanced at He Muchen behind Zhou Yuzhi, showing her loyalty to him.
"Mengmeng, what nonsense are you talking about? I don't have a husband, I'm single, okay?" Zhou Rui said nervously.
Zhou Yuzhi stood to the side, put her arm around Zhou Rui's shoulder, and said, "That's right, you little girl, how can you talk nonsense and say that our little Rui Rui has a husband? Our little Rui Rui is clearly single."
Xu Meng retorted softly, not to be outdone, "He admitted it himself in front of the higher-ups yesterday! You were there yesterday too, so now the whole company knows who her husband is."
He Muchen was very satisfied with what Xu Meng said, and stepped forward, smiling at Xu Meng: "Your name is Xu Meng, right?"
Xu Meng stared at He Muchen with starry eyes, nodding repeatedly. She just wanted to cling to He Muchen's coattails so that she would have a chance to get closer to the person she liked.
"Would you be interested in joining our publicity team? I think you're quite the talker."
"Yes, yes... I'm very interested."
Xu Meng was overjoyed. This was her only motivation for working so hard at the company, and she never expected to be struck by such good fortune.
He Muchen pulled Zhou Rui from Zhou Yuzhi's arms to his side, "Have you booked the plane tickets?"
Zhou Rui looked at He Muchen and said, "No, I'll go and place an order right now."
"From now on, I will no longer need to remind you what you are supposed to do as an assistant."
He Muchen spoke with a gentle tone but with heavy words, because he didn't want others to speak ill of Zhou Rui behind his back.
Zhou Rui didn't feel that what he said was heavy at all; on the contrary, he felt that it was a sign of concern.
Before leaving, He Muchen said, "Book your plane ticket, come find me at the dance studio."
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