After dinner, Xiao Qifeng carried Lu Wanzheng to the sofa in the living room to rest, while he cleaned up the dishes.
Xiao Qifeng stuffed the bowls and chopsticks into the dishwasher all at once. He had done this many times before, so he knew exactly where the chopsticks should go and how the plates should be arranged. Although it looked like a mess, the arrangement was still orderly.
He suddenly remembered something, so he quickly turned off the dishwasher, turned it on, washed and dried his hands, and sat down next to Lu Wanzheng.
Seeing his flustered appearance, Lu Wanzheng was very suspicious. "What's wrong?"
"I suddenly remembered that we didn't use protection last night." He was worried that Lu Wanzheng was still so young and probably didn't want to have a child so soon. Besides, he himself didn't want to have a child so early. After ten months of pregnancy, he definitely couldn't touch Lu Wanzheng for the sake of the child. That would mean he would have to be a monk for ten months and only just started having sex. He definitely didn't want that.
Xiao Qifeng held Lu Wanzheng in his arms, his eyes fixed on her belly. The thought of last night's absurdity, and the possibility that a new life was being conceived here, filled him with anguish.
Lu Wanzheng saw him staring intently at her stomach, as if he could see something inside, or even as if he wanted to see a hole in it. This made Lu Wanzheng both amused and exasperated. "There's no such thing as getting pregnant on the first try, and it's not my ovulation period right now. You don't need to look at me like that."
She was starting to feel uneasy under Xiao Qifeng's gaze.
"I'm going to buy some things later. We should still take good care of our safety measures. If you're not feeling well, stay home and rest. I'll be back soon." Xiao Qifeng felt that these kinds of things should be kept at home for his own benefit.
Seeing Xiao Qifeng about to get up and leave, Lu Wanzheng hurriedly grabbed his hand, "Oh dear, don't rush!" He was rushing to buy things as if he was in a hurry. "Let's let nature take its course regarding the child. Let's not buy this. Even if Mom and Dad don't say it, they must have been thinking about having a grandchild for a long time. Why don't we leave the baby with them while they can still hold it? We can also move back to the old house to live together. That way, even with the door closed, it will still be our own private world, and we can still be close to the child."
Everything from last night was still vivid in her mind; the pain seemed etched into her brain. Exhausted, she didn't want to move at all today. Although childbirth was painful, it was something she had to go through sooner or later. Considering that Mr. Xiao could remain a monk for another ten months, having a child seemed like a worthwhile sacrifice.
Furthermore, Lu Wanzheng should have started calling her parents "Mom and Dad" before they got their marriage certificate. Now that they've registered, it feels even more natural for her to do so, and she doesn't feel awkward at all.
Xiao Qifeng never expected that his newlywed wife was plotting such a thing.
Since the two got together, he had basically complied with Lu Wanzheng's requests and tried his best to satisfy her. Now that she had said so, he could only agree. However, in order to have more sex, Xiao Qifeng began to pay attention to Lu Wanzheng's safe days and try to avoid her ovulation period.
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Since the two got their marriage certificate, Lu Wanzheng has basically been living the life of a wealthy wife. On weekdays, she is dragged by Mu Qinshu to socialize with those socialites and rich ladies, and at night she is pestered by Xiao Qifeng. Although she is tired, she lives a fulfilling life.
After the New Year, the festive atmosphere gradually faded, and Kyoto began to get busy again.
Seeing that Lu Wanzheng didn't like to socialize with those wealthy ladies and socialites, Xiao Qifeng told his mother early in the morning not to disturb her sleep and left her a message asking Lu Wanzheng to bring him lunch.
Lu Wanzheng appeared downstairs at the company with a food box in her hand. This was her first visit in the new year. The "Fu" character decorations at the entrance had not yet been removed, and the receptionist still wore her standard polite smile.
She walked into the hall, and the people around her recognized her and greeted her warmly, calling her "President's Wife".
Lu Wanzheng nodded in response and took the elevator to the floor where the president's office was, as if she knew the way well.
Lu Wanzheng's arrival brought smiles to everyone's faces in the president's office. The madam was here, so now was the perfect time to get the president's signature. Although it had disturbed the two of them, it had benefited the entire company!
So, just as Lu Wanzheng was about to open the food box, five or six people came in with paper documents to bother her. Lu Wanzheng met their pleading eyes and guessed what they were thinking. Knowing what her husband was like at the company on weekdays, she readily chose to turn a blind eye, pushed the food box aside, and planned to open it after the secretaries finished their work.
It's rare to find a boss as considerate and kind as her.
Then, a number of managers and employees arrived one after another. Lu Wanzheng sighed, looking at the people coming and going. How many documents needed to be signed? Surely they couldn't all be for today? It must have been piling up for days.
Seeing that it was almost lunchtime, Xiao Qifeng finished signing the documents at hand and told people to close the door and not to disturb him during his break.
His subordinates took the documents and did as they were told. Since his documents were already signed, the others could only accept their bad luck. So he bowed and scraped as he took the documents and quickly left the office, closing the door behind him so as not to disturb the two people inside.
Lu Wanzheng watched with a wry smile as the people quickly fled. Sure enough, the boss's influence was still there. She got up, picked up her lunchbox, and walked to her desk. Xiao Qifeng quickly tidied up the documents on the desk and deliberately cleared out an area for eating.
Lu Wanzheng placed the dishes she had prepared one by one on the table. The insulated container contained three dishes, all of which were Xiao Qifeng's favorites. Su Ge brought two bowls of rice from the cafeteria and quickly left the office after delivering the food.
Lu Wanzheng deliberately pushed the fish that Xiao Qifeng liked to eat in front of him, "Eat quickly, you must be starving. When your subordinates come to deliver things, pick a good time. It doesn't take them long to deliver a document, but when so many people come together, it takes you a lot of time. Next time, don't let them come so easily."
It's not fair to say Lu Wanzheng is inhumane. She could have turned a blind eye at first, but with so many people coming and disrupting their meals, plus the fact that she only glanced at Xiao Qifeng a few times before signing, she would definitely feel guilty if something went wrong.
Xiao Qifeng picked up a piece of fish with his chopsticks and put it into Lu Wanzheng's bowl. "There's nothing I can do. Their boss is so beautiful, and she always comes right at mealtimes. I have to sacrifice myself just to see her."
Xiao Qifeng wasn't annoyed with the employees; in fact, he was in the mood to tease Lu Wanzheng.
Worried that Xiao Qifeng wouldn't understand her meaning, Lu Wanzheng had no choice but to be clear: "They're not here to see me. They've come so many times, they're already tired of seeing me. But they know that you're in a good mood and easy to talk to when I'm here. If it's a good document, you can look at it without any problem. But if those who want to take advantage of the situation come, and you don't like to lose your temper in front of me, then this just goes to their advantage."
Xiao Qifeng didn't think anything of it. Instead, he comforted Lu Wanzheng, "You're so beautiful. I'll never get tired of looking at you. Others only know that you're good-looking, but they don't understand you. We eat and sleep together every day. I like all your little habits and temper."
Whenever Xiao Qifeng saw Lu Wanzheng, even if they didn't speak, just looked at each other and kept each other company, he would always think to himself that he must have spent his whole life in a vegetarian diet and chanting Buddhist scriptures in his past life, otherwise how could he have the good fortune to find such a wife that he liked so much? He would always worry that he was not good enough and could not make her happy.
"I'm talking to you about serious matters, I'm not joking!" Lu Wanzheng glared at the man in front of her, who couldn't hide the smile on his face. "To be honest, what you did just now made me feel like I was watching a major scene of a tyrannical ruler!"
Lu Wanzheng didn't even notice the soup from the food on the corner of her mouth while she was talking. Xiao Qifeng saw it on her and immediately put down his chopsticks, picked up a tissue, and said, "Stick your head over a little." The table was quite spacious, but no matter how long his arm was, it was still a little distance from Lu Wanzheng's face.
Seeing his actions, Lu Wanzheng understood his intention. As she leaned closer, she stuck out her tongue and licked her lips.
Xiao Qifeng wiped away the soup and then talked to Lu Wanzheng about it, saying, "I have looked at them carefully. Although I read them quickly, I didn't miss anything. And I did see a lot of dubious documents just now."
Hearing this, Lu Wanzheng became anxious. "You saw it and still signed it? If you want to get angry, you can tell me in advance. I can leave for a while and it will definitely not affect your image in my heart." After Lu Wanzheng finished speaking, she felt that it was still not enough. "How about next time I just avoid it? You don't need to tell me in advance. As soon as I see someone with the document, I will go out and come back after you have dealt with it."
Thinking it over, Lu Wanzheng felt that this method was feasible, and nodded to herself, tacitly approving of it.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Qifeng wanted to tap her little head. "Avoid what? You are their boss's wife, so it should be them who avoid it. Those who are just muddying the waters, on the surface it looks like I'm signing something, but actually I'm writing something else."
Lu Wanzheng paused, her chopsticks already reaching for one of the dishes. She looked up at him, puzzled. "Wrote something else? What did you write? You didn't write down all the insults, did you?" As soon as she finished speaking, she immediately dismissed the idea. "If I saw a document I was very unhappy with, I would definitely start cursing it out. I just looked closely, and you spent no more than ten seconds writing on each document. You finished writing all the insults in ten seconds?"
"What are you thinking about all day long with that little brain of yours? And you actually observed me so carefully, you even noticed that I hadn't been writing for more than ten seconds!" If Xiao Qifeng had grown a tail, it would probably be wagging its tail to the sky right now.
Lu Wanzheng: "..." This friend's focus is always different from others.
Xiao Qifeng said, "I circled those with minor flaws to make them pay attention, and as for those with obvious problems, I just told them to 'rewrite'. So you can rest assured, I didn't let them off the hook because of you, it's just that you restrained your temper."
Lu Wanzheng was relieved, as long as no one acted recklessly because of her and it affected the company.
The Xiao Group is now a large company with many employees. If something goes wrong with the Xiao Group, it could very likely cause its employees to lose their jobs. Therefore, the more powerful a company is, the more careful it needs to be in many aspects and to maintain a firm grasp of the overall situation.
"The reason they always come at mealtimes is because they know you'll leave after you finish eating, and then I won't be so accommodating. So they can only bring the food up while you're still here."
"So what?" Lu Wanzheng raised an eyebrow, surprised that she was now involved in the current situation.
Xiao Qifeng revealed a roguish smile, "So you should stay at the company a little longer, so they don't have to rush over during mealtimes and will have plenty of time to come and get my signature in the afternoon."
"Tch, you're just saying that. You just want me to spend more time with you. You're making it sound so complicated."
"Let me be direct then, Mrs. Xiao, would you be willing to spend more time with your husband at the company?"
"Since Mr. Xiao has said so, he must be reluctant to part with me, so I have no choice but to reluctantly agree."
"Thank you, Mrs. Xiao."
"You're welcome."
With the promise in hand, Xiao Qifeng felt motivated to go to work today. He helped Lu Wanzheng tidy up the desk and then continued working.
The secretariat staff had been keeping an eye on the president's office door, and seeing that it remained closed for a long time, some began to speculate.
"Is the president's wife not in a hurry to leave today? It's almost time for the afternoon's work session, why hasn't she come out yet?"
"The president's wife sometimes spends an afternoon at the company. The two are newly married and naturally like to spend more time together."
"Then I'll notify my friends downstairs later and tell them to bring up the documents that need to be signed as soon as possible. We can't miss such a good opportunity."
"But... the president's wife has come all this way, the president probably doesn't want to be disturbed, right? If too many people come, won't it affect them... If we make the president angry, we live so close to his office, we might get implicated one day."
"That makes sense... It's really difficult for people to do this."
Everyone was conflicted. After working at the company for so long, everyone had a few close friends. Signing documents was already a major hurdle, but now the difficulty had suddenly decreased. They really didn't want to miss such a good opportunity.
"Oh dear, it's not like we're the only ones keeping an eye on the president's wife."
These words immediately enlightened everyone.
“That’s right! There’s also the reception desk on the first floor. If you want to leave, you’ll definitely have to go through the reception desk. Although the receptionists can’t see if the people in the office are still there, at least they can tell if someone has left.”
If they don't say anything, someone else will naturally go to the front desk for help, and then you can't blame it on them.
As expected, the secretariat remained tight-lipped, and those downstairs had no way of getting accurate information. They could only seek help from the front desk downstairs. Upon learning that the president's wife had not left, they began to organize the documents at hand.
One after another, people knocked on the office door. Xiao Qifeng and Lu Wanzheng looked up and exchanged glances. Xiao Qifeng's eyes conveyed the message: See? I told you that as long as you didn't leave, people would come.
Helpless, Lu Wanzheng had no choice but to hide in the lounge so as not to affect Xiao Qifeng's work. She was probably full from the meal and drinks, because as soon as she touched the bed, she closed her eyes and fell asleep.
Seeing the awful documents, Xiao Qifeng wanted to yell at the person who had been sitting in the break room, but considering that the person might be asleep, he restrained himself and kicked them out. He then instructed Su Ge to tell them not to try to fool him with any nonsense, and that if they continued, they should just hand in their resignations and leave.
The number of people coming to the office suddenly decreased sharply, and those who came later were people who were seriously handing in documents.
Xiao Qifeng was outside handling company documents so he could go home with Lu Wanzheng as soon as possible, while Lu Wanzheng was fast asleep inside. She was sleeping soundly when she was suddenly woken up by the phone. Since she hadn't woken up on her own, her heart was pounding as if she had been startled. She sat up in bed, still shaken, and picked up her phone. It was a call from Lao Xu.
Unless it's something urgent, Xu Jingxing usually sends her a message and rarely calls her first.
Lu Wanzheng took a deep breath, answered the phone, and relaxed, letting her heart beat slower.
"Old Xu, what's the matter?" Lu Wanzheng asked first. If it wasn't something important, she would scold him on the spot.
Xu Jingxing sensed the resentment and languor in Lu Wanzheng's words. He knew that Lu Wanzheng had a habit of taking a nap, and she was probably being woken up by him. He could understand that she had a bad temper, so he didn't take it to heart that her tone was unpleasant.
"I've received information that someone is investigating you."
"Investigating me?" Her previously hazy eyes instantly cleared. "I haven't done anything lately. I just stay home eating and drinking or going shopping with my mother-in-law. I haven't offended anyone's interests. Why are you investigating me?"
Xu Jingxing on the other end of the phone raised an eyebrow. He had actually become proud of himself after spending his days "eating, eating, and waiting to die"!
Although Lu Wanzheng was cheeky, she quickly returned to the topic, "Have you found out who is investigating me? And what is their purpose in doing so?"
To be honest, most of her past is available online, and what I found out privately is probably pretty much the same as what's said online.
Xu Jingxing: "Do you remember the paternity test I did for you before? The doctor who did the paternity test and I are on good terms. Some people ask him to do DNA tests."
Lu Wanzheng didn't understand at first. Why would you need to share a DNA test with your friends? Lu Wanzheng lowered her eyelids, her eyes flashing with an ambiguous light.
If it's just ordinary DNA, there's really no need to tell Xu Jingxing. But if this DNA is related to Xu Jingxing, or even to her, then as a friend, he would indeed appropriately remind Xu Jingxing.
"Old Xu, do you mean someone used my DNA to do a paternity test?"
A glint of approval flashed in Xu Jingxing's eyes. "You're not bad." "That's right."
"But how did they get my DNA?"
"I don't know, but money talks. It shouldn't be difficult to get access to things you've been in with some money. If it weren't for my friend recognizing one of the DNA sequences and comparing it with your original one to confirm it was you, he wouldn't have notified me."
"So what was the result?" Since they took her DNA for testing, they must want to know the result.
Xu Jingxing: "Don't worry, the results aren't out yet. I've already contacted someone to investigate the person who did the test. We don't know if they're friend or foe. Your biological father's family was in turmoil back then, which led to your sister's departure. So let's hold back for now and wait until we've investigated everything thoroughly."
The best course of action right now is to remain still as long as the enemy doesn't move. If you rashly expose yourself to the light, you'll only increase the danger for yourself.
Lu Wanzheng understood the reasoning behind this. She was not a reckless person. The fact that the other party had revealed a flaw made it easier for her to find out about her origins.
"Uncle, I'm leaving this matter to you. I don't need to know much about the other party's background, but I do need to know who they are and which family they belong to, so that we can continue our investigation in secret."
Xu Jingxing immediately agreed. He had already given these instructions and was prepared to ensure that he would not alert the enemy.
"Don't worry, your uncle will help you find your biological father." This was his promise, a promise he would fulfill at all costs.
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