Mu Nanxun reached out and pulled Yi Yi onto his lap with complete ease. He wrapped his right arm around her slender waist and leisurely placed a white chess piece.
Yi instinctively tried to escape, but Mu Nanxun held her down and whispered in her ear, "Be good, don't move."
Yi Yi felt as if she were frozen in place, not daring to move an inch. The man beside her breathed softly against her ear, making her ears burn.
"You were too tired last night, so I wanted you to sleep a little longer and didn't wake you."
"I... I'm fine, you're more tired." As soon as Yi Yi said this, she immediately realized what she had said. Good heavens, when did she become as outspoken as Mu Nanxun?
If the old man heard this conversation, what kind of talk would it be?
Where is the crack in the ground? Yi Yi wished she could crawl into it.
"Smack!"
With a muffled thud, the old man slammed his hand on the table in anger, glared at the two men with puffed-out cheeks, and was so angry that his cheeks puffed up.
Oh no, I really shouldn't have said that in front of the old man. I've heard that humans are quite shy about these kinds of things, and the old man will definitely think she's a promiscuous and unrespecting girl.
The old man snorted and pointed at Mu Nanxun's nose, yelling, "You brat, just play chess properly! What are you doing showing off your love to me?! You think you can fool me because I don't have any women around me this early in the morning?! Let me tell you, when I was young, I was handsome and dashing, surrounded by beautiful women. Who gave you the right to show off in front of me!"
Yi Yi: "..." I never expected that the old man would be angry about this.
So arrogant, like father, like son, I guess.
Mu Nanxun remained calm and said something even more infuriating.
"Grandpa, you're wrong. This isn't about showing off our love; we're genuinely in love."
The old man: "..." If looks could kill, Mu Nanxun would already be dead.
Yi Yi lowered her head almost to her neck, fearing that she would be implicated by Mu Nanxun and that the old man would vent his anger on her.
"Get out! All of you, get out of here!"
The old man finally snapped, overturning the chessboard and roaring, "Get to work, all of you! Don't get in my way!"
"You said it yourself."
Mu Nanxun's thin lips curved slightly, revealing a triumphant smile. Then, pulling Yi Yi along, he calmly walked out of the courtyard, ignoring the old man's irritating gaze.
"Xiao Fang, drive."
"Okay, boss."
Xiao Fang stopped fighting with the man in black and ran to get his car.
As Mu Nanxun pulled her forward in a jog, Yi Yi turned back and said goodbye to the angry old man, looking quite embarrassed. "Um, um... Uncle Mu, we're going to work now, see you later..."
Several people got into the car, and the sedan sped away, quickly leaving the Maple Riverside area.
Yi Yi looked dejected and said, "It's over. I'm late for work on my second day. Uncle Mu must have a terrible impression of me."
"It's okay, I'm your boss, I'm in charge."
Mu Nanxun said quietly.
The implication is that as long as the boss is happy, being late or not doesn't matter.
Yi rolled her eyes at him. "It's the same thing, okay? And my colleagues, they must also think that I'm an unreliable new colleague. How am I supposed to get along with them?"
"It's okay. You were late because you were working too hard with the boss. No one will blame you."
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