Seeing Zhou Luo turn away with a smile, Fu Jingchen felt a pang of guilt.
He called out to Zhou Luo, "I want to eat mangosteens."
"Okay." The woman nodded happily.
After leaving Fu Jingchen's office, Zhou Luo made a special trip to the main office to greet her former colleagues.
She took out a bag of chocolates from her bag and handed out a few pieces to each person.
Finally, he sat down next to Liu Yi.
Zhou Luo wasn't the closest to Liu Yi; he just knew Liu Yi was a long-time employee of the company and was hoping to get some information from her.
But as soon as she sat down, several girls who used to eat together with her gathered around her.
[Luo Luo, when are we going to have dinner together? It feels like it's been ages since I've seen you.]
“Anytime, I’m not going to work for now,” Zhou Luo said, squinting.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Luo agreed so readily. The young girl beside him then added, "How about noon today?"
Zhou Luo checked the time; there were still more than two hours until noon. Fu Jingchen didn't want her there right now. How was she going to pass the time? She didn't want to sit in the car.
So he said, "Tomorrow, I have something to do later."
Okay, I'll wait for your notification tomorrow.
[Assistant Zhou, you look great today. President Fu treats you so well, you should try to think positively.]
Fu Jingchen gave Zhou Luo the reason that she was suffering from depression, and her colleagues took it seriously.
Zhou Luo had no choice but to go along with everyone's words: "Yes, I know. Don't worry about what others say. Thank you everyone."
"Assistant Zhou, let's all have dinner together tomorrow."
Zhou Luo counted five people in total and agreed, "Okay. I'll let everyone know the time in the group tomorrow. Um, can I talk to Sister Liu for a bit?"
Zhou Luo asked in a low voice.
Everyone dispersed immediately. [Okay!]
"Xiao Zhou, I also have something to tell you. Let's go to the break room." It's never convenient to talk in the main office.
The two of them went next door together.
"Xiao Zhou, I have a friend who's a psychologist. He recommended him to President Fu. I don't know if he told you about it," Liu Yi asked enthusiastically.
"I've already told you, thank you Sister Liu, but doesn't the Fu family have a psychologist? It wouldn't be good for me to go to someone else, and besides, I'm much better now," Zhou Luo politely declined.
"Sister Liu, don't worry about me. How have you been lately?" Zhou Luo pretended to be concerned about Liu Yi's work. "You used to be the best to me at the company. Now that I'm not here, has Fu Jingchen given you any extra work? If he dares to give you extra work, I'll talk to him about it."
"No, Mr. Fu has taken on a lot of work himself. He used to send Assistant Qin on business trips, but now he's going on them himself, with one trip after another," Liu Yi said.
"You mean he took over Assistant Qin's work? Wasn't Assistant Qin too busy?" Zhou Luo remembered Fu Jingchen telling him that Assistant Qin had too much to do and that as the boss, he had to take responsibility. Turns out, that wasn't the case at all.
"Assistant Qin has been a bit less busy lately than before, and hasn't had much more work. Our company has always been quite stable, with no off-season or particularly busy periods. But perhaps President Fu is understanding of Assistant Qin's situation. After all, Assistant Qin used to travel a lot for work, so letting him rest occasionally allows him to work even harder," Liu Yi said.
Zhou Luo was clearly unhappy.
She sensed another layer of meaning: Fu Jingchen could avoid business trips, ostensibly for the sake of his subordinates, but in reality, he was avoiding her. A woman's intuition is always accurate.
But Zhou Luo suppressed his anger and said calmly, "Yes, Fu Jingchen treats his employees very well. He always praises you for being diligent."
“Yes, it’s really good for us, Xiao Zhou. Men should be busy with their careers, and we women should be more understanding and supportive.” Liu Yi noticed that Zhou Luo was uncomfortable, so she added.
"Yes, career comes first. Thank you for the reminder, Sister Liu. I'll ask you again if anything comes up. I feel much better after talking to you," Zhou Luo said deliberately.
"Okay, let's keep in touch. I have to go back to work too. I can't just slack off because President Fu is so good to us." Liu Yi said with a smile.
The smile on Zhou Luo's face vanished instantly after he went downstairs.
She pondered Liu Yi's words repeatedly, wondering if they were true or meant to provoke her. She knew Liu Yi liked Fu Jingchen.
I always felt that Liu Yi's words had ulterior motives.
However, some of those statements were true, such as the fact that Fu Jingchen had indeed been frequently traveling for work recently.
And every time he came back, he would leave again within two days. Zhou Luo had long suspected that Fu Jingchen was deliberately avoiding her. She even asked Fu Jing, but the man did not admit it.
Zhou Luo didn't want to be suspicious, but how could she explain Fu Jingchen's unusual behavior? It was obvious that she was in a difficult situation, and Fu Jingchen was too lazy to coax her anymore, so he went away.
In addition, she had a back problem during this period, which prevented the two of them from having marital relations. To Fu Jingchen, she had no value.
Zhou Luo came today, thinking that after not seeing him for several days, Fu Jingchen would at least hug her and express how much he missed her, if not act impulsively. But what happened? When she hugged Fu Jingchen, he pushed her away.
The woman's uncertainty deepened. She wanted to go up, but she tried her best to control herself. Fu Jingchen had come to see her that afternoon; wouldn't it be better to ask him face to face?
Zhou Luo consoled herself for a while, left the company, went to a fruit shop, bought the best mangosteens, and then went to a flower shop to buy two bouquets of flowers to decorate her room.
Finally, I went to a lingerie store and bought a camisole nightgown.
It is said that physiological attraction is the most instinctive and the hardest to give up. Since they started with a moment of unbridled pleasure, let Fu Jingchen find that feeling again.
Zhou Luo blushed as she stuffed the black sheer camisole nightgown into her bag.
She used to be very confident, always feeling that she herself was Fu Jingchen's best aphrodisiac, without needing any external stimulation. But these days, her confidence has slowly disappeared.
It's true that men don't have the patience to keep coaxing a woman.
Zhou Luo sighed and started the car.
After finishing his work in the afternoon, Fu Jingchen left work early.
The Zhou family home is filled with the scent of essential oils.
That was something she prepared especially for Fu Jingchen.
She has changed her demeanor from a while ago and transformed back into a gentle and loving wife.
Fu Jingchen entered the password lock directly.
He opened the door a crack and was immediately greeted by a refreshing scent, which instantly lifted his spirits.
"Jingchen." Zhou Luo heard the door open and happily went over to take Fu Jingchen's arm.
Each mangosteen was peeled in half and neatly stacked in the basin.
Besides mangosteens, Zhou Luo cut some watermelon and prepared two dishes.
"Are you hungry? Wash your hands and eat first," the woman said understandingly.
"Hmm, Luo Luo, I was thinking of taking you out to eat, but I didn't expect you to cook such a delicious meal. It's been so long since I've had your cooking, I really miss it." Fu Jingchen's tone softened.
Fu Jingchen prepared to go to the balcony to wash his hands.
"Wait." Zhou Luo called out to the man, stood on tiptoe and kissed him on the lips, holding it for a few seconds before letting go. "Jing Chen, I've thought about you for a long time."
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