Chapter 51 "Lin Che: Lu Yu is a very easy-going person"
Lin Che endured several burning and curious gazes, trying hard to maintain his composure on the surface, and looked at Secretary Chen, the only one who looked the most calm.
"Secretary Chen, is everyone busy with their work right now? Is there any time to take a break?" Lin Che's voice was clear, with a hint of hoarseness from just waking up.
Secretary Chen, worthy of being the Chief Secretary, quickly suppressed her inner turmoil, displaying a high level of professionalism. She nodded slightly and said, "Mr. Lin, there are no urgent matters that require immediate attention. Everyone can take a short break. What are your instructions?"
Now that the boss lady has spoken, no matter how difficult the task is, I can put it aside.
Lin Che narrowed her eyes and gave a sincere yet slightly embarrassed smile, "I woke up feeling a little hungry. I wanted to ask if anyone wants anything? Afternoon tea? Or some snacks? Let's ask Secretary Chen to prepare some. It's my treat."
As soon as these words were spoken, the eyes of the secretaries who had just barely maintained a "working hard" attitude suddenly lit up again, and they exchanged excited yet restrained glances with each other.
Treat? The boss lady treats?
However, facing Lin Che's clear and inquiring eyes, no matter how excited everyone was, no one dared to place an order.
Coco was the first to wave her hand, smiling brightly but with obvious politeness: "Oh, Mr. Lin, you are so polite! We just had lunch not long ago, we are not hungry!"
"Yes, yes, thank you Mr. Lin, we don't need it." Secretary B next to him also quickly agreed.
"Yes, yes, what would you like to eat? Just let Sister Chen prepare it for you." Secretary C also quickly expressed his opinion.
Lin Che understood clearly as she saw how they tried to refuse despite their eyes full of expectation.
Lin Che's smile softened, revealing a natural affinity. "Secretary Chen, since everyone is too embarrassed to order, I'll trouble you. You must know what everyone likes, right? Could you please prepare some coffee, milk tea, and some exquisite cakes and snacks according to everyone's preferences? We can have a wider variety so everyone can choose. Just put the cost on my account."
As he spoke, Lin Che opened his WeChat payment code and handed it to Secretary Chen.
Secretary Chen probably didn't expect Lin Che to be so down-to-earth. She skillfully handed over the payment code on her phone. She rolled her eyes awkwardly and coughed softly, "No need, Mr. Lin. Our company has a quota for afternoon tea. I'll arrange it right away. Would you like something special?"
"Me?" Lin Che thought for a moment, "Just give me a cup of hot milk and a small piece of not-too-sweet cake."
"Okay, Mr. Lin, please wait a moment, I'll do it right away." Secretary Chen turned around neatly to make arrangements.
Lin Che nodded and did not return to the lounge. Instead, he walked towards the huge floor-to-ceiling window area outside the secretary's office.
There is a wide view and plenty of sunlight, and there are several sets of sofas and small coffee tables for guests or employees to take a short break.
He sat down casually on a single sofa, the hood of his sweatshirt draped softly behind his neck, his whole body basking in the warm afternoon sun.
After he sat down, the atmosphere in the secretarial office returned to normal on the surface, but the private group chat had already exploded:
Secretary A's Private Group (Leaderless Version):
Coco: Ahhh! He treated us to afternoon tea! He even had Sister Chen prepare it to our tastes! What a divine little angel! [died on the spot.jpg]
Secretary B: Wow, he's so gentle! He's even worried we'd be embarrassed! That "let everyone choose for themselves" line really hits home! [covers heart]
Secretary C: The key point is that "put the expense on my account!" That tone! That confidence! She's a true boss lady! [Worship.jpg]
Secretary D: I took a screenshot of him sitting in the sun drinking milk! Is this kind of beauty real? Mr. Lu is so lucky! [Lemon Essence.jpg]
Secretary B: Did you notice that even though his tone was calm when he said "arranged marriage," the way he arranged afternoon tea just now was strangely a bit petty? [Secret Observation.jpg]
Coco: Yeah, yeah, yeah! That sense of rightness! It feels like this isn't the first time I've done this! Arranged marriage... could it be true? [Pupils tremble]
Secretary A: Regardless of whether it's true or not, I'll drink this afternoon tea! I'm paying for her divine beauty and gentleness! [Cheers.jpg]
Secretary Chen was incredibly efficient. In less than twenty minutes, an exquisite multi-story dining cart was wheeled into the secretary's office. The rich aroma of coffee and sweet cake filled the air.
The dining car is filled with a dazzling array of delicacies: several large pots of freshly ground hot coffee and milk tea of different flavors, exquisite glasses filled with ice cubes and lemon slices; small mousse cakes, tempting tiramisu, fresh fruit tarts, matcha mille-feuille, macarons... and several plates of exquisite savory sandwiches and scones.
"Wow!" Coco couldn't help but exclaim in surprise. The other secretaries' eyes lit up as well. They tried hard to maintain a professional image, but the corners of their mouths couldn't help but rise.
"Mr. Lin, here's your hot milk and chocolate lava cake." Secretary Chen personally brought a cup of milk in an exquisite bone china cup and saucer and a small piece of cake decorated with gold foil to the small coffee table in front of Lin Che.
“Thank you, Secretary Chen.” Lin Che smiled at her, picked up the warm milk and took a sip. A little milk foam got on his lips, and he licked it subconsciously.
"Everyone, please feel free to help yourself." Secretary Chen said to the others.
After Secretary Chen gave the order, the secretaries gathered around with a reserved yet excited attitude, quietly recommending snacks to each other, and the atmosphere instantly became much more relaxed and lively.
The sound of the coffee machine, the crisp sound of cups and plates clinking, and the deliberately suppressed sounds of pleasant conversations intertwined together.
Lin Che sat quietly in the sunshine, nibbling on his cake, listening to the noises coming from over there, and looking out the floor-to-ceiling windows at the bustling city view.
COCO sipped her coffee with a sly look in her eyes, and nudged her secretary Michita, who was still enjoying her afternoon tea, with her elbow. The two of them locked eyes and were automatically connected.
COCO and Michita held their coffee cups, exchanged a look that said "you know what I mean," and like two kittens tiptoeing towards their target, they moved silently to the area near the sofa where Lin Che was sitting.
The bolder COCO spoke first, her voice low and full of curiosity: "Mr. Lin~"
Lin Che turned his head upon hearing the voice. The sunlight gilded his long eyelashes, and his eyes were clear and questioning.
"Well...we are just very, very curious,"
COCO moved closer, and Michita nodded in agreement. "How do you and our CEO Lu usually get along?"
After she asked, her big eyes blinked, full of curiosity.
Michita immediately chimed in, adding, "Right, right, right! Mr. Lu has a very strong aura in the company... well, that kind of... sense of keeping strangers away. Everyone is quite in awe of him."
She made a slightly frightened expression, "But Mr. Lin, you look... so gentle, as warm as the sun!"
She gestured, trying to describe the huge contrast: "It feels like... your personalities... don't really match?"
After asking, I felt a little offended and quickly tried to make amends, "Ah, it's not that I'm bad! I'm just curious! Purely curious! With such a contrast... how can we fall in love?"
Lin Che listened to the two girls' straightforward yet somewhat cute questions, looked into their sparkling eyes filled with gossip, and couldn't help but chuckle softly.
He put down the milk cup in his hand, leaned forward slightly, rested his elbows on his knees, supported his chin, and pretended to be thinking seriously.
The afternoon sun fell on the corners of his slightly upturned lips, and there was a hint of cunning in that smile.
"Um……"
He dragged out the last syllable, his eyes swept across COCO and Michita's faces, and deliberately lowered his voice, saying mysteriously: "Actually..."
The two girls immediately held their breath and pricked up their ears.
"I was pretending," Lin Che said seriously, trying to put on a somewhat fierce expression on her pretty face. However, because it was too delicate, it ended up looking a little fierce. "I'm even fiercer than Lu Yu."
“Pfft—hahahahahaha!”
COCO and Michita were stunned for a moment, then they couldn't help but burst out laughing. They quickly covered their mouths to avoid disturbing others, but their shoulders were shaking violently.
Looking at Lin Che’s harmless and incredibly beautiful face and saying “I’m more fierce than him”, this contrast is so cute that it’s almost fatal!
"Mr. Lin! You are so funny!" Michita laughed so hard that tears almost came out.
Lin Che couldn't hold it in any longer and smiled with her eyes curved.
"Okay, okay, no more jokes." He smiled and waved his hand, picked up the milk cup again, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the warm cup wall, his eyes looking at the tall buildings outside the window, as if recalling something.
"I think Lu Yu..."
He paused, as if searching for the right words, and his tone became serious and gentle, "He's actually quite easy to talk to."
"Huh?" COCO and Michita uttered incredibly short syllables at the same time.
Lin Che turned around, looking at their shocked expressions, and nodded confidently, "Really. He expressed it very clearly, but... well, he was quite concise."
He remembered the way Lu Yu spoke to him, his deep eyes looking at him intently, and his low voice always slower and softer than usual.
His replies to messages on WeChat were also brief, but he would carefully respond to every word Lin Che said.
"Maybe..." Lin Che pondered, trying to explain for Lu Yu, "Is it because you haven't figured out the way he speaks? Sometimes he speaks briefly, which makes him seem less approachable?"
The more he spoke, the more he felt it made sense. His eyes sparkled, as if he was vindicating Lu Yu: "Think about it, he manages such a large company, and his time is very precious. Of course he has to express himself efficiently. But what he wants to express is actually very clear, right?"
COCO and Michita looked at each other, and saw great confusion and... a hint of hesitation in each other's eyes?
Is it really that they have a problem with their comprehension? But Mr. Lu's freezing eyes and his short, emotionless interjections...
Lin Che didn't notice their complicated mental journey, he was already immersed in his own thoughts.
He held the cup of warm milk, and the warmth spread from his palms. Lu Yu's cold face, which showed unusual tenderness to him at certain moments, seemed to appear in front of him again.
Those low but patient instructions, those silent but meticulous arrangements...
"Hmm," he nodded slightly, as if confirming his conclusion, or as if recalling something.
Even the corners of his lips unconsciously raised a soft smile, and his voice was so soft that it seemed like he was talking to himself, but it fell clearly into the ears of the two secretaries who pricked up their ears, "I think Lu Yu is a good person who is easy to talk to."
"Plop!" Michita almost dropped the coffee cup in his hand.
"Cough... cough cough!" COCO was choked by her own saliva and coughed violently.
A good guy?! A good, easy-going guy?! Mr. Lu?!
These two words and the Mr. Lu they knew were simply parallel universes!
The way the two looked at Lin Che had changed from initial amazement and gossip to complete, awe-inspiring awe and... deep confusion.
This Mr. Lin... his filter must be eight hundred meters thick, right?!
Or... does Mr. Lu really have... another face that they can't see?
The secretarial office's private group was once again bombarded with messages:
【Coco】: [Out-of-body experience.jpg] Girls! I'm torn! Mr. Lin said Mr. Lu is a "nice guy who's easy to talk to"!!!
Michita: [Pupil tremors.gif] He also said we didn't understand Mr. Lu's way of speaking! He said Mr. Lu was concise but clear in his words! Should we reflect on our ability to understand things?!
Secretary B: ………………??? Mr. Lin, do you have any misunderstandings about “easy to talk to” and “good person”?
Secretary C: When Mr. Lu said the word "redo" during the last meeting, the temperature in the entire conference room plummeted ten degrees! Is that what you call easygoing? Is that what you call clear? [Shivers]
Secretary D: When Mr. Lin said the word "good man," his expression was so gentle and confident... I almost believed it! [facepalm]
[Coco]: It's over, it's over, my CPU is fried! Now when I look at that door in Mr. Lu's office, it seems to be radiating the light of the Holy Father! [Worldview Collapse.jpg]
Secretary A: The conclusion is: Mr. Lu is not the same person as we see him in front of Mr. Lin. [Lights a cigarette.jpg] Damn! This arranged marriage... there's something!
Lin Che, as if not noticing the two secretaries' disheveled expressions, drank the last bit of milk in small sips and squinted his eyes contentedly, like a cat warmed by the sun and with an extremely beautiful understanding of the world.
COCO and Michita are still immersed in the shock and self-doubt of the "eight hundred meters thick filter".
A deep, inquiring male voice suddenly sounded behind the three of them without warning:
"What are you talking about so happily?"
COCO and Michita's bodies froze visibly, and the blood color on their faces drained away completely.
Mr. Lu!!!!
When had he been standing behind them?! How much had he heard?!
Lu Yu's tall figure stood a few steps away from the sofa area, with broad shoulders and long legs, wearing a perfectly tailored dark suit. Cheng Yi stood half a meter behind him, holding documents.
Lu Yu's eyes swept over the two secretaries who were instantly petrified and pale, and his eyes were calm and without any waves.
But COCO and Michita felt as if they were pricked by invisible ice needles, their scalps were numb, and they even forgot to breathe.
His gaze fell precisely on Lin Che, who was only wearing a thin light grey sweatshirt with a slightly open collar, revealing a small section of her fair and fragile neck.
You had a fever last night, why are you wearing so little?
Lu Yu's handsome brows immediately furrowed, and he took a few steps with his long legs. He was in front of Lin Che and leaned over naturally.
"Why are you only wearing this little?" Lu Yu's voice was low. He stretched out his slender, bony fingers and naturally covered the back of Lin Che's hand holding the milk cup.
The skin on the back of Lin Che's hand was delicate and slightly cool, and the touch was clearly transmitted.
Lu Yu's brows furrowed even tighter, and he subconsciously covered his face with his warm, dry palms, "Are you feeling a bit cold?"
His eyes scanned Lin Che's thin shoulders, and he spoke even more slowly, with a tone that could almost be called coaxing, "The lounge is heated enough, but it's still cold outside. Where's your down jacket?"
Lin Che was stunned by his sudden approach and the gesture of covering his hand. His ears turned red and he muttered softly, "...On the sofa in the lounge. I felt hot just now, so I didn't wear it."
This scene was seen clearly and accurately by the two secretaries standing nearby, who were almost stunned.
COCO and Michita were completely frozen.
Their eyes were as big as bells and their mouths were slightly open, as if they had seen the eighth wonder of the world.
Cover...cover your hands?
frown?
In that voice... so gentle that it could drip water, I asked:
"Is it a bit cold?"
Is this really their CEO Lu, whose eyes could freeze people to death during meetings?!
No wonder! No wonder Mr. Lin could say such a shocking evaluation as "a good person who is easy to talk to" without blinking or beating his heart!
It turns out that their President Lu... really has two faces!!!
In front of his wife, he is a gentle and kind man who covers his hands, asks about her well-being, and has eyes that can draw silk! ?
In front of these miserable bunch of working cattle, there is a living devil with dagger-like eyes and a gloomy aura!!!
This is differential treatment! This is double standard! It’s outrageous!!!
The huge amount of information and subversive cognitive impact caused COCO and Michita's brains to completely shut down, and they could only stand there like two petrified statues.
He even forgot basic professional ethics, such as saying hello.
Cheng Yi stood behind Lu Yu, looking at the two secretaries' expressions of "complete collapse of their worldview", trying hard to maintain a straight face, but the corners of his eyes couldn't help twitching.
Well, it seems that Mr. Lu’s “other side” is indeed very impactful.
Lu Yu seemed to be completely oblivious to the presence of the two secretaries beside him, or rather, his attention was focused solely on Lin Che at the moment.
Seeing that Lin Che was still sitting there without moving, he urged, "Put on your clothes before coming out."
Lin Che felt a little embarrassed by his stare, so she murmured "Oh" and obediently stood up and walked towards the lounge to get her down jacket.
It was not until Lin Che's figure disappeared at the door of the lounge that Lu Yu slowly stood up.
The gentleness on his face instantly vanished, returning to his usual calm and indifferent expression. His gaze swept indifferently over COCO and Michita, who were still standing stiffly like puppets. His calm expression sent a chill through the two of them, sending a chill from the soles of their feet to the very top of their heads.
"Have you finished all the work?" Lu Yu's voice returned to that emotionless, businesslike cold tone.
"Mr. Lu... Mr. Lu! It's done! I'll get started right away!" COCO and Michita woke up as if from a dream, scared out of their wits, and answered almost in unison, their voices trembling.
The two of them jumped away instantly like a cat whose tail was stepped on, fled the scene at the fastest speed in their lives, rushed back to their workstations, and wanted to bury their heads in the monitors.
The secretary's private group exploded again, with messages flooding the screen at a rapid speed:
【Coco】: [Ascension on the spot.jpg] Sisters!!! I saw it!!! Mr. Lu!!! He covered Mr. Lin’s hands!!! He asked if he was cold!!! He even yelled at him for not wearing enough!!! That tone!!! That look!!! Ahh ...
Michita: [Out-of-body experience.gif] It was real!!! He covered his hand!!! He even told me I was kidding!!! His voice was so gentle it made my legs go weak!!! But when he looked at us!!! That look in his eyes!!! I was so scared I froze!!! (pointing to spine)
Secretary B: Holy crap! Covering his hand?! Mr. Lu’s hand?! Covering someone else’s hand?! [Worldview Crusher Activated.jpg]
Secretary C: Double standards! Blatant double standards! A massive double standard scene! Sisters! Aren't we human beings?! [Crying in the bathroom.jpg]
Secretary D: So... Mr. Lin is right... President Lu really is a "nice guy" in front of him... [Faith Collapse.jpg]
Secretary A: Conclusion: Mr. Lu doesn't have two faces; he's welded his only gentle face onto Mr. Lin's. We...are just cattle and horses.
[The hand lighting the cigarette trembles slightly.jpg]
This arranged marriage... is absolutely amazing!
Lu Yu completely ignored the sudden tension in the secretarial area, where even breathing became cautious.
He watched Lin Che emerge from the lounge wearing that fluffy, warm long down jacket, like a tightly wrapped little snowball. The stern lines on his face seemed to soften a little.
"Let's go," he said, extending his hand to Lin Che, his voice low, "back to the old house."
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