Chapter 20 Chapter 20 I Feed You
There was a hint of strangeness in Shi Taichu's eyes, and he frowned, waiting quietly for Ye Anyu to continue.
"He will soon be my new boss." Ye Anyu said this jokingly.
After a few seconds of silence, Shi Taichu spread his hands and squinted his eyes. "Besides this, is there anything else?"
Ye Anyu tilted his head and thought for a moment before saying, "Development is better than staying here."
Shi Taichu laughed out of anger. In the past, when a client wanted to poach her, she rejected him outright. That company was no worse than Ming'an Technology, but now it was using development as an excuse.
"An Yu, have you thought it through?" Shi Taichu asked.
Ye Anyu nodded.
"Okay." What was signed in the company was a contract, not an indenture, so Shi Taichu had no right to decide who wanted to leave and who wanted to stay. He was silent for a few seconds, then looked at Ye Anyu and nodded.
"And..." Ye Anyu thought for a moment and then closed his mouth.
"what else?"
"It's okay, Mr. Shi, I'll go out first." After saying this, Ye Anyu turned and left. Ye Anyu originally wanted to tell Shi Taichu that someone from Ming'an Technology would contact him and ask her to resign early, but she thought that it would be of no use to tell him, so she kept her mouth shut. It is better to have less trouble than more.
After Ye Anyu walked out of the office, she returned to her workstation. She looked at the tasks assigned to her in the morning. They were similar to usual tasks. She was fast at drawing, and these tasks could be completed in half the time of others, so she was not in a hurry to start work now.
Ye Anyu looked at the calendar. Lu Junyi's 60th birthday was on October 25th, which was this Friday. It was over. He had just forgotten to ask for leave from Shi Taichu.
Ye Anyu has plenty of vacation time because she basically doesn't take leave, except for one day when she had a fever. But if she hadn't mentioned her resignation, she would have just told Shi Taichu on the phone and given him the leave application process.
After talking about resigning, the atmosphere between the two of them was a little awkward, at least Ye Anyu felt very awkward.
Ye Anyu had an idea, maybe she could use this as an excuse to refuse to attend the birthday party.
After this idea came to her mind, Ye Anyu laughed at herself. How could it be possible? Unless she died, those people from the Ye family would definitely force her to go over. Thinking of this, Ye Anyu's eyes dimmed and she sighed.
When can I get rid of this kind of life?
Ye Anyu was unable to muster any interest the entire afternoon. When it was time to get off work, Ye Anyu quickly packed up his things, punched in, and left the company.
Ye Anyu originally wanted to go to the small house he bought to rest before going home. He was distracted while driving, and when he reacted, he had missed the turning intersection. The city was very crowded with traffic at night. Ye Anyu didn't want to make any trouble, so he went straight back home.
When Ye Anyu drove downstairs, the lights in the living room were on. Today was Monday and the cleaning lady would not come, and Lu Mingzhou could not have come back so early. In this case, Lu Mingzhou must have asked the lady to come and cook dinner.
Sure enough, when Ye Anyu pushed open the door and came in, Aunt Liu was busy in the kitchen.
When she saw Ye Anyu come in, Aunt Liu smiled and said, "Madam, why are you back so early today? I haven't prepared dinner yet."
??? What’s going on?
Aunt Liu is a kind-looking woman. Ye Anyu doesn't know her date of birth, but he roughly guessed that she is in her fifties. Although Aunt Liu has been doing this job since she moved here, they don't have many opportunities to meet.
Firstly, she was often not at home when Aunt Liu came to clean, and secondly, apart from cleaning, Aunt Liu rarely came to cook. She had only chatted with Aunt Liu a few times before, and knew that she was born in the countryside, had two sons and a daughter, one son was married and had children, and the other son and the younger daughter should be in college.
The family is not rich, but they live in harmony and love each other.
Before Ye Anyu could ask, Aunt Liu spoke first: "Boss Lu called this afternoon and asked me to come over to cook in the evening."
"When will he be back tonight?"
Aunt Liu shook her head and said, "I don't know either. He just told me to come and cook, and I can leave after the meal is ready."
Judging from Aunt Liu's speed, the meal will be ready in just 20 minutes. Will Lu Mingzhou be home soon? If so, wouldn't it be better for me to sneak out now? After all, it was so embarrassing yesterday.
Thinking of this, Ye Anyu walked towards the door, hoping to quietly evacuate the scene. Unfortunately, it didn't go as she wished. Aunt Liu's back seemed to have eyes: "Madam, dinner is about to start. Are you going out?"
Ye Anyu's heart skipped a beat, and he stopped in his tracks guiltily. He said, "Aunt Liu, something unexpected happened at my company, and I need to go back."
If the person in front of her was Lu Mingzhou, Aunt Liu would not say anything, but this time it was Ye Anyu. Aunt Liu had a good impression of her the first time they met. She was good-looking, quiet and gentle, and looked well-behaved. Although she looked a little cold, she was not aggressive.
So Aunt Liu wasn't afraid of her. She asked her like she would her daughter, "Why can't you finish it tomorrow? Why do you have to go back in the cold at night?"
Ye Anyu didn't expect Aunt Liu to ask this. She was a little speechless for a moment. The excuse was on the tip of her tongue. She stood there for a few seconds and thought before she said it: "The customer is in a hurry."
"No matter how anxious the customer is, we can't let a little girl like you run over there late at night," said Aunt Liu.
Hearing this, Ye Anyu's vision blurred for a moment, and the next second tears welled up in her eyes. Since her mother passed away, no one had cared about her so much.
She wiped her tears, cleared her throat, looked at Aunt Liu with eyes that had warmed up a little, and said, "It's okay, I'll be back soon."
Ye Anyu changed his shoes at the entrance, thinking about where to go for dinner later, while reaching for the door handle with his right hand.
With a "click", the door was opened.
The next second, the door was closed again with a bang.
"Madam, what's wrong? Do you not have to go to the company?" Aunt Liu asked in confusion.
"I've prepared the meal here, so it's time for dinner."
Aunt Liu's words were particularly loud in the empty living room, as if they were being played out loud, but Ye Anyu heard nothing.
Because the moment she opened the door, Lu Mingzhou was standing upright at the door.
Ye Anyu didn't notice Lu Mingzhou's expression in a quick glance, but she knew that her expression was very ugly at the moment, and her mood was even uglier, because she had not yet figured out how to face Lu Mingzhou.
If she hadn't closed the door and walked out just now, it wouldn't have been a big deal. With Lu Mingzhou's personality, he wouldn't have caught her and asked her anything. At most, he would have expressed his dissatisfaction with a serious expression. But the key point was that she closed the door subconsciously, and if she opened it again to go out, she would have seemed very guilty.
The bright yellow light lengthened Lu Mingzhou's shadow. The autumn wind blew the leaves, making them rustle. Lu Mingzhou stood there silently, his hand reaching to open the door hanging in the air.
His face was engulfed in shadow, and it was impossible to tell what expression he had at the moment. The corners of his clothes swayed slightly in the air, and his half-long hair fluttered in the wind.
Aunt Liu didn't receive a reply for a long time. She thought Ye Anyu didn't hear her, so she raised her voice and asked, "Madam, don't you have to go to the company?"
Ye Anyu was startled by the shout, and finally reacted. She stammered, "Ah... um..."
"What?" Aunt Liu didn't hear it because the voice was too soft.
"Madam, if you don't have to go to the company, please pack up and prepare for dinner. I just received a message from Mr. Lu. He said that if you come back first, he will let you eat first." Lu Mingzhou sent the message half an hour ago, but Aunt Liu was cooking and didn't look at her phone.
Speaking of President Lu, Lu Mingzhou was still locked out by her.
Ye Anyu took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, and opened the door again.
There was no one outside the door. Could it be that what Ye Anyu saw just now was a ghost? She opened the door wide, walked out, and looked around the yard. Finally, she saw Lu Mingzhou's figure next to a pillar in the garden.
Lu Mingzhou was leaning against a pillar with one leg half-bent, the corner of his clothes just touching his knee. The autumn wind blew his hair a little messy. The dim yellow light shone on his face, making his outline look sharper. A wisp of smoke was lingering around him. Only then did Ye Anyu notice that he was holding a cigarette between his slender fingers.
Lu Mingzhou actually smokes.
Ye Anyu was very surprised. She used to think that Lu Mingzhou was a non-smoker and non-drinker. He drank after work because of social events and had to drink. Ye Anyu could understand this, and she was not particularly surprised to see Lu Mingzhou drinking.
But Ye Anyu really didn't expect that Lu Mingzhou would smoke, so she was stunned for a moment.
Ye Anyu admitted that although Lu Mingzhou was an illegitimate child, he exuded nobility, a cold and proud aura. His movements were neat and clear, the smoke rising slowly and lingering around his fingertips, only highlighting his deep and charming appearance.
There's also a hint of...loneliness.
"Madam? Madam?" Aunt Liu prepared the meal but couldn't find anyone, so she shouted a few times in the living room.
"Madam! So you are here. The meal is ready. You can enjoy it." Aunt Liu saw the door open and walked to the entrance and said.
Hearing the noise, Lu Mingzhou suddenly turned his head, and their eyes met. The next second, Lu Mingzhou seemed to be frightened. He pressed the cigarette butt on the stone bench, lowered his bent long legs, and stood up straight like a child who had made a mistake.
"Madam, I was wondering why you didn't come in. It turns out Mr. Lu is back." Seeing that there was no response when she called out, Aunt Liu came behind Ye Anyu and saw Lu Mingzhou following her gaze.
Aunt Liu didn't notice the strange atmosphere between them. She said with a smile, "Mr. Lu, the meal is ready. Please come in and have dinner with your wife!"
Lu Mingzhou paused, then said, "You go in first, I'll be right back."
Seeing that there was no way to escape, Ye Anyu had to sit at the dining table and wait obediently for dinner. After a few minutes, Lu Mingzhou finally came back from outside. He went to the bathroom to wash his hands, and then sat opposite Ye Anyu.
As soon as he sat down, Lu Mingzhou's unique scent hit him in the face. There was almost no smell of cigarettes on him. The few minutes he was outside just now must have been to dissipate the cigarette smell.
Aunt Liu brought the last dish to the table and said with a smile: "Mr. Lu, Mrs. Lu, I have something to do at home, so I'll leave first."
Lu Mingzhou hummed softly.
As the door slammed shut, the living room returned to its usual silence.
Ye Anyu picked up the chopsticks, lowered her head and ate the rice silently. After a few mouthfuls, she found that her chopsticks were the only one busy on the table. Then she raised her eyelids and glanced at Lu Mingzhou opposite her.
Lu Mingzhou had his right hand wrapped in gauze and his left hand holding chopsticks. He tried several times but failed to pick up a single mouthful of rice.
It was the first time that Ye Anyu saw Lu Mingzhou so clumsy. She found it a little funny, but after all, she was the culprit, so she held back her laughter.
After Lu Mingzhou failed again, Ye Anyu finally couldn't help but said, "I'll feed you."
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