"Well, you seem quite restrained here, so let's go."
"But...don't we need to say goodbye to Grandpa Su?"
"No, he must be playing chess with Grandpa Xu."
In that case, I won't bother you any longer.
Su Shenglin led me to the car, and just as I was about to ask where we were going, my phone rang again.
It was Yang Qianmu calling again.
After hanging up the phone, I turned to look at him with a bit of helplessness: "What should I do? I have to go back to work overtime. There are some things I need to take care of urgently before I leave for Milan."
He frowned slightly, a hint of difficulty in his handsome, rugged features.
"I'll go with you, okay?"
I was a little surprised. "You're so free today?"
"Work is something you can never finish if you want to, but you're leaving on a business trip tomorrow night and won't be back for the New Year..."
He turned and glanced at me, his deep eyes filled with reluctance.
I was initially a little uneasy because of Mrs. Su and Mr. Su's attitude.
But seeing the lingering affection in his eyes, many of her emotions instantly dissipated, and she even spoke more gently than usual: "Okay, then you can work overtime with me, and I'll treat you to dinner tonight."
"make a deal."
To be honest, after we got together, we were both busy with our own things, and we didn't spend much time together.
During the honeymoon phase, couples should be inseparable, feeling like they miss each other terribly if they don't see each other for a day.
So let him come back to work overtime with us.
When I got to the company, he saw that I was working overtime with Yang Qianmu and immediately turned around to look at me.
That look clearly said—thank goodness I came along!
When Yang Qianmu saw him, his expression was somewhat subtle, a mixture of surprise and embarrassment.
Caught in the middle, I could only manage an awkward smile: "Well... we happened to be together, and since I didn't drive, he brought me here."
After saying that, I realized that the explanation was unnecessary.
I'm the boss, so even if I bring my boyfriend to the company, I don't need to explain anything to anyone.
Why should I feel so guilty explaining this to a subordinate?
Sure enough, Su Shenglin's expression darkened again.
After following me into the office, he grabbed me and pinned me against the glass wall.
"What are you doing?" I asked nervously. "This is the company, there are people outside!"
Su Shenglin grabbed me and asked, "Was that guy on the business trip with you?"
She's jealous again.
I rolled my eyes with a half-smile, feeling both amused and exasperated, and looked at him, saying, "Little Cherry and senior executives from the design and operations departments were also on the business trip. There were about ten of them in total."
It's not just me and Yang Qianmu.
He remained silent.
I smiled, tilted my head slightly to look at him, and jokingly asked, "What, are you still not satisfied with this answer? What can we do then? It's for work, there's no other way. How about you come with me and monitor me 24 hours a day?"
I was just joking, but to my surprise, he nodded seriously and said, "That's a good suggestion."
"What?" I exclaimed in surprise, and quickly refused, "No, no! I was just joking, why did you take it seriously? You can't come with me, stay home and enjoy the New Year."
The Su family is a prestigious family with traditional values, and they would definitely have a happy and harmonious family reunion on New Year's Eve and during the Spring Festival.
If I just got a girlfriend and don't go home for Chinese New Year—what will the Su family think of me?
If they approve of me, that would be great. They would definitely be eager for us to develop a strong relationship and get married soon.
Judging from today's formal meeting with the parents, Mr. Su has made it clear that dating is fine, but marriage is not.
Madam Su's attitude was ambiguous, making it impossible to judge.
Compared to Mr. Su's straightforwardness, Mrs. Su's ambiguity actually disappointed me more.
After all, on the previous times I visited Su Garden as a designer, Mrs. Su was so warm, thoughtful, and caring towards me.
On the contrary, when I visited today as Su Shenglin's girlfriend, she was clearly somewhat distant towards me.
Although they were still very enthusiastic and even invited Chef Lin to cook, it showed that they valued it highly.
But I just felt that her attitude towards me had changed.
Therefore, under these circumstances, I cannot abduct Su Shenglin, let alone take him so far away abroad.
“I’m serious, you stay home and come back as soon as I’m done with my work,” I emphasized again.
He leaned down and stared at me. "But even if you're fast, it'll still take ten days to half a month..."
I didn't say anything, I just frowned.
It really does take that long.
"A day apart feels like three autumns, ten days or half a month apart, I'll miss you terribly." He spoke softly, gently, his gaze deep and complex, forming a tender cage that enveloped me.
I was caught in a dilemma and could only advise, "You can send a video or make a phone call."
That's not even as good as scratching an itch through a boot.
He clung to me affectionately, and we couldn't reach a conclusion for a long time.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door behind me.
I was startled and quickly pushed him away, straightening my clothes. "Please come in."
Yang Qianmu pushed the door open and came in, his expression still strange.
I reckon he saw me and Su Shenglin hugging and acting all lovey-dovey through the glass curtain wall...
Ugh, I'm so ashamed to face anyone.
I'm starting to regret bringing him to work overtime.
"President Jiang, I've prepared all these materials. Please check them again." Yang Qianmu walked in and handed over the documents.
"Okay, thank you for your hard work."
We went to our desks and immediately got to work.
Su Shenglin sat alone on the sofa in the reception area, checking his phone, flipping through magazines on the low table, and then getting up to walk over to the bookshelf to examine the various trophies and certificates displayed there.
I would glance at him every now and then, and each time he would catch my gaze and return my smile.
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