From shirts to trousers, even underwear, and a pair of ankle boots packed in a cardboard box, this is what Tang Qi found in Lu Zhe's wardrobe.
A complete set of men's clothing for summer and autumn.
Tang Qi hesitated for a long time, but ultimately decided not to tell her mother about it. She knew without her mother's help that she could guess who had bought the clothes.
President Xia is the richest person, and besides, Sister Xiaodie is about to give up, so she definitely wouldn't buy these things for Lu Zhe. So who else could it be besides President Xia?
Tang Qi didn't want to tell her mother about this for another reason: she didn't want her mother to have the impression of Lu Zhe as a 'womanizer' or a 'scumbag' before even meeting him—finding clothes given to him by other girls in his closet was really hard to explain. But Tang Qi felt that she could understand Lu Zhe.
After all, he was a reborn person, while the other wasn't, so their situations in relationships were completely different. Moreover, it was still a 'probationary period,' so it was normal that he hadn't completely severed his ambiguous relationship with President Xia. Plus, President Xia was still the boss, so he certainly didn't dare offend him, and had no choice but to accept it…
Tang Qi could find a hundred excuses for Lu Zhe in her mind, but she also knew that these excuses would be difficult to tell her mother. Since that was the case, she could only keep them to herself.
So, what should we do next?
Are you just going to hold your breath like this?
Before she knew it, the girl's cheeks had puffed up, and she couldn't help but mutter, "Sure enough, no matter how I think about it, I'm still...so angry! No, I can't stay stuck in the same place any longer!"
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Why do you think Little Rainbow would secretly take pictures of you?
Around 11 a.m., during a break from work, Xue Xiaodie suddenly asked this question.
Lu Zhe was facing a problem he couldn't avoid, and he was staring at the computer screen, deep in thought. To onlookers, he looked like he was just staring blankly at the screen, his eyes completely unmoving.
Hearing the girl's soft voice, Lu Zhe was startled and turned his chair halfway to look at her.
Lu Zhe asked, "What did you just say?"
Xue Xiaodie cleared her throat, keeping her voice relatively low: "Do you remember this morning, when Xiao Caitang secretly took pictures of you with her phone?"
Hearing this, Lu Zhe finally came to his senses: "Oh, you mean that? What's wrong?"
Xue Xiaodie: "Why do you think she would secretly take pictures of you?"
Lu Zhe: "I hadn't thought about it."
Xue Xiaodie: "Then do you remember why you secretly took pictures of President Xia?"
Lu Zhe pointed at her: "Didn't you ask me to take the picture?"
Xue Xiaodie clenched her right fist and slammed it against her left palm, saying earnestly, "That's right! You don't have the habit of taking pictures all the time. Taking pictures of others is always someone else's suggestion. Xiao Caitang is the same way. She's probably the girl I've met who dislikes taking pictures the most. So, could it be that she took pictures of you secretly, also at someone else's suggestion?"
Lu Zhe thought for a moment, then shrugged: "That's certainly possible. But who is that person?"
Xue Xiaodie rested her chin on her right hand and said thoughtfully, "First of all, it definitely wasn't her father, that big boss. He was prevented from getting you by his daughter..."
Lu Zhe felt a chill run down his spine: "Can we please stop mentioning that big boss? It makes me sick just thinking about it."
Xue Xiaodie: "But since you're going to be spending time with Xiao Caitang in the future, you can't possibly not consider her father."
Hearing this, Lu Zhe was somewhat dazed. He would indeed be spending time with Tang Qi in the future, and it would likely be a long and intimate relationship. However, it was rather strange that these words came from Xue Xiaodie's mouth.
The girl continued her analysis: "Xiao Caitang's interpersonal relationships are very simple, or rather, too simple. Apart from the two of us, I think she probably doesn't have any other friends at all. Since that's the case, if it's not a friend or her father, then it can only be her mother or some other elder. What do you think?"
Lu Zhe nodded: "I think that makes sense, it's quite possible. So what do you think?"
Xue Xiaodie stared at him and asked, "So, if Xiao Caitang wants to introduce you to her mother, would you be willing?"
Lu Zhe immediately shook his head.
As he shook his head, he couldn't help but recall something: he had actually met his "future mother-in-law," but it wasn't Tang Qi; it was Xia Xiaobing's mother, that simple and straightforward aunt.
Lu Zhe suddenly sighed: "To be honest, I still don't really want to be in a relationship right now, let alone meet your parents."
When Xue Xiaodie heard the words "tell the truth," she narrowed her eyes but didn't say anything more, only nodded with a smile.
The girl chuckled and said, "Let's take it slow then. Let's focus on our work first. I noticed that Sister Yang seemed to be watching us again just now."
Lu Zhe: "Yeah, work, work!"
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At lunchtime, Tang Qi came over again, and the three of them got together and found a fast food restaurant to eat at.
However, halfway through the meal, Miss Tang suddenly said, "Don't cook dinner tonight, it's on me!"
Upon hearing this, Lu Zhe continued eating with his chopsticks, only to ask, "Where are you taking me? Is it that Western restaurant we've been to several times before?"
Tang Qi nodded, then asked, "Don't you like it there?"
Lu Zhe thought for a moment: "I don't dislike it, but I haven't been there for a few days, so I'm fine. Xiao Die, what about you?"
After swallowing the food in her mouth, Xue Xiaodie said, "I'm fine too."
Tang Qi slammed her hand on the table: "Okay, let's go there tonight, it's on me!"
Lu Zhe picked up another piece of food with his chopsticks and casually asked, "Why did you suddenly decide to treat us today?"
After asking the question, Lu Zhe put the food he was holding with his chopsticks into his mouth, then scooped up a mouthful of rice, chewed, and swallowed... But even after swallowing, he still didn't hear what Tang Qi said.
He then looked at the girl across the table.
Tang Qi was staring blankly at her chopsticks, her gaze unfocused, as if she were in a daze.
Seeing her dazed look, Lu Zhe suddenly realized something—could this girl be making up an excuse?
Sure enough, after a few seconds, Tang Qi said, "I feel like you're too tired to cook every night after get off work. So I thought I'd treat you to a meal so you can rest. And you can bring Sister Xiaodie along too, so everyone can relax a bit."
Her tone was hesitant, clearly indicating a lack of confidence. But judging from the content of her words, how could such a normal thing possibly require confidence?
Unless they lack confidence in their ability to fabricate stories and lie.
Lu Zhe suddenly had a flash of inspiration and realized the problem.
Is there anything special about tonight's dinner?
Or does Tang Qi have any special plans after dinner?
He continued eating, remaining impassive, and observed Tang Qi's expression. He then noticed that the young lady's cheeks were slightly flushed, and he wondered what she was thinking at that moment.
Lu Zhe glanced at another girl next to Tang Qi.
Xue Xiaodie was looking down, chewing slowly, seemingly unaware of anything.
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