Chapter 111 A Desperate Gamble
She hadn't spoken to him for five hours and thirty-two minutes.
In an office in a high-rise building, Lu Jin was sitting in the intern's seat.
Because of his unusual appearance and the fact that he was a sudden intern, he attracted the attention of many employees.
All they knew was that Lu Jin had been brought over by the HR department. However, their company had extremely high standards for its employees, and they had never had an intern suddenly arrive before.
Many people are speculating whether Lu Jin has someone backing him.
An assistant walked over with a document. "Lu Jin, please proofread this document."
Lu Jin took the document and said, "Okay."
He's currently only handling simple tasks. Lu Jin doesn't expect to achieve anything overnight; he knows he has to take it slowly and there's still a lot to learn.
The assistant didn't leave immediately. Instead, he bent down and whispered, "I'll pass on what Chairman Lu said. He said you've been staring at your phone for so long, why didn't you call him?"
Lu Jin looked up and his gaze fell on the camera on the wall.
Lu Qi was in a good mood as he sat in the chairman's office, drinking coffee and waving at the white-haired boy in the surveillance video.
However, the boy couldn't see him.
That controlling old man.
Lu Jin calmly withdrew his gaze.
The assistant whispered again, "Chairman Lu said the documents aren't urgent for now; you can do whatever you want to do first."
After the assistant finished speaking, he wondered to himself who Lu Jin, with his aloof personality, was waiting for news from. It couldn't possibly be his girlfriend, could it?
If someone as aloof as Lu Jin can find a girlfriend, then he won't have to be single anymore.
However, this was none of his business. After delivering the message, the assistant turned and left.
Lu Jin's hand touched the document several times, but the question kept replaying in his mind: "Why didn't you just call him?"
Xia Zhen had always been more proactive than him, so he seemed to have gotten used to being the one waiting. It wasn't that he hadn't thought about taking the initiative to contact Xia Zhen.
But whenever he picks up his phone, he always has a sensitive thought: Zhenzhen has a reason for not contacting him. Maybe she is busy with something. Will contacting her bother her?
Lu Jin opened his phone, his gaze lingering on the chat interface. The last message was from Xia Zhen: 【I'm going out!】
She also sent a "I love you" emoji.
Lu Jin only replied with two words: "I love you."
Young couples in love are often prone to feeling insecure and anxious.
Lu Jin picked up his phone, walked to an empty corridor, and sent a video call invitation.
It took quite a while before the video call was finally connected.
His gaze softened. "Zhenzhen."
"Lu, Lu Jin!" The girl in the video seemed to answer the call subconsciously. After seeing him, her expression changed slightly, and she turned the camera away the next moment.
It was completely different from the happy look she had when she saw him before.
There were clattering sounds coming from her side, as if she was doing something in a flurry of activity. After a while, the girl's face reappeared in the camera's view.
She sat on the sofa and said happily to the person on the screen, "Lu Jin, is your work hard?"
He lowered his gaze slightly. "It's alright."
She's hiding something from him.
After realizing this, Lu Jin envisioned the worst possible outcome.
She doesn't want him anymore.
But Lu Jin's greatest skill is hiding his emotions.
He asked gently, "Aren't you at the Xia family's house?"
In the past, when Xia Yu was out at work, Xia Zhen would video chat with him on her phone while wandering around the house. So, although Lu Jin had never been to the Xia family home, he knew very well what the Xia family's living room looked like.
Xia Zhen, who is currently video chatting with him, is in a place he has never seen before.
Xia Zhen smiled and said, "I've come to my mother's house. I'll stay here for a few days."
Lu Jin asked, "Why do you want to stay at your aunt's house?"
"I went to visit the film set with my dad today. My mom said she missed me, so I'm going to stay at her house for a while."
"There must be a lot of good-looking stars in the crew."
"That's true. You don't know, all the actors who acted opposite my mom were young and handsome. I thought their acting skills were terrible, but when they took off their clothes during the hot spring scene with my mom, their muscles were incredibly well-built. You didn't see it, my dad's face turned green!"
Lu Jin unconsciously touched his waist. He had been exercising scientifically and reasonably recently, but his abs hadn't appeared yet.
He lowered his hand and fell silent.
Taking advantage of his position as an investor, Xia Yu frowned and said that the male lead's expression was not right when he saw the first male lead trying to touch Wen Yu's waist. When he saw the second male lead trying to touch Wen Yu's face, he said that the second male lead's eyes were not right. When he saw the third male lead trying to hug Wen Yu to take a bath, he turned pale.
"This man stepped forward with his left foot first, no way!"
Unable to bear it any longer, Wen Yu kicked Xia Yu into the water, yelling, "Come on, try it if you dare!"
After thinking it over, Xia Yu, who was now soaked to the bone, nodded and said, "It's not impossible for me to come."
Of course, we can't let him come.
Wen Yu ordered the security guards to kick Xia Yu out. The once-powerful CEO was now in such a sorry state!
Finally unable to resist, Lu Jin asked, "What was Zhenzhen busy with just now?"
Xia Zhen hesitated for a moment, but then smiled and said, "It's nothing, I was just playing a game by myself."
Lu Jin's heart sank to the bottom.
She was still very talkative, and he responded to every word she said earnestly, just as always. But even the longest conversations eventually come to an end.
Xia Zhen: "That... Lu Jin..."
"What's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing." Xia Zhen smiled, her eyes crinkling. "Goodbye."
His throat was dry. "Okay, goodbye."
The video call ended.
"Has your girlfriend fallen for someone else?"
Lu Jin looked at the person who had spoken.
Lu Qi, who had arrived at some point and had overheard much, walked over like a good father and gently patted Lu Jin's shoulder. "Zhenzhen is still young, and she's so outstanding. There must be many people pursuing her. If she wants to break up with you, that's normal."
If it weren't for the obvious schadenfreude in his eyes, his act of playing a loving father would seem even more believable.
Lu Jin brushed Lu Qi's hand away.
Lu Qi smiled and said, "Why don't we just give up?"
"I can't give up."
The desperate gamble in the boy's eyes felt all too familiar.
Lu Qi sighed, "Although I don't want to admit it, you really are just like me."
Therefore, it is destined that if Lu Jin cannot obtain wholehearted love, there is a high probability that he will follow in Lu Qi's footsteps.
However, the next second, Lu Jin received a video call invitation from Xia Zhen.
He deliberately avoided Lu Qi and connected the video call, saying, "Zhenzhen."
Xia Zhen pursed her lips with a hint of guilt. "Lu Jin, I felt you weren't very happy just now. Are you overthinking it?"
Lu Jin said, "No."
"I definitely do," Xia Zhen muttered, then suddenly laughed, "I didn't mean to lie to you. Your birthday is coming up soon, isn't it? I'm learning to make cakes!"
To prove her point, she went into the kitchen and showed him a loosely made, half-finished cake.
Xia Zhen said shyly, "You can't laugh at me. I just started making it. I'll definitely make the most beautiful cake for you on your birthday!"
Xia Zhen didn't get a response, so she continued, "I came to my mother's house specifically so I could make a cake properly. That way, my dad definitely won't find out. I originally wanted to keep it from you and give you a surprise, but I was afraid you would be unhappy, so I'm telling you now."
She sighed, "The surprise is all gone."
It turns out she still remembered what she had told him before: on his birthday, she would give him a big cake.
Lu Jin's pale lips curved slightly upward. He reached out and lightly touched the cold screen, yet he could clearly feel a warmth. "The surprise is still there. I'm really looking forward to that day."
Xia Zhen smiled happily, "Okay!"
Lu Qi watched as the young couple chatted sweetly for a while before ending the video call. He chuckled, "How come you're so lucky?"
The boy's cool and aloof eyes still held a trace of tenderness, but his voice was cold, "Because I am not you."
Yes, he's the kind of guy who has a girl he likes who makes him cakes.
After giving him a sarcastic remark, Lu Jin turned and left.
Lu Qi couldn't help but chuckle.
This kid's really grown up.
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