The boss called him in the middle of the night to ask if he had a blanket, even with Miss Tang present...
"Boss, I have a fever and I'm getting an IV drip at the hospital!" Chen Lei coughed twice to match the situation. "Don't worry, I'll bring you a blanket in a bit."
Tang Li heard the voice on the other end of the phone. Assistant Chen was quite pitiful; it was almost midnight, and it wasn't his working hours.
"No need, I'll just lie down on the sofa tonight, no need to trouble Assistant Chen."
"You're telling me to sleep on the sofa? What do you take me for, a grown man?" Lu Jianshen said bluntly, "I'll sleep on the sofa."
Tang Li shook her head. She had already troubled Lu Jianshen enough, and she didn't want to owe him too much.
"No, it's getting cold lately, and we don't have any extra blankets. If you catch a cold, I'll be terribly responsible."
Lu Jianshen grabbed her, "You're a young lady, how could I let you sleep on the sofa?"
After hesitating for a long time, Tang Li tentatively asked, "How about... we sleep together?"
This bed is quite big; it should be fine for two people to sleep in it.
Lu Jianshen nodded and readily agreed, "Okay."
Tang Li regretted it. How could she have spoken so carelessly? Wouldn't that make Lu Jianshen suspect that she had other intentions?
She really has absolutely no sense of restraint!
To avoid Lu Jianshen misunderstanding her, Tang Li lay down and remained upright on one side of the bed, keeping a distance of more than one meter from Lu Jianshen.
Lu Jianshen didn't point it out, but secretly lamented that his two-meter-wide bed was too wide and needed to be replaced.
Tang Li probably wouldn't be comfortable sleeping like that.
Lu Jianshen sighed inwardly, stretched out his long arm, pulled the person into his arms, and the two hugged tightly.
Tang Li stared wide-eyed in fright at Lu Jianshen.
By the light of the warm-colored wall lamp in the corner, she saw Lu Jianshen's high nose bridge, his angular face, and his long, curly eyelashes.
Lu Jianshen is really handsome; no wonder so many unmarried and married women in Beijing are drawn to him.
Did he use himself as a pillow or a doll and just hug him?
Tang Li was so frightened that she almost stopped breathing. Although there had been misunderstandings before, and she had almost lost her virginity with Lu Jianshen several times.
But this was the first time they had ever slept in the same bed for one night like this.
Tang Li silently comforted herself, thinking that it was just the two of them being within a meter of each other for seven hours, which wasn't a big deal...
She stole glances at him, her heart pounding involuntarily, a small voice inside her telling her that he was an elder…
She and Lu Jianshen were only four years apart in age and had no blood relation whatsoever.
In the darkness, Lu Jianshen's eyes suddenly opened, his gaze intense. He was a light sleeper and had already woken up when Tang Li moved around.
He was just curious about what the girl wanted to do, but she didn't do anything; she just stared at him blankly.
The man's Adam's apple bobbed, and his eyes, dark and bright, looked at Tang Li. His voice was deep, "Am I handsome?"
Tang Li was terrified and nervously closed her eyes, pretending to be asleep.
Lu Jianshen couldn't help but chuckle. This little girl could be so adorable. Didn't she realize how clumsy her deliberate act had been?
Tang Li closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. Perhaps it was because it was too late, or perhaps she was tired, but she actually fell asleep while pretending.
The next morning, when she got up, there was no one in the house.
Her biological clock always wakes her up around 7 a.m. So early, could it be that Lu Jianshen has already gone to the company to handle work?
Tang Li got up, washed up, and changed her clothes.
Looking at her clothes hanging together with Lu Jianshen's, one big and one small, one dark and one light, she felt a strange sense of tenderness, like two little people leaning on each other.
Tang Li came out of the bedroom upstairs. Lu Jianshen had just returned from outside. He was wearing a tracksuit, still sweaty, revealing his well-defined chest muscles.
"morning!"
"morning!"
Why are you so full of hormones so early in the morning?!
Tang Li secretly glanced at him several times, thinking she hadn't been discovered, and then carefully looked away.
That's so sinful! That's Lu Chengyi's uncle!
"What would you like to eat for breakfast?" Lu Jianshen asked her.
Tang Li was absent-minded and felt guilty. "It's nothing, it's nothing."
Lu Jianshen smiled and asked again, "I'm asking what you want to eat for breakfast?"
Tang Li then came to her senses, "Noodles will do."
What was she panicking about? She looked like she had ulterior motives. Tang Li thought Lu Jianshen would order takeout, but he actually cooked it himself.
The man whom the Lu family revered like a god actually cooked himself!
Tang Li stared blankly as Lu Jianshen quickly brought out two bowls of steaming hot noodle soup from the kitchen, each with a poached egg and a few tender vegetable leaves, a home-style and delicious dish.
Tang Li was flattered and thought it would be better if she cooked next time, as she always felt that Lu Jianshen was not the type of man who could cook.
"Thank you... Ah Shen."
Lu Jianshen's handsome lips curled up in a smile; he was in a very good mood.
He said, "From now on, I'll take care of breakfast every day, and you'll have lunch with me. I'll have Chen Lei prepare it."
Do you give him breakfast every day?
Tang Li quickly waved her hand, explaining that she was just getting used to the place and couldn't let Lu Jianshen take care of her.
"I'll prepare breakfast."
They had done her a great favor by resolving the Tang family's debt crisis, so Tang Li felt obligated to return the favor.
"Can I have steak and fried eggs tomorrow?"
Seeing that he made his request without any hesitation, Tang Li breathed a sigh of relief and readily agreed.
"Okay, no problem."
Tang Li is eating and living for free every day and receiving a salary, and she also owes people money. If she doesn't help them out in some way, she will really have trouble sleeping and eating.
However, despite the size of the villa, there wasn't a single servant to take care of Lu Jianshen's daily needs.
Tang Li later learned that the house was cleaned by hourly workers. Lu Jianshen didn't like being disturbed at home, and the villa was usually very quiet.
Before leaving, Lu Jianshen told Tang Li that she could go to work tomorrow, since it was the weekend and she could rest for another day.
As the company boss, Lu Jianshen doesn't take leave unless he gives himself a break.
After seeing Lu Jianshen off, Tang Li put the dishes in the dishwasher and looked around the unfamiliar home again.
She didn't think Lu Jianshen would keep her for long, and after they "broke up," she was still burdened with huge debts.
Thinking of this, Tang Li quickly took on some translation jobs online, as life was no longer as easy as before.
She needs to pull herself together!
"Ding-dong ding-dong..."
The doorbell rang, and Tang Li was puzzled, thinking that Lu Jianshen had forgotten something.
She went to open the door and saw a tall, beautiful woman with exquisite makeup, dressed in Chanel, standing in the doorway.
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