Li Wan slept soundly that night, but Li Zelin suffered from insomnia.
When they met in the restaurant the next day, Li Zelin couldn't help but let his eyes fall on Li Wan's rosy lips. The memory that he had deliberately suppressed suddenly hit his brain, reminding him of what he had done last night, and his Adam's apple rolled unconsciously.
Li Wan's eyes fell on the black tie tied around his neck. It was the one she gave him last night. She smiled sweetly: "Good morning, big brother."
"Yeah." Li Zelin looked away with difficulty.
The two sat down in the restaurant as usual.
Li Zelin had his iPad on his right hand side as usual, but today he had no intention of reading emails.
Li Wan lowered her head, bit open the top of the soup dumpling, then leaned forward, wrapped her rosy lips around the top, and sucked the delicious soup inside. She seemed to be scalded, so she frowned and stepped back, then pouting her rosy lips to blew into the soup dumpling, then leaned forward to suck again.
Li Zelin's eyes unconsciously turned dark.
Li Wan suddenly raised his head, "Brother, why don't you eat?"
The soup made her already rosy lips look even more rosy and juicy.
Li Zelin's breathing stagnated for a moment, he hummed, and lowered his eyes to eat as if nothing had happened.
Li Wan curled the corners of her mouth and finished her breakfast happily.
She called me "Big Brother" all the time, and her behavior was no different from usual, as if nothing had happened last night.
Li Zelin felt a slight tightness in his chest.
At the entrance, the two changed their shoes. Li Wan, who was walking in front, was about to push the door open and go out, but suddenly he seemed to remember something and turned around.
Li Zelin looked at her, thinking she had forgotten something.
Li Wan raised the corner of her mouth and said, "Once you leave this door, you will be President Li. Let's kiss each other now."
While Li Zelin was stunned, she came over, hugged his waist with both hands, stood on tiptoes and kissed him on the mouth. It would have been fine if she just kissed him, but she also deliberately made a "mua~" sound with her mouth.
Li Zelin was stunned for a moment. The key point was that when Li Wan hugged his waist, his body bent down as if by reflex, allowing her to kiss him effortlessly.
Li Wan let go of his waist.
He also stood up, and an abnormally thin blush appeared on his cheekbones.
…
Driver Xiao Zhou felt that something was not right with the back seat today.
He glanced furtively in the rearview mirror.
Usually, the two people in the back seat always sit on each side, with a river of Chu and Han separating them. But today, that river of Chu and Han disappeared, and the two of them sat next to each other.
Suddenly, Li Zelin's cold eyes swept over.
Driver Xiao Zhou's heart skipped a beat and he immediately retracted his glance. His back tensed in shock and he dared not look around anymore. He focused on driving without looking away.
In the back seat, Li Zelin grabbed Li Wan's hand without changing his expression and held it tightly.
Li Wan was startled and immediately looked at driver Zhou. Seeing that he was staring straight ahead, he felt a little relieved and then looked at Li Zelin.
Li Zelin didn't look at her, and seemed a little uncomfortable. He turned his head away and looked out the window, pretending to be fascinated by the scenery outside, but his hand held hers tightly.
Li Wan suppressed the smile on the corner of her mouth and arched her fingers restlessly in his palm.
Li Zelin frowned slightly, and the fingers that were arching in his palm slipped through his fingers and interlocked with his.
His brows relaxed instantly, his deep eyes softened, and he held her hand tightly with a little force.
After Li Wan's identity was exposed, she no longer had to get off the bus early.
The two held hands with their fingers intertwined until the car came to a complete stop.
Maybe because they held hands for too long, Li Wan's hands were slightly numb when they separated.
"Mr. Li."
"Morning, Mr. Li."
"Morning, Mr. Li."
In the hall, voices greeting Li Zelin came one after another. Li Wan followed behind Li Zelin, feeling as if she was taking advantage of the power of others. She also took the time to smile and wave at Chen Shuyuan who was winking at her at the front desk.
There were already some people gathered in front of the elevator waiting for it.
Yuan Yang was also among them.
"Yuan Yang, good morning." Li Wan took the initiative to greet him.
Yuan Yang's eyes fell on her face and he nodded faintly, "Morning."
Then Li Wan felt that the man next to her didn't move his head, but glanced at her with a cold look.
"Mr. Li."
Colleagues who were originally waiting for the elevator stepped back and gave the front seats to Li Zelin.
The elevator door opened.
Li Wan followed Li Zelin into the elevator as expected.
The other colleagues didn't move.
Only Yuan Yang walked into the elevator.
When the other colleagues saw that Yuan Yang had already gone in, they felt awkward if they didn't move, so they all went in hesitantly.
Li Zelin, Li Wan, and Yuan Yang stood side by side at the innermost part of the elevator.
The elevator, which is usually very busy, was unusually quiet today.
Li Wan was originally standing between Li Zelin and Yuan Yang, with the distance between them being about the same. She stood relaxedly against the wall, looking at the rising floors. Suddenly, her arm was grabbed by a big hand, and then dragged hard. She suddenly leaned against Li Zelin and distanced herself from Yuan Yang.
She looked up in surprise, and Li Zelin looked straight at her, as if the hand that had just pulled her was not his.
Yuan Yang felt a void beside him. He lowered his eyes, and his gaze dimmed slightly.
People have to get off and sometimes get on almost every floor, and the elevator is extremely slow.
The most torturous thing is being in the same elevator with your boss.
Everyone held their breath, waiting for their floor to arrive.
Li Wan was quite relaxed, watching the slowly rising floors with great patience.
At this moment, her hand was held by someone. Five fingers that were obviously thicker and longer than hers forcefully opened her fingers, squeezed in, and clasped her fingers tightly.
Li Wan's back was against the cold elevator wall, but her face began to feel hot. Looking at the backs of a group of colleagues in front of her, her heartbeat quickened. She swallowed and secretly glanced at Li Zelin.
The man has a sharp jawline, distinct ups and downs in his profile, sharp edges and corners, his eyes are straight ahead, his face is stern, and his image as a cold-faced president remains unchanged.
Just when Li Wan was about to look away, Li Zelin suddenly lowered his eyes, his gaze leaking out from under his thick eyelashes, and he looked at her. It was this glance that was like a spark hidden under an iceberg, carrying heat. Then he turned away as if nothing had happened, but silently tightened his fingers holding Li Wan's where no one else could see.
Li Wan suddenly felt a little hot.
When they reached the twelfth floor, before the elevator door opened, Li Wan pulled his hand out of Li Zelin's.
Most of the people in the elevator had left.
If the two of them stayed that close to each other, they would be too conspicuous. Li Wan quietly moved to the side, earning an unpleasant glance from Li Zelin.
Li Wan pretended not to see it.
…
"Mr. Li."
Except for Secretary Xiao who was on a business trip, the other three secretaries arrived early.
I've long been accustomed to seeing Li Wan and Li Zelin going out together.
Li Zelin went straight into the office.
Li Wan walked to her desk. Just as she put down her bag and sat down to turn on her computer, the landline phone on the desk rang.
Li Wan glanced at the number and saw that it was an internal line of the company, and it was called from the president's office.
"Hello, Mr. Li."
Secretary Wang was drinking tea and glanced over here.
Li Zelin's deep voice came from the receiver: "Make me a cup of coffee and bring it in."
Li Wan said, "Okay."
The phone was hung up cleanly.
Li Wan got up and prepared to go to the tea room.
"Xiao Li, where are you going?" Secretary Wang asked casually while holding a cup of tea.
On the first day Li Wan came, they were asked to just call him a normal colleague. Secretary Wang was the oldest among the secretaries, so he called Li Wan "Xiao Li".
Li Wan said: "Mr. Li asked me to make coffee for him."
"No need to go, Secretary Wu just went." Secretary Wang said, and then he muttered in a strange tone: "That's strange, Secretary Wu used to pick up people, why did he invite you today?"
Li Wan didn't say anything and returned to his seat. Then he watched Secretary Wu knock on the door and enter the president's office with the brewed coffee.
…
"Knock knock knock"
There were three knocks on the door, and it opened.
"It takes so long to make a cup of coffee." Li Zelin raised his head and saw Secretary Wu looking at him in surprise while holding the coffee.
Secretary Wu was a little overwhelmed. Li Zelin had never spoken to her in such a tone before. He never showed his emotions on his face. All his emotions were hidden under his stern face and were never revealed easily.
"It's you." Li Zelin said lightly, then retracted his gaze and continued to look at the documents in his hand.
Secretary Wu was stunned for a moment before she realized that Li Zelin mistook her for someone else, and the emotional crack that had just been inadvertently revealed was not directed at her.
Then…who did he think came in?
...Is it Li Wan?
Soon she had the answer.
Li Zelin picked up the coffee on his right hand side, took a sip and put it down without looking up. He said calmly: "Let Li Wan do this kind of thing in the future."
Secretary Wu folded his hands, curled his fingertips and clasped them in his palms.
The office was silent for two seconds before Secretary Wu replied, "Okay."
After she finished speaking, she turned and left.
Secretary Wu closed the door, stood at the office door for a few seconds, and walked straight towards Li Wan.
"From now on, make a cup of coffee for Mr. Li every morning. I have already taught you Mr. Li's preferences last time."
Contrary to his usual friendly attitude, Secretary Wu's tone seemed a little cold.
Li Wan was stunned for a moment before saying, "Okay, I understand."
Secretary Wu turned and left without waiting for her to finish.
Secretary Wang drank his tea and glanced at Li Wan and then at Secretary Wu.
…
After lunch, Secretary Liu and Secretary Wang went to the terrace to smoke.
"What's wrong with Secretary Wu today? She seems to be in a bad mood, but she won't say anything when I ask her." Secretary Liu took a puff of cigarette and chatted with Secretary Wang.
"What else can I do? I'm just jealous." Secretary Wang exhaled a puff of smoke and said slowly.
Secretary Liu was surprised: "Jealous? Jealous of what? President Li? What can President Li give her to be jealous of?"
It's no secret in Huanxing that Secretary Wu likes Li Zelin, and they know it even more clearly.
Secretary Wang shook off the ashes from his cigarette and said, "Xiao Li."
Secretary Liu laughed in silence: "She is jealous of Li Wan? Isn't she too jealous? They are siblings."
Secretary Wang took a puff of cigarette, slowly exhaled, squinted his eyes, and then said: "Well, that's not the case. In my opinion, Mr. Li and Xiao Li... do seem a little..."
He hesitated to speak.
Secretary Liu asked, "What's the matter?"
Secretary Wang said, "I just received a call. There was an urgent document downstairs. I was asked to go get it. I took it and sent it to Mr. Li. At that time, I thought they were having dinner, so I went in without knocking. Then I saw Mr. Li feeding food to Xiao Li..."
Secretary Liu's cigarette shook in shock, and he choked on the smoke twice: "Is this true? Did you see it wrong? Ahem... President Li feeds food to Xiao Li?"
Secretary Liu imagined the scene, and the cigarette in his hand trembled again. He felt shocked.
Secretary Wang said, "Do you think that Mr. Li and Li Wan don't look alike at all?"
Secretary Liu thought about it and suddenly realized: "It really is... No, Secretary Wang, what do you mean?"
Secretary Wang laughed and said, "It's nothing, I just said that." He put out his cigarette and said, "I'll go in first. What I said just now was just a casual remark. Don't spread it around, especially Secretary Wu." He said and went in.
Secretary Liu, however, could not control his wild imagination and stood alone on the terrace, smoking a cigarette and imagining a lot.
…
After that day, Secretary Liu couldn't help but start paying attention to President Li and Li Wanlai.
After a few days, he found that Li Wan spent more time in Mr. Li's office than in the office outside.
Originally, the coffee delivered to Mr. Li’s office every morning was made by Secretary Wu, but in recent days it has become made by Li Wan.
Moreover, he found that the more he looked, the more he felt that Mr. Li and Li Wan looked nothing alike. Their eyebrows, eyes, nose, mouth, were not alike in any way. Even their personalities and temperaments were a world apart.
Mr. Li is a walking human iceberg, while Li Wan is smiling all day long.
The more Secretary Liu observed, the more strange it seemed.
…
"Mr. Li, I'd like to take a few days off to rest." Secretary Wu said calmly after handing Li Zelin the documents.
Li Zelin raised his eyes slightly, "What's the matter?"
Secretary Wu's work ability is impeccable. He is not only capable, but also serious and responsible, and he will not take leave easily.
Li Zelin couldn't even remember when Secretary Wu last asked for leave.
"No, I just want to rest for a few days." Secretary Wu said calmly.
Li Zelin said: "Well, you have worked hard recently, it would be good to take a few days off."
He didn't even ask her if she wanted to take a few days off.
Secretary Wu pursed his lips and said, "If there's nothing else, I'll leave first."
Li Zelin hummed without raising his head.
Secretary Wu turned and walked out.
She thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't believe that Li Zelin had no feelings for her at all. It must be because she had been with Li Zelin for so many years and never left easily, which made him think that she was always there and would never leave, so he never gave her extra attention.
This was her last chance.
......
Ji Yao didn't know how he found out that Li Wan worked at Li Zelin's company.
He actually sent a big bouquet of roses to the company.
Chen Shuyuan came up with roses in her arms, looking excited: "Who sent this?!"
Li Wan took the rose, picked up the card on it and took a look at it.
【Have a nice day. 】——Ji Yao.
The card was handwritten in a beautiful font that looked like Ji Yao's own handwriting.
Li Wan held the flowers with mixed feelings. If it was "Li Wan" who received Ji Yao's flowers, she would probably feel happy.
"Wow, such a big bouquet of roses, who sent it?" asked Secretary Wang.
Li Wan smiled, put the card back in, and said, "A brother I know is joking with me."
"Mr. Li." Chen Shuyuan suddenly stood up straight.
Li Wan turned her head and saw Li Zelin just coming back from outside with Secretary Liu. He glanced over here lightly, his eyes stayed on the rose in her hand for a second, glanced at her again, and then walked straight into the office.
Li Wan suddenly felt guilty.
Secretary Liu smiled and said, "Li Wan, who sent you these flowers?"
Li Wan repeated what he had just said.
After delivering the flowers, Chen Shuyuan chatted with Li Wan for a while and then went downstairs.
Li Wan casually placed the roses on the table, and within two minutes, the WeChat notification sounded.
It was sent by Li Zelin, and it only had three simple words.
【Who sent it? 】
Li Wan thought about it and said truthfully: [Ji Yao.]
About ten seconds later.
The landline on the desk rang. Li Wan took a look and saw that it was a call from the president's office.
Li Wan answered the phone: "Hello, Mr. Li."
"Come in." Then he hung up the phone.
Li Wan put the receiver back, took a look at the bouquet of bright and juicy roses, thought that Ji Yao was really going to cause trouble for him, sighed silently, then knocked on the door and entered the president's office.
Li Zelin sat behind the black desk and looked at her with a cold face.
You must be jealous.
Li Wan thought, held back her laughter, walked over, and called politely, "Boss Li."
Li Zelin said coldly, "Are you in contact with Ji Yao?"
Li Wan looked at him innocently: "No, I don't know how he knew I work here."
Seeing that Li Zelin just looked at her without saying anything, she continued, "Weren't you there that day too? How could I have the chance to leave him my contact information?"
"Lost." said Li Zelin.
Li Wan was stunned for a moment: "What?"
"The flowers he gave me were lost." said Li Zelin.
Li Wan hesitated a little: "Wouldn't that be impolite?"
Li Zelin said calmly, "I'm allergic to pollen."
Li Wan: “…….”
That day was Jiang Wanjiao’s 50th birthday, and there were flowers everywhere in the banquet hall.
Li Wan walked out of the office, called Chen Shuyuan and asked her to take the flowers away.
Facing Chen Shuyuan's question, Li Wan told her what Li Zelin had said: "Mr. Li is allergic to pollen."
Secretary Liu wondered: "Is Mr. Li allergic to pollen? I've never heard of it."
"Maybe I got it recently." Li Wan said perfunctorily.
Chen Shuyuan happily left with the flowers.
"Why didn't I see Secretary Wu?" Li Wan suddenly remembered and asked.
"Secretary Wu has asked for leave." Secretary Wang said.
"Is everything okay?" Li Wan asked.
"It shouldn't be a problem." Secretary Wang said.
Li Wan stopped asking.
…
Li Zelin in the office did not feel happy just because Li Wan got rid of the flowers.
Ji Yao's appearance made him feel a serious sense of crisis, because he suddenly remembered why Li Wan suddenly became estranged from him when they were children.
When Li Wan was a child, there was a time when she was very attached to him. She would send him to the gate with tears in her eyes every day when he went to school. Every day when he came home from school, she would wait at the gate early to greet him. As soon as she saw him, she would throw herself on him and hug him and act coquettishly.
But ever since he came back from summer camp, she suddenly stopped clinging to him.
At first he didn't know the reason, until later he found out that it was because Ji Yao moved in.
During the summer vacation when he was away, Li Wan ran to Ji Yao's house almost every day, following Ji Yao around and calling him Brother Ji again and again.
And now Ji Yao's sudden appearance inevitably reminded Li Zelin of that long-lost memory, making him feel a rare sense of crisis.
And he also knew clearly that the source of his sense of crisis was not Ji Yao.
But it was Li Wan.
He was unsure of Li Wan's love for him.
It’s not certain whether Li Wan really loves him, or just sees him as a life-saving straw, a piece of driftwood to support her.
If someone appears and gives her the same love as him, then will she... also love someone else?
…
Everyone in the conference room could sense the low pressure lingering in the air.
Li Zelin sat at the top of the conference table, his face stern as usual, but he hadn't said a word since the meeting started.
The employee in charge of reporting the plan was making a presentation for the first time. He was already nervous, and coupled with the low-pressure atmosphere, as soon as he stepped onto the stage and accidentally met Li Zelin's cold gaze, his legs suddenly went weak. He stuttered as he recited the manuscript that he had memorized by heart, and kept lowering his head to confirm the data and the following content.
Everyone else in the conference room was sweating for him.
During the brief pause, the employee who was making the presentation mustered up the courage to look down the stage and saw CEO Li holding a cell phone...
His heart suddenly skipped a beat.
Is it because he was too lazy to publish, so Mr. Li started playing with his phone...
It's over. He is completely finished.
The leader had high hopes for him and wanted to give him a chance to perform, but he messed it up so badly.
Secretary Liu, who was taking meeting notes on the computer, couldn't help but steal a glance at Li Zelin.
Mr. Li never looks at his phone during meetings, why is it that today...
at the same time.
Li Wan's cell phone on the table vibrated twice.
She paused her work and picked up her phone. It was a WeChat message from Li Zelin.
Li Zelin: [What are you doing? ]
Li Wan looked towards the conference room in surprise. Wasn't Li Zelin in a meeting? How could he still have time to send her a message?
Li Wan replied: [Work. ]
Li Zelin: [Come in for a meeting.]
Li Wan was a little confused. Why did he ask her to go in? Wasn't Secretary Liu inside? And if he wanted her to do something, couldn't he just ask Secretary Liu to tell her? He actually sent her a WeChat message in person.
Li Wan: [What's wrong? Do you want something? ]
Li Zelin: [I want you.]
Li Wan was stunned for two seconds, wondering if he had made a typo or hadn't finished typing, so he replied: [? ]
Li Zelin: [Come in and keep me company.]
Li Wan blushed in shame.
…
Everyone in the conference room seemed to be focusing their attention on the employee who was making a presentation, but in fact, a small portion of them were still paying attention to what was happening on Li Zelin's side.
So as soon as Li Wan came in, he was discovered.
But everyone just glanced over here with their peripheral vision and were not very surprised. After all, Li Wan was also the heir of Huanxing. They just diverted their attention a little and continued to read the presentation.
"Mr. Li, coffee." Li Wan whispered, then carefully placed the cup and saucer on his right hand side.
She glanced around and found that there was no seat for her. Did she have to stand here to accompany him?
"Go get a chair." Li Zelin said calmly, "Listen to it too."
Sounds like a spur of the moment decision.
Secretary Liu quickly stood up and dragged a chair towards the wall for Li Wan. Just as he was about to place it on his right, he saw that Li Zelin's chair had silently moved far enough to the side. He paused, then immediately understood Li Zelin's "implicit" gesture and placed the chair next to Li Zelin.
Li Wan thanked him quietly and then sat down next to Li Zelin.
The noise here was not loud, but what was strange was that from the moment Li Wan came in to the moment he sat down, the strange low pressure in the conference room gradually disappeared.
The employee who was standing on the stage making a presentation felt it most strongly. He could feel that President Li's gaze was still there, but it was not as oppressive as before. He slowly calmed down, his thoughts became clearer and clearer, his presentation became smoother and smoother, and finally he regained his usual confident state.
The leaders and other colleagues in the audience also breathed a sigh of relief for him.
Someone was secretly watching Li Zelin and found that Li Zelin and Li Wan beside him were watching the projection intently.
In fact, Li Wan didn't watch or listen at all. Anyway, she didn't really come here to audit the class, so she didn't know whether Li Zelin listened or not.
Because under the desk where no one can see, the icy president is playing with her hands.
......
Li Zelin has big hands and long fingers, and they feel warm and dry.
He seemed to be playing with her hand as if it were some new and interesting toy, stroking her knuckles, kneading her fingertips, pinching and pressing the softest part of her finger base, and drawing circles on her palm with force with his thumb. He played with her hand over and over again, and when he had enough, he finally squeezed open her fingers with his five fingers, inserted them, and clasped them tightly.
Li Wan sat upright, staring at the projection without looking away, his expression focused and serious.
Li Zelin was in an unusually relaxed state, with even a rare look of ease and comfort on his face.
Secretary Liu glanced over here inadvertently and was a little surprised.
At this time, the door of the conference room was pushed open again.
Secretary Wang pushed the door open, walked to Li Zelin's left side from behind, bent down and said something to Li Zelin.
When Li Wan saw Secretary Wang suddenly appear beside Li Zelin, she was startled. Her heart almost jumped out of her throat and her scalp was numb. Just as she was about to pull her hand away, Li Zelin held it tighter. He held her hand and pressed it against his thigh to prevent her from moving. Then he listened to Secretary Wang's report without changing his expression.
Li Wan did not dare to struggle, and looked at Secretary Wang nervously, observing his expression to determine whether he had discovered...
Secretary Wang didn't look at her. His expression looked normal. He whispered a few words, handed Li Zelin a document, and walked out again.
It looked like nothing was discovered.
…
Secretary Wang carefully closed the door of the conference room. The moment the door closed, his face suddenly changed. He then covered his chest where his heart was pounding, and felt like he was about to have a heart attack.
Oh my God! He had just clearly seen President Li and Li Wan holding hands under the desk. It wasn’t just ordinary holding, it was the kind of holding where five fingers were inserted into five fingers… He even saw the details of Li Wan struggling and being pushed down by President Li.
The worst thing is that Mr. Li must have known that he saw it. When he left, the look Mr. Li gave him...
Secretary Wang's scalp tightened. He didn't dare to think about it. He patted his chest, forced himself to calm down, and left.
…
However, Li Wan did not relax just because Secretary Wang left.
If Secretary Wang saw this, he would probably be scared to death, thinking that she was committing incest with Li Zelin.
At this moment, Li Zelin suddenly came closer, his warm breath sprayed on her earlobe, and his magnetic and low voice sounded in her ear, "Are you scared?"
There was a vague sight sweeping over here.
Li Wan's nerves tensed up instantly and his body stiffened.
In fact, in the eyes of others, it looked like only Li Zelin was talking to her, just a little closer. It was normal for siblings to be closer.
In particular, Li Zelin still had a stern expression on his face, looking like he was talking about business.
No one could imagine how gentle his tone was when he spoke into Li Wan's ear.
It was so gentle that half of Li Wan's body went numb.
This made Li Wan very embarrassed. Half of her body was soft and the other half was stiff with tension. Her expression was even stiffer, as she was afraid that others would notice something.
Li Zelin still refused to back away, and moved closer in a trance, "Are you so disappointing?"
Li Wan's body was almost numb, and she used the last bit of her rationality to pinch the back of Li Zelin's hand with her fingernails.
A deep laugh reached my ears.
Li Wan's face felt hot from laughing.
Then the conference room suddenly fell into an eerie silence.
The colleague who was making the presentation had just finished, so everyone in the meeting room turned to look at Li Zelin.
Just then I saw Li Zelin turning around and smiling.
"Cough cough." Secretary Liu put his fist to his lips and coughed twice.
Li Zelin raised his eyes slightly, and the smile on the corner of his lips had disappeared completely.
He calmly picked up the coffee, took a sip and put it down, "Where are you?"
Secretary Liu quickly reported the progress.
Everyone in the conference room almost thought that they were experiencing a collective hallucination.
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