Chapter 127: Senior's phone call

He smiled faintly and said, "Im not coming back tonight. I'm at the Lu family's villa."

If he wasn't coming back, why would he tell her all this? But she was relieved to know that he wasn't at Zhu Di's side.

Lu Xiangdong was at the Lu family's villa was because his father had called him back. Lu Wenzhong had heard from his assistant that Lu Xiangdong had arranged for Zhu Di to enter the company, and that Qi Chuyan had driven a customer's car out. These things made Lu Wenzhong very angry. He never usually interfered with Lu Xiangdong's matters, but this time, he had to talk to his son.

In fact, Lu Xiangdong knew that his father would want to talk to him.

Lu Wenzhong lit a cigarette, sat down, and looked at Lu Xiangdong quietly.

"Who is Zhu Di to you? You can't just casually arrange for any woman to enter the company! And you are Qi Chuyan's brother, how could you let her do whatever she wants?"

"Zhu Di is my schoolmate. She once saved me, and what I am doing now is purely to repay her kindness."

"You followed your grandfather, so what about Qi Chuyan?" Lu Wenzhong pressed his cigarette butt into the ashtray and looked up at him.

He shook his head. "Qi Chuyan? You should know better than me."

Lu Wenzhong's face immediately darkened. "You'd better control your boundaries. Don't forget that you're already married. No matter how good a woman may seem on the outside, she's still not as good as your own wife."

He frowned. He had always been faithful. He would never let another woman get in the way of his wife. Even if countless women liked him, he would not pursue them.

"I think I don't need you to remind me of this. I also know that the men in our family are more consistent. I shouldn't lose to you."

Lu Wenzhong walked to his side. He patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "I don't deny it. You are better than me. Cherish what you have now."

He pursed his lips.

* * * *

Su Mianmian woke up early in the morning and prepared her report. She had it ready to hand in before she boarded the plane.

She arrived at the company building, picked up her bag, and got out of the car.

A few new air stewardesses walked up. They looked quite young. When they passed by Su Mianmian, she could faintly hear them whispering.

"I heard that CEO Lu hired a beautiful secretary. Everyone is wondering if she's CEO Lu's girlfriend."

"Yesterday afternoon, CEO Lu went out with his girlfriend to have fun. He left Vice President Qi behind, and she became so angry that she drove his client's car away."

"I heard about that. If I were CEO Lu's sister and saw that he suddenly had a beautiful girlfriend by his side, I would also be jealous."

...

Su Mianmian glanced at the few women and felt a little upset. She, his real wife, hadn't said anything, so why were they still babbling?

Everyone gasped. "Vice President Qi!"

Qi Chuyan had heard the air stewardesses gossip, and her face had darkened. She glared at them fiercely and said, "If I hear this nonsense again in the future, you will face the consequences."

"Yes, Vice President Qi."

The air stewardesses lowered their heads and left nervously.

Su Mianmian looked at Qi Chuyan, who looked extremely pale, and pretended that she had not seen anything. She brushed past her.

"Stewardess Su, you look very relaxed. Aren't you afraid that brother Xiangdong will dump you?" Qi Chuyan had a provocative smile on her face.

She knew that she was referring to Zhu Di, but she also knew that the one who should be sad was Qi Chuyan. She had gotten so mad, that she had driven a customer's car out! Lu Xiangdong had ignored her and got too close to Zhu Di.

"What does this have to do with me? Vice President Qi, worry more about yourself." Su Mianmian walked away without looking back.

Qi Chuyan stomped her feet and walked away from her.

After Su Mianmian handed in her report, she bumped into Lu Xiangdong, who had just stepped out of the elevator. She lowered her head to avoid him and walked away.

But Lu Xiangdong blocked her way.

"Get out of my way," she said coldly. She looked hostile.

"You're already angry this early in the morning? Are you upset because I didn't come home last night?" He smiled with a relaxed expression.

She pushed him to the side and glared at him. Then, she entered the elevator and pressed the button to close the door. She didn't want to see him for a second more.

He blocked the door from closing and stepped inside.

"..."

"Su Mianmian, do you have something to ask me?"

"No." She didn't want to talk to him.

"Don't believe the rumors. You have to believe in your own heart." He pressed her against the wall of the elevator and raised her hands, as if he wanted to invade her.

"CEO Lu, what are you doing? Don't forget that there are cameras in the elevator."

"Do you think I'm afraid? I'm married, I'm not afraid that others will know this."

She pushed him far away and tidied up her messy clothes. She tried her best to remain calm and said, "That's what you think. It doesn't represent me."

"Su Mianmian, do you think that the others are blind? We go in and out every day together. They observe us." He shook his head.

It was true, people probably knew about their relationship, but no one ever dared to discuss it in front of them.

"This has nothing to do with me. I only care about my job and my career."

"What about me? What position do I hold in your heart?" Lu Xiangdong grabbed her wrist. He wanted to know what she thought of him.

Su Mianmian raised her head and looked at him. Her eyes flickered slightly, and she forced a smile. "I don't know."

His face instantly darkened. She didn't know how she felt and that hurt him very much. He had thought that she liked him.

"Did you ever like me?"

Her heart thumped, she closed her eyes and smiled brightly. "What do you think?"

"No?" His heart ached.

...

Su Mianmian gently pulled back his hand, bowed her head, and did not dare to meet his eyes.

"Look up at me! Have you ever liked me?" He pushed her against the wall with brute force. Su Mianmian feared that he would hurt their child. She gasped, "Don't make things difficult for me. Go away."

"Difficult? Do you really think I'm making things difficult for you now? Su Mianmian, you make me feel so tired. How could I like a rotten woman like you?" His face flushed with anger. He released his hand from her angrily. Once the elevator stopped, he walked out without looking back.

Su Mianmian covered her face to hide the tears welling up in her eyes. Did he just say that he liked her? Was he serious? Her body trembled violently and she slid down the elevator wall.

She held in a sob.

The assistant was busy helping Lu Xiangdong organize the office when the door was suddenly kicked open. He was so shocked that he almost dropped the documents that he was holding.

"CEO Lu!" he cried out in shock. He did not understand why the CEO was so angry.

"Get out. No one is allowed to come in without my orders." He tore off his tie and sat down on the sofa.

The assistant nodded. "President, what should I do about Miss Zhu Di?"

"Tell her to come into the office later. Get out now."

The assistant did not understand what had happened and why the president was so angry.

When he had walked out of the office, he ran into Zhu Di, who had come to see Lu Xiangdong. He quickly walked over to her and said with a smile, "Miss Zhu Di, the president can't see anyone right now. He wants you to come in later. Come downstairs with me now to familiarize yourself with the work process."

Zhu Di asked curiously, "What's wrong with Senior? Did he not want to see me?"

The assistant shushed her. "No, the president doesn't seem to be in a good mood today. Please understand, Miss Zhu Di. Come downstairs with me now."

Zhu Di nodded and followed the assistant into the elevator.

Su Mianmian walked out of the elevator and stood still. She turned her head back to the elevator doors. She had gone a little overboard. She shouldn't have said what she had to anger him. He must hate her now.

The elevator door beside her suddenly opened. Zhu Di and the assistant walked out.

Zhu Di saw Su Mianmian immediately. She said in surprise, "Madam?"

Su Mianmian was stunned for a moment and nodded at her. "Hello."

"Hello, are you here to look for Senior? Senior is upstairs and he doesn't seem to be in a good mood," Zhu Di pointed upstairs and smiled, "do you want to go up and see him?"

She shook her head. She had just come from upstairs. If she went to look for Lu Xiangdong now, he would probably scold her.

The assistant looked at them curiously. "You two know each other?"

Zhu Di nodded. "We know each other. I've even gone to their house to scrounge for food, right? Senior's wife?"

Su Mianmian felt extremely embarrassed. Being addressed as Senior's wife was really strange. Fortunately, there weren't many employees passing by. Otherwise, she would have not known what to say.

"You're not going to work?"

"I was supposed to go to work, but Senior said that he didn't want to see anyone. I'm going to familiarize myself with the work process with this handsome guy." Zhu Di shrugged.

"Miss Zhu Di, it's about time. We should get to work."

Zhu Di held Su Mianmian's hand and said with a friendly expression, "I'll be leaving now. We should meet up when you're free!"

Su Mianmian nodded. "Alright, you go and do your work! I have to go to the airport."

Zhu Di was about to say something when her phone rang. She raised her phone and smiled at Su Mianmian. "It's a call from Senior. I'll have to take it."