A True Couple, No Shame

For Kingsoo, strategic investment is a crucial aspect. Back then, Uncle Edmond leveraged this trump card to topple his elder uncle and take over Kingsoo.

Royce believed that if he could take control of the strategic investment department, he could achieve the same.

...

"Manager, Little Zhou from the second department said that Mr. Zhou wants you to come over."

The young man who delivered the message seemed hesitant, prompting Royce to ask further, and so... "Mr. Zhou's wife is here."

Mr. Zhou's wife? Lily came! His mind was in a whirl, and he didn't catch what the young man said next. He rushed over, not even waiting for the elevator.

...

Wasn't Lily causing enough trouble already? What was she thinking coming to the company all of a sudden? This wasn't a place to make a scene and become the butt of jokes. When Royce knocked on the door, Octavian tried to stop him, saying he needed to inform Mr. Zhou first. Then Franklin came over, pulled Octavian away, saying he had something to ask him.

Already agitated, seeing Franklin only made Royce angrier. Thinking about his recent frustrations, he couldn't suppress his impulsive urge and barged in after several unanswered knocks.

...

What did he see? In the large office, Uncle Edmond was lounging lazily on the sofa, with a few lipstick marks on his face, looking both lustful and restrained.

Lily was straddling his legs, arms wrapped around his neck. As she turned her face, her clear eyes were still glistening with tears, looking seductive and dazed.

Her rosy cheeks and the lips that had been bullied into a tender state... It was obvious what they had been doing.

Royce stood frozen, staring blankly, momentarily forgetting to react.

Edmond hadn't expected him to enter directly either. He immediately pressed Lily's face back into his chest.

"Get out!"

Royce was stunned by his icy glare, instinctively stepping back, retreating, and closing the door.

Leaning against the wall, his mind was filled with the image of Lily lying on Uncle Edmond, her soft and delicate form, and her flushed, tender face.

He couldn't shake it off.

He had never seen Lily like that.

...

Inside the office, Lily and Edmond stared at each other.

She blinked and comforted him first, "It's okay, we are a real couple with a certificate. It's not shameful if we are seen."

Edmond had been thinking about how to prevent her from feeling embarrassed, but seeing her comforting him instead, he smiled.

"Yes, it's not shameful."

Looking at his raised lips, Lily thought of the woman with the short hair.

"Edmond."

She called him, "Just now, that woman, do you like her?"

"She is Qin... um."

Alistair's cousin.

He didn't finish because Lily suddenly cupped his face, kissed him on the lips, stopping his words.

Then she chickened out, her big eyes glaring at him.

"Just tell me, will you divorce me because of her?"

Edmond: "I won't divorce you, she is Qin... um."

Alistair's cousin.

Again, he didn't finish because Lily kissed him again, this time harder. After the kiss, she breathed warmly into his ear, like a seductive kitten.

"Edmond, I'll bring you lunch again tomorrow, okay?"

Edmond's hand was caressing her waist, his breath a bit uneven, "Okay."

Lily was pleased. Before he could kiss her deeply, she pushed off his shoulders and stood up. Once her feet touched the ground, she straightened her clothes and pointed at the lunch box.

"Eat your lunch. Bring the box home tonight."

Without giving him a chance to speak, she grabbed her bag, quickly kissed him twice on the face, leaving lipstick marks.

"Work hard. I won't disturb you anymore. I'll go home, have lunch, do some climbing in the afternoon, and wait for you in bed tonight."

She blew him a kiss and hurried out, as if being chased by a ghost.

Edmond: "..."

So cowardly yet so adorable.

...

As soon as Lily left the room, she was grabbed by the arm.

Turning around, she saw it was Royce.

Royce stared at the red hue on her white skin, thinking about what he had just seen, clenched his fists slightly, his face dark.

"This is a company, Lily, how can you be so shameless?"

His words were harsh, and he didn't even know why he was so angry. The scene he had just witnessed twisted his heart painfully.

Lily knew this was the company, so she didn't have time to argue with him. Seeing some employees glancing their way, she turned and called through the door crack into the office.

"Honey, our nephew needs to borrow some money. I don't have cash on me. Could you have someone bring 250 yuan for him?"

Passing employees: "..."

What? Manager Zhou needs to borrow 250 yuan? Royce: "..."

Who's the real fool here! Just as he was about to speak, Uncle Edmond's voice came from inside the office, "Royce, get in here."

The calm voice carried a hint of threat, and Royce had to release Lily's arm. Before letting go, he warned her in a low voice.

"Don't come here again. When you do, it makes everyone uncomfortable."

Lily patted her sleeve where he touched, "Oh, next time I'll bring your wife along."

Royce: "?"

Four of us at the company together? Might as well be a death sentence. ... Lily ignored his dark face, swaying her hips as she walked away in high heels.

She made it to the elevator, where Franklin was waiting. Using the special elevator she had arrived in, Franklin escorted her downstairs.

"How did it go? Did you find out anything?"

Lily took the water bottle he handed her, "No, I'm done asking."

She took a few sips.

"Edmond said he wouldn't divorce me. That's enough. From my analysis, even if he's interested in that woman, it's not much."

She couldn't stand the frustration, so she asked directly.

Then she chickened out, realizing she wasn't that stupid anymore.

...

Before, she had sensed Royce's different feelings towards Nadia, insisted on asking him directly, and after getting the answer, couldn't handle it, leading to slapping Nadia, and her relationship with Royce became increasingly strained.

Learning from past mistakes, she wouldn't be so impulsive this time.

Some things shouldn't be pursued to the end. Ignorance is bliss.

From now on, she would try to keep him. If she succeeded, they would live happily together. If not, she would let him go.

Franklin glanced at her rosy lips and said nothing more.

He watched her get in the car, standing by the roadside under the scorching sun, watching her leave. Even after the car disappeared, he remained standing.

...

In the president's office, Edmond stood by the large panoramic window.

He stood there for as long as Lily was gone.

His dark gaze shifted from the disappearing car to the figure standing under the sun, a sharp glint in his eyes.

"Uncle Edmond?"

Royce had been inside for nearly half an hour. When he came in, he saw Uncle Edmond standing by the window, hands in his pockets, with a desolate posture, lost in thought.

He had called out a few times, but Uncle Edmond didn't respond.

And so he waited, almost half an hour.

"Uncle Edmond, if you're busy, I can..."

Before he finished, Edmond finally moved.

Turning around, Edmond walked to the sofa, sat down, and picked up the lunch box Lily had brought. "You need something?"

Royce was taken aback, "Didn't you call for me? Our department's Little Chen said Franklin told him you wanted to see me."

"Franklin?"

Edmond glanced down, putting the rib he had just picked up back down, seemingly remembering, "Yes, I asked Franklin to call you over."

He looked up, his indifferent gaze sweeping over Royce.

"Just wanted you to see that my relationship with your aunt is very good. You've seen it, now you can leave."

Royce: "?"

Edmond remembered something, calling Octavian, "Bring 250 yuan in cash."

Royce: "?"

Suppressing his anger, Royce still had to say, "Uncle Edmond, please don't let Lily come to the company anymore. It's awkward for all of us when she does."

Edmond: "Only you have an affair, only you are immoral, only you are awkward. Lily and I haven't done anything wrong, so we are not awkward. Therefore, I'll let her come often. If you can't stand it, either hold it in or leave."

Royce: "?"