"Then why don't you plan to go home tonight?" Jin Shaoheng asked again.
Why?
She didn't go home yesterday because she was angry, and today... Lu Xining felt the warmth coming from his palm, and she couldn't explain it.
Maybe it feels like something has changed between the two of them unconsciously, starting from when he softened his attitude and explained to her? Or started from that cup of milk tea cartoon?
Lu Xining suddenly felt at a loss.
She didn't answer and insisted on withdrawing her hand.
Jin Shaoheng hesitated for a moment, then let go.
No one spoke in the car. In their silence, the driver drove the car into the Imperial Villa.
Because it was already late, they washed their hands and entered the restaurant without changing their clothes.
"Young mistress."
Wang Ma greeted her respectfully and helped her pull out her chair.
Lu Xining had to sit down next to Jin Shaoheng.
After the servants brought the food one by one, they all left and they were the only ones left in the dining room.
Lu Xining didn't speak. When Jin Shaoheng asked him something, she just responded vaguely without looking at him.
Wang Ma observed secretly. Although she felt that they seemed to be arguing again, they were neither arguing nor fussing. She thought it was not serious and could not help but breathed a sigh of relief.
Lu Xining was afraid that he didn't even know that she had already become the barometer of this family.
No one dared to mention how scary Jin Shaoheng looked when he found out she hadn't come back last night.
It's not that he would lose his temper or make them angry or anything like that, but even his calm face was enough to make them tremble.
Lu Xining finally finished the meal and hid in his room without coming out again.
She took a shower and was wiping her hair when she heard a knock on the door from outside.
"Who?" Lu Xining asked.
"Me." Jin Shaoheng's voice reached her ears through the door panel.
Lu Xining paused for a moment, then asked, "It's so late, is there anything wrong?"
"Well, something happened." Jin Shaoheng said.
"Tomorrow, I'm already asleep." Lu Xining still refused.
There was silence outside.
Lu Xining walked over and she put her ear against the door. It was a long time before she heard the sound of his leaving footsteps, and she breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously.
…
The next day, a rush of footsteps in the stairwell broke the morning calm.
"Young Mistress." Wang Ma stood on the stairs and greeted her, as if she had been waiting for a long time.
Lu Xining nodded slightly.
"Today I made my favorite preserved egg and lean meat porridge." Wang Ma followed her and subconsciously helped her take the things in her hand.
Lu Xining glanced at the restaurant subconsciously, and met Jin Shaoheng's eyes.
She quickly looked away and said, "No, I'm going to be too late." She hurriedly left without giving Wang Ma a chance to speak.
Liu Weijie had already driven her car back yesterday, and Lu Xining drove to the company and was the first to arrive.
When the man with glasses saw her, he couldn't help but make fun of her.
Unexpectedly, the delivery boy came again, and this time the label on the porridge was another cartoon.
In the cartoon, the boy is holding the porridge bowl and the spoon is brought to the girl's mouth.
When the man with glasses saw him, he looked like his mouth was full of dog food.
Lu Xining looked at the bag of breakfast with mixed emotions.
Around ten o'clock in the morning, I received a WeChat message from Jin Shaoheng, asking: "What are you doing?"
Lu Xining glanced at it and ignored it.
In the afternoon, people in the R&D department were busy when Lu Xining suddenly heard someone shout: "Mr. Jin."
Looking up, he saw Jin Shaoheng walking in.
Jin Shaoheng nodded slightly and walked towards the manager's office.
"Mr. Jin, our manager is not here." Someone reminded in a low voice.
"It's okay, I'll wait for him." Jin Shaoheng was rarely approachable, and then he turned to Lu Xining and said, "Miss Lu, give me a cup of coffee."
This was obviously meant for her.
"Yes." Although he was a little reluctant, Lu Xining had no choice but to agree.
While she was making coffee, she was thinking, if she had known earlier, she would have made it clear in private, so that he would not be "acting for public benefit for personal gain" now, and she didn't know what trouble he would cause.
The man with glasses was afraid that Jin Shaoheng would cause trouble for her about yesterday, so he volunteered to take the coffee from her hand and help him carry it in.
Jin Shaoheng saw him frowning and asked, "Where is Lu Xining?"
He named her by name, which confirmed the bespectacled man's guess, so he came up with the excuse he had made in advance: "Oh, we have a meeting later, and she is busy copying documents."
Jin Shaoheng didn't say anything, just looked at him. It was obviously not very lethal, but the bespectacled man's legs still wanted to tremble.
Fortunately, the manager came back soon.
The two chatted in the office for a while, and then called the entire department for a meeting.
The seats were still the same as yesterday, but when Lu Xining was sitting at the end, Jin Shaoheng knocked on the seat next to her where she was sitting yesterday.
The manager quickly motioned for her to sit over.
Lu Xining was smarter this time. Within a limited range, he tried to stay as far away from Jin Shaoheng, especially his legs.
Jin Shaoheng didn't do anything today. He just asked Lu Xining from time to time while listening to the report.
"Ms. Lu, what do you think of this plan?"
"Miss Lu, tell me what you think."
"Miss Lu..."
She is just a handyman, what does she know?
Lu Xining was as big as two people, so he could only rack his brains to answer, although most of the time he agreed with his colleagues' thoughts.
Everyone seemed to be in a meeting, but they were all exchanging information quietly with their eyes.
"The big boss is targeting Lu Xining like this to avenge yesterday's revenge?"
"Xiao Lu is timid, don't scare her." The managers all came to join in the fun.
"No, no, our great boss can't be so stingy."
In this weird atmosphere, the meeting lasted for about an hour. The staff dispersed, but Jin Shaoheng was still sitting there.
"Miss Lu, stay here for a moment." Jin Shaoheng said.
"Mr. Jin, she still has something to do, I'll let someone else do it." The manager came to her rescue and signaled Lu Xining to leave quickly with his eyes.
Jin Shaoheng looked through the window at the figure who was obviously hiding from him, and asked: "You have arranged a lot of work for her?"
The manager couldn't figure out what Jin Shaoheng was thinking and said tentatively: "Mr. Jin, if you are not satisfied, I will fire her immediately."
The little girl from the province suffered.
Jin Shaoheng looked at him unexpectedly and said, "Manager Sun, you are very smart."
clever?
The manager of the R&D department did not hear the meaning of appreciation in these two words. Instead, he felt as if he was being strangled by his eyes.
Just when she was at a loss, she heard Jin Shaoheng say again: "If you make her unhappy, I will make you disappear."
The manager looked blank. Before he could understand what Jin Shaoheng meant, he had already left the conference room and came to Lu Xining's workstation.
He crooked his fingers and tapped on her table, saying, "Follow me."
"Mr. Jin——"
"If you want to say it here, you can."
Lu Xining was interrupted by him before he finished speaking.