Hearing the sound of the door opening, Su Mi turned her head and glanced at Qiao Yingzi, then wiped her mouth. She then looked up at Lin Fan.
Lin Fan immediately looked at the door, his eyes meeting Qiao Yingzi's.
After a brief silence, Qiao Yingzi came to her senses: "You two are busy, I'll come back later." She then backed out and closed the office door.
Lin Fan lowered his head to look at Su Mi: "Don't mind her, continue."
Outside, Qiao Yingzi pounded her chest to calm herself down, but her face still felt burning hot.
What had she just seen?!
"Ah! I'm going to get a sty!"
Qiao Yingzi rushed into the bathroom and splashed some water on her face, only then feeling her fiery face cool down a bit.
Looking at herself in the mirror, Qiao Yingzi shook her head.
On her first day of work, she had witnessed a bombshell of a secret between the boss and his secretary.
Would she be fired next?
Back at her workstation, she was lost in thought, losing all motivation to work.
Not long after, Su Mi, seemingly unfazed, approached Qiao Yingzi with her sexy hips swaying: "Come with me, I have something to tell you."
Qiao Yingzi's heart skipped a beat, thinking she was doomed.
She had finally found a high-paying job, only to be fired like this.
It was all her fault for forgetting to knock on the door.
Nervous, she followed Su Mi into her office. Qiao Yingzi lowered her head: "Sister Su Mi, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to do that."
Su Mi didn't seem angry, just smiled faintly: "Don't be nervous, I'm not blaming you. I just wanted to remind you that some things you see, you see, but don't spread them around. After all, gossip can be hurtful."
Qiao Yingzi looked up in surprise, realizing that she wasn't being fired, just told to keep her mouth shut?
Were Su Mi and Lin Fan really this nonchalant about it?
"Sister Su Mi... I promise I won't tell a second person."
"Alright, I believe you. You'll be just like me someday."
"Huh?"
She couldn't understand Su Mi's meaning.
Su Mi waved her hand: "Go and get busy! Don't overthink it, the boss is waiting for you."
Qiao Yingzi returned to her workstation and sat down for a while, feeling like she was dreaming.
She had witnessed the boss and the secretary's secret, and they didn't even fire her?
It felt unreal, but she pinched herself, and it hurt.
After organizing her materials, Qiao Yingzi hurried to Lin Fan's office.
This time, she politely knocked on the door and entered after receiving permission.
Lin Fan, as if nothing had happened, asked what she needed.
Qiao Yingzi didn't dare look Lin Fan in the eye, placed the documents in front of him, and mentioned some project issues. Lin Fan carefully reviewed them and made notes.
After half an hour of work, Qiao Yingzi gathered her materials and prepared to leave. Lin Fan called her back: "Wait."
"Mr. Lin... anything else?"
"Do you want to try it?"
"What?"
"Like Su Mi."
Qiao Yingzi's eyes widened in shock, what the hell was he talking about?!
She wouldn't try it.
She still couldn't understand how Su Mi didn't find it disgusting, how she could even eat it.
"Mr. Lin... don't joke like that."
"Oh! So you haven't tried it."
"I haven't."
"Alright, I understand. Go ahead."
Qiao Yingzi walked out of Lin Fan's office, utterly confused.
Was he just testing her, or was there a serious side to his joke?
At least Lin Fan hadn't said anything about firing her.
Shaking her head, she chose to forget the bombshell of the day and quickly immersed herself in her work.
After work, Lin Fan offered to drive her home, but Qiao Yingzi refused.
She was a bit afraid to be alone with Lin Fan now.
If he forced her to do something she didn't want to do, she wouldn't know what to do.
Back home, Lin Fan found Jian Ai already cooking.
Lin Fan shuddered, was she making another energy-boosting meal?
The craving was too scary.
It was practically suicidal.
He nervously approached the kitchen doorway and saw vegetables and pork on the cutting board. Lin Fan breathed a sigh of relief.
Good thing it was different from yesterday.
Otherwise, he would get tired of eating the same dish, even if it was just one.
Even a woman like Jian Ai wouldn't be able to sustain that.
"You're back."
"Yeah, you got off early again today?"
"Yeah, I'm not busy lately."
"Really? You didn't come back to make dinner for me, did you?"
Jian Ai glanced at him: "Don't be so narcissistic. Go wash up and get ready to eat."
"Ok!"
Having a beautiful chef cook dinner at home was better than ordering takeout any day.
Soon, they sat at the dinner table and started eating.
Lin Fan praised Jian Ai's cooking, saying it was getting better, and reminded her to never make those energy-boosting meals again, as it was really bad for her.
He had upgraded himself... He was genuinely afraid that one day he wouldn't be able to save her, and she would actually die.
Jian Ai repeatedly agreed.
Lin Fan finally felt relieved and asked if she had contacted Lin Shao Jing.
Jian Ai said of course she had, but she hadn't convinced Lin Shao Jing to give up on her and Lin Shao Tao getting back together.
Lin Fan knew that Lin Shao Jing was just wishful thinking; Lin Shao Tao and Jian Ai wouldn't agree to getting back together.
Finally, Jian Ai brought up his investment in Lin Shao Jing's Cheng Kang Group. Lin Fan said he was still looking into Cheng Kang Group, and once everything checked out, Di Di Investment would inject capital and help Cheng Kang Group go public.
After dinner, they watched TV together.
Jian Ai quietly rested her head on Lin Fan's thigh, lying sideways on the couch, staring at the TV.
Lin Fan found it a bit boring. All these cheesy dramas had to have a love story.
Wartime, historical, crime, fantasy, it's like they'd die without love.
Only lovebirds would be interested in this, he was falling asleep.
As he leaned back on the couch and was about to close his eyes, he suddenly heard an argument from next door.
Although the sound was low, he had superhuman hearing.
Lin Fan immediately perked up, his back pain disappeared, and he was wide awake.
There was no way he could resist the allure of gossip. Sneaking a peek at other people's secrets was more exciting than sex.
Lin Fan listened intently.
Next door!
Gu Jia and Xu Huan Shan were arguing fiercely.
Xu Huan Shan was close to smashing something.
"To get into that kindergarten, we have to put on a grand fireworks show for the kindergarten every year."
"Do you know how much a fireworks show costs? At least hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions."
"Zi Yan needs to go there for three years, have you calculated how much it will cost?"
Gu Jia's eyes were red. Of course, she had calculated it.
But this was the condition set by Mrs. Wang, and if they didn't agree, their son wouldn't be able to get into De Pu.
They had spent tens of millions on this house, burdened with a huge mortgage, just for their son to have a better education.
If they backed out at the last minute, all their efforts would be wasted.
"We don't have to spend that much. I've calculated that it'll cost about 500,000 to 600,000 yuan per year for a fireworks show. We make fireworks, why are we afraid to put on a fireworks show?"
"That's still two million over three years. I think it's not worth it."
"It is worth it. Our son going to school is also a stepping stone. Once we gain Mrs. Wang's approval, I can get into their circle of wives, find orders for Jia Mei Fireworks."
The more Xu Huan Shan listened, the more absurd it sounded.
What did he mean by getting into a circle of wives?
It was all so ethereal.
"Alright, I don't want to argue with you. If our son can't get into De Pu, he'll go to other schools."
"Think about it again, ok?"
"Think about what? Spending millions for kindergarten, did a donkey kick your brain? Unless Mrs. Wang compromises, I won't agree."
Xu Huan Shan got up and went back to the bedroom, slamming the door shut.
Gu Jia covered her mouth, trying not to cry.
She had humbled herself in front of Mrs. Wang for the sake of their son, for this family.
But Xu Huan Shan thought she was just obsessed with vanity.
Without her, Jia Mei Fireworks wouldn't have reached its current position.
She got up and went to the bathroom, closed the door, and finally couldn't hold back her tears.
She was a strong, family-oriented woman, but she was also a woman.
Lin Fan heard everything. He sighed inwardly.
Xu Huan Shan was short-sighted. He didn't understand Gu Jia.
He would help Gu Jia.
His identity as a De Pu school board member would come in handy.
He took out his phone and sent Gu Jia a message.
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