Xia Ruoxin looked in the direction that Secretary Xiao Chen was pointing in. Unknown to them, Chu Lui was standing there without making a sound. No matter how soft they were, he would have heard them even if they were whispering.
Secretary Xiao Chen bit her fingers before she scurried back to her position. She buried herself into her table while Xia Ruoxin stood up.
“Hello, CEO.” She nodded at Chu Lui before she sat down.
Chu Lui pursed his lips as if a little unhappy. His dark eyes seemed to be packed with gloom. He then walked away with big steps, his footsteps seeming heavier than it was before.
Secretary Xiao Chen put her hand against her neck and made a throat-cutting motion.
Xia Ruoxin smiled at her nonchalantly. That was because she knew that even though Chu Lui was not particularly friendly with his employees, he was quite tolerant of them… unless they went too far.
Therefore, they could rest easy. At the very least, their jobs were safe.
Xia Ruoxin picked up her mug and walked to the pantry. Coincidentally, Chu Lui was there, too. He had a cup of milk in his hands, and he was sipping on it.
There was another packet of it in the tea cabinet.
Baby’s milk powder…
Her gaze darkened, and she walked over to the water point and fetched herself a glass of plain water.
“CEO, your interests are rather unique,” she asked bravely, “En, baby’s milk powder.”
“You have something to say?” Chu Lui raised his eyebrows, unbothered. There was nothing wrong or perverted about him.
“I wouldn’t dare.” Xia Ruoxin stood aside with her water as she glanced at the CEO’s cup, unable to believe that was what he liked to drink.
Chu Lui brought his cup closer and took a sip. The aroma of the milk hit his sense, and his features softened.
“This is my daughter’s favorite brand of milk powder. She didn’t use to like it. However, there was a time she couldn’t do without it. Whenever she was crying, she would immediately stop if you gave her a cup.”
Xia Ruoxin looked up to prevent tears from flowing out. She turned to let her back face Chu Lui and put the mug to her lips.
“CEO is talking about Missy Chu?” That was Chu Xiang, the recognized young miss of the CEO. Her daughter was still called Rainy Gao. Her last name was not Chu. Not when she was alive, not when she died.
Chu Lui gripped the cup tightly but did not reply.
Xia Yixuan walked over, and it just happened that Xia Yixuan was hurrying in the same direction. The sound of her heels on the floor was much louder than usual.
She glared viciously at Xia Ruoxin but remembered that she could not mess with her. Else, she would definitely be paid back ten folds.
Xia Ruoxin returned to her desk and set her mug aside. She turned on her computer and dealt with her work. There was actually not much to do; she could have walked around freely.
However, she liked being there. She liked seeing the man be troubled because she reminded him of someone and be vexed that the woman was not someone he could go after.
She was here to annoy them.
Her revenge began from the mundane parts of their life.
She wanted them to be jumpy and unsettled. She wanted to break down their mental defenses until they hurt themselves.
She began drawing at her desk. The light landed on her fair skin. Elegance and tranquility cascaded from her.
Chu Lui’s heart felt like it was hit.
“Ruoxin…”
He stumbled and then walked over.
It was then that Xia Ruoxin looked up. Unfamiliar features, the same feeling; but it was not her.
“CEO, can I help you?” Xia Ruoxin stood up without putting away what she was drawing.
The unfamiliar voice was not the soft voice from before. It was a little raspy, like the voice of someone who just woke up. This was not her.
“It’s nothing.” Chu Lui parted his lips. His gaze landed on the dog she was drawing. This technique was hers, but it was not the same person.
“This is my family’s German shepherd. He’s called Charlie.”
Xia Ruoxin explained to Chu Lui. She hid her hands behind her, but no one knew how tight her clenched fists were.
“Please don’t do something like this at work,” Chu Lui said stiffly before he headed for his office.
After Chu Lui left, Xia Ruoxin continued drawing.
Not doing other things was to prevent getting in the way of work, but she knew her capabilities. Even though she got in through the back door, Chu Lui knew that she was a good assistant, sometimes even to the point of being telepathic.
She was Lu Xiaohua, but at the same time, she was Xia Ruoxin.
She really understood Chu Lui.
…
Knock, knock. She knocked on the door.
She then opened the door. Xia Yixuan was probably about to tell Chu Lui something, but she turned to glare murderously at Xia Ruoxin when she walked in.
“CEO, your documents.”
Xia Ruoxin placed the document in her hands on the table and walked out.
“Brother Lui,” Xia Yixuan said when she saw that there were only two of them left. She went up and hugged Chu Lui’s arm. “Brother Lui, shall we get married?”
Chu Lui parted his lips. “Why do you think that I’ll marry you?”
“You won’t marry me?” Xia Yixuan widened her eyes, unable to believe what she had heard. “Brother Lui, how can you not marry me?” She was the only woman around him in the last six months or so. Even Chu Jiang was rather polite towards her. She had free access to the Chu family. Everyone believed that the two of them would get married.
Chu Lui typed on the screen as the blue light reflected on his face. His eyes were a little dim and emotionless.
“Brother Lui, why won’t you marry me?” Xia Yixuan shook her head as she hugged Chu Lui’s arm. “Did you forget about our feelings from back then? Did you forget that Auntie Song is still unconscious and needs someone to take care of her?”
Chu Lui removed his arm.
“My mom has caretakers,” he said plainly. Xia Yixuan was not indispensable.
