Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!

Who would have thought, President Lin was there too.

President Lin uses the elevator designated for executives.

You need to swipe in to enter.

"Xiao Yun!" As soon as he saw Li Xiaoyun, President Lin’s face lit up with a big smile.

"President Lin." Li Xiaoyun walked over, having to put her phone down.

"Come on, come take this elevator with me." President Lin said enthusiastically.

"..." Li Xiaoyun figured, President Lin must have seen the photos too.

"President Lin, I..." Li Xiaoyun felt she ought to explain things to President Lin.

Otherwise, President Lin might really think she has a significant influence on Zhao Dingli.

If he starts making requests for her to talk to Zhao Dingli, it could become troublesome.

Who knew, President Lin didn’t let her speak: "I understand, no need to say more. I know you, low profile, low profile."

Li Xiaoyun: "..."

No, President Lin, you don’t understand.

Just then, the regular employee elevator opened.

Li Xiaoyun didn’t really want to take the same elevator as President Lin.

Being just an ordinary employee, using the executive elevator would attract too much attention.

Even managerial staff are not supposed to use it.

She just wanted to take the employee elevator directly.

But as everyone piled in, they started looking at Li Xiaoyun with eager eyes.

Li Xiaoyun suddenly felt like she was about to walk into a den of wolves.

If she went in, she’d definitely face a barrage of gossip questions.

Compared to that, it seemed easier to just share an elevator with President Lin.

Even though President Lin was misunderstanding things, at least he wouldn’t confront her directly with questions.

He even claimed "he understands."

Comparing the two options, Li Xiaoyun would rather take the elevator with President Lin.

So, Li Xiaoyun smiled and said to President Lin, "Then I’ll take advantage of your kindness."

"Gosh, no need to be so polite with me." President Lin laughed, as he and Li Xiaoyun entered the elevator together.

President Lin could keep his composure.

Even with a million questions on his mind, he restrained himself from asking any.

In front of President Lin, Li Xiaoyun felt awkward checking her email.

When they reached the floor of the business department, the elevator stopped, and Li Xiaoyun said to President Lin, "President Lin, this is my stop. Thank you."

"Hey, I’ve already said, no need to be so polite." President Lin smiled and said goodbye to Li Xiaoyun.

Li Xiaoyun exited the elevator, letting out a sigh.

She arrived at the business department.

The people in the business department were too embarrassed to ask her anything.

As for Lin Lingli and Zhou Yunyun, they were already in the know.

Especially after seeing the photos today, they understood even more.

So they didn’t ask either.

Li Xiaoyun opened her email to take a look at those photos, not feeling too surprised.

They were different from the things Zheng Xuelin sent.

Hers looked more like paparazzi sneak-peeking at a celebrity dating.

No need to guess, it was definitely Zheng Xuelin who took them.

Moreover, Li Xiaoyun recognized at a glance, it was the lobby on the first floor of her building.

Judging by the angle and direction, Zheng Xuelin must not have left after being chased away by Zhao Dingli last night but hid in the stairwell.

Probably planning to trouble her once Zhao Dingli left.

He just didn’t expect Zhao Dingli would take her to move house directly.

No chance for Zheng Xuelin to cause more trouble.

Li Xiaoyun felt fortunate, thankful for Zhao Dingli’s foresight.

He guessed Zheng Xuelin’s intentions.

Otherwise, she would have more trouble on her hands.

Li Xiaoyun sent a WeChat message to Zhao Dingli, explaining what happened.

"Sorry, I got you into trouble." Li Xiaoyun said, "Did he send photos to your company?"

Zhao Dingli, looking at the photos in the email, was quite pleased.

Seeing Li Xiaoyun’s question, he started typing: "He sent them to my company too."

Of course, he had Rui Changhuai send the photos. He couldn’t let Li Xiaoyun be the only one having rumors at Ruishi.

He had to have some impact at Changlin as well.

Letting everyone know he’s also someone who’s off the market now.

Li Xiaoyun was surprised, wondering how Zheng Xuelin dared to send photos to Changlin.

"What did your company... people say about it? Sorry, this is all my fault." Li Xiaoyun sighed at her phone.

"Don’t worry about it. Being a guy, having these kinds of rumors doesn’t put me at a disadvantage." Zhao Dingli felt that the written communication didn’t convey things accurately, so he directly called Li Xiaoyun.

Just then, Rui Changhuai came in and said to Zhao Dingli, "President, you have a meeting at 10 o’clock."

Rui Changhuai glanced at the clock: "10 minutes left."

"Okay, if I’m not done with the call, have them wait a bit for me." Zhao Dingli replied.

Rui Changhuai: "..."

No need to ask, it must be a call to Li Xiaoyun.

Rui Changhuai nodded and left.

Only then did Zhao Dingli dial Li Xiaoyun’s number.

Li Xiaoyun was typing a message to Zhao Dingli.

Before she could finish it, Zhao Dingli’s call came through.

Quickly, Li Xiaoyun grabbed her phone and went out to take the call.

"Hello." Li Xiaoyun answered, "Did Zheng Xuelin send photos to your company too?"

"Yes." Zhao Dingli replied, "Just got them."

"Seems like Ruishi got them first." Li Xiaoyun sighed, "I noticed something was off with the way people were looking at me as soon as I entered the company."

Hearing this, Zhao Dingli’s tone immediately turned serious: "What? They’re looking at you the wrong way again? Are they thinking inappropriate things?"

"Not really." Li Xiaoyun said, "They didn’t think negatively this time. It’s just... most of them think that I’m... that I’m..."

Li Xiaoyun felt embarrassed and couldn’t bring herself to finish the sentence.

"With me what?" Zhao Dingli guessed her meaning but played dumb, wanting it spelled out.

Li Xiaoyun blushed, feeling her cheeks heating up.

Bracing herself, she said, "They think the two of us are dating. I don’t know how to explain it, any explanation I give they just won’t believe, thinking I’m just pretending, being insincere."

"What about on your side? How did they react?" Li Xiaoyun asked.

"I wouldn’t know, nobody dares to ask me about it." Zhao Dingli chuckled softly.

Li Xiaoyun: "..."

Being the boss must really be nice.

"No worries, I’ll have Rui Changhuai look into it for me later." Zhao Dingli added.

Li Xiaoyun: "..."

That’s really not necessary.

"But, since folks at your company are already misunderstanding, wouldn’t it be a waste not to act on this reputation?" Zhao Dingli said with a light-hearted laugh.

"Huh?" Li Xiaoyun was stunned.

What did he mean by that?

Just as Li Xiaoyun was feeling bewildered, Zhao Dingli said: "Xiao Yun, I have to run for a meeting, let’s chat more at lunch."

"Oh, okay." Li Xiaoyun quickly replied, "Then go handle your work quickly. Don’t worry about me."

"Okay."

The two of them hung up, and Li Xiaoyun headed back to her office with her phone.

Just as she sat down, a thought occurred to her.

Chat more at lunch?

What did that mean?

But she soon got back into her work.