Daddy! Come Home for Dinner!

Rui Changhuai rolled his eyes over the phone.

He thought to himself why Zhao Dingli couldn’t just let it go.

Of course, Rui Changhuai didn’t dare to lie.

So he explained, "It’s Miss Li. Out of courtesy, the manager from their department had Miss Li drop me off at the company’s entrance."

Rui Changhuai said, "I certainly wouldn’t dare to let Miss Li send me, but I couldn’t directly reveal Miss Li’s relationship with you, fearing it’d be difficult for her at the company, so I had to trouble Miss Li to send me."

"Otherwise, I absolutely wouldn’t dare," Rui Changhuai quickly added, "Mr. President, you must understand!"

Li Xiaoyun walked a little farther away, so she couldn’t hear what Rui Changhuai was saying.

But seeing Rui Changhuai as if he wished he could kneel to the air while talking on the phone.

She wondered if she was overthinking things.

"Hmph!" Zhao Dingli snorted coldly, "Since the discussion is over, why aren’t you hurrying back to report to me!"

"..." Rui Changhuai had no choice but to say, "Yes, yes, I’m on my way back."

It seems there will be no chance to have this meal with Li Xiaoyun.

"Very well, come directly to my office when you return. I’ve ordered some takeout, and we’ll have a lunch meeting today," Zhao Dingli said.

Rui Changhuai: "..."

Does Zhao Dingli have some kind of clairvoyance or extraordinary hearing?

He knows I wanted to have a meal with Li Xiaoyun?

Why else would he call at this exact moment?

Who wants to have a "lunch meeting" alone with Zhao Dingli!

"Alright, I’ll head back now," Rui Changhuai had no choice but to say.

Seeing Rui Changhuai hang up the phone, Li Xiaoyun finally walked back.

Rui Changhuai had to say, "Miss Li, I’m really sorry. The president just called, and I have to go back for a meeting. About lunch..."

"It’s perfectly fine," Li Xiaoyun also breathed a sigh of relief, saying, "You have work to attend to, we’ll have plenty of opportunities to collaborate in the future."

"By the way, I don’t have Miss Li’s contact information yet," Rui Changhuai added.

"That’s my oversight," Li Xiaoyun quickly took out her business card and handed it to Rui Changhuai.

Rui Changhuai accepted it, glanced down, and saw that the business card had Li Xiaoyun’s office landline and her mobile number.

Rui Changhuai put the card away, bid farewell to Li Xiaoyun, and returned to Changlin.

Li Xiaoyun also turned and went back to her office.

Li Xiaoyun returned to the office at 11:45.

She dawdled a bit on the way.

Because she knew, once she returned, she’d surely face a barrage of questions.

The thought of it gave her a headache.

Sure enough, just as Li Xiaoyun sat down, she could feel numerous eager eyes on her.

Soon after, her phone kept vibrating.

It was her colleagues from the department sending her WeChat messages.

To avoid disrupting work, Li Xiaoyun turned off the sound notifications, leaving only the vibration on.

Li Xiaoyun didn’t even look to see who sent the messages.

She just started studying the collaboration with Changlin.

The contract from Changlin hadn’t been sent yet. Today, Rui Changhuai came just to determine who would be in charge.

Now that it was confirmed to be her, further discussions about the contract would follow.

But in merely this 15 minutes, it felt like an eternity for her colleagues.

They couldn’t wait for the lunch break to personally ask Li Xiaoyun.

Otherwise, if they sent her messages, she wouldn’t reply.

Finally, as soon as the computer screen showed it was 12:00, everyone eagerly gathered around her.

Li Xiaoyun barely managed to get up before being surrounded at her desk.

Li Xiaoyun: "..."

"Xiao Yun, the person who came was Changlin’s Rui Changhuai, right?"

"What was he here for?"

"Why did he look for you?"

"Why didn’t they look for Brother Zheng regarding Changlin?"

At this point, Zheng Xuelin pretended to say, "Even though someone from Changlin came, it might not be about the same matter."

As soon as Zheng Xuelin spoke, the others fell silent.

Zheng Xuelin watched Li Xiaoyun with a rather aggressive gaze, yet there was also a hint of hope as he asked, "Xiao Yun, did you also discuss a collaboration with Changlin?"

Rationally, Zheng Xuelin knows it’s impossible.

But he’d rather Li Xiaoyun was discussing another deal than have his deal handed over to Li Xiaoyun.

Even though there were no signs, Zheng Xuelin inexplicably had a gut feeling that his deal had been taken by Li Xiaoyun.

Consequently, Zheng Xuelin now hoped even more that the two deals were separate.

Even if the collaboration Li Xiaoyun was responsible for had Rui Changhuai coming personally to the company, indicating Changlin might favor her collaboration more.

But at least it wouldn’t affect his performance.

Better than having his business directly taken by Li Xiaoyun.

Originally, Li Xiaoyun merely had an instinctive dislike for Zheng Xuelin.

Probably could be called a matter of first impressions.

Just felt they didn’t get along.

But after spending more time with colleagues, she understood more.

Li Xiaoyun grew even more displeased with Zheng Xuelin.

She was very reserved about his character and conduct, steadfastly keeping her distance from Zheng Xuelin.

And just now, she heard from Rui Changhuai about how Zheng Xuelin landed his collaboration.

So being scrutinized by Zheng Xuelin now made Li Xiaoyun uncomfortable.

Even unable to meet Zheng Xuelin’s gaze.

Whenever she saw Zheng Xuelin’s face, she couldn’t help but imagine him with Vice President Lu.

Though Li Xiaoyun had never witnessed what Zheng Xuelin and Vice President Lu looked like together firsthand.

Her imagination couldn’t help but fill in the gaps!

Especially without having seen it, her imagination was even more vivid.

Therefore, when she looked at Zheng Xuelin again, Li Xiaoyun’s expression became somewhat unnatural, her gaze evasive and dodgy.

Yet such a reaction appeared more like guilt in the eyes of Zheng Xuelin and his followers.

Zheng Xuelin’s face fell, and he furrowed his brows.

So it really was Li Xiaoyun who took his business!

If not, what else is there to hide?

"Li Xiaoyun, did you take Zheng Xuelin’s business?" Wang Honglin said coldly.

Where he once supported Zheng Xuelin, at least he maintained superficial politeness.

Even calling her "Xiao Yun" affectionately.

Now he was unceremonious, ripping off the facade.

Having been in the company for so many years, now directly competing for the manager’s position.

Li Xiaoyun doesn’t stir up trouble and likes to help colleagues, but she’s no pushover.

Being relentlessly bullied, she wouldn’t just stay silent.

Li Xiaoyun retorted coldly, "Mr. Rui came indeed due to the previous business Zheng Xuelin discussed."

"Then why you instead of Brother Zheng?" Zhou Chuanwu immediately asked.

Li Xiaoyun’s gaze turned icy as she replied, "I suggest you let me finish. If you all keep interrupting with questions at every sentence, then I won’t continue."