Chapter 250: Accompanying Lu Yunque to Work
"Back to the office. Are you going to keep me company while I work?"
What Lu Yunque didn’t mention was that while his meeting was over, he still had a pile of work he hadn’t gotten to.
He had simply heard that Yun Zijin was meeting Li Yuexing at Jubao House and had rushed over in a hurry.
"Didn’t you say your meeting was over?"
"Yes, but I still have some documents to handle. Don’t worry, it’ll be quick. After I’m done, I’ll take you out for something good to eat."
Hearing there was good food involved, Yun Zijin’s eyes lit up.
"Fine, I guess I’ll make the sacrifice and keep you company."
Yun Zijin lifted her chin haughtily, but if you looked closely, you could see the corners of her mouth turning up slightly.
Lu Yunque, of course, noticed this, and a smile spread across his face as well.
He took Yun Zijin’s hand and began to caress it unconsciously.
The motion tickled her, and she tried to pull her hand back, but Lu Yunque held it tight.
When the car pulled up in front of the Lu Group building, it drew quite a bit of attention.
After all, among those who worked at Lu Group, the ones with cars mostly drove business-style sedans. The rest didn’t have cars at all.
A supercar like a Ferrari Enzo was a first.
However, when they saw that it was Lu Yunque who stepped out of the car, many couldn’t hide the surprise on their faces.
’Is that our CEO? When did he change cars?’
’No, wait, there’s someone in the passenger seat!’
’Is that the legendary "CEO’s wife"?’
’He’s handsome, she’s gorgeous—I declare it! They’re my OTP from now on!’
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In the work group chat without any managers, messages popped up one after another, but none of this concerned Lu Yunque or Yun Zijin.
After getting out, Lu Yunque walked around the front of the car to open the door for Yun Zijin, thoughtfully placing a hand over the top of the doorframe to prevent her from bumping her head.
"Let’s go."
Lu Yunque handed the car keys to the valet at the entrance.
Yun Zijin could feel the frequent glances from all around, but she was already used to it and could ignore them completely.
Lu Yunque also ignored the stares, taking Yun Zijin by the hand and leading her openly into the Lu Group building, where they took the exclusive elevator for senior management.
Arriving at the top floor and entering the CEO’s office area, Yun Zijin saw several of the same young female secretaries she had met last time.
The secretaries’ eyes also lit up when they saw Yun Zijin.
’Miss Yun is here! This means we probably won’t get chewed out too badly when we report to the boss today, right?’
’With her around, the CEO will have to mind his image.’
Yun Zijin was oblivious to the secretaries’ inner thoughts and greeted the familiar faces with a smile.
The sight made Lu Yunque’s eyes ache with jealousy. He pulled Yun Zijin into his personal office.
Once inside, Lu Yunque trapped Yun Zijin in his arms and lowered his head slightly. "Are you that close with them? Smiling so brightly."
"They gave me a lot of snacks last time."
’Although I didn’t eat them, it’s the thought that counts,’ she thought.
"It only takes a few snacks to win you over? My dear little landlady."
"That’s different."
The snacks other people give you and how much money you can earn yourself were two completely different concepts.
But Lu Yunque didn’t care. He lowered his head and did the one thing he had wanted to do since the moment he first saw Yun Zijin today.
After a long moment, Yun Zijin pushed Lu Yunque away. Her eyes were watery, which nearly made Lu Yunque lose his self-control all over again.
But he knew he couldn’t provoke her any further. Otherwise, if he made her angry, he would be the one who had to coax her back into a good mood.
"What snacks do you want? I’ll have them buy some right now."
’The snacks my girlfriend eats should, of course, be bought by me,’ he thought.
Yun Zijin shot Lu Yunque a look. The secretarial office was full of young women; what was there for him to be jealous about?
"Whatever."
The single word "whatever" sounded casual, but it was actually the most difficult request to handle.
Because it offered no hints or direction, it was easy to step on a landmine.
However, Lu Yunque did know Yun Zijin to some extent. He used the intercom to contact a secretary, listed a few types of snacks, and had someone go prepare them.
Yun Zijin looked at Lu Yunque, surprised that he actually knew what snacks she liked.
"If you get bored, feel free to use the tablet on the desk. The Wi-Fi is already connected."
"The snacks will take a little while. They need some time to go buy them."
Lu Yunque rarely used a tablet, but he had bought one and kept it in the office just in case.
And today, it came in handy.
Yun Zijin nodded. "Go on and get busy. Don’t worry about me."
As she spoke, she picked up the tablet from the desk, saw it had a passcode, and handed it to Lu Yunque.
"Your birthday."
Yun Zijin blinked, entered her birthdate, and it actually unlocked.
"You didn’t set all your passwords to my birthday, did you? Number-only passwords are easy to crack."
Most importantly, it would be even easier to guess for anyone who knew Lu Yunque well.
A birthday password has the advantage of being easy to remember, but the disadvantage of being easily cracked.
"I know to put important things in encrypted files with an added firewall. No one can crack them easily."
How could Lu Yunque, who had secured his position as CEO of Lu Group at the age of 28, be some clueless simpleton?
"As long as you know what you’re doing. Alright, go get busy. I’ll entertain myself."
With that, Yun Zijin settled onto the sofa, put on her Bluetooth headphones, skillfully opened a video app, and started watching a TV series she had been following.
Lu Yunque watched Yun Zijin for a good while. Once he was sure she had settled in, he returned to his seat and began working on his documents.
About twenty minutes later, one of the young secretaries came into the office with the snacks they had just purchased.
Yun Zijin was so engrossed in her show that she didn’t notice someone had entered at all.
Lu Yunque saw her come in and knew she was delivering snacks for Yun Zijin. He just had her place the items on the table in front of Yun Zijin and motioned for her to leave.
Yun Zijin was absorbed in her show. By the time Lu Yunque had finished his work, she was still staring intently at the tablet.
Lu Yunque stood up from his chair and quietly approached Yun Zijin.
He sat down behind her and rested his head on her shoulder. "What are you watching that’s so captivating?"
Lu Yunque nearly startled Yun Zijin, but she finally relaxed after smelling his familiar, clean pine scent.
"A popular TV show that’s airing right now. Are you done with your documents?"
Lu Yunque shifted Yun Zijin’s position, squeezing in behind her, then wrapped his arms around her waist.
"Mhm, all done. It’s almost dark. Should we go get dinner now?"
Yun Zijin glanced toward the floor-to-ceiling windows and realized the sun had already set. Though it wasn’t completely dark yet, the sky was dimming.
"Wow, it’s that late already? I didn’t even notice."
Yun Zijin had a bad habit of losing track of her surroundings when she got engrossed in a TV show.
She had always wanted to change it, but never could.
"The timing is perfect. I promised to take you for something good to eat. Shall we go now?"
Yun Zijin’s show wasn’t over yet, and Lu Yunque was worried she wouldn’t want to stop watching.
"Okay, let’s go now."
’You can watch TV shows anytime, but you absolutely can’t neglect a meal,’ she thought.