It's terrible. Mr. Lu is too clingy.

Xie Xingran: I underestimated his scheming and shamelessness.

He is so cool that he shows his affection to his mother.

Mrs. Lu: "Okay, I got the dog food. Mom knows you like Little Star and also likes the nickname Little Star gave you. You two should live your life well. I'm hanging up now."

"Beep-beep-beep-"

Lu Ciye: ...

Xie Xingran: ...

Lu Ci still had that arrogant look on his face, as if he was not the one whose thoughts were exposed.

But his inner thoughts were much more frantic than what he showed.

"Oh my god! You don't have to publicly punish me if you find out. Don't you know we're in a relationship? How can we continue living together if we open up about this?"

[Ah... She's slow to warm up, and I just like the idea of a long flirtation period, but now... Alas.]

[I feel like she doesn't really like me yet. What if she rejects me later? Woohoo, I'm going to cry.]

Xie Xingran: ...Oh, you like the extra-long period of ambiguity, right? Okay, I'll satisfy you.

"Have you finished complaining?" She pretended not to hear their conversation and looked up. "What did Mom say? You don't blame me for giving you a nickname, do you?"

Lu Ci also looked at her in surprise and doubt.

[Huh? She didn't hear it? Is there something wrong with her ears?]

Xie Xingran: There’s something wrong with your ears!

Was she looking at her phone just now? No, who was on it? She was arguing with me, and she was distracted by chatting with someone else. That's too much!

Xie Xingran: ...Secretly convicting me again?

"My secretary Lisa just asked me a question, and I replied to her on WeChat. What? You're still not convinced? Do you want to go complain to Grandma again?"

Lu Ci also took the opportunity to bring up the matter, pretending to be unconvinced, and said:

"Hmph, no need for that. I can imagine that she's definitely on your side again. Really, she's my biological mother and biological father, yet she treats you better than me."

Xie Xingran actually knew that they were essentially nice to her because of Lu Ciye.

But this did not prevent her from being touched by this protection.

She stood up and walked over, stopping in front of him, her figure completely covering his body.

Then she bent down and stuffed the honey in her hand into his mouth.

"Okay, if you eat my candy, you can't be mad at me anymore," she said.

Lu Ciye's mind went blank for a moment. He didn't expect that she would coax him like this.

My mind was empty, only the heart in my chest was beating strongly, and my cheeks were unnaturally flushed.

He turned his head and coughed lightly: "Well, I'll reluctantly forgive you this time, but next time don't call me that."

Even if it's to show intimacy, you should at least give him a nicer name, like baby, husband, or Ah Ye. I don't want him to be complaining about me.

Xie Xingran nodded with a smile and responded: "Okay~"

I added in my heart: Lu is three years old~

The night passed quickly with all the noise and noise.

—

The next day, both of them clocked in for work on time.

Lu Ci also came to the company, still maintaining his cold and indifferent personality.

People in the same group often saw him staring at the computer with a cold face and were too scared to approach him.

But in fact, he was just in a daze, and his inner world was very rich.

But he is meticulous in his work.

Just like now, he was thinking about what to eat for lunch when a fat man carefully handed him a document.

"Xie Director, the plan you requested has been revised. Take a look."

Lu Ci also came back to his senses, glanced at the person who came, and then opened the document and looked at it carefully.

After a while, he frowned and said, "Let's not talk about whether the plan is good or bad. You made mistakes on more than ten words on this page. Can't you review it and be serious?"

The fat man nodded repeatedly and kept apologizing.

Lu Ci ignored his apology and continued to look through the plan. After a long while, his expression softened and he said:

"The plan is good, but there are too many typos. Didn't I give you two days? Didn't you just rush it last night because you were lazy?"

Fatty: "I'm sorry, Director Xie. My dad broke his leg the day before yesterday, so I went back to my hometown and only got back yesterday afternoon."

Hearing this, a trace of guilt flashed in Lu Ciye's eyes: "Okay, go back. I'll give you two days of paid leave. Go back to your hometown and take a look."

The fat man was stunned for a moment, then he was delighted, "Thank you, thank you, Director. You are a good person, but your face is a little cold."

Lu Ci also glared at him, and the fat man immediately changed his words: "No, no, I mean-"

Lu Ci also waved his hand: "Alright, alright, go ahead and send me the original electronic file."

Hearing his impatient tone, the fat man smiled and said, "Okay, I won't bother Director Xie anymore."

Lu Ci also lowered his head to process documents and did not see the deep gratitude in the fat man's eyes.

Soon, rumors that "Director Xie" is cold on the outside but warm on the inside will spread within the company.

At this time, Lu Ci had no idea at all.

He personally corrected the typos and sent it for reprinting. Then he took this plan and a set of plans he had made, walked towards Mr. Wang's office, and knocked on the door.

Wang Jinge: "Come in."

Lu Ci also pushed the door open and walked in. "Boss Wang, here are the two plans our team has made for the southwest plot of land. Please review them."

Wang Jinge did not immediately look through the documents, but looked at him with admiration and jokingly said:

"Mr. Lu, are you adapting to our company? Do you feel like you're being overemployed?"

Lu Ci also shrugged: "No, it just so happens that I haven't been a director before, and I'm capable. After finishing the official business, the rest is my personal time, which is exactly what I want."

The corner of Wang Jinge's mouth twitched.

It’s just as Xingran said, give him some colors and he can open his own dyeing workshop.

"That's good. Mr. Lu is indeed very capable at work. During this exchange period, I would like to trouble you to serve our company."

Lu Ci also smiled: "No problem, the money is in place anyway."

Wang Jinge: "...Okay, it's okay, you can go out."

Lu Ci also smiled and left the office.

While waiting for the elevator to go down, he ran into a man covered in jingles and with bright red hair.

Wang Chenxuan put his hands in his pockets and looked Lu Ciye up and down in surprise when he saw him.

Then he smiled playfully:

"Xie Xingran, have you finally remembered to change your business suit, which has remained the same for a century? I heard my sister gave you a job promotion to director? After being secretary general for so many years, can you handle the position of director?"

Lu Ci also frowned and thought about it.

He was sure that the person in front of him was Mr. Wang's not-so-close younger brother that Xie Xingran had told him about.

After the Wang family's company became a subsidiary of the Venus Group, Mr. Wang's parents were sent to prison for various illegal activities, leaving only Wang Chenxuan.

From a spoiled rich second generation, he became a homeless and unemployed vagrant.

Wang Chenxuan was extremely generous and he squandered the last bit of assets left to him by his parents.

Wang Jinge didn't care about his younger brother and didn't give him any money.

Until Wang Chenxuan started pestering Xie Xingran, saying that the good things should be kept within the family...