Saving the male protagonist in the dungeon only resulted in him becoming cannon fodder.

Around noon, Li Yan quickly finished his work. Afterward, he went home to carefully check everything, and feeling quite satisfied, he rushed to the supermarket. Bai Mengmeng had already selected many groceries, but Li Yan arrived late. He explained apologetically, "Sorry, I went home to check first." Bai Mengmeng couldn't help but complain, "You didn't even offer a reward!" Li Yan suddenly realized his mistake and replied with a smile, "It's okay, I'll buy you a necklace when I pass by later."

Bai Mengmeng benefited, "President Li is so generous." Li Yan glanced at Bai Mengmeng, "Even if he's generous, he's not as generous as your Lu Ze. He gives away projects without hesitation, and all the benefits end up in your pocket."

Bai Mengmeng knew, of course, that since Lu Ze took over the company, the Bai family, including Bai Mengmeng herself, had worked tirelessly for him despite not explicitly asking for anything in return. He even rented the house they lived in and transferred money to Bai Mengmeng every month. Bai Mengmeng had refused before, but Lu Ze said, "Take it first; it'll help me save up for a dowry so I can marry you in the future." Bai Mengmeng didn't say anything more about it, understanding Lu Ze's deep affection and sacrifices for her.

The moment Bai Mengmeng agreed to be his girlfriend, Lu Ze clearly realized that to stand shoulder to shoulder with her, he needed to work twice as hard as everyone else. Only in this way could he keep up with their pace. Therefore, he threw himself into his work, constantly improving his abilities and skills.

Soon, Bai Mengmeng selected the necessary ingredients and headed to Lu Ze's company. When she saw Lu Ze still busy, a pang of heartache welled up inside her. Especially noticing the half-eaten bowl of food next to him that had gone cold, she decided to go downstairs and buy him a steaming bowl of wontons.

After gently knocking on the office door, she heard a deep "Come in" from inside. Bai Mengmeng pushed open the door and looked at the man working so hard in front of her with heartache. Originally, he didn't need to work so hard, but he was willing to give more to help her. She said softly, "Have something hot to warm your stomach."

Lu Ze then realized it was Bai Mengmeng. He looked at her in surprise, "You..." Before he could finish speaking, Bai Mengmeng interrupted, "Have you eaten?" Lu Ze quickly replied, "I have." Bai Mengmeng glanced at the lunchbox on the table; the food inside was already cold. She frowned and said, "You call this eating? You didn't even eat as much as I did!" With that, she opened her own lunchbox and handed it to Lu Ze. Lu Ze felt a little embarrassed, but he still took the lunchbox and smiled gratefully at Bai Mengmeng.

Lu Ze picked up the lunchbox and threw it into the trash can, then took Bai Mengmeng's wontons and began to eat them heartily. He continued working while eating, completely forgetting that Bai Mengmeng was even there. Bai Mengmeng sat quietly to the side, silently watching Lu Ze, her eyes filled with complex emotions. From the moment she first saw him, Bai Mengmeng had felt a strange sense of familiarity, even a feeling of peace. She couldn't understand why she had this feeling, after all, they hadn't had much interaction.

Recalling the first time she met him, he was still a high-achieving young man, but now he was driven to the brink of suicide. If he hadn't met her, who knows how much humiliation and torment he would have endured. Thinking of this, Bai Mengmeng's eyes reddened, and tears streamed down her cheeks.

Lu Ze noticed Bai Mengmeng's unusual behavior. He stopped his work and rushed to her side, asking with concern, "Why are you crying? Did something happen?" Bai Mengmeng shook her head, choking back tears, and said, "I just feel sorry for you." Lu Ze felt a warmth in his heart upon hearing this. He didn't know how to comfort this kind girl, so he gently pulled her into his arms, trying to soothe her pain with his warm embrace.

Bai Mengmeng stayed with Lu Ze until he got off work. Li Yan came to pick up Liu Ting from get off work, and Lu Ze and Bai Mengmeng followed closely behind.

Liu Ting opened the door and exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, did you decorate this? It's so beautiful!" She hadn't expected this usually carefree boy to have such a delicate mind.

Liu Cheng thoughtfully prepared a pair of pink slippers and placed them at the door. Liu Ting happily put them on and said, "You are so thoughtful. I really didn't notice."

Li Yan scratched his head a little embarrassedly and hurriedly explained, "Actually, I learned it from Lu Ze's family, haha..."

Hearing this, Bai Mengmeng felt a warmth in her heart. It turned out that the pink slippers at Lu Ze's house were specially prepared for her.

Soon, everyone arrived. As soon as Ji Feng entered, he began to complain to Li Yan: "Why did you drink so much last night? It made our party end so early."

Li Yan scratched his head apologetically and laughed, "Hehe, I didn't know I had such a low alcohol tolerance before."

Looking at the neatly arranged tables and chairs, Ji Feng teased, "You've even changed your table to a square one, and you've put two chairs on each side. You're quite particular about that."

Everyone laughed upon hearing this, creating a relaxed and pleasant atmosphere.

Wang Fei looked at Li Yan and Liu Ting in surprise; she hadn't expected the two to develop a relationship so quickly. Everyone looked at Li Yan curiously, hoping he could share some experience.

"Li Yan, how did you do that? You were even faster than Ji Feng and Liu Lin!" Wang Fei asked curiously.

Li Yan scratched his head and smiled sheepishly: "Actually, I don't know either. It was Liu Ting who was willing to give me the opportunity... I originally planned to take it slow, but as everyone knows, that's what happened later."

Liu Lin turned to look at Liu Ting, her eyes filled with doubt: "Sister Ting, I'd like to interview you. One second you two were arguing, and the next second things have developed so quickly?"

Liu Ting inwardly groaned, thinking, "I can't exactly tell them I went too far with my joke, can I?" So she pretended to be calm and replied, "Maybe it was because I had such a bad impression of him before, but now I want to get to know him again."

Bai Mengmeng ate with great relish, while Lu Ze kept adding her favorite dishes to the pot. Watching their tacit and warm interaction, Li Yan couldn't help but feel a pang of envy. This kind of unspoken understanding between them was truly something to yearn for.