Shen Nanyin walked to the school gate only to find two Lu family cars parked there.
Moreover, two people were standing side by side in front of the cars.
She was somewhat surprised and opened her mouth, “Uncle Zhang, Assistant Liu, you…”
Uncle Zhang: “Madam, Mother Lu asked me to bring you lunch.”
Assistant Liu: “Madam, President Lu asked me to bring you lunch.”
Shen Nanyin’s brain momentarily short-circuited.
She was caught in a dilemma, unsure of what to do.
Uncle Zhang: “Mother Lu’s portion was prepared at home—clean and nutritious.”
Assistant Liu: “…”
He truly couldn’t refute that.
With Assistant Liu yielding, Shen Nanyin somewhat awkwardly accepted the lunchbox from Uncle Zhang.
“Madam, could I trouble you for a favor?” Assistant Liu looked at her with a troubled expression.
Seeing him like this, Shen Nanyin quickly responded, “Please go ahead.”
“It’s like this—President Lu, when he gets busy, he forgets to eat. Mother Lu asked me to keep an eye on him, but I have to deliver some documents later…”
What he said wasn’t entirely untrue. Lu Jingyan had no interest in anything, and similarly, no appetite for any kind of food.
After being accustomed to delicacies from land and sea, nothing could stimulate his appetite anymore.
Shen Nanyin understood his meaning. “Alright, I’ll go to the company now.”
Assistant Liu immediately beamed with joy. “I’ll drive you.”
Sitting in the car, Shen Nanyin stared at her chat interface with Lu Jingyan. The last message was still from the Modernista bar incident.
She typed and deleted in the text box, finally sending out a message.
[Have you eaten?]
A quintessentially Chinese way of showing concern.
The reply came quickly.
[Yes, what about you?]
Why was he lying?
Shen Nanyin pursed her lips and typed with the mindset of being good to Lu Jingyan for Mother Lu’s sake.
[What did you eat? Can you take a photo and show me?]
The other side fell into rare silence, with no reply for a long time.
Shen Nanyin continued typing.
[Are you lying to me?]
At the top of the towering building, the four large characters of “Lingyue Group” reflected a sharp, dazzling light under the sun.
Shen Nanyin stepped through the revolving door into the lobby, instantly attracting numerous gazes.
The girl had delicate willow-like eyebrows, exquisite features on her petite face, her dark hair casually pinned up with a hairpin, a few stray strands falling by her cheeks, as pure and transcendent as the cold moonlight.
Messages in the company group chat instantly exploded nonstop.
[Who is Assistant Liu bringing? Did Lingyue hire someone new?]
[What kind of intern is this impressive, actually escorted in personally by the CEO’s special assistant?]
[But she’s so beautiful, oh my god! Can she come to our department? I wish she’d come to our department! I, a devout woman, am willing to eat meat for the rest of my life in exchange for this beauty joining our department!]
[Are you all just looking at her face and ignoring everything else? She’s holding a lunchbox—clearly here to deliver food to a family member. Wait, could she be Assistant Liu’s girlfriend?!]
A long string of various shocked emojis flooded the chat.
[Did Assistant Liu save the galaxy in his past life? I’m so jealous I’m jumping around like a monkey on Mount Emei!]
[I don’t believe it! Keep investigating and report back!]
The surrounding gazes were intense. Shen Nanyin tightened her grip, feeling as if she had already been turned into a pincushion if stares could physically pierce.
[REPORT!!!! I saw with my own eyes the special assistant taking the beauty into President Lu’s private elevator!]
[Holy shit.]
[Oh my god.]
[Damn.]
[To the family member who said the beauty is Assistant Liu’s girlfriend, you should be glad President Lu isn’t in this group…]
【Is it possible that the boss on WeChat Work can see the backend chat logs?】
The notification sound instantly vanished.
The numbers on the elevator’s display shifted until it stopped at the top floor.