In the evening, Lin Zheng came for her scheduled inspection.
Although she didn’t work at Da’an Technology, she was already famous there.
Famous for her extremely strong possessiveness.
From the old security guard at the entrance to the general manager of Da’an Technology, everyone knew her.
She had come so many times that she was already an old acquaintance.
When the security guard saw Lin Zheng arrive, he grinned.
“You’re here! Come on in. Your boyfriend is getting off work soon!”
His old face was crinkled with a huge smile.
Young people really were something else. Always clinging to each other and being lovey-dovey.
Lin Zheng said proudly, “Of course. Being punctual is my specialty!”
She casually shared some snacks with him.
“I’ve got spicy strips today. Want some?”
The security guard tasted one and nodded repeatedly.
“Delicious! I’ll buy some myself tomorrow!”
Lin Zheng pulled two packets from her pants pocket and handed them to him.
“I knew you’d like them!”
“Our tastes really are quite similar.”
The security guard shared two huge mangoes with her.
“Homegrown. Give them a try!”
Lin Zheng didn’t stand on ceremony.
“Sure. They’re huge, and the color looks great. They look delicious!”
“You’re still the best, Grandpa. Your fruit is a thousand times better than anything sold outside!”
She gave him a thumbs-up while continuously showering him with praise.
The security guard’s lips curled so high they nearly reached the sky. He was absolutely delighted.
The old man and young woman stood there chatting.
The security guard said, “Little Lin, your boyfriend is really handsome! Quite a few people in the company have their eyes on him! You need to hold on tight. Don’t let him get away!”
Lin Zheng said, “That’s a small matter. Don’t worry. My man knows how to conduct himself. He wouldn’t dare fool around with other women!”
The security guard said, “You’re awfully confident, aren’t you? Look at you. You don’t have a job, and you certainly aren’t ladylike. Look at your posture. You’re even more arrogant than this old man!”
Lin Zheng said, “This is freedom! What does an old geezer like you know?”
The security guard: “…”
“I don’t know? When I was young, I was a legendary ladies’ man! I’ve eaten more salt than you’ve walked roads!”
Lin Zheng said, “Wow, you have pretty heavy tastes! Be careful you don’t end up with high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high cholesterol!”
The security guard snorted.
“Hmph! You don’t appreciate my good intentions!”
Lin Zheng said, “Fine, fine, I get it! Haven’t you seen me guarding him every day? I’m just afraid another woman will sneak in and take advantage of the situation! I’m very clear-headed!”
The security guard said, “That’s true. Not many young girls can keep such a close eye on their man. But you still need to be careful. Dealing with men is like flying a kite. Sometimes you loosen the string, sometimes you tighten it. As long as you keep the string firmly in your hands, a person can never escape your palm…”
Lin Zheng chewed on her spicy strips and nodded deeply.
“You’re right. As they say, ginger gets spicier with age!”
The security guard hesitated before finally saying, “You should really go back to elementary school!”
He spoke earnestly.
“With an elementary school diploma, you won’t get tricked so easily in the future, and you’ll also be able to keep a closer eye on your man.”
Lin Zheng said, “Old Qi, go eat some radishes!”
The security guard asked, “Why?”
Lin Zheng smiled sweetly.
“So you won’t be meddling in other people’s business!”
The security guard chased after Lin Zheng with his broom.
Lin Zheng dodged around as nimbly as a monkey.
When she saw Gu Yanche appear, she rushed toward him.
“Gu Xiaoche, save me! This shameless old man is bullying a weak young woman!”
She threw herself into his arms.
The scent of the young woman filled Gu Yanche’s nose.
He wrapped an arm around her waist, shielding her behind him as he faced the aggressive security guard.
Behind Gu Yanche, Lin Zheng stuck out her tongue.
Seeing her infuriating expression, the security guard became even angrier.
“Hmph!”
Gu Yanche said, “Grandpa, my girlfriend can be a little mischievous, but she’s very polite. Don’t you think you’re being a little too hard on her?”
The security guard: “…”
He rolled his eyes and turned around, walking back inside.
He had been worrying for nothing.
Every pot really does have its matching lid.
Lin Zheng turned to Gu Yanche and wailed pitifully.
“Gu Xiaoche! Why did you take so long to come out? If you’d been any later, your girlfriend would have been beaten up by that old geezer!”
Her cries were all thunder and no rain, completely fake. There wasn’t a single tear.
Still, her chubby little face had scrunched up like a steamed bun, so she was at least putting in the effort.
Gu Yanche admitted his fault.
“It’s my fault. Next time, I’ll sneak out of work.”
Lin Zheng opened her eyes into a narrow slit. She saw a rare smile appear on his usually expressionless face, and she immediately became angry.
“Oh, really? Not only did you not help me, you’re laughing at me too!”
The system suddenly announced:
【Ding! Random Mission: Host, in front of the male lead’s coworkers, gently caress the back of the male lead’s hand and say the fixed line: “Damn! You smell so good! I’ll forgive you this time! Next time, it won’t be this easy!”】
The system encouraged her:
【Host, go for it! Humiliate the male lead! He’ll definitely get angry!】
Lin Zheng: “…”
Gu Yanche pressed his lips together, smiling.
“I wasn’t laughing at you. I was reflecting on myself. I shouldn’t have made you wait so long.”
“I’ll make it up to you tonight,” he said in a low voice.
He would go buy that thing later.
Thinking about the mission, Lin Zheng took Gu Yanche’s hand and gently stroked it.
His fingers were long, with clearly defined knuckles. The veins on the back of his hand protruded slightly, extending from his wrist all the way to the roots of his fingers.
There were thin calluses on his palm, worn from spending this period of time making grilled cold noodles at the stall.
His hands were beautiful. Just looking at them gave off an abstinent, sensual feeling.
Lin Zheng looked like a pervert as she stroked each section of his hand.
Gu Yanche’s entire body trembled.
He couldn’t take it anymore and tried to pull his hand away, but Lin Zheng held it tightly.
She refused to let go.
His girlfriend loved him like this—even his hands were worthy of her affection.
The back of Gu Yanche’s ears unconsciously turned red, and heat rose across his face.
It was hot today.
It must be the weather.
Lin Zheng suddenly asked, “Gu Xiaoche, did you wash your hands after peeing?”
Gu Yanche: His excitement instantly vanished.
His voice was slightly hoarse, and his gaze remained fixed on the crown of her head.
“I did.”
Lin Zheng lifted his hand and took a deep sniff of the back of it like an obsessed woman.
“Damn! You smell so good! I’ll forgive you this time! Next time, it won’t be this easy!”
Gu Yanche thought: Smell good? It must be the hand soap, right?
He honestly explained, “I don’t smell good. It’s the hand soap at the company. If you like it, I’ll bring you a bottle tomorrow.”
Lin Zheng: “…”
She jumped up and smacked him on the head.
“You have no sense of romance!”
Gu Yanche finally couldn’t hold back his laughter.
Lin Zheng glared fiercely at him.
“What the hell are you laughing at?!”
He suppressed his laughter.
“You’re not ‘hell.’”
“Gu Xiaoche! I’m going to hit you!”
Gu Yanche ran.
She chased him.
The two quickly disappeared into the distance.
The security guard, who had secretly watched the entire scene, sighed.
“Too painful to watch! I really can’t look!”
The coworkers who came out after work were all amazed by the way the two interacted.
“So Gu Yanche likes girls like that?”
“Likes her? I think Gu Yanche was angry. Didn’t you see him run away because he couldn’t take it?”
“…Isn’t that just flirting?”
Feng Jia gripped her phone, thoroughly unconvinced.
“She thinks even a man’s hands smell good. How shameless!”
“But Gu Yanche is so handsome. His hands probably don’t smell bad, right?”
“More than that! Gu Yanche has an amazing body!”
“His hands are really beautiful. He could even be a hand model!”
“They look like they’d feel really good to touch…”
Cao Rui sucked in a breath.
“Brother Gu really doesn’t look like someone who ‘can’t do it.’ Could he really be sexually frigid?”
He thought about it.
Is there some amazing doctor I could recommend to him?
Qi Zhongping entered the security office and said, “Granduncle, you’re getting on in years. You shouldn’t be running around so much. Your health is important!”
He really couldn’t understand it.
How had an old man and a young girl somehow developed the beginnings of an unlikely friendship across generations?
Qi Wangyou stubbornly said, “Just worry about your employees. Don’t worry about me!”
Qi Zhongping helplessly replied, “Granduncle, you’re one of my employees too.”
Qi Wangyou played dumb.
“What did you say? I can’t hear you!”
Qi Zhongping: “…”
Qi Wangyou stuffed two mangoes into his arms.
“Here, here! Eat some mangoes to nourish your brain! Young people, you know, I’ve eaten more salt than you’ve walked roads!”
Qi Zhongping was genuinely speechless.
No wonder his father had said that Granduncle Qi was lively and energetic and needed to be given something to do, lest he spend all his time causing trouble for the family!