As soon as Xu Le walked into the company and passed through the office area, he noticed something strange about the way his coworkers looked at him.
It was as if they were looking at some important figure.
Back in the past, when he walked through here, nobody even paid attention to him.
He rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
Looks like what happened yesterday in Li Baoguo’s office had already spread throughout the entire company.
On the other side of the office, a female employee stared at Xu Le in confusion. “That’s Xu Le? He doesn’t look particularly special. Why would CEO Su stand up for him?”
“What do you know? You can’t judge people by appearances. Maybe Xu Le knows how to make CEO Su happy, so she treats him differently,” a male coworker analyzed confidently.
“Wow, does that mean Xu Le can live off CEO Su?” another female employee said enviously, regretting she was not born a man.
“Stop dreaming. Xu Le just got lucky. He’s still a poor guy renting an apartment. CEO Su hates men who live off women. If he’s really capable, let’s see him actually win CEO Su over!”
As soon as the male coworker said that, everyone looked toward him in surprise. Nobody expected him to be this jealous of Xu Le.
“What are you looking at? I’m just telling the truth.”
That person was Zhou Mo.
The moment he heard CEO Su backing Xu Le, his eyes had practically turned red with jealousy.
If CEO Su showed concern for someone else, he would not have reacted much.
But the person happened to be Xu Le, someone who used to stand at the exact same level as him.
Why?
When Xu Le suddenly stopped walking and looked over, Zhou Mo’s heart skipped a beat.
Did Xu Le hear everything just now?
Even Li Baoguo, a supervisor, got fired the moment he offended Xu Le. Someone like Zhou Mo would fare even worse.
He immediately forced a smile onto his face and said painfully, “Xu Le, congratulations on your promotion and salary raise recently. After work, I’ll treat you to milk tea. Drink as much as you want. Add whatever toppings you like!”
Hearing that, Xu Le gave him a disdainful look.
The way Zhou Mo said it made it sound like he was inviting him to a luxury banquet at a five-star hotel.
Did he really think Xu Le had not heard what he said earlier?
It was just that Xu Le currently had no opportunity to deal with such a petty person.
So he simply ignored him and walked away directly.
Because Xu Le gave him no face at all, Zhou Mo quickly noticed the way his coworkers looked at him had changed.
It was as if he had become a clown.
His face burned with embarrassment, yet there was nothing he could do.
After all, CEO Su was standing on Xu Le’s side.
At that moment, Zhou Mo suddenly received an unexpected message on DingTalk.
…
“Manager Li, you called for me?”
Zhou Mo walked cautiously into Li Hao’s office and looked around.
As expected of a manager’s office. It was much larger than Li Baoguo’s.
“Yes, yes, yes, Manager Li. What instructions do you have for me?” Zhou Mo immediately sensed something unusual.
“You already know what happened in the company yesterday. I suspect Xu Le used some kind of trick on CEO Su. Since you know Xu Le well, go investigate him.”
Li Hao slowly clenched and relaxed his fist.
“Well… alright. It’s just that my work…” Zhou Mo’s eyes instantly lit up.
If he could bring Xu Le down, he would absolutely be willing!
“I’ll speak to your supervisor personally. From now on, you’ll be assisting the Technology Department,” Li Hao said casually, as if it were no big deal.
“I also think there’s something wrong with Xu Le. I’ll definitely investigate thoroughly,” Zhou Mo said excitedly.
Li Hao waved his hand, signaling Zhou Mo to leave.
He was not worried that Xu Le had truly won Su Qingcheng over.
There was no way Xu Le could ever pass Su Qingcheng’s father’s standards.
…
Xu Le entered the office and saw Su Qingcheng working with her head lowered.
She was dressed rather lightly today.
The exposed skin on her body glowed like cold jade under the light. Even the faint bluish veins beneath the skin of her neck were clearly visible.
As she moved, the collar of her clothes loosened slightly, revealing a small hollow near her collarbone so pale that Xu Le almost wanted to step closer for a better look.
“CEO Su.”
“The moment you came in, I noticed you,” Su Qingcheng replied quickly. Then she curled a finger toward him, signaling him to come closer.
Not understanding why, Xu Le walked over.
“Did you give her the black stockings?” Su Qingcheng asked impatiently.
“I gave them to her, but she didn’t want them, so I took them back,” Xu Le answered after thinking briefly.
“Did she get angry?” Su Qingcheng began calculating something internally.
“Not really,” Xu Le replied casually.
Why would Gu Qinghuan get angry for no reason? She did not even know Su Qingcheng existed.
Su Qingcheng had been crossing her long fair legs elegantly. Hearing his answer, she slowly lowered them and frowned slightly.
Then she said calmly, “Let’s eat lunch together. Consider it a business meal.”
She refused to believe Xu Le could resist her charm forever.
Round two.
“Thank you, CEO Su.”
Xu Le had not expected such a good thing. At least he could save money on one meal.
…
The two arrived at a restaurant together.
The moment they sat down, Xu Le heard the system notification.
[Completed Su Qingcheng’s mission. Reward: 5,000 yuan. Favorability +3.]
Another reward successfully obtained!
Judging from the favorability progress, one more mission would probably raise it to 50.
“This restaurant feels a little hot,” Su Qingcheng said softly while frowning slightly.
The top button at her collar, which had originally been fastened perfectly, somehow loosened half a step under her fingertips. Read this novel at g.com for the best experience.
Ding.
A WeChat notification sounded.
Instead of responding to Su Qingcheng, Xu Le instinctively checked his phone.
“The steak at this western restaurant is really delicious.”
The message was from Gu Qinghuan.
Right after that, she sent several photos.
Besides the beautifully plated steak, the lower half of the photos prominently displayed a pair of long legs wrapped in black stockings.
Even through the screen, Xu Le could tell the texture of the stockings had to feel incredible.
What normal man would focus on the steak instead?
Gu Qinghuan was surprisingly scheming.
“Those pictures made me hungry,” Xu Le typed and sent back.
“Hahaha, are you really hungry? This western restaurant is having a couples discount event another day.”
Gu Qinghuan replied almost instantly.
“Sure. Food always tastes better when eating with a beautiful woman.”
Seeing Xu Le’s message made Gu Qinghuan’s heart tremble slightly.
She had not expected Xu Le to be less dense than he appeared.
He was actually quite good at flirting with women.
He definitely had lots of ex-girlfriends before.
“Miss, I can arrange another seat for you.”
The lobby manager nearby noticed how beautiful Su Qingcheng was and could not help walking over to speak.
Su Qingcheng’s expression instantly turned cold.
“Get lost. You’re the miss here. Was I talking to you?”
The lobby manager became extremely awkward after being scolded.
Seeing Su Qingcheng and Xu Le together, he originally assumed it was a rich beauty bringing her pretty-boy boyfriend out for dinner.
But this rich beauty’s temper was way too explosive.
“I’ll leave, I’ll leave.”
Before he walked very far, he heard the rich beauty speaking again.
“Xu Le, didn’t you hear me talking? Who are you chatting with?”
“I was chatting with my girlfriend, so I got distracted for a moment.”
“When you’re with me, can you stop chatting with your girlfriend?”
What the hell?
Was that really something he was allowed to hear?
The lobby manager felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
That young man actually had a girlfriend?!
Didn’t that mean the elegant and cold beauty was trying to steal someone else’s man?