In the afternoon, the rain continued . The happy tune from the rain droplets dancing reached their ears . On the sofa beside the large window, Xi Xiaye used Mu Yuchen's lap as her pillow as she watched the hazy world outside .
Mu Yuchen was on a call with Vice President Zhang Lan .
“Please take care of the South River project . Director Xi is taking leave for several days . She'll send you a list of things to take note of and the work to be completed later on . Remember to submit the proposal tomorrow . Call me directly if there are any issues . ”
“Noted, Chairman Mu . I've been following up on this project as well . I'll take care of it . Have fun with Director Xi . ” Zhang Lan laughed .
“Mmm . ” Mu Yuchen gave a brief reply before hanging up .
“Isn't this a little too much? I should be handling the project… It feels like I'm lazy at work . ” Xi Xiaye turned her head around and looked at him .
He put his phone aside . “Be lazy then . We're taking our wedding photos soon . I've always wanted you to rest more . You should only get back to it after our wedding . Things should be on track by then and you don't need to feel so tired . ”
“I wanted to go on a strike, but I'm also worried that I'll degenerate from laziness . ”
“Nothing wrong with a woman handling the household . What's the point of you working so hard?” He chuckled as he ran his fingers through her beautiful, long hair .
“Because I hadn't met the strong Mr . Mu back then… Who wouldn't want to become a little woman who's loved and cared for? Well, most women are really amazing now . They can be a strong, tough woman on the outside, and transform into a little woman back at home . All the strong and kind people should receive blessings from above . ”
She was looking at him with her beautiful eyes as she said this calmly . She grabbed his hand on her waist and held them . Through their palms, they could feel each other's temperatures, enabling them to feel each other more deeply .
“When I found out that an accident had happened and I couldn't call you, I was really afraid… So I…”
Mu Yuchen's heart softened as he smiled . “I never knew you were such a klutz . You didn't listen to everything Li Si said and hung up… How can anything happen to me before I marry you officially into the Mu family?”
“My phone drowned in the rain . It can't be used now…”
“I've asked them to get you a new one . It'll arrive soon . ”
“The Pu Er tea here is pretty good . Don't you like this tea nowadays? I'm heading to the tea shop tomorrow . Do you want to come with me?”
He nodded with a smile . He had never told her that he changed all the tea at home to Pu Er or flower tea because he found out she had a little stomach infection . Pu Er was known to be good for gastrointestinal conditions .
Xi Xiaye never noticed that ever since she stayed with him, she had proper meals at appropriate times and stopped having gastric ever since .
Inside the Vice President of Glory World's office in City Z .
Qi Lei came over to deliver the completed proposal personally . However, he frowned when he did not see Xi Xiaye . He hesitated for a moment when he saw Zhang Lan . “Isn't Director Xi in charge of this project?”
Zhang Lan gave him a business-appropriate smile . “Director Xi is on leave for a while . She's probably busy preparing for her wedding photoshoot with Chairman Mu, so I've been assigned to take over this project temporarily . Please do come to me if you have any questions regarding this project, Vice President Qi . I'll be handling it for now . ”
Qi Lei's eyes darkened when he heard Zhang Lan's update . He was getting uncomfortable inside . He wanted to ask her out for dinner as a token of appreciation . Of course, this time was just to thank her .
She had done almost all the preparations for them in order to get the proposal done as soon as possible while he had only spent less than half a day to get it completed .
He never expected her to be such a meticulous and serious person unlike how he saw her on the surface, cold and rigid .
After giving it some thought, Qi Lei could not help but ask, “When is she coming back to work?”
“I'm not sure . Director Xi is pretty exhausted from working on this project, so Chairman Mu would probably want her to rest longer . ”
Zhang Lan smiled as she looked at the document in Qi Lei's hand . “Vice President Qi, you must be here to deliver the proposal, aren't you? Director Xi told me about it . You can just pass it to me . ”
Qi Lei then decided to give it to Zhang Lan . He extended his arm to his assistant, Yang Sheng at the back, who handed him a gift box .
“This is my gift for Director Xi as a token of appreciation for her help last night . Please thank her for me . ”
Her help last night?
Was Director Xi not in City B right now?
Zhang Lan was doubtful as she looked at the gift box Qi Lei handed over . After some hesitation, she did not take it and replied instead, “Since it's a token of appreciation, wouldn't it be better if you handed it to her personally when she returns to work?
“I think I'll leave it to you . I don't know when she'll be back . It might take a long time, no?”
Qi Lei let out a wicked laugh before leaving the box on Zhang Lan's office table . He then proceeded to turn around and leave .
Zhang Lan put on a bitter smile as she looked at the gift box, then she sat down and started looking through the documents .
“Master Qi, Chairman Mu and Xi Xiaye aren't really going to have their wedding, are they? I heard the Mu family is starting to make preparations recently . ”
The assistant, Yang Sheng, asked when they walked out of the Glory World Corporation office, “Could it be the first of May? It's coming up in a few days, but there's been no news about it at all!”
Qi Lei did not reply immediately as his eyes darkened . “I haven't been back there for several days . How's the situation?”
Yang Sheng instantly understood what Qi Lei meant by “there” . It was the Qi Residence!
“Master Qi, CEO boarded a plane to Los Angeles this morning . Your mother hopes that you can go back . Ms . Xian Er has been accompanying her for the past few days and she likes her a lot . Ms . Xian Er is quite sweet . Everyone says she's rather easygoing . ”
“Just how much benefit did you get from my mother to help her convince me right now? That Xian Er is not my type at all . Tell my mother to send her away before anything happens!” Qi Le huffed impatiently .
Chapter end
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