Ch. 144 - How Are You
As the saying goes, beauty is a bone-scraping knife.
As soon as Lu Xing entered the house holding Nannan's hand, he could feel the scent of home cooking from the kitchen.
Wen Lingxiu was concentrating on cutting fruit.
She was wearing a simple, solid-colored short top, a pair of black jeans outlining a perfect curve, her long curly hair casually tied to one side.
From Lu Xing's perspective, he could see Wen Lingxiu's slender shoulders, a waist that could be held in one hand, and an incredible waist-to-hip ratio.
Lu Xing paused for a moment.
But then again...
He had always had hard bones.
'F*ck!'
He had to say...
Although the profession of a professional simp was sometimes fraught with crises and required great effort...
But.
These clients were really beautiful.
Scientific research shows that looking at handsome men and beautiful women can prolong one's life.
At this age, if you're not into looks, what are you into?
Hearing the door open, Wen Lingxiu turned her head and said gently.
"You're back. Go wash your hands first."
"Received!"
Wen Lingxiu watched Lu Xing unhesitatingly tuck Nannan under his arm and walk to the bathroom, and couldn't help but laugh out loud.
Nannan hadn't even reacted yet. She had entered the main door vertically and was now entering the bathroom horizontally, dazed.
But after reacting...
Nannan's two short hands stretched out hard, and she said happily.
"Flying! I'm flying!!!"
Thump.
There was some water from somewhere in the bathroom. Lu Xing lost his footing and sat on the ground with a plop.
Lu Xing: ???
Nannan: ???
Hearing the noise, Wen Lingxiu immediately rushed to the bathroom. Seeing the two dazed people, she pursed her lips and chuckled.
"Young people sleep quite well. They fall asleep as soon as their heads hit the pillow."
Lu Xing was not embarrassed at all. He placed Nannan on his stomach, lay on the ground himself, and muttered.
"Where you fall, there you lie for a while."
Wen Lingxiu smiled, walked over, and pulled him up, going along with his words.
"I was originally going to give you a pillow to make you lie more comfortably, but unfortunately, dinner is about to start. Get up."
Nannan scrambled up, hugged Auntie Wen's leg, and asked in a milky voice.
"Mommy, what are we eating today?"
Wen Lingxiu stroked her head and said softly.
"We're eating fish."
"I was originally going to keep it, but unfortunately, it was disobedient and kept jumping out of the fish tank. So I had no choice but to let it drink cooking wine instead of a toast."
(TL: A play on the idiom "Refusing a toast only to drink the forfeit wine.")
Nannan: ???
Lu Xing died laughing and said to Auntie Wen.
"Congratulations, you've given the little Nannan a great shock."
'Wait.'
Lu Xing laughed and then suddenly couldn't laugh anymore.
This sentence...
It shouldn't have any other meaning, right?
It shouldn't, right?
It definitely shouldn't, right?
Having been a professional simp for too long, he was prone to overanalyzing a single sentence from a client.
Even after they had started eating, Lu Xing was still thinking about this matter.
Ding dong.
The doorbell rang.
Secretary Zhao came in from outside, dusty from her journey, holding a document in her hand.
These past few days, Lu Xing had noticed that Auntie Wen didn't seem to go to the company much. She was basically holed up at home, researching recipes.
'The company hasn't gone bankrupt, has it?'
Can his salary still be paid?
If he's not paid in this industry, will it be effective to go to labor arbitration?
Lu Xing couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
"CEO Wen, Mr. Lu."
Secretary Zhao was very perceptive and also greeted Lu Xing.
She doesn't believe for a second that CEO Wen could do so much for Lu Xing but not like him.
'What f*cking bullshit!'
If CEO Wen really felt guilty towards Lu Xing, she could just throw a large sum of money at him.
Now she's secretly giving money and cooking for him.
Stop pretending, really.
You just love him!
Secretary Zhao's "Fiery Golden Eyes" saw through everything.
'I understand everything, but I won't say it.'
Hehe, just because it's fun!
Alright.
Actually, she was afraid that if she said it, CEO Wen would fly into a rage from embarrassment and dock her salary.
Seeing that Secretary Zhao wanted to talk about company matters with Auntie Wen, Lu Xing picked up Nannan and was about to leave.
As a professional simp, being perceptive is a must.
Wen Lingxiu pressed down on Lu Xing's hand and said softly, "It's nothing serious. You two eat first. We'll go to the study to talk."
Click.
The study door closed. The smile on Wen Lingxiu's lips retracted. She stood calmly by the window and asked.
"How is it?"
Secretary Zhao reported seriously.
"The Wei family side, relying on their large size, directly released the news, making other companies dare not bid. They also found a few companies to act as fake bidders. They are basically determined to get this piece of land."
(TL: 陪标 (péi biāo) are fake bidders hired to create the illusion of a fair and competitive auction even when it's already decided who is winning it.)
"But after hearing that our company is also going to bid, that Little CEO Wei, Wei Wei, from the Wei family, has come to our side with both soft and hard tactics. He has even come to the company several times. We have not paid him any mind, and he is very angry now."
Wen Lingxiu casually picked up a watering can and watered the few green plants by the window, saying flatly.
"Is that piece of land named after the Wei family? Whoever can win the bid, that's their ability."
"The Wei family has made many small moves before. I was too lazy to deal with them, but not now."
Before, everyone was fine in their own ponds. If the Wei family insisted on crossing the line, I was too lazy to argue with you.
But now, I have already said I want that piece of land.
Since the Wei family won't listen, then they'll have to drink cooking wine instead of a toast.
Listening to CEO Wen's words, Secretary Zhao really felt that this person had such a contrast.
Just now, she was so gentle, like a wife, picking up food for Lu Xing. Now she's become such a domineering boss.
'Good, good, good.'
So you're all about face-changing, are you?
She seriously suspected that CEO Wen just didn't want Lu Xing to see her cold and unfeeling side, which was why she had come into the study to talk.
Secretary Zhao thought for a moment and asked again.
"CEO Wen, we haven't formulated a plan for if our bid fails. Should we choose a backup piece of land?"
Wen Lingxiu put down the watering can, turned her head to look at Secretary Zhao, her face calm.
"We will not fail."
This was her gift to Lu Xing.
She would not allow anyone to get in the way.
...
"Fck! What the fck is wrong with this person!"
After failing to get through to Wen Lingxiu on the phone again, Wei Wei was furious.
These past few days.
He had gone to the Wen family's company several times and brought countless compensation plans.
As long as the Wen family doesn't want this piece of land, the Wei family will definitely not let you suffer a loss!
But he had never expected it.
This damn woman, Wen Lingxiu, was dead set on that piece of land.
Damn it.
They are all sick, one by one!
"Honey, don't be angry."
Jiang Lixue patted Wei Wei's back with heartache.
Seeing Wei Wei so angry he was silent, she both comforted and persuaded him.
"Honey, say something."
Wei Wei was fed up. He irritably grabbed his own hair.
"The old man is holding all the power and throwing all these difficult things to me. Why doesn't he go and talk to Wen Lingxiu himself?"
Jiang Lixue, a housewife, didn't know how to help her husband. She thought for a moment and said.
"That CEO Wen, doesn't she have a daughter? How about..."
She didn't finish her sentence, but it was clear that she was talking about kidnapping.
Wei Wei looked up at Jiang Lixue in disbelief.
"Are you sick?"
Jiang Lixue was taken aback for a moment. "That's how they do it in the movies."
Wei Wei rolled his eyes.
"If you can't come up with an idea, then don't. You might as well take a kettle of hot water and kill the money tree at the Wen family's entrance."
"I'm fed up with this mess, not fed up with my life!"
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