Chapter 325. Numb Coldness
When she saw this, she put the book back onto the shelf and took another one as she said calmly, “Let’s leave these things to tomorrow then. Rest earlier. There’s still an early meeting tomorrow at 9 a.m. It’s about the South River project. There are still quite a number of things we have to settle. I’ve already called Li Si to inform Vice President Liu and the rest to gather in the meeting room at half past eight. We’ll briefly straighten some things out and then explain it to the rest.”
Upon hearing this, Mu Yuchen nodded slightly. He could not help but praise, “Director Xi, you’re getting better at understanding me when you do things. I want to make you my special assistant.”
“Please! No thanks! I’m doing just fine in the Planning Department. You’re not allowed to change my position as you wish,” Xi Xiaye shot him a look and said coldly.
“Well, I don’t see you coming over to my office often. Two days ago, Vice President Wen was planning on getting me a secretary. He introduced a pretty and young woman to me, and she was quite good…”
“Then, try her.”
She shot him a glare sulkily. When she saw that he had straightened his back and leaned against the chair, she went for the mouse, saved the document, then closed the laptop.
He looked at her poker face and asked, “Unhappy?”
He liked her like this. At home, all of her worries would be written on her face, and he did not need to guess with much effort. If they were outside, unless it was an extraordinary situation, she was usually smooth and slick, it was better this way.
“I mean that I want to make it so that we don’t have to intentionally keep our relationship a secret. Previously, I heard people say that the two of us are underground lovers. I want to set our relationship straight, to tell the world that we are rightful husband and wife.”