"President Lin, shouldn't you start addressing him differently now? Little Chen has already changed the way he addresses you," Su Jin teased Lin Ruoxue with a smile.
Caught off-guard by her words, Lin Ruoxue felt a wave of embarrassment wash over her, and a blush crept onto her stunning face.
Lin Ruoxue said softly and shyly, her face flushed.
"Come on, let's go to my room to talk."
When Su Jin heard Lin Ruoxue's address of "Uncle," her smile bloomed like a flower, and she pulled Lin Ruoxue towards her bedroom...
After returning to the company, Su Chen entered his own office. There was still some time before the end of the workday, so he decided to drop by Xia Qiuru's office to kill time—why not, since he had nothing better to do?
But the moment he pushed open the door to Xia Qiuru's office, he regretted coming.
Because he saw Xu Xinran was also there.
The sight of Xu Xinran made Su Chen's heart flutter uncontrollably.
But now that he had entered, he couldn't just say he entered the wrong room and leave, could he?
"Xinran, you're here too?"
Su Chen greeted her, feigning composure.
Xia Qiuru knew they were acquainted, so she didn't find anything odd about him calling Xinran by her first name.
And she had a vague feeling that her cousin had a certain interest in Su Chen, even though Xinran always sounded quite irritated when speaking about him.
She didn't blame her. After all, matters of the heart aren't right or wrong. When feelings come, they come, just like with herself.
But she herself didn't know what to do about it, so how could she know how to help Xinran with her troubles?
Xu Xinran hadn't expected Su Chen to barges in , and the moment she saw him, her entire face became unnatural.
But in front of her cousin, she had to try hard to control herself.
Xu Xinran nodded and said.
"Xinran came to ask me to go to dinner together," Xia Qiuru said with a smile,
"Su Chen, do you want to join us?"
The voices of Su Chen and Xu Xinran rang out simultaneously.
Xia Qiuru looked at them curiously—Su Chen was one thing, but her cousin's face was clearly tinged with panic.
"What's going on with you two?" Xia Qiuru asked, looking at them curiously.
"Oh, I and Ruoxue made plans to eat dinner together tonight," Su Chen casually made up an excuse.
"Cousin, why would we bring him with us when it's just us two girls going to eat? It's absurd!" Xu Xinran also hastily covered up, and her excuse sounded quite plausible.
Yet, she didn't dare meet Xia Qiuru's eyes because she felt she was betraying her.
Xia Qiuru gave them a suspicious glance, sensing something was off.
"Have the two of you had a fight?" Xia Qiuru asked.
"No, how could I possibly argue with her, a woman!" Su Chen hurriedly spat out.
"I can't be bothered to argue with such a scumbag!" Xu Xinran huffed, feigning composure.
"How am I a scumbag?"
Su Chen was not pleased to hear her call him a scumbag—who would be?
"How are you not a scumbag? You…," Xu Xinran spat out through clenched teeth, then suddenly couldn't continue, glaring fiercely at Su Chen,
"Just because you are!"
Su Chen was suddenly at a loss for words. Was there no logic in this anymore?
But it seemed like women rarely exercised logic.
"All right, all right, stop arguing, why are you all acting like children?"
Xia Qiuru said with a headache, covering her forehead.
Fortunately, both of them did listen to Xia Qiuru, and at her words, they stopped arguing, though they still glared at each other.
"Okay, Xinran, are you still going to eat dinner or not?"
Xia Qiuru asked with an exasperated sigh.
"Eat, why wouldn't I? I could eat a whole cow right now."
Xu Xinran said huffily.
Su Chen blinked and joked.
"Jerk, who are you calling a pig?"
Xu Xinran immediately flew into a rage, looking as if she was about to have a big fight with Su Chen!
Just as Su Chen was about to speak, Xia Qiuru barked sharply.
"Alright, alright, a real man doesn't fight with a woman, I'm out!"
And with that, he really dashed out of Xia Qiuru's office...
Xu Xinran felt like her lungs were about to explode with anger. That bastard was shameless—after calling her a pig, he had the nerve to say that a good man doesn't fight with a woman?!
Besides, was he even a good man? He was clearly a bad man, a bastard man!
"That's just his temper, you know him."
Xia Qiuru didn't bother to say much more, pushed Xu Xinran out the door, and then locked it.
After leaving Xia Qiuru's office, Su Chen went straight to the parking lot to get his car and head home.
But halfway there, he remembered that Auntie Sun wasn't around anymore, so he made a detour to the vegetable market to buy some groceries.
By the time he got home, it was already late, so he started making dinner.
Not having cooked for a while, he actually missed the feeling. He even suspected that he might have been a chef in a past life.
An hour later, Su Chen happily finished cooking several dishes, including a pot of chicken soup.
Each dish was a feast for the eyes, bursting with color, aroma, and flavor, tempting anyone's appetite.
Not long after he finished cooking, he heard the door open. He immediately ran over, holding a pair of slippers for Lin Ruoxue by the door.
"Wife, are you hungry? I specially made some dishes for you today, come and eat."
Su Chen said with a smile, taking her bag.
Lin Ruoxue nodded. In fact, she had already eaten dinner, but to avoid disappointing Su Chen, she didn't say so.
The dishes Su Chen made were indeed exceptional. Lin Ruoxue originally intended to eat just a little to be polite, but she ended up having more than half a bowl of rice, several dishes, and even a small bowl of chicken soup.
After eating all that, she felt a bit stuffed and gently rubbed her stomach.
Seeing this, Su Chen also reached out to rub her stomach but was slapped away by Lin Ruoxue...
"Wife, sit on the sofa and rest for a bit. I'll clean up,"
Su Chen said sheepishly. With Auntie Sun gone, he had to do these jobs himself.
"It's fine, I should stand for a while after eating."
Lin Ruoxue said with a smile.
With that, Su Chen started to clear up the dishes and then went to wash them in the kitchen.
Lin Ruoxue watched Su Chen bustling about in the kitchen and felt very warm inside.
At that moment, she couldn't help but recall the words Su Jin had said to her today, and a faint blush crept up her beautiful face...
In her mind, she involuntarily revisited the many moments she and Su Chen had shared, from the initial coldness to the eventual warmth.
Until now, when they each held a very heavy place in each other's hearts...
Lin Ruoxue felt like everything was like a movie, both unreal and yet vividly real...
At this moment, she made a silent decision in her heart...