When Xiao Linye returned to the room, Ye Yuning had already bathed and was lying on the bed.
Seeing him enter, Ye Yuning quickly said, "I called Chen Wei, our boss’s assistant for the past two days. She said she personally sent out the manuscript."
"Chen Wei?" Xiao Linye’s brow furrowed.
Ye Yuning nodded. "Yes, Assistant Chen, who has always liaised with Assistant Lai Shuo. She said she not only sent it to Assistant Lai Shuo but also to Manager Zheng. See? I told you our studio’s procedures wouldn’t be wrong."
The implication was that the mistake was on Lai Shuo’s end. Apart from staring at her, that person was completely incapable of doing anything else.
Xiao Linye’s already grim expression darkened further upon hearing Ye Yuning’s words.
"Hmm, I understand. I’ve already called Lai Shuo. Lord Seven will deal with him."
The two of them were lying through their teeth! However, neither realized that while telling lies, they were also enveloped by them.
Ye Yuning picked up the water glass beside the bed, took a sip, and then said, "Assistant Lai Shuo is just like that; he can’t distinguish between urgent and non-urgent matters."
"He’s always fixated on our boss going to work at Xiao’s offices. He doesn’t stop to think, doesn’t our boss have a large studio to manage? And aren’t there many partners who need her to show up?"
Working at Xiao’s offices... Xiao’s really had some nerve suggesting that before. If it weren’t for the five million design fee and for her husband’s sake, Ye Yuning would never have agreed to those people. Even though she had agreed, she now regretted it deeply.
"Your studio is large?" Xiao Linye raised an eyebrow.
Ye Yuning was momentarily struck speechless. Was this man dissatisfied?
After clearing her throat twice, she said, "It’s not large compared to Xiao’s, but for Upper City, a design studio of this size is quite an achievement."
"Hmm, indeed, not bad," Xiao Linye nodded.
At that moment, he also recalled Manlang’s standing in Upper City, along with the caliber of its design studio. Being able to retain such talented individuals, that Boss Ye certainly had some skill. He glanced at the draft Lai Shuo had sent over. It had to be said, work from Manlang was truly impressive. Previously, Ye Tong had merely plagiarized a portion of their studio’s work; otherwise, it wouldn’t have looked so polished.
Seeing Xiao Linye get into bed, Ye Yuning instinctively blurted out, "What are you doing?"
"Going to sleep," Xiao Linye replied.
Wait, were they going to sleep together now? Why hadn’t Kang Xuan arranged for another room?
Xiao Linye, seeing her conflicted expression, turned to face her. "Don’t want to sleep?"
"No, it’s not that, it’s just..."
This was the second time! Did this mean he intended for them to sleep together from now on?
Thinking of his fierceness, Ye Yuning shivered involuntarily.
"I... I want to sleep alone!" Recalling last night’s scene, she stammered, too scared to speak clearly.
"Hmm?" Xiao Linye murmured.
"Is that okay?" Ye Yuning asked timidly.
"You may not!" Xiao Linye stated firmly, his expression serious.
Xiao Linye, who had been reclining, now sat up to look at her, his eyes completely earnest.
Ye Yuning felt her skin prickle under his gaze. "You... why are you staring at me like that?"
"How long?" Xiao Linye asked.
"How long do you want to take to get to know me?"
Get to know him? For how long? This question truly stumped her. To say she didn’t understand the man before her... yet, in such a short time, she had gained a clear grasp of his temperament. But to say she truly understood him, it seemed there were still many things she hadn’t figured out. This vague yet distinct feeling left Ye Yuning momentarily unsure how to describe it.
Seeing her silence, Xiao Linye continued, "What else do you want to know?"
"I... I don’t know," Ye Yuning admitted.
What did she want to know? Being asked to answer so seriously, she genuinely couldn’t think of anything. It was rare for the man to discuss this with such gravity.
Ye Yuning drew a shaky breath, looking at him with a troubled expression, completely unsure what to say.
The man’s warm palm cupped her cheek. "Don’t be so foolishly conflicted over these things anymore, hmm?"
What? Foolish? Was agonizing over these things foolish? That and foolish seemed... Ye Yuning, who hadn’t felt foolish before, hearing Xiao Linye say this, now felt that her own struggles were somewhat inexplicable. Their relationship had progressed, catching her off guard. And what they were discussing now also seemed a bit off, didn’t it?
As she was lost in thought, Xiao Linye had already pulled her down to lie beside him.
The man’s solid chest was suddenly right before her eyes, and Ye Yuning instinctively started to struggle.
But Xiao Linye’s earlier word, ’foolish,’ echoed clearly in her mind, making her quickly still her movements.
Sensing her aborted struggle, a triumphant smile touched the man’s lips.
If Ye Yuning had seen it, she would have launched into a tirade about how wicked he was!