"Another beautiful day has begun."
Li Chen stretched languidly and walked out of the villa, "Wife, come on, we’re going to be late."
Hearing Li Chen’s words, Lin Yi glanced at him curiously, "Since when have you cared about being late or not?"
Li Chen touched his head somewhat awkwardly and quickly changed the subject, "Let’s go, off to work."
The company’s operations continued at their usual steady pace, but the laboratory sprang back to life with Li Chen’s arrival.
Although the lab functioned normally on a daily basis, for some reason, everyone felt as though something was missing without Li Chen around.
It seemed as if only when Li Chen was there was the lab truly complete.
Moreover, Li Chen was indeed knowledgeable, and for many aspects of new perfume development, everyone liked to ask for Li Chen’s opinion. Time and again, his suggestions would offer them sudden clarity.
"Hey, Mr. Cheen’s here again."
Li Chen’s face turned awkward upon hearing the greeting from the employee.
What kind of remark was that? As if he was often absent...
But then again, he really was often absent.
"Mr. Cheen, Qianqian is over there. She seems a bit moody, you should go check on her."
"Alright." Li Chen nodded, thanked the employee, and then headed over.
When Li Chen found Wang Qianqian, she was sitting alone in a corner, lost in thought, seemingly distracted.
"Qianqian, what are you up to?" Li Chen walked over and waved his hand gently in front of Wang Qianqian’s eyes as he spoke.
"Ah... I... wasn’t doing anything." Wang Qianqian snapped back to reality and looked at Li Chen in a fluster, her gaze filled with confusion.
"What’s the matter, talk to me." Seeing the look on Wang Qianqian’s face, Li Chen didn’t hesitate to take her to the office and asked her.
"I..." Wang Qianqian lowered her head but couldn’t speak for a long while.
"Go on, don’t be afraid, I’m here for whatever it is." Li Chen, noticing that Wang Qianqian seemed distraught, couldn’t help expressing his concern.
Wang Qianqian bit her lip lightly upon hearing Li Chen’s words, "Actually, it’s nothing..."
"I just feel like you’ve been away from the office a lot recently, and even the chances to see you have diminished. Are we..."
Wang Qianqian hadn’t finished speaking when Li Chen cut her off.
"Don’t overthink it!"
Li Chen looked at Wang Qianqian earnestly, "What are you thinking? I have indeed been busy with some things recently, so I haven’t been at the office much. But my feelings for you are genuine, and they won’t change."
As he spoke, Li Chen pointed to himself, "Do I look like someone who falls in and out of love easily?"
Wang Qianqian remained silent, looking down.
Indeed, Li Chen’s absence from the office recently had led her to wild speculation.
It was precisely his sporadic presence that left her feeling uncertain. She was frightened, truly frightened, scared that one day, Li Chen would suddenly vanish, leaving her behind.
Seeing Wang Qianqian’s still uneasy expression, Li Chen said nothing more but instead kissed her forcefully.
Often, no number of words could match the power of action.
"Qianqian, I’ve told you, I will protect you. So, can you stop worrying about all this nonsense?" Li Chen said softly.
Seemingly moved, Wang Qianqian nodded silently, saying no more.
She understood Li Chen’s feelings now; the kiss had clearly conveyed what he wanted to say.
For Li Chen, ever since he met this girl, he had fallen for her, and it was a feeling he couldn’t control.
Wang Qianqian felt the same.
Caring too much for Li Chen, she couldn’t bear days like these any longer.
The two embraced, eyes locked, Li Chen’s gaze candid, while Wang Qianqian’s eyes held no more previous worries.
"I’ve told you, I’m not the kind of man to love ’em and leave ’em. Now that you’re my woman, I won’t give anyone else a chance," Li Chen said with gravity.
"Mhm!" Wang Qianqian nodded vigorously, her eyes brimming with emotion as she looked at Li Chen.
In that moment, she fully grasped Li Chen’s intentions.
He was a dominant man, but he could also provide a sense of security beyond words.
Since she had met him, it seemed like there was nothing he couldn’t do—providing he wanted to do it.
When you like someone, you only see their good qualities, and that was exactly how Wang Qianqian felt about Li Chen.
She had discovered countless shining points in him.
If there was a flaw... it was that he was too flirtatious.
Aside from her, he seemed to have some unclear, indescribable relationship with President Lin...
However, these were not the things that Wang Qianqian cared about; what mattered to her was whether Li Chen’s love for her was sincere.
As the two were wrapped in each other’s arms, exchanging sweet nothings, the office door suddenly swung open.
Lin Yi strode in, and upon seeing the scene in the office, his face abruptly changed.