He never liked showing affection in public, nor did he enjoy displaying intimacy in front of others.
The man lifted his head, the doting look in his eyes instantly turned indifferent as he glanced around.
Everyone immediately got the hint and lowered their heads, busying themselves with their work.
Seeing that no one was looking this way anymore, Huo Tingdong quickly lowered his head and pecked her on the lips.
Lin Qi never expected him to launch a "sudden attack," her face instantly blushed red: "Hey, my colleagues are here, don’t you..."
Huo Tingdong feigned ignorance: "Don’t what?"
Before he even finished speaking, he lowered his head again and provokingly kissed her once more.
"Smack" went the sound.
In the quiet office, a certain CEO unabashedly embraced his wife and kept kissing her, inevitably making some smooching noises.
Lin Qi glared at him and warned in a lowered voice: "Are you done yet?"
He was acting particularly strange today, as if he was in an exceptionally good mood, hence being unusually passionate with her. Usually, he was meticulous and solemn, and it was rare to see him this relaxed and happy.
Could it be that he really struck some big deal?
But does that justify such public displays of affection in front of so many people?
He really doesn’t care about the CEO image at all!
Isn’t he afraid that employees will gossip about how terrible it is for him to show affection publicly?
But Huo Tingdong still brazenly said: "Is it illegal for a husband to kiss his wife?"
There was nothing wrong with his statement, and she had nothing to say in response.
Lin Qi hesitantly said: "It’s not illegal..."
Huo Tingdong said: "Then let’s kiss one more time."
After speaking, he lovingly kissed her cheek again, admiring the blush on her face, the more he looked the more he liked it.
Before, he was at his wit’s end because of the issue with Song Shuyan. In his view, it was crucial to resolve that woman’s situation before marrying Lin Qi, to be worthy of her.
After all, with Song Shuyan using morality and law to press him, he even considered using underhanded tactics to smooth things over.
But now, having learned that Song Shuyan’s pregnancy was a huge misunderstanding, he wasn’t burdened or stressed anymore, so naturally he felt more at ease.
Lin Qi said: "Alright, I still have a few formulas that I haven’t finished working on! Mr. CEO, this is an office, you are the CEO, and I am your subordinate. If you haven’t kissed enough, can you wait until after work?"
She used a tone like one would use to coax a child.
Huo Tingdong listened, and he actually obediently complied, just staying by her side, wrapping an arm around her waist, and glanced at her screen.
On the screen, a string of complicated quantum formulas.
Huo Tingdong was somewhat surprised: "Can you...understand such advanced formulas?"
Lin Qi said: "I calculated these formulas myself."
Did he think she was completely ignorant?
He didn’t know that his wife was so formidable; otherwise, Momo wouldn’t be such a little prodigy.
Lin Qi coolly gave him a sidelong glance: "Did I ever tell you that I was also a science top-scorer? If it wasn’t for my dad forcing me to marry you, I could have gone straight from my master’s to a Ph.D."
Her voice was very low, but it was still overheard by the other colleagues.
Her dad is forcing her to marry Mr. Huo?!
What kind of reasoning is that!
So many people can’t even climb into Mr. Huo’s bed no matter how hard they try, and she actually needs to be forced.
She is actually the top science student!
Some of them know about Lin Qi’s academic background, her resume states that she dropped out, but it turns out she dropped out because of marriage.
Huo Tingdong took another glance at the formula.
He didn’t pay much attention just now, but now he remembers that previously, the president’s office issued an assignment directly to Zhou Xiaoying for a core project, involving quantum encryption technology research and development. Unexpectedly, Zhou Xiaoying handed this task over to Lin Qi.
Huo Tingdong asked, "Is this project difficult to handle?"
Lin Qi said, "Difficult, so difficult that I’m not even afraid of industrial spies stealing the project information."
Some project information involves trade secrets.
As Guodun Quantum is a core project of Huace and part of the trade secrets, but quantum field itself is very complex, even if the documents were stolen, there is no need to worry, as the formulas she calculated are the real confidential documents!
Therefore, every time she calculates a set of data and formulas, these formulas are encrypted and transmitted to the company’s cloud encryption system.
Huace’s security network is quite insane; even a hacker as outstanding as Momo can only breach the external network but can’t break through the internal one.
Soon, Lin Qi completed the module calculation, uploaded it to the cloud, and prepared to clock out from work.
Her colleagues lifted their heads, saw Lin Qi pack up ready to leave, and Huo Tingdong standing by her side, carrying her bag and draping her coat over her shoulders.
A colleague plucked up the courage to ask: "Lin Qi, when are you and Mr. Huo planning to... have the wedding?"
Lin Qi was startled, looking towards Huo Tingdong.
Huo Tingdong said, "The wedding house is being decorated, the wedding will be planned as soon as possible."
The colleague was somewhat flattered, not expecting someone as high and mighty as Huo Tingdong to personally answer his trivial question.
Lin Qi waved goodbye to them: "Time to get off work, everyone keep up the good effort!"
After saying that, she left with Huo Tingdong on her arm.
A wave of envious glances followed.
Ever since learning that Lin Qi is Mrs. Huo, her colleagues at the workplace started to respect her a lot more.
Those who had offended her before were walking on eggshells, extremely cautious, but finding that Lin Qi has a very amiable personality, they filled with fondness for her and began trying to talk to her, apologizing for their previous malicious speculations.
The colleagues who were originally on better terms with her, although also careful due to her status, found that Lin Qi didn’t put on airs, which made them like her even more.
Especially seeing Lin Qi working so diligently as Mrs. Huo, the morale and fighting spirit of the entire project department rose higher than before.
All in all, since Maeve resigned, the entire workplace has become much more harmonious.
On the way home, Lin Qi couldn’t help asking, "Did you discuss any major business deals today?"
She had wanted to ask back at the company; she could feel that Huo Tingdong was acting very out of character today.
Huo Tingdong said, "I went to the hospital today."
Lin Qi knew as soon as she heard it, that he went to deal with Song Shuyan’s matter.
"How did it go with the situation?"
Huo Tingdong said, "If she wants to have the baby, then let her have it."
Lin Qi’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing that, her complexion not looking so good, but she didn’t make it too obvious: "Oh!"
Seeing her attitude changing, Huo Tingdong couldn’t help but tease her, "Are you unhappy?"
Lin Qi said, "Of course I’m unhappy! You are my husband, and now she wants to have your child, how can I be happy? But this matter, I can’t decide for you, and you can’t decide for her either. If she wants to have the baby, no one can force her to abort it. I know your position is difficult, and although I also feel a sense of loss, I respect your decision."