LIGHTNOVELONLINE
Chapter 22
Seeing that Lu Yanming was completely unresponsive, Li Zhen put her arm around Lu Yanming's neck, "Lu..."
Lu Yanming's powerful big hand grasped her wrist and lifted her away in one move, "Just because we had a meal together, you've forgotten about being late?"
"Late?" Li Zhen stood there, stunned.
Was he a normal man?
She had thrown herself into his arms, yet he was able to lift her away?
In the middle of the night, just the two of them, and he wanted to talk to her about being late? As expected of someone used to being the boss, his mind was not normal.
Li Zhen glared fiercely at him, "Mr. Lu, you really are extremely virtuous!"
Having said that, she walked angrily towards the bedroom, furious.
Lu Yanming's expression did not change as he got up and started clearing Li Zhen's bowls and chopsticks.
The porcelain bowls clinked lightly against each other. He lowered his head slightly, his actions skilled yet casually elegant.
A few minutes later, Li Zhen's head peeked out from the bedroom, smiling sincerely and amiably, "Mr. Lu, if I come home early tomorrow night, that would be okay right?"
"Let's see how you behave." Lu Yanming did not even lift his head.
"Or...I could send you to work tomorrow? To make up for today." Li Zhen smiled sincerely, actively striving for a chance to perform well.
"We'll talk tomorrow morning." Lu Yanming went into the kitchen.
Acting aloof with his nose up in the air! The way he kept her on tenterhooks was really infuriating. Li Zhen's fists were already clenched tightly!
When she gets pregnant, she will definitely give him a beating to vent her anger!
...
The next morning, Lu Yanming stood at the bus stop, looking puzzled, "This is what you call sending me to work?"
Li Zhen nodded, her tone matter-of-fact, "Yes, this is how I get to work every day. It's only half an hour to the company, very fast."
Lu Yanming glanced at her, "I don't need you to send me, you can go on your own."
"No, no, Mr. Lu..." Li Zhen quickly pulled him back.
She had said she would send him. If she didn't manage to, he would put on airs again tonight.
Li Zhen looked up at him, hiding the gritting of her teeth behind her smile, "I'll call a taxi to send you!"
Lu Yanming considered for two seconds before compromising.
What was wrong with taking the bus? It was spacious and had bus lanes so there was no traffic jam. Li Zhen grumbled in her heart, while not daring to delay calling a taxi.
The taxi arrived and they got in.
Li Zhen sat leisurely, but her peripheral vision suddenly noticed that the man beside her did not seem comfortable, "Mr. Lu, what's wrong?"
"Enjoying your good intentions in sending me to work." Lu Yanming lazily smiled.
This taxi was too small. He could not stretch out his legs fully. There was a faint, not very noticeable musty smell in the car. For the first time, he felt carsick.
Li Zhen immediately understood that he was being sarcastic.
Oh no, she had originally wanted to improve his impression of her today.
But now she had offended him again.
"If you don't like small taxis, you should have taken the bus with me. Buses are so spacious." Li Zhen muttered softly, then raised her voice to the driver, "Master, please open the windows, thanks."
The familiar voice made the driver look into the rearview mirror. He was excited at one glance, "It's you!"
Li Zhen: "Master! What a coincidence?"
It was the taxi driver whose car had broken down last night. Li Zhen spoke to him familiarly, "Master, is your car fixed?"
"Minor problem, recurring old issue. Went to the repair shop for a few minutes and it was fixed." The driver spoke especially lightly.
With this relaxed atmosphere, Li Zhen felt something was off.
She was suddenly a little panicked, feeling as if she had overlooked something important.
Until the driver's grieved voice rang out in the car, "Did your husband pass away peacefully last night?"
Li Zhen: ......
The car went silent as a vacuum.
The air seemed to have frozen.
Her head twisted inch by inch to meet Lu Yanming's light colored eyes.
The two locked eyes.
Lu Yanming's tone was slow and leisurely, "Li? Zhen?"
Li Zhen felt a chill down her back from his stare. She let out two dry laughs, "Mr. Lu, I can explain..."
"No need to explain." Lu Yanming's expression was still calm, not revealing any emotion. "Is this how you explain your husband's matters to others?"
He paused, "Gone in five seconds?"
Li Zhen lowered her head sharply, not daring to look at Lu Yanming again.
Seeing the interaction between the two in the backseat, the driver also realized something was off and wisely kept silent.
As they neared Honghai, the driver could not resist in the end, "Miss, you and your superior, could it be last night you two were... But your husband had just passed away last night..."
The driver knew how to imply things...
It would have been better if he didn't imply anything!
Lu Yanming looked at Li Zhen again, the light reflected off his gold rimmed glasses was rather sharp.
Li Zhen felt hopeless, "Master, just drive your car..."
They arrived at the company.
Li Zhen got out of the car swiftly, afraid someone would see her together with Lu Yanming, and even more afraid Lu Yanming would tear her apart if displeased.
All the way feeling uncertain, Li Zhen went to the advertising department. Upon entering, she saw everyone was overjoyed.
Before she even reached her work station, Zhang Xiya rushed over and hugged her.
"Little Zhen Zhen, from now on we don't have to work overtime!"
Li Zhen listlessly pushed her away, "Mr. Lu just mentioned it casually in the group, don't get your hopes up too much."
"Haven't you seen the big company group?" Meng Yuanjie came over, eyebrows dancing animatedly, "The HR department came up with a detailed plan overnight, linking overtime and deducting performance. They released the execution plan in the group early this morning!"
"So efficiently?" Now Li Zhen was surprised too.
"You know what's most amazing?" Zhang Xiya was laughing heartily at this point, "The second after HR released the details, Mr. Lu said in the big group that HR must have worked overtime to come up with this. So their related supervisors will have their performance deducted."
This was indeed something Lu Yanming would do.
Li Zhen thought that most people could not understand Lu Yanming's principles.
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Last night in the group, some were discussing if not working overtime would affect work progress.
But today after the details were implemented, it was as if a spring had been wound up in Honghai. Everything from top to bottom started operating precisely and swiftly.
The employees were raring to go!
Those who could get into Honghai were the top one in ten thousand talents. With motivation, their efficiency doubled as if they had cheats. For a company with high pay, good benefits, and no overtime, the employees' loyalty index saw exponential growth!
The main thing was that all the workers on Tianfu Second Street now eyed Honghai covetously. Honghai had become a sweet bun that everyone wanted a bite of. Employees who did not perform well could easily be squeezed out.
Even Li Zhen was arranged to trial shoot over ten new bracelet designs this morning.
Goodness, not working overtime, yet why did the company seem even more competitive!
Li Zhen shot all morning before finally making it to lunch break.
On her way to the employee canteen, someone suddenly patted her shoulder, "Li Zhen, are you free now? I'd like to talk to you for a bit, may I?"
Li Zhen looked back, somewhat surprised.
Jiang Kening?
Jiang Kening usually did not get along well with her. Why was she looking for her?
Li Zhen spoke directly, "Last time you said we don't click at all after just half a sentence."
Jiang Kening looked around to see no one else was around. She coughed unnaturally a few times, "Li Zhen, I was wrong previously, I misunderstood you. We didn't have many chances to talk, so we aren't close..."
Li Zhen remained silent.
They were just not close? That was a very tactful way of putting it.
"Li Zhen, I want to ask you for a small favor..." Jiang Kening's tone was exceptionally amiable, unprecedentedly so.
Li Zhen raised her brows in surprise, "You should look for your sister if you have anything, you shouldn't be looking for me."
Jiang Kening's sister was Jiang Keyan, bombshell beauty in the PR department.
Her sister was good looking, eloquent, and could hold her liquor.
The PR department handled public opinion management and external image. But Jiang Keyan had become the "PR at wine tables" that department heads loved to bring along to important social events. She mixed pretty well in the company.
Jiang Kening: "Only you can help me with this."
Li Zhen: "Then don't beat around the bush. Just tell me directly if you have anything. Don't hesitate, be open about it."
She wouldn't agree anyway.