Time flowed quietly like water.

As they slowly got along, Du Xiaoxian gradually got used to Lu Haochen’s presence and became a little braver in front of him. After finishing her job, she walked to the file cabinet and sneaked a glance at Lu Haochen. Seeing that he was concentrating on reading, she quietly bent down and was about to wipe the floor under the file cabinet. In the past few days, she had been wiping it with a mop. She always felt that it was not clean. So when Lu Haochen was not paying attention to her, she planned to wipe it again with a rag.

As soon as she lay prone on the floor and her hand touched the floor under the file cabinet, she heard Lu Haochen coughing twice. Her heart skipped a beat and she did not move. She heard Lu Haochen saying, “Are you still not getting up?” Knowing that she had to face him, Du Xiaoxian got up and smiled awkwardly.

Lu Haochen held the book in his hand, but his eyes were looking at her with a faint smile. “Do you turn a deaf ear to my words?”

“No,” Du Xiaoxian hurriedly explained, “I haven’t cleaned it carefully for several days, so I think…”

Lu Haochen raised his hand. “Let me reiterate it. Don’t lie prone on the floor to wipe the floor!”

“It doesn’t take much effort. I just…”

Du Xiaoxian still wanted to explain, but when Lu Haochen raised his eyebrows, she did not dare to speak.

Lu Haochen looked at her for a while and suddenly asked, “Have you finished your work?”

“Yes,” Du Xiaoxian said, “Mr. Lu, do you have any other instructions?”

Lu Haochen raised his chin. “Then sit down and chat with me for a while.”

Du Xiaoxian responded quickly this time. “Mr. Lu, I still have a few places to clean. I have to finish the cleaning before 9 o’clock, so…”

“Alright, you can take your leave!” Lu Haochen picked up the book again. When he heard the sound of Du Xiaoxian going out with her tools, he threw the book on the table and let out a long sigh.

This was the second time she had rejected him, but there was nothing he could do about it!

Although he arrived half an hour earlier every day, the time he spent with Du Xiaoxian was at most ten minutes because Du Xiaoxian only needed ten minutes to clean up the office.

But how could ten minutes be enough? He wished he could be with her all the time. Every time she left with her tools, the joy in his heart turned into melancholy because he would be bored for the rest of the day.

He also knew that she was avoiding him. Other women tended to wish they could become his partner, but she just ran away quickly.

As was written in the book, the more one couldn’t get something, the more he wanted to get it. So he lost his reason!

He had started to make achievements at a young age. When he was young, he rarely did silly things. He didn’t expect that he would become so childish when he grew up. He had no choice. He could no longer control his mind. Even if she avoided him, he had a way to find her.

Not long after he started work, Lu Haochen left his office with a teacup. When Rose saw this, she quickly stood up and said, “Boss, shall I do it?”

“No need, I’ll do it myself,” He didn’t even look at her as he strode past her.

Rose stood there and looked at his back, feeling that something was wrong!

The tea room was crowded with people every day at this moment. Some were making tea, some were making coffee, some were waiting, and some were standing there and gossiping, holding the tea or coffee.

When Lu Haochen arrived, everyone was laughing and joking. They did not notice him. Lu Haochen did not say anything. He just stood aside and waited, but his eyes glanced at the cleaning room opposite him.

Du Xiaoxian would clean her tools in the cleaning room every day at this moment. She looked extremely attractive when she was doing her work seriously. As Lu Haochen watched her, the corners of his mouth were raised in a smile.

When Du Xiaoxian cleaned all the tools, she stood up. She probably noticed that someone was looking at her. When she looked up and saw that it was Lu Haochen, she smiled and her face turned red. Then she ran away and hid herself behind the shelf.

The smile on Lu Haochen’s lips deepened. He liked to see her shy appearance more. She was like a little mimosa. With a light touch, she would roll up the leaves, looking lovely and cute.

After she hid, he couldn’t be able to see her. But he wouldn’t leave because he was happy to know that she was right in the room and was so close to him.

Finally, an employee saw him and quickly winked at others. Then everyone stopped chatting and greeted him one after another. Someone saw the cup in his hand and said, “Boss, you go first.”

“No need, no need. There’s a queue. I can’t get privileges!” Lu Haochen stood still.

With the boss here, who would still dare to gossip? Everyone scattered like birds and left immediately.

Only then did Lu Haochen slowly walk over. He washed the teacup and rinsed it with hot water before adding the tea leaves and the boiling water. He then sat down at the small round table with the cup in his hand. As he drank the tea, he stared fixedly at the door opposite him. He drank half a cup and added boiling water again. After that, he finally went back to his office with the cup in his hand. On his way back, he did not look sideways, but he still caught a glimpse of her figure with the corner of his eye.

The public bathroom was next to the cleaning room. So he stopped using the private bathroom in his office but always went to the public one outside his office. Rose was deeply puzzled by his actions. She checked the bathroom and water heater several times but did not find anything unusual. Moreover, Lu Haochen did not give her any instructions.

Rose felt that her boss was becoming even more strange. Originally, he was a man sticking in the mud. He used to come to the company every day on time, rarely come out of his office and keep working inside. She would even order a quick meal for his lunch every day.

But now, he arrived earlier at the company every day. He frequently went out of the office. Instead of asking her to make tea or coffee, he did it himself. He did not go to the private bathroom but to the public one outside his office. As for lunch, from yesterday, her boss had started to go to the staff canteen to dine with his employees.

To the employees of the company, Lu Haochen was almost like a god. Since he was low-key and rarely showed his face, it was very difficult for them to see him. Although he was strict, among the employees, Lu Haochen’s appearance and family background were the most discussed topics in private.

The mysterious boss was sitting in a corner of the canteen at this time. Seeing this, the employees coming in were all stunned. The infatuated girls even exclaimed in a low voice, “Boss is over there!”

They sat around and chattered excitedly. Normally, only when there was a meeting could they sit down and watch him from afar. Now, he was here, leisurely eating the same food as they ate. He was so close to them that his every move made their hearts beat wildly.

With black curly hair, deep eyes, a high nose bridge, and smooth thin lips, he seemed to be more handsome than the one in their memories! The female employees of Tianchen Company were very proud because the most handsome boss in Yawan was sitting right here.

The two of them were so desirous of him that they almost threw themselves into his arms. However, besides Lu Haochen’s outstanding appearance, his sternness also left a deep impression on the employees. Therefore, even though their eyes were full of desires, they only looked at him from afar and did not dare to go to him.

But there were always some bold ones who loved to steal the limelight. For example, Huang Yali, the beauty of the Human Resources Department, was the campus queen when she was in college. When she entered Tianchen Company, she was also one of the best beauties. There were many men chasing after her every day. But her ambition was loftier than the sky. She didn’t like any of them. Back then, she accepted the job offer from Tianchen Company because of Lu Haochen. However, although she had been here for more than a year, she didn’t get a chance to get close to the boss. Now that the opportunity was in front of her, she naturally wouldn’t miss it.

She held the dinner plate and walked to him with a smile. “Boss, can I sit here?”

There was no expression on Lu Haochen’s face. He said indifferently, “Sure.”

Huang Yali sat down happily. “Boss, I didn’t expect you to dine at the staff canteen.”

Lu Haochen asked, “Can’t I dine here?”

If he said this with a smile, it would be a joke. But if he was expressionless when saying this, it would put her in an awkward position. Huang Yali’s expression was a little unnatural. She smiled embarrassedly, “Of course, boss, are you here to inspect the canteen?”

“Is the food not good?” He made another rhetorical question, meaning that if she thought he was here to inspect the canteen, then she must feel that the food was not good enough!

However, how could Tianchen’s food be bad under his wise leadership?

“No, no, the food is very good.” Huang Yali’s face turned red. She was extremely embarrassed. She secretly blamed herself for not knowing how to chat with her boss properly. Although the atmosphere was already somewhat bad, she was reluctant to leave.

After silently eating a few mouthfuls of rice, she began to find something to talk about again. “What kind of dishes do you like to eat the most, boss?”

“I don’t particularly like any food.”

“Me too. I eat everything. Like you, I’m not picky.” Huang Yali tried her best to continue the topic with him. “Only when people are not picky with food can they have a balanced diet and a healthy body, right?”

“I didn’t say I wasn’t picky. There are many dishes that I don’t eat.”

Huang Yali was rendered speechless for a long time. It was obvious that he did not want to chat with her. She finally decided to give up this rare opportunity. She laughed dryly and found a way out for herself. “Boss, they called me. I will go over there.”

Lu Haochen grunted and was still expressionless.

Huang Yali wanted to cry but had no tears. She, a great beauty, was just sitting in front of him, but why did Lu Haochen turn a blind eye to her?

He turned a blind eye not only to her but also to everyone in the canteen. There was only one person in his eyes, and that was Du Xiaoxian! She was away from him by three tables and was chatting with a young man with her head lowered. Her brows were relaxed and she was smiling. She was completely different from when she was with him. Lu Haochen was jealous, so he was naturally in a bad mood. It would be strange if Huang Yali did not meet with rejection at this time! Moreover, her intention was too obvious. Lu Haochen could figure out what she wanted to do in a blink of an eye, so he was even more unhappy. He hated women who overestimated themselves!

Du Xiaoxian was facing him. There were several times when she raised her head. Her gaze seemed to sweep over him, but she did not stop and just swept past him to look at other places. She ignored him. Lu Haochen’s blood was boiling. Almost everyone was paying attention to him. Only Du Xiaoxian dared not to take him seriously. Even if she ignored him, the boss, considering that they had been together for ten minutes each day, she should at least greet him with a nod or a smile!