When it was time to eat, Lu Haochen really let Du Xiaoxian go.

When she hurried to the canteen, Du Huayue had already helped her get the food. When he saw her coming in, he stood up and waved hands at her.

Du Xiaoxian saw the dishes on the plate and pouted, “Brother Ah Yue, I don’t like to eat meat. Why did you buy me so much?”

Du Huayue smiled and said, “If you don’t get fatter, the wind will blow you away!” When the corner of his eyes caught sight of her fingers, his smile faded away. “What happened to your hand?”

“I got scratched. It doesn’t matter.” Du Xiaoxian didn’t take it seriously.

“Why are you so careless?” Du Huayue picked up her hand. “Look at your hand. It’s even rougher than a man’s. You should be careful.”

Du Xiaoxian smiled as she withdrew her hand. “It’s easier to work with rough hands.”

Du Huayue said, “Hurry up and eat. The dishes are getting cold.” When he looked up, he saw Lu Haochen coming in. He muttered, “The boss came to the canteen again today.”

In fact, Du Xiaoxian saw Lu Haochen yesterday, but she pretended that she had not seen him. Something like that happened again today. She did not want to greet him, so she quickly lowered her head to eat.

When Lu Haochen passed by Du Xiaoxian with a tray, Du Huayue stood up and greeted him. Lu Haochen sized Du Huayue up and said, “I remember that you seem to be the newly promoted captain of the Security Department. Your name is Du…”

“My name is Du Huayue,” Du Huayue hurriedly said, “Boss, I am not the captain either. I am the vice-captain.” As he spoke, he winked at Du Xiaoxian. Since Lu Haochen was standing here, he thought she should stand up and greet the boss.

However, Du Xiaoxian did not raise her head, not even looking at him.

Fortunately, Lu Haochen left without saying anything. He still sat in the same seat as yesterday.

Du Huayue whispered, “Xiaoxian, the boss was here just now. You should greet him and leave a good impression upon him.”

Du Xiaoxian said in a muffled voice, “He knows me.”

“Then you also need to greet him.” Du Huayue said, “You remained silent just now. It makes you seem so ignorant! I know you don’t like to deal with powerful people. But sometimes it is important to leave a good impression on them.”

Du Xiaoxian did not say a word and just immersed herself in eating. Du Huayue knew that she was sometimes stubborn, so he didn’t want to say more.

Du Xiaoxian did not want to see Lu Haochen. She lowered her eyes and ate the rice on her plate. She felt increasingly uneasy in her heart.

Lu Haochen asked her to read, so she did. However, she did not like to read detective novels. She stared at the books and slowly became sleepy. At first, she dozed off. Later, she fell asleep with her head tilted. She didn’t sleep very deeply. When she sensed that someone was approaching her, she quickly opened her eyes. Lu Haochen’s face was right in front of her. She could even clearly see the small reflection of herself in his eyes. She was so scared that she hurriedly pushed him away. “What are you doing?”

But Lu Haochen did not look flustered at all. He said, “I want to know if you have fallen asleep.”

Did he have to be so close to see her clearly? He was almost touching her face! She was simple-minded but not stupid. He clearly had designs on her!

“Mr. Lu, I have had a good rest. I will go out now.” Her heart suddenly jumped and she slowly withdrew, wanting to get out as soon as possible. The way Lu Haochen looked at her reminded her of a person.

Lu Haochen did not say anything. He only approached her step by step, staring at her with interest. No, he did not look like that person at all. There was a playful look in Lu Haochen’s eyes. It was as if she was prey, and he was a hunter who approached her gradually. He was teasing her, but that person would never do this.

She kept moving backward until her body was against the door. There was no way to escape. She looked at him in panic. “Mr. Lu.”

Lu Haochen put a hand on the door as if he was about to press her down. She raised her hands, ready to take action. As long as he dared to come closer, she would push him away.

However, he stopped there at arm’s length. He frowned and looked at her. “Why are you afraid of me?”

Her face turned purple. Didn’t he know his manner was really frightening?

She did not dare to look straight into his eyes and turned her face aside. Because of her nervousness, her breathing was uneven and her chest rose and fell rapidly. Under his fiery gaze, a thin layer of sweat arose on her forehead, and her breathing seemed to have stopped. She was at a loss and did not know what to do!

He just looked at her like he was looking at a little rabbit waiting to be slaughtered. But his gaze was gentle, like… no, she helplessly shook her head. She had an illusion as if she saw that person again. They did not look like each other. But because of him, she had thought of that person twice.

Time was still, and so were they. They did not move or speak. It was as if a century had passed. In the end, Lu Haochen lowered his arms and slowly took a few steps back. Du Xiaoxian’s whole body was stiff. It was not until he retreated that she relaxed. She took a few deep breaths, opened the door and quickly walked out.

When she reached the cleaning room, she locked the door and squatted on the floor with her arms around her knees. Only then did she realize that her body was shaking violently.

In fact, he had not behaved improperly toward her. He just scared her. Lu Haochen was a very strange person. She had never met such a strange man as him in her life.

She had always been dutiful and careful. But in a short period, she had been scolded twice by him. Moreover, he behaved strangely just now. Thinking of all those things, she was really uneasy. In the long days to come, what would happen next?

As Lu Haochen ate, he kept his gaze locked onto the thin figure in front of him.

At first, when he saw her dozing off, he only felt that it was funny. Later, she finally fell asleep with her head tilted. He sat there idly for a long time and finally couldn’t help but walk to her. He never thought that he could look at her at such a close distance. Her small face without makeup was clean and beautiful, like a lotus flower standing amid water. He couldn’t help but lower his head. In fact, he didn’t know what he was going to do with her. He just couldn’t help it. There was the smell of disinfectant from her body, as well as a faint scent of green grass, which smelled rather good.

However, when she suddenly opened her eyes, his heart skipped a beat. But his expression was resolute and serene. When she got panicked and pushed him away, he calmly found an excuse for himself, an excuse that even a child would not believe.

Anyhow, since he had started, he simply carried it through. So he approached her step by step and forced her to the door. He did not know what he was going to do with her. She blushed, being frightened and embarrassed. She got panicked like a little rabbit. That appearance made him unable to stop. He didn’t want to let her go and wanted to keep staring at her boldly. The evil factor in his body quickly expanded. He held the door with one hand and looked at her closely. He really wanted to grab her and hold her in his arms. However, he held back this impulse. Du Xiaoxian was too shy. He had to be patient. Anyway, there was plenty of time. Moreover, he enjoyed the feeling at this moment.

After she ran away, he sobered up and stood there in a daze for a long time. He knew that he had really scared her this time.

He nervously went to the canteen and deliberately slowed down as he passed by her. When Du Huayue greeted him, he took the opportunity to stop. But she lowered her head and did not look at him. She was angry.

He had no appetite. He was so absent-minded that he was not aware that someone came and sat next to him.

When Huang Yali came to him, she called Lu Haochen at first. But he did not hear her at all. Then she sat down and peeked at him while eating.

The boss seemed to be a little absent-minded today. He was eating, but his eyes were looking ahead. His gaze was weak as if he wasn’t looking at anyone.

She called him two more times. Only then did Lu Haochen realize her presence. He gave a faint “hmm”. Huang Yali smiled. “Boss, I have to give you a suggestion.”

As expected, Lu Haochen asked with interest, “Oh? Give me a suggestion?”

“Yes, everyone says that you are a workaholic. You always arrive earlier than us and leave later. I saw that you were absent-minded when you were eating. Are you also thinking about your work? This is not good. You have to pay attention to your health and have a good rest, Boss. You should balance your work and leisure!”

Very few people dared to flatter him this evidently. Lu Haochen looked at her seriously and said, “You are…”

“I am Huang Yali from the Human Resources Department. I have been in the company for more than a year. You have never seen me before, Boss.”

Human Resources Department? Lu Haochen raised his eyebrows and said, “So you guys have the information of all the employees in the company, right?”

“Of course,” Huang Yali was very happy because Lu Haochen finally talked to her. “What are you looking for, Boss? I can help you.”

Lu Haochen thought for a moment and said, “After dinner, give me all the information about the security guards and logistics personnel.”

“Okay,” Huang Yali replied straightforwardly. However, she found it a little strange. Why did the boss only need the information of security guards and logistics personnel? Employees in these two departments were the least valued in the company. Usually, no one paid attention to them.

Huang Yali wanted to talk more with Lu Haochen, but after that, Lu Haochen suddenly lost interest in chatting. He no longer responded to her words. Huang Yali was a little embarrassed and did not say anything more. She just lowered her head and ate silently. The originally normal atmosphere suddenly became gloomy.

However, she was still a little proud in her heart. Lu Haochen personally sent her a job. When Lu Haochen left, she also ran back to the office and collected all the information of the security guards and logistics personnel. She packed them in a file bag and went upstairs with it.

There was a one-hour break in the noon. Huang Yali didn’t know if Lu Haochen was taking a nap or not. She gently knocked on the door. When she heard Lu Haochen answering from inside, she went in with a smile, “Boss, this is the information you want.”

Lu Haochen did not even raise his head as he said indifferently, “Put it on the table.”

Huang Yali obeyed. She placed the file bag on the table and stood by the side without moving. This was the first time she came to Lu Haochen’s office. She was very excited and did not want to leave so quickly.

Lu Haochen was reading a book. When he flipped a page, he saw someone nearby. He raised his eyelids and looked at her coldly. “Is there anything else?”

“No, boss. I’ll take my leave now.” Huang Yali was flustered by that gaze and hurriedly walked out.

Seeing her closing the door, Lu Haochen snorted coldly. He knew she also wanted to get close to him. Unfortunately, the woman he liked was not among those who wished to put themselves under the patronage of a higher-up!