When Lu Haochen walked into the canteen, Du Xiaoxian was already sitting there and eating, just next to the food supply window, so he could see her at a glance.

Lu Haochen walked over and ordered a portion of food. He put the plate on the table and sat down, pretending to randomly choose the seat. In order not to expose his true purpose, he did not sit next to Du Xiaoxian, nor did he sit right opposite her. Instead, he sat diagonally opposite her.

When Du Xiaoxian saw that it was him, she smiled slightly and lowered her head to eat her food. That faint smile was like a blooming lotus, bright and beautiful. Lu Haochen’s heart beat wildly. He pretended to be calm and coughed twice. Then he retracted his gaze and looked at the food on his plate.

This place was close to the food supply window, so there were people coming and going. The employees kept greeting Lu Haochen, and he acted particularly approachable. He nodded and smiled at everyone.

Although it was not convenient to talk here, it was also very happy for Lu Haochen to sit at the same table and eat with her. Every time he looked up, his eyes would secretly circle around her face, and he would feel satisfied.

Unfortunately, not long after he was immersed in joy, someone broke the beautiful atmosphere. Huang Yali sat next to Du Xiaoxian, which was right in front of him. She said in a pleasantly surprised and delicate tone, “Oh, Boss, we meet again.”

In front of Du Xiaoxian, Lu Haochen couldn’t ask Huang Yali to leave, so he could only nod lightly.

Huang Yali and Du Xiaoxian were both from the Administration Department, so she knew Du Xiaoxian and greeted the latter, “Du Xiaoxian, I heard that your brother went back to his hometown.”

“Yes, he left this morning.” Du Xiaoxian replied with a smile. She had never interacted with Huang Yali before and felt that Huang Yali was a very arrogant person. But now Huang Yali actually took the initiative to greet her. She was quite flattered.

Huang Yali glanced at Du Xiaoxian’s plate. “Du Xiaoxian, you only eat this? You are too thrifty, aren’t you?”

Lu Haochen had not paid attention to what Du Xiaoxian was eating. When he heard Huang Yali’s words, he looked over and saw a portion of green vegetables and a piece of fermented bean curd. He was immediately angry and frowned, “Why are you only eating this?”

Du Xiaoxian had seen his more frightening appearance, so she was relatively calm. However, Huang Yali was shocked and looked at Lu Haochen with wide eyes.

Lu Haochen composed himself and found a way out. “If others know an employee at my company only eats this, they will think Tianchen’s salary is so low and the benefits are so bad! Go, get another portion.”

“I’m fine, Mr. Lu,” Du Xiaoxian said, “I’ve already eaten half of it. I won’t be able to finish another portion. It will be a waste.”

Huang Yali said, “Alas, Du Xiaoxian, you can just get a meat dish. Don’t make President Lu angry. It will only cost you a few yuan. Our company’s food is already very cheap. Why are you so stingy?”

“No, I…” Du Xiaoxian was speechless. She was satisfied with her food. What were they doing? She had the freedom to choose what to eat!

Lu Haochen suddenly stood up, put half of the dishes on his plate onto Du Xiaoxian’s plate, and then picked up Du Xiaoxian’s remaining half of the fermented bean curd onto his plate.

Huang Yali and Du Xiaoxian were both dumbfounded.

“Alright, let’s eat.” Lu Haochen’s face relaxed. “Don’t let me see you eat this in the future. Otherwise, I’ll deduct half of your salary and give it to the canteen to give you food!”

“Mr. Lu, you can’t…”

Lu Haochen glared at her. “Stop nagging and have your meal.”

Du Xiaoxian wanted to say something more, but Huang Yali elbowed her and said in a low voice, “Alright, let’s eat. Don’t make President Lu angry.”

Du Xiaoxian had seen Lu Haochen fly into a rage and she was terrified. The previous two times, no one was present. But this time, it was indeed embarrassing to be shouted at in public. So she stopped talking and lowered her head to eat the food Lu Haochen had given her.

Lu Haochen had been staring at her the entire time. When he saw her eat a piece of sausage, he finally stopped looking. Then he turned his gaze and coldly stared at Huang Yali who was looking at him. Huang Yali was so scared that her hand trembled and she almost threw the spoon away.

The atmosphere was inexplicably strange. Huang Yali thought that it was understandable that Lu Haochen gave his food to Du Xiaoxian, but why did he take Du Xiaoxian’s remaining fermented bean curd? Even if he didn’t want Du Xiaoxian to eat it, he should have thrown it on the table. Could it be that he wanted to eat it himself? Was he going to eat something that a cleaner had eaten? No, no, no. Huang Yali secretly shook her head. It was absolutely impossible. Perhaps Boss was overwhelmed by anger and put it on his own plate by mistake in a moment of confusion.

But what she thought impossible happened right in front of her. Lu Haochen was really eating that piece of fermented bean curd! It was incredible! Huang Yali was so shocked that her eyeballs almost popped out!

Lu Haochen raised his eyelids, and gave her a cold glimpse again. Therefore, she quickly retracted her gaze, lowered her eyes, and focused on the food.

It made sense that a president would lend a hand when he saw that his employee was eating too poorly, but she still felt that this was strange, indescribably strange.

Among the three, the first to leave was Lu Haochen. As soon as he left, the two girls breathed a sigh of relief and smiled at each other.

Huang Yali said, “Du Xiaoxian, President Lu is quite concerned about you!”

“Mr. Lu is a nice person,” Du Xiaoxian said, “But he is so serious.”

“President Lu is very stern. If you do something wrong, he will scold you harshly. But this is the first time I have seen him get angry.”

Du Xiaoxian sighed. “I have been scolded by him several times.”

Huang Yali was shocked. “How could you…I mean, is President Lu in charge of the cleaners?”

“I’m in charge of cleaning his office. If I don’t do well, I’ll be scolded!”

“I see.” Huang Yali understood. No wonder Lu Haochen gave his food to Du Xiaoxian. They actually knew each other. But how could the president become so close to a cleaner? This didn’t make sense! Even if Du Xiaoxian appeared in front of Lu Haochen for a few times and Lu Haochen found her familiar, there was too much distance between them. Acquaintances wouldn’t get this close, right?

Huang Yali carefully glanced at Du Xiaoxian a few times and suddenly found that Du Xiaoxian was actually beautiful. Especially her eyes were clear, bright, and quite attractive.

Huang Yali wondered if Lu Haochen had taken a fancy to Du Xiaoxian, but she immediately dismissed the idea. It was impossible. No matter how beautiful Du Xiaoxian was, this woman was just an insignificant cleaner. Besides, Du Xiaoxian was not as beautiful as her! Huang Yali had been in Tianchen Company for more than a year. She knew that Lu Haochen usually lived a strict life and rarely had female companions. At one time, she thought that Lu Haochen was not interested in women. But later, she heard that he once had a fiancee who had died in a car accident right before their marriage. After that, Lu Haochen had always been single.

It seemed that he was a man who cherished old love. Once he fell in love, he would be dead set. This kind of man was the most attractive to women. Therefore, Huang Yali felt that as long as she was given a chance, she could definitely start a relationship with Lu Haochen. It was only a matter of time.

Because Lu Haochen lost his temper again during lunch time, Du Xiaoxian was not sure if he would take her to do the job after work. So when she got off work, she slowly sorted out her tools in the cleaning room, testing if Lu Haochen still remembered the incident.

The staff members left the office one after another and went downstairs. Du Xiaoxian stood at the door and watched everyone rush towards the elevator. She did not know if Lu Haochen had left, but she saw Rose among them. Since the secretary had left, Mr. Lu should have left too, right? He had probably forgotten about her trivial matter long ago.

She turned around, locked the door of the cleaning room, and walked to the elevator. There were too many people and she waited for two rounds. She finally got downstairs and slowly walked to the bus station. Her home was not far from the company and she would be there in half an hour. But today, there was no one at home waiting for her return. So when she waited for the bus, she was not as anxious as she usually was.

The bus was coming from afar when her phone rang. She picked it up and followed the crowd towards the bus.

The moment the call went through, the man shouted from the other end, “You left? Do you want to take the job or not? If you don’t want to do it, at least tell me!”

“I want it. Well, I thought you had left and had forgotten about it!”

“Who said I left?” Lu Haochen was furious. “It was you who left, alright?”

“I, I haven’t left yet,” Du Xiaoxian said as she squeezed her way out of the crowd. “I’m at the bus stop,”

“You’re already at the bus stop and you still say you haven’t left?” Lu Haochen roared, “Wait there!” Then he hung up the phone.

Du Xiaoxian was frightened. She silently put the phone back into the bag and waited at the bus stop.

After a while, a black car stopped in front of her. Lu Haochen rolled down the window and raised his chin, indicating for her to get in.

Du Xiaoxian opened the back door and was about to get in.

Lu Haochen had never seen such a stupid woman before. He roared again, “Sit in the front. Am I your driver?”

As he roared, Du Xiaoxian panicked. She opened the door in the front and got in, but she bumped her head into the door and cried out, “Ouch!”

“It serves you right,” Lu Haochen glanced at her. “Come here and let me see. Where did you get hurt?”

“It’s fine,” Du Xiaoxian rubbed her head and smiled embarrassedly. “I was too rash. My brother said the same thing.”

“I think so too,” Lu Haochen stepped on the accelerator and drove the car onto the road. “You are so rash. Can you do a good job?”

“Yes, of course.” Du Xiaoxian quickly said, “Mr. Lu, don’t worry. I will definitely do my best in the job you introduced to me. I won’t embarrass you.”

“Then I will wait and see.” Lu Haochen’s tone was indifferent, but there was a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

It was time to get off work and there was heavy traffic on the road. Lu Haochen casually turned on the CD, and melodious music sounded in the car. Outside the car, the sun was bright and colorful. In the car, there was the woman he was thinking about day and night.

She was sitting there, so close that it was as if he could hear her breathing. He looked straight ahead, but he could always see her in the corner of his eye. Every inch of her was so vivid. The sunlight at six p.m. was as dazzling as golden sand, but it was no match for the light smile in her eyes.

It was the first time he had stayed in such a narrow space with her. Lu Haochen was full of joy, as if he was driving on a road full of flowers. As he moved forward, the flowers bloomed one by one. His fingers tapped rhythmically on the steering wheel, hoping that there was no end to this road and they could go on and on…