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Chapter 134
Chapter 134
Chapter 134
"I just saw the CEO!" exclaimed Xiao Li'er with excitement, completely forgetting that Liu Bo was her supervisor.
"What's so exciting about seeing the CEO? He has a wife and kids, keep it modest. Wait, the CEO hasn't been at the company today, where did you see him?"
Xiao Li'er waved her phone and said, "Here."
"Let me see too!"
Liu Bo quickly ran over to Xiao Li'er's side.
Xiao Li'er was watching a live stream on Weibo.
"Where's the CEO?"
"At the Rong City Museum."
Liu Bo covered his face. Oh heavens and earth, why treat him like this? He was just an assistant, yet lately he felt like the company was his.
The CEO now had time to visit museums but no time to care about his lifelong matter? Indeed, when it came to making grandiose promises, the CEO took the cake.
"He has time to visit exhibitions but no time to bake me a pie."
"The CEO wasn't visiting an exhibition. What do you mean by baking a pie?" Xiao Li'er asked, looking up.
"If he's not visiting an exhibition, why go to the museum?"
"His wife is participating in an embroidery competition at the museum. She even won the championship for this district and is now representing Rong City in the national finals."
"The CEO's wife?" Liu Bo exclaimed inwardly. Embroidery, isn't that a high-class and sophisticated art?
"Is it over? I want to see it too." Liu Bo leaned over to Xiao Li'er's side, stretching his neck to look at her phone.
Xiao Li'er turned her head, intending to say it had just ended, but before she could speak, an awkward moment arose. Their noses were almost touching, and a slight misstep could have led to a kiss.
"Ahem." Xiao Li'er immediately turned her head away and stood up.
There was a strange, awkward atmosphere between them.
Ever since the last time when Liu Bo got drunk and Xiao Li'er tied him to the bed, things had been strange between them.
To break the awkward silence, Xiao Li'er tried to change the subject. "What kind of pie was the CEO going to bake for you? Is it edible? Can the CEO even cook?"
"How do you know it's edible? Do you think the CEO looks like someone who can cook?"
Xu Xiuhe, who was driving, suddenly sneezed for no apparent reason.
"Then what kind of pie was it?"
"The CEO made me a big promise, and the pie just kept getting bigger and rounder."
"What did he promise you?" Xiao Li'er asked.
"He promised me a lot. He said he'd give me time to deal with personal issues and introduce me to potential partners," Liu Bo replied honestly.
"Oh, well he didn't just make empty promises. Aside from not giving you time, he did introduce you to people, didn't he? At the last mixer, there were so many women there. Isn't that introducing potential partners?"
"I guess you could say that."
As soon as it was mentioned, Liu Bo became even more agitated. That day must have been one of the most frustrating days of his nearly 30-year life.
Not only was he called gay, but he was also tied up, for crying out loud.
"Exactly, how could you not consider that as introductions? It's just that you didn't seize the opportunity," Xiao Li'er retorted.
"Xiao Li'er, you have the nerve to say that when you also met your dream guy at the mixer. And by the way, don't you remember who tied me up?" Liu Bo snapped back.
"I remember, of course I remember. But you should know why I tied you up," Xiao Li'er replied cautiously.
"I'd love to know why you tied me up. Was it because you couldn't trust me and were afraid that I'd lose control after getting drunk and take advantage of you?"
Xiao Li'er's face turned red. This man was really something, able to say anything. She wasn't afraid he'd lose control after getting drunk - who would take advantage of whom was still undetermined.
"Do you really want to know why I tied you up?" Xiao Li'er asked.
"Yes, tell me."
"No regrets, a real man isn't afraid to own up to his actions. What's there to regret?" Liu Bo's tone was as firm as his words, resolute and decisive.
"You got drunk and started behaving crazily. You even ran to my dining table and sat on it. And you--"
Before Xiao Li'er could finish, Liu Bo covered her mouth with his hand.
Reminded by Xiao Li'er, he vaguely recalled something.
"Shut up. This incident stays buried forever. If a third person finds out about it, Xiao Li'er, you're done for. Get ready to be fired."
"Mmm mmm, Liu Bo, how could you do this?" Xiao Li'er mumbled through Liu Bo's hand over her mouth.
It was so unfair. Why was he treating her like this? Just a moment ago, he was the one saying a real man owns up to his actions, but within two seconds, he flipped and was threatening her with termination.
What had she done wrong to deserve this? At this workplace, she was being threatened left and right.
"Wah wah, I might as well quit this job." Xiao Li'er started crying out of frustration.
Upon hearing this, Liu Bo realized he had gone too far. This little girl was actually crying.
The thing he dreaded most was a girl crying.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I didn't mean it. It's just that, as a man, crying while sitting on a dining table is so embarrassing, that's why I overreacted."
Liu Bo released his hand and pulled Xiao Li'er towards him, using his fingers to wipe away her tears.
"Don't cry anymore, okay? I won't threaten you, and you don't have to quit."
"But you were the one who said you had no regrets. I only spoke up because of that. Last time, out of consideration for your dignity, I didn't dare tell you the reason why I tied you up," the girl said through her tears.
Liu Bo couldn't stand seeing a girl cry.
With her tear-stained face, it was fortunate that the office was soundproof, or others might have thought he had done something to this little girl.
"I was wrong. Don't cry anymore," he said, wiping away her tears and finding tissues for her to blow her nose.
"I didn't... didn't hear..." Xiao Li'er said between sobs, her words broken and interrupted.
"Didn't hear what?"
"Didn't hear you apologize."
...
"I'm sorry. I was wrong, I shouldn't have threatened you. I promise that as long as I'm at this company, you'll never have to leave your job."
This time, Xiao Li'er heard it clearly and suddenly burst into laughter.
"How quickly you change your tune, faster than turning pages. It's getting late, let me treat you to dinner. You worked hard staying late with me today."
"I want hotpot and barbecue."
Liu Bo glanced at Xiao Li'er's slender figure, privately doubting whether she could finish all that food.
At Qinghe Villa, Shen Yin sat on the sofa, eating the fruit prepared for her by Xu Xiuhe.
Xu Xiuhe said he wanted to reward her today, so he went to the kitchen to cook, while Shen Yin and Zhengzheng obediently waited to enjoy the meal.
Shen Yin was indeed tired, so she let Xu Xiuhe cook while she and Zhengzheng enjoyed the fruit.
[Audio Audio, Niu Niu]
In their group chat, Shu Yi shared today's Weibo post.
"Embroidery Competition Champion"
[Audio Audio, you were amazing! I saw your work, it's so beautiful, even more beautiful than a painting.]
[@Miracle, if you can talk, say more.]
[@Audio Audio, what don't I know about women?]
Shu Yi tagged each of them one by one.
["What else can Sister Yin do?"]
["She can cook, brew wine, fight, even cured my dysmenorrhea, and now she can do embroidery too."]
["Wow, wow. Is Sister Yin's day 48 hours long?"] Qi Ji exclaimed in amazement.
["Your Sister Yin is so versatile, fights super coolly, able to take on five at once. Being with her must make you feel extremely safe, right?"]
["I envy you, I want to learn how to fight too,"] Qi Ji replied.