A small candy

Chapter 5 Whose Little Wife Ran Away from Marriage
Cheng Zhixu was immersed in his own world, and it took him a while to come back to his senses. He raised his hand to adjust the knot of his tie, and returned to his calm and cool appearance, looking down at the documents.

The phone on the table rang. He picked it up, glanced at the caller ID, swiped the answer button, and got straight to the point: "About the details of the merger and acquisition..."

"I didn't call to tell you this." Ye Guizhou interrupted him, "I have something private to tell you."

"Ok?"

"You know my niece, right? It's Jian Ling, the one you met at the private restaurant last time." Ye Guizhou said with a smile, a bit helpless. "She went to your company for an internship. She's a troublemaker and has caused me a lot of trouble. Now she's under your nose, so please keep an eye on her and don't let her get bullied."

Although Jian Ling repeatedly asked him not to let Cheng Zhixu take special care of her, he was an elder after all and could not really do nothing. If his parents, elder sister and brother-in-law, and those relatives who doted on Jian Ling unreasonably found out, he would be scolded again.

Cheng Zhixu put his phone back on the table, turned on the speakerphone, and flipped through the documents non-stop. He said casually, "Why should I take care of your niece? Do you really think I'm her uncle?"

Ye Guizhou thought about it for a moment and felt that it was a bit unreasonable, so he said bluntly: "There is no need to treat them differently, just pay a little attention."

Cheng Zhixu took out a pen and signed his name in the lower right corner of the document. He chuckled softly, "How can I, a boss, pay attention to an intern in the planning department? Ye Guizhou, you're really good at giving me problems."

Ye Guizhou was used to using courtesy before force, so he didn't bother being polite at this time: "Anyway, I'm handing the person over to you. If anything happens, you have to give me an explanation."

Cheng Zhixu hung up the phone without even thinking.

-

On her first day at work, Jian Ling could only describe it in one word - tired.

When she was working in her own company, she complained to her boss countless times, asking him not to treat her like a vase and always asking her to do brainless work.

Her current company doesn't treat her as a vase, but it doesn't treat her as a human being either.

The workload during the internship was so overwhelming that she was breathless. She spent the entire afternoon communicating with foreign clients, and the phone records alone took up four pages, which didn't seem like work for the planning department at all.

Jian Ling was busy until the end of the day, but she still hadn't completed her work schedule for the day. She had to carry it home to continue after work.

At the dinner table, Jian Ling was eating while using her phone to send a voice message to Dai Wangchu: "Chuchu, remember to teach me the formatting question I asked you before I left."

Across the table, Jian Zumao and Ye Xianxin exchanged a glance. Ye Xianxin couldn't help but frown and asked with concern, "Is your first day of internship so busy?"

Jian Ling held the bowl and ate her rice in big mouthfuls. In the face of hunger, she threw aside all the manners of a lady and said incoherently, "Yeah, I've been busy all day and didn't even have time to go to the bathroom."

The phone rang, and she picked it up and saw that Dai Wangchu had sent her a detailed format conversion tutorial, which not only had pictures but also text explanations.

Jian Ling exclaimed that it was thoughtful and sent her a series of red hearts.

Seeing this, Ye Xianxin put down her chopsticks and said earnestly, "Lingling, Mom agreed to let you go out to work because it was your request. Mom doesn't expect you to achieve much, she just hopes you can live a happier life."

"I'm very happy." Jian Ling shifted her attention from the phone screen and looked at the two elders opposite. Worried that they wouldn't believe her, she nodded heavily, "Really? Although I'm a little tired, I'm really happy and satisfied."

She will be able to see Cheng Zhixu every day from now on. How can she not be happy?

She propped her chin up with one hand, thinking back to the scene when she met Cheng Zhixu in the elevator that morning. Not only did he recognize her, he also took the initiative to talk to her...

Jian Ling covered her mouth in time to prevent the silly laugh from escaping from the corners of her mouth and scaring her parents.

Ye Xianxin opened her mouth in surprise. If she hadn't heard it with her own ears, she wouldn't have believed that these words came from Jian Ling's mouth.

She knew the little girl's temperament too well. She had been pampered and loved by the elders of both families and a group of relatives since she was a child. She could not bear any hardship and was a little spoiled and willful. She was always enthusiastic about things for only a short time.

"You didn't lie to your mother?" Ye Xian was skeptical.

Jian Zumao touched his wife's leg under the table, signaling her not to undermine their daughter's self-confidence. He coughed lightly and said to Jian Ling, "Baby, just do whatever you want to do. If you encounter any difficulties, tell Dad and Dad will help you solve them."

Ye Xianxin received the signal from her husband and immediately changed her tone: "Well, Dad and Mom will always have your back."

Jian Ling swallowed the food in her mouth, raised her index finger and shook it, pretending to be serious and said, "I have a problem right now and I need Dad's help."

Jian Zumao: "You say."

Jian Ling slumped her shoulders and said bitterly, "My home is too far from the company. It's so inconvenient for me to go to work. I almost got late this morning."

"Shall I give you a car?" Jian Zumao said.

Jian Ling choked and knocked her jaw off: "I can't drive."

During college, all of her roommates took the driving test, except Jian Ling. She felt that she was a potential road killer. She didn't care about herself, but it was wrong for her to go out and harm others.

Jian Zumao thought for a moment and refined his suggestion: "Can I assign you a driver to pick you up?"

Jian Ling was completely speechless. She crossed her arms and stared into her father's eyes for a long time. The old man still didn't see anything wrong with her suggestion, so Jian Ling had to point out, "I'm going to work, not shopping. It's too much to provide a car and a driver. What will my colleagues think of me?"

Jian Zumao asked hesitantly, "What do you mean?"

"I asked other colleagues in the department, and they all rented houses near the company, which makes it convenient for commuting." Jian Ling puffed her cheeks. "I think this is good. Otherwise, most of the time would be wasted commuting and I wouldn't be able to sleep well."

Jian Zumao understood now and offered the perfect solution: "I'll buy you a house near the company."

Jian Ling glanced at Ye Xianxin, buried her face in the bowl, and said in a muffled voice, "Is it okay?" In order to pursue Cheng Zhixu, she had to pay with a house. If she failed to catch up with him, she would lose a lot.

"I'll call your uncle later to help you with the process, but you have to take care of yourself..." Ye Xianxin said, still worried about her being alone. "I'll have my aunt come over regularly to clean and cook for you."

Half an hour later, Ye Guizhou received instructions from his sister. He held his forehead and sighed one after another, thinking that it was time to find a boyfriend for Jian Ling so that she could find her boyfriend instead of her uncle when she had problems in the future.

Having a boyfriend isn't something you can just do. Right now, he needs to help Jian Ling solve her problem. Ye Guizhou sighed again, picked up his phone, and made a video call to Jian Ling. "I just talked to your mother. She asked me to help you look at houses, but I don't think you can make it through the three-month internship." Jian Ling sat at her desk, her laptop open in front of her. The dense text on it showed that she was working. Hearing this, she looked up at her uncle on the phone screen: "So?"

Ye Guizhou really wasn't used to her working so hard, so he paused for a moment before saying, "I have a friend whose house is close to your company, but he doesn't live there often. You can stay there first and wait until you're done with your internship."

Jian Ling felt a little bad for always causing trouble for others, so she agreed obediently: "Okay, I'll move in tomorrow."

It was not Jian Ling's turn to worry about moving, as someone would naturally take care of everything for her. All she needed to do was buy new and beautiful furniture to move into the house, and stick to the principle of "the house is rented, but life is your own."

-

The next day was the day to collect the graduation certificate. Jian Ling had just started working and could not take leave, so she could only ask a classmate from the same city to help collect it on her behalf.

Jian Ling went to work as usual. To avoid what happened yesterday, she woke up half an hour earlier than usual and finally didn't get late again. She didn't get into the wrong elevator, nor did she run into Cheng Zhixu, which greatly reduced her good mood.

"Good morning, Chuchu." Jian Ling put her bag on her workstation and smiled at Dai Wangchu who was working next to her. "Thank you for helping me yesterday. I'll treat you to lunch."

Dai Wangchu didn't notice it yesterday, but only today did he realize that her bag was a limited edition, the kind not even available on the official website. The starting price was 300,000, not including the cost of accessories.

She rushed over and hugged Jian Ling's arm: "Sister, if you need any help in the future, just let me know. I will definitely help if I can! I will follow you from now on!" She was right. Jian Ling was the rich lady who wanted to experience life.

Jian Ling: "Sister, there's no need, it's really not necessary."

Jian Ling had originally planned to have lunch with Dai Wangchu at a newly opened Japanese restaurant near the company. As soon as twelve o'clock arrived and she had just turned off her computer, Ye Guizhou called: "I ordered takeout for you, remember to check it."

Jian Ling already had her bag on her arm. She stopped when she heard this and asked, "Why?"

Ye Guizhou explained casually: "I owe you a celebration banquet."

Jian Ling rolled her eyes. "You're so stingy! You want to use takeout to cover a full meal? Is your company having trouble with cash flow lately?"

Ye Guizhou resisted the urge to pull her out and beat her up: "First, check to see which takeaway this is!"

Just as she finished speaking, Jian Ling's phone rang again. It must be the takeaway that had arrived. Jian Ling hurriedly said to Ye Guizhou, "I won't talk to you anymore. Goodbye."

She picked up another call, and it was indeed the delivery guy calling: "Hello, your meal has arrived. I'm downstairs at the office now, please come and pick it up."

Jian Ling turned her head and gave Dai Wangchu a helpless look: "My uncle ordered takeout for me to celebrate my successful employment."

Dai Wangchu burst out laughing as expected: "So are we still going to meet for lunch? If not, I'll order takeout. It's hot today, so I don't really feel like going out to eat."

"Wait a minute, there should be more for takeout." Jian Ling felt that it was stingy enough to change a big meal into takeout. It was impossible for Ye Guizhou to order only the portion for one person.

She rushed downstairs, only to find that the delivery man was not wearing a yellow or blue work suit, but a T-shirt and jeans, carrying a dark brown food box with four layers in total.

"Excuse me, are you Miss Jian Ling?" the boy asked.

Jian Ling nodded, and the boy handed her the lunch box with both hands: "Our private restaurant does not provide takeout service. Mr. Ye called our boss and asked the chef to send it over immediately after it is ready. Please enjoy it slowly."

Jian Ling said blankly: "It's troublesome."

She looked down and saw the restaurant's logo engraved on the lid. Intricate patterns were embossed around the edges. It was the same restaurant she had eaten at with her uncle the last time. It was their signature dish, her favorite.

Jian Ling went up to the 26th floor. Some of her colleagues in the department hadn't left yet. Seeing the food box in her hand, they exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, whose takeaway is this? The packaging is so exquisite!"

Before Jian Ling could say anything, someone had already seen the label on the lid and immediately took out their phone to search on the food delivery app. Unfortunately, they couldn't find this restaurant's food delivery app no matter what they did. It was not until they typed the restaurant name into the browser that they gasped.

The average per capita consumption is 1,000 yuan, which is unworthy for them.

Dai Wangchu was not surprised by this situation. The two of them found a spacious seat by the window. Jian Ling opened the food box. The first layer contained two plates of appetizers, one in the shape of a lotus flower, and the other contained five pieces of peach cakes stacked together. The remaining layers were all exquisite dishes, with great color, aroma and taste. They were enough for three or five people, more than enough for two girls.

Dai Wangchu couldn't help but be curious as he ate the plump cherry flesh. "Jian Ling, tell me the truth. Whose runaway wife are you?"

Jian Ling had been working all morning, her mind a mess, and she blurted out, "Cheng family."

What she didn't know was that Cheng Zhixu happened to pass by behind her at this moment.

Ye Guizhou had just spoken to Cheng Zhixu yesterday, repeatedly emphasizing that he should help look after his niece. After lunch, he took advantage of his break to wander around the planning department, arriving just in time to overhear their conversation.

The second after Jian Ling said it, she realized how she could say what was in her heart so openly! She quickly raised her hand to cover her mouth and shook her head desperately to deny it: "No, no, I was just talking nonsense."

"Huh? Why are you so nervous?" Dai Wangchu seemed to smell something unusual. He squinted his eyes and smiled inscrutablely, "Ah, I almost forgot, our boss's last name is Cheng. You can't be his little wife, right?"

Jian Ling smiled shyly and thought to herself, I do want to.

Dai Wangchu watched her face turn from white to pink, and then gradually to a bright red tomato. He then made a shooting gesture at her, as if to torture her. "Is my guess right? Jian Ling, I urge you to confess and I'll give you a fair shake."

"Ahhh, what nonsense are you talking about! If you keep saying that, I'm tickling you!"

Jian Ling was really angry this time. She dropped her chopsticks and started to tickle Dai Wangchu's armpit.

Dai Wangchu was so frightened that he screamed and dodged left and right with his neck shrunk.

"Wait! There's someone... there's someone outside." Dai Wangchu caught a glimpse of a tall figure out of the corner of his eye, but before he could see who that person was, he disappeared around the corner.

Jian Ling glanced back. The corridor was empty, not a soul in sight. Everyone had gone to eat at this hour, so they wouldn't be back soon. "No one's here! You're cheating!"

Cheng Zhixu walked around the corner, his figure hidden behind a frosted glass wall. Thinking back to what Jian Ling had just said, the Cheng family's little wife felt a pang in her heart...

It's not what he thinks, is it?
　That’s right! Yes! It’s exactly what you think!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)