Three years after our breakup, you came back to China, and I'm just giving up. Why are you cryi

While Lu Hao was still thinking, Zhou Mengmeng's hand had already climbed onto his chest from behind.

"What are you doing?" Lu Hao grabbed her soft little hand, preventing her from going any further.

Zhou Mengmeng chuckled softly in his ear, her warm breath brushing against his neck. "Seeing how agitated you are, I'll help you calm down."

Before she could finish speaking, she twisted her wrist, broke free from Lu Hao's grasp, and slid down.

"Don't get excited, my sister." Lu Hao's body stiffened, and he quickly reached out to grab her.

"I've been holding it in for half a month." Zhou Mengmeng's voice carried a hint of grievance and dissatisfaction.

"Wait...wait a minute!"

Just as the two were struggling on the bed and the atmosphere was getting out of control, a series of urgent knocks sounded on the door.

"Knock knock knock!"

"Lu Hao, someone named Lin Ran is here to see you." Ning Shu's voice came from outside the door.

Lu Hao was startled. Lin Ran? How did she find her way here?

"Oh... okay, I'll be right out." He composed himself and replied loudly.

Zhou Mengmeng behind him also stopped what she was doing, reluctantly let go of his hand, and gave him a disapproving look.

Lu Hao hurriedly climbed off the bed, straightened his disheveled collar, and then went to open the door.

Ning Shu, standing at the door, glanced back and forth between him and Zhou Mengmeng, who was lying on her side in the room, then blushed and ran back to her own room.

Lu Hao awkwardly touched his nose, quickly walked out of the room, and went to the living room.

Lin Ran sat upright on the sofa in the living room. Her business suit accentuated her shapely figure, and she exuded a capable and efficient aura.

"Why are you here?" Lu Hao sat down next to her, deliberately keeping a distance, his tone slightly unnatural.

Lin Ran seemed oblivious to his discomfort, took a document from her bag, and placed it on the coffee table.

"This is the task the company assigned us today. We need to come up with a perfect solution within five days." She looked up at him, her expression businesslike. "I'm handing it over to you."

"Five days?" Lu Hao's expression turned serious.

Anything that Lin Ran would personally deliver must be something extraordinary.

He picked up the document and flipped through it page by page, his brow furrowing deeper and deeper.

Yunlan Apparel, a company with a small reputation in the industry, hired a popular young celebrity as its spokesperson to promote its new summer collection.

What he had to do was to devise a complete plan for this promotional campaign.

"Manager Lin, isn't five days a bit too rushed?" Lu Hao looked up, his tone serious.

Even he himself didn't realize how respectfully he addressed him as "Manager Lin".

Lin Ran's eyelashes fluttered. She turned her head away, avoiding his gaze, and said, "This is the other party's request."

"Time is so tight, can't you refuse?" Lu Hao asked tentatively.

Lin Ran shook her head slightly, "This order was personally handled by Vice President Li. He has some connections with Yunlan Clothing."

Lu Hao understood instantly.

This is no windfall; it's clearly a trap set by Vice President Li.

He could almost picture the scene: Vice President Li, holding the contract, with a condescending look that said, "I went to great lengths to get this for you," tossed it to Lin Ran, who had just taken office.

As a new official, she had no room to refuse.

However, if a solution cannot be produced within five days, or if its quality is substandard and the deal falls through, then Vice President Li will have sufficient grounds to impeach her.

Thinking of this, Lu Hao's face darkened.

That old guy still has his eye on the manager's position.

No wonder Lin Ran came to find him in person.

Of all the people in the planning department, only I have the ability to produce it within five days.

Lu Hao suddenly smiled, closed the file, and put it on the coffee table. "Okay, I'll take this one for you."

Upon hearing this, Lin Ran's tense body relaxed slightly.

She laughed too, got up from the sofa, stood in front of him, and resumed her leader-like demeanor. "Then I'll wait for your good news."

After saying that, she didn't hesitate and walked towards the door.

Just as her hand touched the doorknob, Lu Hao's voice came from behind her.

"Um... Lin Ran... I..."

He wanted to apologize, to explain, to say something to make amends.

Lin Ran paused, but did not turn around, and spoke.

"Lu Hao, I still prefer you to call me Lin, the beautiful lady."

Lu Hao opened his mouth, but all the words he had prepared were instantly swallowed back.

When he came to his senses, there was only empty air at the doorway.

Lu Hao slumped weakly onto the sofa, smiled helplessly, and fixed his gaze on the documents on the coffee table, his eyes hardening.

If I can do this plan well and keep Lin Ran in her manager position, that would be my way of "compensating" her.

Just then, Zhou Mengmeng came out of the room and looked at Lu Hao on the sofa. She walked over, put her arm around Lu Hao's, and whispered, "Was that Lin Ran just now?"

"Hmm..." Lu Hao nodded slightly.

"She's really beautiful, Da Lei. No wonder you couldn't resist her."

Lu Hao looked at Zhou Mengmeng speechlessly and blurted out, "You're not young either."

"So you couldn't resist my temptation either," Zhou Mengmeng said, adopting a matter-of-fact attitude.

Lu Hao was completely at a loss now; she found herself increasingly unable to win an argument with Zhou Mengmeng.

"I have to go now. Can you order me some takeout? I'm hungry," Lu Hao said, picking up his documents and getting up.

"Hey, hey, wait a minute!" Zhou Mengmeng hurriedly grabbed his arm. "Have you forgotten something?"

"What is it?" Lu Hao looked at her in confusion.

"You haven't satisfied me yet."

Seeing Zhou Mengmeng's self-righteous attitude, Lu Hao was speechless.

"I'm busy with work, I don't have the energy to have sex with you."

"You ungrateful scumbag, you're the one who forgets me after you've done your bidding, aren't you? Now all you can think about is Lin Ran."

"Wait until I'm done with my work, okay?"

"how long?"

Five days!

"Son of a bitch!"

……

Three more days have passed.

Lu Hao still didn't go out. Apart from sleeping, he locked himself in his room to work on the Yunlan Clothing project.

During this time, Zhou Mengmeng brought him food and drinks, and Ning Shu would occasionally bring them in once or twice.

"Lu Hao, come and have some honey water." Ning Shu pushed open the door and came in with a cup of freshly made honey water.

Lu Hao put down what he was doing, rubbed his temples, and his voice was full of exhaustion.

"Thanks!"

The warm honey water made Lu Hao feel a bit more refreshed.

Looking at the exhausted Lu Hao, Ning Shu felt a pang of heartache. She walked to Lu Hao's side, placed her soft, white hands on his shoulders, and gently massaged them.

"Let me help you relax."

Lu Hao turned his head and met Ning Shu's endearing gaze, a warm feeling rising in his heart.

"It's okay, I'll take care of it right away. You should go to work now."

"Well... take good care of yourself, okay? I'll bring you a late-night snack when I get off work tonight."

"good!"

Just as Lu Hao was about to get back to his busy work after Ning Shu left, his phone rang.

He glanced at it; it was Li Xu calling.

As soon as the call connected, Li Xu's pig-like voice rang out.

"Brother Lu, save me!"