From rejecting the beautiful female CEO to becoming extremely powerful

Ye Churan paused, her hands resting on her knees, and her ears slowly began to warm up.

"You can't just say things like that."

"I don't intend to repay what I owe you this time."

"Taking care of the orphanage is enough to keep you busy, do you want to take care of me for the rest of my life?"

She turned her face to the documents on the table, "Finish massaging my shoulders first, and don't say anything that could be misunderstood."

Lu Yunzhou stood behind her again.

"Okay, I'll do as Teacher Ye says."

Press the heel of your palm against your shoulder and neck, and push down along the taut muscles.

Ye Churan wanted to flip through the account book, but after turning two pages, she couldn't lift her eyelids.

"Go lie down in the office for a while."

"There are still a few expense reports that haven't been approved."

"I'll do it."

"Can you?"

"It's better than you sleeping on the table."

Ye Churan was urged into his office and rested on the sofa.

She was still muttering the final payment for the rehabilitation equipment, her voice growing softer and softer.

Before long, the pen in his hand rolled onto the carpet, and his breathing became steady.

Lu Yunzhou picked up the pen, took out a thin blanket from the cabinet, and covered her with it.

Ye Churan was fast asleep, but the weariness left by her busy schedule was still visible between her brows.

Lu Yunzhou leaned down and kissed her forehead.

"Get some sleep."

He left the office, leaving the door ajar.

There were six sets of accounts piled up on the table outside.

The canteen's procurement, equipment warehousing, and medicine reimbursement are all mixed together.

Lu Yunzhou checked each receipt one by one, clipping those without signatures separately, marking discrepancies in amount with sticky notes, and then rearranged the spreadsheet.

After finishing all that, the clock on the wall had already passed five o'clock.

He left a note for Ye Churan, picked up his car keys, and left the orphanage.

At 5:40 PM, outside the gate of Fengming Group.

Shen Luoyan walked out of the revolving door with the documents in her arms, and stopped at the edge of the steps.

Lu Yunzhou leaned against the car, holding a white tulip in his hands.

"What day is it today?"

She walked up to her.

"Does a boyfriend have to pick a day to pick his girlfriend up from get off work?"

Shen Luoyan took the flower and bent down to brush the petals aside.

"Your probation period isn't over yet, so don't change how you address me."

"Then I'll try my best to get a permanent position tonight."

"Quite the boast."

She hugged the flowers to her chest. "Let's make this clear first, I won't go with you to the social event."

"Just dinner tonight."

Lu Yunzhou opened the car door for her.

The car drove two streets and stopped in front of an old Western-style house.

The restaurant only accepts six tables of guests per day, and the reservation list is closed three days in advance.

The waiter led the two into a private room on the second floor and handed them a dining guide.

Shen Luoyan glanced around, then looked up and asked, "Must we use the restaurant's tableware? And we can't bring our own drinks and condiments?"

"Yes."

The waiter replied, "The set meals are prepared in advance by the chef, and changing the dishes at the last minute will affect the service."

Lu Yunzhou didn't nod immediately. He grasped Shen Luoyan's wrist and paused for a few seconds.

What did you have for lunch?

"A cup of coffee."

"Where's breakfast?"

"I forgot."

"I've been experiencing a dry mouth, a burning sensation in my stomach at night, and frequent awakenings in the middle of the night lately, is that right?"

Shen Luoyan pulled her hand away: "Dr. Lu, do I have to fill out a medical record before I can go on a date with you?"

"Your stomach fire is too strong. If you wait a few more days, you won't even be able to eat this meal."

Lu Yunzhou handed the menu to the waiter.

"No need to change the main ingredients. Change the pan-frying and grilling to steaming, and add the spicy sauce separately. Remove the pepper from the soup, and add lily bulbs and dendrobium. Your kitchen should keep medicinal herbs on hand."

The waiter looked embarrassed.

"Sir, our restaurant does not allow customers to add their own seasonings or medicinal herbs to the dishes."

"I didn't bring it. Please pass on your request to the head chef; he can handle it."

Shen Luoyan tugged at his sleeve.

"Forget it, don't mess up other people's rules."

"If a meal makes your stomach suffer, then the reservation was a waste."

The waiter took the menu to the kitchen.

Ten minutes later, the head chef came over in person to ask about Shen Luoyan's eating habits and agreed to adjust the original set menu, with the serving time delayed by twenty minutes.

When the first dish of lily and dendrobium soup was served, Shen Luoyan took a sip first.

The soup is clear with a mild medicinal flavor, and the aftertaste carries the freshness of mushrooms.

She took another spoonful.

"I thought you were going to bring me a bowl of bitter medicine."

"If I drug you on our first official date, how am I supposed to get a permanent relationship with you?"

The steamed sea bass with dried tangerine peel and the yam and lily rolls were served in turn.

The portions were small, the presentation was clean, and the taste suited her palate.

Shen Luoyan leaned back in her chair, the weariness between her brows fading somewhat.

"How's Yuanchuan Construction going?"

"The business license has been submitted. Cheng Ye is on the construction team, and Pang Wei is in charge of the account and contracts. We should receive the first draft of the documents tomorrow."

Who will develop the project proposal?

"I've contacted the surveying team. The preliminary construction plan still lacks a safety assessment. Could you take a look?"

"You invited me to dinner tonight, but it turns out you were also trying to poach my talent."

"The company hired Director Shen at market rate. As for personal matters, I'll leave them to my girlfriend to decide."

Shen Luoyan picked up her teacup and looked at his face.

"Who promised you a permanent position?"

"I will continue to perform."

"I won't interfere with your agreement with President Feng."

She put down her teacup. "But between us, don't keep making things ambiguous."

Lu Yunzhou stopped joking.

"I remember everything I said that night. My coming to pick you up today has nothing to do with making amends."

"Why is that?"

I want to see you, I want to have a meal with you.

Shen Luoyan lowered her head, picked up a piece of yam, and after a long while spoke: "This sentence is acceptable."

After the meal, Lu Yunzhou suggested taking a walk along the river.

Shen Luoyan shook her head: "I've reviewed seventeen contracts today, and my brain just won't work anymore. Let's do it another day; I want to go home and rest."

"Okay, I'll take you."

Back in her apartment, Shen Luoyan put the tulips in a glass vase. Just as she opened the refrigerator, her stomach growled.

She closed the refrigerator door, pretending nothing had happened.

Lu Yunzhou took off his coat and rolled up his sleeves.

"Who can get enough of that little bit of food at the restaurant?"

"I'm not hungry."

"I'll make up for that bowl of noodles we agreed on last time tonight."

He boiled water, added noodles and greens, and then poached an egg.

Shen Luoyan sat at the kitchen bar, holding a water glass in both hands, watching him work.

When the noodles were placed in front of her, she didn't touch them.

"Lu Yunzhou".

"What's wrong?"

"Your probation period ends today."

Lu Yunzhou sat down opposite her: "Have you thought it through?"

"I don't like dragging things out. What I said that night counts, and what I said tonight counts too."

"Will I introduce you as my girlfriend later?"

Stop pretending you're confused.

Lu Yunzhou laughed out loud: "Okay, Director Shen is officially promoted to a full-time position."

"The performance evaluation is still in effect. If you don't perform well, you can be dismissed at any time."

After finishing her noodles, Shen Luoyan put the bowl in the sink.

Just as Lu Yunzhou was about to go take a shower, she took a clean towel from the cabinet and stuffed it into his hand.

The toiletries are still in their original places.

"Is this an invitation for me to stay overnight?"

"Get up at seven tomorrow morning and make me breakfast."

She took two steps, then turned back, grabbed his collar, and kissed him on the lips.

Don't go to the guest room tonight.

Lu Yunzhou turned off the kitchen light and followed her into the bedroom.

The door closed behind me, leaving only the bunch of white tulips standing peacefully under the lamp in the living room.