Because she was addicted

"Oh!"

A cold laugh came from above.

"What are you laughing at?" Wen Jia asked, displeased.

Lu Chenyan lowered his head, narrowed his eyes, and stared at her intently.

"Jiajia, a man can't keep giving without any ulterior motive. Yang Yang is a very shrewd businessman. He's testing you, assessing your worth. He's like a hunter poised to pounce, constantly watching his prey..."

As he spoke, Lu Chenyan's voice grew low and menacing.

A man's intuition told him that Yang Yang was suspicious.

He just hasn't figured it out yet.

Wen Jia suddenly woke up with a start, shoved him away, and took advantage of his inattention to open the kitchen door and walk out, saying as she went:

"Don't try to scare me with these things. In my opinion, the most dangerous animal on earth is you!"

As soon as the kitchen door opened, Wen Jia was shocked to see Yang Yang standing in the living room, holding a stool in each hand.

Yang Yang glanced at Wen Jia, then his gaze fell on Lu Chenyan behind her.

"Mr. Lu, you're in the kitchen too?"

Lu Chenyan waved the two eggs in his hand, smiling as if it were perfectly natural.

"I haven't had breakfast, could you please make me a bowl of noodles, Manager Wen?"

Yang Yang looked at Wen Jia, then at Lu Chenyan, his expression somewhat strange.

"Manager Wen, the disinfection in the yard is finished. The first floor is too damp, and the floor in your house is moldy and rotten. The disinfection company's suggestion is to replace the floor and clean it thoroughly."

The pest control company placed insect repellent pills in every corner of the house, and gave Wenjia a few more packets to put on the coffee table for her to put in the bedroom.

Wen Jia said, "Thank you. This is already very good. The house isn't mine, so replacing the flooring is neither cost-effective nor convenient. I'll put some insect repellent pills in for now and deal with it for a while."

As she spoke, she picked up her phone and walked towards the disinfection company staff.

"Hello, how much?"

The pest control company representative said, "Mr. Yang has already paid."

Wen Jia had already checked the price online, and upon hearing this, she transferred the money to Yang Yang.

"Mr. Yang, please accept the money. Thank you so much for today."

Yang Yang's expression shifted between light and dark.

He gave a wry smile. "Wen Jia, you're always like this. You treat me like an outsider."

Wen Jia got goosebumps listening to this and chuckled awkwardly.

Then Yang Yang turned to Lu Chenyan in the kitchen and said:

"Mr. Lu, I'm all set up here. Didn't you want to see me about something? How about I go out for a bite to eat with you, and we can talk while we eat?"

Lu Chenyan was facing away from him, cooking noodles in the kitchen, while another pot was already heating oil to prepare eggs.

He turned his head as he swung the spatula.

"There's no rush. Besides, I really like noodles. Why don't you go ahead? I need to talk to Manager Wen about something. I'll talk to you another day. Take care, don't bother seeing me out."

Wen Jia looked embarrassed.

Yang Yang was even more astonished.

Judging from Lu Chenyan's appearance, he seems to have a good relationship with Wen Jia.

But when did they ever cross paths?

He racked his brains and realized that the only time he could recall was when Lu Chenyan came to Hong Kong and the company hosted a welcome dinner for him. Wen Jia had only seen Lu Chenyan that day. At the dinner table that day, the two of them shared a drink, and there was nothing else unusual between them.

And then there's this General Manager Lu. I don't know what his relationship is with the company, but he's always hanging around here. I've never heard of him being a client or an employee.

Yang Yang always felt like he was being watched, like a persistent ghost.

It was the weekend, and he managed to find an excuse to go to Wen Jia's house. His original plan was to finish the disinfection work and then ask Wen Jia to go to the movies in the afternoon.

Wen Jia has a good personality and is also beautiful. His family is pressuring him to get married, and he promised to bring his girlfriend home before the New Year, otherwise his family will arrange blind dates for him.

Yang Yang has been a prodigy since his student days and into his career.

His friends have all gotten girlfriends, some even married and had children, while his family is very unhappy that he is still single. They even gave him an ultimatum.

Unfortunately, he didn't like women.

She has a boyfriend she's been dating for five years.

This relationship was destined to be unacceptable to society.

Fortunately, Wen Jia appeared.

In terms of education, appearance, and job, he felt that Wen Jia perfectly matched his parents' ideals and requirements for a daughter-in-law. She could help him successfully pass the tests and pressure from his family.

In addition, Wen Jia has a gentle personality, and he is confident that he can balance the relationship between home and outside well after marriage.

But now, thanks to Lu Chenyan's interference, the movie can't be watched.

"Wen Jia, is it alright for President Lu to stay here?"

As Yang Yang reached the doorway, she glanced worriedly at Lu Chenyan in the kitchen and asked him in a low, concerned voice.

Wen Jia turned around and saw Lu Chenyan already ladling noodles into a bowl, pouring toppings onto the noodles from the wok next to him, tasting the flavor with his chopsticks, and seemingly feeling that something was missing. He then turned around and opened the refrigerator to rummage through it.

His expression and posture were so relaxed, as if he were at home.

They showed no intention of leaving at all.

How could she possibly explain all of this?

Is it true that Lu Chenyan and she are very familiar with each other?

Actually, it was still her awful ex-boyfriend?

They were just in the kitchen, doing something behind his back?

Her fingertips still carry that warm, damp feeling.

Damn it!

"Ah, my next project might be related to him, so he probably has something really important to discuss with me."

Wen Jia forced herself to lie, her expression remaining unchanged.

"What project? I don't know anything about it," Yang Yang pressed.

He's the second-in-command of the investment department, and he knows about all the projects that have been approved, but I hadn't heard about this beforehand.

"Oh, it's not finalized yet, just an intention. It was introduced by Mr. Fei. I'll formally submit the project proposal when things are more settled."

Once you tell one lie, you have to cover it up and make amends with another.

Wen Jia felt that she had to tell a lot of lies.

"I see."

Yang Yang's expression was quite meaningful.

Wen Jia has been making headlines lately.

Mr. Fei thought highly of her and praised Wen Jia more than once in his presence. He said she had very clear logic, strong problem-solving skills, and excellent interpersonal skills. He kept a close eye on the progress of the projects assigned to her, and the results were very good.

Right now, President Fei has even introduced such an important client as Lu Chenyan to her, while she herself is still completely kept in the dark.

Yang Yang felt a strange unease.

He wanted to find out more about what kind of big project it was, but Wen Jia had already closed the door.

He had no choice but to leave with the disinfection company personnel.

in the room.

Wen Jia breathed a sigh of relief.

Seeing Lu Chenyan slowly emerge from the kitchen carrying noodles, topped with tomato and egg sauce and a dollop of bright red chili sauce, I was struck by how he had already prepared them.

He sat down at the table and began to eat noodles.

I was eating while scrolling through my phone.

He acted as if he were at home.

Wen Jia felt a chill run down her spine. "Finish your noodles and then leave."

"Where are you sending me this weekend? I heard there's a new movie out, it's really good. Let's go see a movie."