Because she was addicted

Lu Chenyan chuckled. "Alright. He submitted this project first, so there's no point in you trying to get involved. I don't want you working with him either. Here's what we'll do: if you really want to be in charge of the project, I'll find you a better one later."

As the two were talking, Yimo arrived.

She knocked lightly on the office door, and the two quickly separated.

"Come in." Lu Chenyan stood to the side.

"Mr. Lu, there are a few things I need your advice on." Yi Mo came in and stood by the door, her eyes fixed straight ahead.

"Don't go. I'll be right back."

Lu Chenyan beckoned Yi Mo over to bandage Wen Jia's wounds, then straightened his clothes and returned to his office.

Yi Mo was startled when she saw Wen Jia's wound.

"Jiajia, what happened?"

"It's nothing, I just cut myself while pouring water."

Wen Jia was unhappy all day because Shen Yu had stolen her project.

When Lu Chenyan got home in the evening, he cooked dinner.

Because Wen Jia's finger was injured, Lu Chenyan didn't let her get her hands wet, and dinner was mainly light. Lu Chenyan didn't let her help with anything, just held her down and let her rest on the sofa, while he went into the kitchen to busy himself. In less than half an hour, he had prepared two dishes and a soup: vegetables, pork ribs, and mushroom soup.

"Have a meal."

Wen Jia injured her right index finger, and Lu Chenyan fed her directly with a bowl.

"Is it really necessary? I'm not disabled." Wen Jia found it somewhat amusing.

"I'm happy, come on, ah, open your mouth."

Lu Chenyan fed Wen Jia bite by bite of rice and bite by bite of vegetables, as if Wen Jia were a two-year-old toddler.

"The most wonderful thing in the world is coming home from get off work to find the lights on, the food warm, and someone waiting for you. Eating together, washing dishes together, talking and watching TV together. Jiajia, don't be upset, we already have the most wonderful thing."

Wen Jia felt a warm glow in her heart from his words.

"Who said the most wonderful thing in the world is that you are below and I am above?"

Lu Chenyan was taken aback for a moment, but a smile quickly spread from the corner of his eyes to his entire handsome face.

"Say it again, who's on top and who's on the bottom?"

Wen Jia opened her arms, her eyes slightly red, and her voice softened, "Hug me."

Lu Chenyan didn't say anything, turned around, put down his chopsticks and bowl, and lifted her up by the waist with his arm, carrying her away from the chair.

Wen Jia wrapped her legs around him and her arms tightly around his neck, just like when her father hugged her when she was a child and she was wronged. She buried her head deeply in Lu Chenyan's neck.

Lu Chenyan held her like that, pacing back and forth in the small room. He tried to soothe her like a child, dispelling any grievances and resentment she felt, before she finally whispered:

"Okay, I'm not angry anymore. Put me down now."

She placed Lu Chenyan on the sofa and gently coaxed her, "Lie down for a while, I'll go clean up the dishes."

Wen Jia shook her head. "No."

"Okay, okay, I won't wash anymore."

Lu Chenyan picked Wen Jia up again and had her sit facing him on his lap.

The two of them slept on the sofa until they finally calmed down and leaned against each other to catch their breath.

Lu Chenyan held her, his breathing uneven.

"Little vixen, how come I never knew you were like this, Wen Jia?"

Wen Jia's voice softened, "It's not too late to regret it."

"Anyone who regrets it is a bastard. Anyway, I'm sticking with you for life."

Lu Chenyan really treated her like she was disabled, insisting on giving her a bath. The two of them cuddled together in the bathroom again.

After turning off the lights, the two lay sprawled on the bed.

The air conditioning was on full blast. The two of them sat head to head, feet to feet, breathing in each other's ears, whispering about nothing in particular. Before long, Wen Jia was coaxed to sleep.

Lu Chenyan got up quietly, cleared away the dishes, washed the dishes, and put the trash at the door.

The phone on the table rang.

He picked it up, glanced at it, and then hung it up.

His phone rang again, and he hung up again.

Before going upstairs, I simply turned off the computer.

Back in the room, Wen Jia, small and quiet, was fast asleep, curled up in bed. Lu Chenyan lifted the covers and crawled in.

……

On Tuesday, Lu Chenyan, Fu Huaishen, and several other senior executives held a meeting and decided to prepare for investment according to Shen Yu's plan. They also contacted several target car companies and Professor Fang Wenzhong's laboratory to begin the process of making contact.

To this end, they are preparing to establish a new business unit, start recruiting people from within the company, and rebuild the team.

The marketing team was brimming with pride, practically floating on air. Rumor had it they'd already started privately celebrating Shen Yu's promotion to new business unit director, and Shen Yu had even booked dinner at Shengding Huafu to reward his colleagues.

Shen Yu ordered afternoon tea to be delivered to the president's office.

Wen Jia didn't even look at her and walked away.

"You're in a bad mood, how about I give you half a day off to go out and have some fun?"

Lu Chenyan's WeChat message saved her in time.

"No need. However, I do have something to do this afternoon."

Wen Jia replied.

"Aunt Su invited me to dinner tonight. It's a good opportunity; I also need to talk to her about the project. Last time on the ship, we ended up lying to her and Professor Fang. I owe them an explanation."

"That's fine. It's a pity I have to work overtime today and can't go with you."

"It's okay, I've bought you a gift."

At 5:30 p.m., Wen Jia left the company as soon as she finished work.

……

Lu Chenyan was working overtime in his office when his phone rang.

It was an unfamiliar number.

As soon as the call connected, a fragile and distraught woman's voice came from the other end.

"Ayan, I'm so scared!"

"I can't eat or sleep alone, and I can't find anyone to talk to. Ah Yan, come keep me company, okay?"

Lu Chenyan's brows slowly furrowed.

"I'm very busy; I have to pick up my girlfriend later."

The woman's voice trembled with tears, "Ayan, even you don't want me anymore? If none of you want me, I might as well just die."

Beep beep beep!!

The call was suddenly disconnected.

Lu Chenyan was at his wit's end and slammed his fist hard on the table.

……

"Aunt Su, this meal has to be on me."

Wen Jia stopped Su Qin from paying and insisted on paying for the meal herself.

Su Qin didn't insist anymore, and stood aside waiting for her with his handbag in hand. Once outside, she smiled and said:

"You're such an honest kid. You even had to come all this way to talk about what happened last time. Actually, my husband already saw through it last time."

Su Qin and Professor Fang came to Haicheng for a temporary stay during the summer vacation of university. Apart from Professor Fang, she had no other friends or relatives around, so she thought of Wen Jia.

On the boat, she and Wen Jia got along very well.

Knowing that her husband also liked her, she asked her out for dinner and shopping.

"Aunt Su, I'm so sorry. Professor Fang is a big name in the industry, and it's really too difficult to get an appointment with him, so I came up with that method to approach you. Afterwards, I thought about it a lot and felt it was inappropriate, and I still owe you an apology. Even if you hadn't asked me out today, I would have still asked you out."

Wen Jia's words comforted Su Qin.

Once the barriers were broken down, they became closer to each other.

"Judging by actions, not intentions. Having ambition is a good thing. To be honest, my husband really likes you. He even regrets it, saying he wishes you were his student."

"It would be my honor to become Professor Fang's student."

After finishing their meal, the two went for a walk and bought quite a few things.

When they parted, Su Qin held her hand.

"You absolutely must come over for a visit, and bring your boyfriend. Old Fang still remembers his promise to take us deep-sea fishing for big catches."

"Definitely. I'll remind him to get things arranged as soon as I get back."

They saw Su Qin off.

Wen Jia felt a pang of heartache when she thought of Lu Chenyan still working overtime at the company.

This person never seems to know how many overtime hours they'll work, and I don't even know if they've eaten.

Thinking about it, she bought seafood porridge from a roadside vendor, packed it up, hailed a car, and headed to the company, preparing to give him a surprise.