The sound of Liu Bingxue suddenly appearing beside them made Chu Lingtian and Guo Xiaoyan pause, both turning their heads to look in the direction of the voice.
Liu Bingxue stood behind Chu Lingtian, her extremely beautiful face etched with a frosty expression.
“Ms. Liu, hello.”
Guo Xiaoyan was startled by Liu Bingxue’s powerful CEO aura and quickly stood up from her seat, timidly speaking in a small voice.
Liu Bingxue glanced at Guo Xiaoyan, then nodded, shot Chu Lingtian another glare, and turned to walk away.
“Xiaoyan, wait for me here.”
Chu Lingtian said to Guo Xiaoyan, then stood up and walked towards Liu Bingxue.
Watching Chu Lingtian and Liu Bingxue walk away alone, Guo Xiaoyan was very worried. She feared Chu Lingtian would be fired by Liu Bingxue, and then she wouldn't be able to see the man she loved every day.
At this moment, Liu Bingxue and Chu Lingtian walked into an empty corridor. Chu Lingtian smiled and asked, “Ms. Liu, what do you need me for?”
“Did you see the notice of your punishment?”
Liu Bingxue asked back, her beautiful eyes looking at Chu Lingtian with a stern expression.
“I saw it.”
Chu Lingtian nodded.
Liu Bingxue pressed further, “Any thoughts?”
“It’s fine.”
Chu Lingtian replied.
Hearing Chu Lingtian’s answer, Liu Bingxue was furious. She glared and said, “You scoundrel, I’m warning you, this is the last time I’ll cover for you. If you dare to show off in the company without any real ability, seeking attention and embarrassing yourself again, I will definitely fire you!”
“You covered for me?”
Chu Lingtian was a little surprised. He knew that the reason Liu Bingxue had agreed to let him work at Baoxue Company was her fear that if she refused, he would go to Liu Huohuo’s company, and then something might happen between him and her sister, which would be too late to regret.
After all, even now, they still didn’t understand why Liu Huohuo was always seductively trying to entice Chu Lingtian.
It could be said that on several occasions, if Chu Lingtian hadn’t refused and had gone along with it, Liu Huohuo might indeed have slept with him.
Liu Bingxue rolled her eyes at Chu Lingtian and said sternly,
“You acted pretentious during our company’s important negotiation meeting with the goddess Su Feifei, claiming you could test the effects of the new full-body skincare lubricant within half an hour. In the end, you couldn’t keep up the act and fled in failure, losing all face. If Professor Qi Sheng hadn’t suddenly thought of another method and successfully tested the lubricant’s effects, saving you, not only would you have been utterly humiliated, but you would have dragged our entire company down with you.
At that time, Su Feifei would definitely not have signed the endorsement cooperation agreement. Our company’s losses would have been immeasurable, potentially leading to a major economic crisis, bankruptcy, and closure. Afterwards, all the middle and high-level management and shareholders unanimously demanded your dismissal. It was I who guaranteed for you that they agreed to give you another chance!”
“Why are you suddenly so nice to me? Don’t tell me you’re gradually falling in love with me?”
Chu Lingtian grinned and asked.
“Hmph, fall in love with you? Only if I were blind in both eyes and heart. A man like you, young and without the drive to work hard or any ambition, I don’t think any woman would fall in love with you!”
Liu Bingxue snorted coldly, full of contempt.
“That’s not necessarily true.”
Chu Lingtian smiled.
Liu Bingxue said coldly, “I know that the beautiful intern college student, Guo Xiaoyan, likes you. If you like her too, then you should work even harder and earn more money to give that girl a happy life, instead of making her suffer with you. Moreover, the company has explicit rules prohibiting office romances, so don’t flirt around here, or your salary will be docked.”
“With my meager salary, is there still any room for you to deduct more?”
Chu Lingtian asked Liu Bingxue unhappily.
“Whose fault is that? It’s your own fault. If you’re incompetent, you’re incompetent. If you lack ability, you lack ability. But you insisted on bragging and showing off in the meeting. What happened in the end? Failure, exposure, you brought it upon yourself.”
Liu Bingxue said irritably.
Chu Lingtian glanced at Liu Bingxue. If he didn’t have a secret mission that prevented him from easily exposing his true identity and strength, he would have truly wanted to tell Liu Bingxue right then that he was the one who had truly and quickly tested the effects of the new full-body skincare lubricant. If he hadn’t intervened, the endorsement cooperation between Baoxue Company and Su Feifei would absolutely not have been achieved.
“Alright, if you have nothing else, I’m going back to continue my meal.”
Chu Lingtian said.
Liu Bingxue looked at Chu Lingtian and shook her head. Her beautiful eyes were filled with the look of someone who wished their protégé would improve but was disappointed. She said, “My parents insist that I come home with you for dinner tonight. I don’t know what important matter it is. Let’s go back after work.”
“Okay.”
Chu Lingtian replied, then turned and walked away.
He had agreed to the terms of the engagement contract with Liu Bingxue. As a man of his word, he would keep his promise.
Looking at Chu Lingtian’s receding back, Liu Bingxue couldn’t help but mutter to herself, “This scoundrel is truly beyond redemption, destined to achieve nothing significant in his life.”
After work in the afternoon, Chu Lingtian drove Liu Bingxue home.
Now, everyone in the company knew that Chu Lingtian was Liu Bingxue’s dedicated driver and bodyguard. Therefore, no one would suspect their true relationship during their commute, especially since everyone knew about the incident where Liu Bingxue was almost kidnapped at the company.
Arriving at the underground parking lot of the Haoting Villa District, Liu Bingxue got out of the back seat. Chu Lingtian got out of the driver’s seat and retrieved a large black plastic bag from the trunk.
Liu Bingxue looked at the black plastic bag in Chu Lingtian’s hand and asked, “What is that?”
“The previous two times I came to see your parents, I didn’t buy any gifts. I bought some this time.”
Chu Lingtian replied.
“Mm.”
Liu Bingxue nodded, not asking further. She simply felt that Chu Lingtian was still polite.
As Chu Lingtian carried the large black plastic bag and walked into the house with Liu Bingxue, Liu Huohuo, that little enchantress, was already doing yoga in the living room, wearing a super short t-shirt that exposed her belly button and very short hot pants that showed most of her buttocks. Her various bending and hip-thrusting poses were extremely well-executed, causing Chu Lingtian’s blood to boil for a moment.
“Sister, Brother-in-law, why are you two back so late? Did you two get carried away and have a passionate moment after parking the car in the underground garage before coming upstairs?”
Liu Huohuo asked with a seductive smile on her face as she walked towards Chu Lingtian and Liu Bingxue.