Chapter 74: Mr. Li’s Little Crisis, Darling
Gewu Media conference room.
“Good idea.” Li Ge put down the proposal and smiled at the planning director, “But the cost and resource allocation, have you seriously considered it?”
“…” The planning director’s heart instantly jumped into his throat.
As a director, he had of course considered the publicity strategy, but he couldn’t stand the “heartbroken” Mr. Li nitpicking with him. Besides, Mr. Li was always overly critical at work, striving for perfection.
The other people present were as quiet as chickens. It was better for one person to be scolded than for the whole group to be scolded. They all cast sympathetic glances at the planning director, praying that the fire-breathing dragon would calm down.
“The online channels have a wide coverage, but don’t you know how fierce the competition is? What should you be focusing on?” Li Ge tapped the table twice with his fingertips, stopping there, then stood up, “Let’s go with this proposal, meeting adjourned.”
Seeing Mr. Li leave in a carefree manner, seemingly in a good mood, everyone looked at each other and started chattering. Wasn’t Mr. Li dumped by his girlfriend? Why did he look as if he had been deeply nourished by love again? Could it be that good things were really about to happen this time? What was with the injury on his hand?
And Yu Rui, who saw everything, also didn’t know what was going on.
Ever since that time he handed over work to Chen Shuo in the hotel’s underground garage, he no longer dared to gossip about his boss’s private life. He was honest and law-abiding, afraid of stepping on a landmine and getting fired.
Yu Rui carried the coffee, knocked on the CEO’s office door, and also reported on the progress of the palace drama project. He was now responsible for liaising with Director Liu Dasen.
“Mr. Li, your coffee.”
“Just leave it there, don’t bring me coffee starting tomorrow.” Li Ge picked up his phone and happened to receive two WeChat messages from “Wife,” the content of which he had asked Chen Shuo to send before getting out of the car.
Chen Shuo sent a photo of a new fish tank, preparing to go home and change the home for the little Rhodeus fish.
Seeing Mr. Li grinning foolishly at his phone like a love-struck fool, his right knuckles all broken, Yu Rui stood aside, hesitating whether to interrupt or come back later to report. Thinking that he had already come, he might as well take advantage of Mr. Li’s good mood and see what was going on.
Li Ge was more than just happy, he was in a state of excitement, sending several “crying” emojis to his wife to act pitiful. He regretted that he had insisted on Chen Shuo sucking him off for a few mouthfuls before putting on his pants this morning, which made him keep thinking about it now, he even wanted to get off work.
On the other side of Beicheng, at the flower and bird market, Chen Shuo had just finished paying and was considering whether to buy a few more Rhodeus fish to coax his little treasure when his WeChat was bombarded.
He opened it, and the interface was flooded with a cartoon puppy sobbing, tears streaming down its face, looking both pitiful and wronged.
Xiao Bao’er: [I miss my darling so much, come to my company and be my assistant, I’ll get rid of Yu Rui.]
Chen Shuo also missed Li Ge, very, very much, to the point where he couldn’t bear to be separated for a single minute or second. But he didn’t want to be Li Ge’s assistant for real.
He knew the reason why Li Ge was suddenly so clingy, it just happened to prove that “distance makes the heart grow fonder.”
When two people are too close and clingy in a relationship, it’s easy to have conflicts and friction, and a lack of novelty. Chen Shuo didn’t want to have any unpleasantness with Li Ge because of work, which would affect their relationship. He only wanted a pure emotional exchange. Besides, Yu Rui hadn’t done anything wrong, he would probably be devastated if he was fired.
Wife: [I won’t resign for now. Focus on your work, I’ll cook for you tonight, be good.]
He had guessed that Chen Shuo would refuse, so Li Ge wasn’t unhappy. On the contrary, he pushed his luck and replied: [What’s my reward for being good tonight?]
Mr. Li was smiling so foolishly…
Yu Rui couldn’t help but admire Chen Shuo, and at the same time, he was worried about his anus. It had been several months, how could he take it? Was it really that satisfying to be messed with by a troublemaker?
While waiting for a message, Li Ge casually scanned and saw a living person standing in front of his desk. He immediately put on a sullen face and frowned, “Why are you still here?”
“Ah,” Yu Rui quickly explained, “Mr. Li, Director Liu came to see me yesterday afternoon. You weren’t in the company at the time, so I’m here to report the progress to you.”
His darling wife loved watching palace dramas, so Li Ge let Yu Rui report first. He was now interested in this project, and if he had any acting skills, he would have loved to join the cast and act in a few episodes himself.
“Director Liu has been reading the script recently, and he has also written a character biography for each role, saying that it will be convenient for the actors to better understand the roles later.”
Yu Rui reported in detail, but who knew that Mr. Li would start grinning foolishly at his phone again, putting him in a dilemma. Should he continue reporting or not?
Wife: [A few slaps as a reward.]
Li Ge was so happy that he couldn’t stop. His mind was filled with his secretly horny wife, and he had already forgotten about his assistant’s existence.
He replied happily: [A few slaps are nothing, the reward is up to me, just say yes or no!]
Vaguely hearing some movement outside the office, Yu Rui remembered the high-end gift boxes for the Dragon Boat Festival that his colleagues in the purchasing department had mentioned. They were probably being distributed now. He couldn’t help but interrupt, “Mr. Li, I’ll come back later to report.”
Li Ge then remembered that there was another living person in the office and said, “Send me a copy of the script. Find a time at noon to meet with Liu Dasen, let’s arrange it at Jinling Xuan.”
Yu Rui received his orders and quickly retreated to grab his own Dragon Boat Festival gift box.
At the flower and bird market, Chen Shuo carefully selected twelve little Rhodeus fish. Six plus six symbolized good fortune, and from now on, his life and relationship would be smooth.
Afraid that his little treasure would be uncomfortable, he was anxious to go back and check on the few fish at home. Seeing the WeChat message, he hurriedly replied.
Wife: [You’re not being good again, we’ll talk tonight, I’m busy.]
Seeing the new message, Li Ge felt that Chen Shuo was brainwashing him.
Since last night, Chen Shuo had been repeatedly emphasizing that he should be obedient, like a monk chanting scriptures. In the morning, when he was helping him get dressed and brush his teeth, he also told him to be obedient. When he sent him to the company, and he wanted to steal a kiss before getting out of the car, he still told him to be obedient.
It wasn’t that Li Ge couldn’t go along with it, he had been actively cooperating last night and this morning. He just suddenly thought that Chen Shuo was so secretly horny, his heart as hard to grasp as a needle at the bottom of the sea, and his mouth so strange, unable to say a few nice words. The purpose of all this was just to turn him into a henpecked husband, wasn’t it?
This secretly horny dog was so mischievous.
After putting away the fish tank and the fish, and getting into the car, Chen Shuo finally had time to take out his phone, which had been vibrating in his pocket all this time, it was really annoying. The corner of his mouth slightly lifted, he opened WeChat, and then his mouth pursed again, the already faint smile quietly disappearing.
Xiao Bao’er: [I just ordered a few thongs, you can wear them for me, this reward isn’t too much, right?]
Xiao Bao’er: [Being good is my good wife.]
Xiao Bao’er: [I’m busy now, a kiss.]
Xiao Bao’er: [Love you (kiss)]
He had a lot of things to do today, so Chen Shuo didn’t reply directly. When he started the car, Li Ge’s scolding face, pointing at his nose and questioning why he didn’t reply to his messages, then throwing a tantrum and forcing him to wear a thong, suddenly popped into his mind, giving him a headache.
He picked up his phone and pondered for a moment, then replied with a “kiss” emoji.
Returning home, fortunately, all the fish in the fish tank were alive, so his little treasure wouldn’t be uncomfortable.
Chen Shuo was busy for a while, changing the home for the little Rhodeus fish and adding new companions. Time was tight, so he ordered takeout for lunch, and after eating, he started cleaning the apartment. The furniture and corners had to be wiped clean, the bedsheets and pillowcases had to be changed, and all of Li Ge’s messy clothes had to be washed.
After finishing the trivial housework, it was already three o’clock. Chen Shuo was still thinking of going to the hospital to visit Yuan Feng. It was a pity he hadn’t seen him yesterday, but there wasn’t enough time, and the toiletries, tissues, and wet wipes at home were all running low, so he could only go tomorrow.
Then he went to the supermarket to do a big shopping, buying all the ingredients for dinner and breakfast for the next morning. It was past four o’clock when he got home. He quickly prepared the ingredients, cutting the cauliflower into small florets and soaking them in salt water, and cutting the beef into strips and marinating them. He then went to the bathroom to take a shower, not wasting a single moment.
After washing off the sweat, Chen Shuo changed into a shirt and trousers. Before leaving, he deliberately looked in the mirror and tidied his hair, then took his keys and went to pick up his little treasure from work.
There was a new message on his WeChat.
Xiao Bao’er: [Wife, I’ll be done at six.]
Gewu Media.
Almost done with his work, Li Ge stood up and went to the break room to get himself a glass of water, but ran into his assistant who was eating a zongzi on company time. His face immediately turned stern, “Are you a starving ghost reincarnated? Didn’t you eat lunch?”
“…” Yu Rui was startled and quickly stood up to apologize, “I’m sorry, Mr. Li, I had something to do at noon and didn’t have time to eat. I’ll get you some water.”
“Eat yours.” Li Ge noticed the zongzi gift box on the table and casually asked, “Is this the gift box the purchasing department chose this year? It’s quite nice.”
“Yes.” Yu Rui immediately flattered, “Mr. Li, this zongzi is really delicious. You have our employees in your heart, giving us such good benefits. Gewu Media is like my home, I’ll follow you for a lifetime.”
Li Ge was only thinking about his own things and didn’t hear his assistant’s flattery at all. He suddenly said, “Fuck, tomorrow is the Dragon Boat Festival, why didn’t you remind me earlier?”
Yu Rui quickly said, “Mr. Li, I’ve already arranged for someone to send them to Jiangcheng. The zongzi and duck eggs I chose are the best, you can rest assured.”
These past two days, his heart had been all on Chen Shuo, and Li Ge had forgotten to call home in advance. It wasn’t appropriate to call at night, and he was also afraid that his wife would hear and urge him to come out.
He drank a mouthful of water and then asked his assistant, “Where’s my share? Send it to my office later.”
“…” Yu Rui was shocked and devastated.
Regarding the festival gift boxes, the purchasing department had ordered them according to the number of people in the company, no more, no less. In the entire company, only Yu Rui could get an extra one, because the extra one was Mr. Li’s.
Yu Rui looked at the expensive zongzi in his hand, full of regret, his heart bleeding. If he had known, he wouldn’t have tried this. A gift box missing a zongzi, how could he give it as a gift?
He reluctantly returned it to Mr. Li. As soon as he left the office, he unexpectedly ran into a familiar face.
“Assistant Chen!” Yu Rui greeted him enthusiastically.
Chen Shuo nodded slightly, “Good evening, Assistant Yu.”
Knowing who Chen Shuo was looking for, Yu Rui kindly reminded him, “Mr. Li is on the phone in his office, do you want to sit in the break room for a while?”
Chen Shuo politely declined, “Thank you, I’ll go in and find him directly.”
Yu Rui turned back and looked at Chen Shuo with sympathy. Assistant Chen’s ass must be working very hard.
In the office, Li Ge regretted making that call to his mother.
Yuan Feng was about to give birth, and it was fine for Ms. Min to come to Beicheng, but she insisted on meeting Aike and was anxious on the phone. He said helplessly, “It’s not that I won’t let you see her, she’s been very busy recently, I haven’t even seen her much.”
Min Lanshu on the other end of the phone obviously didn’t believe him and, worried that her son’s relationship was not going well, pressed, “No matter how busy she is, she still has to come home, right? Be honest with me, did you two break up?”
Li Ge: “We didn’t break up, our relationship is very good, I’ll bring her back for the Mid-Autumn Festival.”
Min Lanshu: “Don’t try to fool me.”
“Why would I?” Worried that Ms. Min would show up at his place without notice, Li Ge promptly changed the subject, “Mom, call me when you get to Beicheng, I’ll pick you up. I won’t talk to you anymore, I have something else to do.”
Min Lanshu: “Don’t overwork yourself, Xiao Bao’er.”
“Yes, I’m not tired, goodbye, Mom.” After hanging up the phone, Li Ge let out a long sigh of relief. He turned around and was startled, “When did you get here?”
“Did I scare you, Mr. Li?” Chen Shuo said.
Li Ge: “…”
