"Maybe our temple is too small to keep this great Buddha."
Actually, Ning Anmiao used to have a good impression of Zhou Si. But after learning that he had concealed his identity and approached her and Yin Yiyan, the little bit of good feeling she had left vanished instantly.
Yin Yiyan had no idea what had happened. She just echoed a couple of sentences: "Indeed. A top student from overseas with his own small business abroad. It's really a waste of talent for him to work here."
Ning Anmiao was stunned. "How do you know all this?"
Yin Yiyan said casually, "We talked about it before. He joked that he was a rich young master experiencing life. I didn't believe he'd stay long even then."
At this point, Yin Yiyan deliberately lowered her voice. "Actually, I could tell from his demeanor that his identity was extraordinary."
Ning Anmiao was even more confused. "Since you knew his identity was extraordinary, why did you recruit him?"
Yin Yiyan grinned. "Weren't you just heartbroken then? Zhou Si is good-looking, handsome and rich. I thought he could have an office romance with you..."
Then, Yin Yiyan changed the subject. "Who knew Lu Yan would act faster and win you back so soon."
"What office romance? If he's so great as you say, why don't you have an office..."
Anmiao opened her mouth to retort, but before she could finish, her phone was snatched away.
The man held her phone in his hand, frowned and hung up the call.
"Don't waste time on useless phone calls during work hours. It affects efficiency."
After saying that, he put her phone back on the table, tapped on it as if giving a warning, and then walked away.
Ning Anmiao pouted. A colleague next to her swiveled the chair over and asked curiously, "Miaomiao, is the boss so strict with you too?"
Ning Anmiao stuck out her tongue and angrily spoke ill of him behind his back. "Who knows? Aren't capitalists all like this? There's no real affection, only eternal interests."
The man hadn't even stepped into the office yet. Just as his hand touched the doorknob, he heard this sentence. His sharp eyebrows lifted slightly.
No affection?
That night, on the big bed in the master bedroom.
All the lights were turned off. There was only the faint light from outside the building in the room, vaguely illuminating two figures.
Ning Anmiao regretted deeply. Her voice was almost squeezed out of her throat. "I was wrong, Lu Yan..."
The man seemed quite at ease, repeatedly pushing the woman to her limit again and again, as if only in this way could he punish her most severely.
"Say it again. Who has no affection?" He spoke calmly, as if he was still as calm as usual.
In fact, because of the lack of light, when they looked into each other's eyes, she could always clearly see the possessiveness and greed in the man's eyes.
After the punishment was almost over, Lu Yan began to place kisses on her forehead bit by bit, then on her eyebrows, the tip of her nose, her cheeks, and then her neck and collarbone...
...
When it was almost over, Lu Yan hugged Ning Anmiao in his arms. His voice was hoarse, incredibly sexy and magnetic. "After I talk to your father, we'll have a child."
Ning Anmiao was already very tired. But hearing this, she suddenly woke up and opened her eyes.
Lu Yan's voice sounded particularly deep, alluring and pleasant in the pitch - black room.
Ning Anmiao knew he wasn't just talking nonsense.
"I know this isn't an easy thing to do, but I have to do it." Lu Yan smiled faintly, and his tone was very ordinary.
"I always thought I could accept all departures. But in fact, I can't bear to let you go."
Once he made a decision, there was no room for change.
Not to mention that this was about Miaomiao.
Ning Anmiao looked up, staring at Lu Yan's jawline without blinking. Her voice was soft. "Actually, I want to say you don't have to do this."
"I've figured it out. I'm their child, but one day I'll have to be independent, grow up, get married, break away from their protection and have my own family."
Towards the end, she even spoke in a joking tone. "Whether I'm accepted by them or not, I don't think it will affect our relationship. You won't bully me, right?"
"You won't abandon me or lie to me. Isn't that good enough?"
Lu Yan frowned and didn't answer.
He was sure he wouldn't bully Miaomiao, but he also knew this wasn't the result Miaomiao wanted.
"Actually, everything is already good now. I have you and you have me. I do the job I like, and you run your own company. Later, we'll pick a day to get married and then have a baby..."
She rambled on, envisioning a perfect future for the two of them.
Lu Yan replied, "It's a good plan."
"So, you don't need to care too much about your attitude towards my parents. Getting married is our business. It's enough for the two of us to make the decision."
"Besides, life can't be perfect everywhere." The last sentence sounded more like self - comfort to Ning Anmiao.
Hearing this, Lu Yan was touched. His voice was deep and gentle. "So, for my sake, you're even willing to abandon your parents?"
"I didn't mean that." Ning Anmiao lowered her head, pursed her lips, and a look of sadness flashed across her eyes. "It's them who don't want me."
The topic suddenly became heavy.
Bringing up Ning Anmiao's sad memories, Lu Yan ended the topic in time. He gently patted her on the back and hugged her tighter.
"Don't think about these things. Go to sleep quickly."
Ning Anmiao was really sleepy. She yawned in his arms, rubbed her eyes and leaned over to kiss his lips.
"This is a good - night kiss for you."
Because she was so tired, within seconds of closing her eyes, Ning Anmiao's breathing became even.
Lu Yan slowly opened his eyes and looked down at the person in his arms.
How could he bear to let you have even a bit of imperfection.
...
A few days later, Ning Anmiao knocked on the office door and asked Lu Yan for permission to go on a business trip.
"A business trip?"
Hearing this word, Lu Yan was obviously displeased. His voice became a bit more serious. "Does your position currently involve any business - trip - related tasks?"
Ning Anmiao shook her head and answered seriously. "It's Yanyan. She's going to Haicheng to gather materials, and we're going together."
Haicheng is about 1,300 kilometers away from Shanghai, not a short distance. The more Lu Yan listened, the tighter his eyebrows frowned. "How long will you be gone?"
"Three days. I'll be back in three days." Ning Anmiao answered quickly, afraid that Lu Yan would not agree.
It was obvious from his expression that he was not happy.
But this had been planned with Yanyan long ago. There was the largest fabric manufacturing factory in Haicheng, and there were also many traditional craftsmen there. It was a great place to learn.
Originally, Yin Yiyan said she wanted to go for half a month. It was Ning Anmiao who bargained with her, telling her that Lu Yan definitely wouldn't agree to such a long time, so they shortened it to three days.
The man had a solemn face. It was hard to tell what he was thinking, but it was obvious that he was in a bad mood.
Ning Anmiao remembered what Yin Yiyan had said -
"If the proper way doesn't work, you can use your charm."