Indulging Mrs. Lu-Chapter 680 - 678: Want to Sleep, But Can’t Fall Asleep (Combining - s 676, 677, 768)

Chapter 680: Chapter 678: Want to Sleep, But Can’t Fall Asleep (Combining Chapters 676, 677, 768)

There was no helping it; it seemed that after regaining her memory, she became even more afraid of Lu Jinyang.

Since she couldn’t keep it secret anymore, she had no choice but to confess.

"Here’s what happened: I met up with Gu Li at the cafe in the morning, chatted for a while, and then Gu Chen called her away. I thought since I had already ordered the coffee and paid for it, I’d finish it before leaving, but then..."

She sneakily glanced at him, saw that he was still looking at her, and then lowered her head, "Then, a man claiming to be your friend came over and even sat down."

He squinted at her, "That’s it?"

"Yes, just like that!" Xiao Qing held up two fingers as if swearing an oath.

Honestly, most of what she said was true, except for one thing that she didn’t recount exactly as it had happened...

As she was gripped by nervousness, Lu Jinyang sat up straight and started the car.

Seeing this, Xiao Qing heaved a huge sigh of relief deep down. Thankfully, he hadn’t noticed anything amiss, or else her deception over these past days would have been in vain.

Upon returning home, Lu Jinyang broke his usual routine, took the initiative to cook in the kitchen, and after preparing dinner, he even volunteered to clean up the dishes and wash them.

Xiao Qing wanted to help, but he refused, so she had to take the child back to the room to play.

The weather in late autumn was particularly pleasant, and after playing for only half an hour, Big Treasure and Little Treasure both fell sleepy, climbed into their beds, and were asleep soon after.

Xiao Qing thought that since Big Treasure and Little Treasure would turn five next month, and in another year be old enough for primary school, there were two urgent matters to attend to.

One was about their schooling, and the other was that they should start sleeping in separate rooms.

So, Xiao Qing stepped out of the room, intending to discuss this with Lu Jinyang.

In front of the room’s bay window, Lu Jinyang had his back to the door, gazing out the window at some spot in the distance.

Hearing the door close, he didn’t turn around, "Are they asleep?"

"Mhm."

She slowly walked over and stood beside him, looking outside for a long time without seeing anything particularly interesting, so she withdrew her gaze.

"Lu Jinyang, there’s something I want to talk to you about..."

Before she could finish, her lips were suddenly pressed against something.

After a moment, Xiao Qing glared at him indignantly, "What are you doing kissing me all of a sudden?"

"Do I need a reason to kiss my own wife?"

She: "..."

"Qingqing~ I want..."

"What do you want?"

"You!"

"Aren’t I right here?"

Lu Jinyang frowned, his large hand turning her face to make her look at him directly, "Do you really not understand?"

Xiao Qing thought she had never felt so embarrassed in her life.

Her face burned hotly at his words.

It was the first time she heard him express his needs so bluntly. He didn’t seem embarrassed, but Xiao Qing was mortified, burying herself in his embrace and staying still.

However, Lu Jinyang wasn’t about to let her off so easily.

His lips curved into a satisfied smile, "Is it okay, hmm?"

"Damn you!" Xiao Qing bit her lip.

This damned man knew full well that she was extremely ticklish, yet he deliberately used this method to provoke her.

"Right, I want to die on top of you."

Xiao Qing was at a loss for words again.

She looked down, but could clearly feel his intense gaze resting on the top of her head.

She knew that she couldn’t escape like last night.

It was truly a sleepless night; Xiao Qing felt as if her body had been run over by a huge truck, not a single part would respond to her commands.

Seeing him press down on her again, she cried, weakly saying, "Lu Jinyang, if you dare to do it again, I’ll jump off the eighteenth floor..."

Lu Jinyang’s face darkened, and he gave her buttocks a slap, "Don’t talk nonsense, shall I carry you to wash up?"

"Fine, but you’re also responsible for carrying me back."

She reached out to him, and he chuckled, "Okay~"

Lu Jinyang carried her into the bathroom, cleaned them both up, and then carried her back to bed.

Once Xiao Qing hit the big bed, she didn’t want to move anymore, directly hugging the blanket and sleeping like the dead.

Lu Jinyang watched her for a while, then took his phone and walked out to the living room. It was six in the morning, and he dialed Peng Yi’s number.

"Help me check what Song Zhiqing has been up to recently."

"Yes."

After hanging up, Lu Jinyang stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, holding his phone and recalling the scene when he went to pick up Xiao Qing yesterday.

Song Zhiqing had originally planned to come out, but upon seeing him, she quickly turned back, stopping in front of Xiao Qing and finally sitting down.

He did not enter with the child, as he wanted to see what Song Zhiqing intended to do. However, Song Zhiqing didn’t show any signs of her intentions.

It was Xiao Qing instead...

Initially, she intended to hide the truth, but fortunately, in the end, she admitted it. Luckily she came clean, otherwise, he couldn’t guarantee what he might have done.

Not standing for long, he decided to go back to the room to sleep for a while, but his phone rang.

On closer look, it was a call from Gu Chen.

He frowned, what matter required calling at this time?

"What is it?" he said.

"Jinyang, is Li Weonian someone you arranged to come to the company?"

Li Weonian?

Lu Jinyang thought for a moment, not recalling any information about this person, "I don’t know him."

On the other end of the phone, Gu Chen sounded very puzzled, "This person claims he was sent by you and has been causing chaos at the company recently."

"Sent by me?" Lu Jinyang sneered, "I’ll come over today."

After pondering for a moment, Gu Chen said, "Alright."

After hanging up, Gu Chen rubbed his temples tiredly. This matter was really tricky. It’s only because he pressed Gu Li for answers that he even knew there was such a person in the company.

It went like this.

After returning home yesterday, Gu Li had also just arrived; when they entered the home, neither of them spoke first.

Lately, the two of them had always interacted in this manner.

Later, maybe Gu Li couldn’t hold back any longer, she spoke first.

She said, "Uncle Gu, can I... can I not go to work for the next few days?"

"Why?" Upon hearing this, his first reaction was that she was trying to escape again, which made his tone harsh and even scared Gu Li enough to take a step back.

"It’s because... there’s someone who came to the company. He said if Sister Qing doesn’t go to work, I can’t either unless I... accept the ’unwritten rules’." 𝐟𝗿𝐞𝚎𝚠𝐞𝚋𝕟𝐨𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝕔𝕠𝚖

"Unwritten rules? He wants to apply them on you?"

Gu Chen’s voice was colder than ever, bone-chillingly so.

Yet Gu Li didn’t dodge, instead nodding her head, "He also said that he’s personally appointed by President Lu and that no one has the authority to fire him..."

After saying these words, Gu Li carefully watched Gu Chen, taking in his every move.

However, Gu Chen’s reaction was very calm. Gu Li couldn’t describe the feeling; it seemed like he was unfazed on the surface, but there was an unmistakable displeasure.

She had never seen Gu Chen like this before. Even when she initially had run away and was brought back by him, he never wore such an expression.

After a long wait, Gu Chen finally spoke slowly, "Fine, take a few days off at home. I’ll deal with this."

Gu Li was somewhat anxious, "Can you handle it?"

"Otherwise, can you?" he retorted.

Gu Li’s face flushed slightly, "Okay then, Uncle Gu... Gu Chen, thank you."

He nodded expressionlessly, seemingly only ever receiving her gratitude when she felt she owed him something, otherwise, there would only be a formal ’Uncle Gu’ or no title at all when addressing him.

Gu Chen returned to his room and dialed the phones of the New City’s senior personnel one by one, but everyone claimed to know nothing about Li Weonian. He called HR and they said that there was a record of this person being hired, recruited through the company’s process.

Confused, when had the company recruited such a person?

Going by the information provided by HR, Gu Chen spent an entire evening and still wasn’t able to clarify the matter, hence reluctantly, he sought help from Lu Jinyang.

The door was knocked, and Gu Chen, with his groggy head, went over to open it. He saw Gu Li standing outside, looking haggard.

The previously foggy-headed Gu Chen instantly became alert, and his face grew stern, "Didn’t sleep last night?"

Gu Li nodded and then shook her head, "I wanted to sleep, but I couldn’t."

"Didn’t I say I would take care of this?"