"Next time," Gu Xiuyu politely refused.
A small wound that could receive Ye Ziyu's care was useful. If she dwelled on the wound too much, she would not only get no help but also ruin things.
Ye Shaoting expressed his surprise, "Does Mr. Gu have something on tonight? Or do you find my invitation too presumptuous?"
While the words seemed fine, they couldn't avoid the suspicion of others.
Gu Xiuyu explained, "Mr. Ye misunderstands. I have a family dinner tonight and genuinely cannot get away. Tomorrow night, I will personally visit Uncle Ye."
"I am judging a noble heart with a petty mind," Ye Shaoting said self-deprecatingly.
"Not at all, Mr. Ye is deviating further from the topic," Gu Xiuyu looked up, his eyes falling on Ye Ziyu. "My wound is healing, don't worry."
"Still, don't let your guard down. Continue to follow the doctor's orders," Ye Ziyu said.
The injury was because of her. Regardless of their relationship, she had to show concern where it was due.
"Whatever you say, I will listen to you."
After Gu Xiuyu spoke, the atmosphere in the room immediately dimmed.
Ye Chenhan coughed dryly, startled by his tone, "I'm suddenly a bit thirsty, I'll have some water."
He turned to get water, then realized something and turned back to pull Ye Ziyu along, "Let's go together!"
The ambiguous words were spoken intentionally. Gu Xiuyu was not afraid of listeners overthinking, but afraid of them not thinking at all.
Ye Shaoting watched as Ye Chenhan bothersomely pulled Ye Ziyu away. He turned to observe Gu Xiuyu's expression, "Mr. Gu, you must think less of me."
"It's nothing, Mr. Ye. Please understand the project's progress first. We'll continue after they return."
"Alright."
The assistant opened the briefcase he carried and took out the documents from Gu's Group.
In the corridor, Ye Chenhan looked back behind him as if possessed. Seeing no one following, he breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Ye Ziyu sternly, "Don't you think Mr. Gu's feelings for you are a bit off?"
Hearing the implication of his words, Ye Ziyu feigned confusion, "What's off? It's just a business partnership. I still owe him a favor."
"No, no, no, you didn't understand what I meant." Ye Chenhan shook his head like a rattle drum, thinking. After a long pause, he suddenly screamed, "He likes you!"
*Clang*
A loud noise from behind.
Ye Chenhan and Ye Ziyu turned around simultaneously.
Standing in the direction of the sound were Ye Shaoting and Gu Xiuyu, their expressions identical, a look of bewilderment on their faces.
"Of course Mingjue likes me, otherwise why would he marry me?" Ye Ziyu glared at Ye Chenhan, stating it proudly.
With the parties involved present, such untimely words could no longer be spoken.
Ye Chenhan played it off with a laugh, "I understand. If he didn't like you, why would he send you such a large bouquet of flowers?"
As he spoke, he gestured with his arms in front of him.
Ye Shaoting cast a subtle glance at Gu Xiuyu.
Love without status is always a secret that cannot be spoken of in the darkness.
"Finished drinking water?" Ye Shaoting asked.
Drinking water was just an excuse, and he had almost messed things up again. Ye Chenhan dared not mess around any further.
They started discussing work from the moment they returned from the corridor.
The project was large and involved many aspects. As they discussed, it unknowingly reached the lunchtime break.
The pleasant ringtone was equally jarring in the quiet environment.
Ye Ziyu sheepishly took out her phone, glanced at the caller ID, and left her seat with the phone.
"Are you at the company?"
"Yes."
"Then come down. I'm downstairs. Shall we have lunch together?"
Hearing Di Mingjue's words, Ye Ziyu took the phone away from her ear, checked the time, and looked back at Ye Shaoting, who was still discussing work. "I'm working and can't come down yet."
"What kind of work requires you to work through your lunch break?" Di Mingjue misunderstood, thinking Ye Ziyu was unwilling.