After rejecting my celebrity husband

Chapter 412 - 415: A Love with No Flaws to Exploit [8]

Leng Zimo laughed at her humorous tone, "You sneaky girl, you must have taken action before getting approval, right?"

Exposed by him, Luo Xiaoqian didn’t bother to hide it and continued to smile coquettishly, "His Majesty is indeed insightful; this humble one guarantees, next time I will definitely report before acting!"

Leng Zimo went along with her tone, "Considering it’s your first offense, I will not pursue the matter; but if there’s a next time, you know the consequences!"

"If there’s a next time, I leave it to His Majesty to decide." Luo Xiaoqian burst into laughter, "So can I hang up now?"

"Hang up!"

"Your command is my wish!" Acting obedient, Luo Xiaoqian hung up the phone.

Xu Pei sat in the chair, her face involuntarily revealing a look of astonishment upon hearing Leng Zimo’s voice.

Heavens?!

Was that really the Leng Zimo she knew?!

Had Luo Xiaoqian actually changed him to this extent?!

Leng Zimo put away his smile, his expression returning to its usual coldness. Seeing her strange expression, he asked indifferently, "What’s the matter?!"

"It’s nothing, maybe I just didn’t sleep well last night." Xu Pei stood up, "She didn’t agree, did she?"

"How could that be, she has already agreed," Leng Zimo stood up from his chair, "Xu Pei, thank you!"

"Thank me?"

"Thank you for the meticulous arrangements for Luo Xiaoqian," Leng Zimo earnestly started, "I know you want to say it’s just work, but I still want to thank you for giving your all."

Meeting his dark gaze, Xu Pei’s heart panicked, and she laughed with feigned nonchalance, "Work is work. I’m completely professional, without a hint of personal emotion. Even if it wasn’t Luo Xiaoqian, I would have made the necessary arrangements with all my might. After all, this is our Emperor View!"

She deliberately emphasized the word "our."

Circling past the office desk, Leng Zimo slowly stopped in front of her, "Well said, this is our Emperor View!"

As Xu Pei inhaled the faint chocolate scent coming from him, and watched his right arm slowly rise, her heart beat uncontrollably faster.

However, the hug she imagined did not come.

"Keep it up!"

Leng Zimo’s hand landed firmly but gently on her shoulder, then he strode out.

His hand had lingered on her shoulder for less than two seconds, so brief that she barely felt the warmth of his palm.

Listening to the door shut behind her, Xu Pei collapsed powerlessly into the chair.

"Why, why, have you forgotten all those things?!"

...

...

Old Beijing Shabu Shabu Restaurant.

"You’re here!" Seeing Jiao Yang push open the door, Luo Xiaoqian immediately took off her headphones and stood up, "Quick, come and sit!"

Jiao Yang entered the private room, "Got a bit stuck in traffic so I’m a little late."

"Take a seat!" Luo Xiaoqian smiled and waved to the attendant, "We can serve the food now!"

Sitting down on the empty chair beside her, Jiao Yang curiously looked at the brass hotpot on the table, carved with dragons and phoenixes and shaped like a Three-legged Cauldron, "This artifact is interesting. Is this a Three-legged Cauldron?"

"Ha..." Luo Xiaoqian laughed heartily, "It looks like I invited the right person. This isn’t called a Three-legged Cauldron. This is called... an Alchemy Furnace!"

"Alchemy Furnace?" Jiao Yang detected the teasing in her tone, "Does that mean eating from this pot will grant immortality?"

Luo Xiaoqian gave him a look, "You already know, yet you still pretend!"

Jiao Yang laughed, admitting honestly, "Before coming to China, during my Chinese lessons, I heard the teacher mention ’A Bite of China’ and also saw online introductions about this kind of hotpot. But today is indeed my first time trying it."