"Er... are you serious?"
For some reason, Luo Xiu suddenly felt a bit nervous.
Lin Xiyue's fine brows knitted slightly. "Cut the nonsense. If you haven't showered, go shower now."
With a sheepish smile, Luo Xiu slowly backed toward the door. "Miss Lin, regarding… this sort of thing, I don't think we need to be in such a rush."
BANG!
Suddenly, Lin Xiyue kicked the door shut, blocking Luo Xiu's escape, then slowly advanced toward him.
"Didn't we agree that as long as I'm the one to approach you, you can't refuse?"
Luo Xiu's gaze flickered. "That's because…"
Before he could finish, Lin Xiyue suddenly snatched his collar and yanked him onto the bed.
"Just lie there. And don't you dare touch me!"
「The next morning.」
Full of energy, Lin Xiyue was dressed in a professional suit with nude stockings and high heels, driving her sports car to take Luo Xiu to the company.
Sitting in the passenger seat, Luo Xiu was listless. He yawned and asked, "Aren't you the president? Do you have to go to work this early? Can't you sleep in a little?"
Lin Xiyue replied coolly, "Discipline."
Luo Xiu leaned back against the seat, closing his eyes to rest, and said no more.
He had been tormented by Lin Xiyue all night. Not only had he slept poorly, but he had also woken up with a sore back and an aching waist, feeling completely drained.
He really hadn't expected this woman to be so formidable… How many lifetimes has it been since she's touched a man? I was on the mountain for over twenty years, and even I'm not that desperate.
Lin Xiyue glanced at him and asked, "What kind of job do you want?"
Luo Xiu shrugged. "Up to you. I'm just killing time anyway and I'll be leaving in half a year. I have no work experience, so you can just pay me whatever you think is fair."
After a moment's thought, Lin Xiyue said, "There happens to be a vacancy in Marketing Team Three."
Luo Xiu was startled. "But I don't know anything about marketing."
Lin Xiyue's face was expressionless. "You're just there to fill a spot. You don't need to know anything. Just lying around is fine."
Luo Xiu spread his hands helplessly. "Whatever you arrange is fine by me."
Soon, Lin Xiyue brought Luo Xiu to the Tongyun Building.
The entire skyscraper was owned by the Lin Family, with each floor serving as office space for a different business division.
After arriving at the company, Lin Xiyue took Luo Xiu directly to the HR department, gave the HR manager a few instructions, and then left him there.
The HR manager looked at Luo Xiu, who was filling out the new-hire forms, with a trace of disdain in his eyes. He also felt it was a real shame for Lin Xiyue.
What an incredible woman Miss Lin was. Why did she end up with such a country-bumpkin husband who looked like he'd never amount to anything?
Thanks to some people deliberately spreading the word, the news of Lin Xiyue and Luo Xiu's marriage had already circulated throughout the entire company.
Soon, Luo Xiu completed the forms and was led by the HR manager to the Marketing Team Three office area.
"This is Team Three's office. Go find the team leader and report to him yourself."
The HR manager gave Luo Xiu a pitying look, then turned and left.
Within the company, everyone knew that Marketing Team Three was for slackers. They had the worst annual performance and always ranked last.
Luo Xiu pushed open the door and was immediately hit by a wave of secondhand smoke.
He frowned and stepped inside.
The whole office of Team Three was smoke-filled and chaotic. At a rough count, there were about a dozen men and women.
When Luo Xiu entered, everyone paused for a moment before pretending not to see him and returning to their work, seemingly ignoring him completely.
Luo Xiu could feel that a few of his new colleagues had just shot him disdainful looks.
But he didn't care. He walked straight to an empty desk, propped his feet up on it, and pulled out the new phone he had bought after coming down from the mountain, playing with it as if no one else was there.
He wasn't about to waste what little life he had left on something like work, nor did he want to bother building relationships with colleagues who meant nothing to his life. Besides, Lin Xiyue had already said he didn't need to work; just lying around was fine.
Seeing Luo Xiu's attitude, acting as if he owned the place, his colleagues exchanged strange glances and began whispering among themselves.
"Is this the president's husband that the whole company's been talking about for the past two days?"
"Damn, he's so arrogant."
"He's just a freeloader living off a woman. Does he really think he's special?"
"Look at him, so rustic. I can't believe he managed to marry President Lin. He must have done some seriously good deeds in a past life."
"He's such a disgrace to President Lin!"
A well-built young man, standing at least six-foot-three and dressed in a suit, got up and walked over to Luo Xiu's desk. He stared coldly at Luo Xiu, who was still playing with his phone.
Luo Xiu glanced up. "Yes?"
The young man took a deep breath and said, "I'm the leader of Team Three, Wang Defa."
He then added, "According to company rules, each team is divided into five smaller groups of two. You'll be with Xu Qianqing in Group Five."
Luo Xiu shrugged indifferently. "Whatever."
A glint of malice flashed in Wang Defa's eyes. "As it happens, there's a project with Yuehuang Entertainment City that no one's been able to handle. It's now being assigned to your Group Five."
After speaking, he looked over at a tall, voluptuous woman in a professional suit, black stockings, and high heels.
"Xu Qianqing, you're with Luo Xiu from now on!"
"Got it, Team Leader."
Wang Defa chuckled inwardly, shot a sidelong glance at Luo Xiu, and walked away.
The company was rife with internal factions, and Wang Defa belonged to the one led by General Manager Lin Fei.
Lin Fei was President Lin Xiyue's cousin, and the two had always been at odds.
Wang Defa's purpose in making this arrangement was to make life so unbearable for Luo Xiu that he would quit on his own. When that happened, it would also bring shame to Lin Xiyue—killing two birds with one stone.
At that moment, the other colleagues in the office cast strange looks at Luo Xiu, with many even showing pity.
"That Yuehuang Entertainment City project? Who in our company would dare to even try and negotiate that?"
"With just the two of them? I bet when they meet Director Zhang from Yue Huang, they'll be too scared to speak and their legs will turn to jelly."
"Just you wait. Let's see how badly they screw this up!"