“Hi Annie. Hi, Wenye.” The chairman of Xinwei Group finally appeared onto the glittering scene.
Chen Xi breathed a sigh of relief and immediately stood up with a smile to welcome him. She chose this restaurant today precisely because she knew in advance that the chairman would be entertaining clients here. Her original plan was for her and Tang Wenye to be halfway through the meal when they just happened to meet the chairman by accident. With the chairman’s big mouth, it wouldn’t even take a day before oil and vinegar was poured and this matter was spread throughout the company. As soon as she goes to work tomorrow, she will become part of a love scandal with Tang Wenye through word of mouth.
[tn: pouring oil and vinegar – embellishing the details]
She wouldn’t count on Tang Wenye to submit this quickly of course. However, it should at least effectively shut out most of the company’s potential love rivals.
Humans are very strange animals. Even if someone practically isn’t familiar with a person at all, as long as they frequently hear others pulling them together, the heart will give rise to a peculiar feeling for that person, with the prerequisite being that that person’s circumstances weren’t bad.
What she wanted to take advantage of was precisely this subtle psychology. On the one hand, she can prevent other female employees from eyeing him and on the other hand, she can project her own figure into Tang Wenye’s heart.
But despite everything having already been prepared, there was an additional Wu Lin this Cheng Yaojin. [tn: referring to somebody unexpected]
However, gossiping wasn’t the responsibility of the chairman. He beamingly looked back and forth between her and Tang Wenye, “I didn’t expect you to get together with Wenye this fast.”
Tang Wenye smiled as he shook hands with him but inwardly he was very dissatisfied with Chen Xi. He was very clear about the means of women, but he didn’t think Chen Xi would act so quickly.
“Good evening, Chairman!” As if to highlight his own existence, Wu Lin stood up, his back straight.
The chairman finally seemed to notice that there were three people seated at the table. “Ai? A three person date ah? So romantic?”
Chen Xi’s smile immediately became a bit uneasy. “He is the company’s warehouse clerk and just happened to be in Wenye’s office so we came together. The more the merrier,” she said as she seamlessly changed her form of address from Director Tang to Wenye.
But Tang Wenye pretended to be unaware: “Director Chen was afraid that my and Wu Lin’s dinner would be too pitiful with just two bachelors so she did the honors of attending.” With that, he effectively turned Chen Xi into the third party.
In the company, Chen Xi was a diamond rank leftover woman. It was unknown how many infatuated young hearts have been stepped on under her pomegranate skirt. Even if she were to drop a napkin, it will be torn into 17 or 18 pieces and added to collections. But unexpectedly, after playing for such a long time, Tang Wenye still held an attitude of repelling people a thousand miles away. Her heart inevitably grew sullen and even the words she spoke were sour, “There was no other way, who let nobody invite me?”
[tn: leftover woman – successful, single career woman]
The chairman may be gossipy but he was very good at reading others. Upon hearing this, he quickly smiled, “I was talking with my wife yesterday about going to a hot spring this weekend. Since Wenye and Annie are free, it would be better to go together. Let’s call Richard and Mary too. The more the merrier.”
Hot spring?
Wu Lin’s eyes instantly sparkled. “Chairman, I want to go too.”
The chairman looked at him with a smile but the twinkle in his eyes definitely wasn’t of appreciation, “You’re also an employee of the company?”
“I’m the warehouse clerk.”
This was probably the first time the chairman had a warehouse clerk introduced to him. “But this time, it is only directors or above.”
The moment he said that, Chen Xi felt elated.
Tang Wenye, however, felt that these words were harsh. Even if Wu Lin wasn’t very tactful, the chairman’s words were blunt enough to be hurtful.
But the Stirling family never backs down, let alone that this matter concerned a major turning point in life (marriage). He insisted firmly, “I can pay for it myself.”
The chairman was also startled by his persistence. He carefully sized him up for a moment before suddenly saying, “You really resemble Harry Potter.”
“……”
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Chen Xi and Tang Wenye both felt at a loss with the huge change in the topic.
“Zs klof ilxfr Ljggs Ubaafg nfgs wemt. Po sbe tjnf jcs gfijalbcrtlq klat tlw, wjsyf P’ii jugff.” Ktf mtjlgwjc ijeutfv.
Jtfc Wl kjr gfilfnfv. Pa aegcfv bea atja atf mtjlgwjc’r megnf yjii kjr ralii j gfoerji.
“Cmaejiis,” Qe Olc rjlv gfrbieafis jr tlr wbeat aklamtfv, “Lf’r ws mberlc.”
The chairman, Chen Xi, and Tang Wenye：“……”
Although he managed to acquire an invitation from the chairman to next weekend’s hot spring trip, Wu Lin usually didn’t receive any work benefits or discounts. In fact, not only were there no advantages, there were also many disadvantages. The finance department had suddenly become fussy with the general affairs department and from auditing accounts to allocating funds, the logistics division bore the brunt of it.
People from the finance department had gone through Wu Lin’s warehouse several times but no matter how they investigated, his entries were like tofu with green onions; they were so clean that they couldn’t be any cleaner.
After three days of tossing around, the people from the financial department finally gave up after realizing that they would only be tiring themselves out if they continued.
When they called to announce that the check was over, the senior warehouse clerk almost kowtowed to the heavens in tears.
Wu Lin, on the other hand, didn’t feel anything in particular, only some regret. “There are fewer people coming to the warehouse now.”
The senior warehouse clerk reproached, “If you want to see people then you can see them after work. We are warehouse clerks, not prisoners looking forward to visitors!”
Thinking of visitors, Wu Lin was inevitably reminded of Tang Wenye whom he hadn’t seen in three days.
Since the dinner, the two had become like parallel lines. No matter how hard he strove to pass through the places where Tang Wenye might appear, it was all in vain. If it weren’t for the female staff members from other departments talking about him in the canteen, he would have almost thought that the other had vanished into thin air.
Yuan Zhengjie, his chief love advisor’s analysis was —— Tang Wenye was avoiding him. There are likely two main reasons: First, after the last dinner, Tang Wenye sensed that he was plotting against him, so he avoided him. Second, through their initial contact, Tang Wenye thought that he was a dangerous person, so he avoided him.
Wu Lin felt very wronged. “I clearly behaved very sincerely and courteously.”
“You ought to be glad you behaved very sincerely and courteously.” Even if Yuan Zhengjie didn’t see that scene with his own eyes, when he heard Wu Lin’s description, he found it quite inconceivable. He didn’t expect it ah, he really didn’t expect that his cousin, who usually looked like such a gentle, quiet and clever child, would unexpectedly turn into such a rogue at that critical moment!
And the most amazing part was that the chairman didn’t unexpectedly fire him after returning to the company.
“In any case, this weekend’s hot spring trip is your last chance.” Yuan Zhengjie may not understand magic but he does know that backlash from magic is a very grave matter. He once heard his aunt mention that many wizards had died precisely because of the backlash from their own magic and the number of modern wizards had sharply decreased as a result.
Wu Lin was at a loss. “But I don’t have much confidence.”
Yuan Zhengjie said encouragingly, “Weren’t you full of confidence in the beginning ma?”
Wu Lin mumbled indistinctly, “But as soon as I saw him, I became unable to talk like an idiot.”
“You didn’t become an idiot after seeing him, you’re usually an idiot,” Yuan Zhengjie corrected him.
“Then what should I do?”
“Male Cancers have a slight Oedipus complex so you must give them the appropriate maternal love,” Yuan Zhengjie said.
“Maternal love?” Wu Lin asked sluggishly.
“Such as asking about their well being, giving ubiquitous care, stepping forward at the crucial moment……” Yuan Zhengjie felt that saying too much may be misleading so he concluded, “In short, you need to let him feel your warmth.”
“By wearing more?” Wu Lin asked.
“Speaking of wearing,” Yuan Zhenjie looked at him up and down, “Do you have any beige or white clothes?”
Wu Lin thought for a moment, then nodded, “Yes.”
A quarter of an hour later.
He came out wearing a well-ironed white shirt with beige and black striped beach trousers.
“……” Yuan Zhengjie rubbed his nose and said sincerely. “I’ll sponsor the clothes.”
The Jinyuan hot spring hotel was known far and wide. Many were willing to drive for more than an hour on weekends just to relax there.
Since the chairman agreed to let Wu Lin join, he was naturally not stingy enough to make him take a taxi by himself. Therefore, that weekend, the chairman personally drove to his home and waited for him downstairs early in the morning.
In order to turn the hot spring trip into a courtship trip, Yuan Zhengjie especially helped prepare many props for him, such as a first aid kit, stationery, scissors and even a hammer…… Why was Doraemon popular with the public? It wasn’t just because it had a cute appearance, but also because it could pull out all kinds of tools to rescue the protagonist from his predicament at any time.
The chairman watched him come down with his bags and almost bent over with laughter. “Harry’s cousin, are you going to the hot spring hotel for a part-time job? The company regulations won’t allow that.”
The car window rolled down and the chairman’s wife, who was dressed like Hello Kitty, stuck her head out half way. When Wu Lin approached, her eyes immediately lit up. “Oh my! You really look like Harry Potter ne. Why don’t you wear a pair of large, framed glasses? If you wore glasses then it would be too alike. When is your birthday? I can send you a pair.”
Even after Wu Lin loaded his bags in the trunk and got into the car, the chairman’s wife’s chattering still showed no signs of ending.
He seemed to have understood why it always took so long every time the chairman held a meeting —— it was because he had been oppressed for so long at home.
With great difficulty, Wu Lin was able to ask about Tang Wenye’s itinerary when she stopped to drink water.
“Own arrangements,” the chairman replied very succinctly. Wu Lin believed that if he also spoke this succinctly during meetings, the efficiency of the company’s employees would definitely increase two fold.
Like this, she chattered the whole way to the hotel where Tang Wenye and Chen Xi had been waiting in the lobby.
Due to the insistence of the chairman’s and one of the director’s wives, the half day stay turned into a whole day stay.
Chen Xi was very unhappy when she saw that Wu Lin and Tang Wenye were sharing a room.
After the past few days of probing, she had already completely given up on Tang Wenye. After all, between *loosening the reins only to grasp them better and politeness, he was still able to distinguish between the two of them. However, her dislike for Wu Lin’s wasn’t as easy to resolve so whenever she saw that Wu Lin was happy, she was unhappy. Even so, there was nothing that could be done. The other directors were either dragged down by their families or with familiar friends. Only Tang Wenye was left out as a newcomer.
[tn: 欲擒故纵 – giving someone some leeway to get their guards down to better capture them]
After the rooms were arranged, everyone returned to their respective rooms, planning to rendezvous at the hot springs in half an hour.
In truth, the rendezvous was simply a formality. The chairman had brought them to the hotel, but does that mean he should also bring them to soak in the hot springs? Even if the chairman didn’t mind, that didn’t mean his wife would be willing ah. Therefore, there was no need to meet as everybody tactfully parted ways.
Wu Lin didn’t pay these things any mind at all. Currently, he was wholeheartedly focused on Tang Wenye who will be entering the same room as him.
Under his stare, Tang Wenye, who had been walking in front, almost laid down his arms and surrendered.
In fact, he had seen traces of Wu Lin in the hallways, dining hall, and by the elevator several times in the past few days. However, every time he saw him, he would subconsciously hide, his state of mind even more tense than that of a mouse running into a cat. When he thought of the bad premonition he had a while back, he had the feeling that it was turning into reality.
“Uh, Tang…… Wenye.” Between calling director and calling his name, Wu Lin finally chose the latter after a brief hesitation. He didn’t want the distance between them to become too big.
“What is it?” Tang Wenye snapped out of his train of thought.
“You passed it.” Wu Lin put his bags down and pointed to the door on the left.
Tang Wenye took out the key embarrassedly, “I just wanted to see what was there.”
When he was opening the door, Wu Lin stealthily turned around and chanted an incantation to conjure a water mirror in the palm of his hand to check the situation in the hallway.
Tang Wenye opened the door then noticed him furtively doing something behind his back and couldn’t help asking, “What are you doing?”
Wu Lin quickly turned around while hiding his hand behind his back, “Nothing. Oh, by the way, there’s nothing in the hallway, just a trash can.”
Tang Wenye looked at him inexplicably, then stooped down to pick up his bag before stepping in. “What’s so heavy?”
Wu Lin hastily picked up the other bag and followed behind him with a chuckle, “It’s a toolbox and first-aid kit.”
“This is a hot spring, not a primitive forest.” Tang Wenye placed his bag on the luggage rack. Since he had thought that they would only be there for half a day, he didn’t bring anything except some cash. “You take your time, I’m going downstairs to buy some swimming trunks.”
“I’ll go with you!” Wu Lin threw his bag on the bed.
Tang Wenye frowned imperceptibly, “You should unpack your things first.”
From the bed, Wu Lin slowly pulled at the zipper of the bag while staring at him unblinkingly.
Tang Wenye didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “I’ll wait for you.”
Shua.
The zipper was forcefully pulled.
In order to match Tang Wenye’s fondness for white and beige, Wu Lin was wearing a white shirt and beige khakis. Yuan Zhengjie’s only regret was that he couldn’t find a white or beige swimsuit for Wu Lin after searching all day.
Tang Wenye watched as he took out a plastic bag that was smaller than his other bag by a size and, one by one, began packing the swimming trunks, sunscreen, lotion, pedicure knife, band-aid…… “Won’t that be too much to bring?” If he went like that then other than switching to another bag, nothing would have changed.
“It won’t ah, they can be used,” Wu Lin said as he added in a pair of sunglasses. “Now that it’s this hot, sunglasses are very indispensable.”
“You might as well bring your other bag down with you ba.” In any case, there was a locker downstairs.
“No need, it’s too bulky.”
Tang Wenye asked helplessly, “Is there any difference between you going like this and you bringing your bag?”
“The bag can hold more of this.” Wu Lin took a ceramic Maneki neko out of his bag.
“What is that?”
“Piggy bank.”
“……” Could someone tell him why he would bring his piggy bank to a hot spring?
“He’s my cousin.”
LOL. This is so cute…I can’t stop grinning. Yes, Director…you should just surrender now
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Wu Lin is adorable.
Thank you for the chapter
Wu Lin is so amusing, hahaha haha. What a crazy boy. Trying to seduce Tang Wenye with the Doraemon strategy… Fufufufu
Thanks for the chapter!
I was legit screaming (inside) throughout this whole chapter!
Thanks for the chapter! 🙂
i can’t im laughing too hard tang wenye please take this chaotic dumbass home and swear your love for him
How to weird someone into loving you. Taking notes!
Yep! He should wear a pair glasses like Harry’s. Might as well act like one! 😂😂😂👍😍💛👏🤗😍
Lol😂
Thank you so much for the chapter!(๑´>᎑<)~❤
WU LIN!! AAAHHH 😂❤❤❤❤
I’ve surrendered. WL I’m speechless. 🤭😳😂😂
😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Lmao he brought a whole ass piggy bank. I can’t. This story is so funny but also the secondhand embarrassment I am having at work 😭