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"Hmm.

" Xiu Mei hummed in agreement. She was just about to pick up another piece of the shrimp when she noticed how Lu Chen was deboning the fish in front of her.

nShe watched him looking so nonchalant as he clumsily separated the small fishbones from the meat as if he wasn't having difficulty doing it. Her eyes shifted to his expression and on the fish.

n...At this rate, would she still have any fish meat to eat?

nIt looked like he was throwing away the meat instead of just the fishbone.

nIs he… going to be okay?

nThe two of them fell into silence the moment her attention was shifted to what they are both doing.

nLu Chen who was concentrating on removing the fish bones.

nXiu Mei who worriedly watched what he was doing opposite him.

nShe watched him put a large chunk of the meat on the fishbone plate slowly. A few minutes later, the fish meat-filled lunchbox cover was placed in front of her. Her eyes glued on the small hill of meat and the one on Lu Chen's side mixed with fish meat.

nXiu Mei frowned a little bit as she tried reading Lu Chen's expression.

nMaybe it was on purpose and what he really wanted was to have more fish for himself?

nSince Xiu Mei didn't make a move on picking up the fish he just served, Lu Chen puzzledly looked at her direction noticing that she was staring at the small plate he set aside that was full of fish bones.

nHe got even more confused as he guessed why she was looking at it.

nDoes his wife prefer eating the fish bones part instead of the meat? Is Xiu Mei's taste like that?

nOr maybe he wasn't aware that fish bones could actually be eaten or is tastier than the meat part?

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"Wife?

"

nXiu Mei returned to her senses as soon as she heard him. Her eyes darted back to his face and as soon as their eyes met, she got fl.u.s.tered. She instantly looked away and she tried to act normal by picking up some fish meat with her chopsticks.

n��Ah, oh?

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nDang it! She almost got caught by the boss drooling over the fishbone pile.

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"Is it good?

" Lu Chen asked.

nShe nodded her head almost forcefully.

nForget it, it's just food. It would look dumb to fight with Lu Chen over a fish.

nThink about it, won't it be embarrassing if people discover that a president and his secretary argue over a piece of fish?

nThroughout that meal, Lu Chen kept clipping a lot of food to her bowl so she had to focus on eating her food.

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"I'm already full.

" She saw the Lu Chen wasn't going to stop clipping her food so with her chopsticks, she halted his actions by blocking his chopsticks that were about to approach her.

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"Then finish what's left on your bowl at least.

"

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"Oh.

"

nLu Chen finally stopped feeding her and finally ate his own meal. He was quick to finish his lunch when compared to Xiu Mei's eating speed. Despite that, he still looked elegant and prim when he ate when compared to Xiu Mei whose cheeks almost bulged from stuffing so much food.

nReally, her manners are all somehow gone at that time.

nXiu Mei volunteered to clean the table and lunchbox after that. After fixing them all into one side, she was now getting ready to return to her working station when Lu Chen walked up to her side of the couch and stood in front of her. He looked so tall looming over her.

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"Can I recharge?

" Lu Chen asked with a blank expression.

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"Huh?

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nRecharge?

nShe blinked for a couple more times. Does he want to borrow my phone charger? But he charges his phone wirelessly though?

nIt took her a full five seconds more for the words to completely register in her mind and understand what he was trying to say.

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"Ah, you mean you want a hug?

"

nWhen she said that, it somehow sounded as if she was talking with a kid trying to guess if what he wanted was a candy or a toy.

nLu Chen just nodded without opening his mouth.

nXiu Mei scratched the back of her head as she contemplated whether she should allow him to hug her at this time. After all, they're currently in the office and it would be really inappropriate to do that kind of stuff here. Even if it's the president's own office.

nAlso, what if someone suddenly walks in? Then won't their secret be revealed instantly? That would be a disaster!

nShe fell into silence and hesitated. Seeing this, Lu Chen sighed. His wife is too conscious of her position at work and even though he didn't want her to draw a line like this, he still has to respect her decisions.

nAfter all, their relationship is still in the progress of developing to a better stage and even though she already gave permission that he can hug her, at work, he still needs to maintain some appropriate distance according to her requests.

nGetting to spend lunch with her is already enough for him now. Then once their relationship turned for the better, he can slowly trick her and lessen their distance at work.

nFor now, what he did is he ruffled her hair before she left his office.

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"I'll see you later then.

" Is what he said before turning back and walking back to his table.

nXiu Mei pursed her lips as she watched the sulking Lu Chen go back to his table.

nSince they're at work, if she didn't maintain distance at all, their relationship as a boss and secretary relationship would just get messed up. She was just being stubborn when she said she wanted to keep her personal and professional life separated.

nThis time, she really couldn't allow Lu Chen to do something more than having lunch with her.

nShe finally left his office and resumed working. After finishing almost half of her stockpile on the table, she looked at the folders that were slowly piling up on her other side.

nIt was the papers she needed to pass to Lu Chen for signature and since they're pretty much not that urgent, she originally decided to give t to him tomorrow. But thinking back at Lu Chen's mood during lunch, she thought that if instead of hugging her she could just constantly show her face to Lu Chen, would his mood get better?

n...My god Xiu Mei, that sounded very narcissistic.

nShe almost slapped herself by thinking like that as she got more embarrassed.

n...But what if showing her face would really make him feel better?

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"....

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nXiu Mei's stared for a couple more minutes on the folder before finally reaching a decision.

nFine, as an apology since she denied him his request awhile ago. It's the least that she could do.

nXiu Mei stood up and marched back to the president's office with folders in her hands. Knocking twice, she opened the door and walked inside. There, she saw Lu Chen massaging his temples while he looked at the spread-out doc.u.ments in front of him.

nJust by seeing that, and remembering his complaint last night, she felt guiltier.

nBecause she missed a lot of work for the past few weeks, it was her assistant, Lu Shao and Lu Chen who are having the most difficult time.

nThey are already originally busy at this time of the year and to miss work for weeks, that would mean a lot of work needed to be pushed back and delayed at a later time.

nAs she continued her train of thoughts, the more she felt bad.

nShe slowly approached Lu Chen and sensing her presence, the president CEO looked at her with a smile.

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"Are you okay?

"

nShe asked, genuinely worried of his health and mood.

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"I'm fine.

" Lu Chen assured his wife seeing her concern in her eyes.

nDespite that, Xiu Mei still walked past the table and stood behind Lu Chen's chair. Puzzled, Lu Chen was just about to turn around when Xiu Mei firmly held the chair to stop it from turning around.

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"Close your eyes.

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nLu Chen was tempted to ask what was she trying to do but since he was aiming to be a good and pampering husband, he listened to Mrs.Lu and shut his eyes. A second later, he felt warm fingers touching his head and pressing them harder to massage it.

nRealizing her attentions, Lu Chen leaned back relaxedly on his chair as he let her continue what she was doing. It's a rare opportunity for the wife to take initiative in getting close to him so why would he push her away right?

nNo one declines a meal that serves herself to him.

nIf only Xiu Mei could hear his bold thoughts, she would surely get scared and run away from him. After all, a predator whose goal is catching the prey by making her slowly fall into his trap is a scary person, isn't it?

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