The husband is always gentle and refined in public and a good husband at home, but he becomes extreme when his wife does something wrong.
If she continues to serve in this household, she'll run into problems sooner or later!
No, I have to leave. No matter how much salary they offer, I can't stay here!
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Author's Note:
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 17:57:35 on May 16, 2022 and 22:26:08 on May 17, 2022!
Thank you to the little angel who watered the nutrient solution: Yu (3 bottles);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 76
As I stepped out of the recording studio, a light rain began to fall, the gray sky making me feel drowsy.
Upon seeing Jiang Lai, the fans were immediately excited, ignoring the light drizzle and screaming loudly, preferring to get wet themselves rather than ruin the gifts they had given to Jiang Lai.
Anna held an umbrella to the side, and security personnel were maintaining order. A fan was pushed by someone and fell in front of Jiang Lai. Jiang Lai was startled and her first reaction was to help the fan up.
Seeing this, the security personnel, worried about losing their jobs, grabbed the fan's arm and tried to pull him away.
Jiang Lai spoke up to stop her: "Wait, wait, didn't you see someone fall? Why are you using so much force?"
The security personnel all knew that Jiang Lai had powerful connections and dared not provoke her, so they could only apologize.
Jiang Lai helped the fan who had fallen up. Before she could say anything to show her concern, a phone case was slipped into her arms. It wasn't very valuable, but she could accept it.
"Thank you."
Halfway through his sentence, the fan blushed and ran into the crowd, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Jiang Lai scratched her head, thinking: Am I that scary?
After getting on the bus, Jiang Lai unpacked the phone case. It was a very ordinary model, the kind sold in shopping malls, made of pure black soft silicone.
Anna assumed she didn't like it, so she said, "Give it to me, I'll take care of it for you."
Jiang Lai asked, "How should we handle this?"
"Of course, you should keep it at the company. You must keep the letter safe."
Jiang Lai took off her old phone case and tossed it to Anna, then put on the one a fan had given her: "Could you throw away my old one for me?"
"Oh well."
Anna looked at Jiang Lai's phone on her lap and became increasingly suspicious: "Why would they give you this phone case? Aren't gifts from fans usually donations for fan support?"
Jiang Lai didn't pay attention and casually said, "Maybe it's because I like black and white."
"oh......"
Today is Qixi Festival, and Jiang Lai wanted to spend it with Lin Zhi, but unfortunately she was too busy with work. Because of the rain, she couldn't tell the time. Her phone showed 6:10, which was rush hour and the roads were congested.
The rain gradually intensified, with large drops of rain pelting the car windows like bullets. The asphalt road was filled with moisture, creating a scene resembling a fairyland.
"How much longer?" Jiang Lai asked.
The driver looked at the endless stream of cars ahead and sighed, "It'll take at least an hour. It's Qixi Festival today, and everyone's out on dates, yet we're caught in rush hour."
Jiang Lai frowned. If she continued gambling like this, she didn't know if she would be home by eight o'clock.
How far is it to the company?
The driver said, "It's not far back to the company. Just turn at that intersection ahead and take a long straight road, and you'll be there."
Jiang Lai hesitated for a moment, and only after the car in front started moving did she decide: "Turn at the next intersection and go to the company."
"good."
As they approached the company, Jiang Lai leaned close to Anna, her tone as if she were meeting up in a police drama: "Has the stuff arrived?"
Anna paused for a moment, then quickly replied, "It's ready. It's stored with Xiao Wang at the front desk."
"Not exposed?"
"Xiao Wang said that General Manager Lin found out today and deducted 100 yuan from his payout, saying he'll have to ask you to pay it back."
Jiang Lai was stunned, then transferred money to Anna with a bitter face: "My sister is too much. She even deducted money from the gift I gave her."
Anna smiled as she accepted the payment: "Mr. Lin, don't you know? Company rules state that we can't bring these items into the company."
"well..."
The car stopped, Anna got out first and opened her umbrella, and Jiang Lai followed her out and walked under the umbrella. The two walked into the company side by side.
There's a shelf by the entrance specifically for holding umbrellas.
When Xiao Wang, the receptionist, saw Jiang Lai, she came over carrying a suitcase and complained, "You actually came! You'd better take this little devil away quickly. She's been hidden so well, but she can't behave herself when she hears President Lin's voice. She keeps calling out to him, and President Lin is even worse. He's been touching her for ages. He clearly likes her a lot. I feel like his maternal love is overflowing!"
Jiang Lai, feeling ashamed, said apologetically, "I'm sorry."
Jiang Lai thought she was finished speaking, but that wasn't the case...
Xiao Wang: "President Lin is really too much! You know what? I let my guard down! I thought President Lin was going to let me off this time. I was searching my mind for words to praise President Lin. I was about to say something, but the next second President Lin had a stern face."
Xiao Wang cleared his throat and mimicked Lin Zhi's uniquely gentle tone: "Xiao Wang, the company has rules that pets are not allowed during work hours, especially in your position. What if someone sees this? Fining you a hundred yuan wouldn't be too much, would it? Just this once is the last time."
Jiang Lai was tired of hearing it, so she changed the subject to divert Xiao Wang's attention: "How about I treat you to Black Forest cake? It's been really popular lately, isn't it? When do you get off work? I'm a little late. How about I order some takeout for you tomorrow?"
Upon hearing about food, Xiao Wang abandoned his complaints and swallowed hard: "It's not too late to buy now. I'm always the last one to leave work. Qi Chuan is coming over today, and General Manager Lin is having a meeting with them, so it'll probably be a bit late."
"Oh, then I'll order for you now."
Jiang Lai sat on the sofa scrolling through her phone, pressing the payment button and waiting for the delivery rider to bring it over. Xiao Wang went to the front desk to busy himself, happily waiting for the Black Forest cake.
Anna opened the box and took out the whimpering little guy. The Bichon Frise's snow-white fur felt very comfortable to touch. Its round, big eyes, like black beans, stared at Jiang Lai. It tilted its head and then grinned.
Jiang Lai took the little guy and held him in her arms. The little guy was very well-behaved, not moving or barking. Jiang Lai stroked his fur while muttering, "Little guy, you've made me lose money and my ears today."
It seemed to understand Jiang Lai's words, and rubbed its round head against Jiang Lai's chest.
There was a dog on the set of the previous drama. It was a pet, but it always came to the set to wander around. It earned countless sausages by being cute. Lin Zhi couldn't move when she saw it. She squatted down and played with the dog for a long time, not afraid that it would bite her.
Jiang Lai kept this in mind, thinking that she must buy Lin Zhi a pet when she had time. She asked You Yi to find someone to buy a Bichon Frise, planning to deliver it to the company on Qixi Festival and have the receptionist Xiao Wang give it to Lin Zhi after get off work. Then she would go home to prepare a candlelight dinner and wait for the two of them to come back for dinner together.
The plan was disrupted by the sudden downpour and traffic jam, but Jiang Lai still decided to come to the company to personally deliver it to Lin Zhi. As for the candlelight dinner... Jiang Lai had already made a reservation in the car. It wasn't easy to make a reservation, but she paid a high price.
As the workday ended, people gradually came out of the elevator, and they would come over to pet the little guy in Jiang Lai's arms. The little guy wasn't afraid of strangers, but he wasn't very energetic.
"Is it cold?" Anna asked.
It was only after Anna reminded her that Jiang Lai realized it was indeed trembling. Jiang Lai thought for a moment, then took off her coat and wrapped it up. The wrapping was so clumsy that it could easily strangle the dog.
She took off her coat, leaving her only in a cropped T-shirt underneath.
Anna panicked: "Why did you give it your coat? It was borrowed from the production team, and you have to return it."
There was no sign of rain in the morning, and Jiang Lai was only wearing a t-shirt. After the recording, it suddenly started raining. Afraid that Jiang Lai would get cold, Anna specially borrowed a coat from the production team. The puppy was at the age where it needed to sharpen its claws, and if the coat got scratched, they would have to pay for it.
Jiang Lai wasn't bothered at all and generously said, "It's okay, just send a message to the production team now and ask if we can buy this dress."
You can buy it, but there's no need!
Anna had no choice but to contact the program team as Jiang Lai requested.
Almost everyone had left, but Jiang Lai still hadn't seen Lin Zhi. Holding her dog, she walked to the front desk and asked Xiao Wang, "Isn't Sister Lin going home yet?"
Xiao Wang glanced at the time and said, "It's still early. President Lin often works overtime, and sometimes when it gets too late, she tells me to go home first."
During the conversation, the elevator doors opened, and Jiang Lai excitedly ran over to look, only to be disappointed by the person inside.
Zhang Zhen glared at her: "What? Seeing how upset we are made you look like a bitter gourd."
Jiang Lai explained, "No, no, I thought it was Sister Lin."
Kevin loves animals and can't resist petting a dog for a long time before letting go: "You're looking for Lin Zhi? I didn't see her. Zhang Zhen saw her, didn't you? Didn't you just go looking for her?"
"Ah." Zhang Zhen sighed, pulling Jiang Lai aside to ask, "Are you and Lin Zhi together?"
The question was so sudden that Jiang Lai didn't know how to answer it for a moment. Zhang Zhen was Lin Zhi's good friend. Didn't Lin Zhi mention it?
Zhang Zhen urged, "Just tell me if you have it or not, why are you pretending with me?"
Jiang Lai didn't know why Lin Zhi was keeping it from Zhang Zhen. She was a little unhappy, and it was written all over her face: "They're together."
"Oh no!" Zhang Zhen exclaimed regretfully, "I didn't know you two were together. I should have stopped it if I had known."
"Stop what?"
Zhang Zhen was taken aback, then chuckled and said, "It's nothing, I have to go now."
Without giving Jiang Lai time to ask any more questions, she grabbed Kevin and ran out of the company as if they were escaping.
Jiang Lai pondered Zhang Zhen's words. It didn't seem like he had said something wrong on purpose. What had happened upstairs to make her look like that? She thought for a moment, then stepped into the elevator.
Anna naturally followed Jiang Lai inside, but she was a little worried: "President Lin is in a meeting, is it really appropriate for us to go up like this?"
Jiang Lai frowned, looking at the two rows of numbers and pressing the button for Lin Zhi's office floor: "I wish she were in a meeting."
Anna was completely confused, but she had no choice but to follow along.
The elevator stopped running. As soon as Jiang Lai stepped out of the elevator, she was stung by the pink candles on the ground. It wasn't that they actually hurt her, but she just found them an eyesore.
"Blow it out."
"What?" Anna was still admiring the two neatly arranged rows of candles, feeling envious.
Jiang Lai repeated, "Blow them all out."
Anna swallowed. It was the first time she had ever seen Jiang Lai like this. Her face was slightly gloomy, and she was suppressing the flames of anger in her heart.
There weren't many candles; they were just laid out from the meeting room entrance to Lin Zhi's office door. Anna blew them all the way, until her cheeks ached.
Jiang Lai put the dog down, and the little dog followed her into Lin Zhi's office. She turned on the light, and there was a large bouquet of roses on the table, about 999 in total, with a ring box next to them.
Cluck...cluck...
Anna heard the sound of teeth grinding and saw the little fool constantly grabbing Jiang Lai's leg. Fearing that she might be caught in the crossfire, she went over and picked up the dog.
The door to the next conference room was pushed open, and rustling conversations could be heard.