Chapter 87: A Little Scheming

Chapter 87: A Little Scheming

Fu Yining stood by the floor-to-ceiling window, counting off the areas she had already explored.

Earlier, she had wandered over to the bookshelf out of boredom but soon retreated silently. The books on the shelf were definitely not something an ordinary person like her could understand—they might as well have been written in a foreign language!

Fu Yining was certain that this private lounge was Yu Zhili's residence outside of his home. The entire room's color scheme was as cold and minimalist as the man himself.

Fortunately, the sunlight pouring in from the floor-to-ceiling window was ample enough to warm up the chilly atmosphere.

The warmth of the sun made her sleepy.

"Gurgling——"

Her stomach let out an unfortunate growl, reminding her that it was time to eat.

Fu Yining glanced at the closed door, thinking that if he didn’t show up soon, she'd starve.

Yu Zhili ended his meeting earlier than usual, and even during the meeting, his aura had been surprisingly calm.

Several department managers noticed how hurriedly he left the meeting room and joked that CEO Yu might be rushing to see a cute young lady.

There was no cute young lady, but there was a beautiful wife.

As soon as Yu Zhili pushed open the door, Fu Yining, wearing a pout, appeared before him.

"You're here at last," she lamented.

"Sorry, I kept you waiting."

"Well, it wasn’t that long actually."

Fu Yining's heart softened as soon as he apologized. Knowing that this man, who could make the business world tremble with just a word, must be incredibly busy, she couldn’t really blame him, even if she pretended to.

"Come sit, the food will get cold soon."

The air conditioning was on in the rest area, and Fu Yining, feeling hot, took off her windbreaker, revealing a black-grey sweater underneath.

She placed the food from the thermal container onto the small table in front of the sofa. The aroma instantly filled the room. She introduced, "This is the soup made from the very vocal chicken this morning, with mushrooms from your hometown."

The smell was so good when it first came out of the pot, it almost made me drool!

"How's the taste?"

There was only one sofa, but it was spacious enough for two.

Yu Zhili took off his suit jacket and hung it on the nearby coat rack before sitting down.

Fu Yining shook her head. "I haven't tried it yet."

She had only caught a whiff before being hurriedly pushed out, unable to savor it.

Upon hearing this, Yu Zhili handed her his small bowl.

"No need, you go ahead and drink first."

Fu Yining also took a bowl and, after tasting it, sighed in satisfaction.

"Finally feeling alive again!"

"Ningning must be starving, right?"

Yu ZhiLi scooped some food onto her plate, and she didn’t refuse.

The "frog in warm water" analogy seems to be working its magic lately.

CEO Yu, ever the diligent host, served lunch to the refined Miss Fu, who was very satisfied and decided to give him a five-star review.

After the meal, Fu Yining was typing on her phone, while Yu ZhiLi was clearing the table.

Song: [Mom, have you seen Dad? Have you guys eaten?]

Fu: [Yes, I’ve seen him, and we’ve eaten.]

Song: [Okay, then I won’t disturb you guys! (smiling face)]

Fu Yining looked up and saw the handsome man in front of her wearing a white shirt and black dress pants.

The black vest on his upper body was tailored to accentuate his broad shoulders and narrow waist, and his muscles seemed ready to burst out as he bent down to clean.

Wow, I didn’t even notice!

She had been too focused on eating and hadn’t noticed before, but this man’s physique was quite impressive!

He wasn’t one of those overly muscular types; his arms, visible beneath the white shirt, had a perfectly elegant curve, especially the part exposed when he rolled up his sleeves.

"What’s wrong?" The man seemed to feel her gaze from behind but didn’t turn to look.

"Nothing, please continue!"

Caught staring, how embarrassing!

Fu Yining’s ears and cheeks flushed, and she quickly looked away, pretending nothing had happened.

Yu ZhiLi disposed of the trash, tied the bag, and set it by the door.

He turned and saw Fu Yining stifling a yawn.

"Sleepy?"

"No."

As soon as she spoke, a wave of drowsiness hit her, making her head spin slightly.

Yu ZhiLi gave a small smile, "Ningning, there’s a bed here, and the bedding is clean. You can rest first."

Fu Yining wanted to say she’d rather sleep at home, but what came out of her mouth was, "That would be too much trouble!"

"It’s no trouble, you go ahead and sleep."

"What about you?" Surely he wouldn’t work during his lunch break, right?

Yu ZhiLi pointed to the sofa she was sitting on, "I’ll sleep here."

"That doesn’t seem fair. You should sleep in the bed, and I’ll sit on the sofa for a while." Fu Yining was stunned for a moment, then shook her head.

"It’s okay, you go and sleep."

Seeing Yu Zhili skillfully take out a thin blanket from the wardrobe, Fu Yining immediately got up to vacate the spot she was sitting on.

"Ningning, good afternoon."

"Good afternoon."

Lying on her back on the bed, staring at the white ceiling above in a daze, Fu Yining began to doubt her own intelligence.

Why did I take over his resting room? Wouldn't it have been better to just sleep at home?

Blame it on Yu Zhili for being so manipulative. When she was too sleepy to think clearly, he gave her only two options: sleep on the bed or sleep on the sofa. She had been tricked by him!

Fu Yining realized this belatedly.

The tall man had crammed himself onto the narrow sofa, and he seemed to have fallen into a deep sleep, while she couldn't fall asleep because she was too frustrated...

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"Hey, Su Ying, what’s on your mind?"

Colleague Ding Jie saw Su Ying stuff a mouthful of rice into her mouth and then start spacing out, unable to help but tap her chopsticks on the table in front of her.

Su Ying snapped back to reality, looking puzzled. "Huh? What’s up?"

"I’m talking to you! You’ve got your favorite fish-flavored pork today, but you’re just sitting there spacing out!"

Su Ying looked down at the cold fish-flavored pork on her plate and sighed, "Dear, you know what? When I was on duty just now, I saw an extremely beautiful woman!"

"How beautiful?"

"She was so stunning that I couldn’t stop thinking about her, and I lost my appetite!"

Ding Jie got it. Su Ying was usually all about her food, so for her to lose her appetite like that, this woman must have been something else!

"So beautiful, and you didn’t ask for her contact information?"

Su Ying said embarrassedly, "I didn’t have the courage. Plus, I was on duty, and Assistant Qin was there too, so I didn’t dare to go and ask."

On any other day, I would have totally asked for her number so we could hang out sometime.

"Man, CEO Yu sure knows how to live. I’m so jealous!" Su Ying said again before picking up a chopstick full of rice and stuffing it into her mouth.

Ding Jie was puzzled. "Why are you bringing up CEO Yu again? What does this have to do with him?"

"Because the gorgeous lady I’m talking about is none other than CEO Yu’s wife!"

"Wait, can you say that again?"