Chapter 59: Wen Xiaorou, I want you! [9]

"No way." Chu Ge rejected flatly. Sharing a meal was the absolute best way to cultivate affection; how could he possibly let go of such a wonderful opportunity?

Wen Xiaorou stopped in her tracks, tilted her head up, and said, "Director Chu, I'll tell you a secret!"

"Oh? What secret?" Chu Ge seemed captivated by her topic. He also stopped, turned around, and looked down at her.

Wen Xiaorou cautiously scanned both sides of the empty, deserted corridor. Reassured, she stood on tiptoe and leaned close to Chu Ge's ear. Seeing that she still couldn't reach him, Chu Ge cooperatively bent his waist, bringing his ear down to her lips to listen to her secret.

"I'm a divorced woman." Believing that Chu Ge held feelings for her, Wen Xiaorou finally laid her ultimate trump card on the table—a card whose lethal impact could practically slay any man.

Hearing her secret, Chu Ge straightened up unhurriedly, stared directly into her eyes, and replied, "I know. I've read your resume."

Wen Xiaorou stared at him with wide eyes, disbelief written all over her face. If he already knew, why was he still playing along with the ambiguity and treating her so well? With his qualifications, finding an outstanding woman should be effortless for him.

Could it be that divorced women were simply easier to seduce? The thought popped into Wen Xiaorou's head unbidden. When she looked up at Chu Ge again, the man still looked as warm as ever, but a knot of discomfort formed in her chest. Being underestimated like this felt thoroughly irritating.

Suppressing a bellyful of frustration, she demanded, "Is it because divorced women are easier to get?"

"...What?" Chu Ge was left speechless and amused by her words. What kind of logic was that? Did she think unmarried women were hard to get for him?

With his hands on his hips, Chu Ge was so exasperated by Wen Xiaorou that he almost lost his breath. There were lines of women eagerly waiting to share a meal with him, yet the woman right in front of him thought so despicably of him.

Fine! He just happened to love this kind of personality, and he adored women with defenses raised so high—it made things much more challenging.

Chu Ge pressed his lips together, took a deep breath, and then exhaled slowly. The fists he had clenched moments ago suddenly relaxed as he patted Wen Xiaorou's shoulder and said, "Wen Xiaorou, it's time to eat."

Chu Ge's evasion left Wen Xiaorou confused. Was that a tacit admission or a denial? Seeing the helpless expression on his face, she began to wonder if she had misjudged him too harshly. Perhaps he was simply dragging her along just because he had no one else to eat with.

"Wen Xiaorou, I actually am a bad guy, so you'd better be extra careful," Chu Ge said, noticing her troubled expression. He only wanted to tease her further, keeping her off balance so she couldn't tell what was true and what was false.

"I'm not eating outside; I'm going to the cafeteria." Realizing he had given a definitive answer, Wen Xiaorou immediately spun around and bolted in the opposite direction.

"Hm? A woman I've set my sights on can't possibly escape." Reacting instantly, Chu Ge stretched out a long arm, reeled her into his embrace, and pulled her tightly into the elevator.

Inside the elevator, Wen Xiaorou struggled continuously, trying to push him away. Finding her efforts completely ineffective, she resorted to a threat: "If you keep this up, I'll resign!"

Mentioning resignation was actually the last thing Wen Xiaorou wanted to do, because if she truly resigned, she would have to get approval from Elder Jing, an excuse that was exceedingly difficult to come up with. But facing Chu Ge, she had no choice to but to play dirty.