Chapter 60: Wen Xiaorou, she is mine! [10]

"Fine! Fine! Fine! I surrender." Seeing Wen Xiaorou get angry, Chu Ge immediately released his arms that were holding her and raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

"From now on, you are not allowed to ask me to accompany you for meals. You must keep your distance from me, and we are only to communicate about work," Wen Xiaorou warned, looking disgusted as she brushed and patted the shoulder of her jacket where Chu Ge had embraced her, seeing that he had compromised.

"You are depriving me of my human rights," Chu Ge complained, looking thoroughly displeased in turn.

"We are just colleagues, in a superior-subordinate relationship," Wen Xiaorou argued.

"You are crossing the river and then demolishing the bridge."

Wen Xiaorou pouted, shot Chu Ge a sidelong glance, and said, "I never intended to cross this bridge in the first place. Why don't you just send me back to where I started?"

With just a few words, Wen Xiaorou left Chu Ge speechless. Anyway, she didn't care which position she held; transferred back to the front desk, she might even have a few chances to catch a glimpse of Jing Nuo. Ever since she was transferred to the R&D department, she hadn't even caught a shadow of him.

The more disdainful Wen Xiaorou acted toward him, the more interested Chu Ge became. So he decided to play the rogue as well: "The water-side pavilion gets the moonlight first; I won't let you get your way."

The elevator reached the lobby. Wen Xiaorou stepped out first, then turned back to look at Chu Ge and gave a cold laugh: "Heh! Heh! Heh!"

When she turned around to face the lobby, Jing Nuo was standing by the adjacent elevator entrance, looking at her with a cold smile. The triumphant look on Wen Xiaorou's face vanished instantly, replaced by a deadpan expression as she immediately bowed at a ninety-degree angle and said, "Hello, President Jing."

Jing Nuo glanced at Wen Xiaorou, then looked past her at Chu Ge behind her. The activity level of these two people in the company seemed rather high lately; it appeared the rumors were being verified—his ex-wife was dating Chu Ge.

Seeing Wen Xiaorou greet him, Jing Nuo's face instantly darkened. Wen Xiaorou was having a pretty comfortable time of it; not only had she been promoted, but she had also found love. She seemed to be having a grand time at Shangjing.

"Help me prepare some documents later," Jing Nuo turned his head to look at the descending elevator and instructed Wen Xiaorou.

Upon seeing this, Chu Ge immediately stepped up beside Wen Xiaorou, looked at Jing Nuo, and asked, "Where is President Jing's assistant?"

Jing Nuo lowered his head to adjust his cuff button, slowly raised his head, and asked, "Do I need to ask Director Chu for permission when I use my personnel?"

Chu Ge remained completely calm, shrugged, and smiled, "Okay."

Wen Xiaorou stood stupidly to the side, watching the contest between the two men, feeling a surge of nervous tension. She hoped Chu Ge would win so that she could avoid meeting Jing Nuo and prevent any conflicts with him.

Yet, she also felt a lingering desire to help Jing Nuo. Wen Xiaorou's state was a classic case of illness—she was suffering from decision paralysis. But how could Jing Nuo, the supreme big boss, possibly lose?

When Jing Nuo boarded the elevator and saw Wen Xiaorou still standing blankly in place, he asked with extreme impatience, "Are you coming or not?"

Realizing that Jing Nuo was somewhat angry, Wen Xiaorou quickly looked up at Chu Ge and said, "Director Chu, I'll be heading up first then."

Chu Ge waved his hand helplessly, signaling Wen Xiaorou to hurry up and follow Jing Nuo so she wouldn't get scolded again.

Inside the elevator, Wen Xiaorou kept her head down, uttering not a single word. This was supposed to be her lunch break to rest, yet she still had to work overtime. Furthermore, Jing Nuo seemed to be in a very bad mood. Had she known she would run into this, she might as well have gone to lunch with Chu Ge earlier; at least Chu Ge wouldn't snap at her or show disgust toward her.

Seeing that Wen Xiaorou wouldn't even look him in the eye, Jing Nuo felt an inexplicable blockage of anger in his chest. This woman was paying less and less attention to him.