Falling for the Contract Bride

Xiao Qingqing quickly fixed her makeup to make herself presentable and welcomed him, “Jinye, you’re

here.”

Lu Jinye paused his footsteps briefly upon noticing Xiao Qingqing. He then nodded at her.

“I tried to reach you many times last night.”

Biting her lower lips, Xiao Qingqing pretended to be hesitant. A mere few words were enough to send the

message.

She was trying to ask if Lu Jinye saw her missed calls. And if he did, why didn’t he call her back. She

was worried about him.

In the end, Lu Jinye took up his phone coolly and turned off silent mode, saying, “I didn’t have the time to

return the call.”

“Linda, call the executives for a meeting. We need to discuss the plans for the second half of the year.”

Almost immediately after replying to Xiao Qingqing, Lu Jinye turned to his secretary, who was standing

next to him and ordered.

Linda was a veteran who had worked under Lu Jinye for a few years. Her experience was on par with Mu

Zhi, but she had been reporting to Mu Zhi all this while.

However, through these years she had never seen Lu Jinye wore that intimidating face.

She quickly saw to it.

After five minutes, all of the executives had crowded the office, waiting for Lu Jinye’s appearance.

Lu Jinye showed up and took his seat on the host’s position. His terrifying demeanor attracted all eyes of

his subordinates. None of them dared utter a word.

Lu Jinye was seemingly ignorant of his abnormalities. He said, “Director of the Marketing Department

shall go first.”

Upon getting his name mentioned, the director of the Marketing Department stood to his feet sheepishly,

and reported to Lu Jinye, “In the second half of the year, the Marketing Department will focus our

investment on media and technology. Social media is the current trend. Influencers and upcoming new

forces are not to be overlooked, as for technology, in conjunction with the supporting government policy

on technology, we agree that this is where we should emphasize.”

“This is our roadmap.”

The director of marketing cleared his throat and displayed the statistical data on the screen.

But Lu Jinye barely took a glance before muttering, “Redo it, the data isn’t complete, the investment plan

lacks details.”

Following which, Lu Jinye continued, “Director of operation.”

“Yes, Mr. Lu.”

The director of the Operation Department rose to his feet and bowed at him courteously, saying, “In the

past year, the Operation Department has been focusing on the following.”

Similarly, the director of the Operation Department started presenting the data on the screen.

However, Lu Jinye did not spare a glimpse on the monitor. He merely listened with a stern face

throughout.

After half an hour, every single executive in the room was intimidated into adding contents into their

respective presentations at the last minute, as though facing the biggest threat of their lives.

Sitting at the side, Linda was scribing and pouring glasses of water to the executives. She was at a loss

for what was currently happening in the meeting room.

In the past, when she worked for Secretary Mu, she had never seen Mr. Lu with such a hot temper.

Could it be that… It had always been Mr. Lu’s character, but his anger was mollified by Secretary Mu?

No way!

Linda was terrified. If things carried on, she would soon fall victim too. Thus she must prepare herself for

the worst. In case she would lose her job immediately after assuming the position of the Chief Secretary.

Excusing herself to get water for the team, she snuck out of the room while everyone else was fixated on

the presentations. She sent a text to Mu Zhi.

‘Mr. Lu seems to be in a bad mood today, what do I do?’

Mu Zhi had just finished a consultation with a patient and was planning to take a quick break when her

phone rang. She lowered her head and noticed the text message from Linda.

Lu Jinye isn’t in a good mood today?

‘There is a blue can on my desk with some white tea inside, brew a cup of tea for Mr. Lu.’

Linda had no clue how Mu Zhi’s suggestion would help. She promptly replied, ‘What do you mean?

Using white tea to mollify his rage?’

In the end, she was answered with, ‘I have a patient now, talk soon.’

Linda stared blankly into the screen, then turned her eyes to the meeting room. Whatever… Regardless

of what it means, let’s just try.

Linda grabbed the teapot set, brewed a pot of piping hot white tea, and brought it into the meeting room.

She first placed a cup before Lu Jinye’s fingers.

Then, she distributed some to the rest of the executives before returning to her seat meekly, observing

every inch of Lu Jinye’s movement tactfully.

Lu Jinye frowned as he listened to the director of operation’s data presentation. He arched his brows and

asked, “Is that all? Have you tried figuring out the issues with common sense?”

The director of operation was left with no word.

Lu Jinye had not realized that the cup had been switched. He seized the cup and took a sip.

He knew that Linda tended to make coffee for him.

He was not particular with his drinks, as long as they invigorated him.

However, when the flowery scent came to his nose, Lu Jinye could not help but stun.

He lowered his head only to find some green color tea stems floating on the surface. The pleasant scent

instantly made him relax his deep scowl.