He stole his best friend's photos and fell for a tycoon's heir through online dating.

"Mr. Huo?" she called out again when he didn't speak.

Then, her pink tongue unconsciously darted out from between her lips and quickly licked her slightly dry lower lip.

Zhou Siyan instantly felt a surge of heat rush from his chest to the top of his head, then surge downwards, as if all the blood in his body was on fire.

Seduce him?

He lowered his eyes, trying hard to suppress the tangled mess of emotions back down his throat.

He's made a mental note of this too!

When he spoke again, his voice had returned to its usual indifference and composure.

"Please refine the plan this morning. You'll give a presentation at the meeting this afternoon."

Xia Ruo's brain went blank.

A report? She's an intern who's only been with the company for three days, and she's supposed to be reporting on a project plan at an afternoon meeting?

"Mr. Huo, I can't do it."

She quickly waved her hand, her speech becoming several decibels faster.

"How could I, a newcomer, do something like this..."

"Why not?" His tone left no room for negotiation.

"I read it last night, and it's very well written. It's decided then. You should prepare well."

After saying that, he glanced at her, a slight smile playing on his lips, and turned to walk towards the elevator.

Xia Ruo stood there, completely stunned, as if struck by lightning.

Sigh... I shouldn't have taken writing so seriously last night.

I should have written it at the level of a normal intern. It's barely passable and full of loopholes.

Now look what's happened; they've shot themselves in the foot.

She shook her head, sighed, and her gaze inadvertently swept over the time clock.

She suddenly realized what was happening and hurriedly pressed her finger down.

A mechanical female voice came through the system:

"Check-in failed - late."

Xia Ruo stared at the red "late" sign on the screen, completely frozen in place.

Just one minute. Just one minute to go.

Her perfect attendance award...

It's all because of Huo Sinian! If he had something to say, couldn't he have waited until she finished clocking in?

He didn't come earlier or later, but he spoke right at the exact moment her finger was about to press down.

It was intentional, this person definitely did it on purpose.

She clenched her fists and walked toward her workstation, gritting her teeth.

Behind her, the receptionist watched her huffing and puffing back and shook her head sympathetically.

Back at her workstation, Xia Ruo put her bag on the table, leaned back in her chair, and her chest heaved.

She picked up her phone, opened Zhou Siyan's chat window, and started typing rapidly.

"Brother, do you know what? Our CEO Huo is simply inhuman!"

"My baby barely made it to work one minute before clocking in today, just one last step away."

He insisted on talking to me about work, right next to the time clock!

By the time he finished speaking, I was late!!!

"Brother, do you think he went too far? Was he doing it on purpose?"

"You made me work so late yesterday, and then you prevented me from clocking in today. My perfect attendance bonus is gone, brother..."

Baby is so upset, sob sob.

She sent several messages in one go, followed by pitiful emojis, looking as wronged as if the whole world was against her.

-

In the top-floor office.

Zhou Siyan leaned back in his chair, looking at the girl's accusations against him on his phone, frowning and shaking his head helplessly.

Am I really that bad?

I started standing at the front desk at 8:30 in the morning to wait for her, hoping to say a few words to her under the guise of work. I even waited until the strangers had left before approaching her.

She didn't even notice. All she could see was the time clock and the perfect attendance bonus.

It's just a perfect attendance bonus. How much money does she want? I've never given her any. A whole Cartier set for her would be enough for her to get perfect attendance for ten years.

In her eyes, she was just a stingy boss who made things difficult for her employees and even calculated how to clock in.

He was so angry he almost laughed.

But that smile hasn't left her lips since just now.

This little girl is so hard to please and so difficult to coax.

He raised his hand to reply.

Zero: [Are you mistaken? I don't think a boss would bother with clocking in.]

Downstairs, Xia Ruo's eyes widened when she saw the message.

Not only did they not speak up for her, but they also defended President Huo?

She pouted defiantly, her fingers flying across the screen:

"Brother, why don't you believe me, but believe him?"

"Do you know him better than you know me? Are you more protective of him?"

"Baby is so sad and wronged. Brother doesn't love baby anymore, waaaaah."

After sending the message, she slammed her phone face down on the table, angrily picked up her water glass, and took a big gulp, her cheeks puffing out like a little pufferfish.

Top floor.

Zhou Siyan's brow twitched as he looked at the three messages.

"Do you know him better than you know me?"

He slowly exhaled.

He understands? Of course he understands. He understands it better than anyone else. It's about himself.

He stared at the message "Baby is so sad and wronged, brother doesn't love baby anymore" for three seconds.

Don't you love her anymore?

He leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and his Adam's apple bobbed slightly.

Did she know what she was saying? Did she know how much weight those four words carried in his eyes?

He recalled the distance between his breaths and hers when he bent down to wipe her mouth last night.

He recalled her reddened ears and the trembling of her fingertips as she gently applied ointment to his arm.

Even knowing that she had deceived him, he still couldn't bear to expose her.

Seeing her sad makes my heart ache uncontrollably.

Last night, he only said something to her gently, but the look of disappointment in her eyes caught his eye, and his heart instantly felt like it had been gripped tightly.

That feeling is still there...

He slowly opened his eyes. What should he do in this situation?

Zhou Siyan, who has never been in a relationship and has never lost a business deal, is finding himself in a difficult situation for the first time.

He picked up his phone, typed a few words, and then deleted them.

They typed and deleted.

The dialog box was empty, and the cursor blinked as if mocking him.

He hesitated for two seconds, then opened Doubao, copied and pasted the three messages Xia Ruo had sent, and typed a line:

What should my boyfriend do in this situation?

After deep thought, Doubao displayed a line of text—

"Of course I'd immediately bow my head and admit my mistake, and say sweet words to make my girlfriend happy."

As a boyfriend, you must always stand firmly on your girlfriend's side, even if she's a little capricious, you should try to make her happy first.

Never try to reason with a girl who's throwing a tantrum. Understand that your favoritism towards her is the most important reason.

Zhou Siyan stared at the line of text for a few seconds, and the corners of his mouth slowly curved up.

That makes sense.

He quickly switched back to the chat window.

Zero: [Baby, don't be angry. It was your brother's fault.]

Zero: [Brother shouldn't have spoken up for others; brother was wrong.]

Zero: [How about apologizing to the baby?]

(Transfer: 50000 yuan!)

Zero: [Let's buy the baby a cup of milk tea to calm down.]

After sending the message, he stared at the screen for two seconds, but there was no response from the other end.

Another one was added.

Zero: [If you don't forgive your brother, I'll book a plane ticket right now and go back to apologize in person.]