Five years without pregnancy means you're too weak; I remarried a powerful man and had triplets

"Sensory deprivation, rhythmic misalignment, leaving room for imagination..."

He slowly repeated these keywords, his gaze deep, "Shen Zhiyi, you're not just editing the visuals, you're editing the audience's nervous reactions."

He leaned forward, his hands resting on the table. That long-lost sense of oppression that belonged to those in a superior position returned, but this time, it was mixed with appreciation and a hint of... interest.

"Just cut out a version according to your idea. I need to see the effect."

"Yes, Mr. Lu."

Shen Zhiyi agreed, but in her heart she knew that at this moment, she had used her expertise to break through Lu Zichuan's defenses.

At the same time, an indescribable excitement welled up in her heart.

In the past, when she collaborated with Hsu Che-sheng, her opinions were always taken away. He didn't understand her ideas, and he didn't understand why she spent so much time constructing the process of the work. Why didn't she just follow his filming?

Shen Zhiyi would argue with him every time, and several times she even had to edit two versions to show Xu Zhesheng the difference between her thinking and his.

Although she was always chosen in the end, over time she would start to feel a little unhappy.

She was clearly putting in a lot of effort for his movie, but he just couldn't understand, which made her always end up spending more time on it.

This time, when facing Lu Zichuan, he seemed to be able to completely understand her thoughts, and even felt excited about her editing.

This is the joy of being recognized by the strong.

A hint of excitement flashed in Shen Zhiyi's eyes. She bowed to Lu Zichuan while holding her pile of belongings, and then prepared to leave.

At this moment, Lu Zichuan spoke up: "Wait a minute."

Shen Zhiyi paused slightly and turned around: "President Lu, do you have any further comments?"

"Did no one give you a hard time in the editing department today?"

He had worked with all those people, and each of them had their own temper. They were all top performers at other companies, and he was never satisfied with their editing. However, they always had their own ideas, and he had to get angry to keep them in check.

Shen Zhiyi recalled the scene from the meeting that morning. They were indeed a bunch of troublemakers, but she was already impressed by her editing skills.

She shook her head: "No."

There's no need to report this to superiors; it would just make her look incompetent.

Lu Zichuan's gaze lingered on her face, as if trying to determine whether she was lying.

Shen Zhiyi stood calmly in front of him, without flinching at all.

After a long silence, Lu Zichuan pursed his lips and said, "That's good. If they don't obey you, you can exercise your rights as chief editor at any time, not limited to threats and suppression. If all else fails, just tell me."

Shen Zhiyi smiled and said, "Okay, President Lu."

Lu Zichuan looked at her again, but found that her face was calm and without any other emotion.

The emotions that had just eased slightly surged up again.

His Adam's apple bobbed slightly, but he didn't say anything: "It's alright, you can go back to work."

Shen Zhiyi then turned to leave, but paused at the door, turned back to Lu Zichuan and said, "Mr. Lu, there's something I'm not sure if I should say..."

Lu Zichuan raised his eyes. "Speak."

"That's right... Both boys and girls need to be coaxed in relationships. The higher your position, the more pressure you put on them. Constantly putting pressure on them will only push them further away from you."

Thinking of Pei Jin's red eyes before she entered the room, she cautiously offered her opinion.

Lu Zichuan paused, repeating her words: "Whether it's a boy or a girl?"

Seeing that his expression was off, Shen Zhi felt that she might have been meddling too much, so she laughed it off and said, "It's just my own opinion, Mr. Lu, you don't need to take it to heart. I'll go back to work now."

After saying that, she ran away in a flash.

Lu Zichuan tapped his fingertips lightly on the table. Shen Zhiyi's question, "Boy or girl?" had just struck him like a needle, neither too hard nor too softly.

He savored the memory of her businesslike yet cautiously admonishing tone, feeling that something was off about it.

"Assistant Wang." He pressed the intercom, his voice returning to its usual coldness.

"Mr. Lu, you called me?"

Assistant Wang appeared at the door shortly afterward, dressed in a well-tailored black suit that accentuated his muscular physique, with a well-trained and respectful expression on his face.

"Come in." Lu Zichuan put down his pen and leaned back. "I have something to ask you."

Assistant Wang stepped forward two steps and stood with his hands at his sides: "Please give your instructions."

"If a woman tells you before she leaves that whether you're a boy or a girl, you need to be coaxed in a relationship..."

Lu Zichuan paused, his brows furrowing almost imperceptibly, as if even repeating those words himself felt awkward. "What does she mean by that?"

Assistant Wang's heart skipped a beat, and his pupils contracted almost imperceptibly.

He quickly grasped the key information implied in President Lu's words: it must have been Shen Zhiyi who said it, and President Lu's obvious indigestion reaction.

He immediately recalled the scene of Pei Jin running out crying at noon, the rumors he had heard before about Secretary Pei seemingly having some "inappropriate thoughts" about President Lu, and the fact that President Lu was rarely seen with women...

And combined with Editor Shen's vague statement about boys and girls...

A bold guess instantly formed and began to frantically alarm in his mind.

Miss Shen... could it be that you misunderstood that President Lu... is interested in a boy like Pei Jin, or worse, you actually believed the rumors and misunderstood that President Lu... doesn't like women?

Assistant Wang broke out in a cold sweat, but his face remained impassive. He spoke with more caution, his tone carrying a barely perceptible hint of probing: "President Lu, perhaps Miss Shen saw Pei Jin leave with red eyes and thought that you... are too harsh on your subordinates in matters of the heart, or that your approach to handling such situations lacks... well, a gentler communication style."

He carefully avoided using the word "coax," instead using a more neutral description, while deliberately emphasizing the categories of "subordinates" and "outside of emotions," attempting to guide Lu Zichuan's possible associations to a simple workplace management issue.

Lu Zichuan was incredibly perceptive; he didn't miss Assistant Wang's subtle pauses and deliberate shifts in wording.

His eyes darkened, and he instantly understood Assistant Wang's unspoken message.

Shen Zhiyi's words were not a general statement, but a specific one, implying that Lu Zichuan was bad at coaxing people, and might even... have misunderstood his sexual orientation.

Or at least, did they misunderstand his approach to relationships?

An indescribable sense of irritation welled up inside me, mixed with a hint of the absurdity of being misunderstood.

Over the years, he has never been surrounded by women. There have been some rumors that he likes men, but he has never paid attention to what others say and has never taken it seriously.

Unexpectedly, at this critical juncture, Shen Zhiyi misunderstood him.

No wonder she told Yang Chun'er that she wasn't interested in him...