When his wicked ex-girlfriend beckoned him, CEO Li lost control!

Li Chengyuan's lips were tightly pressed together: "What do you think?"

Lin Zhixia lowered her eyes slightly, then suddenly couldn't help but laugh out loud, leaned close to Li Chengyuan, and pinched his cheek.

"Li Chengyuan, why are you so jealous?"

Her sudden closeness made Li Chengyuan stiffen, but he was still afraid that she would fall, so he reached out and supported her waist.

Lin Zhixia stumbled and bumped into his arms. Li Chengyuan could feel the softness of her body, and Lin Zhixia subconsciously reached out and wrapped her arms around his strong waist.

She could smell the faint scent of pine on him, and for a moment her heart was in turmoil.

Will he think I'm deliberately throwing myself at him?

The fact that he can show such mutual respect is already the best he can do.

But his figure, especially his waist, was very firm with no excess fat. Lin Zhixia looked up and secretly glanced at Li Chengyuan's handsome face.

His bone structure is truly exceptional; viewed from the side, the lines of his brow ridge and nose bridge rise and fall in a harmonious manner, like the undulating mountains in the distance.

As fate would have it, Li Chengyuan suddenly lowered his eyes, and their eyes met.

The distance was so close that the fine downy hairs on her face were faintly visible in the dim light, and her eyelashes trembled slightly with nervousness.

Lin Zhixia even forgot to dodge, only knowing that her heart was beating faster and faster. His eyes were deep and unfathomable, as if he could see into the depths of her heart.

"Are you alright?"

Li Chengyuan asked in a deep voice.

Lin Zhixia then came to her senses, hurriedly released him, and took a step back. She hurriedly lowered her head and pretended to fix her hair, afraid that he would see her panic, and even more afraid that he would find out that she had been staring at him intently.

"No...it's nothing. Let's go quickly, don't keep your boss waiting."

She took the lead and walked ahead.

Li Chengyuan took two steps to catch up: "Your face is so red, are you sure nothing's wrong?"

Lin Zhixia hurriedly touched her face, which was burning hot. She pretended not to hear and quickened her pace, but Li Chengyuan was tall and had long legs. She jogged, but he caught up with her in just two steps.

Lin Zhixia: "..."

To die!

Do you really have to have such long legs?

Whether Li Chengyuan did it on purpose or not, he kept asking Lin Zhixia questions in her ear.

"Your face turned red just now because of how I looked at you."

Lin Zhixia was a little annoyed: "When did I blush? You're just seeing things."

Li Chengyuan followed closely behind her, his eyes deep and unfathomable, revealing no emotion.

When the two of them got into the store, they realized that Yang Guang had chosen barbecue, and given the hot weather, it was indeed a perfect time to eat barbecue.

Yang Guang waved enthusiastically to the two of them as soon as he saw them.

"Xiao Li, over here..."

Li Chengyuan and Lin Zhixia stepped forward and greeted Yang Guang.

"Hello, boss."

"Hello, Mr. Yang."

Yang Guang simply nodded to Lin Zhixia and then gestured for Li Chengyuan to sit down.

When Song You saw Lin Zhixia, her smile froze, and she couldn't even be bothered to pretend anymore.

She looked at Li Chengyuan: "Li Chengyuan, today is our internal staff celebration party. Why did you bring your girlfriend? Didn't you used to hate it when she was always clinging to you and asking you to send her your location every half hour?"

"Ahem, Song You, this is a matter between the two of them. Why are you interrupting? One more person won't make a difference."

Yang Guang coughed awkwardly twice and hurriedly tried to mediate.

"Besides, Xiao Li is so capable now, maybe it's all thanks to Miss Lin, his virtuous wife."

Song You sneered sarcastically, "Isn't that all thanks to his girlfriend? That's why Li Chengyuan works so hard. Otherwise, how could he afford his girlfriend's high daily expenses? No matter how much he works hard to earn in a month, it all goes to paying off debts."

"It's only because Li Chengyuan is strong that he's like this. If it were someone who wasn't strong, they probably would have developed depression long ago."

"Song You!" Li Chengyuan's voice suddenly turned cold, his expression as drastically as the weather changed in an instant, with a raging storm and tsunami stirring up waves.

At this moment, Li Chengyuan was shrouded in a heavy gloom, which frightened Song You so much that she shrank back and immediately fell silent.

Yang Guang had always thought Li Chengyuan was a relatively calm person, and had never seen him get so angry before, so he was quite shocked.

He gave an awkward twitch of his lips, just as the owner brought out all the skewers.

"Alright, let's eat quickly. I heard this barbecue place is the most famous. Luckily we came early, otherwise we would have had to wait in line."

Then the waiter brought four more bottles of draft beer. Just as Lin Zhixia was about to take them, Li Chengyuan pressed down on her wrist.

"Do you want a drink?"

Lin Zhixia smiled faintly: "It's so hot in the summer, I'll drink some of this to cool down. Anyway, I don't have much work to do today."

She had to admit that what Song You had just said had indeed made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Although she knew it was the original owner who did it, who cares about the truth?

She had never done anything like this before, but now she felt incredibly guilty, and she had been feeling uneasy for the past few days.

So this is what it feels like to have a guilty conscience.

She felt sorry for Li Chengyuan. The original owner had treated him like this, yet he was still so responsible and insisted on doing everything according to the original owner's wishes.

Seeing that she had already said that, Li Chengyuan did not press the matter further.

"Okay, you can drink. You can drink as much as you want while I'm around, but there's one thing: when we're out, I hope you don't touch a drop of alcohol, because you never know who you're eating with."

Li Chengyuan's eyes were serious, his long, dark eyes gleaming with a cold light, and his upturned corners were slender and delicate, like they were meticulously drawn with a fine brush.

Lin Zhixia knew that Li Chengyuan was saying this for her own good.

"Um."

She took a sip from the glass and felt the cool, mellow liquor slide down her throat, carrying the aroma of malt, instantly dispelling the heat throughout her body.

Whether it was the hot weather or her frustration, Lin Zhixia drank more than half a bottle in one go.

Li Chengyuan quickly snatched the cup away: "Drink slowly, you'll get drunk if you drink too fast."

Lin Zhixia smacked her lips, still seemingly unsatisfied, and said, "It's nothing."

While eating his kebabs, Yang Guang casually asked Li Chengyuan.

"Xiao Li, I heard your girlfriend is working too. You two are working so hard, are you planning to get married?"

Li Chengyuan was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously lowered his eyes to look at Lin Zhixia.

"Look at her."

Yang Guang immediately asked Lin Zhixia, "Miss Lin, do you have any plans to get married?"

Lin Zhixia had never thought about marriage. She was already thinking about running away. Marrying Li Chengyuan? What a joke! Wouldn't that lock herself in?

But she couldn't very well say to Li Chengyuan that she didn't want to get married, or he would start overthinking it.

Lin Zhixia casually made up an excuse: "Let's save some more money. Getting married is a big deal, and we'll need a house eventually. It's not stable to keep renting."