“Pretend boyfriend.”
Those words were like a thorn that had pierced deep into her heart, making her feel extremely awkward and uncomfortable.
Ying Xiaoxiao took a deep breath and expressed herself gently. “CEO Lu, even though you are my pretend boyfriend, I do truly need your help.”
Seeing her puppy eyes, Corey could not help feeling his heart soften. He purposely asked casually, “I just have to see your father, right?”
His sentence meant that he was willing to help her.
Ying Xiaoxiao felt extremely delighted as she said hastily, “Uh-huh. You just have to see my father.”
Corey thought for a while before saying casually, “All right, I have to agree then. After all, we did sign a contract.”
Hearing that he agreed, Ying Xiaoxiao heaved a sigh of relief as she spoke to him sincerely. “Thank you.”
Corey raised his brows and examined her, amusement rising from his eyes. “Why are you suddenly so polite today?”
Hearing the mocking tone in her voice, Ying Xiaoxiao snorted. “I’m in a good mood today! Remember what you promised me.”
After she spoke, she turned to leave the office.
Corey saw her walk out of the office as his lips curved up. “Actually, she is quite cute when she is obedient.”
…
When Ying Xiaoxiao was eating lunch, Rosiley told her that the rumor about her and Corey had spread across the entire firm.
“Damn it, we merely entered the company together.” Ying Xiaoxiao was speechless at how baseless rumors could be formed and spread.
Rosiley ate slowly as she stared at her friend and interrogated her. “You guys merely entered the firm together?”
“What else?” Ying Xiaoxiao glanced at her. “We merely met outside and decided to come in together.”
“Then why did you both have the same breakfast?” Rosiley asked.
Ying Xiaoxiao shrugged her shoulders and said helplessly. “Please, the omelet shop is just by the roadside next to the company. It’s normal for us to both buy them from there.”
“Really?” Rosiley frowned, skeptical of whether the matter was as simple as she made it out to be.
Seeing that she didn’t believe her, Ying Xiaoxiao changed the topic. “All right, let’s not talk about this. Tell me about the charity dinner of your husband’s firm.”
“If Rosiley knew that I stayed in Corey’s house for the night, she would definitely scold me for being promiscuous.”
However, Rosiley didn’t change the topic, but instead examined her with interrogative eyes, frowning gently. “Why do the clothes that you’re wearing today seem to not be of your style?”
She wore a beige knitted cardigan with a flowery dress. This ladylike style wasn’t what she usually wore.
“Why is this not my style?” Ying Xiaoxiao lowered her head to examine her clothes. “I wanted to try such a style, so what?”
Actually, she found this set of clothes in Corey’s closet. To be honest, these clothes were too obvious among Corey’s suits, and she noticed them immediately.
She was surprised to see women’s apparel in his closet, which simultaneously made her uncomfortable. since he placed these woman’s clothes in his closet, that had to mean that he was close to that woman.
It made her upset and uncomfortable, hence she wore them without asking him. Corey didn’t make any comment when he saw her wearing that, as if he had forgotten about this set of clothes.
Rosiley examined her pretty face and her expressions. Her complicated gaze told Rosiley that the story was not as simple as she said.
However, since she refused to speak the truth, there was no use forcing her.