Chapter 188 - Chapter 188: Secretly Eating
Chapter 188: Secretly Eating
Translator: End less Fantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
As usual, Lin Xiaowan was drawing by the window today. She was drawing a cartoon portrait of Huo Zheng’s secretary.
At this time, Huo Zheng was leaving his office. His secretary-general held a document, following half a step behind him. He had yet to discover she had been secretly eating. After all, every time she ate, she would make sure that she left no traces behind. As for Huo Zheng, he was just relieved that she was getting along with the people in the president’s office.
Huo Zheng paused in steps before he said, “When the assistant comes over later, tell him what you want for lunch. 1 have a meeting to attend.”
Lin Xiaowan was overjoyed when she heard these words. Every time Huo Zheng had a meeting, it was a great opportunity for her to secretly eat snacks. She nodded energetically and said with a smile, “Okay, okay.”
Not long after Huo Zheng left, a secretary brought out a bag of fish balls, and another person brought out mango fudge.
Lin Xiaowan was like a mouse that had fallen into a rice bucket, happily eating the things she was given. She had not been eating for free. In exchange for the food, she had been drawing cute portraits of Huo Zheng’s employees. Apart from that, she would also bring delicious food from home and share it with them. She did not favor anyone. Even the receptionist received gifts from her.
One of the secretaries took a photo of the portrait that Lin Xiaowan had drawn for her and sent it to the group chat. After that, she quickly sent a message, which sounded quite smug.
[Employee #1: Don’t be jealous. The Young Madam drew a portrait of me!]
News of Lin Xiaowan accompanying Huo Zheng to the company had already spread throughout the company. However, since she had been taking the private elevator, which only a few people with high position had access to, not many people had seen her.
Unlike the others, the people in the president’s office saw Lin Xiaowan a lot. Those who had already received their portraits from her would always flaunt how cute and likable Lin Xiaowan was, how soft her cheeks were when they pinched them, and how bright her eyes were.
Coincidentally, Huo Zheng saw the photo that was sent to the group chat today.
There were not many people from the upper management in the group chat, but the secretary-general was in the group chat. Coincidentally, when he clicked on the photo, Huo Zheng saw it.
Huo Zheng’s eyes narrowed immediately. Perhaps others would focus on how cute the portrait was, but his eyes were focused on the fish balls and small cookies in the cartoon portrait. He even noticed that the cookies were dipped in chocolate sauce. In just a moment, his expression darkened.
Huo Zheng glanced at this secretary-general, who was following him, and asked the latter to enter the meeting room first. Then, he rolled up his sleeves and went upstairs to look for a certain someone.
Huo Zheng’s return to the president’s office caught everyone off guard. However, they did not think too much of it. They were unaware that Lin Xiaowan was restricted from eating certain food. No one even knew about the drowning incident from a while ago. They only thought that she was cute and pitiful. Moreover, she was their boss’ wife. As such, they naturally gave her food.
When Huo Zheng arrived, Lin Xiaowan was in the midst of eating a barbecue-flavored fish ball. He smiled, but it did not reach his eyes as he wiped the oil off her lips and asked, “Is it delicious?”
Lin Xiaowan did not dare to nod. She shook her head and quickly said, “No, it’s not delicious. 1 just… wanted to have a taste.”
“Oh, really?”
The secretary at the side saw how pitiful Lin Xiaowan was, looking like a kitten that was picked by the scruff of its neck, and could not help but speak up for Lin Xiaowan. “President Huo, Xiaowan is so thin. It’s fine for her to eat some snacks. Moreover, we didn’t buy too many food with additives…”
The other party quickly swallowed the remaining words when he saw the dark expression on Huo Zheng’s face.
The atmosphere was a little cold.
Seeing that the others did not even dare to breathe loudly at this moment, Lin Xiaowan tugged at Huo Zheng’s sleeve and whispered, “Don’t be so fierce.”
Huo Zheng said sarcastically, “I’m not. 1 don’t dare to be fierce to you at all.”
Lin Xiaowan knew she was in the wrong so she did not dare to say anything else. She was too greedy after all. She really loved to eat. Although Huo Zheng controlled her diet strictly, he usually would indulge her and give in to her when she wheedled and pouted. However, she did not dare to do such a thing now.
Huo Zheng brought Lin Xiaowan into his office before he asked his assistant to bring warm water in a thermos flask. Then, he said, “Reflect on yourself here. Make sure you drink all the water before I return from the meeting.”
Lin Xiaowan replied listlessly, “Okay.”
Huo Zheng had to return to the meeting. He could not make the others wait for him. Even if he was the president, it was inappropriate for him to do so. Before he left, he looked at the people in the president’s office coldly. He really wanted to deduct their bonus, but he knew it was not appropriate to do so because of his private matter. Finally, he said, “She’s not in good health. She was just discharged from the hospital a while ago. Don’t give her any snacks.”
When Huo Zheng left, they heaved a sigh of relief.
One of the secretaries looked at the closed door and said, “The boss’ wife is really pitiful…”
Another person muttered unhappily, “How can he treat his girlfriend like that? Look at how scared our little treasure was. She didn’t even dare to smile anymore.”
When Lin Xiaowan was around, the atmosphere in the office was much more relaxed. Huo Zheng was also easier to talk to, and he was not as fierce when he spoke to them. For this reason, they privately referred to her as their little treasure.
An assistant adjusted his black-rimmed glasses, thinking about something. After a moment, he said, “Believe it or not, the president will have to coax the little treasure in the end.”
The few of them recalled the interaction between Huo Zheng and Lin Xiaowan and smiled. No matter how aloof their boss was, he could not maintain this aloofness for more than three seconds in front of his beloved.
Lin Xiaowan sat in the office, flipping through a book. Recently, in order to encourage Lin Xiaowan to look at her phone and tablet less, Huo Zheng installed a small bookshelf in his office and bought her various novels, magazines, and comics.
Initially, she had trouble concentrating, worried that she really angered Huo Zheng. After a while, when Assistant Song entered the office and asked her what she wanted to eat for lunch, she gradually forgot about Huo Zheng.
When Huo Zheng returned from the meeting, he saw Lin Xiaowan on the soft couch. Her face was buried in a pillow, and she was sleeping soundly.
At this time, Assistant Song walked in. When he saw Huo Zheng, he called out in a low voice, “President Huo. The food has just been sent over. It’s still warm.” “Give it to me,” Huo Zheng said, taking the food from Assistant Song before he waved the other party out.
At this time, a few people were chatting in the dining room. When they saw Assistant Song, they quickly waved him over.
“Assistant Song, is the president still angry?”
Assistant Song was not around when Lin Xiaowan was caught eating in the morning. He only returned to the office earlier to order lunch for Lin Xiaowan. He thought about the situation in the office earlier and said, shaking his head, “No, I don’t think so.”
“That’s good.. We were all worried that the boss would quarrel with Xiaowan…”