Chapter 187 - Chapter 187: On Tenterhooks
Chapter 187: On Tenterhooks
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
This was not the first time the people in the president’s office had seen Lin Xiaowan. When the receptionist in the president’s office saw Lin Xiaowan, she even smiled teasingly. Naturally, there was no malice.
Lin Xiaowan did not draw by the window for long. She spent most of her time nestling on the couch while she watched shows or movies on her table. She was worried about disturbing Huo Zheng so she used her headphones instead. However, he would always remove her headphones, saying that it was fine to put it on speaker. In the end, she decided to compromise by reading novels instead. She did not read them seriously and would skip many pages, only reading scenes she was interested in.
However, seeing that she was lying down and reading, Huo Zheng was still dissatisfied. He reminded her, “Don’t lie down and look at your phone. You’re going to spoil your eyes. It’s not good to look at your phone for too long.”
Lin Xiaowan had no choice but to sit up properly. After a while, she walked to his side and asked, “What are you looking at?”
Sometimes, Huo Zheng would wear a pair of glasses when he was reading. She felt he looked a little different from usual.
Huo Zheng’s eyes were deep, and his eyebrows and nose bridge were very distinct. When his lips were pursed, he looked very aloof. However, when he wore glasses, he looked gentler.
Huo Zheng pulled her into his arms and showed her the document he was reading. It was filled with foreign words. He asked, “Can you read this?”
Lin Xiaowan shook her head honestly before she said, “I want to eat potato chips and plum cake.”
Huo Zheng said, “I don’t have that here. I’ll get my assistant to make you a glass of orange juice, okay?”
“No,” Lin Xiaowan said with a pout. She rolled her eyes before she continued to say, “Sister Zhu said the shop next door has been renovated. I want to have a look.”
Huo Zheng asked with a straight face, “Do you want to have a look at the shop, or do you want to take the opportunity to eat desserts?”
Lin Xiaowan wheedled and said, “But I really want to eat them…”
Due to the recent incident, Lin Xiaowan would always cough and feel uncomfortable when she ate things that were too sweet or too salty. Moreover, the doctor said that she was susceptible to tracheitis. As such, Huo Zheng had grown even stricter with her diet. It was not that he did not allow her to eat what she wanted, but the amount she was allowed to eat was very small, and she was not satisfied with it.
“I’ll tell the chef to bake some cookies for you later, okay?” Huo Zheng asked patiently while he reviewed the document at the same time.
Lin Xiaowan was not satisfied with just a few small cookies. Moreover, the chef would deliberately reduce the sugar. For someone with a sweet tooth, it naturally could not satisfy her cravings at all.
Lin Xiaowan no longer wanted to disturb Huo Zheng’s work so she went to the side and drew.
Perhaps Huo Zheng texted his assistant, it did not take long before the other party entered with a plate of cut fruits.
Lin Xiaowan stopped drawing and moved over to eat the fruits.
Huo Zheng reminded her, “Eat less. If you eat too much, your stomach will hurt again. When the time comes, I won’t care about you when you complain…”
Lin Xiaowan ignored him. She brought her phone out and drew a rabbit beating up a big bad wolf. After that, she drew the big bad wolf being tied up and thrown aside while the rabbit sat at a table filled with delicacies, eating and drinking its fill. When she was done drawing, she was in a much better mood. She quickly uploaded her drawings.
Recently, her updates had been very frequent. They were very random. Some were landscape paintings and some were anthropomorphic characters. However, this was the first time such a cute short comic had appeared on her page.
Gu Yuwu, who had been quite free recently, saw Lin Xiaowan’s latest post and laughed. She quickly left a comment under the post.
[Gu Yuwu: It seems like the rabbit is really displeased with the big bad wolf…]
[Lin Xiaowan: Very displeased…]
Lin Xiaowan’s account was no longer a secret. Although her followers had not risen recently and her followers were not as many as that of Little Chestnut, she could still be considered an internet celebrity. Most of her followers were only there for her paintings, which made her feel a little proud. In her opinion, it meant that her painting skills had improved, and she was slowly gaining recognition.
After replying to Gu Yuwu’s comment, she remembered the matter regarding Lu Yingxin and the movie so she sent Gu Yuwu a message.
[Lin Xiaowan: Sister, when will the movie be released?]
[Gu Yuwu: Why? You can’t wait to see yourself on the big screen? Don’t worry.
It’ll be released in late July during summer break.]
[Lin Xiaowan: Then what about Lu Yingxin’s scenes?]
[Gu Yuwu: Don’t mention her name. It’s bad luck to mention her name! It’s too bad we haven’t found her yet. What she did was attempted murder. It’s a pity there was no surveillance camera near the lake. Nonetheless, I’m sure that once she’s captured, she’ll be sentenced to life in prison!]
[Gu Yuwu: In any case, she won’t affect the movie. She’s been paid for her work, and everything else has nothing to do with her.]
In Shangxia, the laws treated performers and their works separately.
[Lin Xiaowan: I see. As long as it doesn’t affect the movie premiere.]
[Gu Yuwu: Where are you? I’ll secretly bring you out for a good meal.]
Lin Xiaowan was moved to tears when she saw this message.
[Lin Xiaowan: In Huo Zheng’s office.]
Gu Yuwu was speechless.
[Gu Yuwu: You must be joking. He even brought you to work so he could keep a close eye on you. How scary!]
Gu Yuwu’s husband had connections with the Huo family. She had heard a little about this matter from her husband. She heard that Huo Zheng rarely went to the company after Lin Xiaowan’s accident. The few times Huo Zheng really needed to leave, he would come out and return quickly. Even then, he would call Lin Xiaowan to ask what she was doing. It seemed like he could only rest assured when he heard her voice. He had been on tenterhooks since the accident.
Gu Yuwu felt that Lin Xiaowan was quite pitiful.
[Gu Yuwu: The rabbit is really miserable!]
Lin Xiaowan turned around to look at Huo Zheng. In fact, her diet aside, she did not feel that she was miserable. She was not someone who liked to go out in the first place. It was not bad to stay with Huo Zheng in the office.
At this time, Huo Zheng looked up and reminded her again. “Don’t lie down and look at your phone.”
During the first two days, Lin Xiaowan was cooped up in Huo Zheng’s office.
On the third day, she became familiar with the people in the president’s office and even learned to sneak to the pantry to eat like a little mouse. There were all kinds of tea, coffee, milk, fruits, and snacks there for the employees. There was also a lot of instant food such as instant rice, instant soup, instant noodles, and so on. The employees would heat them up in the microwave when they wanted to eat them.
After Lin Xiaowan became familiar with those people, when she saw anyone going to the pantry, she would follow them eagerly, hoping to get a bite or
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