172: Chapter 172 Half-cooked and reheated

Lin Dawei watched Lucy walking towards the elevator lobby with Chen Cheng and asked in confusion, "General Manager Gao, is this Miss Lucy... related to Chairman Chen?"

Gao Yue's expression stiffened slightly before she quickly recovered, a smile playing on her lips, "General Manager Lin, it's best not to pry into the boss's personal affairs."

Lin Dawei frowned, thought about it, and nodded. After all, it really had nothing to do with him.

Lin Dawei smiled slightly awkwardly, "I hope to rely on your guidance in the future, General Manager Gao."

"You're too kind. The boss calls you 'Big Brother', so you should be the one looking out for me."

...

Wu Kezhi returned home, and his wife took the bag from his hand, asking in surprise, "Oh? It's rare to see you getting off work on time."

A flattering smile appeared on Wu Kezhi's face, "My dear wife works so hard; what's wrong with me coming home early to take over and watch the kids?"

His wife rolled her eyes at him, "Stop with the nonsense. Go wash your hands and eat."

"Alright~"

Wu Kezhi went to the bathroom to freshen up. His wife, Fang Mei, was a housewife and had two children to look after.

Sitting at the dinner table, after eating a few bites, Fang Mei couldn't help but ask, "Seriously though, why are you back so early?"

She knew about the acquisition of Company Name, and since Wu Kezhi was the only breadwinner in the family, she was quite worried about his job security.

Wu Kezhi swallowed the food in his mouth, "The new boss officially moved in with his team today. They're conducting a comprehensive audit, and all projects are frozen."

"There's nothing I can do, so I just came home right after work."

Fang Mei looked nervous, "Won't there be any problems? I heard that in situations where a company is acquired, there might be major personnel changes."

Wu Kezhi's hand, which was holding chopsticks, paused in mid-air. After a moment of thought, he said, "Qu Zhonghui resigned today."

It wasn't that he was particularly willing to disclose work matters to his wife, but it was necessary.

Fang Mei didn't have a job, and if she remained completely ignorant about his work, she would feel very insecure.

Fang Mei widened her eyes, "What kind of person is this new boss of yours? He started by taking a knife to your boss right off the bat?"

Wu Kezhi frowned, "Don't ask about that. And whatever I tell you, don't go spreading it around outside."

Fang Mei snorted, "I'm not stupid."

Wu Kezhi smiled, "Don't worry, things should remain the same in the short term. If he's going to make moves, he'll target the problematic people."

"The new boss wants to get things done; he invested a special fund into the company as soon as he arrived."

"General Manager has been promoted; the TMT department will be expanded into the TMT Center, and General Manager will serve as its General Manager."

"Huh?" Fang Mei was a bit surprised, and a little envious, "What about you other departments?"

Wu Kezhi joined the company at the same time as General Manager. General Manager had already been promoted to MD, while Wu Kezhi was still a VP. There was a two-level gap between them.

Fang Mei had some thoughts about it, but it wasn't easy to bring them up with Wu Kezhi.

Wu Kezhi shrugged, "I assume there will be some allocation of funds, but it definitely won't be as much as TMT."

Fang Mei raised an eyebrow, "Can't you change your personality? The new boss is here, and you haven't even tried to get on familiar terms with him."

Wu Kezhi comforted her, "Alright, it was so busy today that us VPs only caught a glimpse of the new boss from afar; there was no opportunity to speak at all."

"We'll wait for an opportunity later."

"That's more like it."

"..."

Back to Chen Cheng.

The two went down to the basement garage. Chen Cheng got into the driver's seat of the M8, and Lucy got into the passenger seat.

Lucy had driven the car over at noon. When she came to Company Name in the afternoon, the Bodyguard had helped drive it over.

Chen Cheng turned to look at Lucy, "What do you want to eat? How about French cuisine?"

Lucy thought about it and shook her head, "I don't want to eat Western food."

"Then Chinese food? Hmm... fusion cuisine?" Chen Cheng frowned. Thinking about what to eat every day was quite annoying.

Lucy rolled her eyes, looking at Chen Cheng with anticipation, "How about you cook for me? I heard from Zhen Zhen that you cook very well."

Chen Cheng curled the corners of his mouth, "Sure~" He leaned over to fasten her seatbelt.

"I can do it myself," Lucy grabbed the seatbelt herself.

Little did she know, Scum Cheng was aiming for her fiery red lips.

After kissing for a while, he let go. Chen Cheng's lips curved slightly, "I just wanted to kiss my wife."

Lucy's face flushed red, "Who is your wife?"

Chen Cheng looked at her blushing face, smiled, and said nothing. He sat back in his seat, fastened his seatbelt, and started the car.

The two went to a nearby supermarket to do some shopping.

Leaving the supermarket, they were about to head towards Ode to Joy, but Scum Cheng hesitated.

If he went back to 2201 with Lucy, He Minhong, who got off work at five, would definitely see them.

If Lucy went back to 2301, there was no guarantee that Guan Juer wouldn't come looking for her.

Scum Cheng thought for a moment and decided to send a message to ask if Xiao Ye had left.

[A friend asked me for coffee this afternoon, so I went out.]

[Have you finished work?]

Chen Cheng moved his fingers quickly, [No, just checking on you. I've been quite busy lately.]

Lucy watched Chen Cheng tapping on his phone and couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong?"

"Oh, it's nothing." Chen Cheng turned his head and smiled at her, "We aren't going back to Ode to Joy. I'm taking you somewhere else."

"Huh?" Lucy was stunned for a moment, then immediately replied, "Okay!"

She thought about how she would collapse if He Minhong saw them and started asking all sorts of questions.

She could fool He Minhong, but what about that sly little Xiao Yu?

Since she didn't want to face it, it was better to hide.

Chen Cheng drove straight towards Binjiang Garden, arriving in a few minutes.

Chen Cheng carried the shopping bags in one hand and held Lucy's hand with the other as he went upstairs.

Walking to the door, he felt a bit nervous, wondering what was going on.

Chen Cheng frowned. Why did he feel like a thief coming back to his own home?

Entering the room, he saw that it was empty and immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

Scum Cheng was genuinely afraid that Xiao Ye hadn't left.

Walking into the room and putting down the items, Scum Cheng bent down to get slippers for Lucy, specifically avoiding the ones Xiao Ye had worn.

Lucy, meanwhile, opened her eyes wide to look around the room.

"Is this your place?"

Chen Cheng smiled, "Obviously."

"It's closer to the office, so I bought it. I was looking at Company Name's documents too late yesterday, so I didn't go back and just slept here."

Lucy raised an eyebrow, not overly surprised.

With his net worth, buying a river-view luxury flat wasn't strange at all; it would be more strange if he kept living at Ode to Joy.

While she sat down to take off her shoes, Chen Cheng picked up her bag and looked at it.

"In the future, if you like a bag, just buy it; don't wrap it with a silk scarf."