153: Lu Chen actually let himself live in the laundry room?

Chen Mengyao was dressed in a pink and white maid outfit, standing there immaculately, with a hint of playfulness and cuteness.

Chen Mengyao, who was originally focused on the clothes in her hands, noticed Xiaoxiao entering. She tensed up instantly, like a frightened deer.

Her fair cheeks immediately flushed red, spreading from her cheeks to her earlobes, even her small ears turned crimson.

Her eyes widened instantly, her dark pupils filled with panic, like a startled rabbit with nowhere to run.

"It's you? Why are you here too?" Xiaoxiao looked at Chen Mengyao, her eyes full of curiosity, and couldn't help but ask.

As soon as the words left her mouth, a bad feeling suddenly arose in her heart.

Lu Chen wouldn't have let her stay here too, would he?

As soon as this thought emerged, Xiaoxiao felt as if her heart was gently clutched by an invisible hand.

Hearing the question, Chen Mengyao lowered her head in a panic, her long eyelashes casting a shadow on her cheeks, making it impossible to see the panic in her eyes.

Her head was bowed almost to her chest, her hands clutched and twisted her clothes, and she whispered, "I... I've always been here..."

Xun Xiaoxiao looked at Chen Mengyao like this and shook her head helplessly.

What a silly girl. This is clearly her territory, yet she acts as if she has a guilty conscience. She's just too soft-hearted.

Xiaoxiao blinked, momentarily stunned, then asked, "Have you always lived here?"

Her voice carried a subtle tension, and she silently prayed for a negative answer.

But as she asked, that feeling of disappointment had already inevitably sprouted in her heart, like a rapidly growing vine, gradually spreading.

A hint of dimness flashed in her eyes, the corners of her mouth drooped slightly, and her originally expectant face was now shrouded in a veil of disappointment.

She knew it; she couldn't be Lu Chen's only one.

However, the next second, Chen Mengyao shook her head and whispered, "I don't live here, I just work here."

Hearing this, Xiaoxiao's previously disappointed heart was instantly illuminated as if by a ray of light, the gloom swept away, replaced by realization and happiness.

So, she was just a maid working here. Xiaoxiao had really overthought it.

Xiaoxiao's eyes lit up again, the corners of her mouth curved upwards, revealing a relaxed smile, and she said, "So that's how it is. I'll be living here from now on. I hope I won't disturb you."

She was in a very good mood at the moment, and her words were very polite.

Mainly because Chen Mengyao was a very simple and cute girl, and she always spoke timidly, unlike Liu Ruyan who was aggressive. So, even if Chen Mengyao might be her love rival, she couldn't feel any hostility towards Chen Mengyao at all.

Chen Mengyao blinked, her eyes also full of curiosity, and asked, "Aren't you CEO Lu's secretary? Why are you working here too?"

She was genuinely curious because this building was the laundry room, her usual workplace.

But she had heard that Xiaoxiao was Lu Chen's work secretary, so why was she also coming here to do laundry?

Thinking of this, a hint of unease suddenly arose in Chen Mengyao's heart.

Could it be that she hadn't been washing clothes well lately, and Lu Chen was planning to replace her? Or was there some other reason?

Chen Mengyao's brows furrowed slightly, her eyes filled with worry and panic.

She started clutching her clothes again, biting her lower lip, looking utterly pitiful.

Xiaoxiao smiled and patiently explained, "I'm not here to work, I'm just staying here."

"Staying here?" Chen Mengyao blinked cutely, then said with a realization, "There are indeed a few rooms upstairs where people can stay. Do you want me to take you? There aren't many clothes today, so I can wash them later."

"Wash clothes?" Xiaoxiao was also stunned, blinking as she asked, "Why do you have to wash clothes here?"

Chen Mengyao answered as a matter of course, "Because this is the laundry room, of course you have to wash clothes here."

Xiaoxiao was immediately dumbfounded, "This is the laundry room?"

She looked at Xun Xiaoxiao incredulously.

Xun Xiaoxiao nodded and said with a smile, "That's right, all the rooms on the first floor are drying areas, and there are a few rooms on the second floor where people can stay."

The smile on Xiaoxiao's face instantly froze, as if it was stuck in that moment.

No wonder this building had so much glass and so many windows; it turned out to be a drying area!

She felt her neck stiffen, as if bound by an invisible force, unable to turn.

Her tone also became somewhat stiff as she asked, "Was it CEO Lu's arrangement?"

Xun Xiaoxiao nodded, still smiling brightly, and said, "That's right, of course it was CEO Lu's arrangement. How would we dare to arrange anything for you casually?"

Xiaoxiao immediately fell silent, her smile completely gone.

She never expected that the place Lu Chen arranged for her was actually the laundry room.

What... what did this mean?

Xiaoxiao's heart felt like a overturned spice rack, various flavors intertwining.

Her initial joy and anticipation had now turned into confusion and disappointment.

She kept wondering in her heart, why would Lu Chen do this?

Was he deliberately teasing her?

Or was there some other deeper meaning?

But no matter how she thought about it, she couldn't come up with a reasonable answer.

Xiaoxiao only felt as if she had been doused with a basin of cold water, chilling her from head to toe, her aspirations instantly shattered.

He had clearly been with her last night... why was he still treating her this way?

Xiaoxiao stood rooted to the spot, her mind blank, gazing at the transparent windows around her, only feeling that the once dreamlike light now seemed dazzling.

But in the next second, Xiaoxiao took a deep breath, clenching her fists slightly.

So what if she lived in the laundry room?

What did it matter?

At least she had settled into the Lu family mansion; this was a very good start.

Since Lu Chen was willing to let her stay, it meant he still cared about her somewhat.

Although this was the laundry room, it was also her chance to get closer to him.

As long as she could establish herself here, she would definitely find an opportunity to get along with him, and perhaps even change everything in the future.

Thinking of this, a glimmer of hope rekindled in Xiaoxiao's eyes, and her dim gaze gradually became resolute.

Xiaoxiao raised her head, her eyes flashing with determined light, and said to Xun Xiaoxiao, "Then take me upstairs to have a look."

Her voice, though still trembling, carried an undeniable resolve.

Xun Xiaoxiao looked at Xiaoxiao with a hint of admiration in her eyes, nodded, and said, "Okay, no problem."

Chen Mengyao opened her mouth, as if to say something, but swallowed her words back, quietly closing her small mouth, only her gaze fixed on Xiaoxiao's retreating figure as she walked upstairs.

At this moment, Xun Xiaoxiao walked over, gently patted Chen Mengyao's shoulder, and whispered in her ear:

"You, you should also speed up your progress with CEO Lu. Some people have already surpassed you."

After speaking, she followed Xiaoxiao upstairs.

Chen Mengyao heard these words and was initially bewildered, standing rooted to the spot, seemingly not reacting.

But very quickly, her face instantly turned pale, her eyes wide, filled with shock and panic.

Her hands unconsciously covered her mouth, her body trembling slightly, Xun Xiaoxiao's words, "Some people have already surpassed you," constantly echoing in her mind.

Chen Mengyao subconsciously recalled Xiaoxiao's slightly strange posture when she went upstairs just now, and then linked it to the plots she had read in romance novels.

A bad premonition suddenly surged in her heart, her face growing even paler, almost bloodless.

Her job wouldn't really be replaced by Xiaoxiao, would it?

As soon as this possibility came to mind, Chen Mengyao's heart was filled with panic.

The most crucial thing was that Xiaoxiao was already going to live in the mansion, which made it very obvious what that meant.

Chen Mengyao pursed her pink lips, her heart filled with envy.

She also longed to be closer to Lu Chen, like Xiaoxiao, even to live in this mansion.

But she still had to go out and take care of her sister and mother... Chen Mengyao's eyes showed a conflicted look, and she fell into a daze for a moment... Meanwhile,

Lu Chen, unaware of all this and uninterested, had already driven to a high-end apartment building.

A beautiful figure with a charming face and well-defined curves stood gracefully under a sycamore tree, as if waiting for someone.