Returning to the office, she handed Lu Jiaying a portion without a word.
"In front of the boss, how could I possibly eat alone? Let's share."
He really loved wearing white shirts.
A boy his age in a white shirt looked so fresh, so refined, so handsome.
Paired with such long, slender hands, it felt like the male lead from an idol drama was right beside her.
The thought of being touched all over by those hands made Lu Jiaying’s cheeks burn.
She dared not take the items he had placed down, only staring at the computer screen, feigning a blank expression.
"Just put it there, eat yours, don't mind me."
Although she usually appeared cold and acted like a robot when working, always professional, she could clearly feel that she was colder than usual today.
Jiang Jingyu's brief moment of good mood plummeted again.
He didn't leave, standing in front of Lu Jiaying like a child who had made a mistake, thinking and thinking.
"President Lu. I think we need to talk."
Lu Jiaying didn't want to bring up that day, especially not in the bright light of the office.
She quickly cut him off.
"Indeed. Although I haven't been at work these past two days, I've made plans in private. Our order volume is quite large, and the delivery deadline is tight. We're short on staff, and we haven't been able to hire suitable people yet. Some positions might require you to fill in."
"You don't need to be my assistant for now. Starting today, I plan to transfer you to work under Zhang Xiaoyu to help her with order tracking."
"She'll teach you how to do it. I'll take you to her as soon as we start work, so you don't have much time. Hurry up and eat."
No longer her assistant, and to track orders?
Wasn't this clearly her way of pushing him away?
Although their relationship was already a bit awkward, making it like this now was even more so.
However, Jiang Jingyu truly disagreed with her approach.
"What do you mean? Because of what happened that night, are you sending me to a remote region?"
The mention of "that night" made Lu Jiaying's hair stand on end.
She quickly glanced towards the door. Fortunately, no one was there.
However, she couldn't be sure no one would suddenly walk in, so she slid her chair back and quickly walked over to lock the office door.
Then she went to the window, creating a sufficient distance from Jiang Jingyu, crossed her arms, and looked at him.
"We've interacted quite a bit for over a month. You should know that I don't have good drinking etiquette. When I drink too much, I tend to go crazy and don't know what I'll become."
"Recently, I've had some friction with Xu Lei. She wants to embarrass me, but I underestimated her. I thought she just wanted to embarrass me by getting drunk, but I didn't expect her to be so bold."
"Although I'm only eight years older than you, I call your aunt 'sister' and your mother 'sister' too. Strictly speaking, you should call me Auntie."
"That night was a very, very wrong accident. I..."
Jiang Jingyu knew what she was about to say. Hearing the word "Auntie," he laughed speechlessly.
"What kind of aunt are you to me? Even though your surname is Lu, you have no connection to the Lu family. Do you think I don't know?"
That was right, it wasn't a secret, and Lu Jiaying wouldn't be angry about that statement.
But she looked at Jiang Jingyu.
"Whether I have a connection to the Lu family or not, after so many years, everyone has implicitly accepted this relationship. I am your elder."
"I can only apologize, Jingyu. Because of my stupidity, my carelessness, I caused you... but it's irreparable. You can choose to forget it, or whatever you want, I'll compensate you elsewhere."
"Don't mention this again in the future. Let's try to see each other less, and don't let anyone know. It will pass soon."
To be honest, everything she said was true.
Jiang Jingyu completely understood her meaning, but for some reason, he felt a pang of pain and anger at her attitude.
It was as if she were a robot impervious to everything, that nothing could shake her.
Even if you were the favored son, Jiang Jingyu, she didn't want you, didn't deign to have you.
"Don't mention it again? Compensate me? How do you plan to compensate me? With money? Or career? Do you think I need these things?"
This was the difficult part of the situation.
Although Jiang Jingyu was younger than her, his capabilities surpassed hers.
If it came to compensation, Lu Jiaying felt rather presumptuous.
"You don't need material compensation, and I can't offer spiritual compensation. Then you'll just have to accept it."
Jiang Jingyu looked at her angrily, "Lu Jiaying, I never expected you to choose such an ostrich-like solution to problems. I've always respected and admired you, but on this matter, I look down on you."
Whether he respected her or not, this was the best solution Lu Jiaying could think of, and she didn't care.
Their eyes met, and after a moment of confrontation, Jiang Jingyu angrily threw the food onto the sofa and turned to leave the office.
Soon, it was time to start work, and the lively office area outside quieted down.
Lu Jiaying organized her thoughts in the office for a while, then went out to find Jiang Jingyu.
However, when she looked around, no one was there.
She asked someone else, "Where is Xiao Jiang? Has anyone seen him?"
"No, we haven't seen him. What's wrong, President Lu? He didn't come to work today?"
"He must have been delayed by something. I'll call him."
Lu Jiaying hadn't expected Jiang Jingyu to run off.
He had been so obedient for the past month that she had overlooked that he was truly capable of rebellion.
She called once, no answer. She called twice, still no answer.
Honestly, Lu Jiaying felt a surge of panic.
If something happened to him, she wouldn't be able to account for it to Jiang Nan Fang even if she died a hundred times.
And what if the incident between them was exposed...
Since Jiang Jingyu wasn't answering, she had to send him a WeChat message, and a voice message at that.
She sincerely apologized for her bad attitude just now, saying she hadn't considered his feelings, and asked him to come back so they could talk properly, and she would listen to his thoughts.
Jiang Jingyu didn't reply to the WeChat message for a long time. She waited anxiously in the office until almost nine o'clock, when the office door was pushed open with a bang, and he returned.
He closed the door and strode up to Lu Jiaying, staring into her eyes.
Lu Jiaying felt a tremor under his gaze, fearing he might make some unreasonable demand.
"Alright."
After staring for a moment, he said.
"You don't need to guard against me like I'm a wolf. I don't want anything. What makes you angry is that you have no trust in me at all."
"I'm not someone who acts without consequences. I know the importance of this matter and won't be foolish enough to speak of it."
"I don't want to work for someone else. I'll leave after staying at the company for three months. Let's go back to how we were before, you promise me."
It turned out all he wanted was trust, and Lu Jiaying breathed a sigh of relief.
"Okay."
Jiang Jingyu walked towards his workstation, but halfway there, he turned back.
"Are you just going to let this go unanswered? What about Xu Lei and the others?"