After changing her clothes, Jiang Nan Fang walked towards the door to change her shoes while tying up her hair.
Zhan Bei Jue, like a bellboy, carried her bag and followed beside her.
Seeing her slip her feet into her shoes, he even solicitously crouched down to help her adjust the heel.
Jiang Nan Fang couldn't help but want to laugh.
"Is it that serious? I'm not crippled. You're being a bit too attentive today."
Zhan Bei Jue's words were also sweet.
"What can I do? My old wife is too beautiful, I can't take my eyes off her and wouldn't bear to let you do any work."
"Please. Putting on shoes isn't exactly work."
"Even so, I wouldn't want you to do it. And I definitely don't want you going to the company."
The thought of a group of single men in the technology department facing his wife's beautiful face every day made Zhan Bei Jue unhappy.
"Quit that job quickly, don't do it anymore. Being desired by a bunch of grown men every day, just thinking about it makes me uncomfortable."
"You still think everyone desires me?"
Zhan Bei Jue said, "It's because you're more outstanding than them, they don't dare to pursue you. If you were even a little less capable, they wouldn't be able to divide you up, believe it or not?"
Jiang Nan Fang was flattered to the point of feeling a bit disoriented.
"In your eyes, am I that amazing?"
"You always were."
"So, according to you, every day you spent in the technology department with them, you were secretly unhappy?"
"You're just finding out now."
Jiang Nan Fang hit him.
"I didn't realize it, Zhan Bei Jue, you're becoming more and more glib. You can spout sweet nothings so effortlessly, without even needing a draft!"
Zhan Bei Jue dodged with a smile, "I don't need a draft, it's all from my heart."
"Alright, alright, be normal. I still prefer the manly and domineering you from before."
The two of them bickered all the way down the elevator.
Upon reaching the underground parking, Jiang Nan Fang remembered she didn't have a car.
"You go ahead, I'll go back and get my car."
Zhan Bei Jue's eyes widened. "What are you saying? With me here, you think I'd let you drive yourself? Get in, I'll take you."
It wasn't that Jiang Nan Fang didn't want him to drive her.
It was just that Huatai and Zhan's company were too far apart.
During peak morning traffic, Zhan Bei Jue would definitely get stuck in traffic returning after dropping her off.
She didn't want to cause him so much trouble.
Zhan Bei Jue, however, didn't care at all.
"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up. If we get stuck, we get stuck. I'd be happy to spend more time with you."
Since he had said so, Jiang Nan Fang had no choice but to go with him.
Zhan Bei Jue held the steering wheel with his left hand, his right hand always clasped with hers.
The commute they had taken countless times before felt like the air was sweet today, and the clouds in the sky were pink.
Everyone on the street looked adorable, and every car seemed pleasing to the eye.
Her mood was so good that she couldn't help but smile.
The two of them left early and arrived smoothly near Huatai.
Zhan Bei Jue stopped in front of a bakery and instructed her.
"Don't go up yet. Have breakfast here before going up."
"I know, I'm not stupid."
"Not stupid? If you weren't stupid, you wouldn't be so thin? Forget it, I'll go eat with you."
Jiang Nan Fang knew he was very picky about food.
His usual breakfast was dim sum from a Cantonese tea restaurant; she didn't want to trouble him by having him eat bread and drink milk with her.
"Okay, it's still a long way back, hurry up and go. Have your assistant buy you something when you get back to the company. I don't want to listen to you nag anymore."
After saying that, she lightly stepped up the stairs.
"Drive carefully, goodbye."
Zhan Bei Jue didn't leave immediately. Instead, he parked the car and watched her go in to buy bread.
All the way to the company, Jiang Nan Fang felt a flutter of joy in her heart.
She felt like she had lost control of her facial expressions, and couldn't help but steal a smile.
She had no choice but to press the milk carton against her face.
Taking a deep breath, she tried to calm herself down.
However, as soon as she entered the company, it was noticed.
She still had the same old hairstyle, the same old clothes, and today she had only put on lipstick, not even bothering with makeup, yet she looked completely different.
The receptionist glanced at her and immediately started smiling.
"Good morning, General Manager Jiang! Why are you in such a good mood today?"
Jiang Nan Fang felt guilty at her words and instinctively touched her face.
"Am I?"
"Yes. Especially your complexion, it's exceptionally good!"
Upon reaching the technology floor, passing by the technicians' office, Engineer Zhang was having breakfast and chatting with his colleagues.
Seeing her, he greeted her as usual.
"Good morning, Engineer Jiang!"
Jiang Nan Fang dared not go in, nodded, and was about to return to her office.
However, Engineer Zhang ran out.
"Last time you said you wanted to try Jianbing Guozi, didn't you? I specially detoured to bring you one today, here, it's still hot."
Everyone in the office had one, holding fragrant Jianbing Guozi and drinking soy milk.
Jiang Nan Fang waved the bread in her hand.
"No need, thank you. I've already bought bread."
"What's there to eat? It's so dry. Chinese breakfast is much better. Since you've bought it, take it quickly."
He pushed it into her hand, then glanced at her face, and Engineer Zhang's expression immediately changed.
"That's not right, Engineer Jiang, why do you look different today?"
Jiang Nan Fang thought to herself: Is it that obvious? It's not the first time, why can everyone tell?
She pretended to be oblivious, her eyes darting around. "How am I different? Is it because I didn't wear makeup today?"
"Even without makeup, you look more beautiful than with it. You seem particularly energetic, did something great happen?"
"What great thing could have happened?"
Jiang Nan Fang grabbed the Jianbing Guozi.
"Alright, thank you. I'm going to get to work."
Back in her office, she put the food down and quickly took out her phone to look at her face.
There was nothing different.
Everyone was saying it, making her feel self-conscious.
After tidying her appearance, she prepared to start work after breakfast.
Just as she picked up the Jianbing Guozi, she heard a familiar monkey-like cry from outside.
What were they shouting about so early in the morning?
These people were becoming more and more unruly.
Jiang Nan Fang wanted to go out and remind them to mind their image.
But when she walked out, she saw.
"Why aren't you at the company yet?"
Zhan Bei Jue had come up.
This guy, after being apart for less than two minutes, why had he come up again?
It was strange.
After only two minutes apart, it felt like two days had passed.
Looking at the shirt she had personally picked out for him, the tie she had personally tied, everything felt so familiar and sweet.
She couldn't help but smile again.
Zhan Bei Jue felt the same.
How could his wife, dressed so conservatively and without makeup, still look so beautiful?
He truly didn't want to be separated from her for a single minute.
"Didn't I promise everyone that I'd come to see them when I had time? It's still early today, so I came to say hello to everyone."
Fortunately, he still had a shred of reason and didn't say or do anything shocking in public.
The two of them secretly observed each other, speaking in a business-like manner.
But they were both adults, and people weren't that easily fooled, were they?
"Came to say hello to us? Why do I feel like Mr. Zhan's intentions are not just for greeting?"
The gossipy Engineer Zhang jumped out with a smile and looked at the two of them.