Does It Look Like a Square (Seeking Recommendation Tickets)

On either side of the wall hung a lantern, specially made to resemble a traditional lantern, casting an orange glow.

"Director Luo, would you like to ask a question?" Secretary Guo asked for instructions.

Luo Xiyun initially wanted to refuse, but through the misty vapor, she saw Chen Xu's face. After that dream, this was the first time she had gazed at his face like this.

In the lamplight, his face seemed to be covered with a layer of golden light.

Just like in the dream, on the last day, when he sat in the wheelchair, gazing at the rising sun at the end of the glacier.

A surge of emotion welled up in her heart, instantly igniting the restlessness within.

Why him? How could it be him? Why him of all people? No, it was just a dream.

She clenched the towel in her hand and said, "You, come a little closer."

Anyone could tell that her expression had become serious. Even new colleagues who didn't know her well felt a sense of pressure.

Imperceptibly, the atmosphere had changed.

Chen Xu did as she asked, walking to the middle of the pool. The water wasn't very deep, only reaching his waist. When he stood up, his entire upper body was exposed above the water.

Luo Xiyun stared intently at a certain spot on his chest. When those four not-so-obvious moles came into view, her vision began to sway, then distort, twist, and spin.

Amidst a ringing in her ears, the whole world seemed to be receding from her.

In a daze, she seemed to hear a familiar voice.

[You really don't have a single mole on you, truly naturally beautiful.]

[What are you poking me here for? These four moles? They weren't there when I was little, they only appeared when I grew up... Connected together, doesn't it look like a square?]

It felt like an instant, yet also like a century had passed.

The world before Luo Xiyun's eyes became clear again. She looked at Chen Xu's clueless face, and an uncontrollable surge of anger welled up in her chest.

"Are you dating Dai Zixin?"

To others, it seemed like she stared at Chen Xu for a few seconds before asking such a question. Although they couldn't quite see her expression, they could feel the pressure coming from her just by listening to her tone.

In an instant, the surrounding atmosphere seemed even colder than the outside temperature.

Everyone looked at Chen Xu standing in the middle of the pool, sweating for him. As for the other person involved, Dai Zixin, she had a look of unease on her face.

Chen Xu cursed his bad luck at being chosen.

[Secretary Guo has rocks in her head, suggesting to play this kind of game. It's not like we're friends, and there's even a superior present. You can't ask too private questions, nor can you ask too formal questions. Isn't this making things difficult?]

[No way, they're letting Luo Xiyun ask the question?]

[She's calling me over?]

[Wait, her tone is off. Who is she angry at again?]

Various thoughts flashed through his mind as he stood up from the water and walked over. He stopped consciously when he could see her face clearly.

This was her personal safety distance. Given their current relationship, getting any closer would cause her displeasure.

[She looks a little haggard. Hasn't she been resting well lately?]

[She's too headstrong. She can delegate company matters to others. Why is a girl working so hard? It's not like her family is poor.]

[Why isn't she saying anything?]

[Huh, this state... Is she on her period?]

[No, it's not that time. These days should be her fertile period.]

[That's right, my ex-girlfriend would also feel a little uncomfortable during ovulation. Could she be the same? Well, maybe even more severe.]

[I need to be careful with my answer. This isn't the Dream Realm. I can't fight back. If she scolds me in public, I'll lose too much face.]

[She's speaking. What did she ask me?]

[It seems like she asked if I'm dating Dai Zixin. Strange, when did she start meddling in other people's private lives?]

"I don't remember the company having a rule against employees dating."

Chen Xu was habitually distracted. Luo Xiyun finished her question, and it took him several seconds to react. He said, "No, Zixin and I have a normal working relationship."

He said it calmly, but the anger in Luo Xiyun's heart did not diminish at all. Her voice was still cold, "Is that so? Someone saw her coming out of your room. How do you explain that?"

Chen Xu really wanted to turn his head to look at Secretary Guo. Although he knew these people loved to gossip, the fact that it had reached Luo Xiyun's ears in less than half an hour was a bit too exaggerated.

He briefly explained, "We were just discussing something."

Luo Xiyun looked at him with his head down, not daring to look at her, and the anger in her heart seemed about to explode.

However, in front of so many subordinates, she instinctively controlled her expression and voice. Only, her tone became even colder, "You need to know that the company has a rule that office romances are not allowed. Once discovered, you will be fired immediately."

For a time, everyone present was frightened.

Is there really such a rule?

Chen Xu was a little puzzled. He didn't seem to remember it. However, it was obviously unwise to contradict her at this time.

Times have changed. If this were in the Dream Realm, how would she dare to talk to me like this?

He felt a little emotional.

However, when living in this society, one must always recognize reality.

The Luo Xiyun in front of him was not the Luo Xiyun who had resigned herself to fate in the Dream Realm. At work, she showed no mercy to anyone.

Say there is, then there is.

He didn't say a word.

Luo Xiyun looked at him like this, her chest heaving violently a few times, but she forcibly suppressed it. "Even if you are not dating, you should pay attention to the impact. Don't do things that will cause others to misunderstand. Next time, don't let me hear such rumors again."

After saying these words in one breath, she stood up. "I'm a little tired," and went ashore to leave.

Until Luo Xiyun's figure disappeared at the door, everyone breathed a sigh of relief almost simultaneously.

"How scary, the rumors are true."

"What a powerful aura, it scared my heart out."

"Chen Xu, you're really unlucky, you ran into the line of fire."

A group of people whispered, all expressing that they were frightened.

"Director Luo is so scary when she's angry. Is she usually like this?" On the other side, a female accountant who was close to Secretary Guo asked her in a low voice.

Secretary Guo blankly shook her head, and was about to speak, but then she thought of something and immediately closed her mouth. Looking at Chen Xu leaning against the edge of the pool, her eyes were very strange.

She had been following Luo Xiyun for half a year, and had never seen her so angry.

Moreover, Luo Xiyun never asked about other people's private lives. Such anger was unusual in itself.

Why is this? PS: Thank you for your support, I am really flattered. Thank you all.