Like a Square

At either end of the wall hung a lamp, deliberately made to resemble a lantern. The orange-yellow light came from there.

"President Luo, would you like to ask the question?" Secretary Guo requested.

Luo Xiyun had wanted to refuse, but through the misty steam, she saw Chen Xu's face. Since that dream, this was the first time she had looked at his face so closely.

Under the light, his face seemed to be covered in a layer of golden radiance.

Just like on the last day of the dream, when he sat in the Wheelchair and gazed at the rising sun at the end of the iceberg.

A tremor stirred in her heart, then in an instant, it ignited the restlessness within her.

Why him? How could it be him? Why did it have to be him? No, it was only a dream.

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

Anyone could tell that her expression had turned serious. Even her new colleagues, who did not know her very well, felt a sense of pressure.

Silently, the atmosphere had changed.

Chen Xu did as he was told and walked to the middle of the pool. The water was not very deep, reaching only his waist. Once he stood up, his entire upper body emerged from the water.

Luo Xiyun stared intently at a spot on his chest. When those four inconspicuous moles entered her sight, the world before her eyes began to sway, then warp, twist, and spin.

Amid a ringing in her ears, the entire world seemed to be drifting away from her.

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

"You really don't have a single mole on your body. You truly are naturally beautiful."

"Why are you poking me there? These four moles? I didn't have them when I was little. They only appeared after I grew up... If you connect them, don't they look like a square?"

It seemed like an instant, yet it also seemed like an entire century had passed.

The world before Luo Xiyun's eyes became clear again. Looking at Chen Xu's utterly clueless face, an irrepressible fury surged up in her chest.

"Are you dating Dai Zixin?"

To everyone else, it looked as though she had stared at Chen Xu for several seconds before asking such a question. Though they could not clearly see her expression, they could feel the overwhelming pressure just from her tone.

For a moment, the atmosphere around them seemed even colder than the temperature outside.

Everyone else looked at Chen Xu, standing in the middle of the pool, and broke out in a cold sweat for him. As for the other person involved, Dai Zixin looked deeply uneasy.

When Chen Xu realized he had been picked, he silently cursed his bad luck.

Was Secretary Guo's brain stuffed with rocks? Why suggest a game like this? We're not a group of friends, and the boss is here. The questions can't be too private, but they can't be too formal either. Isn't that just making things difficult for people?

No way, Luo Xiyun is asking the question?

She wants me to go over?

Something's wrong. Her tone doesn't sound right. Who is she angry at now?

All sorts of thoughts surfaced in his mind. He stood up from the water and walked over. When he could clearly see her face, he consciously stopped.

This was her psychological safe distance. Given their current relationship, getting any closer would make her uncomfortable.

She looks a little haggard. Has she not been resting well lately?

She's too competitive. She could leave the company matters to someone else. Why was a girl working herself so hard? It's not like her family is poor.

Why isn't she saying anything?

Eh, this state... did she get her period?

No, this isn't the right time. These days should be her fertile window.

Right, my ex-girlfriend would feel a little unwell during ovulation too. Could Luo Xiyun be the same? Hmm, maybe it's even more serious.

I need to answer carefully in a moment. This isn't a dream. I can't fight back either. If she scolds me in public, that'll be too humiliating.

She had spoken. What had she asked him again?

It seemed like she had asked whether he was dating Dai Zixin. Strange, since when did she concern herself with other people's private lives?

I don't remember the company having a rule forbidding employees from dating each other.

Chen Xu had habitually drifted off. Several seconds after Luo Xiyun finished asking, he finally reacted and said, "No. Zixin and I have a normal colleague relationship."

He spoke calmly, but the anger in Luo Xiyun's heart did not diminish in the slightest. Her voice remained cold. "Is that so? Someone saw her leaving your room. How do you explain that?"

Chen Xu really wanted to turn around and look at Secretary Guo. Although he knew these people liked gossiping, it had not even been half an hour, yet the news had already reached Luo Xiyun's ears. Wasn't that a little exaggerated?

He gave a brief explanation. "We were only discussing something."

Seeing him lower his head and not dare look at her, the anger in Luo Xiyun's heart seemed ready to explode.

However, with so many subordinates present, she instinctively controlled her expression and voice. Still, her tone grew even frostier. "You need to understand that the company has rules. Office romances are not allowed. Once discovered, immediate dismissal."

For a moment, everyone present was on edge.

Was there really such a rule?

Chen Xu was somewhat doubtful. He did not seem to remember one, but arguing back at a time like this was clearly unwise.

Times are different now. If this were in the dream, how would she dare speak to me like this?

He felt somewhat wistful.

Still, living in this society meant one had to face reality.

The Luo Xiyun before him was not the Luo Xiyun from the dream who had already accepted her fate. At work, she showed mercy to no one.

If you say there is, then there is.

He did not say anything.

Seeing him like this, Luo Xiyun's chest heaved violently a few times before she forcibly suppressed it. "Even if you aren't dating, you should pay attention to appearances. Don't do things that make others misunderstand. Next time, don't let me hear rumors like this again."

After saying all that in one breath, she stood up. "I'm a little tired." Then she went ashore and left.

Only after Luo Xiyun's figure disappeared through the doorway did everyone let out a breath almost at the same time.

"So scary. The rumors were true after all."

"What a powerful presence. My heart was so frightened it nearly jumped out."

"Chen Xu, you're really unlucky. You ran straight into the muzzle."

The group discussed it in low voices, all expressing how frightened they had been.

"President Luo is terrifying when she gets angry. Is she usually like this too?" On the other side, a female accountant who was relatively close to Secretary Guo asked quietly.

Secretary Guo blankly shook her head. Just as she was about to speak, she thought of something and immediately closed her mouth again. She looked at Chen Xu, leaning against the edge of the pool, with a strange expression in her eyes.

She had been with Luo Xiyun for half a year and had never seen her lose her temper so badly.

Moreover, Luo Xiyun had never meddled in other people's private lives. Such fury was itself highly unusual.

Why exactly was that? PS: Thank you all for the tips. I'm truly overwhelmed by your generosity. Thank you, everyone.