The company

"Are you heading back to take care of something? Can we help?" Lu Cizhou asked deliberately.

"Yeah, yeah, Daddy, I don't have to go with Dad. I can go back and help you," Lu Yu hurriedly added.

"It's fine. Just go with Dad. Daddy can handle it himself." As Shen Zeyu spoke to Lu Yu, he secretly shot Lu Cizhou a meaningful look.

He figured Lu Cizhou already knew all about his lazy nature and would definitely realize what he wanted to go back for.

Lu Cizhou ignored Shen Zeyu's look and deliberately said, "That's right. We can help you."

Lu Yu looked very interested too, urging Shen Zeyu, "Daddy, let's hurry back. Then I can help you!"

Shen Zeyu shot Lu Cizhou a vicious glare. There was no way the man hadn't figured it out.

He's doing this on purpose! Aaaah!

Shen Zeyu gritted his teeth. "Never mind. I just remembered that I got it wrong. Let's go to the office together."

"Okay, let's go to the office, then." Lu Yu immediately wilted. He wasn't actually all that keen on going to the office either.

"Let's go, then," Lu Cizhou said with a beaming smile.

Looking at that blatant grin, Shen Zeyu really wanted to punch him. That smile was such an eyesore.

Throughout the ride, whatever Lu Cizhou said to him, he either didn't answer or gave a one- or two-word reply.

Even Lu Yu noticed something was wrong. He asked urgently in his childish voice, "Daddy, why aren't you talking to Dad?"

He was terrified that his two dads would fight, because then he wouldn't have a complete family anymore. Before Daddy came along, he had always felt his family was incomplete. Only after Daddy arrived had he felt he had a complete family.

Hearing the anxiety in Lu Yu's voice, Shen Zeyu lowered his head and whispered to him, "Your dad annoyed me, so I'm doing it on purpose. I'm not really angry."

Only then did Lu Yu relax. He whispered back to Shen Zeyu, "Then, Daddy, when will you stop being mad at Dad?"

"That depends on how your dad behaves."

Lu Yu nodded thoughtfully.

Shen Zeyu assumed he understood and said nothing more.

Before long, the car stopped outside the Lu Corporation.

Looking at the company in the city center, where every inch of land cost a fortune, Shen Zeyu couldn't help marveling inwardly again at how incredibly rich Lu Cizhou was.

"Let's go." Lu Cizhou picked up Lu Yu, and Shen Zeyu walked beside him as they entered the company together.

When Shen Zeyu appeared in the lobby, everyone outwardly behaved as usual, greeting them or going about their work as appropriate.

But the moment the two men entered the private elevator, everyone pulled out their phones and sent messages to the anonymous group chat.

Employee 1: Did you see that? Did you see that?

Employee 2: I did! President Lu actually brought someone to the office.

Employee 3: That's our president's spouse, right? Right??? He's so handsome. He and President Lu look perfect together.

Everyone was shocked that President Lu was actually dating someone, but thinking about Shen Zeyu's looks, they decided it made sense.

Some had even secretly started creating fan content.

After seeing the messages, the secretarial staff went on high alert, determined to leave a good impression on Shen Zeyu.

When the three stepped out of the elevator, Shen Zeyu saw everyone working with serious, focused expressions. It was so quiet that no one made a sound, leaving him almost afraid to enter.

Seeing Shen Zeyu hesitate, Lu Cizhou asked, "What's wrong?"

"I just feel like I'll ruin this serious atmosphere if I go in," Shen Zeyu said earnestly. After all, he was someone who only wanted to laze around.

"It's fine. You'll find out later that they aren't really like this." With that single remark, Lu Cizhou led them inside.

I hate people who only tell you half the story.

Grumbling inwardly, Shen Zeyu followed Lu Cizhou. Partway there, he marveled to himself.

As expected of a big company. Even the secretaries are all handsome men and beautiful women.

Hearing Shen Zeyu compliment his employees, Lu Cizhou immediately quickened his pace.

Shen Zeyu had no time to look any longer and hurried to keep up.

After they entered and closed the door, Shen Zeyu complained, "Why did you suddenly start walking so fast?"

I wasn't done admiring them yet!

Lu Cizhou looked steadily at him. "Not angry anymore?"

Shen Zeyu immediately remembered that he was still supposed to be angry and hurriedly said, "I am." He reverted to his aloof self.

He looked as though he was still angry, and Lu Cizhou didn't call him out. He simply told him, "If you want something to eat, you can have them go down and buy it. If you want to sleep, there's a lounge inside."

Shen Zeyu really wanted to ask why he had to come to the office if he was just going to rest anyway. But remembering that he was still angry, he merely nodded, then sat on the sofa and started playing on his phone.

Seeing Daddy settle down to rest, Lu Yu hurriedly asked, "Dad, what about me? Can I rest too?"

Lu Cizhou shook his head. "No. Come here and look through some documents with me. After a while, you can do your homework."

Lu Yu was puzzled. "Dad, why do I have to read documents?"

"Because you'll be managing the company someday. You need to start learning in advance."

"Dad, I'm only five." Lu Yu held up five fingers, hoping to remind his dad that he was still little.

"So what if you're five? A five-year-old can do plenty of things."

"Okay." With his protests getting him nowhere, Lu Yu sadly accepted the fact that he had to read documents at five years old.

But as he walked over, he kept saying, "Dad, you're so unfair. Daddy gets to rest, but I don't."

The sofa was some distance from the desk, so Shen Zeyu only heard that Lu Yu had to read documents and missed what was said afterward. Seeing such a tiny child sit on the enormous sofa, he grumbled inwardly.

He really is a demon king, exploiting child labor when the kid's still this little.

Lu Cizhou remained perfectly calm, merely lowering his head to answer Lu Yu's question.

"Because your daddy has me to support him, so he doesn't have to do these things. You don't. You have to support yourself."

The more Lu Yu thought about it, the sadder he became. At only five years old, he was already imagining an endless future of going to work. His lips puckered, and he was on the verge of tears.

Even seeing him about to cry, Lu Cizhou remained unmoved. He took out some documents and handed them to him. "Read these."

Lu Yu hadn't expected his own dad to be so heartless. He stared at him with wide eyes.

Lu Cizhou put the documents on the table, then walked over and sat down nearby, completely ignoring Lu Yu's stare.

Of course, he wouldn't actually make a five-year-old work. Those documents were merely something to keep him occupied.

Seeing Lu Cizhou's attitude, Lu Yu resigned himself to his fate, picked up the documents, and began reading.

Some time later, just as Lu Yu was about to fall asleep over the documents, he heard Lu Cizhou say, "All right, that's enough for today. Do your homework now. I'm going to a meeting."

Lu Yu instantly perked up and urged him, "Dad, hurry and go!"

After letting Shen Zeyu know, Lu Cizhou left the office.

Watching Lu Cizhou leave, Lu Yu immediately ran over to Shen Zeyu and whined, "Daddy, I'm so tired."

Shen Zeyu was indignant. "Your dad is so mean, making you work when you're still this little."

Lu Yu nodded in agreement.

After playing with Shen Zeyu for a while, Lu Yu said, "Daddy, I'm going to do my homework."

Shen Zeyu rubbed Lu Yu's cheeks. "Our Yuyu is so amazing. Go on, then."

Lu Yu took out his homework and started writing. Watching him work so diligently, Shen Zeyu briefly reflected on himself. Was it wrong for him to play on his phone while the child was doing homework?

Before long, Shen Zeyu convinced himself that Lu Yu was someone who would inherit the family business, after all. Someone like him couldn't compare. With that thought, he lay back on the sofa and happily resumed playing on his phone.

Not long afterward, Lu Yu's voice rang out. "Daddy, I'm done."

"Good job, Yuyu," Shen Zeyu praised him.

"Daddy, can we go to sleep? I'm so sleepy." Shen Zeyu recalled that Lu Yu had played all morning and then spent half the afternoon tiring himself out. He really ought to be sleepy.

As it happened, he was a little sleepy himself, so he said, "Come on. Let's go sleep in your dad's lounge."

"Mm-hmm," Lu Yu answered indistinctly. Seeing that he was about to nod off, Shen Zeyu stepped forward, picked him up, and carried him toward the lounge.

"Thank you, Daddy."

"It's okay. Go to sleep."

When Lu Cizhou returned from his meeting, he found the office empty.