Lu Xue had no idea what everyone was gossiping about. She sprinkled some sugar on the coffee and was about to tell Mu Yuze to drink it while it was still hot.
But she noticed that Mu Yuze was lowering his eyes and not looking at her, while the tips of his ears were slightly red.
Lu Xue thought Mu Yuze was blushing out of anger, so she immediately said seriously,
"How could those people outside be like this? How could they smear the reputation of our boss like this? What on earth are they thinking about instead of focusing on their work? Boss, this situation can't go on. It's ruining your glorious and lofty image in the employees' hearts and putting a heavy burden on the company's public opinion. Should we find a way to clarify these gossiping rumors? I can fully cooperate."
After Lu Xue said this, she stared at Mu Yuze with bright eyes.
Mu Yuze coughed lightly and pretended not to hear what Lu Xue had just said.
He turned around and continued the video conference. He only said softly to Lu Xue, "You can go and tidy up. There's nothing else here."
Lu Xue didn't get the reward she had expected, so she felt a bit disappointed and silently returned to her workstation.
The rumors in the company were spreading more and more vigorously. Maybe because Mu Yuze remained silent and didn't clarify, everyone started gossiping non - stop.
Besides speculating that the two had moved into the old mansion and lived together, some people even guessed that they might have secretly gotten married for a long time.
After all, it was said that the boss's family had strict family rules. If the future wife hadn't been officially confirmed, they would only rent a small apartment outside to live together. It was impossible to move into the old mansion.
So more people guessed that Lu Xue might be the boss's wife who had already married the boss. Everyone became even more respectful to her.
...
Mu Yuze was getting busier and busier with work because the date of the art exhibition was approaching.
Although Lu Xue didn't have much work on weekdays, she was quite good at adjusting to the boss's schedule. No matter how late the boss worked overtime, she would stay until then, fully showing her loyalty to the company.
This kind of salary - earning life like a do - nothing made her happier and happier, and she also found Mu Yuze and Yan Hua more and more pleasing to the eye.
But this time when Mu Yuze pushed open the office door, he didn't see Lu Xue, and there was no cup of coffee on the table as usual.
He felt a bit uncomfortable for a moment and called Yan Hua over to ask,
"Where's Lu Xue?"
Only then did Yan Hua remember, "Oh, Lu Xue asked me for leave today. She said she had something to do and wouldn't come to the company. I approved it."
Mu Yuze frowned and asked coldly, "You approved it?"
Yan Hua nodded, "Yes. Can't I approve it..."
His voice got softer and softer. He just felt that he seemed to have done something wrong under the boss's cold gaze.
But then he thought about it, and he really didn't think there was anything wrong with what he had done.
Lu Xue just came to the company to slack off. Anyway, she had nothing to do.
Whether she showed up or not wouldn't have any impact on the company's affairs. If she didn't want to come, she just didn't come. Maybe she really had something to do.
But Mu Yuze stared at Yan Hua with a fixed look for a long time and finally said coldly,
"Then do you know where she is now?"
Yan Hua scratched his head, "Boss, how would I know where she is? If you really want to know, why don't you call her yourself?"
Mu Yuze's eyes became even colder.
"I'm the boss. How can I call her myself? Have you ever seen a boss chasing after a junior employee to call?"
Yan Hua thought it was a bit strange. After Lu Xue had been slacking off for a month, Mu Yuze finally showed a bit of the attitude of a boss.
When Lu Xue was around, he was always polite and never said a single harsh word.
Now that Lu Xue was gone, did he suddenly show the majesty of a boss?
Yan Hua had no choice but to smile faintly, bowing and scraping as he took out his phone.
"Boss, I'll call. I'll call right now!"
He quickly dialed Lu Xue's number. After it was connected, Lu Xue's quite lively and polite voice came from the other end, "Hello."
Yan Hua carefully observed Mu Yuze's expression.
"Lu Xue, where are you now? Why aren't you coming to work in the company?"
Hearing Yan Hua's voice, Lu Xue's polite tone suddenly changed to a lazy one.
"So it's you. What do you want from me again? Didn't I tell you? I asked for leave today. I'm too busy to come."
Yan Hua of course knew that Lu Xue had asked for leave, but under Mu Yuze's death - stare, he had to scold Lu Xue a bit to show his attitude.
"But when you ask for leave, you should ask the boss for permission. You have to get the boss's approval! As the boss's intern assistant, if you can't even do such basic courtesy, aren't you not taking the boss seriously?"
When Lu Xue heard him mention Mu Yuze's name, her voice became a bit more cheerful.
"You mean Mu Yuze! Oh... I forgot to tell him. Please convey it to him for me! Just say that I've gone to the countryside to find that old Mr. Chen again. I may not be back until this afternoon. I've asked Xiaowen in the next - door office to prepare today's coffee for the boss according to his usual preference."