"You still need to recuperate at home. The company will give you a one - week leave."
Lu Xue blurted out, "Isn't a one - week leave too long? I'd like to apply to go back to work!"
After all, her fever had subsided. It was just a fever. Did she really need to rest for so long?
Mu Yuze's tone was non - negotiable. "The company needs you to return to work in the best condition. Before that, you can enjoy paid sick leave."
After saying that, he patted her on the shoulder and turned away on his own. Lu Xue was left in the old mansion. She could only heave a deep sigh.
There was nothing she could do. He was the boss, and he had the final say in everything.
So, she turned around and obediently went back to her bedroom to rest.
The lives of the two returned to normal. It seemed that the incident of being locked outside on the patio and getting caught in the rain had left no shadow on them. They still lived under the same roof. Occasionally, when they saw each other, they would nod and say hello.
Finally, after Lu Xue finished her one - week sick leave, after much coaxing, she managed to return to the company smoothly.
When she arrived at the company, she was surprised to find that a commonly used calendar on her desk was missing.
She rummaged through every drawer but still couldn't find it.
So she simply called Yan Hua. "Have you seen the calendar on my desk?"
Yan Hua was busy dealing with a lot of work and complained impatiently.
"Why do you come to me for everything? I'm not watching the small items on your desk every day. Besides... it's just a desk calendar. If you want one, I'll buy another one and put it on your desk, okay?"
Lu Xue scratched her head. "But there are some specially customized pictures on my desk calendar. It's unique. It would be a great pity if it's lost."
Yan Hua seemed to suddenly remember something on the phone and said, "Does your calendar have a lot of oil paintings on it, and the background is from the Renaissance period?"
Lu Xue's eyes lit up. "Do you know where it is?"
Yan Hua thought for a while and said uncertainly, "I seem to have seen it in the boss's drawer, but I'm not sure. You can ask the boss later!"
After saying that, he hung up the phone. Lu Xue looked up at Mu Yuze's desk. Mu Yuze wasn't in the office at the moment. She was too embarrassed to rummage through his desk, so she had to wait for him to come back.
It wasn't until afternoon that Mu Yuze finally returned to his desk after a meeting. Lu Xue brought him a cup of coffee and immediately stepped forward tentatively.
"Boss, have you seen a desk calendar on my desk?"
She gestured at the size and briefly described the patterns on it.
Mu Yuze took a sip of coffee. There was no expression on his face. He just lowered his eyes, as if in a daze.
Lu Xue let out a breath and said softly, "Since you haven't seen it, it's okay. I'll look for it elsewhere."
Just as she was about to turn around and leave, Mu Yuze behind her suddenly called out to her.
"Wait a minute."
Then he opened the second drawer of his desk, and there was Lu Xue's desk calendar.
Lu Xue was overjoyed to find it again. Just as she was about to reach out to take it, Mu Yuze beat her to it. He took out the calendar and placed it on the desk.
He looked up at her faintly, then directly tapped a certain position on the calendar and said softly.
"What do you mean by drawing a circle here and writing the words 'resignation'?"
Lu Xue looked down and saw that she had indeed drawn a circle on a date at the end of this month and written the word "resignation" next to it in red pen.
She said naturally, "Because this is the day Mr. Chen and I agreed on!"
Mu Yuze raised his eyebrows, and his tone seemed to be full of disbelief.
"On the day Mr. Chen made an appointment with you, you're going to resign from the company?"
"Yes. Because the purpose of my staying here was to find this old gentleman and have a good talk with him. If this talk goes smoothly, I don't need to stay in the company anymore. So my initial plan was to submit my resignation letter on this day."
After saying this, Lu Xue carefully observed Mu Yuze.
"I mentioned to the company before that I would leave early. The boss approved it at that time, right?"
Mu Yuze frowned and leaned back in his chair. His eyes were full of refusal.
"I don't remember approving it. What I said at that time was that you could discuss this matter with Yan Hua. After all, it was he who recommended you to join the company, and he would be responsible for you."
Lu Xue nodded quickly. "Yes, yes, that's exactly what I'm talking about! I went to Yan Hua later, and he readily agreed. So this matter should be settled, right?"
Mu Yuze's expression froze slightly. His frown deepened, and his eyes were lowered, filled with obvious displeasure.
But since Lu Xue had said so, he couldn't force her to stay. By what position and qualification could he keep her?
Mu Yuze took a deep breath, suppressing all his emotions. He calmly said to Lu Xue in the most composed manner.
"I see. You can go out first."