After the Strategy Mission Was Exposed, the Childhood Friend Became a Sinister Male Ghost - Chapter 17

“Next month is my grandfather’s birthday. You must come over.”

“…”

So, this was what he had been waiting for.

Ling Luo tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, feigning indifference. “Uh, about that, I do not know what kind of gift to get for Grandpa yet. You should help me pick one.”

“Mhm.”

Di Yu lowered his eyes to hide his triumph and continued to serve her food. Ling Luo ate with an elegant poise. Di Yu’s gaze shifted involuntarily to her lips.

Only the clinking of bowls and chopsticks echoed at the dining table. With no one opening their mouths, the room remained silent.

After finishing lunch, Ling Luo sat on the sofa, hugging a fifty-centimeter puppy plushie with her chin resting on its head. The television was playing an outdoor variety show.

Di Yu emerged from the kitchen. His sticky, obsessed gaze landed on her, and his eyes drifted downward. The woman sat cross-legged, leaving her fair, tender feet exposed to the air.

His gaze darkened. He went into her room and familiarly found a pair of socks.

As the sofa beside her dipped, Ling Luo retracted her attention from the television. Her expression was resentful. “What are you doing?”

Di Yu grasped her slender ankle and gave it a slight tug. Her body reclined until she was leaning against the back of the sofa. Ling Luo kicked his abdomen twice.

“You rogue!”

“Do not forget to wear socks during your period.”

“The temperature is just right, neither cold nor hot. I do not need to wear socks, and my health is perfectly fine!”

“You always have menstrual cramps on the first day. Even though you are fine for the next few days, you still need to stay warm.”

Di Yu pulled the two white socks onto her feet and adjusted her skirt, which had inadvertently slid up to her waist.

“Do not seduce me.”

The man’s prominent Adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he swallowed, looking extremely sexy.

“Who is seducing you? You are the shameless one, intentionally provoking me! You know exactly what is going on in your own head.” Ling Luo held the puppy plushie tightly, her voice full of impatience. “I am on my period. You cannot be such a beast.”

Jealousy flashed in Di Yu’s deep eyes. He snatched the puppy plushie from her arms, tossed it aside, and leaned into her embrace. His thin lips parted slightly. “Hold me.”

Ling Luo’s entire body tensed. She froze for a minute. Meeting his blunt and burning gaze, her breath hitched. Her face flushed as she pushed him away. “You are becoming more and more shameless!”

She ran back to her room.

Click.

The door was locked. Di Yu’s expression was full of joy. He turned off the television, and the living room suddenly fell silent.

Di Yu took out his phone and checked two items off a list in his notes: Make lunch and Be held by her.

Di Yu placed his phone on the coffee table and picked up the puppy plushie, which still carried her scent. After taking a deep breath, a reddish tint touched the corners of his eyes. He was so excited he felt as if he might faint.

Throughout the day, Ling Luo spoke to Di Yu with a sharp, aggressive tone, yet he did not show a hint of resentment. She was truly impressed. It seemed her plan had failed once again.

If Di Yu went abroad, then even if she became ambiguous with the male lead, he would not know. The premise, however, was how to get Di Yu to go abroad. No, that was impossible. The villain and the male lead already knew each other, and they would be clashing soon. That plan would not work.

Ling Luo opened her laptop and processed twenty emails. In the original plot, Di Yu never had any cooperation with the male lead, let alone giving him a one-billion-dollar order. Could it be that he gave it solely for her sake? Ling Luo felt that was a possibility.

The next day, Di Yu was busy with work and had no time to come over. Ling Luo packed her laundry into a suitcase and went back to her rented house before returning to the company.

Ling Luo took her personal water bottle to the pantry. Several women were already inside waiting to use the coffee machine.

“Assistant Ling, congratulations.” Those women looked over.

Ling Luo maintained a professional smile and asked politely, “What is the occasion?”

“We are just praising your excellent work ability. You not only handled various emergencies well but also took great care of President Lin.”

“You are the first person to receive a bonus after being here for only one month. This proves how outstanding you are.”

“The day after tomorrow is Sunday, and everyone is free. We are going shopping. Will Assistant Ling join us?”

Ling Luo filled her bottle with hot water and replied with a smile, “President Lin is not resting, so I am not free either.”

Leaving them with that sentence, she departed from the pantry. Those women were managers from other departments, a year or two older than Ling Luo. They usually had work-related interactions in the company but no deep friendship. The women looked at each other and snorted coldly.

Ling Luo was fair-skinned and beautiful. Her usual outfits were clean and fresh. Although her clothes and shoes had no obvious logos, the quality of the fabric looked very expensive, and her manner of speaking was very refined. She did not look like an ordinary person.

After becoming President Lin’s assistant, she was always following him and looking after his needs. She worked well and knew how to take care of people. With the added bonus, everyone suspected Ling Luo had ulterior motives.

President Lin was young, handsome, humble, and generous. With a net worth of tens of millions, he was the object of admiration for many single women. There were many women in the company who had secret crushes on him. Many wanted to replace Ling Luo just to get close to the handsome and wealthy President Lin.

Ling Luo returned to her workstation with three minutes left before work started. She blew on the hot water in her bottle.

Lin Zhouci emerged from the elevator and instinctively looked toward Ling Luo’s desk. She was already seated.

“Good morning, President Lin!” Ling Luo was the first to greet him.

Lin Zhouci nodded. “Mhm.”

The man passed by her. Suddenly, Ling Luo received a call from the Di Group. She froze for a moment before slowly answering, “Hello, this is the Office of the President at Xincheng Technology.”

“I am President Di’s secretary. We will arrive at Xincheng Technology in half an hour to inspect the products.”

“Understood. We have noted it down. Is there anything else you would like to convey?”

The person on the other end was concise. Once they finished saying what was necessary, they immediately hung up the phone.

Ling Luo knocked on the door and entered the office to report the work matter officially. “President Lin, President Di of the Di Group will be here in half an hour to see our products. Anticipating that this will take up your scheduled meeting time, I have pushed your meeting from one hour later to five o’clock this afternoon.”

“Understood.” A light flickered in Lin Zhouci’s eyes.

The news of the Prince of the Di family visiting Xincheng Technology spread quickly. Many young women were excited. The Prince of the Beijing Di family was young, successful, peerlessly handsome, and of noble status!

A Lexus parked in front of the entrance of Xincheng Technology. The driver got out, opened the rear door, and bowed respectfully. Long legs emerged from the car. The custom-made black suit pants were of top-tier quality without a single wrinkle, showing visible nobility in every detail.

Polished black thin-leather shoes with red soles stepped onto the floor. Looking up, the slim-fit suit outlined the man’s broad shoulders and narrow waist. His perfectly contoured face was comparable to a sculpture carved by God himself.