The System Wants Me To Save A Lucky Tycoon [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 6

“President Xie, do you have a cold?”

After waking up, Xie Lin consciously moved his body away from Lin Junqing, even though he was extremely reluctant to do so. Seeing that Xie Lin was sitting there blankly without saying a word, Lin Junqing reached out and touched Xie Lin’s forehead. After confirming it was not hot, he let out a sigh of relief. “It is good that you do not have a fever.”

Xie Lin and Lin Junqing tidied up briefly and headed to the company. Because the incident that morning was too awkward, Lin Junqing did not bring it up, and Xie Lin did not take the initiative to mention it either.

In the car, Lin Junqing looked down at his wrinkled clothes and hesitated. “Are we not going home to change?” The clothes were simply too wrinkled. Fortunately, he was a man; if he were a woman, walking alongside Xie Lin in this state would likely trigger rumors in the company that he had crawled into Xie Lin’s bed.

Xie Lin checked the time. “There is no time. Today’s meeting is very important, and it would look bad if I were late.” He had deliberately scheduled the meeting for that morning and intentionally left no time for Lin Junqing to go home and change clothes, hoping to declare to the entire company that Lin Junqing was his person.

Lin Junqing had not yet awakened to romantic matters. He did not realize that when people in the company saw them wearing the same wrinkled clothes from yesterday, they would certainly discuss it behind their backs. Xie Lin hoped that Lin Junqing would hear those rumors and guess his intentions, eventually leading Lin Junqing to realize that he loved him.

Lin Junqing did not understand office politics, and he did not doubt Xie Lin when he said the meeting was important. Thinking of his role as a personal assistant, and seeing that Xie Lin had buttoned his shirt incorrectly, he quickly told him to lean in.

“Do not move. Your shirt buttons are wrong; let me fix them for you.”

As Lin Junqing drew closer, Xie Lin could not help but tilt his head back slightly and lick the corners of his lips. He had buttoned his shirt wrong on purpose, wondering when Lin Junqing would notice, or if he did not, hoping it would provide gossip material for the people in the company. As Lin Junqing leaned in, Xie Lin deliberately raised his head and swallowed, hoping his prominent Adam’s apple would catch Lin Junqing’s attention. However, all of Lin Junqing’s attention was on the buttons, and he did not spare even a glance at his throat.

Xie Lin watched the top of Lin Junqing’s head with eyes full of doting and helplessness.

Lin Junqing did not notice the pink, ambiguous atmosphere in the car. He skillfully re-buttoned Xie Lin’s shirt and sat up straight. There was no mirror in the private room, and they had been busy waking up in the morning, so it was understandable that Xie Lin had buttoned his shirt incorrectly. However, he remembered that Xie Lin had not unbuttoned his shirt while sleeping last night. Why would he need to unbutton and re-button it this morning? Was this some strange quirk? Could it be that Xie Lin had taken a shower in the private room? Thinking of how Xie Lin had spent thirty minutes in the bathroom that morning, Lin Junqing felt he had figured out the truth. The wealthy truly could not tolerate not showering for more than a day.

After arriving at the company, Xie Lin walked toward the conference room with large strides, while Lin Junqing went to Xie Lin’s lounge, remembering that he had a change of clothes there. By the time Xie Lin finished the meeting, Lin Junqing had already showered and changed.

The company’s group chat was already exploding, filled with photos and videos of Lin Junqing and Xie Lin arriving at the company.

“The truth is out. Assistant Lin is definitely the President’s person. They are wearing the same clothes from yesterday, and they are so wrinkled; they must have slept together.”

“What on earth were they doing last night? They did not even change clothes this morning. From this, we can see that President Xie did not take Assistant Lin home; they must have gone to a hotel.”

“I am close to Assistant Lin, so let me explain. While President Xie was in the meeting, Assistant Lin went to the lounge to shower. When he passed by me, I smelled a strong scent of alcohol. I bet my life that President Xie and Assistant Lin went out drinking last night.”

“Do not be so dirty-minded. Maybe Assistant Lin and President Xie are just friends who got drunk and stayed somewhere else for the night. That is quite reasonable.”

“I also think there is nothing between them; they walked perfectly normally.”

“Have you ever seen anyone use the President’s lounge to shower? That is his private territory. I have noticed before that the way the President looks at Assistant Lin is full of love, and he is extremely possessive. Have you forgotten about Assistant Chen being forced to work overtime? He only patted Assistant Lin on the shoulder.”

“So many female celebrities throw themselves at the President, but he rejects them all. It turns out he likes men. As expected, excellent men like even more excellent men. How are we girls supposed to survive? Not only do we have to compete with other women for men, but now we have to compete with excellent men as well.”

At lunch, Lin Junqing noticed that the people around him were looking at him in a very strange way. It was not a look of detachment or disgust, but a look he could not quite describe, which made him feel very uncomfortable. Seeing that Lin Junqing was distracted, Xie Lin used his own chopsticks to place a piece of rib on Lin Junqing’s plate and asked, “What are you thinking about? You are not even focusing on your meal. Did you not say that if you are not enthusiastic about eating, there is something wrong with your brain?”

Seeing the people around him look at him even more strangely, Lin Junqing put the rib Xie Lin had given him into his mouth. “President Xie, do you not feel that everyone in the company is acting strange today?”

Xie Lin deliberately looked around. Everyone who made eye contact with him lowered their heads and ate their food earnestly. He shook his head. “No. It is the same as usual. What is strange about it?”

He had a secret account in the company’s group chat and knew it had been exploding since the morning. Someone had even uploaded a video of him putting a rib on Lin Junqing’s plate.

Lin Junqing felt he could not stay in the cafeteria any longer. After hurriedly finishing his meal, he saw that Xie Lin was eating elegantly and slowly. After waiting for him to finish, he saw Xie Lin taking his time to wipe his hands and sanitize them. The strange looks from those around him felt like prickly burrs, making him uncomfortable. Seeing Xie Lin dragging his feet, Lin Junqing took the initiative to collect the tray and pulled Xie Lin up. Seeing that he was walking slowly, he finally gave Xie Lin a light push on the shoulder to make him walk faster.

Just as Xie Lin and Lin Junqing entered the elevator, a burst of screams erupted from the cafeteria. After hearing the commotion from the elevator, Lin Junqing looked at Xie Lin with a strange expression. “You must have seen the commotion outside. Your employees are very abnormal today.”

Xie Lin smiled at Lin Junqing. “They do seem a little abnormal, but it is not a big problem. Perhaps they encountered something happy.”

Seeing that Xie Lin did not take it seriously, Lin Junqing’s curiosity grew. He suggested, “Why do you not ask Assistant Chen to see why everyone is so happy today?”

Xie Lin lowered his head to adjust his sleeves and said with a smile, “You go ask. I do not want my subordinates to think I am gossipy, as that would affect the image they have of me.”

Xie Lin was very casual in front of Lin Junqing, so Lin Junqing began to speak casually as well. “Assistant Chen seems to have some misunderstanding about me; he usually hides far away when he sees me. Are you sure that if I go ask, I will be able to get a result?”

Xie Lin suggested, “There is a pantry in the secretary’s office where the coffee machine is located, and it is very hidden. You can go make coffee and listen to what everyone is gossiping about during their free time.”

Lin Junqing was still hesitant. Going to the pantry to make coffee—was that not just eavesdropping?

Seeing that Lin Junqing did not want to go, Xie Lin said nothing. He would occasionally touch Lin Junqing, and Lin Junqing was already familiar with his presence and even his scent. The topic of them being in a romantic relationship would eventually reach Lin Junqing’s ears.

After several days of this, Lin Junqing could no longer bear the strange looks everyone was giving him. He took Xie Lin’s cup and went to the pantry to make coffee. Lin Junqing deliberately stood in the corner of the pantry. Xie Lin had not lied to him; this spot for making coffee was indeed very hidden and perfect for eavesdropping.

Soon, several girls came in to get water and chatted happily about company gossip. The gossip they talked about was incomprehensible to Lin Junqing, but it left him greatly shocked.

“Did you look at the group chat today? This morning, the President put his arm around Assistant Lin’s waist.”

“I saw it! The President is so doting, and Assistant Lin is so cute. They are my spiritual food and the source of my happiness.”

“Yesterday at noon, I saw with my own eyes the President giving his own rib to Assistant Lin to eat and handing him water. What a beautiful love story! I am so envious. My boyfriend would not even take care of me so carefully.”

“The President is really good to Assistant Lin. They even wear couple outfits to work every day. Such blatant pampering; I am really jealous.”

“Do you think the President will make the relationship public?”

After they left, Lin Junqing returned to Xie Lin’s office with a complex expression, holding the empty cup. Seeing that Lin Junqing looked as if he had been shattered and put back together, Xie Lin asked, knowing the answer, “Why that expression? What did you hear?”

Lin Junqing seriously placed the empty cup on Xie Lin’s desk and walked to his side, lowering his voice. “President Xie, things are not good. Those female colleagues in the company are actually spreading rumors that we are dating.”

What was wrong with these female colleagues? He and Xie Lin were both men. How could two men possibly date? Their intimate actions were because they were friends!

Xie Lin tilted his head deliberately. “Oh, it is normal for me to date you. Although I am the boss, it is difficult for me to intervene in the gossip that employees discuss in their spare time.”

Seeing that Xie Lin was so relaxed and not at all uncomfortable or angry when talking about them dating, his image in Lin Junqing’s heart instantly became taller. Was this the cultivation of a Chairman? It truly shocked him.

Lin Junqing carefully looked into Xie Lin’s eyes and continued to ask, “Do you really not care? Your employees are spreading rumors that you are dating a man. Will this kind of gossip not affect the company’s image?”

Xie Lin deliberately smiled and reached out to pinch Lin Junqing’s face. Lin Junqing was startled and took a step back.

As Xie Lin closed the file, he said slowly, “We are in a new society now. What is wrong with men dating men? As long as it does not affect others, it is not a big deal. Other people’s love lives are their own privacy and freedom, and it does not matter how outsiders see it. As the head of the Xie Group, there are eight or ten people rumored to be in a scandal with me every year. If I had to care about every scandal or even clarify them, the company’s public relations department would have to work overtime every day.”

Seeing that Lin Junqing was fooled by him, Xie Lin asked with a smile, “Our relationship is good, and there are many women in the company who enjoy boys’ love stories. In their eyes, they will automatically pair up two men who have a good relationship. They will even create a ‘ship’ and make up some nonsensical things. If you take what they say seriously, that would be bad; you will be ‘bent’ by them.”

Lin Junqing was completely fooled by Xie Lin and leaned in to ask, “How do you know so much? What does ‘bent’ mean?”

Xie Lin was a Chairman who worked all day, yet he knew these women’s gossip—this was against common sense.

Xie Lin hooked his finger at Lin Junqing, signaling him to come closer. Lin Junqing hesitated for a moment. Xie Lin pinching his face just now made him feel strange, but he was truly curious, so he boldly leaned over.

Xie Lin deliberately leaned into Lin Junqing’s ear, resisting the urge to kiss him, and whispered, “To be ‘bent’ means that you, who originally liked girls, have fallen in love with a man. As for why I know these things, you will know later.”

He had not understood these things before, but after falling for Lin Junqing, he had specifically studied them online.