After breaking off the engagement, she became the CEO's favorite

After a brief conversation, the two remained silent.

Lu Ranran glanced at the person next to him out of the corner of his eye.

I saw that he was still looking at the tablet intently, his fingers sliding across it from time to time to make comments, looking like he was working seriously.

It was as if the conversation just now had never happened, and the confused and broken expression just now was just Lu Ranran's illusion.

Lu Ranran stroked his chest gently and breathed a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, all these years of learning have not been in vain, and my ability to deal with sudden questions has not declined.

At this moment, she felt relieved that she had managed to pass the test, but her relief was also mixed with a sense of inexplicable sadness.

As a businessman, it is understandable that Shen Xiling wants to ensure the loyalty of his partners.

but......

Before she had time to figure out what this "sadness" was, the car had already driven into the garden of the villa.

Aunt Li has already prepared the meal, which is delicious and fragrant.

Lu Ranran couldn't help but feel her index finger twitching, and instantly put all those complicated thoughts behind her.

Man is iron and food is steel, not to mention that a day's mental activity has already exhausted her.

After a burst of excitement, Lu Ranran felt dizzy and felt like she would fall asleep in the next second.

At this moment, a sudden phone call scared Lu Ranran.

Shen Xiling sat opposite him, and even when she was eating, she was elegant, dignified and meticulous.

The sudden ring of the phone made him frown slightly.

No words are spoken when eating, and no words are spoken when sleeping.

He could relax his requirements on Lu Ranran indefinitely, but he could not tolerate outsiders crossing the bottom line during private time.

What's more, the originally happy face instantly turned into a bitter expression after seeing the caller.

"It's the leader's call..." Lu Ranran felt helpless, "I'll take it."

As soon as the call was connected, Wu Zhi's cheerful loud voice came through the receiver, like a magical sound.

"Ran Ran, has the document been revised?"

Lu Ranran looked embarrassed, "Editor Wu, I'm still eating, I haven't started yet..."

"Why is it so slow? Shouldn't changes like this be made right away?"

"..."

Lu Ranran was speechless.

The leader's speed and the employees' speed are never on the same channel.

Wu Zhi on the other end of the phone sighed.

"Ran Ran, our studio has very high requirements."

"It's hard for you to meet our studio's requirements in your current state."

"In order to get you into the team, I put in a lot of effort to convince the partners. Please don't let me down."

"Well, write a version quickly and try to send it to me before 9:30."

"Don't keep me waiting too long."

Lu Ranran sighed, got up and left the restaurant.

Shen Xiling called her.

"slowly."

"?"

"Remember to say something if you have anything to say."

Lu Ranran forced a smile.

"Nothing, just finishing a manuscript."

After Lu Ranran left, Shen Xiling lost his appetite, put down his chopsticks and went back to the study.

in the bedroom.

Lu Ranran held a huge pillow in front of her chest, her chin resting on it, her hands dancing on the keyboard.

This was her habit of rushing to finish a manuscript, and it hadn't happened for a long time.

Only in this way can she relieve the mental tension when she is highly concentrated.

Finally, at 9:29, Lu Ranran sent the revised manuscript to Wu Zhi.

While waiting for a reply, Lu Ranran sent the written document to his own email and saved it.

This has always been her writing habit.

And Wu Zhi, the man who was so anxious just now, has now disappeared without a trace.

Lu Ranran waited until ten o'clock, but no one showed up, so he stretched and prepared to take a shower.

After coming back to consciousness from the high concentration, I felt sleepy.

At eleven o'clock, seeing that Wu Zhi had not replied yet, Lu Ranran simply turned off the computer and went to sleep.

Just as she was drowsy, a persistent phone ring woke Lu Ranran up.

It’s Wu Zhi.

"I saw your latest edition, it's terrible."

“It’s hard to imagine you wrote that.”

"Let's have an early meeting tomorrow so that everyone can discuss it."

After saying that, he hung up the phone in a hurry.

Lu Ranran looked at the time and it was one o'clock in the morning.

Wu Zhi's interruption made me lose all my sleepiness. The words "too bad" made me even more upset.

There is no perfect writing; good works require constant polish.

But satisfying yourself and satisfying others are two different things.

Lu Ranran calmed down for a while, and finally suppressed the urge to revise the manuscript, but her brain couldn't help but ponder again.

The more I pondered, the more anxious I became. My eyelids felt heavy, but my mind was becoming clearer.

Lu Ranran sat up again, scratched his hair that was a mess, and prepared to go downstairs to get a glass of water.

Unexpectedly, I met Shen Xiling.

At night, Shen Xiling only turned on a small light.

He stood at the junction of light and darkness. Although he was wearing loose home clothes, his superior figure could not be concealed. His collar was slightly loose, and his delicate collarbone was faintly visible. In his slender hands was a small glass.

He held the cup, his loose hair hanging down and his eyebrows were lazy.

The moment he saw Lu Ranran, his originally indifferent expression couldn't help but be stunned.

Lu Ranran smiled awkwardly, put her fingers into her hair and tidied her messy hair.

"Why aren't you asleep yet—"

"You didn't sleep either—"

They both spoke at the same time, looked at each other, were stunned for a few seconds, and suddenly laughed.

Lu Ranran walked down the stairs. Shen Xiling reached out and took another cup, filled it with water, and handed it to Lu Ranran.

"Woke up by the leader again?"

Lu Ranran was drinking water in small sips. She was startled when she heard the words and almost choked. Suddenly, she started coughing violently.

Shen Xiling reached out and took out a few tissues, wiped the water stains from the corners of Lu Ranran's mouth, and spoke helplessly.

"Be careful."

Although they were separated by a tissue, Lu Ranran could feel the warmth of his fingertips burning her cheeks.

She took a step back, and Shen Xiling withdrew his hand.

His actions were so natural that Lu Ranran seemed deliberate.

As if to cover up, Lu Ranran coughed a few more times to change the subject.

"How do you know?"

Shen Xiling smiled quietly.

“There are a lot of executives in the company.”

"Occasionally I would see them disciplining their subordinates."

Hearing the key words, Lu Ranran frowned.

"Discipline?"

Shen Xiling put down the cup, pulled out the chair under the dining table, and sat under the lamp.

His movements were sharp and handsome, and he did not shy away from using such a negative word.

“In modern enterprises, capabilities may be very important.”

“But when everyone is just a screw, obedience and loyalty are more important than ability.”

Lu Ranran knew that he was giving her some advice. But she was in the creative industry after all. Did writing creativity also require...

Shen Xiling seemed to read Lu Ranran's thoughts.

His eyelashes drooped slightly and his fingers moved up and down unconsciously on the table.

"Ran Ran, I'm not saying you should adapt, or you should follow suit."

"Leaders can be changed, jobs can be changed, they all have their own selfishness and positions, they will reprimand or praise."

"But no matter what, don't doubt yourself."

After he finished speaking, Shen Xiling tilted his head slightly, his eyes always looking at Lu Ranran, his face gentle with a faint smile.

Their eyes met, and Lu Ranran looked straight into his deep eyes, which reminded people of the moonlight in the lake area.

Quiet, yet soothing.

The original anxiety was swept away.

Lu Ranran smiled, his voice firm.

"Okay, I will definitely remember it."