If You Could Hear My Heart-Chapter 871 - A Round in the Office

Chapter 871: Chapter 871: A Round in the Office

Chapter 871 -871: A Round in the Office

Xu Chaomu returned to her desk to start packing up her things, and she also copied all the files and data from her computer onto a USB drive.

She entrusted all her work to a meticulous and responsible girl, hoping this girl would handle her duties well while she was off having her baby.

Seeing the boss’s wife work so diligently, everyone happily grabbed some candy and returned to their own desks.

As the girls worked while eating candy, their enthusiasm for their tasks seemed to grow instantly.

Xu Chaomu also worked while munching on candies, finding them quite delicious. She decided she’d ask Shen Chi to bring more next time.

Before long, she had completed all her handover tasks.

She handed over the USB drive, her notebook, design drafts, and other items to the girl and told her to call her if there were any issues.

At noon, Xu Chaomu treated her colleagues from the design department to lunch. They chatted and laughed joyfully as they ate.

The male colleague who had drunkenly harassed Xu Chaomu had long since resigned, too ashamed to stay.

When this topic came up at lunch, Xu Chaomu just smiled it off.

After lunch, Xu Chaomu happened to run into Xiao Mo.

“Mrs. Shen, you’re still coming to work?” Xiao Mo asked with a smile.

Ever since he had escorted Xu Chaomu home alone, after she babbled a heap of idle chatter to him, he felt much more familiar with her and no longer felt she was a stranger.

“Secretary Xiao, don’t I deserve praise for my spirit? Shouldn’t you report to the boss and get me a bigger bonus?” Xu Chaomu winked.

“Just call me Xiao Mo,” he repeated.

“No, it was you who called me Mrs. Shen first.”

Xiao Mo paused, then laughed.

“Alright, it’s settled then, remember to tell the boss to give me a bigger bonus. It’ll be just in time to buy clothes for the baby,” Xu Chaomu said with a smile.

“If I did that, my own salary would be deducted,” Xiao Mo replied.

“Oh, that’s true. The boss is a very stingy, petty man,” said Xu Chaomu.

“Are we so boldly gossiping about the boss right here?” Xiao Mo chuckled.

“By the way, Xiao Mo, let me ask you something,” Xu Chaomu approached, “that is… is Bai Man still in C City?”

Xu Chaomu did not want to see her; even after their meeting five years later, she still held no fondness for her.

Just as she knew Bai Man didn’t like her either.

“She’s not here anymore. As soon as the exhibition was over, she went back to Washington with her boyfriend, apparently to prepare for their wedding,” Xiao Mo said.

“Oh,” Xu Chaomu finally felt relieved but still half-doubtfully asked, “Really going back to get married?”

“I’m not sure about that.”

“I don’t like her, Xiao Mo, what about you?”

“Dislike +1.”

Xu Chaomu burst into laughter, finding Xiao Mo’s serious demeanor even when joking quite funny.

“Xiao Mo, let me tell you, although we don’t like Bai Man, some men do, like that who’s-his-face, you know who I mean,” Xu Chaomu hinted with a squint.

Xiao Mo chuckled, understanding that Xu Chaomu was deliberately talking about Shen Chi.

“Are we chatting during work hours?”

Speak of the devil and he shall appear. While they were secretly talking about Shen Chi, Shen Chi walked over with confident strides.

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His voice was as deep as always, just with a touch more ease to it.

Xu Chaomu quickly stepped aside, looked at him innocently, and said with a smile, “President, we were discussing a design project.”

“Sure, come and discuss it with me,” Shen Chi said.

Shen Chi stopped in front of Xu Chaomu and merely watched her casually.

“However you want to discuss, we’ll discuss,” Shen Chi added shamelessly.

“I have another project I need to coordinate with the publicity department, so I’ll take my leave first,” Xiao Mo said.

“Hmm,” Shen Chi responded.

Once Xiao Mo left, only Shen Chi and Xu Chaomu were left in the corridor.

“Come to my office,” Shen Chi said in a tone reminiscent of a headteacher.

Having said that, he took the lead.

“Oh,” Xu Chaomu followed, with the expression of someone caught doing something naughty by the headteacher, hand to her forehead.

She obediently trailed behind him, aware that she couldn’t walk fast, and he would occasionally stop to wait for her.

When they reached the CEO’s office, Shen Chi pulled her inside and closed the door.

“Do you know that talking bad about your boss behind his back can get your salary deducted, huh?” Shen Chi cornered her against the wall, one hand braced on the wall.

“Doesn’t this count as eavesdropping on people behind their backs?” Xu Chaomu asked, feigning innocence.

“Talking back once, double the deduction.”

“You!” Xu Chaomu clenched her teeth.

“Talking back three times, I’ll deduct everything.”

“Shen Chi! You won’t be able to recruit employees like this! You’ll be despised by your staff!” Xu Chaomu huffed.

“Not satisfied? If you’re not, go ahead and hit me,” Shen Chi taunted with a look that seemed to invite a trashing.

“You, you, you… I won’t stoop to your level. I’m going to go home and have a baby anyway. Listen up, Shen Chi, if you dare deduct my salary, I dare teach my baby to call you ‘Uncle Four’!”

“Getting brave,” Shen Chi now gnashed his teeth.

“If you give me a raise, I’ll teach the baby to call you ‘Daddy’. Now, how about that for an idea? Are you in or not?” Xu Chaomu threatened him.

“Hmm?” Shen Chi raised an eyebrow and without another word said, “I’m in!”

After saying that, Shen Chi’s eyes gleamed with a suggestive twinkle.

Xu Chaomu’s mind raced, realizing something wasn’t right with what she’d just said…

But before she could react, Shen Chi actually leaned down, lowered his head, and captured her red lips.

He held her shoulders as his cool lips ravaged and pressed against her warm ones.

Damn it, Xu Chaomu regretted her words.

Yet, without any antidote for regret available, she could only let Shen Chi have his way.

Gradually, he deepened the kiss, entwining with her lips for an extended time.

Their breathing became heavier, Xu Chaomu growing powerless, melting into his embrace as he always knew how to kiss her senseless.

The soft light of the office cast a flattering glow on Xu Chaomu’s face, making Shen Chi even more reluctant to stop.

He deepened the kiss even more until her face turned a blushing red, finally letting her go.

“Still dare let my son call me ‘Uncle Four’?” Shen Chi threatened her.

“I dare not.”

“Still dare to talk back to me?”

“I dare not.”

Xu Chaomu could only respond this way; otherwise, Shen Chi’s next move would be more than just a kiss.

Shen Chi’s lips curled into a satisfied smirk.

His long fingers caressed the edge of her lips as he raised an eyebrow, “So… fancy doing it in the office?”

“Damn it.” If Xu Chaomu weren’t pregnant, she might have kicked out, though she wouldn’t have reached him.

“Hmm?” Shen Chi looked at her.

“Shameless! Shen Chi, I haven’t settled the score with you for the last time. That cherry blossom tea you made me drink last time…” Well, Xu Chaomu couldn’t even continue her own sentence.