The office instantly erupted into cheers that nearly lifted the roof.
Everyone's faces flushed with excitement.
Someone shouted passionately:
"Long live President Su! I'd walk through fire for President Su!"
"President Su, I am your loyal dog."
"I'd gladly lay down my life for President Su!"
Wang Jianping excitedly whipped out his phone.
He frantically posted on his Moments to brag about having such an immortal boss.
Looking at his skyrocketing likes,
he turned around with a smug smile, wanting to share the moment with Lin Ze—
Only to see Lin Ze slumped in his chair, eyes glazed over, looking exactly like a salted fish that had lost all its dreams.
Wang Jianping: ???
What is wrong with this kid Lin Ze?
How can someone look like they're on death's door with perks this good?
He just doesn't get it!
Wang Jianping narrowed his eyes as a sudden thought struck him.
Ever since Lin Ze started working here,
the CEO's classmate who offended Lin Ze got fired,
company benefits doubled,
and now they're even having a team-building trip with double pay.
He stared at Lin Ze with a pensive look.
He picked up the mirror from his desk,
checking himself out from the left and right.
His looks were utterly ordinary, not even as handsome as him.
For Su Qingqing to fall for him?
Highly unlikely.
If President Su was really going to keep a kept boy, shouldn't she pick him?
Lin Ze felt creeped out by his gaze and was just about to speak—
When suddenly, the System's voice rang out in his mind.
[Mission successfully unlocked.]
[Today, Su Qingqing got caught in the rain without an umbrella, soaking her completely from head to toe. You look at her thin clothing clinging tightly to her figure. Being a 19-year-old, you cannot control your little brother, but you immediately stop your own evil thoughts. You decide to take Su Qingqing to a room to change her clothes, not wanting anyone else to see Su Qingqing looking like this right now.]
[A young lady's honor shall be protected by me.]
[Mission: Take Su Qingqing back to a room to change out of her soaked clothes.]
[Reward: Charm +1]
Lin Ze: "......"
Whatever, let's just stumble through this team-building trip somehow.
Whatever the System says is just nonsense; I only need to look at the mission.
The next morning.
A van wound its way through the mountain roads.
Lin Ze gazed at the rushing tree shadows outside the window, secretly feeling relieved that Su Qingqing hadn't come.
Ever since he got caught selling clothes, he gave Su Qingqing a wide berth whenever he saw her.
What kind of CEO goes on team-building trips with her employees anyway?!
He calculated happily in his mind:
Double pay + company-funded food and drinks = massive profit!
I'm going to eat lots later.
As soon as they arrived at the destination,
Wang Jianping grabbed Lin Ze and dragged him toward the hot spring area: "Look, internet-famous hot springs!"
Without another word, that guy couldn't wait any longer.
He rapidly stripped down to his briefs.
With a "splash," he plunged straight into the pool,
and the resulting wave of water precisely hit a female colleague who was taking selfies.
"Wang Jianguo! I'm going to kill you!!"
The female colleague brandished her soaked phone and chased him all over the pool.
Screams mixed with laughter and scolding echoed everywhere.
Joyful shrieks reverberated through the entire hot spring area.
Lin Ze watched the two of them run off into the distance.
He was left completely alone in the hot spring private room.
Soaking in the hot spring by himself to relax felt quite cozy.
Footsteps approached from behind.
He turned his head to see Su Qingqing walking toward him in a white dress.
The mountain mist swirled around her, making her look precisely like the female lead in a Korean drama.
The next second:
"Ah!"
She stepped on a puddle splashed by Wang Jianguo and pitched forward.
Seeing she was about to fall straight into the hot spring,
Lin Ze reacted on reflex and reached out to catch her.
As a result, both of them tumbled into the water together.
Amidst the splashing water,
when Lin Ze surfaced, coughing and gasping for air,
he found his hands clamped right under Su Qingqing's armpits, his palms pressing against an unbelievably soft texture.
Meanwhile, Su Qingqing's fingers were tightly clutching his collar.
Wet strands of hair clung to her flushed cheeks, and beneath her drenched fabric, the rise and fall of her rapid breathing was clearly palpable.
The heat of it made his heart race.
In the billowing steam, their breaths intertwined.
Lin Ze's gaze uncontrollably drifted downward—
The clinging fabric outlined her graceful curves to perfection.
"Have you looked enough?"
Caught in the act of peeking,
he awkwardly jerked his head away.
His Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and the tips of his ears burned a bright red.
In the distance, the sounds of Wang Jianguo and the others fooling around suddenly drifted over.
On pure reflex, Lin Ze snatched up a bath towel.
"Where's your room?"
"If our drenched state is seen by the colleagues, there's no way we'll be able to explain this!"
Watching his flustered look, a nameless fire suddenly flared up in Su Qingqing's chest. You're that scared others will misunderstand our relationship?
She bit her lower lip and grabbed Lin Ze's wrist: "Follow me."
The two of them hurried along the small path by the poolside.
"We're here."
Su Qingqing punched in the password to open the door,
and pushed Lin Ze into the room.
This was a resort suite arranged for the company team-building trip—spacious and bright, with floor-to-ceiling windows looking out over the sea view in the night.
Aren't a single man and a single woman alone in a room a bad idea?
Standing at the threshold, Lin Ze said, "President Su, if I stay like this, I'm going to ruin your carpet..."
"Get in."
Su Qingqing shoved Lin Ze straight into the suite.
With a "bang," the door shut.
Su Qingqing kicked off her high heels, her bare feet stepping onto the soft carpet as she walked straight toward the wardrobe.
She swung the closet doors open.
"Your clothes are soaked through. Pick a set and change."
Lin Ze stepped closer and instantly froze—
The entire wardrobe was stuffed entirely with men's clothing!
What on earth?
Why is a girl's room filled with men's clothes?
Could it be... her boyfriend's?
He randomly grabbed one piece.
It was even the exact same size he wore.
A nameless fire surged straight up into his chest.
Jealousy distorted his expression.
He gripped the hanger so tightly that his knuckles turned white.
He wished he could burn this entire closet of clothes right on the spot!
Su Qingqing walked out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe,
just in time to catch this exact scene.
She arched a brow in confusion—
Did none of the clothes in this entire closet suit his taste?
Su Qingqing quickly picked up her phone and typed a message:
Bring ten more sets of men's clothing over.
Ten minutes later,
a knock sounded at the door.
A waiter wheeled a mobile clothing rack inside.
Lin Ze stared at the entire row of brand-new men's outfits,
completely baffled.
Su Qingqing pointed at the rack of clothes
and said, "Your clothes are soaked. Pick one you like and change into it right now."
Lin Ze took the bag.
He looked down at his drenched white shirt, which was already semi-transparent and plastered against his body; he truly couldn't walk out looking like this.
He casually pulled out a casual outfit from the rack, cleared his throat, and said, "Thanks, President Su, I'm out of here then?"
"Change right here."
Lin Ze's body jolted!
"Help," why did this scenario feel so painfully familiar?
In the past, whenever he saw Su Qingqing always wearing those two outfits until they faded, and she refused to let him buy her new clothes because she was afraid of getting them dirty,
he would simply buy the clothes himself, cut off the price tags, and forcefully make her try them on for him.
If she refused to wear them, he wouldn't let her go to school.
Now this is.............
A revenge script?
"This... doesn't really seem appropriate, does it?"
Su Qingqing crossed her legs with elegance, her fair calves exposed beneath her bathrobe.
She narrowed her eyes. "If you don't change right now, don't even think about stepping out this door."
Lin Ze: "......"
Damn it, it really was payback!
He awkwardly unbuttoned his shirt. As the wet garment slid off—
His broad shoulders, narrow waist, and abdominal muscle lines were laid completely bare.
When he turned around to slip into the new shirt, the fabric perfectly outlined the contours of his back muscles.
"Turn around."
Stiffly, Lin Ze turned to face her,
meeting her unblinking gaze.
"Not bad at all," she tilted her head and evaluated.
The tips of Lin Ze's ears instantly flooded with blood: "Can... can I go now?"
Su Qingqing abruptly stood up and closed the distance barefoot.
Instinctively, Lin Ze took half a step back until his back pressed against the cool wall.
She stopped at a distance where their breaths mingled.
Raising her chin, she asked in a soft voice, "Do you really want to get away from me that badly?"
Lin Ze could only hear the deafening sound of his own racing heart.