“Yun Ziyu, from now on you’ll serve as acting supervisor and temporarily take charge of creative recruitment.”
After dealing with Supervisor Zhou, Lingchen announced his next appointment.
“Me?”
Yun Ziyu looked completely stunned, pointing at herself in disbelief.
“But I’m only an intern. If I become acting supervisor…”
“It’s fine. I know you have concerns, which is why I’m only making you acting supervisor for now. Once you graduate, if you’re still willing to work here, you can officially take the position.”
Lingchen flipped through Yun Ziyu’s profile and couldn’t help sighing inwardly.
As expected of my old senior.
Even as an intern, she was already one of the core members of the project team.
Back when Lingchen first entered university as a freshman, Yun Ziyu had already been a junior. He still vividly remembered the work she showcased during the campus modeling competition—an absolute first place winner.
The impression she left on him at the time had never faded.
“Thank you, President Ling. I definitely won’t let down your trust.”
Yun Ziyu gently pressed a hand against her chest.
Could an opportunity this good really exist?
Looking at the handsome boss before her, the never-before-in-love Yun Ziyu couldn’t help developing a faint rosy fantasy.
Lingchen scratched his head awkwardly.
Watching this senior who didn’t recognize him thank him with “President Ling” somehow gave him the strange feeling of hearing an old servant addressing a master.
Meanwhile, Lin Wanfeng—who was checking the company finances nearby—felt slightly displeased.
Seeing Lingchen place such trust in a young woman caused an inexplicable heaviness to rise in her chest.
After Yun Ziyu left the office, Lin Wanfeng immediately pinched Lingchen’s cheeks.
“So, boyfriend~ are you planning to start an office romance?”
This time she didn’t hold back at all, pulling hard enough that Lingchen winced in pain.
“How could that be, Miss? I just need to build up my own team at least…”
“I think you’re just attracted because she’s pretty. If you dare start some office romance and ruin my plans, you know the consequences, don’t you, boyfriend?”
After saying that, Lin Wanfeng released him.
Because she suddenly realized that speaking like this only made it seem as though she cared too much about Lingchen.
“Alright then, boyfriend. It’s time for me to fulfill your reward.”
“Your reward is helping me massage my shoulders.”
“At your command, Miss.”
Lingchen rubbed his aching cheek and stood up, walking over beside her.
When he moved behind Lin Wanfeng and began kneading her slightly stiff shoulders, his angle unexpectedly gave him a glimpse of a deep cleavage he definitely wasn’t supposed to see.
Embarrassed after accidentally noticing something inappropriate, Lingchen unconsciously turned his head away and paused his hands.
“Mmm~ What’s wrong?”
Lin Wanfeng let out a soft moan while enjoying the massage.
Lingchen could only pretend nothing had happened and continue kneading her shoulders, though inwardly he couldn’t help thinking:
So Miss is wearing pink today…
Afterward, he delegated some of the company’s operational management work to the staff Lin Wanfeng had brought with her.
At the same time, he slowly began implementing several reforms, including changing the company’s name to 00 Culture Entertainment Co., Ltd.
By the time everything had been arranged, it was already evening.
Lingchen and Lin Wanfeng had a simple celebratory dinner together. Lingchen drank a few glasses before excusing himself and heading home.
It was already after 9 PM when he returned.
The house was pitch black, so Lingchen assumed Anxin had already gone home.
Yet the moment he unlocked the door, he nearly jumped in fright.
Anxin was sitting alone at the dining table.
Various dishes she had cooked were spread across the table. In the darkness, she sat there silently, resting her chin on her hands while staring blankly at the food without saying a word.
“Anxin?! So it’s you. You scared me to death. You should at least turn on the lights.”
Lingchen fumbled for the switch on the wall, instantly flooding the room with light.
Only then did he clearly see that the table was covered with all his favorite dishes.
Not a single bite had been touched.
Everything had already gone cold.
“I’ve been waiting for you the whole time, A-Chen.”
Anxin’s eyes were frighteningly cold, making Lingchen feel deeply uncomfortable under her gaze.
“Sorry, I forgot to tell you. I already ate outside.”
“With that woman?”
“The girl who’s keeping you.”
Anxin suddenly stood up and slowly approached him step by step until she cornered Lingchen against the wall with nowhere left to retreat.
“You smell like her, A-Chen.”
“Anxin… what’s wrong with you?”
Lingchen had sobered up completely by now.
For the first time ever, Anxin felt unfamiliar to him.
She was nothing like the shy, airheaded girl he remembered.
In fact, she was honestly a little terrifying.
“A-Chen… did you kiss her?”
Rather than answering his question, Anxin moved even closer.
“No, no! We really were just acquiring the company!”
Lingchen denied it repeatedly.
And it was true—he and Lin Wanfeng had never crossed that line. He was only pretending to be her boyfriend.
“Then…”
Suddenly, Anxin wrapped her arms around Lingchen and closed her eyes before kissing him directly on the lips.
“What are you doing? Calm down!”
Snapping back to his senses, Lingchen quickly grabbed her shoulders and pushed her away.
“Hahahaha… you’re right. I’m not very calm right now.”
Anxin curled her lips into an almost dangerously beautiful smile.
“So come calm down with me instead. Take me away, A-Chen.”
“What are you even talking about?!”
Looking at Anxin like this, Lingchen seriously considered calling emergency services.
“Can you abandon everything you have right now and run away with me into the night?”
Slowly, Anxin raised her phone.
Displayed on the screen was a photo of her and Lingchen naked in each other’s arms.
“If you refuse, this photo will appear on Auntie’s phone.”
“Convenient, right? After all, our families are old acquaintances.”
Anxin knew this was crazy.
She knew it might even make Lingchen hate her.
But she couldn’t endure it anymore.
Just imagining Lingchen being kept by someone else, spending the entire day flirting affectionately with that so-called girlfriend, made her feel like she was going insane.
Clearly, only Lingchen could save her.
Only with Lingchen by her side could she keep living.
Yet so many people wanted to steal him away.
Enough.
Enough.
Enough enough enough!
She didn’t want to endure this anymore.
She wanted to escape with Lingchen beneath the cover of night—to run away somewhere nobody could ever find them.
“AI-generated photo, huh? Haha… what is this, some kind of prank game?”
Lingchen firmly believed he had absolutely never done something like that with Anxin.
“It’s not.”
“Do you remember the first time you stayed overnight at my house?”
After finally confessing, Anxin strangely felt at peace.
Because she was certain Lingchen would come with her.
“That picture was taken then.”
“Sorry… I slipped a little something into your drink that day.”
“Huh?”
Lingchen felt as though his brain had suffered a massive shock.
He couldn’t process the information in front of him at all.
“So… come with me, A-Chen.”
Anxin had already packed Lingchen’s luggage long ago, including his clothes and identification documents.
Perhaps the shock had been too overwhelming.
Or perhaps he was worried about the photo in Anxin’s hands.
This time, Lingchen didn’t resist.
He simply allowed Anxin to hold his hand and lead him toward the train station.
Holding Lingchen’s hand, Anxin felt truly alive for the very first time.
Tonight, the escape she had rehearsed countless times in her dreams had finally come true beneath the cover of darkness.
Ah… the moonlight is beautiful tonight.