Hearing the secretary's voice, Lin Ruoxue suddenly snapped awake and immediately felt a pair of hands playing tricks around her waist. She quickly pushed Su Chen away and stood up in a hurry.
A deep blush flushed across her face immediately. Lin Ruoxue could feel her face burning hot, as if it would drip water, blooming like a flower!
Su Chen, looking at Lin Ruoxue's expression, couldn't help but find it adorable. What was the big deal that made her blush like that?
Little did he know, this was the first time Lin Ruoxue had been so close to a man. The impact on her inner world could hardly be the same as his thick-skinned self.
Lin Ruoxue glared at Su Chen in feigned anger, then pressed down on her chest, trying to calm her wildly beating heart.
Feeling somewhat better, Lin Ruoxue then instructed her junior secretary to come in.
"Secretary Chen, what's the matter?"
Lin Ruoxue asked as if nothing had happened, pretending everything was normal.
"..."
This secretary, Chen Guo, was a university graduate of just two years, with a delicate appearance that gave off a comfortable vibe.
It was also because of this, and the fact that she graduated from a prestigious university, that Lin Ruoxue chose her from many applicants to be her secretary.
At that moment, the junior secretary glanced at Lin Ruoxue, then at Su Chen sitting on the sofa, seeming hesitant to speak.
"Just say what you have to say. There's no need to hem and haw."
Lin Ruoxue knew Chen Guo was wary because Su Chen was present, but since he was ostensibly her husband, asking him to leave now would definitely embarrass him.
Chen Guo didn't know his identity, so a bit of reticence was normal, but after all, she was his legal wife, so it wouldn't do to act too dismissively.
Chen Guo was slightly taken aback upon hearing Lin Ruoxue's words, then understood; seeing how they were just now, their relationship was clear.
Maybe soon the two of them would become a family. She derided herself for being so dense!
Su Chen was somewhat surprised by Lin Ruoxue's words; indeed, this woman wasn't as cold as she appeared on the outside.
"Master Liu is downstairs. He said he has come to see you. Do you want to meet him now?"
As she spoke, Chen Guo stole a glance at Lin Ruoxue and Su Chen, looking a bit awkward.
Why would Lin Ruoxue personally meet a driver who had just been hired, especially since the guy seemed so casual and lacked the usual restraint employees show when meeting their boss?
However, Liu Qing did not take Su Chen very seriously; after all, the gap between them was enormous. He believed he could simply flick his finger to dispose of this loser.
But Su Chen's thoughts were similarly dismissive.
"Ruoxue, I managed to get two front-row tickets to Sara's concert and would like to invite you to join me," he said.
Liu Qing looked at Lin Ruoxue with affection. To him, only Lin Ruoxue, the top beauty of Jiangnan, was worthy of being the heir of the Liu Family.
He knew Sara had always been Lin Ruoxue's favorite violinist and that Sara, the sensational violinist, had taken the world by storm. Her concerts were genuinely a tough ticket to secure!
Moreover, Sara's transcendent beauty, which crossed geographical and national boundaries, drove countless people wild!
It could be said that the most stressful and headache-inducing aspect of a Sara concert was the security, because the fans were so frenzied that accidents like stampedes were always a risk.
Sara is in Huaxia? Su Chen was slightly startled, but neither Lin Ruoxue nor Liu Qing noticed his brief moment of surprise.
Lin Ruoxue felt exceedingly awkward hearing Liu Qing's invite, especially since it was made in front of her husband, addressing her endearingly as "Ruoxue."
Although she and Su Chen were not emotionally close, he was still her husband by law, and this situation was bound to make him uncomfortable.
Lin Ruoxue felt inexplicably nervous, not because she had any feelings for Liu Qing — in fact, she felt nothing for him — but being in front of Su Chen made her instinctively tense, and even she could not explain why.
"No, I have some work to attend to this evening, but thank you for the invitation, Young Master Liu."
Although she longed to attend Sara's concert, Lin Ruoxue tactfully declined to avoid giving Liu Qing any wrong ideas and to prevent any misunderstanding by Su Chen.
Upon hearing this, Liu Qing immediately became anxious, as opportunities for close contact with Lin Ruoxue were incredibly rare.
"Ruoxue, work can be done anytime, and you shouldn't focus only on work," Liu Qing earnestly said, "An opportunity like Sara's concert in Huaxia doesn't come often, it might be years before she comes again."
Lin Ruoxue was somewhat conflicted. She had always wanted to attend a live Sara concert, but had never been able to make the time. With the rarity of Sara visiting Huaxia, and being in Jianghai at that, it truly was a rare opportunity.
"Ms. Lin, Young Master Liu is right. You work so hard; it's fitting that you take some time to relax."
Su Chen also noticed Lin Ruoxue's desire to go but realized that it was because of him that she declined.
His heart warmed at the thought, and he also missed Sara, the little girl who had always clung to him back in the day. Truth be told, he quite missed that young girl.