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Shen Ximing's eyes were filled with smiles the entire time. "Madam, are you inviting your husband?"

She quickly retreated. "No, no. Hurry and get out."

He curled his lips and deliberately revealed a wronged expression. "The Madam has lit a fire, yet you yourself want to run away?"

With a flick of his long arm, she was already in his arms. After a long while, he let go of her and looked at the little fellow who was panting in his arms. However, he didn't take the next step as he lightly scratched the bridge of her nose, "Okay, I won't tease you anymore. I'll let you off for now."

Ye Zichen let go of her obediently and walked towards the living room.

This process of changing clothes lasted for quite a long time, mainly because she couldn't find any clothes that could cover up all the kissing marks on her body.

In the end, she chose a dress that fell to her ankles and wore a long-sleeved blouse.

After washing up, he dragged his trembling legs and walked into the living room. Shen Xi Ming was standing in front of the microwave, heating up the food he had brought in the morning.

Qin Xiaotao felt a little hungry after smelling the fragrance of the food. She thought about how crazy she was to not have eaten since last night. The reason was because she was too busy exercising that exhausted her energy. She couldn't help but look at his back.

Shen Xi Ming seemed to have a premonition, sneezing a little.

Qin Xiaotao shrunk her neck in guilt. After sitting down, she plopped herself down on the dining table. He really didn't want to move.

Shen Xi brought the dishes to the table and caressed her hair, "Rest for a while after eating."

"No, it's time to go home."

"I called your mother and told her to take you to a dress selection today. I'll be back later."

Qin Xiaotao raised her head, her small eyes full of doubt. "Don't you have to work today?"

He smiled, scooped a bowl of rice and placed it in front of her, "With Madam in your heart, your husband would rather be the King of the Merchants."

"Then you should go to court."

He picked up his chopsticks and placed them in her bowl. "Okay, when will Madame come to hold court from behind the curtain?"

Qin Xiaohai bit down on his chopsticks and tilted his head. "Uh, it depends on your mood."

"Alright, then your husband will certainly please your wife." There was a smile in his eyes.

Qin Xiaotao's tongue was in pain as she glared hatefully at a certain someone, even "waiting on" him. She must have done this on purpose.

However, the culprit didn't seem to care at all. He was still happy to serve food to his wife.

"Madam, you've worked hard these past two days. Come, eat more."

"Madam, you have to make up for it. Look at my wife, she's so thin. Her pair of beautiful big eyes are about to fall out."

"Madam, don't be in such a hurry. Eat slowly. Your husband will also give it to you. Come."

"..."

Qin Xiaotao buried her head in the rice grilled with hatred. Since when did he become so noisy?

Qin Xiaojing returned home, and after chatting with her parents for a while, she returned to her room and heaved a long sigh of relief.

He put the bag containing the evening dress on the floor and started to take off his clothes, thinking about the conversation he had with his parents.

The more he thought about it, the weirder it felt. His mother seemed to look at her clothes a few times.

"Aiya." She slapped herself on the forehead. How could she have forgotten something so important?

She patted her cheeks in frustration, knowing that she could still be considered to be meticulous. Why did she seem like a fool in front of Shen Xi Ming?

Thinking about this, he dialed Shen Xi Ming's number.

The call quickly connected, "Hey, why didn't you tell me? When I came back in this outfit, my mom would definitely know that I came back from your place."

There was a moment of silence on the other end of the line, then she lowered her voice and said, "You brought this back from London. Your mother has never seen it before."

Qin Xiaotao slapped her forehead again. Heavens, this was an IQ loss.

However, Shen Xuming quickly said, "I said that I'll take you to pick a dress today, so it's not strange for me to change clothes while we're at it."

Qin Xiaohai puffed up his cheeks, as if he didn't understand the crux of the problem.

Seeing that she didn't react for a long time, he was able to see her confused appearance. He chuckled and continued to speak in a low voice, "Madam, I am in a meeting."

It was a meeting. No wonder it was so quiet over there. She quickly said, "Oh, then you can busy yourself first."

After hanging up, she fell onto the bed and covered her face with her hands, muttering to herself, "Qin Xiaotao, Qin Xiaotao. Is your brain still in London?"

Suddenly, she sat up and looked at the time on her phone. It was already past 10 PM and there was still a meeting being held so late at night.

What she did not know was that since Master Shen had postponed the day's meeting to the evening, all the department heads had to work overtime, while he himself was afraid that he would have to work all night.

The group of department heads all stopped and quietly sat there, waiting for him to finish answering the call. He rarely answered the phone at meetings, so everyone thought it must be something important.

However, when the people who were nearby saw the smile on his face and the "Madam" that he had mentioned, their jaws almost dropped out of shock. Only Xia Han was still relatively calm.

The few of them looked at each other, not daring to say anything. The meeting room remained eerily quiet, until Shen Xi Ming retracted his thread and said, "Continue."

By the time the meeting ended, it was already late into the night. A few of the upper echelons softly chatted as they left the meeting room. The content of their conversation had nothing to do with the content of the meeting.

As they passed by Xia Han, they said to her, "Eh, Director Xia, you and Director Shen have a good personal relationship. When did the CEO ever have a wife? Do you know?"

Xia Han didn't answer him. Instead, she said to Department Head Chen from the PR Department, "During the press conference the day after tomorrow, Chief Shen asked for a new reporter to interview us. You all know about this, right?" This time's event, the PR Department would also be participating.

"Yes, I know." Although he didn't know why she would suddenly ask this, he still replied, "I've suddenly added another segment and I'm afraid I don't have enough time. Luckily, the media gave me a lot of face."

Xia Han laughed. "Remember to be more careful. Don't make any mistakes." With that, he walked out, leaving behind the Chief of Public Relations, who had a blank look on his face.

In Xia Han's mind, however, she recalled how Shen Xi Ming had told her about the dress selection. According to the size and style he had described, the first person she thought of was Qin Xiaotao.

Xia Han knocked on the door and pushed it open. "Boss Shen."

Shen Ximing raised his head from the pile of documents. "You're still not off work?"

She passed a stack of documents to him. "I'll return after I've confirmed these documents for you."

Shen Ximing opened the top tablet and saw the poster he had taken along with Lin Rong. Casually flipping through it, he found two sets of pictures in the material.

Xia Han was explaining, "It's like this. We all agree that the photos you and Miss Lin took were more suitable for our jewellery theme than the image of Krissi." While speaking, he slid a few pages back, "Look at these. The image of Krissi is always quite charming. Although it has been restrained a lot for advertising, if..."

As he spoke, he slid forward a few more times. "Take a look at these."

This was a picture of Shen Ximing and Lin Rong. Shen Ximing's temperament was indeed more noble and elegant, more in line with the brand style of Lamp.SHINE.