After a night of indecision, Luo Shu still chose to go directly to Yu Zhan.
After all, it concerned her boss's business, and she didn't want to have a complete falling out with Wen Qi. This could also be a way to let her save face at the company.
When she returned to the company, she could still hear the whispers of her colleagues.
She had an easy time tuning things out and didn't care at all about the rumors and gossip. She sat at her desk and gave Shen Yan a call.
He took a long time to answer.
[Help me ask if Mr. Yu has any time today. I'd like to make an appointment.]
[Just come straight up.]
She could tell that Shen Yan hadn't even had to think about the question.
She stepped into the elevator, and Shen Yan pressed the button from upstairs, allowing her to smoothly ascend to the 30th floor.
Luo Shu didn't go directly to the CEO's office. Instead, she questioned Shen Yan, who was standing at the side:
"Was the boss with you when you were on the phone just now?"
"Good heavens, what is your brain made of? You're so sharp!"
She sighed. Shen Yan hadn't even reported her request and had just told her to come up. There was only one possibility: the boss had overheard their conversation.
She didn't like this. It felt as if after sleeping with him, he had taken a liking to her.
It was as if the Matchmaker God's red thread of fate was being forcibly tied to her hand by him.
She knocked on the CEO's office door with a nervous heart.
"Come in." He was in a black suit again today. It always felt like he only had one set of clothes and never changed.
"Is something the matter?" He put down his pen and looked at Luo Shu seriously.
Luo Shu reported the entire incident to Yu Zhan in detail.
After hearing her out, Yu Zhan didn't respond immediately. Instead, he said:
"I will handle this matter."
"I need an apology from her, a face-to-face apology. Of course, on the condition that it doesn't affect the company."
Although Luo Shu could see the bigger picture, she could still be stubborn about certain things.
Yu Zhan grunted in agreement, leaned back in his chair, and said in a thoughtful tone:
"No matter what you decide to do, it won't affect the company. Are you sure you don't want to make this public?"
"The Wen family's transportation department and Yuse have a partnership. It will have an impact, one way or another." Luo Shu just wanted to avoid unnecessary trouble.
"Worried about me?"
"..." They were clearly discussing business, but his question made her face burn again. "No."
Silence—
"Wen Qi is a girl too. She must have had her reasons for doing this. It's better not to make things difficult for her."
"As you wish."
The way Yu Zhan said it sounded like something one would say to an intimate partner.
Luo Shu really wanted to slap herself twice. She never should have come up to find him.
Before long, Shen Yan walked in with Wen Qi. Luo Shu had taken a seat on the sofa.
Seeing Luo Shu, Wen Qi seemed a bit flustered.
"Brother Yu, you were looking for me?"
That single "Brother Yu" gave Luo Shu goosebumps.
"What did you call me?"
Yu Zhan, who hadn't even looked up at her, suddenly narrowed his deep eyes, lifted his gaze, and shot her a look.
Wen Qi had thought that by revealing her connection, Yu Zhan would give her some face. She hadn't expected to be doused with cold water.
She quickly changed her form of address: "Mr. Yu."
Yu Zhan gritted his teeth and continued to look at his documents.
"It wasn't me who was looking for you. It was her."
Wen Qi timidly shifted her gaze to Luo Shu.
Luo Shu smiled and waved at her in greeting. "Hello, Ms. Wen!"
She had to admire her own composure, to be able to fake a smile so genuinely at a time like this.
"Luo Shu, what do you want? Can't you solve this privately? Do you have to disturb Brother Yu's peace and quiet?!"
Wen Qi's tone had changed noticeably.
She was still gambling, betting that Luo Shu didn't know the truth.
Hearing "Brother Yu" again, Yu Zhan felt a surge of annoyance. Just as he was about to say something, Luo Shu beat him to it.
"Oh, I wouldn't want to disturb Brother Yu. But if we disturb all the other designers in the department, I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it."
Luo Shu pulled up the video on her phone and showed it to her.
Wen Qi's face instantly turned pale. Her legs trembled, and her small hands clenched into fists.
"Hmph, Brother Yu..." Yu Zhan sighed softly, his thin lips muttering almost inaudibly, and paid no more mind to the dispute.
"You..."
Wen Qi couldn't believe it. In just one day, she had discovered the truth!
"Doing something like this, don't you want your reputation as a designer anymore? If it weren't for Brother Yu stopping me, I would have already turned the design department upside down." Luo Shu looked at her calmly.
Sitting in his office chair, Yu Zhan frowned, his gaze fixed on the composed Luo Shu on the sofa.
"Wen Qi, apologize, and then leave," Yu Zhan said.
"Brother Yu!" Wen Qi whined like a child, turning to him coquettishly.
"Call me Mr. Yu."
"She gets to call you Brother Yu, why can't I?"
"You can't either," Yu Zhan said, pointing at Luo Shu and raising his voice.
Luo Shu said nothing, just pursed her lips.
Wen Qi felt wronged, but since Yu Zhan had spoken, she had no choice but to swallow her pride and apologize.
"I'm sorry, Ms. Luo. I shouldn't have framed you. I won't do it again."
"Understood," Luo Shu's mood lightened, and she let out a sigh of relief.
Yu Zhan waved his hand, signaling for them to leave. Listening to two women argue was making his head buzz. It was so noisy.
Wen Qi stormed out in a huff.
"Wait a moment," Yu Zhan said, as if remembering something.
He looked up and asked tentatively, "When you left that night, did you run into anyone else?"
Luo Shu's hands clenched. So he had seen her too. Judging by his posture, he seemed even more nervous than she was.
Wen Qi shot a cold glance at Luo Shu behind her. "No."
He nodded slightly. "You can go out first. Close the door on your way out. Luo Shu, you stay."
Wen Qi gave Luo Shu another cold look before leaving resentfully.
Luo Shu's heart skipped a beat. "Mr. Yu, is there anything else?"
"Come here."
She obediently walked over to his desk.
Yu Zhan had a domineering air about him, leaning back in his swivel chair with his hands resting idly on the armrests.
"You were so certain I wouldn't scold you, weren't you? Hmm?!"
"Mr. Yu, I don't understand what you mean," Luo Shu feigned ignorance.
She knew that a man as sharp as Yu Zhan would definitely see through her little tricks, but she still wanted to see his reaction.
She wanted to see if his earlier words, "Want to try being Mrs. Yu?", were genuine, or if it was just his conscience bothering him because they had slept together.
"Hmph, so now you know to call me Mr. Yu. A moment ago, it was 'Brother Yu' this and 'Brother Yu' that. Did it roll off the tongue nicely?"
Yu Zhan looked at her expression—wanting to laugh but not daring to—and felt a surge of anger, yet he was helpless against her.
"I'm sorry. It won't happen again."
She held back her laughter, her eyes darting around until they landed on the collar of his shirt.
She immediately thought of the shirt she had ripped yesterday.
Yu Zhan followed her gaze and glanced down at his own shirt.
"What's the meaning of this?"
Hearing that, Luo Shu quickly shook her head.
He suddenly became intrigued. Leaning back in his chair, he looked at her with a lazy expression.
"What, lusting after my body?"
"No, that's not... " Her face turned red. "If there's nothing else, Mr. Yu, I'll be going now."
Before Yu Zhan could say anything, she burst out the door and ran.
He chuckled softly.
Interesting.