Lu Yinghan hadn't expected Xie Bei to lean in so close.
She stopped in her tracks right away and answered earnestly, “Hello, Brother Xie Bei. My name is Lu Yinghan.”
She spoke very slowly in her adorable, milky voice. Everyone nearby who had been watching Xie Bei was instantly drawn to Lu Yinghan instead.
“Ah! She's so cute!”
“So she's the adorable kid Xie Bei is taking care of this time?”
“She's so polite, and she looks so well-behaved.”
“Look, she's been carrying her suitcase by herself the whole time without asking anyone for help.”
Not only the fans on-site, but even the viewers in the live stream chat were going wild.
【Ahhhhhh! Xie Bei is so gentle!】
【Her name is Lu Yinghan? She's so well-behaved!】
【Sob sob sob, she's so cute! And she's so tiny—they said she's seven years old? Is she really seven?】
【My five-year-old nephew is bigger than her...】
【That just goes to show girls are naturally delicate. You male comrades need to protect us!】
【To the commenter above, try saying that when you're opening your own delivery packages.】
Xie Bei looked at Lu Yinghan for a moment.
Or rather, the two of them were gazing at each other.
Suddenly, Xie Bei reached out, took the suitcase from Lu Yinghan's hand, and scooped her up with one arm.
The sudden movement and sudden height scared Lu Yinghan into wrapping her arms around Xie Bei's neck.
“Um, Brother Xie Bei, your body...”
“It's fine. I can handle this much.”
Xie Bei stared straight into Lu Yinghan's eyes.
Ignoring the fans outside whose screams rose like a crashing wave, he walked toward the boarding gate.
Looking at Xie Bei right in front of her, Lu Yinghan's mind was filled with questions as high as the sky.
It was public knowledge that Xie Bei disliked contact with children.
Even with Lu Xuanyao in her past life, he hadn't come within two meters of her during the variety show.
Even when they had tasks later on that required close physical proximity, he would wrap himself up tightly so their skin wouldn't touch at all.
So everyone knew Xie Bei disliked kids.
But what was going on now?
This was their very first meeting, yet he had walked straight up and picked her up.
And when she touched his neck, she had been worried for a long time.
Yet Xie Bei hadn't thrown her down. Instead, he had reminded her to hold on tight.
Lu Yinghan's big, watery eyes widened. But what filled her heart was an overwhelming emotion of joy.
Even if Xie Bei was only putting on a persona right now, at least it proved he didn't dislike her.
Thinking this, her hands holding onto Xie Bei paused slightly as she looked at his broad shoulders.
As if possessed, Lu Yinghan carefully and gradually rested her tiny head against his shoulder.
【Hiss, this little move is kind of cute.】
【She even seriously asked our brother if his body could handle it, hahahaha. Did she think our brother didn't have the strength?】
【It feels like he's being relied on.】
【Sob sob sob, to think there'd come a day when our brother is actually being relied on by a child.】
【Am I the only one who wants to ask: doesn't Xie Bei dislike children? Why is he being so good to Lu Yinghan?】
【Because she's a child of the Lu family?】
【Tsk, you commenter above again! Are you looking for a beating?】
The live stream chat erupted into arguments once more.
But none of this had anything to do with Xie Bei.
He had originally thought participating in this variety show would be a painful ordeal.
After all, he disliked children and didn't even want to touch them.
Children were too fragile.
And he himself was fragile too.
On top of that, children were small and stubborn.
Plus, his partner this time was the Lu family's daughter.
Xie Bei had had a headache over this for several days.
When he was waiting at the airport today, he was still contemplating how he should interact with the child in front of everyone.
But when Lu Yinghan's tiny body dragged her suitcase in front of him, Xie Bei's eyes lit up.
Lu Yinghan carried an aura similar to his own.
He couldn't quite explain what it was specifically.
But he understood that Lu Yinghan, like him, was a pitiable person...
“Hello, Brother Xie Bei...”
The baby girl's soft, cute voice drifted into Xie Bei's ears.
He liked this child very much!
He was a man of few words, but when he encountered something he liked, he expressed it directly.
That was precisely why he had gained far more fans than his peers.
...
Meanwhile, at the company, Lu Jiansen sat in his spacious office. While processing documents, he was also watching the live stream on his phone.
Seeing Lu Yinghan resting on Xie Bei's shoulder so naturally with a completely relaxed expression—
It was entirely different from how she acted around them.
His hands trembled slightly, unable to even hold his phone steadily...
Watching Lu Yinghan in the live stream, Lu Jiansen felt a surge of displeasure and resentment in his heart.
Along with a trace of heartache...
His expression turned terrifyingly dark.
Outside, even the secretary and staff who needed to report work progress didn't dare barge in...
“What's wrong with the Boss?”
“I don't know! He's been staring at his phone almost all morning. It seems like whatever is on his phone is making him unhappy.”
“Ah, staring the whole time? But Boss hasn't fallen behind on work at all.”
...
The employees shoved each other outside Lu Jiansen's door, no one daring to step forward.
In the end, they decided through rock-paper-scissors.
Once again, it was our poor secretary.
On the verge of tears, he held everyone's work schedules and documents, glaring fiercely at the rest of them.
“You're treating me to dinner later!”
“Don't worry! All-you-can-eat BBQ!”
The employees cheered with joy, watching the secretary march onto the battlefield.
“Um... President Lu, these are the documents and materials that require your approval today.”
Lu Jiansen didn't even raise his head, his eyes still glued to the live stream on his phone screen.
“Leave them on the side.”
The secretary's curiosity spiked. He approached Lu Jiansen, placed the documents beside him, and took a quick peek.
What on earth could cause their big boss's mood to fluctuate so wildly?
The secretary leaned closer to inspect, only to see the phone screen suddenly turn pitch black.
He slowly turned his head to look at Lu Jiansen, only to find him staring back ominously.
The secretary's heart skipped a beat...
“Um... Boss... these are the reports and materials that need your approval...”
The secretary immediately straightened his posture and respectfully handed the materials to Lu Jiansen.
Lu Jiansen took them and said casually as he reviewed them...
“Secretary Jin, regarding that project I mentioned to you before—it's currently lacking a lead. Would you like to go try your hand at it?”
The secretary trembled all over.
“Boss! I—I feel like I still need to stay by your side and learn properly! That project's success yields tens of billions in profit—are you sure you want to hand it over to me?”
The secretary's voice grew quieter and quieter...
After all, he had previously handled projects even bigger than that one, so a profit like that didn't mean much...
In the end, Secretary Jin had entered with curiosity, but left with a crestfallen, tearful face...
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