Chapter 225 The Death of Xiao Dingguo
As soon as Su Chen met Lin Ruoxue's gaze, his heart involuntarily trembled, as if he had been caught doing something wrong.
However, he knew that Lin Ruoxue was very shrewd, so he dared not show any signs of timidity. Instead, he pretended to be forthright and said,
"Of course, honey, I'm making contributions to the company. Otherwise, it would be so comfortable to just enjoy the air conditioning and take a nap in the office. Don't you think you should reward me?"
"Enough, enough."
Lin Ruoxue slightly frowned and waved her hand:
"Get on with your work!"
With that, she indeed sat down and ignored Su Chen. Su Chen felt bored being alone and was also afraid Lin Ruoxue would see through his little schemes, so without a word, he left.
Only after hearing the door close did Lin Ruoxue lift her head, looking toward the office door, her teeth biting down hard, a trace of Ice Frost appearing on her face:
"Jerk, do you really think I don't know what you're thinking?!"
After all, Lin Ruoxue had lived under the same roof with him for so long and had come to understand his character quite well. Supervising? What supervision? It was all just an excuse because he couldn't bear to part with those flirtatious girls.
When he returned to the Public Relations department, Zhao Lin had already arranged his desk and chair for him, even thoughtfully adding a First Layer of blanket.
Sitting at the desk and looking at the dazzling array of beauties opposite him, Su Chen couldn't help feeling a bit proud.
He thought he had hidden his motives well, but little did he know, Lin Ruoxue had already seen through his little tricks.
The men in the Public Relations department were okay, but the women were not used to having a man sitting opposite them for the first time.
Moreover, this man's gaze seemed quite restless.
"Director, why do you keep staring at our thighs?"
Ran Ting pouted her cherry lips as she spoke, appearing somewhat angry, but her voice sounded more like she was coquettishly complaining.
"Ran Ting, you see, I'm studying here. I've noticed that your legs seem a bit crooked. Could you stand up and walk a couple of steps for me?"
"Really?"
As soon as Ran Ting heard this, she immediately panicked. After all, a woman's legs are extremely valuable. Isn't there a saying—beauty lies in the thighs?
Ran Ting quickly stood up and took a few steps, looking at Su Chen and asking:
"Director, how about it? Is there a problem?"
"Ah, well, turn around and let me have a look."
Startled, Su Chen said, reining in his direct gaze.
After hearing Su Chen's words, Ran Ting turned around and took a few more steps.
Watching Ran Ting's long legs, Su Chen couldn't help but click his tongue in admiration. What a pair of beautiful legs!
"How about it?"
Ran Ting turned her head just in time to catch Su Chen's "lecherous" gaze and the drool that was about to spill out.
"Director, are you deliberately taking advantage of me?"
Ran Ting's face blushed as she pretended to be somewhat angry and retorted.
The others burst into laughter upon hearing Ran Ting's words; they had long seen through Su Chen's intentions, yet Ran Ting was still oblivious.
Hearing Ran Ting's words, Su Chen felt somewhat embarrassed, but of course, he couldn't admit it.
"Would I do such a thing? Look closely with a ruler—there's definitely no straight line at the center of your right leg. There might be a 0.5-0.8 deviation."
Su Chen said earnestly, though he didn't forget to continue admiring Ran Ting's legs.
"Really?"
Ran Ting, seeing the serious look on Su Chen's face, was also fooled and looked anxious.
The others were also shocked. Could it be that the director was really helping Ran Ting check?
"Of course, it's true. I swear on my integrity," Su Chen declared with a smug look on his face.
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What he didn't say, however, was that everyone's legs have a certain deviation, and Ran Ting's deviation was completely within the normal range, with no issues whatsoever.
"So what do I do?"
Ran Ting had always taken pride in her figure, so hearing that her legs might not be straight made her understandably nervous.
"No big deal, when I have time, I'll teach you a set of exercises. Just practice them frequently, and you'll be fine."
When Su Chen said this, a distinct brightness sparkled in his eyes.
"Thank you so much, Director!"
Ran Ting ran over happily and pecked Su Chen on the face, though she made sure it was just a light touch.
The others, seeing this, burst into laughter, and Ran Ting's face turned a slight shade of red.
Su Chen, too, smiled shyly, thinking it's incredible how enthusiastic his colleagues from the public relations department were!
At the same time, he wiped off the lipstick mark left by Ran Ting, thinking that if Lin Ruoxue found out about this, he was in big trouble!
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Just then, Su Chen's phone rang. He quickly answered upon seeing it was Xiao Yaning calling.
After hanging up the phone, Su Chen stood there in a daze.
"Xiao Dingguo is dead?!"
He muttered with a puzzled look on his face.
"I need to step out for a bit, you all better work hard."
Su Chen stood up, said those words, and started walking out, but paused at the door:
"Anyone caught slacking, I'll spank you when I get back!"
The women immediately blushed and spat at him, and Su Chen laughed heartily before dashing off.
"This Director is quite interesting,"
Ran Ting recalled the previous moment with a smile, realizing later on that Su Chen must have purposely bamboozled her.
"Of course, you would find him interesting after you've kissed him,"
a woman beside her teased.
"I've figured it out; this little director is totally a little pervert. Strangely enough, it seems like I don't dislike him."
Zhao Lin said with a playful smile, also finding the new director quite a character.
The other women nodded in agreement, feeling that the new director was quite special.
Calling him a good person didn't quite fit, as he always seemed a bit naughty, thinking of taking advantage of them on his first day; yet to label him a bad person didn't seem right either, as they didn't despise him and even enjoyed joking around with him.
Of course, they also noticed that Su Chen didn't really seem to want to do anything to them. More so, he wasn't putting on any airs of a director.
Su Chen had no idea that his true colors were being assessed in such a way.
But at the moment, he had no time to think about these things. Ever since he received Xiao Yaning's call, he was constantly pondering who could have killed Xiao Dingguo.
The incident had heightened his alertness; he had a hundred reasons not to believe it was an accident.
Su Chen soon drove to the police station, where Xiao Yaning was already waiting for him. She approached as soon as she saw his car.
"What exactly happened?" Su Chen asked, frowning slightly.
"I don't know either. The police station called a moment ago to inform us that Xiao Dingguo's body was found in the river."
Xiao Yaning explained that she was shocked by Su Chen's identity with Ye Mei when the sudden call came in from the police station, reporting the discovery of Xiao Dingguo's body in the river and asking her to come down to the station.
Xiao Yaning was stunned at the time; although she had severed the father-daughter relationship with Xiao Yaning, he was still the man who had raised her for over twenty years, the man she had always called dad!
How could she remain indifferent?
But he was fine, so how could he have suddenly died?
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