Rejected by the Campus Belle, I Find My True Love-Chapter 373 - 371: The Lady Boss Comes for an Inspection

Chapter 373: Chapter 371: The Lady Boss Comes for an Inspection

"I can do it." Lin Xi lifted the water jug with one hand. "Like this?"

Seeing Lin Xi effortlessly hoist the jug, Yu Kexin’s mouth formed an ’O’ of pure astonishment.

Imagine a girl as beautiful as a fairy lifting a full water jug with one hand and placing it on the dispenser...

Was there anything more terrifying?

Yu Kexin numbly replied, "Ah, yes. Just fit the top into the slot, and that’s it."

Lin Xi followed her instructions and set the water jug into the cradle.

"There. What’s wrong?" Lin Xi waved a hand in front of Yu Kexin’s face.

The latter swallowed hard and gave her a thumbs-up. "The Boss Lady’s arm strength is truly astonishing."

She’d seen beautiful girls with surprising arm strength before, but someone like the Boss Lady was a first. She looked like a sheltered, delicate lady from a good family, yet possessed such immense strength.

When Xue Yang came out of his office, he saw Yu Kexin staring at Lin Xi in horror while Lin Xi herself looked completely unbothered, and he wondered what had happened.

He walked over to Lin Xi. "Xiao Xi."

"Xue Yang~!" Upon seeing him, Lin Xi immediately trotted to his side. She habitually looped her arm through his, leaning almost her entire weight against him. "Let’s go home."

"Did you finish your work?"

"I did. You must have been so bored waiting here."

"Not at all. It was actually pretty fun." 𝕗𝗿𝕖𝐞𝐰𝗲𝕓𝐧𝕠𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝐨𝚖

Scaring her was fun. Lin Xi added in her head.

"As long as you had fun. Let’s go. Kexin, you all can clock out early, too."

With that, Xue Yang left with Lin Xi, leaving Yu Kexin standing there utterly bewildered.

She still hadn’t recovered by the time she got back to her desk.

Seeing her expression, Cui Hao curiously asked, "What’s up with you?"

"Cui Hao, do you have any idea what the Boss Lady just did?"

"Did she hit you?" Cui Hao asked, his question landing like a critical hit.

"That’s a bit of an exaggeration."

"Oh, I figured. I knew that was absolutely impossible."

The statement itself was fine, but Cui Hao’s smug tone gave it a completely different meaning.

"What’s that supposed to mean?"

"I just don’t think the Boss Lady would see you as enough of a competition to bother beating you up."

"?"

As expected, Cui Hao’s train of thought wasn’t like a normal person’s.

A second later, a pained scream echoed through the office.

Yu Kexin might not be able to lift a water jug, but she could certainly throw a mean punch.

"You still haven’t told me what the Boss Lady did!"

"Guess for yourself!"

With that, Yu Kexin shut down her computer and left for the day, leaving Cui Hao standing there utterly bewildered.

"Women... truly strange creatures. What did I even say wrong?"

***

The next day, news of Lin Xi’s visit to the company the previous evening had spread throughout the entire building.

"Is it true the Boss Lady came to the office last night?"

Leaning against the pantry doorway with a cup of coffee, Cui Hao overheard and casually remarked, "Of course, it’s true. The water you’re all drinking right now was personally installed by her."

"Remember, she installed it with one hand," Yu Kexin added, appearing out of nowhere. She bumped into Cui Hao forcefully, causing his coffee to shake violently. The liquid sloshed over the rim, and he had to quickly grab the cup with both hands to avoid spilling it all.

Seeing it was Yu Kexin, he silently turned away. He went back to his desk to wipe his hands and the cup, then pretended to take a sip.

"That’s so incredible..." someone murmured.

Changing the water jug was the task everyone dreaded most because it was so heavy. For the Boss Lady to install it with a single hand... wasn’t that just too far-fetched?

"Anyway, what I said is true. Believe it or not," Yu Kexin stated firmly.

"Hey guys, if what Kexin is saying is true, then doesn’t that mean the Boss Lady is..."

A monster? Otherwise, how could such a beautiful woman possibly lift a heavy water jug with one hand? She should be the type who can’t even twist open a water bottle cap.

Still, they had seen a similar case before.

Sun Yufei.

A lolita’s face on an iron body. The picture Cui Hao had painted at the time was horrifyingly vivid. He was supposedly beaten for a whole night. Just thinking about it sent shivers down their spines.

"Poor boss."

"His status at home must be really low."

"We should probably try not to piss him off so much in the future. It’s tough enough for him at the office; he doesn’t need to go home and face..."

As they were talking, the elevator on the 33rd floor opened. Everyone saw Xue Yang walk out and immediately shot him looks of sympathy, leaving him utterly confused.

"What’s up with you guys?"

"Nothing... Boss Xue, what do you want for lunch today? Whatever you want, we’ll make it happen."

"No need, I’m covered for lunch today." After saying that, Xue Yang entered his office.

He’s covered for lunch? What does that mean?

The group of single guys hadn’t yet realized the gravity of those words. They each returned to their workstations, and a new day of work began.

***

When Lin Xi woke up, it was already ten o’clock.

She sat up and stretched. She had gone to bed late, but with Xue Yang beside her, she had slept so peacefully that she didn’t even notice when he got up.

Lin Xi got out of bed and opened the window. The July weather was scorching, but she hadn’t felt it in the air-conditioned room. As she pushed open the window, a wave of heat surged in. Lin Xi took a deep breath of the fresh air.

After the initial clash of hot and cool air, the room’s temperature stabilized. Lin Xi didn’t close the window. She just drew the curtains before grabbing her clothes and heading into the bathroom.

An hour later, she emerged completely refreshed.

By then, it was already eleven o’clock.

Lin Xi walked out to the living room, went to the fridge, and took out some ingredients. Faced with some dried seafood, she had no idea how to prepare it.

Maybe I should call Auntie Zhong. She knows Xue Yang’s tastes best.

No sooner said than done, she immediately grabbed her phone to call Zhong Hailan.

"Xiao Xi, what’s up?"

Zhong Hailan had recently quit her job to focus on renovating the second floor and their new house, so she was managing things from home. That’s why Lin Xi was able to reach her. Normally, during work hours, she wouldn’t have been able to take a personal call.

"Auntie, I was wondering how to handle these ingredients?"

"What? You’re cooking? Where is that brat Xue Yang? Why isn’t he home?"

Hearing Lin Xi was cooking, Zhong Hailan fired off three questions in a row.

"Auntie, Xue Yang is at work. I’m home alone right now."

"Oh, he’s at work? Hmm. Shouldn’t he be in class right now? I didn’t think school was out for the break yet."

...