Chapter 28: Are You Hinting for Me to Chase You?
The way President Shou looked after changing into his haute couture suit could only be described with one word—
Professional!
Solemn, rigorous, domineering, giving off an oppressive feeling that when he spoke, you could only listen, and if you dared to refute, you might face a lawsuit.
Assistant Liang, also in a custom suit, carrying a computer bag behind President Shou, was also very professional…
A professional bodyguard.
Leaving aside whether he could fight, just his athletic figure approaching two meters stood out significantly even on American turf.
The two made do with a business meal in the hotel lobby. The set meal wasn’t abundant to begin with, yet Shou Jiaxun pushed all the meat aside.
Shou Jiaxun looked up inadvertently and saw Liang Bo’s gaze landing on the steak and roasted chicken he had moved out of his plate: “I haven’t touched these, you…”
Liang Bo immediately reached out to take the meat plate President Shou had picked out: “I can.”
President Shou smiled beautifully: “If you’re not full, order another portion.”
He couldn’t help sighing in his heart. The young man in front of him had been separated from him for more than four years… almost five years, yet he was “still that young boy, without a hint of change”!
Liang Bo actually wasn’t hungry; he was just wondering why Shou Jiaxun ate so little.
“You aren’t on a diet, are you? Being too thin isn’t healthy,” Assistant Liang finished his boss’s steak and started lecturing his boss on dietary structure.
Shou Jiaxun only ate a small ball of pasta and a whole plate of vegetable salad, ending the battle quickly: “If I’m full, I’ll get sleepy in the afternoon. Once sleepy, people become slow.”
Assistant Liang looked shocked, looking down at the several empty plates in front of him: “You… didn’t say so earlier?”
President Shou suggested with a smile: “How about you go buy a cup of coffee to drink on the way?”
Liang Bo nodded immediately and got up, jogging to the coffee shop next door to buy two cups of coffee. He handed one to Shou Jiaxun: “Forgot to ask what you drink just now. Half-sugar latte okay?”
President Shou waved his hand to refuse: “I don’t drink coffee. Coffee is addictive and puts a heavy burden on the heart. I’m afraid if I drink too much unknowingly, I’ll die suddenly.”
—That was how he “went” in his past life.
Assistant Liang was shocked again, looking down at his own coffee cup which was already bottoming out.
Full of resentment: “Do you have to be so absolute? …It’s only my first day at work.”
Shou Jiaxun felt that he looked like an ignorant giant dog, both cute and pitiful, particularly inviting to tease.
“Hey, I was joking with you.” President Shou reached out to pat his arm to comfort him, but then laughed so hard he leaned back and forth, looking very deserving of a beating.
Although Liang Bo looked a bit goofy, he was reliable in doing things. Five minutes after they finished their meal, a commercial RV stopped steadily at the hotel entrance, neither early nor late.
After the two got in the car, President Shou took the initiative to start a relaxed topic: “You could get into No. 4 High School, your grades must have been quite good. Why did you run off to sports school later?”
Liang Bo hugged Shou Jiaxun’s computer bag, leaning his body slightly to explain in a low voice: “First, I was a sports specialty student, my grades weren’t particularly good.
Secondly, sports schools abroad don’t just have PE classes; they have many practical courses to choose from. Also, there are many fun sports, so it wouldn’t be boring for me.”
Shou Jiaxun raised his eyebrows and pursued: “Like what?”
Assistant Liang enumerated as if counting family treasures: “Basically all the competitive ones you can think of.
Extreme sports like rock climbing and hang gliding, they have those too.
Also fun leisure ones, equestrianism, motorboating, windsurfing, they have those as well.”
Shou Jiaxun exclaimed: “Wow, tuition must be expensive, right?”
“Not expensive at all.” Liang Bo shook his head and curled his lip: “Compared to the money you’ve earned these years, at most a drop in the bucket.”
President Shou was amused by him and laughed loudly: “Thought you were going to brag a bit.”
Assistant Liang smiled sheepishly: “How would I dare! You are my boss now. Eh? By the way, why does your company HR say you are thirty-three? Did you change your ID?”
President Shou shrugged his eyebrows and nodded: “Mmhmm, what else? It’s inconvenient to negotiate business when too young. People think you have no experience and know nothing. Sometimes you can’t even get a word in.”
Liang Bo pursued: “Changed it to be ten years older?”
Shou Jiaxun glanced sideways and smiled at him: “Correct. Don’t tell anyone, I’ll be in trouble if people find out.”
Liang Bo nodded hurriedly: “Don’t worry, I won’t.”
The two talked and laughed all the way. They didn’t feel annoyed even with the traffic jam, arriving at the client’s designated meeting place twenty minutes early.
The commercial vehicle slowly parked in front of a skyscraper following the traffic flow.
Liang Bo had checked the map in advance and instructed the driver in fluent English to wait in a nearby parking lot; they would call him after finishing business.
After entering the office building, they first registered as visitors at the front desk and went through security checks and body searches, as rigorous as taking a plane, before being allowed into the elevator hall.
Waiting for the elevator, Assistant Liang complained in a low voice: “I never understood the mentality of putting offices in skyscrapers.
Do they never watch disaster movies? Not touching the sky above or the ground below, is there any sense of security?”
“Stand high, see far, I guess?” President Shou speculated casually.
“Wow, then they have to carry binoculars, otherwise it’s a big loss.”
Shou Jiaxun was amused by him again.
Just as the employer and employee were chatting happily, a warm and hearty greeting suddenly sounded behind them: “President Shou! Long time no see. How have things been? Where did you fly in from?”
Liang Bo and Shou Jiaxun turned around together, seeing a man around thirty with a buzz cut and a bright smile walking towards them with strong steps.
Shou Jiaxun also immediately raised a smile: “Ouch! How big is the deal? Worth having our ‘Dentsu’ North China Boss personally make the trip.”
“Came specifically to be your accompanying runner! Touched?” The man reached out to offer goodwill before even reaching them.
Shou Jiaxun stepped forward with a beaming smile to shake hands: “So nice? You really are my…”
After grabbing his hand, the man pulled back abruptly without warning, yanking Shou Jiaxun directly into his arms for a tight hug, and patted President Shou’s lower back twice very familiarly.
Shou Jiaxun was hugged unexpectedly. He didn’t feel nervous in public, but the words of greeting got stuck in his throat and couldn’t flow smoothly anymore.
And his expression looked very bad.
Liang Bo initially thought they were good friends, especially hearing the other say “accompanying runner.”
Until Shou Jiaxun was suddenly hugged and taken advantage of, he abruptly woke up and hurriedly stepped forward to support.
However, the other party reacted quickly. Before Assistant Liang could reach out, he let go.
Still smiling brightly, he continued talking to Shou Jiaxun as if nothing had happened.
Shou Jiaxun couldn’t be bothered to fake politeness with him anymore, turning back with a cold face to wait for the elevator on his own.
Liang Bo saw his lips move when he turned, seemingly cursing: “Sick.”
Assistant Liang frowned, his expression serious as he moved to stand slightly behind President Shou to the side, using his wall-like back to block the path of the “Sick Man” approaching President Shou.
But at this time, the man didn’t come to pester President Shou again. Instead, he turned sideways to talk to two subordinates beside him, urging one to check emails, saying he wanted some important data.
Then he scolded the subordinates saying: “Can you be more professional in your work? All day only knowing how to be sneaky and mess around, thinking you are setting up a stall to sell vegetables? The contracts the company signs every minute are worth tens of millions, isn’t that enough to perk you up?”
Just short of naming Shou Jiaxun and cursing him for being opportunistic and stealing his business.
At this moment, the elevator door slid open with a ding. Several passengers walked out, and they stepped in.
After Liang Bo pressed the floor, no one from the “Sick Man’s” side pressed the elevator button again.
This meant both parties were here to snatch the same order.
Assistant Liang suddenly realized. No wonder the smell of gunpowder was so strong.
When the elevator door closed, the “Sick Man” turned his head to size up President Shou, seemingly about to act up again.
Sure enough, in less than two seconds, he “farted” again: “Shou Jiaxun, last time you told me not to treat you as an Omega, this time I treat you as an Alpha, why are you unhappy again?”
President Shou moved his lips expressionlessly: “Big Brother, I really thank you. Then treat me as a Beta next time.”
After speaking, he muttered in a volume neither too loud nor too soft: “Sigh… better not have a next time. Truly bad luck.”
Evidently, he had no intention of “making up” with his opponent either.
These two clearly belonged to the type of mortal enemies who would “pretend if you pretend,” but could flip faces together anytime and anywhere.
Hearing “bad luck,” the “sick” President Ming not only didn’t get angry but looked full of surprise. However, when he opened his mouth, naturally no good words came out: “Ah? You mean it? I like Betas the most. All my exes were Betas.”
He even asked his two subordinates beside him for verification: “You say, right? My last boyfriend was also a Beta, you guys have seen him.”
His subordinates nodded with accompanying smiles: “Right, indeed, what a coincidence haha. If President Shou wants to be a Beta, then he’ll get along even better with our President Ming.”
The “sick” President Ming looked quite smug, leaning towards Shou Jiaxun: “You aren’t hinting for me to chase you, are you?”
This time, before President Shou could retort, the 190cm Assistant Liang made his move first.
The big young man suddenly turned and took a step forward, pressing President Ming’s shoulder and forcing him against the glass wall of the elevator car.
It was a standard “Kabedon” pose.
Assistant Liang put on a roguish smile to tease: “Bro, do you mean it? I am a Beta, and I like Alphas so much too! So are you explicitly hinting for me to chase you?
Then leave a number! After the meeting, let’s go out for a drink alone.”
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