Chapter 178
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Chapter 178 Unspeakable
After arriving at Bikan Group, Su Rui initially wanted to arrange Jin Taizhu and Holman inside Lin Aoxue’s office to protect her at all times, but this proposal was rejected by Lin Aoxue herself.
Who could tolerate having two strange, muscular men sitting in their office all the time, watching their every move?
Su Rui looked at Lin Aoxue’s expression and showed an understanding look: “I get it, you think they’re too ugly and don’t give you a sense of comfort. I’m more suitable, right? How about this, I’ll move into your office right away.”
Hearing this, Lin Aoxue really wanted to strangle Su Rui.
After negotiations between the man and woman, they arranged for Jin Taizhu and Holman to be stationed at the secretary’s desk outside the CEO’s office. With these two people constantly watching the door, there shouldn’t be any problems.
Of course, the appearance of these two men caused quite a stir among the ladies at Bikan Group.
One had incredibly powerful muscles, while the other had an extremely cool and stylish appearance. Many female employees found excuses to wander by the secretary’s desk, their hearts fluttering as they checked out the two distinctly different men.
Su Rui ran into Lin Aoxue’s office and saw her brewing a cup of Mausby tea. He grinned and reached for the cup.
Fortunately, Lin Aoxue reacted quickly, or the guy would have gotten away with it.
“We’re leaving tomorrow. Have you packed your luggage?” Su Rui had high expectations for tomorrow’s trip. After all, being able to travel alone with Lin Aoxue, known as Ninghai’s number one business beauty, would excite any man and spark… imagination.
Lin Aoxue didn’t notice Su Rui’s mischievous gaze and said, “I’ve mostly packed. Today I need to hand over my work responsibilities.”
“It’s just a few days away, do you really need to hand over your work?” Su Rui thought to himself but didn’t say it aloud. Lin Aoxue was always serious and meticulous about her work, otherwise she wouldn’t have achieved her current success.
“You go ahead with the handover, I’ll go check on things.” Before leaving, Su Rui suddenly turned around and said, “Oh, remember to bring a swimsuit!”
Lin Aoxue gave him a slightly annoyed look, her pretty face turning slightly red.
“This annoying guy!”
Lin Aoxue threw down her pen and picked up some documents, preparing to go to a meeting.
But at that moment, the office door suddenly opened, and Su Rui turned back in, almost colliding with Lin Aoxue.
“Why are you back again?” Lin Aoxue looked warily at Su Rui, feeling that he definitely had ulterior motives this time.
In response to Lin Aoxue’s wariness, Su Rui gave a brilliant smile: “I just wanted to say one thing. If you don’t have a swimsuit, don’t worry. I know your size, and I’ll prepare the most fitting one for you, rest assured.”
With that, Su Rui turned and left.
Lin Aoxue stood there, truly at a loss for words.
Rest assured? How could she rest assured? Lin Aoxue could easily guess what kind of swimsuit Su Rui would prepare for her—definitely the more revealing the better!
It seemed Su Rui was determined to take her swimming!
Rather than letting him prepare a swimsuit for her, Lin Aoxue would rather prepare one herself.
But she didn’t know how to swim and had never bought such a thing before. What should she do?
Lin Aoxue shook her head, deciding not to overthink it. She would go to the meeting first to arrange the work for each department over the next few days, then figure something out.
However, the swimsuit issue kept troubling her mind, making her distracted during the meeting—something that would never happen under normal circumstances.
The simple meeting only lasted half an hour, and Lin Aoxue returned to her office, still troubled by the earlier matter.
Lin Aoxue held her forehead. She didn’t have any particularly close female friends in Ninghai and rarely went shopping. After thinking about it, she decided to call Xia Qing.
As the chairman’s assistant, Xia Qing had frequent contact with CEO Lin Aoxue. Throughout the entire Bikan Group, Lin Aoxue was most familiar with Xia Qing.
Of course, this relationship was strictly limited to work. Once off duty, Lin Aoxue generally wouldn’t actively contact anyone.
“Xia Qing, do you have time? Could you come to my office?” Lin Aoxue rarely used such a consultative tone with others, indicating that her emotional state was somewhat unusual.
However, Lin Aoxue had never considered why she had this desire to buy a swimsuit. If Su Rui wanted to take her swimming, couldn’t she just refuse to go? Su Rui certainly couldn’t force her, so why compromise and buy a swimsuit?
Some people sometimes get their thinking trapped in dead ends, and Lin Aoxue was a typical example.
Xia Qing came to the office. Today, the executive secretary was wearing a white professional outfit with a scarf elegantly tied at the collar, looking very fresh.
“Ms. Lin, is there something you need?” Xia Qing was quite surprised to see Lin Aoxue’s furrowed brow and troubled expression. In her impression, Lin Aoxue had always been a decisive and efficient female executive, but today she seemed different. This troubled look rarely appeared on her face.
When Lin Aoxue saw Xia Qing enter, she looked up and said, “Xia Qing, come, sit down.”
It was then that Xia Qing noticed Lin Aoxue’s cheeks were slightly flushed. Even as a woman, Xia Qing found the combination of her delicate features and this blush breathtakingly beautiful. She could only imagine how men would react to Lin Aoxue—Ninghai’s number one business beauty was indeed worthy of her reputation.
“It’s like this…” Lin Aoxue had just begun speaking when she immediately felt extremely conflicted. Damn that Su Rui, why did he have to take her swimming? How could she possibly talk about this?
Seeing Lin Aoxue’s hesitant manner, Xia Qing became even more puzzled. She smiled and said, “Ms. Lin, whatever it is, you can just tell me directly.”
“It’s not about work, it’s… it’s a personal matter.” Lin Aoxue’s face grew redder.
Xia Qing became increasingly curious. What could possibly make the typically ice-cold Miss Lin behave this way?
After struggling for quite a while, wringing her hands together, Lin Aoxue finally said, “Um… Xia Qing, do you know how to swim?”
Xia Qing couldn’t understand the purpose behind Lin Aoxue’s question: “Yes, though not very well. I occasionally go to my community’s swimming pool for exercise. But Ms. Lin, why do you ask?”
Lin Aoxue’s eyebrows knitted together, her expression adorably conflicted. She glanced at Xia Qing, and seeing that the other woman hadn’t noticed her inner turmoil, she said with difficulty, “Well, I want to learn how to swim recently, but I haven’t bought a swimsuit yet.”
“Oh, is that all? That’s simple.” Xia Qing smiled, “After work today, we can go to the downtown mall together and take a look.”
What’s so difficult about learning to swim? Xia Qing was still confused. There was no logical reason for Lin Aoxue to be so hesitant, but her expression and demeanor were too unusual.
“Well…”
Lin Aoxue hesitated again: “How about you just help me buy one? I’m… quite busy today, with a lot of company matters to handle.”
“No problem,” Xia Qing readily agreed, “But if I go alone, the style and size might not be suitable. It would be better if you tried it on yourself.”
By this point in the conversation, Lin Aoxue finally didn’t seem as tense as before. She waved her hand: “That’s not necessary. Just look at my figure and buy something approximately right.”
Xia Qing looked at Lin Aoxue’s figure. Her height was indeed similar to her own, and although certain parts weren’t as large as her own, they were certainly prominent and eye-catching enough.
“Then I’ll buy based roughly on my size,” Xia Qing said, then asked, “But, Ms. Lin, what style do you need? Bikini or one-piece?”
Lin Aoxue’s face turned even redder: “You decide, but the more conservative the better.”
The more conservative the better?
Women usually want to wear the most revealing swimsuits possible when swimming, eager to show off their beautiful figures to everyone! Who would buy a very conservative swimsuit?
Xia Qing immediately understood Lin Aoxue’s intention—she was too shy to expose her figure.
“Yes, the more conservative the better,” Lin Aoxue repeated, then clenched her fist and muttered, “I can’t let that guy succeed.”
“What succeed?” Xia Qing didn’t hear clearly.
“Nothing, nothing,” Lin Aoxue quickly denied, realizing she had lost her composure, her pretty face turning even redder.
“Alright then,” Xia Qing smiled, “If there’s a diving suit available, would that be conservative enough?”
A diving suit? That covers everything from neck to heel!
Lin Aoxue’s eyes lit up: “Yes, if you can buy a diving suit, that would be even better.”
“Okay, I’ll check during lunch break, though I’m not sure if I can find one.” Xia Qing thought Lin Aoxue was truly unique—swimming in a diving suit would certainly be distinctive and eye-catching.
“Thank you very much,” Lin Aoxue said softly. Her earlier loss of composure still had her heart beating faster.
Xia Qing found it somewhat amusing. She leaned forward and said, “Ms. Lin, I think you seem different today compared to usual.”
“Do I?” Lin Aoxue thought Xia Qing had seen through her thoughts and touched her burning cheeks, feeling the heat increase even more.
“A little bit,” Xia Qing smiled, “I’ll go during lunch and choose carefully.”
Lin Aoxue nodded: “Lunch break is quite short. I’ll call the company car service to find a driver to take you.”
“No need, I’m familiar with them. I’ll arrange it myself.” As the chairman’s assistant, Xia Qing certainly had the authority to request a car.
Su Rui was hunched over his computer, deeply engaged in a game, while Cao Tianping was giving non-stop instructions: “You need to place wards for protection, to prevent others from stealing your jungle camps and to some extent prevent the enemy’s ganks. Also, running around like this is really inefficient, you don’t even know the jungle routes…”
Su Rui threw down his mouse, stood up, grabbed Cao Tianping by the neck with both hands, and shouted in frustration: “Damn fatty, can you stop chattering non-stop when I’m in the middle of playing? Do you know how annoying that is?”
At that moment, Xia Qing walked over and, seeing the two clowns like this, couldn’t help but find it amusing: “Su Rui, do you have time? I need you to take me out to run an errand.”
