The Billionaire's New Wife in Chief-Chapter 989 - 388: Hoisted by One’s Own Petard

Upon hearing Lu Jingchen’s voice, Song Qiao instinctively shivered. Realizing that the door was indeed locked and couldn’t be opened, she completely gave up and turned to the man behind her, showing a smile with some awkwardness, reminiscent of Luo Wei, as she spoke, "I want to use the restroom, could you open the door?"

Lu Jingchen remained seated, a document placed beside him. He raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Is it urgent?"

Song Qiao instinctively nodded repeatedly, looking extremely anxious, as if she really couldn’t hold it in any longer, "Yes, it’s urgent..."

However, the man was unmoved. Song Qiao even wondered if it was just her imagination, but it seemed like she saw Lu Jingchen’s lips curl into a faint smile. Yet, when she blinked and looked again, he was no longer smiling.

The next second, Song Qiao heard him say, "There’s a restroom here too, inside the lounge. If it’s urgent, you can go there, or if you want to take a shower, that’s possible too."

Hearing this, Song Qiao almost bit her tongue. What does it mean to dig a pit for oneself to jump into?

What does it mean to lift a stone only to drop it on one’s foot?

Everything she was saying and doing fit that exactly...

Actually, she didn’t want to use the restroom at all, especially since she hadn’t drunk much water at the hospital. She just made up an excuse because she wanted to leave but got caught.

A smile of embarrassment quickly appeared on her face as she said, "I suddenly feel like I don’t need to use the restroom anymore."

Without changing his expression, the man nodded and pointed to the sofa nearby, saying, "If you don’t need to use the restroom, you can sit back there; standing around is too conspicuous."

Song Qiao, "..." Why don’t you just say I’m an eyesore?

If you said I’m an eyesore, I could at least argue with you and find an excuse to leave.

But Song Qiao didn’t say anything more, obediently replying with an "Oh" before walking back to the sofa to sit down, all the while looking as if life had lost its charm.

Assistant Xue had already turned to look at Song Qiao when the Boss spoke earlier, finding the interaction between Boss and the Boss’s wife somewhat amusing. Seeing the wife’s disheartened expression made it even harder to suppress the urge to laugh, though he managed to keep it in.

If he laughed out loud, the Boss might just kick him out.

Lu Jingchen didn’t know what Assistant Xue was thinking, but when he saw his expression, desperately trying not to laugh, his gaze deepened and his tone became more indifferent, "If there’s nothing else, you should leave."

Assistant Xue froze slightly, quickly realizing that he hadn’t controlled his facial expressions earlier, which is why he’d been noticed.

He quickly adjusted his expression and demeanor, stood up and answered, "President, I’ll head out now."

Assistant Xue turned and walked to the door. Lu Jingchen unlocked it, and soon, only Lu Jingchen and Song Qiao remained in the office, both silent as Song Qiao heard the lock click again after the door closed.

Song Qiao, "..." Is this really necessary? She’s very scared and sad.

It feels like she’s being cautiously guarded against...

Instinctively glancing at the wall clock, Song Qiao realized it was already four in the afternoon. If the work hours hadn’t changed since five years ago, there would only be an hour and a half left until closing time.

An hour and a half...

Song Qiao wondered how she would pass the time. Five years ago, this coffee table had magazines, but now there was just a tea set with nothing else.

Is she supposed to just sit here doing nothing, or... learn how to make tea?

Song Qiao stared at the coffee table, feeling rather silly.

After signing a document, Lu Jingchen looked up at Song Qiao sitting there and asked, "Bored?"

Song Qiao was taken aback, quickly coming back to her senses, her lips parting as she responded somewhat irritably, "If you have the guts, try sitting here doing nothing like I am."

Lu Jingchen raised his eyebrows but said nothing, instead standing up and walking over to her.

Seeing Lu Jingchen approach, Song Qiao was first surprised, then quickly scooted aside once she realized, and sure enough, he sat right next to her.

Song Qiao, "...Why did you come over?" Before Lu Jingchen could reply, she said with some amazement, "Are you really planning to sit here with me?"

The man simply nodded, his defined hand moving the tea set in front of him as he asked, "Want some tea?"

Song Qiao furrowed her brows, not immediately answering.

She didn’t like tea but preferred drinks with sweet and sour flavors, finding tea really not to her liking.

Lu Jingchen didn’t wait for her response and started making tea skillfully, each step making Song Qiao watch with some sense of pleasure.

...

At the villa where Lu Jingchen and Song Qiao used to live after they got married, Xu Qian hurriedly came downstairs and immediately saw little Wangshu playing in the living room.

Xu Qian’s face immediately broke into a charming smile, quickly walking over to bend down and pick up little Wangshu, saying, "What’s our little Wangshu doing here? Come on, grandma will take you to find mommy, okay?"

Little Wangshu, originally playing with blocks, froze when he heard his grandma’s words, then responded in surprise, "Grandma, is mommy back?"

Xu Qian’s face wore a bright smile as she nodded, "Yes, your dad found your mom and wants us to go over now. Come on, grandma will take you to see your mom, but you have to be well-behaved and not make mommy angry, okay?"

Little Wangshu’s face instantly lit up with a big smile, showing his excitement, as he hugged Xu Qian’s neck and obediently nodded, "Okay, I’ll definitely be good and listen."

"Good boy." Xu Qian touched his little nose and then immediately picked him up and walked outside.

The driver was already waiting outside. Seeing Xu Qian come out, he quickly stepped forward, "Madam, let me carry him."