The food was served quickly; Jiang Shenghe hadn’t even reached the second page of  the report before the waiter brought two dishes to their table.

Jiang Shenghe put the report away and said, “I rarely talk when eating. You can get used to it.”

Luo Qi got exactly what she wanted!

During the previous business trips, maybe because she was not his Assistant yet, she was barely able to keep the conversation going.

Jiang Shenghe raised his eyes to look at her. It could be seen that she was very happy that she didn’t have to talk to him.

… … translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

Luo Qi only realized today that the boss ate with his left hand.

She has probably seen it before, but she never took notice.

Throughout the meal, they spoke less than ten words.

When it was time to pay for the meal, Jiang Shenghe told the waiter, “Please give me a receipt.”

It was a work meal that had to be reimbursed with the company. Luo Qi took out her mobile phone from her bag and said, “Chief Jiang, I’ll pay for it.”

“No need. It’s my account.” Jiang Shenghe paid.

In the past, the secretary would pay the bill and ask him to sign for reimbursement—but Luo Qi’s situation was different. She had to pay off debts for her family and money was tight. Right now, this meal was only two hundred yuan; it would not be a problem for her to pay for this in advance. 

But what if there were special circumstances, and the bill reached tens of thousands? Or even hundreds of thousands. Even if she had a spare credit card to use, if she was on a business trip and could not be reimbursed in time, it would bring financial pressure to her.

It would be better not to let her pay in advance from the beginning.

After paying the bill, Jiang Shenghe suddenly thought of another way, “I used to leave a card with Secretary Ju. All the bills were paid using that card but I forgot to give it to you. Remember to get it from my office later.”

“Okay.” Luo Qi didn’t think much about it.

Jiang Shenghe sent a message in the original groupchat of the President’s Office: [From now on, if you need to pay for something in advance when on business trips with me, please contact Luo Qi directly. I have a card with her. Remember not to pay upfront yourself.]

They instantly understood that the boss had said something to Luo Qi today, and he must have told her that he had previously given a card to Secretary Ju for this purpose.

They were only partially correct.

They didn’t know about Luo Qi’s family situation and only thought that the boss didn’t want them to pay in advance just so he could give Luo Qi his card.

Secretary Ju was still in the old work group chat. After Luo Qi was transferred, they simply created a new group to include her.

Secretary Ju was the administrator of the old group and directly modified this group into the [Wedding Front Row Team].

She had originally wanted to change it to ‘Assist Team’ to give the boss some face.

… …

Back at the company, Jiang Shenghe took out the receipt and looked at it.

It was the first time he ate alone with her. He could only cover himself with an excuse for a work meal. He folded it up and put it in a drawer.

He took out a card from his wallet. This was the first unlimited black card he had ever applied for in his life.

Jiang Shenghe pulled off a piece of sticky note, wrote down the card password, and stuck the note on the card.

He sent a message to Luo Qi: [Get the card.]

The office door was open; Luo Qi knocked on it just the same before entering.

Jiang Shenghe said nothing and pointed to the card on the table.

Luo Qi picked up the card and exited when she saw that the boss had no other instructions.

She took off the note with the password, kept these six digits in mind, and then looked at the card number. With Jiang Shenghe’s net worth, the card number must be special. When she looked at the last digits, she saw that it was a very ordinary combination of numbers.

There should be some special meaning, no?

She put the card in her wallet. Apart from her father, this was the first time she put a card of the opposite sex in her wallet. She had not even taken Pei Shixiao’s card.

During the six years of their relationship, she never used his card no matter how short of money she was. It was her last bit of pride. Once she used it, there would be no equality between them.

… …

The first day on the job was busy.

At five o’clock, Jiang Shenghe left the company on time, which meant that they, too, could get off work at a normal hour.

Xiao Jiang acted the fastest. He cleared his desk at 5:02 and specially said ‘goodbye’ to her, “Sister Luo, it’s time to get off work. See you tomorrow.”

Luo Qi smiled and said, “See you tomorrow.”

After she sorted out all the documents and turned off the computer, she was the only one left in the Secretary’s Office area.

This President’s Office was the most lively she’d seen getting off work!

When she came out of the company, the sun had not yet set.

Luo Qi thought about the cucumber on the balcony, and only got distracted once along the way.

Downstairs in the rental house, she saw a figure she was most familiar with and least expected to see.

Today, Monday, he actually showed up here.

Pei Shixiao was leaning against the car door and smoking. He turned around inadvertently and their eyes met.

She stood there for a few seconds and then walked over.

Seventh Year of My Secret Love for You translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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