At the company's anniversary gala, the newly appointed CEO made her first public appearance. I secretly snapped a photo of my stunning boss to send to a friend, bragging about her beauty. But I got caught red-handed. She scolded me coldly: "As an employee, focus on the company's business, not on useless distractions." I turned beet red, wishing the ground would swallow me whole. To salvage my reputation, I rushed to the CEO's office as soon as the party ended, intending to explain myself. But when I knocked and entered, I froze at the sight of a clay figurine on her desk. Wasn't that the birthday gift I handmade for my online girlfriend just a few days ago? It even had my initials carved on it. When the realization hit, my scalp tingled. The new female CEO was actually the girlfriend I had been dating online for three years. 1 Confirming that the new boss in front of me was my unseen girlfriend, I suddenly got nervous and blurted out, "This figurine..." "My boyfriend made it for me." Chloe reached out and touched the head of the figurine on the desk, a rare tenderness flashing in her eyes. But the next second, she wiped the smile off her face and scolded me sternly: "What does this have to do with you? Don't ask what you shouldn't." "Why are you here?" I touched my nose awkwardly, reluctantly withdrawing my gaze from the figurine: "Ms. Qin, I didn't mean to sneak a photo of you just now. It's because you look a lot like my girlfriend, and I couldn't help it." Hand to God, although this excuse was made up, given the current situation, it was the truest lie ever told. But Chloe obviously didn't buy it at all, sneering directly: "Can you come up with a lamer excuse?" "With that lecherous look of yours, what girl with good eyesight would fall for you?" My face darkened instantly. Thinking about how bad my first impression was in her eyes, I wanted to drag my friend out and beat him up. It was all his fault for demanding to see the beauty. At the same time, I severely despised Chloe in my heart. Usually, when chatting with me online, she was gentle and soft. Who knew she could be so sharp-tongued in reality? Besides, how did a girl who claimed to be a fresh graduate worker suddenly become a domineering female CEO? 2 Leaving the office, I took out my phone and sent a cute spanking sticker to Chloe on WeChat. She replied almost instantly: "Hubby, what's wrong? Did someone upset you?" The office door wasn't fully closed. Through the crack, I saw Chloe happily holding her phone and replying to messages, the smile on her face completely different from the "Extermination Nun" (a strict teacher character) face just now. I gritted my teeth and replied: "Just got scolded by my female boss. She said a man like me couldn't get a girlfriend." The other end of the phone instantly got fired up, message notifications dinging non-stop. I looked up guiltily at the door crack, afraid of arousing Chloe's suspicion, and quickly hugged my phone to the bathroom to reply. In the chat box, Chloe had already cursed herself out. "How could she say that about my dear hubby? Simply hateful!" "My hubby is the best, best, best man in the world. Your female boss must be blind." "Hubby, when we meet in a couple of days, I definitely won't let anyone bully you." Heh, besides her, it seemed no one else in the company had bullied me. I've been working in this company for almost two years. Who would have thought my online girlfriend would turn out to be my direct boss and I'd get scolded by my own girlfriend? Who do I complain to? The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. I decided to delay the meet-up with Chloe, leaving her hanging for a few days to vent my frustration. "I'm a bit busy recently, might not have time this month." "What?" "No, hubby! I've been looking forward to meeting you for so long, how can you postpone it..." The phone exploded instantly, sending a dozen crying emojis in a row. Faced with the melodramatic plot that my online girlfriend of three years is my female boss, I hadn't recovered yet and felt irritable. So I exited the chat interface and stopped replying. 3 My temporary escape for peace ended up making the whole company tremble in fear. Chloe's temper suddenly became explosive. Any department reporting work would come out after being scolded bloody. First the Business Department, then the Finance Department, scolded one by one... Soon, the fire spread to our department. Because of a small issue in a proposal, Chloe called us to the office and scolded us harshly, not a single good word coming out of her mouth. The colleagues who came with me were scared and kept their heads down, daring not to speak. That unsmiling, stern attitude was completely different from her usual online persona. Little girl, acting quite well. I couldn't help muttering, almost speaking my mind out loud. "Sam, you seem unconvinced by me?" I had to admire this woman's eyesight. She accurately captured even my subtle movements. Chloe frowned and stared at me, her imposing aura pressing down on me, making it hard to breathe. I quickly shook my head and defended myself: "How could that be, Ms. Qin? I am endlessly grateful for your guidance and will always keep it in mind." She snorted and raised an eyebrow: "Okay, good." "Smooth talker, your proposal must be good too." "Then you redo this proposal alone. Hand it to me before you get off work tomorrow." Amidst the sympathetic looks from colleagues, my brain crashed on the spot, ten thousand curse words galloping through my heart. It was almost time to get off work, and she wanted me to redo the proposal alone and hand it in by tomorrow evening. This was blatantly making me pull an all-nighter, wasn't it? Fine, Chloe, since you openly gave me a hard time, don't blame me for being "ruthless" behind your back. When I angrily returned to my desk, I received a message from Chloe. "Hubby, don't ignore me, baby misses you so much." "I won't rush the meeting anymore. Can we talk about it when you're free?" 4 To save my "colleagues" from suffering, I decided to sacrifice myself. Hesitating for a few seconds, I replied, "Okay, I'll think about it." Seeing my reply, Chloe bombarded me with messages even more frantically. "Great, hubby! You finally willing to talk to me." "Hubby, tomorrow is your birthday. We can meet later, but I must send you this year's gift." "You promised me before, you can't go back on your word." Finally, a crazy kissing emoji. In our three years of online dating, I never told Chloe my home address. Several times she begged for my address to send gifts, but I ruthlessly refused. Because I didn't want her to think I was the kind of man who coveted her gifts. But every year on her birthday, I would send her some handmade gifts to express my feelings. Not that I was stingy, I just didn't want to burden this pure relationship. After all, she always claimed to be a poor worker before. How could I accept her gifts and add to her burden? Now that she exposed her identity as a female CEO, I had no worries. To give my colleagues a happy working environment, I could only sacrifice myself and send her the address. However, the address sent was the community's package collection point. The community is so big, I wasn't afraid she would track me down. So, that night, I successfully received the birthday gift Chloe sent via flash delivery. Inside the exquisitely wrapped gift box was a box full of paper stars and a low-key luxury mechanical watch. The handwritten letter smelled faintly of perfume, the same scent on Chloe. The handwriting reflected the person, delicate and grand, every stroke expressing love for me. A few short sentences made my heart surge.
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