"No way." Gu Ziyou insisted, "Noon is employees’ lunch break, no need to accompany the boss for lunch."

Yang Xiao wanted to laugh, "Then were you just accompanying the boss... at work?"

"Vice President Yang!" She gave him a warning glance.

Yang Xiao was amused. It was the first time someone other than Shen Lingfeng warned him like this, and it was his assistant.

It seems she’s been spoiled quite a bit, completely not seeing herself as a regular employee.

"Alright, alright!" Yang Xiao said good-naturedly, "No matter what the situation was just now, how about this: I’ll treat you to lunch?"

"Maybe next time, I’ve really made plans with someone." Gu Ziyou didn’t want to break the appointment, so she negotiated, "How about we invite you to dinner tonight?"

Yang Xiao was taken aback: "..." So enthusiastic.

"How about it?" She thought the idea was good and turned to ask for Shen Lingfeng’s opinion.

Since Yang Xiao was a good friend of his, they could invite him home.

Shen Lingfeng gave a faint "hm" and suddenly said, "Talking to the boss like this?"

"Shen Lingfeng, it’s already off work!"

Yang Xiao genuinely laughed this time, their relationship was quite clear.

"Then it’s settled, dinner tonight. I’ll cancel all my evening engagements, there must be a feast tonight!" He smiled broadly at Shen Lingfeng, "Which restaurant should we go to?"

"Home." Gu Ziyou added.

Yang Xiao, fearing Shen Lingfeng might refuse, quickly agreed, "Alright then, it’s settled, dinner at ’home’. Shen Lingfeng, you know what I like to eat, make sure to host well!"

The word "home" was quite something, tsk tsk.

Yang Xiao didn’t expect, she could already call it home.

Isn’t this progressing too fast? They’ve only known each other for a few days?

Shen Lingfeng didn’t say anything, just subtly approved, but it didn’t look like he willingly accepted it.

"No problem." Gu Ziyou agreed, checking the time and preparing to leave, "I’m going first, meeting a friend for lunch at the cafeteria. You guys go out and eat, see you."

Yang Xiao watched her leave, with a smile, "Not bad, so quick. I thought you’d at least slowly take on the CEO role for a year or two, and then this girl would wait until the seas run dry and stones go soft without you saying anything, eventually giving up or couldn’t resist asking for an answer..."

"Next time, knock a bit longer." The responding voice completely ignored his question.

"Next time I promise not to barge in, I truly didn’t expect it. By the way, you two live together?" Yang Xiao had a strange look in his eyes, "You don’t seem like the impulsive type. I remember you said her place was bought by her brother, suggesting a good family background, so it wouldn’t be someone trying hard to win you over... But knowing each other for such a short time and progressing so quickly, that’s not like you."

"Who told you I’ve known her for a short time?" Shen Lingfeng finally answered properly.

"You’ve known her for a long time?" Yang Xiao was surprised, "I have no impression of her at all."

"I knew her before I knew you." Shen Lingfeng adjusted his clothes, stood up, "Let’s go eat."

Yang Xiao pondered, slowly sticking his hand into his pocket.

After a few steps, he suddenly remembered something, "Oh yes, have you heard of the UK’s SNM company? They generally don’t cooperate with domestic companies; their only partner is the Gu Group. But suddenly they’re interested in one of our group’s projects and want to collaborate just for fun. Yes, ’for fun’ wasn’t my wording, that’s from them, quite a cheeky tone. It’s a good thing, but I don’t know if there’s some intrigue behind it."