Super Island Tycoon

"It's not like that, I'm of course shocked! You've actually researched intelligent life or something, if that gets announced, it would literally be a groundbreaking invention!" Xia Xiaowei shook her head vigorously and said, "It's just that, before coming here, I had already prepared myself mentally for seeing all sorts of things beyond my imagination, inventions and such. After all, you are someone who invented the Transparent Phone and the Virtual Reality Device, so even if there were other astonishing inventions, it's not impossible. So, when I saw Lucy, although I was surprised, I thought carefully, and it seemed to be a matter of course, right?"

"You're quite adaptable." Jiang Cheng nodded and said with a smile, "Come help me process and sort out some documents, assist me in completing these tasks, and I'll tell you about the specific details and adjustments..."

Previously, while Zhang Manlin was reporting to Jiang Cheng, she also brought him quite a bit of work, and the pile of file folders on the office desk was a testament to that!

In fact, that was considered a small amount, considering the work had piled up over so many days!

After that, Jiang Cheng plunged into the company's work, handling various tasks, and with Xia Xiaowei's help, everything seemed to flow smoothly, becoming much easier.

In truth, Jiang Cheng had not expected that Xia Xiaowei, who had just joined the company as his secretary, would be able to bring such significant help to him.

Although Lucy could also handle these tasks, she had other things to do at the moment.

Xia Xiaowei summarized and edited the key points of each document together, allowing Jiang Cheng to deal with them quickly.

Although the large pile of documents on the desk, almost stacked like a small mountain, looked terrifying, with Xia Xiaowei's assistance, handling them was still very swift.

In just two hours, Jiang Cheng finished all the tasks. This made him sigh with relief; all the work in the company was quite taxing for someone focused on research like him, but since it was part of his plan, completely letting go was not an option—although a bit exhausting, tired or not!

Jiang Cheng glanced at the time, noticing that it was already late. Most of the people working overtime at the company were about to head home, with only a small portion still around.

Come to think of it, Jiang Cheng rarely stays in the company until this time.

Thinking of this, Jiang Cheng shook his head, then glanced at Xia Xiaowei beside him, who also had a slightly tired expression on her face, and said, "Your work efficiency is very satisfying to me. Shall I take you home?"

"Hmm." Xia Xiaowei, who was initially a bit tired from constantly processing work, suddenly felt all her fatigue dissipate completely upon hearing Jiang Cheng's compliment.

"Well..." However, upon hearing Jiang Cheng say he'd give her a ride home, she immediately showed an awkward smile and said, "My home isn't in Luocheng, but I plan to move here. I haven't found a place to stay yet..."

The moment Jiang Cheng heard this, he spoke without thinking, "Then why don't you stay at my place for now, and look for a place tomorrow—or, if you don't mind, you can just stay at my place."

When Jiang Cheng said this, Xia Xiaowei's face immediately turned a slight shade of red, becoming shy in an instant.

Seeing Xia Xiaowei's shy and blushing face and posture, Jiang Cheng instantly realized what he had said. He had just made such an open invitation to someone to stay at his home, it practically had the flavor of a chairman secretly coercing his secretary! And on her first day on the job, it seemed like he was about to do something like that right away! This was a bit too much!

Even though Jiang Cheng didn't mean it that way, that's exactly how his words sounded—

Seeing Xia Xiaowei's shy appearance, Jiang Cheng quickly explained, "Uh—don't get me wrong, I didn't mean anything else. My house is a large villa with over a dozen rooms, I didn't mean anything else. Such a sudden invitation is indeed abrupt, I'll take you to a hotel instead."

"What?" Xia Xiaowei, who was originally just a little shy, but mostly happy because, after all, staying directly with Jiang Cheng was something she had dreamed of for so long! Now that it was finally happening, her small heart was beating faster than she could count, yet as she was about to agree, she suddenly heard Jiang Cheng say that—?

Xia Xiaowei's face instantly became a little panicked, and she hurriedly said, "No! I don't want to go to a hotel, can I stay at your house instead?"

Upon hearing Xia Xiaowei's somewhat eager and urgent words, Jiang Cheng was momentarily stunned.

Xia Xiaowei instantly realized that she was practically speaking without thinking! To insist like that was simply a bit much! But with such a good opportunity right in front of her, there was absolutely no way she wouldn't cherish it! However, being someone who was born into a family rich in cultural heritage and educated to be a perfect lady, speaking so without thinking made her feel even more bashful.

What was originally a gentle and shy pink blush had now turned into a full-blown crimson.

Just like a ripe red apple.

Simply adorable to the extreme. Jiang Cheng was stunned, not speaking for a while, and because of her shyness, Xia Xiaowei naturally didn't speak either. Then, the atmosphere became a bit subtly awkward.

After a while, Jiang Cheng finally broke the silence and said, "If you want to stay at my house, then stay at my house."

"Hmm." Xia Xiaowei nodded, then thought for a moment that she should probably thank him, right? So she said, "Um... Thank you, Chairman Jiang, for your hospitality."

"It's nothing." Jiang Cheng shrugged his shoulders, and together with Xia Xiaowei, they left the company and took a special car to his home.

In the spacious luxury car, Jiang Cheng and Xia Xiaowei sat in the back seat, with Xia Xiaowei appearing a bit excited, yet also somewhat shy.

The rapid progress of events was something she did not expect, being able to visit Jiang Cheng's house so soon—and does this count as living together?

Although Xia Xiaowei knew that Jiang Cheng was merely providing her shelter and had no other intentions, it was a bit laughable that she was overthinking it.

However, in the future days of cohabitation, it's not impossible for all sorts of wonderful things to happen.

With time spent together, gradually warming up their relationship is also a possibility, isn't there anything better than that?

The only thing to ponder over is, does Jiang Cheng have any woman at his house? Someone like Jiang Cheng certainly wouldn't be "single" as only she fancied him; it wouldn't be odd if others liked him too. Moreover, there's all sorts of gossip about Jiang Cheng, with many rumors suggesting that in terms of personal ethics, Jiang Cheng is a man of low morals. These rumors weren't just baseless but were accompanied by quite a few pieces of evidence, making them sound quite convincing.