"Why are you back again? Didn’t you just make a run for it?" Chu Zhiyuan said as he saw Li Jing return.

"Heh heh~ Mr. Chairman, what are you talking about? How could I possibly run away? I really did have some work to deal with just now." Li Jing said with a forced smile, looking at Chu Zhiyuan.

"So, you’ve dealt with it? Your efficiency is getting higher and higher, huh?" Chu Zhiyuan said teasingly.

"Heh heh~ Mr. Chairman, there’s something I’d like to ask of you," Li Jing said in a low voice, with his head down.

"No wonder you came back. Turns out you have a favor to ask? Let’s hear it, let’s see if I can help?" Chu Liyuan leaned back in his chair and said with a smile.

Li Jing glanced at Chu Zhiyuan with the corner of his eye, "Mr. Chairman, could you not look at me like that? It scares me!" Li Jing looked up somewhat fearfully and frowned.

"How could my benevolent gaze scare anyone?"

"Hehe~ Yes, of course!" Although Li Jing said this aloud, he thought to himself: Benevolent? Feels more like a candy coating wrapped around a bombshell.

"Spit it out! What’s the matter?"

"I was just wondering if it’s possible for me not to work overtime tonight," Li Jing said, his voice getting softer and softer.

"What’s that? Your ears not working well at your age? Speak up."

Li Jing’s lips tightened involuntarily. If your hearing’s not good, sir, then no one in this world has good hearing.

"Mr. Chairman, I’ve been working overtime nearly every day for the three months since Mr. Chu left. If this continues, my wife really might leave me. So, can I not work overtime just for tonight and take my wife out shopping?" Li Jing honestly pleaded.

"Oh! Is that the case? But in that case, who will help me?" Chu Zhiyuan said coldly.

"The work today isn’t too much, and it’s not particularly urgent, so maybe..."

"What? You say it’s not urgent, but I find it very urgent. It must be done today, there is more work for tomorrow," Chu Zhiyuan said emotionlessly.

"But~ but if I don’t go today, my family might really fall apart," Li Jing said with a look of desperation, almost in tears, looking at Chu Zhiyuan.

Chu Zhiyuan still kept a stern face, meanwhile Mo Qingqin next to him couldn’t help but laugh out, "I can’t hold back any longer, Zhiyuan, that’s enough, stop teasing Li Jing, look, he’s almost crying." Mo Qingqin chuckled with her mouth covered.

"Ah?" It was at this point that Li Jing realized he had been played.

"Haha~ Li Jing, sorry about that! I didn’t mean to. It’s just that I’ve been quite bored recently, so just bear with me a bit!" Chu Zhiyuan also started to laugh out loud at this point.

"Hehe!" Li Jing thought to himself how bitter he felt right now!

Mr. Chu, please come back soon!

Only now did Li Jing truly realize how kind their boss really was. Had he ever missed his boss so much before?

"Alright, you can knock off early today, go home and keep your wife company!"

"Thank you, Mr. Chairman!" After saying thanks, he once again fled the office as quickly as possible.

Fearing that Chu Zhiyuan might change his mind.

Once he left the office, he immediately called Xia Mengjiao and informed her that he could accompany her shopping tonight.

The moment the workday was over in the afternoon, Li Jing didn’t linger for a second and left the company.

Watching Li Jing hurry away, Chu Zhiyuan and Mo Qingqin said, "Their marital affection is quite strong, such a rush must be because he fears Xia Mengjiao is waiting, right?" Chu Zhiyuan commented.

"You’re overthinking it. Clearly, he’s worried that you might suddenly decide to keep him here, so he left in such a hurry!" Mo Qingqin said with a mouth twitch.