Noon. Li Ziheng followed his colleagues from the business department to the cafeteria for lunch. After two days of interaction, he had already become acquainted with the colleagues in the business department. "Li Ziheng, you're something, aren't you? I've dealt with that spoiled Miss Song from the Song family before; she's got a terrible temper. I didn't expect you to get her on your side after just one meeting." "Li Ziheng is quite handsome; maybe Miss Song took a fancy to him, or perhaps Li Ziheng used some seductive techniques?" "Oh crap, that's possible!" "Li Ziheng, you haven't really won over Miss Song from the Song family, have you?" "I wish I could find a rich young lady to be my girlfriend, I wish to be kept by someone, Li Ziheng, you better teach me! Don't make me kneel and beg you!" "Look at you, such a loser! If you're brave enough, then kneel! If not, I'll despise you even more." "..." Colleagues from the same group teased him in various ways, but all in good fun. To this, Li Ziheng just smiled and explained that he was just lucky, and mentioned that to complete the task, he had been plied with a lot of drinks last night and had even blacked out. The colleagues in the same group continued to chatter away, creating a very harmonious and lively atmosphere. "Oh my, why is President An here in the cafeteria?"

At this moment, a talkative male colleague sitting opposite Li Ziheng suddenly widened his eyes, staring in the direction behind Li Ziheng. The other colleagues, noticing this, also turned their gaze towards the same spot. They saw An Ya carrying a tray and walking towards them. Upon seeing her, the group fell silent, but all eyes were fixed on An Ya as she approached. An Ya was dressed in a professional suit, with a fitted blazer on top, a white shirt underneath, and a black pencil skirt that hugged her curves, paired with high heels. She was naturally tall, and as she walked, her long, fair legs caught everyone's attention, especially the men, who couldn't help but swallow nervously. An Ya approached the table where Li Ziheng was sitting, scanned the group, and asked with a slight smile, "Is there an empty seat?" The dining table was rectangular, seating exactly ten people, which matched the size of Li Ziheng's group. Clearly, there were no seats available, but An Ya asked the question deliberately. The colleagues weren't fools; they understood the implications of their boss's words almost instantly. "Ms. An, I've just finished eating, please take my seat!" The talkative male colleague sitting opposite Li Ziheng immediately stood up and offered his seat. Though he claimed to have just finished eating, he had actually been talking the whole time and had barely eaten a third of his food. "Thank you!" An Ya nodded with a smile and sat down gracefully. After a moment, she turned to the male colleague who was about to leave and said, "Starting this month, your base salary will increase by one thousand!"

"Thank you, President An, thank you so much!" The male colleague was overjoyed upon hearing this and kept expressing his gratitude. Merely giving up a seat resulted in a thousand yuan added to the base salary, which meant twelve thousand a year. It was a huge gain! Seeing this, the other colleagues immediately became envious, their eyes turning red. Evil capitalists, always doing despicable things like humiliating people with money, it's so hateful. But what's most hateful is, why can't the person being humiliated with money be themselves? After An Ya sat down, the colleagues who had been chattering away quieted down. Although a beautiful female president is pleasing to the eye, her presence was also very powerful. Eating at the same table with the president, they felt immense pressure. As a result, within a few minutes, the colleagues at the table quickly finished their meals and left one after another. Before long, the ten-seat dining table was left with only Li Ziheng and An Ya. Without any outsiders to disturb them, An Ya relaxed considerably and took the initiative to chat with Li Ziheng. "How's the food in the cafeteria? Is it to your taste?" "It's okay!" Li Ziheng kept his head down while eating, responding briefly. An Ya frowned, somewhat displeased, and said, "Do you have to be so cold? It's not like I saw everything, right?" "Shut up!"

Li Ziheng's face flushed, and he glanced around. Although there were only him and Anya left at their group's table, the cafeteria was so big, with not just their group of ten people in it. As expected, after looking around, Li Ziheng helplessly found that almost ninety percent of the staff in the cafeteria were secretly sizing him up and Anya. This feeling made Li Ziheng somewhat uncomfortable. Anya had a mischievous smile on her lips, staring intently at Li Ziheng. 'If you want me to shut up, it's okay. From now on, have meals with me. Either I'll accompany you to the cafeteria or you'll accompany me to have meals in the president's office!' 'Are you threatening me?' Li Ziheng was somewhat displeased, his eyebrows slightly knitted, and he glared at Anya. 'In your eyes, am I such a bad woman who would threaten people?' Anya's expression dimmed, and a very hurt look emerged on her exquisite and beautiful face. She lowered her head, stabbing the braised pork in her plate with her chopsticks, muttering to herself: 'Actually, having meals alone is very lonely.' 'I'm not like you. You have a bunch of colleagues accompanying you. I can only eat alone, go home alone.' 'I also want to get along well with my colleagues, but I'm the president. If I get too close to my subordinates, I will lose my prestige...' At this point, Anya suddenly bit her lower lip, looking very wronged and hurt. 'Forget it. Anyway, I'm just a senior employee. It's normal that no one cares or loves me. Today I disturbed the young master. I'm sorry! From now on, I won't disturb you anymore.'

Her eyes were rimmed with redness, and she was about to get up and leave. Li Ziheng's heart ultimately softened, and he said in a low voice, 'Sit down and eat. I'll accompany you from now on.' 'Really?' As soon as the words fell, An Ya, who had been red-eyed and looking aggrieved just a second ago, had her eyes instantly brighten. For some reason, Li Ziheng had a feeling that he seemed to have been deceived by An Ya. This woman, the grievance, helplessness, and hurt she had shown before, seemed to be all an act? 'Master, you really are a considerate man!' An Ya's face was filled with smiles as she ate and asked, 'Master, what dish would you like to have tomorrow? I'll ask the secretary to order.' 'Anything will do!' Li Ziheng responded casually. An Ya complained discontentedly, 'Master, don't be so indifferent! Just now I saw that you were chatting and laughing with other colleagues. Why do you put on a cold face when it's me? If others didn't know, they might think I scammed you out of money!' Li Ziheng gave her a glare and said irritably, 'Although you didn't scam my money, you did scam my sympathy!' 'How could I? Do I look like the kind of woman who would scam someone's sympathy? Master, your judgment is really poor!' An Ya argued cunningly. Li Ziheng said earnestly, 'You're not just like it, you are!' 'Giggles—' An Ya suddenly laughed, 'Alright, alright, if you say so then it is! Anyway, you've already agreed. A true man's word is as good as his bond, and you can't break your promise!'

"Ding—" Just then, Li Ziheng's phone rang. It was a text message. He took out his phone and glanced at it. The message was from Song Yiyi, and its content immediately gave Li Ziheng a headache. "Baby, I'm already yours, hurry up and take me off your blacklist! Otherwise, ten months from now, I'll bring the child to you for a paternity test!"