She was fired after she refused to be the CEO's dog licker.

I wasn't the only one who disagreed with Zhou Hanzhi's words. Yuan Tianye was also very unhappy: "Xiaoyuan, you are really blind. What do you mean by a handsome man and a beautiful woman? My sister and I are the real golden boy and jade girl made in heaven! Xiaoyuan, did Mr. Zhou kick your brain?"

"Ah? Young Master Zhou has always been very polite and friendly to me, and has never kicked me in the head." Zhang Tingyuan had just been praised by Zhou Hanzhi, and now he was scolded by Yuan Tianye. He probably didn't get the idea for a while, and his face looked a little dull.

Yuan Tianye's words clearly meant to compare Zhou Hanzhi to a donkey, and to scold Zhang Tingyuan for being kicked in the head by a donkey and becoming stupid. However, Zhang Tingyuan did not understand the joke at all.

Yuan Tianye bumped into him and said, "He didn't kick you, so why did you become so stupid? Mr. Zhou already has Lin Xixi as his girlfriend, why are you messing around with him?"

"Oh, I forgot. Mr. Zhou has a girlfriend. She's already got a boyfriend." Zhang Tingyuan finally realized what was going on. He nodded quickly, then smiled and looked up at Zhou Hanzhi's face. "So Mr. Zhou definitely won't compete with Xiaoye and me to pursue Sister Meng, right?"

Zhang Tingyuan's words silenced the three of us.

Only then did I understand. Zhang Tingyuan was not just stupid for a moment. This guy was clearly pretending to be a pig to eat the tiger. All the things he said before were actually an ambush. The bomb is here.

Yuan Tianye also laughed: "You are really cunning, kid. But you are right, Mr. Zhou is already in a relationship, he has no right to compete with us."

He deliberately looked at Zhou Hanzhi again, with a smile on his face: "Boss Zhou, don't you think so?"

The smile on Zhou Hanzhi's face slowly disappeared, a sharp light flashed in his eyes, the corners of his lips tightened, he seemed very unhappy, but he had nothing to say.

He lowered his head and continued to process the fish in his hand, but his cutting movements were clearly heavier than before.

I looked at his gloomy face, his hand with bulging veins holding the kitchen knife, and his tightly tightened lips. The hope that had arisen in my heart suddenly fell and was drowned in the cold, inky black sea.

Yes, Zhou Hanzhi is taken. Even though he is always overbearing, and tries every means to get close to me, pester me, and even takes the initiative to be ambiguous with me and refuses to be shy, ambiguity is always just ambiguity, and it is not a relationship that can be brought to the table openly.

In his heart, Lin Xixi is always his official girlfriend and occupies an unshakable position.

Meng Nanxu, you are so confused. How could you have expectations and hopes that you shouldn't have?

No matter how unforgettable the past is, it is already in the past. Why would it still interfere with your thoughts and judgment?

My heart felt cold, and those inappropriate thoughts disappeared in an instant, like a wheat field attacked by locusts.

I continued to cook with my head down, but deliberately kept a distance from Zhou Hanzhi.

After the food was served on the table, I chose to sit between Madam Zhang Si and Yuan Tianye, staying away from Zhou Hanzhi.

"Xuxu, your cooking skills are so great. These dishes are so delicious and fragrant." Mrs. Zhang Si tasted the food and praised me highly.

"It's just a common meal. I hope Madam doesn't mind." I said with a smile.

My cooking skills are actually very average, far inferior to those of the professional chefs at Madam Zhang Si's beauty salon and at home. The dishes cooked by the chefs are delicious and exquisite, while the meals I cook are all very simple home-cooked meals without any technical content.

Mrs. Zhang Si shook her head and said, "Xuxu personally prepared every dish for me with great care. Besides, the simpler the ingredients, the more difficult it is to make them delicious. Xuxu is really amazing!"

People say that if a person likes you, your shortcomings will also be your strengths, and every part of your body will be his favorite.

I have never received that kind of love, but I have received this kind of family love and friendship.

My grandma treats me like this, and Mrs. Zhang Si also likes me like this. I am really lucky.

"Xuxu is really amazing, her cooking skills are first-rate." At this moment, Zhou Hanzhi's voice rang out across from me, and he took the initiative to recommend this dish to Madam Zhang Si, "Especially this twice-cooked pork, it's a Xuxu family dish, Madam Si, you'll know after you try it, it's delicious!"

I was stunned for a moment, looked up, and met Zhou Hanzhi's dark, slightly glowing eyes, and my brows couldn't help but frown.

What is he doing? Why is he recommending my dishes to Mrs. Zhang Si?

Who needs his recommendation? It seems like he knows me very well.

What did he call me again? Isn't the name Manager Meng quite good? Why did he change it to Xuxu? Was he also the one who called me Xuxu?

Also, what's with that look in his eyes? He looks so proud and complacent, as if he's showing off.

Who is his own person? Lin Xixi is, but I am not.

He is always like this, drawing clear boundaries between us, yet being ambiguous with me at the same time.

I can't continue to be entangled with him.

I frowned and glanced at Zhou Hanzhi's face indifferently: "Madam, eat whatever you want. Mr. Zhou, just eat your own food. There is no need to recommend anything. If you are full, then hurry up and leave. It is getting late. Mr. Zhou should go upstairs to sleep with his girlfriend."

"My sister is right. Mr. Zhou, when you're full, go upstairs and accompany Manager Lin. Don't be an eyesore here. It's uncomfortable." Yuan Tianye immediately echoed.

Zhang Tingyuan looked confused: "What? Mr. Zhou's girlfriend lives in the same building as Sister Meng?"

Mrs. Zhang Si also looked at Zhou Hanzhi in surprise: "Is that so?"

The smile on Zhou Hanzhi's face faded visibly, and his smug eyes suddenly dimmed. He lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Mrs. Zhang Si frowned, showing some displeasure.

Yuan Tianye immediately took over Zhang Tingyuan's words: "Not only is it in the same building, but it is in the same position on the upper floor, right above our heads."

"It's a bit too exciting...That young master Zhou even insisted on squeezing into Sister Meng's house to cook and eat for free. If the official girlfriend knew about this, she would definitely rush down and scratch my Sister Meng's face." Zhang Tingyuan nodded and muttered, his eyes drifting towards Zhou Hanzhi's face.

"Hehe, it's just a scratch on the face, that's too light, Aunt Zhang, you may not know yet, the reason why my sister sprained her neck and was hospitalized last time was because she was pushed down the stairs and injured by Mr. Zhou's real girlfriend Lin Xixi!" Yuan Tianye became more and more excited as he spoke.

"Is that so?" Madam Zhang Si's expression suddenly changed, and a frosty coldness immediately appeared in her black jade eyes.

She looked at Zhou Hanzhi with hostility, slammed the chopsticks in her hand on the table, glared at him, and ordered him to leave in a stern tone: "Mr. Zhou, since you know you will cause trouble for Xuxu, why do you still pester my Xuxu? Please leave here immediately!"