In his thirty-two years of life, Calix thought today was the most exhausting one for him. Without finishing his breakfast, he ran back to et Leslie.
If he wanted to have a peaceful day at work, he needed to clarify these few things with her.
Fortunately, Leslie was being considerate of him. She understood why Calix told Aunt Wendy that he had been taking care of her hygienic matters, including changing the diapers worn by her body.
But, her face still reddened in sha when he first brought it up.
"Tell Aunt Wendy not to worry about it. Because it's my body, I can freely touch it even without you around. I'll take care of it myself."
Calix vehently nodded. Then, he quickly rushed to the office. Oh, not before he told Aunt Wendy that he would discuss taking care of Leslie in detail with her later.
When Leslie was still in the Li family's ancestral ho, two caretakers were arranged to handle her needs.
Aside from making sure she remained in a hygienic state, they also massaged her limbs and frequently changed her position on the bed.
Due to them getting married in haste, Calix had forgotten about the important matter.
Sigh, were these the signs of him getting older?
But, why did no one from the Li family remind him about the important matter?
Ah, forget it. He shouldn't bla soone else.
Once he got ho this afternoon, he needed to...
Tap.
"..."
Calix's mory of this chaotic morning shattered when Edward poked his back with a file. Glancing at his personal assistant, he shot one brow upward.
"What? Did you knock on the door?"
Currently, Calix was standing facing the floor-to-ceiling windows of his office, taking a break after completing two etings back-to-back. His mood was not good as he left the eting room.
Calix almost turned into a red fire-breathing dragon due to the unsatisfactory results from both etings.
With an impassive expression, Edward replied, "Boss Xu, I knocked thrice yet received no response. I thought you were sleeping."
Calix narrowed his eyes. He grabbed the file in Edward's hands, lest this ungrateful personal assistant would poke his waist with it again.
"I'll go ho now," Calix scanned the docunts brought by Edward. It was related to one of the previous etings, "Don't disturb unless it's really necessary. My grandma told to have dinner with the Li family."
Edward briefly looked at his wristwatch, "It's only two-thirty. You already wanna go ho? Isn't dinner at seven?"
As soone who worked closely with Calix, Edward morized even the little details of his boss' schedule. He was aware of the family dinner between the Xu family and the Li family tonight.
Calix tossed the file back to Edward. With a sly grin, he remarked, "Shouldn't a newly married man return ho early? I need to build a harmonious ho with my wife ah."
Edward didn't hide his skepticism. He bluntly pointed out, "How can you build such a harmonious ho when your wife is in a coma? Boss Xu, don't tell ... did you talk by yourself when you visited Mrs. Xu's room?"
"...shut up."
Calix was so tempted to tell Edward that he already shared a al with Leslie but, surely his personal assistant would think him crazy.
Edward shrugged, seemingly unbothered by his boss' glare. Looking at Calix from head to toe, he said, "I heard many female staff have their hearts broken. I thought your marriage would only disappoint the young missus."
As a considerate and capable chief personal assistant for the company's CEO, Edward announced Calix's marriage through the internal networking system. The forum exploded with various kinds of replies to the post.
Aside from congratulatory words, so of them requested to know who their lady boss was. The others lanted the loss of one of the most eligible bachelors in the country.
To avoid people making up rumors, Edward refrained from telling who was their CEO's newly wedded wife. He only said to wait until CEO Xu disclosed it himself.
"If I care about their hearts, I won't ever get married."
While responding to Edward's words nonchalantly, Calix grabbed his phone from the work desk. He imdiately headed out of the CEO's office. His personal assistant quickly tailed from behind.
Edward silently admitted the truth in Calix's words. His boss was so swamped with blind date arrangents by his grandmother. To avoid it any further, he picked soone not from the list.
But...
Why did his boss specifically tell him to find information about Lady Charlene Li? He couldn't help but wonder if the two of them had already t before.
Edward pressed his lips together, stopping himself from bringing up his curiosity. He believed he would get the answer sooner or later.
As soon as Calix walked passing the secretarial departnt, a few pairs of eyes were drawn to his tall fra clad in the burgundy three-piece suit.
"Sigh... CEO Xu is as handso as ever oh. He looks so good in that bold color."
"I wonder who's his bride. She's surely a beauty, right? Aw~ Their babies will be blessed with good looks!"
"But... why did the CEO get married so suddenly? Did he hide his girlfriend before?"
The secretaries' questions mirrored almost every busybody employee inside the building. They discreetly took photos of their devilishly charming CEO before spreading them to their friends in other departnts.
Calix was ignorant of what his employees were doing. He couldn't help but think about Leslie, wondering if she had turned into a hungry ghost.
"Has she explored the house? She couldn't possibly stay inside the bedroom all day, huh?"
Calix's whispers were too low. Edward could only hear inaudible echoes coming from him.
"Oh, cousin. Where are you heading to?"
The familiar voice of soone unpleasant pricked into Calix's mind. With a heavy heart, he glanced in the direction where the sound ca.
A young man was smiling at him yet, malice was clear in his eyes.
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