Johnny nodded calmly, watching Francis leave.
Even though he was Andrew's close friend and private doctor, Francis always spoke rudely to him.
Despite this, he cared deeply about Andrew. When Andrew got into trouble, he was more worried than
anyone else.
Ashley and Andrew were alone in the office after Francis left.
Andrew applied the ointment on Ashley's thigh. She couldn't help but pull back at his touch.
Andrew's hand was cool, like a piece of jade, and his fingers were fair and slender. However, there
were some calluses on his fingers, which might be a result of his frequent use of pens.
As he applied the ointment on Ashley's thigh, he inevitably touched her smooth and white skin. The
calluses on his fingers lightly pricked her skin.
Only a small area of her skin was scalded. Ashley thought he would finish applying the ointment quickly
so she just waited quietly.
But Andrew did it so slowly and carefully. Half squatting, he gently rubbed her scalded skin, as if it was
a very precious, delicate thing.
Ashley was little nervous and could feel her heart thumping in her chest.
Her face was flushed in embarrassment. She looked away quickly.
She even ignored the slight itching on her thigh.
"It's okay." It was a long time before Andrew stood up.
His suit looked a bit rumpled; perhaps from carrying her in his arms earlier.
Ashley looked at her dress and frowned. She felt embarrassed about her appearance, especially when
she saw the stain on the hem of her dress.
She struggled to stand up by supporting her hands on the sofa. She wanted to go into the lounge to
change into a clean dress, but no sooner had she stood up than Andrew held her.
"Where are you going?" he demanded, pursing his lips.
Ashley replied a little awkwardly, "I just want to get changed."
Andrew simply stared at her blankly without saying a word.
Finally, Ashley went to the lounge and got changed. She wore a pink dress, the style of which was
similar to the previous one. The dress complemented her white skin.
Ashley had just come out of the lounge when Johnny brought them lunch.
She realized she was a little hungry. Glancing at the clock on the wall, she saw that it was already
noon.
Ashley stared in disbelief when she saw that Andrew intended to feed her. 'My leg is hurt, but my hands
are fine, ' she thought.
She stopped him immediately, saying, "I can eat by myself. My hands are not hurt."
Paying no heed to what she said, Andrew just stared at her quietly. Unable to dissuade him, Ashley
finally relented.
As he fed her, Ashley experienced a warm, fuzzy feeling again.
After lunch, Andrew began to pack up his things. At first, Ashley thought he was busy with his work, so
she watched him quietly without saying anything.
To her surprise, after packing up, Andrew came to her and suddenly picked her up in his arms.
Subconsciously, Ashley put her arms around his neck.
It seemed like he was taking her outside. Ashley was a bit confused. Looking up at him in puzzlement,
she asked, "Where are we going?"
Andrew was amused at her funny expression. "Let's go home," he said loudly.
She retorted, "Why should we go home now? It's only noon. Don't you need to continue working this
afternoon?"
Glancing at her scalded thigh, Andrew said, "You're hurt. Do you think I'm still in the mood to work
anymore?"
Ashley was speechless. He didn't want to continue working just for her sake.
"I'm all right. You can have someone take me back. You'd better finish your work!" Ashley didn't want
Andrew to put off work because of her.
She struggled in his arms but he held her tighter. "Don't move!" Andrew admonished her.
Holding her in his arms, he got into the special lift. Within the metal walls of the lift, Ashley could sense
that even now Andrew held her tightly — in a very intimate way.
She felt her face burn. It wasn't until they reached the first floor did she realize what kind of a stir she
had created among the employees of his company.
As Andrew walked out of the lift with Ashley in his arms, all the employees turned to look at him.
They were all stunned at the sight of their boss holding a woman in his arms.
Nobody could believe that their president was interested in women let alone carried one in his arms.
Seeing Ashley's beautiful figure, they were very surprised.
She was really beautiful with her black hair and a pink dress.
Ashley was unable to look directly at them with her head nestled close to Andrew's chest, but she could
still hear them talking about him.
"Am I seeing this correctly? Is our president really holding a woman in his arms?" A man looked at
Ashley carefully, with a suspicious look on his face.
"Yes, that's our president. He really does have a woman in his arms!"
"In that case, our president is not gay, right?"
Since Andrew was always surrounded by men and never allowed women to get close to him, all the
employees of the Lu Group thought he was gay. Naturally, seeing Andrew holding a woman in his
arms, they couldn't help but get excited.
Carol was Andrew's only female secretary and they thought their president didn't like her because she
was an arrogant and sharp-tongued woman.
"Really? Where is he?" a handsome young man asked in surprise, elbowing other employees.
Seeing that Andrew was holding a woman in his arms, the young guy breathed a sigh of relief and said,
"Well, since our president likes women, I'm safe."
All the employees looked at him in disdain, as if they were looking at a fool.
'Even if our president liked men, he wouldn't like someone like you, ' they thought.
"Don't look at me like that! Have you ever seen anyone as handsome as me? It seems that you really
don't have an eye for beauty. In that case, take a close look at me now!" said the narcissistic young
man.
Other employees found him absurd. 'He has a lot of nerve saying that!' they thought.
Although they kept their voices low, Ashley could hear them clearly.
When she heard that they thought Andrew was gay, Ashley couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Andrew looked around with a stern face. Everyone instantly became silent.
Seeing Ashley laughing wildly in his arms, Andrew felt helpless.
She was still laughing when he put her into the car.
Andrew frowned. "Can you stop laughing?" he said with a serious look.
Ashley wanted to do as he told her. But seeing his gloomy face and remembering that his employees
thought he was gay, she couldn't help laughing.
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