The Apple of My Eye novel Chapter 371

"Mrs.Lu, what brings you here today?" David was busy at that time, but he was stunned to see Autumn there. So he stopped for a minute and approached her. "The president is not here right now."

"Where is Leila?" Autumn asked subtly.

"Leila is out with the president; there is a dining party planned for this evening. Why are you here at this odd time?" David seemed to be out of favor these days; Charles took Leila with him no matter where he went. David knew that Leila helped Charles sign several big orders, which no doubt indicated of her strong ability to handle work professionally. So David could understand why Charles thought so highly of Leila.

David was not bitter, but it did not mean that Autumn was not angry about it, either. She frowned as she further asked, "David, in the past didn't you always accompany him on such occasions? Since when has it become Leila and why?"

David was stunned, as he realized Autumn was jealous, so without wasting a second he explained, "Please don't misunderstand the situation. Leila has helped Mr. Lu bag several big orders recently. The partners in today's dining party were all received by Leila, and she was able to handle them. That's reason why Mr. Lu took her along. Don't think too much."

"Is this absolutely true?" Autumn was confused and frowned, as she felt things were not that simple. They could not be so black and white especially with Leila involved.

"It's true. You really don't have to worry about it." David said in a soft tone, "How about... I drive you home now? it is quite late. Mr. Lu could be late tonight, as a few days back he left a dozen partners without saying a word after learning that you were sick. Leila stayed here all night working and finally the partners chose not to leave the company. So Mr. Lu is going to apologize and set things right."

"No, but thank you for the offer." Autumn was so happy to hear that Charles left the partners immediately and ran to the hospital to see her. Maybe... she was really too suspicious over nothing.

"I drove myself here, so I'll go home by myself." Autumn handed the food she packed over to David and said, "It's the food I brought for you. Have a good meal!"

"Thank you so very much, Mrs. Lu." David smiled and said, as he worked overtime with Alice in the company until now and would love to share the meal with her. They just felt hungry so they grabbed a table in the cafeteria as they began to eat the food Autumn brought them. Alice said, "Although Mrs. Lu left the company by the time I joined, I really feel that... Mr. Lu is so lucky to have married such a beautiful and composed woman like Mrs. Lu."

"Yes, he is." David sighed and went on, "Mrs.Lu has always been incredibly nice, and she treated us like family while she was still working here. It seems impossible to behave so humbly had it been any one else."

"David..." Alice meditated for a moment and then said anyway, "It's not surprising that Mrs. Lu overthinks so much. As a bystander, even I think that the relationship between Mr. Lu and Leila is not that simple as it may appear on the surface. I mean, they go in and out together every day. Rumors are already doing rounds in the company."

"That is utter bullshit." David said coldly, "Mr. Lu only cares about Mrs. Lu. How could he possibly share an inappropriate relation with Leila?"

"You have no idea about that." Alice frowned. "Leila has always been making excuses to take the private elevator with Mr. Lu these days, and they also engaged in social activities together. Anyway, it's spreading downstairs now. But we are in the secretarial office and too close to Mr. Lu, so the rumor mill has not reached us."

Alice frowned and said, "We know they go out for work, but people who don't know... would immediately assume they are having an affair."