He put aside the hot milk handed over by Gu Qingqing, with no intention of drinking it.
Li Jinze clenched the hot milk in his hand and drank it all in one gulp.
At the dinner table, Li Zichen took Li Jinze and kept talking about the company's development and economic status, some of which were words that Gu Zichen could not understand.
Gu Qingqing also occasionally added a few words, and the discussion between the three was heated.
Li Jinze paid attention to Gu Zichen's condition from time to time, and then patted the table.
"Okay, it's time to go to the company."
He stood up first and then took Li Zichen's hand.
After walking to Gu Zichen's side, he continued to stretch out his other big hand.
Gu Zichen trembled, and just as he was about to put his small hand on Li Jinze's big hand, Li Zichen had already put his other small hand on his big hand, and then pulled him out.
"Father, hurry up! We're going to be late."
Gu Zichen's outstretched hand froze in the air, then slowly retracted it and jumped off the chair.
Li Jinze kept looking back at Gu Zichen behind him, but could not stop Li Zichen in front of him.
After watching the three people leave, Gu Qingqing narrowed her eyes.
In the company, Gu Zichen followed Li Zichen to the office.
Li Zichen, who was sitting on the armchair, looked at Gu Zichen, who was doing nothing.
"Are you bored?"
Gu Zichen paused: "Well, if there's anything I can do to help you, you can tell me."
Li Zichen handed him the water glass on the side: "Of course, bring me a cup of hot water."
"What?" Gu Zichen didn't seem to be able to calm down.
Li Zichen said seriously: "What? Isn't this what an assistant should do?"
Gu Zichen shook his head, turned and left holding the water glass in his hand: "I understand."
"I want boiling water, hot water, do you understand?"
Li Zichen did not forget to add.
"knew."
Within a few minutes, Gu Zichen carefully walked up to Li Zichen with a glass of hot water.
"Zi Chen, the hot water is here."
Li Zichen looked at Gu Zichen displeased: "In the company, you have to call me the vice president like everyone else, instead of calling me by my name. Don't think that because we are relatives, we can have no discipline."
Gu Zichen nodded again: "Okay, Vice President, I understand."
Li Zichen was operating the computer with one hand, and reached out with the other hand to take the water glass from Gu Zichen's hand. As soon as he put it to his mouth and took a sip, he frowned and poured the water at Gu Zichen.
Before the hot water in the cup was poured out, he paused with his hand and then poured it aside.
A cup of hot water was spilled at Gu Zichen's feet.
"It's so hot, how can I drink it?"
Gu Zichen said in confusion: "Didn't you say you wanted hot water?"
"I said I want hot water, but does it have to be this hot? How can I drink it if it's so hot? You want to burn me to death!"
Li Zichen put his hands together and said coldly.
Gu Zichen pursed his lips, and finally took the water glass from Li Zichen's hand: "Sorry."
A few minutes later, he handed the water glass to Li Zichen again.
Li Zichen took a sip of water from the water glass and still sprinkled the water on the ground beside him.
"It's too cold, how can I drink it?"
Gu Zichen explained: "This is warm water."
Li Zichen patted the table: "What I want is hot water that is a little hotter than warm water, but not scalding hot water. Do you understand?"
Gu Zichen took the water glass, then turned and left again: "I know."
Looking at his back, Li Zichen paused. He had deliberately tormented him so many times, how could he not be impatient at all?
Once again, Gu Zichen returned to Li Zichen with a water glass, and then handed the water glass to him.
"Try it again and see if the temperature is right."
Li Zichen took the water glass, then put it to his mouth and took a sip.
The temperature is right, it really does what he just said, the temperature is above warm water, but not scalding hot water.
He raised his head and nodded to Gu Zichen, but found that his mouth was red.
Li Zichen frowned: "What's wrong with your mouth?"
Gu Zichen shook his head, "It's okay."
Just now, Gu Zichen stood in front of the water heater for a long time.
He held a water cup and kept pouring water of various temperatures, and then tried them one by one.
He didn't give up until his mouth was red, swollen, numb, and painful. He didn't stop until he reached the temperature required by Li Zichen.
Li Zichen calmly picked up the phone beside him: "Chen Zhiming, bring some ice packs and come to my office."
"Okay, Vice President."
Chen Zhiming agreed.
Not long after, Chen Zhiming arrived at Li Zichen's office with an ice pack.
"Vice President, what do you want an ice pack for?"
Li Zichen shook his head: "Nothing, you go to your father's place."
Chen Zhiming nodded, turned and left.
Li Zichen jumped down from the armchair and then walked to the sofa.
Gu Zichen was sitting on the sofa reading a book. He usually had spiritual eyes and good looks, but today he was a little embarrassed.
There were wounds on his hands, and even his mouth was swollen.
"Vice President, are you okay?"
Gu Zichen put down the book in his hand and stood up.
Li Zichen pushed him down and sat back on the sofa, and then carefully placed the ice pack in his hand on his swollen mouth.
Gu Zichen paused and was a little stunned when faced with Li Zichen's sudden concern.
"The mouth is caused by testing the temperature of hot water, right? Why are you so stupid? Don't you know how to use your fingers?"
Gu Zichen lowered his eyes and chuckled: "The sensory capabilities of your fingers are not as useful as your mouth."
Li Zichen held up the ice pack, his eyes always paying attention to Gu Zichen's condition.
"Gu Zichen, I didn't mean to make things difficult for you."
Before he could say more, Gu Zichen had already nodded: "I know."
Li Zichen frowned: "I just hope that you can stand with me, stand behind my mother, and protect our current home together. In the beginning, the Li family was just me and my father."
He seemed to be sighing: "Later, when you and your mother came, the Li family truly became like a family. I also had a younger brother and a mother, and the family was reunited. However, now someone wants to destroy our home and get involved!
I will never allow it!"
He suddenly grabbed Gu Zichen's wrist, and then said seriously: "So, Gu Zichen, don't help another woman anymore! Let's protect our current home together, okay?"
Gu Zichen paused and slowly held Li Zichen's hand: "Zi Chen, I know what you hope for. I also know that the definition of family is very important in your heart."
He frowned slightly: "But the doubts in my heart are real. We should eliminate all doubts so that we can protect our real home!"