Chapter 384 The Truth About Lies


    "And that''s all it is?" David asked, looking at Charles.


    He still couldn''t believe everything Charles told him. "But in her house, why did you have to take off


    your suit jacket?" David inquired.


    ''It wasn''t so hot, '' he thought, but afraid to voice out his opinion.


    "When she said her bathroom light needed changing, I simply offered to do it for her. So, I had to take


    off my coat. Is there anything wrong with that?"


    Charles was baffled at David''s persistent questioning.


    "So you mean to say there was nothing to it?" David continued, a little stunned. When Charles was


    leaving Le''s house, she said something that sounded ambiguous which David took to mean as a


    hidden rtionship between the two. Apparently, he was wrong and the truth was Le was taking


    advantage of Charles to deliberately mislead David and everyone else. David shook his head in


    disbelief.


    "Of course, that''s all the truth, " Charles stressed. "What were you thinking?"


    What David was suggesting made him ufortable.


    The man had been working for him for years and never had he said anything out of line, to Charles''


    recollection. But this line of questioning now caught him off-guard. "What are you trying to say?"


    Charles insisted.


    "Just say it!" he barked at David. "Well… recently, there''s been a rumor going around the office that you


    and Le…"


    David paused, gathering the courage to continue. "I know it''s not very proper for me to say these


    things, Mr. Lu, but rumor has it that you''re having an illicit rtionship with Le. And after what we


    witnessed at Le''s house today…


    Those rumors will surely get worse, " he looked worriedly at his boss.


    "People are saying Le and I have an affair?" Charles said, his tone incredulous.


    He sat in silence absorbing what he heard. He obviously had no idea how such rumor started. Charles


    always thought he had maintained a strictly professional rtionship with Le, he as boss and her a


    subordinate. And he couldn''t remember ever doing or saying anything inappropriate. So he tried to


    think of what started the unpleasant talk.


    "That''s right, Mr. Lu, " David affirmed, looking at Charles.


    It became clear to him that the man knew nothing about the rumors. He was clueless about the fact


    that there was already talk in Shining Company that if such affair went on, Le would soon be


    recing Autumn. That was why certain people were already trying to suck up to Le.


    He sighed, and with a heavy heart said, "Mr. Lu, I''ve been working for you for many years now. And


    you and Mrs. Lu, I know how you got here.


    I just want to remind you to pay more attention to what''s going on around you, and to distance yourself


    from Le. What''s more, in the end, it doesn''t matter what people say." He paused, then emphasized,


    "What matters is what Mrs. Lu thinks about it."


    Charles pondered David''s words. "I see."


    It suddenly became clear to him about Autumn''s behavior recently. ''No wonder Autumn was angry at


    me for no reason. It really seems that I don''t notice a lot of things.'' He pped David on the shoulder.


    "Thank you for telling me all these. I will start paying more attention."


    "That''s good, Mr. Lu. Ah, can you please drop me off at the corner?" David requested.


    Getting off the car, he felt relieved that he was able to talk to Charles. Now, he had to take a taxi back


    to Le''s house because he left his car there.


    Meanwhile, Le was no longer in the mood to cook after Charles left. She was considering going out


    to dinner with her co-workers who came to visit. The woman had a very good idea that everyone who


    saw Charles with his coat off in her house no longer had doubts about their rumored affair. And they all


    wanted to get on Le''s good side.


    "Let''s go to that new restaurant nearby, Le, " one of them suggested. "I heard the food there is quite


    good."


    Another one quipped, "What''s good about that restaurant? I think we should try out the ce which


    specializes in boiled fish with pickled cabbage and chili. It''s been there for more than a decade, so it


    must have an excellent menu."


    "Oh don''t argue, you two!" Le admonished them. She did not want to hear any argument. "Look, you


    know my face is hurting now so I can''t eat spicy food, let alone soy sauce. Why don''t you guys just go


    out and have whatever you want."


    Then she quickly added. "And I… will stay home and cook noodles for myself. But I promise to treat


    you all to a hearty meal once my face is healed. How''s that?"


    The two women who started to argue looked at each other at a loss for words. Everyone agreed with


    Le''s suggestion to go out and eat. More than the food, what they really wanted to do was to talk


    more about Charles and Le''s supposed rtionship. They hesitated, and tried asking Le again.


    "Please join us, " one girl pleaded. They felt there was no point going out to dinner if Le didn''t join


    them.


    Still, Le refused, "Sorry to disappoint you all. But this bruise on my face is not only painful, it might


    scare someone who sees it. Besides, I''m already a little tired and would rather get some rest."


    Liz, who was closest to Le, decided it was best to leave her alone. "Le''s tired, guys. So, let''s not


    force her." She proposed, "Let''s just have dinner together once Le recovers and returns to work. For


    now, let''s allow her to get some rest."


    The others looked contrite. "You''re right. We should let Le rest."


    Everyone nodded in agreement and prepared to leave.


    Le then pulled Liz aside and whispered, "About what I asked you to do…


    How are things going?"


    "It''s going very well, actually. Don''t you believe in my ability?" Liz replied quietly. Then sheughed.


    "Now that it has gone viral in thepany, everyone believes it to be true. And Le, you better not


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    forget what I did when you be the new Mrs. Lu."


    Le joined in theughter. "Of course I won''t forget!"


    Then she added, "Rest assured your efforts will be rewarded."


    In a conspiratorial tone she reminded Liz, "Please spread the word about what you saw in my house


    today. But just be subtle. Don''t say everything but leave something to the imagination."


    She then gave a sly smile.


    Liz nodded and gave a small wink.


    "No problem. Now we have to leave so you can rest."


    Her co-workers bade Le goodbye.


    After they left, Le saw Daviding back. She hesitated, then went out to greet him. "Hi, David! I


    thought you left with Mr. Lu?" She wondered why he returned. "Why did youe back?"


    Voicecking emotion, David exined, "I finished what I had to do and I''vee to pick up the car."


    Then remembering why they visited in the first ce, he told Le, "I hope you get well soon. I''ve got to


    go now. Goodbye."


    "Wait!" Le suddenly caught David and asked, "You didn''t say anything to Mr. Lu... that you shouldn''t,


    did you?"


    "I''m sorry. I don''t understand what you mean. What exactly are those things I shouldn''t be saying?"


    Le drew her brows together in annoyance. She knew David was not in favor of her wily approaches


    towards Charles. So the woman imagined that if she did finally get Charles, the first thing she would do


    was fire David.


    But until then, she had to bear with him.


    She calmed herself with a deep breath and said, "You are my senior, David. You joined thepany


    way ahead of me. And I know Mr. Lu thinks very highly of you. I know there is so much more that I


    need to improve on, and I hope to learn a lot from you. Now, if I do something wrong, I would


    appreciate being told about it to my face. I am willing to correct my mistakes. As to those that can''t be


    corrected... I''d appreciate you to…"