A private helicopter, usually parked on the company's helipad, was immediately prepared upon receiving the order.
Xiao Yuda, along with his assistant, hurried onto the helicopter, heading for Yuchang City.
The roaring sound of the helicopter blades on the roof of Yuda Security Company drew everyone downstairs to watch the spectacle.
General Manager Xiao had received the message and was waiting on the top floor.
Xiao Yuda leaped off the helicopter, the strong wind billowing the hem of his clothes. General Manager Xiao squinted, his eyes shielded from the wind, as he watched the man walk step by step from the center of the gale.
Like a deity.
Xiao Yuda's face was ashen, "Huo Rou is alone in the office?"
General Manager Xiao had no idea. He also had no access to the technical department...
Xiao Yuda had been to the office when it was last decorated, so he recognized the way this time and quickly went downstairs to the fifth floor. He entered the technical department unobstructed, passing through the corridor.
Here, Luo Chen had been searching for traces of Huo Rou's intrusion since returning to the office. After a long search, he finally found a clue.
Beaming with joy, he exclaimed, "Impressive! Truly a master!"
Excitedly, he pulled open the office door, intending to find Huo Rou for guidance. As he stepped out, he saw a man approaching with a furious demeanor.
He looked like someone he hadn't seen before. Instinctively, he called out, "Hey! Who are you looking for?"
Xiao Yuda turned back, his eyes filled with anxiety. He glanced deeply at Luo Chen.
"President Xiao?" He had seen Xiao Yuda before when the former director was involved. As a key member of the technical team, he had been at the front.
Xiao Yuda merely glanced, then turned back and continued striding towards Huo Rou's office.
"Lao Luo, is President Xiao looking for Director Huo?" someone nearby peeked out, eager for gossip.
Luo Chen was also puzzled. Since he was planning to find Huo Rou anyway, he followed behind.
Upon reaching Huo Rou's office door, it was indeed locked. Xiao Yuda's iris scan registered, and the door opened with a soft click.
Huo Rou had been squinting. Hearing the door open, she almost instantly sat up as Xiao Yuda's footsteps reached the door. Her eyes snapped open, glaring at the entrance, bloodshot.
Xiao Yuda entered swiftly, not missing the momentary straightening of Huo Rou's posture. Apart from her reddened eyes, there was no other abnormality.
She seemingly casually observed Xiao Yuda, but in reality, her vision was blurred. She used this moment of observation to slowly recover.
Seeing her in this state, Xiao Yuda's heart overflowed with tenderness.
"You two, please leave," he said, turning to Manager Li and Luo Chen, who had followed him into the office.
They froze for a second, then retreated.
Xiao Yuda glanced at Huo Rou's composed posture, then instructed Manager Li, "Close the door."
Manager Li, with a perplexed expression, closed the door. Outside, he exchanged bewildered glances with Luo Chen. They had no idea what was going on.
The moment the door was shut, Xiao Yuda took three quick steps to Huo Rou's side. Huo Rou slightly lifted the corner of her lips, forming a perfectly measured arc.
"What is it?" her voice, though hoarse, betrayed no emotion.
Xiao Yuda reached his right hand towards her forehead. Huo Rou's eyes suddenly sharpened, and she extended her hand to block him.
"It's me, Xiao Rou." Xiao Yuda quickly retracted his hand, afraid she might hurt herself. "It's Xiao Yuda."
Huo Rou, with her blood-red eyes, seemed to scrutinize him with clear composure before slumping back into the chair. "Old Xiao."
Her voice was calm as she called out to him.
Seeing her relax, Xiao Yuda gently scooped her up from her seat. Huo Rou glanced at him with confusion.
"To see a doctor." Xiao Yuda carried her around the desk and walked towards the door.
"Old Xiao, you know, seeing a doctor is useless," Huo Rou said, refusing. "Just let me rest in the lounge."
"It'll make you feel a bit better. You've had this since you were a child, how could I not know?" Xiao Yuda carried her, ignoring her protests, towards the door.
As he was about to open it, Huo Rou said hoarsely, "Then put me down, I'll go to the hospital with you."
"Feel how hot you are? What are you pretending for?" Xiao Yuda retorted, annoyed.
Even through her clothes, he could feel Huo Rou's burning temperature. Only she could remain so lucid while burning up like this.
Huo Rou stared at him with emotionless eyes, her expression unyielding.
In the end, Xiao Yuda relented. Through the office door, he called out to the outside, "Everyone, go back to your offices. I don't want to see a single person on this route."
The assistant outside nodded in agreement, ushering everyone back. General Manager Xiao was even shoved into the deputy director's office.
"Alright, President Xiao," the assistant's voice sounded from outside, followed by the fading sound of his footsteps.
Xiao Yuda, carrying Huo Rou, walked through the empty corridor, into the empty elevator, and down to the empty lobby.
Huo Rou, squinting, looked at the completely deserted path and couldn't help but laugh.
"If you do this, people will say I'm being melodramatic."
"And you're not?" Xiao Yuda shook his head. "Everyone gets sick, but you can't let anyone know when you're sick. Acting like a celestial being, isn't that melodramatic?"
Although he said this, Xiao Yuda knew Huo Rou's cautious nature. She never trusted easily and never exposed her back.
Even now, though she seemed compliant as he took her to the hospital, her nerves were still taut. How could someone burning with fever be so lucid and tease him?
"Is Shen Wuyou's fever reducer effective?" he asked as they walked out.
"It's useless against my cold," Huo Rou's voice grew even hoarser. Meeting Xiao Yuda's worried gaze, she nonchalantly curled her lips, long accustomed to it.
"Can it make you feel less uncomfortable?" Xiao Yuda knew that when she said it was useless, it meant it couldn't reduce the fever. But a miracle doctor's medicine, surely not entirely useless?
Suddenly, it felt like a heavy hammer striking her mind. Huo Rou frowned, her eyes closed tightly. After a moment of adjustment, she opened them and told him, "It can, I suppose."
"Good," Xiao Yuda nodded. Without asking, he knew the medicine would be with An'an.
At the lobby staircase, a group of people quietly pushed open a crack in the emergency exit door.
"Is that President Xiao? Who is he holding? Why the clearance?"
"Can't you tell? That little face, that figure, those dark, dark hair. If it's not the new Director Huo from the technical department, then who?"
"There must be some inside story, right? No matter how infatuated President Xiao is, he wouldn't arrange for his woman in the technical department. Aren't other departments more comfortable?"
The person at the very back, with a red smile, secretly took a photo and sent it to the work group. With this, the inside story of Huo Rou's promotion was solidified.
When Xiao Yuda emerged carrying Huo Rou, his assistant was already waiting by the entrance with the car. Another car was also waiting there.
The car window rolled down, revealing Qin Ningyi's deep-set eyes and sharp jawline.