Chapter 136: Chapter 136

Chapter 138 Rumors about marriage certificate

The waiter was stunned for a long time before he responded to Alex' strange request. He respectfully took the two men to the table they had cleaned. He hurried away and told the kitchen that they needed to get ready.

Alex and Kitten waited tirelessly.

Kitten sat down and inquired around curiously, "Dad, why do you want to eat here? This restaurant is far from home. There are also no toys. It's no fun."

Alex was very engrossed on his own thought that he turned a deaf ear and ignored his son's questions. He didn't knew that Elly also had a hobby of eating in classical luxury places. He was curious if this was a decision made by John or Elly?

Now, Alex was bored by the thought that they were still dating each other. When the food became ready, he was not in the mood to taste it.

He was very jealous of John. If it wasn't for the misunderstanding between himself and Elly, then, he will be the happiest person in the world and not John.

The next day, John passed by the community where Elly lived and gave her a lift to her work place.

When they were nearing the company's location, she hurriedly reminded him to stop his vehicle. She reached out to unclasp her seat belt and readied herself to get off at any time. Unfortunately, John did not listen this time and drove straight to the door of the company before he stopped.

"What are you doing? Why did you park your car here? Are you going to let me out of the car here?" She looked at the flow of people at the door of the company and imagined what would happen if she did so.

"What are you waiting for? Get off the car!" John deliberately urged her which caused her to panick.

"Now?" Elly's heart was beating very fast, she smiled from ear to ear and bargained with him. "Boss, I have another option, if you drive to the parking lot, I'll get off there and take the elevator with you, would you like that? I feel guilty about going to work using your car and not be able to wait for you as you park your vehicle.

John almost chose the option offered by Elly but He held back and shook his head. "No, no! Get out of the car! What are you afraid of? Are you feeling shy because of this?"

"Yes, this is so embarrassing." Elly bent her head and she realized that John had deliberately did this. "If my colleagues see me getting out of my boss's car early in the morning, they will certainly spread false rumors everywhere. I don't want people to misunderstand our relationship. "

She came to work at her present company because she was recommended by John but she reached her present position by her own strength and efforts. She did not want to have the reputation of going through the back door with her boss.

John disagreed. His hand was suddenly draped behind the passenger seat and that intimate movement made her body tremble unconsciously.

"What are you going to do?" Elly's face was stiff and his eyes sparkled with careful observation.

John looked helplessly at her and compared her to a bird, which was afraid of bending branches and said rationally. "We are upright and afraid of other people's opinions. You care too much about other people's judgment but I am advising you now to buy your own rope and force yourself to follow the hard rules. Live a relaxed and confident life. Not all rumors are bad."

He spoke gently, but Elly knew that people in the company had always been disgusted with her. They would always look for opportunities for her to quit her job at the company voluntarily. False rumors about her relationship with the boss would make her work life less comfortable.

Elly was not going to tell John these things. As soon as he would discover other employees talked behind their back, he would only make a fuss and that will only bring more hatred towards her.

"You mumble to yourself. The rumor is false, isn't it?" John smiled. "This better stop the girls who want to chase me."

"I heard that here" Elly punched him on the shoulders but she stopped. John smiled sincerely that made her catch her breath. She knew that there was still time to accompany him. Dazzled, Elly opened the car door.

She planned to sneak in before she would be caught by her colleagues, but she was stuck at the door of the company. She heard a loud scream behind her.

"Leila!"

Elly scolded him a thousand times in her mind. She turned, smiled and pretended to say hello to John politely. "General John, good morning!"

She decided that she would walk faster and stay away from this dangerous man, but he said something out loud. "Honey, you're leaving so soon. Won't you wait for me?"

John's words of endearment was heard by everyone in the hall and they all looked at Elly.

No one expected that the director would openly announce his feeling towards Elly.

Under everyone's scrunity, Elly's face became pale. Before John stopped, he came over with deliberate steps, draped over her shoulder and whispered in a low voice, "You left me first just to embarrass me in front of everyone, right?"

This made everyone even more surprised.

"I'm the one who's ashamed." Elly gritted her teeth. She knew exactly what he wanted, so she had no place to vent her anger. She went directly into the private elevator for senior staff.

Now, it's late for her to hit him in the face.

The elevator door closed and she heard a lot of gossip from her colleagues.

"Oh, my God, I didn't expect Director Leila to be Mr. John's girlfriend. You guys look very sweet."

The chief designer and the design director fell in love. I

"Don't you know they've been in love for a long time? Looking at Mr. John's infatuated eyee, I think they are secretly date for a long time."

The news spread fast inside the whole building. Now, rumors about her secret marriage with John were circulating in the offices.

"Right! I heard you signed the engagement."

As soon as she went inside the office, Elly heard stories from her colleagues and she happily joined the discussion.

Colleagues immediately gathered around and several people asked directly. "Miss Leila, why did you keep it a secret? Shall we call you the wife of Mr. John or Chairman from now on? What kind of phone do you like?"

She scratched her head. 'What happened?' She thought.

People misunderstood her relationship with John as she had expected. "Sister Leila, don't hide it. Everyone knows. When did you and Boss John get your marriage license? There was no news at all, not even a wedding candy and we were very sad to discover it just now."

"Marriage certificate? Me and Boss John?" Her eyes were wide open as if she was listening to a story from a stranger.

Some people looked at each other and felt that the panic on her face was not an act. Elly said hurriedly. "Boss Xu and I are not married. What marriage certificate are you talking about? Who's talking nonsense? This is a misunderstanding."

However, most people did not believe her. They believed more in what they saw in the hall this morning. Elly felt helpless and went straight to John's office.

When she opened the office door, Elly saw the culprit who was sipping tea leisurely. She complained that she was unhappy. "Now is not the time to drink tea. Our whole company is gossiping about our relationship."

"Who made our design director Leila, so angry?"

He must have heard about the gossips, too. "Because of the endearment you called me earlier, the rumor about our secret date turned into getting a marriage license. I'm pretty sure that tomorrow, the gossip will be about my pregnancy. It's so scary!"

John laughed because of her grumpy face. "Don't have a baby soon. The rumor is not that bad. I think it's interesting."

"Don't be ridiculous. I already explained to everyone and no one will believe it. Go ahead and deal with it yourself." There was nothing Elly can do about his calm attitude.

John stood up, took a closer look at her face and patted Elly on the shoulder. His voice as serious as if he was shouldering a great responsibility. "All right, I will help you get out of this problem, try to be patient. I will put an end to these rumors. Well, of course, you can always say that you dumped me."

Elly nodded reluctantly. She knew that it was useless to fight the rumors alone. She had no choice but to cooperate.

But, none of them would have imagined that a false rumor would get Elly into a lot of trouble.

According to the agreement with the Hagreaves Group, Elly, with a perfect advertising plan, sat in the coffee shop downstairs of the Hagreaves Group. She was waiting for Secretary Gerald. Some details need to be confirmed for the last time.

After she waited for more than 30 minutes, she made two phone calls with Secretary Gerald. He told her that he was coming, but he hadn't shown up yet. Elly gradually lost patience. As soon as she stood up and prepared to go, a tall figure stood in front of her.

Elly looked up in surprise. It was not Secretary Gerald but it was Alex.