Chapter 246: Chapter 220: Only Petty People Get Angry
On the first day of her internship, Qiao Yuxian spent the day with the printer and photocopier.
She even dubbed the printer as her second brother and the two photocopiers as her third sister and fourth brother.
She even developed feelings for them.
And she couldn’t leave even when it was normal closing time.
It wasn’t until after nine o’clock at night that she and Zhao Meng finished printing, photocopying, and organizing everything.
Zhao Meng hadn’t had much free time either, handling various trivial tasks all day.
But after work, there was nothing else to do.
So she stayed to help her.
At 9:30, the two left the office.
While waiting for the elevator, they suddenly locked eyes. After two seconds, Qiao Yuxian moved next to her, leaned on her, and said, "Ah, I’m so bored."
Zhao Meng chuckled.
"I feel like I’m going to smoke," Qiao Yuxian said.
"Hungry?" Zhao Meng asked.
"Not hungry, just bored to the point of being sleepy," Qiao Yuxian replied.
"Let me take you home," Zhao Meng offered.
"No need," Qiao Yuxian said, "I just hailed a ride on my phone. It’s so late, you should just go straight home, don’t take a detour for me."
"It’s fine, I’ll take you home first."
"If you sleep at Fenglin Villa tonight, then take me home," Qiao Yuxian said.
Zhao Meng: "...You should just go home by yourself."
Qiao Yuxian laughed softly and whispered, "Our Mr. Gu is so nice, why be afraid of him?"
Zhao Meng: "......"
Does being nice have much to do with whether he’s scary or not?
...
Qiao Yuxian took a ride home. When she arrived at Fenglin Villa, Gu Yanjing was waiting for her in the living room.
She had told Gu Yanjing while she was working overtime.
Gu Yanjing had been working in the living room while waiting for her, rather than going to the study.
Zhaocai and Dou Jin were also with him.
Zhaocai was lying at his feet, while Dou Jin, being more brazen, lay on his legs.
Upon hearing the noise, all three — person, cat, and dog — looked towards the doorway.
Gu Yanjing got up and headed to the door. Zhaocai beat him to it and ran to the door, while Dou Jin jumped onto the sofa back, also watching the doorway.
Qiao Yuxian was changing her shoes at the entrance, first getting bumped by Zhaocai, then having her clothes pulled by Zhaocai as he tugged her inside.
"Zhaocai, wait a moment, let me change my shoes."
Zhaocai, unhearing, wagged his tail and continued to pull her in.
The tail wagging seemed to say: You’re finally back! I was about to be scared to death by that cold-faced ghoul!
Not until Gu Yanjing walked over, casting his shadow over Zhaocai, did Zhaocai release her clothes and behave.
Qiao Yuxian finished changing her shoes, patted Zhaocai on the head, and then took Gu Yanjing’s hand, smiling, "Were you waiting for me?"
"Yes." Gu Yanjing looked at her bright smiling eyes, with a hint of weariness in his own. He gently touched the corner of her eye and asked, "Tired?"
"Not at all." Qiao Yuxian led him towards the living room by the hand, "I love work. What’s tired? Never heard of it."
Gu Yanjing listened to her self-suggestion.
Qiao Yuxian entered the living room and hugged Dou Jin, rubbing him thoroughly. She spotted the computer and files on the coffee table and looked at Gu Yanjing, "Waiting for me in the living room?"
"Yes."
Qiao Yuxian pursed her lips and smiled, holding Dou Jin, and she leaned into his arms with two steps.
Gu Yanjing wrapped his arms around her waist, looking at her.
Qiao Yuxian said, "You don’t have to wait specially for me. Do your work well, accumulate power and acquire a company for me."
"Did you get scolded?" Gu Yanjing asked.
"How is that possible!" Qiao Yuxian said, "I’m so cute, so young, so beautiful, so smart. I learn anything well. How could I get scolded?"
Gu Yanjing elicited a slight smile.
"Mr. Gu, have you ever scolded anyone?" Qiao Yuxian asked curiously.
"No," Gu Yanjing replied.
"Then what if there’s a problem with their work?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Small problems pointed out for correction, big problems lead to dismissal," Gu Yanjing said lightly.
"What if they make the same small mistake again?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
Gu Yanjing looked at her without speaking.
Qiao Yuxian looked puzzled, "Hmm?"
"They wouldn’t dare," Gu Yanjing said. "I haven’t come across that."
Qiao Yuxian took a soft breath and sighed, "Mr. Gu is mighty."
Gu Yanjing lowered his head to kiss her eyes, then her lip corner.
Dou Jin, wedged between the two, wore a complete face of what humans call perplexity.
He’s still an immature cat. Can people not respect boundaries?
"I want to sleep early today," Qiao Yuxian said, "a bit tired."
"Okay."
"Are you going to work a bit longer?" Qiao Yuxian asked.
"Yes."
"Then I’ll go to sleep first."
"Okay."
They both went upstairs, and Qiao Yuxian grabbed two pieces of clothing from her room and headed straight to Gu Yanjing’s bedroom.
Gu Yanjing watched her enter his bedroom, smiled to himself, and took his laptop and files to the study room.
By the time he finished work and returned to the bedroom, Qiao Yuxian was already asleep.
She was sprawled across the bed, the blanket kicked off to one side, only a corner covering her.
Gu Yanjing pulled the blanket over her, then went to the guest room next door to wash up.
When he returned from washing up, she had rolled to the foot of the bed, and the blanket was off again. One leg hung off the bed, barely touching the floor.
Gu Yanjing chuckled slightly, lifted her to lay properly on the bed.
When he touched her, she opened her eyes, saw it was Gu Yanjing, then closed them again to continue sleeping.
Gu Yanjing settled her, lay down himself, then pulled her into his arms.
This sleeping position seemed like muscle memory now, as Qiao Yuxian’s hand instinctively rested on him, her head nestled his shoulder, finding a comfortable position to sleep.
Qiao Yuxian wasn’t really sleepy; she was just bored after repeating the same task all day long.
Bored to the point that her brain was numb and needed sleep to recover.
The recovery was quick, just over two hours. Then she woke up around one in the morning.
The room was pitch black, and she opened her eyes looking at Gu Yanjing’s jawline, staring for a while.
After collecting herself, she stretched her fingers to lightly touch his jaw.
Upon touching it, like a child who got candy, she started smiling.
Gu Yanjing was just so good-looking.
His skin was great, very smooth to the touch.
He did have a bit of a feminine look, but because he was so cold and firm, making others afraid to examine him closely, he always seemed fierce.
In the darkness, Qiao Yuxian’s gaze was on his profile, unable to control herself, she lightly and gently touched his Adam’s apple.
Just as she touched it, she saw his Adam’s apple gently move and heard a cold, husky voice resonate through the night, "Qiao Yuxian."
Qiao Yuxian shivered, her first reaction was to hide her hand.
Gu Yanjing opened his eyes and looked at her, "Hiding the crime tool?"
"Who, who committed a crime?" Qiao Yuxian stammered.
Gu Yanjing let out a light laugh.
This laugh made Qiao Yuxian’s heart tremble.
"I, I didn’t. I didn’t do anything," Qiao Yuxian denied, "Why did you wake up? Were you dreaming? You must have had a nightmare."
Gu Yanjing didn’t answer her but asked, "Can’t sleep?"
The words "can’t sleep" struck at Qiao Yuxian’s sensitive nerve.
Last time he asked her "can’t sleep," what did she answer and what happened then?!
He kissed her...
And gently grazed her with his teeth...
Qiao Yuxian suddenly held the blanket tight to her chest, watching him warily.
Gu Yanjing: "......"
Qiao Yuxian said, "I can sleep, I might have slept, I can sleep very well, look, look, watch me, I’m going to perform a second sleep for you."
With that, she turned her back on him, pulling the blanket, and moved a little further away.
Gu Yanjing watched her small back, squinted a little, and then reached out an arm to pull her back, pinching her cheeks and making her open her mouth, and kissed her fiercely.
"Ah!" Qiao Yuxian exclaimed softly.
Gu Yanjing then kissed her lightly twice more and said, "Second sleep?"
Qiao Yuxian looked at him without speaking, pursing her lips with a rather aggrieved little expression.
Gu Yanjing hugged her in his arms, let her lie down properly, and kissed her forehead, "Angry?"
"Hmph, only a petty person would get angry," Qiao Yuxian nestled back into his arms, "Can’t perform a second sleep anymore."
Gu Yanjing chuckled softly, lightly patting her on the back, "Go to sleep."
"Mhm."