"No...no, just a friend." Huo Minxue finally managed to calm herself down.

"Friends? Male or female?" Su Miaomiao's intuition told her that there was definitely something fishy going on.

"Female... female comrade." Huo Minxue never lied to Su Miaomiao, and this time was no exception.

"Oh." Upon hearing that it was a female comrade, Su Miaomiao's expression became even more intriguing.

"Little sister, don't misunderstand. I just helped her out before, and she treated me to a meal to thank me," Huo Minxue quickly explained.

"I didn't say anything. If you have nothing to hide, why are you in such a hurry?"

"I……"

"Alright, look, Third Brother is already settled down with a wife and kids, while you don't even have a girlfriend. My mom even asked me last time if I knew any women your age so she could introduce you to someone. Now that you've met someone yourself, I don't need to look for someone for you anymore," Su Miaomiao said gently.

“We are not boyfriend and girlfriend,” Huo Minxue explained.

"Yes, yes, you're not yet, you'll just have a few more meals later."

Huo Minxue: "..."

"You watch TV, I'm going back to my room first." Huo Min couldn't argue with Su Miaomiao, so she fled in a hurry.

Or perhaps, as Su Miaomiao said, he has something to hide.

Back in her room, Huo Minxue breathed a sigh of relief and sat down on a chair. The image of Ruan Wushuang saying goodbye to her while holding a kitten kept flashing through her mind.

She can't even take care of herself, so I don't know if she can take care of the kitten.

Huo Minxue didn't sleep well that night.

However, since Ruan Wushuang was discharged from the hospital, he didn't have to go out of his way to take care of the kitten, and he stayed in bed a little longer in the morning, which was rare for him.

After having breakfast with my family, we went to work together.

"Senior Brother Minxue." Huo Minxue had just reached the entrance of his workplace when he saw Huang Peilan waving to him.

"Junior Sister Huang." Huo Minxue nodded slightly as a greeting.

"Senior Brother Minxue, have you had breakfast yet? My mom made dumplings today, but I can't eat that many. Could you help me with some?" Huang Peilan said with a smile, handing over the lunchbox in her hand.

"I've already eaten at home. Why don't you ask the other colleagues?"

Huang Peilan's outstretched hand froze in mid-air.

Anyone with a modicum of emotional intelligence knows that saying you can't eat and offering to help share the burden is just an excuse.

So, while the families of his colleagues were generally well-off, they weren't wealthy enough to afford meat at every meal.

Dumplings with meat filling like these are usually only available during holidays and festivals.

The food Huang Peilan had was packed by her mother for her uncle's birthday yesterday. She didn't eat any of it this morning and brought it all over for Huo Minxue.

I was hoping to win his favor, but he rejected me outright.

"Dumplings? I love them the most. If Senior Brother Minxue doesn't want them, I'll take them." Just as Huang Peilan was a little at a loss, a large hand snatched his lunchbox away.

Huang Peilan turned around and saw her male colleague, whom they called the "big eater".

Without any hesitation, the guy opened the lid, grabbed a dumpling, and stuffed it into his mouth.

"Mmm, Pei Lan, these dumplings taste really good." She said, stuffing another one into her mouth.

Huo Minxue had already received help with the dumpling-making problem, so she didn't say anything more and turned to walk inside.