Chapter 12:12 These legs ran into his dream

The PPT that Shi Rui made was exactly ten pages, no more, no less.

Qin Jixiu had just finished listening to the lengthy reports from several department heads. His mind was overwhelmed with information and he was in a state of confusion. He flipped through the PPT casually, and was distracted by how to avoid the cooperation project with the research institute. He was also wondering what was wrong with his competitors who were desperately trying to reveal the bottom price. He couldn't agree on the price of carbon fiber, and the factories below were competing with each other for wages and making trouble. How did all these things happen to coincide with each other?

The sound of shuffling papers grew louder and more urgent.

"Boss Qin——"

A voice interrupted his thoughts, and Qin Jixiu raised his eyes calmly.

Shi Rui saw that he looked unhappy, probably because he was not satisfied with his work, so he asked, "Is there something wrong with my PPT? Is there too little data, or is there something wrong with my understanding of Jackie's words? Just tell me directly, and I'll make some changes."

Qin Jixiu's gaze tracked to Shi Rui's face. His eyes weren't as bright as yesterday, his eyelids slightly drooping, the corners of his eyes drooping, and he had dark circles under his eyes. It was obvious he hadn't gotten enough rest the previous night. Was it because he stayed up all night working on a PowerPoint presentation, or was there something else? He quickly noticed a colorful object taped to Shi Rui's chin. Judging by its size, it must be an acne patch.

Yo, what did you do last night?

Thinking of that cup of pink milk tea, Qin Jixiu had a guess in his heart. After seeing Shi Rui's true character, all the sadness and resentment in his heart turned into inspiration and motivation for revenge.

He said: "There's nothing wrong with the PPT, but——"

He paused deliberately, and Shi Rui looked over, his expression a bit apprehensive. Qin Jixiu felt much better. He continued, "'Less desires lead to a lighter body.' Young people should still take desires lightly, lest they harm their bodies."

Shi Rui was already embarrassed by this, and his face immediately burned when Qin Jixiu said this. He'd finished work early last night and locked himself in his room. Feeling inspired, he used some leftover stone modeling clay to sculpt a pair of men's legs. The legs were lean and powerful, the ankles slender, the ankles voluptuous. After he finished, he realized they were exactly the same as the legs Qin Jixiu had seen that day.

Later, those legs appeared in his dreams, stepping on his waist with leather shoes. Shi Rui woke up in the middle of the night, and only the moonlight outside the window could see his miserable state.

When he woke up, he had a pimple on his chin. Pimples were normal, and Shi Rui didn't care at first, but the reason behind it was too shameful. So, early in the morning, he knocked on his roommate's door and asked for acne patches.

"Yes... I worked overtime last night so I went to bed late, nothing else." Shi Rui lowered his arms and rubbed the clay marks on his pants lightly with his fingers.

The voice sounded unconvinced, and Qin Jixiu didn't bother to expose it. He just laughed and said, "Not really, right? How much do you want to do?"

Shi Rui said hesitantly: "...two o'clock."

"Are you not used to the Chinese version or are you short of a computer at home and just bought one?"

This was clearly a criticism of him. Shi Rui lowered his eyes and said, "It's my fault for not being skilled enough."

Was it because he wasn't skilled enough or because he played games with his sister all night long or was he playing some other "game", probably only Shi Rui himself knew. Qin Jixiu thought, as expected, everyone has to have a sense of shame. No one knows each other online, and if you reveal that you are a dirty bastard who likes pornographic pictures, you might think you are so open and honest that you look like a big shot. But in reality, you have no fig leaf and can't say anything outrageous.

"Then you'll need to adapt a bit. The pace of life back home is very fast. From the moment you take your first step, you'll need to run to keep up with others. When you run out of energy, you'll have to find ways to replenish it yourself, otherwise you'll just stand there and get beaten. Take whatever books you want to learn from the bookshelf at the door. Take that Heart Sutra at the top and read it. If you can't calm down, copy a few copies by hand. You might not understand everything at first, but you'll understand it the more you copy."

Seeing that Qin Jixiu still felt that he was confused, Shi Rui scratched his face and did not refute this time.

"Also, Gu Qing said there is no purified water in the tea room. You go to the second floor and carry a bucket up." Zhengfeng certainly had a water carrier, but Qin Jixiu just wanted to order him to do it.

After listening to Qin Jixiu's instructions and flipping through a few books that interested him on the bookshelf, Shi Rui retreated.

The room became quiet. Qin Jixiu rubbed his face and called the head of the research institute.

"Dean Zhou, it's me, Xiao Qin from Zhengfeng. I haven't been to the dock for a while. How's your health lately? Is your wife's antique business booming? Don't be so modest, I've heard everything..."

If he didn't have to support such a large group, he would be very reluctant to get involved in useless and awkward social interactions. It was not a pleasant thing to waste time talking to these old-fashioned people who were unwilling to listen to anything.

After an hour or so of work, the phone in his palm was burning. Qin Jixiu stood up to pour some water when a message popped up on his phone, from a chat app that hadn't had any new messages in a while.

It was the same Dujie who'd instantly recognized the love profile from last time. Dujie sent a picture of the in-game friend recommendation screen, and Qin Jixiu saw the girl named "Qiao Lezi." He flicked his finger, brushing aside the pleasantries about why Dujie had ended up on this server, and directly asked what he wanted to ask: "Where are you?"

Poison Sister: [In the guild territory, I'm sculpting my face. By the way, guild leader, I recommend a male face sculpting for you. Oioi stacked thoughts, it suits your military master and 1 and 0 temperament.]

Qin Jixiu: [? ]

Poison Sister: [Oh, I’m in Qingcheng.]

Qingcheng and Jiangcheng were worlds apart, so Shi Rui hadn't been hanging out with his new lover last night. That cup of milk tea couldn't possibly have been prepared for his male roommate. Could it be... that he actually had a girlfriend? This speculation sent a chill down Qin Jixiu's spine, because it seemed like the other party was capable of such a blatant act.

So, Qin Jixiu went to the tea room outside with the cup of water.

The tea room was where several female assistants usually met and chatted about gossip. Today, he suddenly barged in, startling the three of them.

Assistant Gu said in surprise, "Boss Qin, you even came here in person to drink water...and get coffee?"

“I don’t drink coffee.”

Qin Jixiu stood at the door, pondered for a moment, and said, "Did you all get home safely on time last night?"

The three nodded: "Yes."

"After that," Qin Jixiu frowned, unable to find a tactful way to put it, so he had to be blunt, "Shi Rui didn't come to chat with you guys alone that night, right?"

Mr. Gu raised his hand and said, "Mr. Qin, Shi Rui asked me what color scheme you like for your PPT. Does this count?"

“…Not really.”

"That's not the case. Although Shi Rui is very handsome, don't worry, President Qin. We are well aware that we will never develop an office romance that will affect work." After saying this, Assistant General Manager Gu thought he was too sensible and that his leader understood everything he said.

Assistant Director Qiao said sternly, "Boss Qin, even though sister-brother relationships are very popular now, we don't buy into them."

Mr. Li pushed up his glasses and said, "I have a boyfriend, and I'm not planning on changing him yet. Shi Rui is nice, but I prefer someone like Mr. Qin... Just kidding, my boyfriend and I have known each other for nine years, and our relationship is very stable. We should be getting married soon."

Of course, Qin Jixiu didn't mean that. Seeing that the resumes and inner qualities of these outstanding women with higher education were as shining as ever, he was very pleased. This unexpected result coincided with his purpose, and he would have to worry less about them in the future.

"That's fine, get back to work." Qin Jixiu turned to leave when he suddenly remembered something. "Oh, by the way, you've been busy lately, so you haven't taken your annual leave yet, right? Let's start with Assistant Gu, one week each. I hope you all enjoy your trip."

"Thank you, Mr. Qin!"

It’s such a pleasure to have a vacation in such a cool season.

Qin Jixiu continued walking out, nearly bumping into someone. Shi Rui stood outside the tea room, having heard a lot. Qin Jixiu's first reaction was to avoid her gaze, but then he thought, wasn't it because Shi Rui had a history of cheating that he reminded the three women to pay attention to the boundaries of their relationships?

Qin Jixiu narrowed his eyes: "What?"

"Nothing," Shi Rui took out a leather envelope from behind his back. "I just went to the second floor and ran into Director Sun from the project department. He gave me some concert tickets and asked me to bring them up and give them to some sisters."

"Sister?" Such a sweet way of calling her. It seemed like this kid was born with this talent. He could easily call her brother or sister, without any mental barriers. Qin Jixiu snorted coldly and walked past him.

"Ahhh, it's Hamilton's ticket. I didn't get it. Thank you, Minister Sun!"

"What's it about?"

"I've only heard snippets of it. It's a love story about two sisters who fall in love with the same man..."

Shi Rui's eyes followed Qin Jixiu's back, and he didn't even know when the ticket in his hand was taken away. When he came to his senses, there was only one ticket left in his hand.

He didn't have much money at the moment and wanted to borrow some money to offer to others, but forget it and give the ticket to his roommate.

Shi Rui had just overheard everything Qin Jixiu had said to them. Sure enough, Qin Jixiu's feelings towards him were exactly as he'd suspected, and that's why he didn't want to see him with anyone else. Shi Rui shook his head, still upset about last night's dream. He had never felt like he liked men as much as Shi Xi did, and even if he thought Qin Jixiu was interested in him, he shouldn't have let Qin Jixiu become the protagonist of that dream.

Maybe my will is too weak. I really need to read the Heart Sutra.

Minister Sun's ticket was also delivered to Qin Jixiu. Both tickets were good seats. After much deliberation, Qin Jixiu contacted Zhu Xun and asked if the artist had time to honor him.

"Okay, Jixiu, this is the first time you've taken the initiative to ask me out, so of course I have to go."

Qin Jixiu laughed and scolded: "Get lost."

Zhu Xun said sternly, "How did you deal with Ye Lansheng? Did you feel relieved?"

"He's still alive. I guess I'm too kind. It's a bit satisfying, but also a bit unsatisfying. This kid is quite resilient. He can be twisted and twirled without complaint. He's also very perceptive. After all, he's a kind of person who can't be extinguished by wildfire and will spring back to life with the spring breeze."

"Are you going to continue? Or are you going to chase them away?"

"Why chase him away? This is just the beginning." Qin Jixiu would not give up until he saw Shi Rui suffering torture and breaking down crying.

The author has something to say:

----------------------

So what exactly did Shi Rui dream about? It's so hard to guess.

If I don't update tomorrow, I'll run away with the lid on my head [Please]

Change the cover, don't go wrong

I changed the new copy, please praise it [cat head]