Jiang Hexi brought a beef and egg claypot rice dish for lunch, along with two bowls of winter melon, kelp, and pork rib soup.

She brought the whole clay pot along with it.

Yan Jie flipped the rice over from the bottom of the pot and was pleasantly surprised to see the golden-brown crispy rice crust.

How did you know I like to eat this?

"Don't think I don't know, when you were in the cabin, you often ate the crispy rice at the bottom of the pot."

Jiang Hexi laughed at him and said, "You're too embarrassed to start flipping the bottom of the pot right away, it seems impolite. So after each meal, you just scoop out a small spoonful of rice, and wait until there's almost enough rice in the pot before you flip the crust."

Yan Jie was somewhat surprised that she had seen all these little actions.

"How come the clothes and shoes you bought fit so perfectly?"

"I can tell what brand of clothes you're wearing, what size you are, and what style you like just by looking at you."

Jiang Hexi put down her chopsticks and said, "If I can't tell, then it's a custom-made item."

Yan Jie placed a piece of beef into her bowl with his chopsticks.

“Every time I go shopping, I buy clothes for my brother and my dad. After doing this so many times, I can tell the size just by looking at them.”

Jiang Hexi took a sip of the pork rib soup and asked, "Do you want this nest of eggs?"

Yan Jie stared at her intently, then moved closer to her chopsticks.

After realizing what he meant, Jiang Hexi shakily put the poached egg into his mouth with her chopsticks.

She couldn't finish the claypot rice in her hand, so she poked at the crispy rice crust with her chopsticks and murmured:

"Do you want some golden rice crackers?"

"I'll eat some for you."

Jiang Hexi picked up a piece of rice crust and put it in his mouth. Just then, there was a light knock on the door, and then the office door was pushed open.

"When will you get the approval for that new energy industry base in Qatar—?"

Yan Zhongqing looked at the two people who were "feeding" each other and smiled mischievously, "A-Jie, I didn't expect you to have guests here."

Jiang Hexi's hands trembled uncontrollably. She hurriedly put down her chopsticks, but Yan Jie grabbed her hand and put the piece of rice crust into her mouth.

"Xi-mei, call him Second Uncle."

Jiang Hexi put down her chopsticks and stood up politely:

"Second Uncle, I saw you in the elevator earlier. I'm Jiang Hexi."

“I’ve watched your farming reality show and your live streams. I know you.”

Yan Zhongqing sat down on the sofa, poured her a glass of water, and asked her in the manner of an elder:

When did you two get together?

“We’ve spent less than 96 hours together,” Jiang Hexi said with great seriousness.

This was the first time Yan Zhongqing had heard someone use "hours" to describe the length of a relationship. Seeing Yan Jie's displeased expression, he smiled slightly and brought up something:

“There’s a very important project overseas that I wanted A-Jie to go and negotiate, but he absolutely refused. At first, I couldn’t understand why, but now I suddenly understand.”

Jiang Hexi vaguely understood the unspoken meaning in his words.

Yan Zhongqing went on to say, "This project is crucial to the company's development over the next five years and is the biggest strategic goal of the year. I don't trust anyone else the company sends; I only feel at ease when it's one of our own people."

This is not an implication, but a request made openly.

Jiang Hexi patted Yan Jie's hand and advised him:

"Since you're resting now, and your second uncle wants you to go, just go."

Yan Jie could disregard Yan Zhongqing's feelings, but he couldn't disregard hers: "I'll listen to you."

Jiang Hexi packed up the casserole dishes on the table and took them away. She said goodbye:

"Second Uncle, my friend is still waiting for me. You two can continue your conversation. I'll be going now."

Yan Zhongqing noticed that she had left something in the office and reminded her:

"Xi-mei, you forgot to take your luggage."

“That was something I gave to Yan Jie.”

"You've only been dating for a few days, how come he didn't reciprocate at all when you gave him the gift?"

"No."

Yan Zhongqing immediately turned cold and said, "How could he be so outrageous? I'll have him make it up to you later."

Jiang Hexi went to the door, pretended to complain and said "That's right", then smiled and closed the office door.

Yan Zhongqing turned to Yan Jie and instructed, "Make the most of this opportunity; we can't afford to miss out on Xi-mei."

Yan Jie looked at him irritably. He had ruined their rare date. "Do you even need to tell me that?"

After Jiang Hexi got into the car, she received a red envelope transferred from Yan Jie.

Smiling broadly: "King Yan, I can't accept this money."

Jie: [Take it.]

Jie: [If you feel pressured, buy me more things in the future.]

After hesitating for a long time, Jiang Hexi accepted the red envelope.

Smiling: "I'll be good to you from now on."

Jie: [The CEO's office booked a movie theater for team building, but something came up and no one can go.]

Jie: [If you and Yu Xiangwan are tired from shopping, you can go see a movie. I'll send you the tickets.]

Smiling: [Can I post any video?]

Level: [Yes.]

Smiling: [Wanwan and I are going there to watch a horror movie! LOL! ?(￣▽￣?)]

On Saturday evening, Jiang Hexi took Yu Xiangwan to the movie theater.

She ordered a super scary horror movie at the front desk, and while waiting to enter, she was so excited that she kept gulping down mineral water.

Yu Xiangwan bought popcorn and came back, saying to her with a look of disgust:

"You're someone who's afraid of the dark even when walking alone at night, yet you dare to rent out an entire theater to watch a horror movie. I think you're tired of living."

"Life can't be as bland as plain water; it needs a little excitement now and then to be flavorful."

Jiang Hexi took a flashlight out of her bag and said, both timid and eager to see, "Wanwan, let's go."

The huge screening room was completely dark.

The two sat in the center of the audience seats, surrounded by an empty room. The large screen was silent, and the horror movie hadn't started playing yet. The surroundings were eerily quiet.

Jiang Hexi's keen hearing picked up on a sound. "Wanwan, did you hear extremely light and slow footsteps?"

Yu Xiangwan stood close to her and said, "It sounds like there was more than one set of footsteps."

Jiang Hexi snuggled into her arms and guessed, "Is the movie starting, and they're starting with the sound of footsteps?"

Yu Xiangwan: "It should be."

Hearing the approaching footsteps, the two turned around and saw a dark figure looming over them. When they saw the face illuminated by the phone's glow, their hearts skipped a beat, and they screamed and hugged each other.

Yan Jie and Xie Wanyi sat down helplessly beside the two, and spoke across the distance:

"With that kind of guts, you dared to rent out an entire theater to watch a horror movie? Xi-mei, thank goodness I came, otherwise what if you had fainted from fright?"

"Actually, at times like this, it's best to have someone who isn't afraid of ghosts by your side. Wanwan, what do you think?"

Yu Xiangwan released Jiang Hexi and pressed, "Xi-mei, what exactly happened?"

Jiang Hexi had truly been tricked by Yan Jie, and she protested, "Wanwan, I'm innocent."