Chapter 62
Today, the girl seemed to have gained some kind of courage; her face showed no fear whatsoever. Her delicate almond-shaped eyes blinked like butterfly wings, carrying a meaning that Lu Shangyi found unfamiliar. Lu Shangyi frowned almost imperceptibly and stared intently at her.
A moment later, the woman's two long legs, encased in black suit trousers, took a step forward and walked to Qiao Yu in a few strides.
He stood still, leaned slightly forward, and exuded a fierce aura that inexplicably made Qiao Yu feel extremely pressured.
Her tough stance lasted no more than three seconds before Qiao Yu immediately backed down, her dark eyes widening. "When I came back yesterday, Aunt Bai and Aunt Ye had already gone home, so I brought some food to apologize to them." She spoke rapidly, with a sense of urgency as if her eyebrows were on fire.
Qiao Yu smiled sullenly: "After all, I'll still have to rely on them in the future."
The woman before him remained silent, her deep eyes fixed on her rosy lips, pale pink like cherry blossoms, full and soft. Her jet-black hair clung obediently to her shoulders, making her surrounding skin appear even whiter and more delicate than before, like a refined porcelain doll, so exquisite that one wished one could hold it in their mouth or cradle it in their palm.
Lu Shangyi gazed at her for a long time, his throat moved slightly, and he spoke in a low voice, "Is that so?"
"Of course." Qiao Yu nodded rapidly, like a chicken pecking at rice. But the woman's emotions didn't improve; instead, they became even more unfathomable.
Qiao Yu hesitated for a long time, "System, why do I feel like Sister Lu wants to take advantage of me?"
She scrutinized the other person closely; their eyebrows, eyes, and jawline all exuded a subtle yet dangerous aura. The system chuckled dryly at her words, "How could that be? Two EVAs can't mark each other; there's no way you two could be together."
Qiao Yu chuckled softly, glanced at the system with a flickering look in her eyes, and parted her red lips slightly, "You know that already."
“I love challenging societal taboos the most.” She calmly shifted her posture. “Don’t even mention that she’s an ega, even if she were a fourth gender, I can make the impossible possible.”
System: "???" Shouldn't you be the fourth gender?
The system tensed up. The host had been behaving himself for so long; who knew what kind of trouble he was going to cause now?
Lu Shangyi drew closer, his breath, slightly warm, landing on Qiao Yu's skin. Her delicate eyelashes trembled slightly, but she neither flinched nor flinched, letting Lu Shangyi's breath envelop her completely. She felt very safe within Lu Shangyi's territory, so safe that she unconsciously relaxed completely.
The girl suddenly looked at him with a smile. Lu Shangyi's eyes narrowed, and he got up and left, saying, "Come back soon."
"Aren't you coming with me?" she asked casually.
"I still have some things to take care of at the company," Lu Shangyi said calmly. Then, her narrow eyes flickered, "I'll take you there."
When Qiao Yu looked over with a probing gaze, the woman casually lowered her eyes and said unhurriedly, "It's on my way."
Qiao Yu was reluctant to hitch a ride with Lu Shangyi, but after a second thought, she readily agreed. Lu Shangyi glanced at the change in her expression from unwilling to willing, feeling that she seemed to have changed, but she couldn't quite put her finger on what it was.
Suppressing her doubts, Lu Shangyi calmly sat down. A child will eventually show their true colors; she wasn't in a hurry.
Aunt Zhang watched the show for a while before turning around to make pastries, muttering to herself as she walked, "I thought they'd kiss like in the TV dramas, what a boring thing."
Qiao Yu: "..." What kind of messy idol dramas has Aunt Zhang been watching at home every day?
She looked at Lu Shangyi and met his unwavering gaze. She grinned awkwardly and quickly looked away, thinking seriously: I need to have a good talk with Aunt Zhang tonight. Maybe my happiness for the rest of my life depends on her.
Making the pastries was troublesome, and Qiao Yu waited for a good one or two hours. By the time they were finally packaged, it was almost dark. Late at night, it was hardly a safe thing for a lone wolf to be alone in a room. Lu Shangyi glanced at Qiao Yu out of the corner of his eye for a while, but the other party didn't seem to mind at all, and even seemed to be looking forward to it.
The air pressure around her instantly dropped a couple of degrees. Qiao Yu noticed Lu Shangyi's grip on the steering wheel and smiled subtly with her eyelashes lowered.
Unbuckle her seatbelt, Qiao Yu grabbed her things, and opened the car door. "Sister Lu, get some rest after you're done with your work at the company." Her legs touched the pristine white ground, and Qiao Yu turned back. "I'll have them take me home later."
Lu Shangyi tilted his head and stared at her, motionless, his eyes deep and unfathomable. Qiao Yu seemed oblivious, smiling as she slammed the car door shut, waved at her through the glass, and then quickly disappeared from sight into the office building.
Qiao Yu went to find Bai Yiyu first, but unfortunately Bai Yiyu was not at the company. However, the receptionist remembered that Bai Yiyu had come down to pick her up in person the other time, so she quickly said, "Why don't you wait a little longer, Miss Qiao? President Bai will be back soon."
"I'll call the president's office now and ask them to tell President Bai..."
Qiao Yu shook her head, placed the items on the front desk, and smiled sweetly, "No need, you can just pass these on to Aunt Bai for me."
Carrying the remaining pastry, Qiao Yu called Ye Yunjian's company beforehand, just in case she hadn't been there yet, to avoid another wasted trip. The call connected, and a woman's lazy voice came through the speakerphone, "What is it?"
"Aunt Ye, are you at the company?" Qiao Yu said with a smile, "I'm at your company entrance right now."
Ye Yunjian's smile faltered, and he immediately got up and walked to the window. In the hazy light, the girl stood alone in the fine snow, carrying a pink paper bag. Her slender shadow was stretched long by the lamplight. Noticing her thin dress, Ye Yunjian frowned. "Wait."
Turning around and striding towards the door, Ye Yunjian's calm voice drifted from outside the conference room, "Let's continue tomorrow."
Ye Yunjian was used to her free-spirited nature, and the senior executives were already accustomed to her behavior. Everyone calmly packed up their documents and laptops and got up. When the elevator stopped on the first floor, they got out one after another, only to see their boss, who always avoided EGA, suddenly pull a young girl into her arms.
Before Qiao Yu could even call out to him, Ye Yunjian pulled her into his arms like he was catching a chick. A moment later, the snowflakes in the air seemed to carry the strong scent of his pheromones.
Ye Yunjian looked down at her, his expression unsatisfactory, "Going out so late."
After speaking, he slowly unbuttoned his coat and wrapped it around Qiao Yu. The gentle warmth traveled through his clothes, and Qiao Yu quickly warmed up.
Qiao Yu looked up at the other person, her skin was fair and her eyes were sparkling. "I came here to apologize to you, Aunt Ye." Ye Yunjian's hand, which was hidden under his clothes, moved slightly. "I even asked Aunt Zhang to make some food. If you don't like it, I'll send it to Aunt Bai instead."
Aunt Bai? Ye Yunjian narrowed his eyes dangerously at her, "You went to see Bai Yiyu first?"
In what way can I be inferior to Bai Yiyu?
“Yes,” Qiao Yu nodded. “But she wasn’t at the company, so I asked the receptionist to give it to her for me.”
After her explanation, Ye Yunjian's expression finally improved, and he regained his lazy demeanor. "That's really unfortunate."
It was cold outside, and Ye Yunjian was worried that she would catch a cold, so she wrapped her up and carried her into the company lobby. Reluctantly, she let go of the soft, fragrant body in her arms, and Ye Yunjian felt a sudden emptiness in her heart. She regretted not lingering outside a little longer.
Suddenly noticing a group of people standing still in front of the elevator, Ye Yunjian slowly turned his eyes and asked with a half-smile, "You guys today..." The woman curved her lips into a smile, "...don't want to leave work."
"Yeah?"
Upon hearing this, the onlookers immediately fled the company as if escaping.
After dismissing the annoying employee, Ye Yunjian glanced around and saw the girl laughing smugly beside her. Displeased, she cornered her in the space, narrowing her deep eyes and staring at her unfriendly. "Is it funny?"
Qiao Yu immediately stopped smiling and replied seriously, "It's not funny at all."
Ye Yunjian stared intently at her, his aura growing increasingly cold. Qiao Yu cleared her throat and quickly changed the subject, saying, "Aunt Zhang just made this. Aunt Ye, please remember to eat it while it's hot."
Ye Yunjian glanced at it and said, "Do you think I care about this thing?"
After she finished speaking, the girl's soft voice rang out: "But this is something I specially prepared for you, Aunt Ye."
"Specially?" Ye Yunjian scoffed. "Didn't Bai Yiyu also get one?" In fact, she delivered it to Bai Yiyu first before coming to find her.
“That’s different.” Qiao Yu was starting to feel that things were getting a bit tricky. Sure enough, Ye Yunjian retorted slowly, “How is it different? Tell me.”
After thinking for a moment, Qiao Yu had no choice but to explain without changing her expression: "Because this is for me and Aunt Ye to eat together."
Despite the lame excuse, the woman's mood still involuntarily improved.
Two hours had passed. After finishing her work, Lu Shangyi sent Qiao Yu a text message: "Are you home yet?"
She held her phone and waited, but there was no reply for a long time. Putting the phone aside, Lu Shangyi quietly tidied up the documents on the table, then went to the lounge to change her clothes. Ten minutes later, when she picked up her phone again, Qiao Yu still hadn't replied.
With a blank expression, he pressed a button on his desk, and his assistant quickly walked in, "Mr. Lu."
Lu Shangyi slowly raised her eyes, "Go and see if Qiao Yu has left Bai Yiyu's or Ye Yunjian's company."
The assistant was taken aback for a moment, but when the woman's cold eyes looked over, she instantly snapped back to reality, quickly lowered her head, and replied businesslike, "Please wait a moment."
Slowly removing his watch from his wrist, Lu Shangyi stared motionlessly at the ground, his refined and deep face revealing neither anger nor calm. Two minutes later, his assistant rushed back, "Mr. Lu, Miss Qiao is still at Mr. Ye's company."
After a moment's hesitation, the assistant asked again, "Is there anything else you need?"
"there is none left."
When Lu Shangyi turned around and picked up her phone again, there were new updates on her WeChat Moments.
Qiao Yu: The pastries were delicious today, and the moonlight was beautiful tonight.
The accompanying picture shows delicate desserts placed on an expensive desk, with a glimpse of another woman's suit and long legs visible at the edge of the photo, as if the photo was taken while she was sitting in someone's lap.
Without a doubt, that person was Ye Yunjian.
Having time to post on WeChat Moments but not time to reply to your own messages—that's quite something.
Ye Yunjian quietly watched Qiao Yu engrossed in her phone, her nose filled with the unique sweet scent emanating from her—the smell of strawberry wine, damn, it was intoxicating. Innocent yet intense, it was irresistible.
The woman's gaze deepened, but Qiao Yu seemed oblivious, fiddling with her phone for a long time before finally putting it down. "Aunt Ye, I should go home now."
Ye Yunjian looked up, paused for a moment, and said, "Let's play a little longer."
Qiao Yu tentatively asked, "Then will you drive me home?"
Ye Yunjian agreed almost without hesitation, "Okay."
So Qiao Yu stayed without any qualms. Ye Yunjian sat relaxed on the sofa, staring intently at Qiao Yu without blinking. Qiao Yu shifted slightly uncomfortably, but Ye Yunjian grabbed her and pulled her close, her movements revealing a domineering air. "What are you trying to hide from?"
She chuckled softly, "Do you think I'd eat you?"
Qiao Yu shook her head and explained, "Sister Lu said that there is a difference between 'ao' and 'you,' so we need to pay attention to the size."
Lu Shangyi, it's Lu Shangyi again! Ye Yunjian's face suddenly darkened. He was very displeased with Lu Shangyi's old-fashioned and feudal thinking. "You just listen to her like that?"
"Then..." Qiao Yu's eyes curved into a smile, the upturned corners of her eyes like hooks, "...should I listen to you?"
The question was laced with distrust and doubt towards himself. Ye Yunjian forced a smile and asked, "What, can't you listen to me?"
Qiao Yu didn't say anything, and Ye Yunjian instantly felt bored. He stood up, straightened his clothes, and said, "Let's go."
With a soft "Ah," Qiao Yu asked in confusion, "Didn't you say we'd play a little longer?"
"I'm sleepy," Ye Yunjian said in a hoarse voice. Seeing that she didn't move, he turned around and smiled slightly, "You don't want to go home today?"
Of course not! Qiao Yu quickly stood up, "I'll go back, I'll go back."
The two took the elevator downstairs. Ye Yunjian's secretary had already driven the car to the company entrance. Qiao Yu followed Ye Yunjian and strode towards the car, but stopped abruptly after catching a glimpse of that tall figure in Yu Guangli's peripheral vision.
Noticing her movement, Ye Yunjian stopped and followed her gaze.
In the pitch-black night, amidst the pristine snow, Lu Shangyi leaned casually against the hood of the car, arms crossed. His deep eyes silently gazed at the two figures, one tall and one short, a smile playing on his cool, aloof face. However, the smile remained only on the surface, never reaching his eyes, making him appear unsettling.
Seeing that both of them had stopped and were looking over, the woman finally moved and strode over.
Qiao Yu subconsciously moved closer to Ye Yunjian.
The system looked at Lu Shangyi and Ye Yunjian and suddenly felt a little sorry for its host.
With this woman acting so fiercely, the host might get a mixed doubles beating tonight!
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