"How can you help me?" Wen Yan looked up at Shen Jingxiu. "Do you mean you'll ask me to run with you every day?"
Shen Jingxiu did not give Wen Yan a direct answer, but instead asked her, "Are you willing?"
Wen Yan replied without hesitation, "Of course I'm willing. But you don't seem to come back to stay every day, do you? Don't you often work overtime and then just stay near the company?"
Shen Jingxiu chuckled: "If you're willing, none of these are problems. I don't really like working overtime anymore."
"Really? Why?" Wen Yan blinked. "Has the company been quiet lately?"
"Busy. I just want to slow down and get back to normal life."
Wen Yan nodded: "That's how it should be, five days on, two days off, to give ourselves more time and space. By the way, where are we going? Mom just specifically told me not to miss breakfast."
"Don't worry, you won't miss breakfast. Just follow me. You haven't answered my question yet."
"Oh," Wen Yan realized, "I'd love to. It would be perfect if you could take me for a morning run, big brother."
"Okay. Let's start by waking you up. What time did you set your alarm? Will the alarm wake you up on time?"
“Um…” Wen Yan fell silent. “At home, I usually sleep until I naturally wake up, and I don’t usually have a fixed alarm clock.”
"Oh?" Shen Jingxiu raised an eyebrow slightly. "Very good."
"Very good?" Wen Yan couldn't help but glance at Shen Jingxiu again. "Big brother, are you mocking me?"
“Of course not,” Shen Jingxiu said with some surprise. “Do I look like I’m being sarcastic? It’s just that I didn’t set an alarm. I can wake you up.”
"Really? They offer a wake-up service?"
"no sooner said than done."
Wen Yan chuckled: "Who would have thought that the president of the prestigious Shen Group would actually provide wake-up services for others?"
"You are no stranger."
"That's true. I'm your sister, we're family."
"..." Shen Jingxiu was silent for two seconds, then helplessly curled the corners of his mouth.
Wen Yan didn't notice Shen Jingxiu's subtle change in expression and simply changed the subject to continue chatting with him.
"Running outdoors feels much more comfortable than on a treadmill, but the weather will get warmer soon. Morning runs probably won't be suitable then."
"Starting to run at six or seven o'clock is no problem."
"Six o'clock is too early, I can't do it."
Are you afraid of the heat or the sun?
"The heat is okay, I actually quite like the feeling of sweating. But I'm afraid of getting a tan, because it's easy to get a tan and hard to get your skin back to its original color."
"Then let's go for a night run."
"Hmm, you can't see such beautiful scenery if you go for a night run. It would be great if there were dense, tree-lined paths, so you wouldn't have to worry about getting sunburned in the summer."
As Wen Yan spoke, she looked around and said, "But there don't seem to be any tree-lined paths around here."
Indeed, Shen Jingxiu had searched this area countless times, but there was no place that met Wen Yan's criteria.
But so what?
His gaze fell on a spot not far away, and he said calmly, "It's possible."
"Right?" Wen Yan didn't take his words seriously and immediately changed the subject to a certain big tree in front of them.
"What kind of tree is that? How come there are two different colored flowers on one tree?"
"It's a mimosa tree, but it's blooming earlier than usual this year."
"What about the purple one over there?"
"The jacaranda trees are not in full bloom yet; they will be even more beautiful in another month or two."
"Jacaranda...that sounds like such a beautiful name. How do you know everything, big brother? You're amazing!"
Wen Yan looked at Shen Jingxiu with admiration in her eyes.
Shen Jingxiu couldn't help but find it a little funny. Did she think it was impressive that she knew a few trees that she didn't know?
But who cares? He liked the way she looked at him right now.
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