"Shen Beitang, you!"
Gu Zhun gripped her hand tightly, glaring at Shen Beitang with a ferocious expression.
Amidst the pain, Shen Beitang instantly regained consciousness, staring blankly at the light pink lip print on Gu Zhun's face.
"I, I just..."
Shen Beitang's mind had never been so chaotic, if she were a computer.
Those few words were enough to burn her computer to a crisp.
"Um, I'll go home first, I'm hungry."
Perhaps the space under the table was too cramped, because the two of them only stayed together for a few minutes.
Shen Beitang felt breathless and desperately needed a perfect excuse to escape.
"Don't leave!"
Gu Zhun gripped Shen Beitang's nape with such ferocity that it was as if he were not the one who had just been crushed.
His mind was in turmoil, and he knew that this was a precursor to the onset of the illness.
But in the end, emotions prevailed over reason.
Subconsciously, he felt that Shen Beitang's answer would be incredibly important to him.
"Gu Zhun, you're pinching me too hard."
Shen Beitang struggled, trying to escape, but Gu Zhun held her hand tightly, giving her no chance to breathe.
"I want an answer."
"Because, the doctor's orders say that I should have a kiss every day."
Shen Beitang shouted loudly with his eyes closed.
"Yeah?"
"Um."
With that reply, the force binding my body slowly loosened.
Gu Zhun slumped to the ground like a deflated balloon.
"Doctor's orders, hahaha, just doctor's orders."
Shen Beitang stood up, wanting to pull Gu Zhun, who was still on the ground.
"You may leave, Shen Beitang."
When he looked up again, Shen Beitang, who had been standing beside him, was nowhere to be seen.
In the entire office, only the desk lamp on the table was still shining, just like my own pitiful state.
In the end, there was only one person...
——
Just when Gu Zhun thought he was going to die in the darkness...
"My goodness, do you know how much effort I put into making this cup of coffee for you?"
Shen Beitang was covered in sweat, his coat casually draped over his shoulders.
But not a single drop spilled from the cup he was holding.
"Your company's elevator needs repair, it's killing me! You have to finish this whole thing, or I'll kill you if you leave even a drop!"
"Here, drink up. Once you're done, throw the cup away. If someone sees it, they'll think I'm abusing you. From now on, I'll buy you a dozen of these cups wholesale."
The coffee in my hand had gotten a little cold from climbing from the 18th floor to the 33rd floor.
Inferior coffee powder, without the warmth of heat, loses its original aroma.
Gu Zhun hummed in agreement and took small sips.
Shen Beitang glanced at the time. She remembered that she hadn't brewed much, so why was she drinking it so slowly?
It took me 20 minutes to drink half of it. Is it because this one tastes really bad?
That's right. Everything Gu Zhun eats is specially supplied. He probably has never even tasted instant coffee before.
"Since you don't like it, I won't do it next time."
Before she could finish speaking, Gu Zhun had already finished his coffee and was showing it to her like a treasure.
"I've finished mine, so I'd like more next time."
Shen Beitang smiled helplessly, still unable to fathom Gu Zhun's emotions.
When she's cute, she's like a child; when she's angry, she's like a tyrant, making people afraid.
"Okay, if you like it, I'll make it for you next time."
"I want to drink it every day, and you have to deliver it to my office at 12 o'clock every day."
Gu Zhun, taking advantage of the situation, began to make demands, looking at her stubbornly.
Shen Beitang, unable to resist the pestering, said, "Alright, alright, I'll make you coffee at 12 o'clock every day."
"Wait, throw the cup away."
As she turned around, she saw Gu Zhun put the used coffee cup back into the drawer.
I warned him before not to collect the cups anymore, but it seems he didn't take my words to heart at all.
When his little trick was discovered, Gu Zhun calmly placed the blanket on the table and vehemently denied it.
"No, this drawer of mine leads directly to the trash can on the first floor. I usually throw away my trash from here."
"Yeah?"
Shen Beitang glanced at him suspiciously, then quickly stepped forward and opened the drawer while Gu Zhun was off guard.
"garbage can?"
She pointed to a drawer full of luxury watches and diamonds, "This is the trash can you were talking about, and it even leads straight down to the first floor?"
Seeing that he had been exposed, Gu Zhun remained calm. He took everything out of the drawer and threw it into the trash can next to him.
Put the cup back in and close the lid.
"Okay, now it's a trash can."
"If you dare to use your phone to dirty your paper cup every day, I'll never make you coffee again!"
No matter what he said, Gu Zhun always had a follow-up remark waiting for him. Seeing that things weren't going well, he had no choice but to use his trump card.
This trick worked on Gu Zhun. He carefully took the paper cup out of the cup and placed it on the table.
Shen Beitang glanced at it and asked in return, "So, the trash is put here?"
It seemed there was no way to fool them today. With a heavy heart, Gu Zhun threw the paper cup into the trash can, took one last reluctant look, and then put the lid back on.
"That's a good boy."
Shen Beitang patted Gu Zhun's head as a reward.
Gu Zhun was very pleased and naturally took Shen Beitang's hand in his palm and kneaded it.
What do you want to eat today?
Shen Beitang had actually decided what she wanted to eat in the morning, and she already knew exactly what food was in the refrigerator.
"Hmm...I want to eat boiled sliced pork!"
"Okay, no problem, let's go home now."
——
Back home, Gu Zhun had already habitually tied on his apron and was preparing to start dinner.
As Shen Beitang packed her bag, she found a postcard from Su Yiquan inside. She must have secretly slipped it in without even noticing.
She stared at the postcard in silence for a long time.
"Gu Zhun, I'm so tired, I want to lie down in bed."
With Gu Zhun's permission, he went into the room and locked the door from the inside.
Shen Beitang hid inside the cup and dialed the number provided.
Hello, who is this?
Su's voice came through the phone.
Shen Beitang suddenly regretted making the call and was about to hang up.
"Is this Miss Shen?"
Shen Beitang subconsciously hummed in agreement.
Su Yiquan's voice became noticeably excited, his previous formulaic greeting turning into a nonchalant one.
"Miss Chen, is there anything I can do for you?"
“It’s just…” Shen Beitang paused, fiddling with the blanket with his hand.
"Exactly, I feel like Gu Zhun isn't quite right."
There was a long silence on the other end of the phone, with only the sound of pen nib scratching on paper.
"Can you tell me in detail what's wrong with it?"
Shen Beitang didn't know how to describe it, but the longer she spent with him, the more she could feel it.
"Gu Zhun's emotions were very unstable today. He was happy one moment, sad the next, and sometimes... even very irritable."
Su Yi sighed deeply; the problem he feared most had come to pass.
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