Huo Yunchao took the tray and placed it on the bedside table. He then brought a bowl to Dai Dai.
Xue Qiandai had no appetite; she was still immersed in her own world, her sadness flowing like a river. "My beauty, I'm not hungry, I don't want to eat."
"Then I'll keep you company. Anyway, just seeing you makes me full." Huo Yunchao said calmly. His Dai Dai was so beautiful that it didn't matter whether he ate her or not.
But Xue Qiandai couldn't bear to see him go hungry, so she reluctantly ate a little.
When she went to take the bowl, Huo Yunchao had already scooped up a spoonful, gently blowing on it to feed her.
"My beauty, I'm not a child anymore."
"But I want you to be a little baby, forever innocent and carefree."
He wanted to do everything he could to make up for the lack of maternal love she had never received and the emotional comfort she lacked, to spoil her and make her the happiest person in the world.
Xue Qiandai lowered her eyes, took a bite, and when she looked up again, her eyes were already brimming with tears.
Huo Yunchao continued blowing on the ice, feeding her bite by bite. "Dai Dai, what do you want to do next?"
Xue Qiandai's mind was a complete mess. Recognizing relatives? Her mother only wanted to be her aunt. "I don't know."
“Well…” Huo Yunchao suggested, “How about we take a few days off? Let’s go for a walk and relax. I haven’t really traveled with you much yet.”
Xue Qiandai stared at him intently. "Don't you have a job? Such a big company."
Huo Yunchao thought it through perfectly. "There's always work to be done, and besides, I have such a big team to support. It's cold now, so we can go to Guangdong or Hainan. If you think that's too far, a hot spring resort on the outskirts of Beijing is also an option."
Xue Qiandai didn't want to go anywhere. "I want to see my father."
Ask clearly and thoroughly.
Huo Yunchao agreed, "I'll go with you."
After finishing their meal, Xue Qiandai sent Huo Yunchao away, wanting to be alone. Huo Yunchao repeatedly asked Jian Yan to take good care of Qiandai.
That night, Jian Yan fell asleep holding Xue Qiandai. Dai Dai curled up like a little snail, full of vigilance towards the outside world.
*
Prison visits require an appointment and can only be made at specific times.
These past few days, Huo Yunchao has been staying by Xue Qiandai's side, never leaving her for a moment, and has also spoken to the coffee shop staff about it.
At this point, they arrived at the 27th floor of Yintai Center.
The entire company moved to Zhongguancun. The former offices were now empty, without a soul in sight. Huo Yunchao, however, seemed to be reminiscing, retracing every corner of the office, introducing it to Xue Qiandai as he went.
“When I chose this location as my office, they were all against it, especially Fang Yun, because the rent was too expensive. I told them that my Chao Xun brand is going global, and the office location is an intangible asset of the brand, so of course we should choose the CBD.”
When Xue Qiandai heard him talk about this, she grimaced, but her smile looked rather awkward.
Huo Yunchao held her hand and said, "If they knew that I just wanted to be closer to you, so that I could recognize you at a glance on a street corner or in a crowd, they would probably be ecstatic."
“Yes,” Xue Qiandai stood in front of the large glass curtain wall, looking at the bustling traffic below, “On my first day on the job as a coffee shop delivery driver, I ran into you. How unlucky could I be? Jian Yan once asked me, now that you're down on your luck, are you most afraid of seeing your ex-boyfriend?”
Huo Yunchao hugged her from behind, resting his chin on her shoulder. "Dai Dai, isn't this great? We didn't miss each other. I'm not some ex-boyfriend; I've always been the real deal."
Xue Qiandai turned around and nestled in his arms. “My beauty, perhaps heaven sent you to my side to compensate me and redeem me. I shouldn’t wallow in self-pity or wallow in self-pity.”
The dark clouds over Huo Yunchao's head dispersed, and the rain stopped. He affectionately pinched her nose, "My Dai Dai is so wonderful, with such a strong heart. I want to kiss you, what should I do?"
A day apart feels like three autumns; he has been separated from his loved ones for nine autumns.
Xue Qiandai slightly raised her face and closed her eyes.
His kiss landed, initially a gentle breeze and drizzle, but soon turned into a torrential downpour.
As they parted, Xue Qiandai's eyes glistened with tears. "From now on, I'll be far away from you, and I won't be able to look out your window from the alley anymore. It'll be a long-distance relationship."
The vastness of the capital city makes a long-distance relationship feel like a real one for lovers.
“It’s okay, I’ll go back to Yosemite every day. Daisy, come live with me.”
I really want to live with her, and I want to be with her every day.
Xue Qiandai snorted, "I rented a big villa, but I haven't even lived there for more than a few days. I've wasted a lot of rent."
Huo Yunchao took her hand again, intending to take one last look at his CEO office. "I have an idea. You can rent the villa to Qin Shu and collect the rent."
"Then wouldn't he be bullying Jian Yan every day?"
No sooner had he finished speaking than a sound came from inside the office. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw Qin Shu pinning Jian Yan against the wall, lingeringly stroking the corner of his mouth. Jian Yan's lips were already a little swollen and red.
Having probably been caught, Jian Yan awkwardly called out "Dai Dai," turned her head away, and pushed Qin Shu away.
"Professor Qin, what are you doing here?" Huo Yunchao asked.
Qin Shu arrogantly held his chin up. He had finally mustered the courage to invite Jian Yan to say goodbye under the pretext of the company's relocation, and had made some substantial progress, only to be caught in the act. He was extremely uncomfortable. "Whatever you come here for, I'll do."
Xue Qiandai shook her head. "Look, they haven't even moved in yet, and they're already addicted to bullying her."
"He...he didn't," Jian Yan whispered, her face burning even hotter.
Qin Shu, on the other hand, took Jian Yan's hand with a natural and generous manner. "Let me formally introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Jian Yan. I hope you will take good care of me in the future, Boss and Junior Sister Xue. It's just a way for boyfriends and girlfriends to kiss in the place where they first met. Surely the Boss won't interfere."
Huo Yunchao raised an eyebrow, quite intrigued.
"The boss doesn't care, but my best friend does." Xue Qiandai put her hands on her hips and adopted the demeanor of a member of her family. "From now on, you are not allowed to bully my Jian, you can't flirt, you can't be fickle, you can't be unfaithful, and you can't stay out all night."
Qin Shu swallowed hard, his eyes nearly popping out and getting muddy on them. "Where will we go?"
Xue Qiandai pulled Huo Yunchao out of the office. When they reached the door, she turned back and said, "Jian, you can try it out when you get home today. It's a seven-day no-questions-asked return policy, so there's still time."
After saying that, the two of them left.
Jian Yan and Qin Shu exchanged a glance.
Qin Shu suddenly picked up Jian Yan and spun her around. "Jian Xiaoyan, I've got my family's approval, haven't I? Tonight, are you coming home with me, or am I going home with you?"
Jian Yan didn't want to talk; she was blissfully delirious with happiness.
"Jian Xiaoyan, with my current financial situation, buying a small villa in the Central Villa District shouldn't be a problem. Would you like to be neighbors with Dai Dai?"
My roommate is going to become my neighbor? Jian Yan is having a hard time accepting it.
"Or, living in Haidian is fine too. That's a real school district property, and it'll come in handy in a few years."
Jian Yan chuckled, "You've really thought things through long-term."
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