Zhou Qizhen hung up the phone and looked up at Lu Xiaoqiao who was squatting on the ground in front of him.
Today she tied her hair into a low French ponytail with a black rubber band, and her soft hair fell naturally on both sides. The skirt she wore was more formal than yesterday, but it still looked good.
His eyes inadvertently swept over the small part of the white and slender waist that was exposed due to squatting, and it was like touching hot charcoal, and he bounced away instantly.
After a while, he realized that she was picking up the broken glass on the ground, so he stood up and said softly, "Stop it, don't get your hand stuck, someone will come to clean it up later."
"It's okay. I'll throw the big pieces into the trash first. I can't find a broom. Otherwise, I won't bother housekeeping."
Seeing him coming over, Lu Xiaoqiao hurriedly tried to stop him, "Okay, I've done it. Mr. Zhou, please don't come over. Don't prick your foot again."
After Lu Xiaoqiao finished cleaning up, she made a cup of honey water and placed it on the table in front of Zhou Qizhen: "Mr. Zhou, does your stomach still hurt? Drink some honey water to sober you up."
Zhou Qizhen took the cup and said, "Thank you! I'm much better now. You should sit down and have a rest."
"Oh well."
The two of them sat on the sofa, with enough space between them for two more people. Even so, Zhou Qizhen could still smell her pleasant fragrance.
Because of the awkward situation just now, Lu Xiaoqiao didn't know what to talk about. She ignored the people around her and just lowered her head to send a message to Lin Lin, asking her how long it would take her to come back.
Zhou Qizhen had been preparing himself mentally for a long time, and just as he was about to say something, he saw Lu Xiaoqiao standing up from the sofa.
"Where are you going?" he asked quickly.
Lu Xiaoqiao pointed to the kitchen and said, "I'll go check on the porridge. It's almost ready."
After hearing this, Zhou Qizhen said nothing but sighed in his heart, "Is it cooked so quickly?"
When Lu Xiaoqiao was serving the porridge, Lin Lin and Li Yuxuan came back.
"Brother Li, the porridge is ready. If nothing else, I'll go back first."
Li Yuxuan had no reason to keep him here any longer, so he could only reply, "Okay, thank you, Xiao Qiao."
"It's okay, Brother Li, you're too polite." Lu Xiaoqiao said to Zhou Qizhen who was sitting there drinking porridge, "Boss Zhou, you should take a rest. Don't forget to take medicine after drinking the porridge. Lin Lin and I will leave first."
"Well, you can take those fruits back and eat them." Zhou Qizhen said, pointing to the fruit platter that the hotel had just sent over.
Lu Xiaoqiao didn't hesitate to thank Lin Lin and left with the fruit.
After the two of them left, Li Yuxuan turned around, with a playful look on his face, staring straight at Zhou Qizhen who was drinking porridge.
"Is it delicious?"
Seeing that Zhou Qizheng ignored him, he continued, "How about it? Doesn't this porridge have a taste of love? It's more effective than your painkillers! Hey! What did you two talk about just now? Is there any progress?"
Zhou Qizheng glanced at him and said, "You talk too much."
"Is it not okay for me to ask?"
"It's getting late, let's go back quickly."
Zhou Qi was chasing people away, but Li Yuxuan didn't care at all. He even said jokingly, "Hey, you are the kind of person who wants to destroy the bridge after crossing it! Okay, okay, I'm leaving, as if I'm going to steal your porridge."
…
Nightfall.
Zhou Qi was in a trance in his dream when he saw again the figure that haunted his dreams, that waist as white as jade, incredibly slender, that waist that could be held in one hand, which seemed to attract his gaze so tightly that he couldn't look away at all, making him indulge in it, unable to extricate himself, wanting to be intoxicated in it forever and not wanting to wake up.
However, just as he was immersed in this warm moment, she disappeared without any warning!
"Don't go."
Zhou Qi was awakened from his dream. He sat up suddenly, breathing heavily, with beads of sweat on his forehead, and the panic and reluctance in his dream still lingering in his eyes.
After sitting for a while, my breathing finally became steady.
He slowly lifted the quilt and looked down, a trace of helplessness and self-mockery flashed across his face. He sighed deeply, thinking that in his 32 years of life, this was the first time he had experienced such a ridiculous situation.
He got up and went to the bathroom, turned on the shower, and the warm water poured down, hitting his strong body, but this didn't seem to work. After coming out of the bathroom, he did a hundred push-ups and then took a cool shower before his anger subsided.
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The next day.
The morning light shines through the gaps in the curtains and into the room.
Lin Lin and Zhao Jia had already gotten up, but Lu Xiaoqiao was still lying lazily on the bed, with no intention of getting up at all.
"I can't even open my eyes. You two wait for me, I'll get up right away."
While applying sunscreen on her face, Lin Lin urged, "Hurry up, Xiao Qiao. My uncle called and asked us to go upstairs for breakfast. There are many of your favorites. Hurry up!"
Zhao Jia, who was not wearing any makeup, had already been sitting on a stool waiting for the two of them: "What did you do yesterday? We slept together, why haven't you woken up yet?"
Lu Xiaoqiao slowly crawled out of the bed with messy hair, mumbling: "Don't mention it, you two slept well, but I had to run to the bathroom seven times in one night, seven times! It's all because I ate too much watermelon! I will never eat watermelon at night again!"
Zhao Jia sat on a stool playing with his phone without even looking up: "There's such a big fruit platter with more than ten kinds of fruits, but you chose to eat watermelon. You should be happy that your eyes don't get swollen."
Lu Xiaoqiao dragged her heavy steps to the bathroom and gently turned on the faucet. She scooped up a handful of water with both hands and splashed it on her face without hesitation until the cool touch cleared her confused mind.
While she was rubbing the cleanser into her palms to make bubbles, she called out to Lin Lin outside, "Should we eat by ourselves, or with your uncle and the others?"
Lin Lin was carefully packing her makeup tools into her makeup bag. When she heard Lu Xiaoqiao's question, she replied without even looking up, "I don't know. Anyway, he just called me and told me to go there for breakfast after getting up."
Fearing that Lu Xiaoqiao would refuse, he then raised his head, looked towards the bathroom, and said with a smile: "Xiaoqiao, it's just breakfast, you don't have to be so polite. You even helped my uncle cook porridge yesterday."
After Lu Xiaoqiao had packed up, they took the elevator to the restaurant on the mezzanine floor of the hotel.
We arrived at the hotel's buffet breakfast area. Although it was just breakfast, the variety was rich and varied. Bright and warm lights fell on the neatly arranged dining tables.
Zhao Jia looked around the hall and said, "It seems there are no empty seats! This is the time when the most people come."
"My uncle has reserved a seat for us at the innermost table. Let's go there quickly."
The three of them came to the dining table where Zhou Qizhen was sitting and found that he was the only one sitting there.
"Morning, Mr. Zhou. Why are you the only one here? Brother Li and Secretary Ding have finished their meal."
Zhou Qizheng raised his eyes and glanced at Lu Xiaoqiao. Because of his dream last night, his face looked a little unnatural when he saw her at this moment. "Well, they've finished eating."
Zhou Qizhen had already occupied a seat at the table for four, and Lin Lin sat down next to him. Zhao Jia chose the seat opposite Lin Lin, and Lu Xiaoqiao could only sit in the seat opposite Zhou Qizhen.
No one was talking at the table. Lu Xiaoqiao lowered her head and ate the tea leaf egg in her hand.
"Where are you going today?" Zhou Qizheng glanced at Lu Xiaoqiao who was drinking porridge and continued, "I'm not busy today. I'll arrange where you want to go."
After listening to him, Lu Xiaoqiao and Lin Lin looked at each other. Finally, Lin Lin said with a stiff upper lip: "Uncle, you go do your thing. Let's go to the food court. It's so noisy there. I'm afraid you won't be used to it."
When Zhou Qizheng heard Lin Lin's words, he frowned and asked, "Why do you go to such a messy place?"
Lu Xiaoqiao quickly explained, "It's not a safety issue. Lin Lin said there are too many people there and she's worried you won't get used to it. Don't worry, Mr. Zhou. Sister Jia and I will take good care of Lin Lin. There won't be any accidents."
Zhao Jia also echoed beside him: "Yes, Mr. Zhou, don't worry!"
Seeing that the three of them were singing the same tune, it was obvious that they didn't want him to follow and didn't want to affect everyone's interest. Finally, Zhou Qizhen said that he would assign them a driver before they stopped.
Knowing that he would not go with her, Lin Lin said happily, "Thank you, uncle."
Lu Xiaoqiao and Zhao Jia also thanked Zhou Qizhen.
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