Chapter 89: Laughing with relief, Xia Yiqingwei...
Heaving a sigh of relief, Xia Yiqing smiled and pointed at the phone screen. She stood up, took two steps, and was about to answer the call when she realized the note read.
"Third Master".
With a crack, it was as if another bolt of lightning struck her head. Xia Yiqing stood in the vast crowd, and when she accidentally glanced at the figures coming and going, she suddenly felt that she had already become burnt on the outside and tender on the inside, and no longer looked like a human being.
But out of gratitude for the call, Xia Yiqing's fingers remained strong and she pressed the green call button.
"Is this Mr. Xia?" As soon as the phone was connected, a man's magnetic voice floated over.
Xia Yiqing swallowed unconsciously. When she heard the pleasant voice, she seemed to smell the cool fragrance of pine wood on the man.
It's not heavy, but it will creep into places where people least notice, vowing to imbue the other person with all his scent.
Boom boom, like her heart beating, or like some tinnitus. When Xia Yiqing opened her mouth, she found that her voice was surprisingly soft.
"Why do you call me Mr. Xia too? Are you an employee of the Xia Corporation? Third Master."
Yiyuan, Qi Hanmu couldn't help but curl his lips when he heard the girl's voice that sounded like a reproach.
It has been a long time since she acted like a spoiled child in front of him.
Except for the time when she needed his help in the dim light, she always treated him as a tool and threw him away after use. You little rascal, she really showed him no mercy at all.
"Is it okay to just be your employee, Qingqing?"
The man's voice is very seductive, especially when he speaks softly, as if whispering in one's ear, which makes one's heart ripple and almost reach the horizon.
I don’t know if it was the wind or my heart beating, but in any case, the heartbeat at that second disrupted the rhythm.
"Oh," Xia Yiqing's face felt a little hot, even her ears were hot, as if they were on fire, but not that serious. She unconsciously curled a strand of hair by her ear with her fingertips.
"Third Master, you are kidding, right? I can't afford your salary."
"Don't call me Third Master," there was a chuckle from the other side. In fact, Qi Hanmu's voice was very pleasant, like the gurgling water under the moonlight.
"If you have a nice voice, I'll give you everything."
Xia Yiqing couldn't help but chuckle, "Do you know that such a statement is quite domineering?"
"So, does Qingqing like it?"
The area around her ear was red. If she wasn't in the crowd, Xia Yiqing knew she would be so embarrassed that she would explode.
Maybe it’s because I didn’t have much contact with my father when I was a child, so when I see a good-looking adult man, I feel a different kind of excitement in my heart.
Pinching her earlobe, Xia Yiqing uttered the disdainful words she once used to say to people in love, "Do whatever you want."
As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Xia Yiqing felt a surge of regret in her heart.
Qi Hanmu is sick now. Even if she has negative feelings, it is best not to convey them to him. If Qi Hanmu hears these words and feels uncomfortable again, she should do that.
The word "sorry" was still in his throat when Qi Hanmu started to laugh.
A vague sentence fell into Xia Yiqing's ears, and her eyes widened suddenly.
The man actually said, "Just rely on me to spoil you, little darling."
An irresistible warmth ran up her back. Xia Yiqing opened her mouth and found herself dumbfounded, but her heart was beating with joy, as if she was not rejecting it.
It took a long time for Xia Yiqing to find her voice again.
"Don't say things that could lead to misunderstandings. Why did you call me?"
"Misunderstanding." Perhaps it was the moonlit night last night that gave Qi Hanmu courage. His words were more confident and sounded very different from yesterday.
"What will others think of me as?"
"Of course..." Couples or spouses.
Xia Yiqing bit her tongue in time, and the pain made her wake up. She clenched her fists and took a deep breath, trying to tell herself to be serious, but she couldn't stop the smile on her face.
Forget it. Xia Yiqing felt so relaxed for the first time, as if the burden that had been on her shoulders had finally been lifted.
Perhaps, it wouldn't feel bad to chat with Qi Hanmu like this from time to time.
"If it's nothing important," Qi Hanmu's voice was muffled, but it sounded like a laugh, a bit like the sound coming from his chest.
"Will Qingqing hate me?"
The word "no" had already risen to her throat, but Xia Yiqing swallowed it back and forcibly replaced it with, "Then why are you looking for me? If there's nothing wrong."
"Because," the wind outside seemed to have become noisy. Even through a layer of glass, the gloomy clouds seemed to be able to crush people. However, Qi Hanmu's voice was like the softest nectar in the world, gently soaking into people's hearts.
"I missed you."
Miss you.
It is the most beautiful love words in the world, but at the same time it makes it difficult for some children who have never received love to respond.
They can only blink their eyes, their hands and feet are frozen, and they don't move. In fact, their brains are working frantically, thinking about how to respond without hurting others.
“…I’ll be back tonight.”
After holding it in for a long time, Xia Yiqing could only say this.
There was no way. When she was a child, in order to please her father, her mother would always let little Xia Yiqing push her shoulders and squeeze her to the door when Xia Tfeng was about to go home.
She asked Xia Yiqing to put on a stiff smile, and the moment Xia Feng opened the door, she extended her hand to welcome Xia Feng.
And you have to say the lines that you have been reciting for a long time.
"Dad, I miss you so much."
At the beginning, little Xia Yiqing still had some feelings for her, and Xia Feng was not busy with his work at the company, so he was willing to play the role of a loving father and a filial daughter with her.
Later, Xia Yiqing needed to enroll in a cram school. When she returned home with her schoolbag, she found her parents arguing about the enrollment, saying that the tuition was not enough.
Xia Yiqing smiled and was about to say the line her mother taught her when Xia Feng scolded her.
"You're just a money-loser. It would be great if you could give birth to a son."
Xia Yiqing's smile froze. She clenched the strap of her schoolbag, pretended not to hear, walked into the room, and swallowed the words "I miss you" hard.
From then on, Xia Yiqing never said these two words again, and after Su Huanhuan knew the whole story, she also cursed Xia Feng as a good-for-nothing and, likewise, ignored these two words again.
But I don’t know if it’s because time has passed or the scars from the whipping have healed, but Qi Hanmu’s words “I miss you” seemed to have some other meaning.
Not that annoying either.
Qi Hanmu's gentle voice flowed into her ears again. Perhaps it was the long-term illness that made the man more elegant. Xia Yiqing already missed the way he wore silver-rimmed glasses and smiled at her.
"How did you sleep last night?"
After hesitating for a long time, Xia Yiqing decided to find a less strange topic to start with.
But after coming out, Xia Yiqing herself was shocked. She obviously didn't like people delaying work because of personal matters in the company, but now during lunch break, she gave up her precious sleep opportunity and talked on the phone with Qi Hanmu for a long time.
"Not bad... ahem..."
It sounded like this man was just forcing himself. Xia Yiqing frowned and subconsciously began to advise, "Are you feeling unwell again? Is there anyone by your side? Do you need any medicine? Call a doctor quickly, something might happen."
After a long while, the coughing sound gradually subsided and turned into a man's muffled laughter with panting.
When his entire chest was stuffy from coughing, Qi Hanmu didn't feel so uncomfortable for the first time. It was as if holding the mobile phone was like holding the best medicine in the world.
"It's okay," Qi Hanmu said, trying to sound nonchalant. In fact, he was trying hard to suppress the upward curve of his mouth.
"Will my call disturb your work? It should be lunch break over there now, go and rest first."
Xia Yiqing hesitated and said "hmm", then heard the man say "goodbye" after a while.
Then, the phone beeped, then turned to beeps, and then it was hung up.
Perhaps because the phone call lasted too long, Fang Yue probably understood that Xia Yiqing did not want to answer questions about her relationship with the Third Master, so she said goodbye to Xia Yiqing in a friendly manner and left.
The food had already gone cold. Xia Yiqing didn't care much about her appetite, and she had almost finished eating, so she poured the leftovers into the泔水袋 and returned to the office.
Today's work progressed exceptionally smoothly. When I came to my senses, Xia Yiqing had already boarded the return car sent by Luo Miao.
When Xia Yiqing thought of the good plan Fang Yue gave her, she couldn't help but hum a song, and her fingers unconsciously circled the car window.
The weather has turned cold. If the car window is not closed tightly, a little wind will blow in through the small gap. I don't know if it is a narrow channel effect, but the wind will make a loud and fierce humming sound.
Xia Yiqing, you like to put your fingers into the slit at this time and try the feeling of being sucked tight.
It was not until Luo Miao in front said seriously, "Madam, please keep the car windows closed while driving and don't put your fingers out. It's dangerous" that Xia Yiqing withdrew her window in disappointment.
In her heart, she couldn't help but want to refute, but she hadn't even extended her hand yet.
But for some reason, since the person opposite her was not Qi Hanmu, Xia Yiqing was unable to say this.
Xia Yiqing breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the musical fountain singing in the distance. She first asked Luo Miao for advice, "The air in the mountains is so fresh. Is it okay if I open the window a little?"
"Of course, no problem," Luo Miao told the driver to drive slower, feeling a little embarrassed. He looked at Xia Yiqing, "Madam, I was just suggesting it. If you want to open the window while driving, I don't mind."
Xia Yiqing knew with her toes that he definitely didn't want to complain to Qi Hanmu.
Thinking that this was indeed beneficial to her, Xia Yiqing waved her hand and said, "I don't have to tell him, but Assistant Luo, next time you make a suggestion, please be more tactful."
"Memories of Childhood" came cheerfully from the front, each note was joyful, making people's hearts ripple with the listeners.
Luo Miao was just about to breathe a sigh of relief that his salary was saved, but he saw Xia Yiqing running away happily.
It was a bit cold when she got off the car. Xia Yiqing suddenly felt very glad that she had brought back the cashmere jacket from the office. She wrapped it around her body, ran a few steps, and felt comfortable all over.
I don’t know if Qi Hanmu asked the people here to spray some perfume nearby or what, but the whole Yi Garden was filled with a fragrance.
Even though it is not the right season, there are still flowers blooming in the cold wind. In addition to those in the glass greenhouses, there are also many flowers outside being carefully cared for by gardeners.
The old gardener, with gray hair on his temples, saw a skirt flutter by and quickly bowed his head, "Greetings, Madam."
"Don't be too formal," Xia Yiqing's cheerful voice passed by, because she had already seen the person she wanted to see.
"Third Master!"
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