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"I live near your office, may I invite you to have dinner together?"
Tantai Qing opened the pinned chat box and glanced at the message she had sent two hours ago. There was still no reply, so she sighed quietly.
He stared at his phone screen for a while, then turned it off and put it on the table.
"Ding-dong."
He had just put his phone down when a notification popped up. He was overjoyed and quickly picked it up to unlock it.
"I'm sorry, I probably can't make it."
possible?
Tantai Qing guessed that she must have encountered some obstacle. After thinking for a long time, she finally made a phone call.
Jiang Jifan was sitting in his office, worrying about how to get home, when his phone suddenly rang.
She glanced at the caller ID, hesitated for a moment, and then answered.
"What's wrong? Have you run into trouble?" A gentle male voice came from the phone.
Jiang Jifan looked down at his bloodstained heels and murmured, "I wore a pair of shoes that weren't quite right today, and my feet are blistered."
She was busy all day hosting a client from abroad when she realized that her heels were blistered from her newly bought high heels.
Upon hearing this, Tantai Qing asked, "Are you hungry?"
She was starving. She had only eaten breakfast today—a fried dough stick and a cup of soy milk—and hadn't had time for lunch. She was so hungry that her stomach was practically sticking to her back.
Hearing her firm reply that she was hungry, Tantai Qing chuckled softly and said gently, "Since you're injured, you should fill your stomach first. I'll come pick you up; wait for me at the company, okay?"
Jiang Jifan bit her lip and hesitated, saying, "But I can't walk right now..."
"It's alright, leave these to me." His tone was confident, gentle yet inspiring trust.
Jiang Jifan hung up the phone, took a deep breath, and endured the pain in his heels. Like an elderly person with faltering steps, he slowly made his way to the elevator, and then from the elevator exit to the company building.
Tantai Qing was already waiting downstairs at the company. When he saw her slowly crawling out like a snail, he drove up to her side.
A black Mercedes-Benz G-Class suddenly stopped in front of him. Jiang Jifan looked up and saw a man get out of the driver's seat and walk quickly over.
He probably wasn't at work today; he was dressed casually in a dark green V-neck shirt and suit pants, with the shirt sleeves rolled up to his elbows, which softened the formality and added just the right amount of casualness.
Tantai Qing glanced down at her heels; they were indeed quite bad. He frowned worriedly, glanced back at his car with its high chassis, and then looked at her again. "How about..."
“I can do it myself,” Jiang Jifan interrupted.
She guessed he probably wanted to hug her, but to avoid unnecessary embarrassment, she decided to go herself; it was only a few steps anyway.
Seeing that she insisted, Tantai Qing did not force her, saying that the back seat was more comfortable and asked her to sit in the back seat.
When she got on the bus, he noticed that she had difficulty moving around, so he reached out to help her.
Jiang Jifan settled into the back seat, still wondering what he meant by "handling" things, when he saw him open the other door and get in.
Tantai Qing put the medicine in his hand aside, knelt down on one knee, and reached out to take off her shoes.
Jiang Jifan was startled and quickly stopped him, saying, "No need! I can do it myself."
Tantai Qing looked up, a hint of helplessness in her smile, and said in a gentle tone that left no room for argument: "You're wearing a skirt, it's inconvenient."
He was always gentle and kind to her, so it was rare for him to be so assertive. Jiang Jifan looked down at the bodycon skirt she was wearing.
All right……
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