Chapter 18
The streetlights at the corner cast an orange glow, stretching their shadows, which were intertwined, into long and short shadows. The curve of their interlocked fingers was bathed in soft light, signifying the tranquil and peaceful atmosphere. Guan Shiyun and Li Miao strolled hand in hand down the street.
Recalling that Li Miao had stopped chattering after returning to her seat, Guan Shiyun felt incredibly soft-hearted. She tried to speak but was interrupted by a "humph." In the end, Guan Shiyun could only watch her chew and finish her meal in silence and contentment.
It's funny how the little cat, who talks about and does intimate things without any taboos, blushes when teased and coaxed. But what's most adorable is that the little cat doesn't know what's wrong with her. The shy little cat, unaware of her own feelings, just tries to hide her itchy feelings by baring her teeth and claws.
"Sister, did you just call me Meow Meow?" Li Miao was a little confused. Shouldn't you have called me Miao Miao?
"Pfft." Hearing that the first thing the shy Li Miao said was to ask this question, Guan Shiyun couldn't help but smile.
And there was no restroom available for her to hide and chuckle at that moment.
—Little Cat: Sister, why do you call me Little Cat?
"Hmph! You're laughing like that again! If you keep doing that, if you keep doing that..." Li Miao stood still and wouldn't move. This woman is really... awful!
"No, you misheard. Her name is Miaomiao," Guan Shiyun denied outright.
"You're such a bad woman! Stop trying to lie to me, I heard it clearly, it was meow meow!" Guan Shiyun looked at Li Miao, who was clinging to her and wouldn't leave, determined to get an answer. She wondered how she could fool Li Miao.
"Stop trying to trick me! You're up to something again! I've caught you!" Li Miao was annoyed. She didn't know why that was funny, but Guan Shiyun was definitely laughing at her, and in her current state, she was probably thinking of ways to trick or fool her again. Even if she couldn't win an argument with this wicked woman, she had learned her lesson from being tricked twice.
Oh no, the kitten has become alert and knows it's been discovered trying to do something naughty.
"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. I just think you're cute, like a little kitten." Guan Shiyun took Li Miao's other hand, held her hands, and looked seriously at Li Miao's puffed-up little face and her unconsciously habitually pouting lips.
"You don't like it? Then I'll call you Li Miao, or Miao Miao?"
"I like it." But Li Miao was thinking about something else. If Guan Shiyun called her Miaomiao, then... hehehe.
As she pondered, she became quite pleased with her own thoughts. But fortunes change, and now Guan Shiyun was puzzled. What was wrong with Li Miao? Her facial expressions were incredibly varied; it certainly wasn't shyness. Having pleased herself with her own thoughts, Li Miao was no longer angry with this wicked woman.
"Let's go home, sister."
——Dance Studio
After fantasizing about herself, Li Miao made a small plan, just waiting to master the dance. She really liked how Guan Shiyun addressed her; it felt like a secret only Guan Shiyun knew about each other, a close bond that no one could stand between them.
Learn quickly! Go Li Miao! Li Miao skipped and hopped into the dance studio with her own encouragement.
After seeing Li Miao walk towards another dance studio, Qi Yu didn't chase after her to say hello as usual. This scene caught the eye of "Ring Guy," who saw this as an opportunity.
"Oh, heartbroken? You're treating a piece of junk like it's a treasure."
"You're crazy. Can't you live without being sarcastic? What kind of good person are you? Trash."
Normally, if someone makes sarcastic or mocking remarks, Qi Yu would pretend not to hear it if she was in a good mood, but if she was in a bad mood, she would retort. But this time, when she heard him bring up Li Miao as well, she couldn't help but curse.
"Why do you think she can come and go from any dance studio whenever she wants? The day she signed up for classes, a wealthy woman accompanied her. The private instructor bought all the courses that could be purchased at this dance studio for her. And she's still called a goddess."
"Isn't your sarcastic tone just because your pathetic crush likes Li Miao? You got rejected and broke down? You're so jealous you're spreading rumors like this?"
Qi Yu knew about Li Miao's situation, but he never imagined that it was Li Miao's girlfriend who bought it for her, the emphasis being on the girlfriend. But hearing his fabricated story that Li Miao was truly furious...
"Just don't break down. They can hook up with rich women, they wouldn't even look at you. They treat every piece of trash like a treasure, seducing this one and that one. Didn't you get hooked too? A slut, an idiot, and you, you moron."
"A piece of trash comes here in heat, doesn't know any dance and just chases after people for their WeChat, and you like it so much, you're even more despicable."
The argument quickly attracted a crowd, and as it became increasingly difficult to control, the crowd pulled the two people apart.
"Qi Yu, let's go learn that duet dance. Didn't you say you wanted to team up? He's obsessed with men. He can't get what he wants and doesn't dare to scold anyone, so he comes to you every day to insult you. Don't pay attention to him and waste your time."
Qi Yu turned around when she heard Li Miao's voice and saw Li Miao standing there with a cold expression, as if the words just now did not come from her mouth. For a moment, she wondered if she had imagined it. She would not doubt if she had said those words herself, but did Li Miao really say them?
Before Qi Yu could react, Li Miao pulled her away. She was still a little dazed. Was this really what Li Miao said? Did Li Miao just stand up for her?
"you…"
"Go ahead and practice. I can learn two at the same time."
"Okay, then learn it. I really think you'll look really cool and stylish doing this."
Qi Yu felt incredibly miserable. She had finally met her ideal type of girl, but it turned out he had a girlfriend. Why was it that she was attracted to straight women? She didn't know which situation hurt more. Was fate playing a cruel joke on her? She wanted to cry.
The Li Miao who had just pulled me away was still very beautiful, even more so than when I saw her dancing or talked to her. But I no longer had the chance.
As Li Miao pulled the person away, she felt no heartache or inner turmoil; she just missed Guan Shiyun a little…
[Lin Bei] Sister, come to the studio after you finish practicing.
—Lin Bei Studio
"Look, how is it?" Lin Bei proudly showed Li Miao the studio. The studio was decorated and all kinds of equipment and props were ready. All that was left was to start work.
"You're doing great! I knew you could do it. Amazing!" Li Miao was delighted to see Lin Bei so energetic. It was a rare moment of praise amidst their playful banter. That's more like it. Why is she always so hesitant?
"It's rare to hear you say something nice about me. You've grown up, you little brat."
“I won’t hold it against you if you take the little brat back, but I can’t stand hearing you say that.”
"Yes, yes, as you command. You are the most beautiful woman in the universe!"
Lin Bei's joy at this moment was beyond words; the sense of accomplishment from accomplishing something was indescribable. But why had her sister's sharp tongue suddenly changed? They hadn't even said she was sick; they thought she'd say something like, "You're just a little kid." She looked at Li Miao, who she could always read from expressions, but suddenly seemed to have an emotion she couldn't understand.
Lin Bei walked over and stood next to Li Miao, gently patting her shoulder in a relaxed tone.
"What's wrong? Beautiful Li, why do you seem both happy and melancholy? What's going on in your mind? Tell me, let me have a laugh."
"You won't like hearing nice things anymore! You little dwarf!" Li Miao glared fiercely at Lin Bei.
"Hey, how am I short at 165cm? It's because you're 173cm that I look short."
Li Miao, who was always straightforward and direct in her burglary, didn't speak directly, so Lin Bei stopped asking and just waited for her to speak on her own initiative.
Do you think Shiyun Kwan misses me?
"Of course! Mr. Guan likes you so much. Why do you ask that? Are you missing your Mr. Guan?"
"Yeah, there was a moment just now when I really, really wanted to."
Lin Bei was also puzzled. Weren't they together every day? What happened? Perhaps what Li Miao meant by missing someone wasn't really missing them, but rather another emotion she couldn't understand.
"Let me order some milk tea and cake first. Which place should we go to? We can talk about it while we eat."
——Yuanshan Investment
On the desk sits a pen holder with a cat pattern. A person pulls out a ballpoint pen from it and starts doodling on a document.
——Ding ding ding
"Enter."
Guan Shiyun looked up and saw Qiu Xue, then put down her work. That mischievous little cat, after acting spoiled, had stretched her week-long vacation into more than a month, and even had the audacity to say that she needed to help Lin Bei. Did she think Guan Shiyun didn't know that she was the one who was busy with Lin Bei's affairs?
However, she should just pretend she doesn't know.
Is everything ready?
"That's fine." Qiu Xue was wondering what Mr. Guan wanted to talk to her about.
"There's something I need to tell you. A new employee will be arriving in a few days. Could you mentor them?"
"..." Qiu Xue knew it was bound to be bad news; they were dumping the person on her again.
Guan Shiyun thought for a moment and then explained in more detail.
"She's a complete novice, but very smart. She'll learn the work process from you, and you can teach her anything you need to do. Just treat her like an extra secretary. Once she understands our work, I'll train her myself."
Qiu Xue was a little confused. What was going on?
"Mr. Guan, who is this person?"
Guan Shiyun glanced at Qiu Xue, then lowered her head, her voice lacking conviction and confidence.
"Oh, this is my girlfriend. Could you help me with the beginning? I'll teach her myself from here on out."
"..." Qiu Xue was truly impressed. Wow, that's impressive!
Just teach the newbies, no need for them to produce anything. But is that really the case? This is more tedious than training a newbie to become proficient, because you never know what unexpected questions the newbie might have. It's like telling a primitive person, "This time we're choosing airplanes over trains," and you're explaining why you chose airplanes.
He then asked: What is an airplane?
Another day that makes me want to quit my job.
——
After listening to Li Miao recount what happened in the dance studio, Lin Bei asked while taking a sip of milk tea and a bite of cake.
"I feel like this whole thing has nothing to do with your boss Guan, but you said you suddenly missed your boss Guan and didn't know why, is that what you mean?"
"Yes, I just suddenly miss her a lot."
Why? Li Miao didn't know. She just thought of their first meeting. Did Guan Shiyun look at her in trouble in the same way? She seemed to understand Guan Shiyun a little, but she didn't understand. At that time, she really wanted to see Guan Shiyun. She really wanted to hug her.
Lin Bei was unaware of their first meeting, so naturally she couldn't make that connection.
Are you afraid that if you agree to dance a duet with someone else, Mr. Guan will be jealous?
"Jealous??" Li Miao hadn't thought of that at all, but she wanted to know what was going on. At this moment, a bad idea was brewing in her little head.
"Tell me in detail."
"Look at this." Lin Bei's face contorted in distress as she turned to look at Li Miao.
"No, do I even need to say it? You're dancing intimately with someone, how could your girlfriend not be jealous? Mr. Guan just smiled at me, and look at the pathetic state you were in." Lin Bei rolled her eyes speechlessly at the thought.
"But what if she's not jealous?" Li Miao felt that Guan Shiyun wouldn't be; she would understand why she did what she did, just like Guan Shiyun had done to her before. But what if Guan Shiyun really wasn't jealous...
"How could that be? How could you not be jealous if you like someone and see her being intimate with someone else?"
"Isn't she jealous? Does she not like me?"
Lin Bei glanced at Li Miao and felt something was off; she felt a chill.
"Oh, that's not entirely true..."
Li Miao was deep in thought and didn't hear Lin Bei's subsequent attempt to smooth things over. Yes, not being jealous means she doesn't like her! Guan Shiyun definitely likes her; she said it herself.
Guan Shiyun comforted Lin Bei, saying that she knew it was right, but she was still jealous. So even if Guan Shiyun thought it was right to help others, she should be just as jealous as she was!
That's right! When I'm jealous, I desperately want to kiss and hug Guan Shiyun and make love to her. So, if Guan Shiyun is jealous, wouldn't she also want to be with me...?
Hehehe, the little cat's wicked plan has now taken shape. Finally, a flawless scheme has been found to hook Guan Shiyun! Hmph, you wicked woman, come and get jealous and give me a kiss and a hug!
Let's see how she refuses this time. If she refuses, it means she's not jealous, which proves that Guan Shiyun was lying when she said she liked her. Li Miao licked her lips, feeling quite pleased with herself. Very well, both plans will be implemented simultaneously.
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