Little Cabbage woke up at night. When he woke up, he was all alone in the room—no, he was the only cabbage—so he was a little scared.
"Where is this? Is anyone here? Sister Jiuling? Brother Long?"
Xiao Baicai was terrified to be alone in an unfamiliar environment. He got out of bed, looked around the room, and began to recall what had happened that day.
He only remembered that he was injured by Quan Ge, and then he remembered nothing else. But even if he was injured, Yue Jiuling and Ya Zi were there at the time, so why wasn't he taken away by them, but instead left here?
Just as Xiaobaicai was feeling confused, the door to the room was suddenly pushed open, and a tall, handsome man with a dignified appearance and extraordinary bearing entered.
As soon as the man came in, he saw Xiao Baicai standing by the bed and immediately went up to her and asked gently, "You're awake? Are you hungry? The food is ready downstairs, would you like to eat first?"
When Xiaobaicai saw this man, she didn't know why, but she felt that he was very familiar, as if she had seen him somewhere before.
Just as Xiaobaicai was staring blankly at the man, he spoke again, saying, "What's wrong? Don't be afraid, I'm the owner of this restaurant. You can just call me Brother Qi. By the way, are you curious about why you're here? Come on, let's go downstairs to eat, and I'll tell you, okay?"
The man was none other than Qiongqi. As he spoke, Qiongqi reached out and took Xiaobaicai's small hand. When he felt how thin Xiaobaicai's hand was, he looked at her with a bit of heartache and said, "Oh dear, you're too thin. Don't you usually eat properly? Come on, the food here is delicious. I'll make sure you eat your fill and grow up to be chubby."
After regaining his senses, Xiao Baicai withdrew his hand somewhat embarrassedly and said shyly, "No, it's nothing. I just don't eat much usually..."
Little Cabbage didn't know what was wrong with him. Ever since he saw Brother Qi in front of him, he had become a little strange. His heart was pounding, his face was getting hot involuntarily, and his eyes kept glancing at him. He guessed that he might be captivated by Brother Qi's handsomeness.
"Um...right, didn't you say you were going to tell me why I'm here? Where are my colleagues?"
After being led downstairs in a daze, Xiaobaicai belatedly remembered this important matter.
After Xiaobaicai withdrew her hand, Qiongqi didn't try to pull her back. Worried about frightening her, he spoke softly, "It's like this: our restaurant has reached a settlement with your department regarding what happened today, and they all went home during the day. However, since you were injured by my employees, I've taken the liberty of keeping you here to recover as compensation. Don't be afraid; if you don't believe me, you can call or video call your colleagues to ask."
Upon hearing his words, Xiaobaicai immediately rummaged through his pockets for his phone. Fortunately, his phone was still in his pocket and hadn't been lost, so he quickly found it and sent a video to Yazi.
Ya Zi was out looking for a place to eat with his colleagues. They had a meeting about the case today, so they got off work a little late. At this time, Director Yu decided to organize everyone to have a meal together.
When Xiaobaicai called, everyone was still discussing where to eat and hadn't decided on a place yet.
"Hey, Brother Long, where are you guys headed?"
As soon as Xiaobaicai sent the video, Ya Zi immediately answered. Seeing that the contact name was Xiaobaicai, he turned the video towards all his colleagues in the department and said, "We're planning to have a get-together. Xiaobaicai, how are you feeling? Are you feeling any better?"
"Hmm, I think it's about time, right? It doesn't hurt anymore~ But Qi-ge said I need to continue to recover."
Little Cabbage touched the spot where she was injured and said with a slightly aggrieved expression.
Xiao Baicai's injuries had actually healed completely. After all, Qiongqi couldn't bear to see his beloved Xiao Baicai suffer. He said that leaving Xiao Baicai here to recover was just an excuse to keep her here.
Seeing that Xiao Baicai had finally sent them a video, Yue Jiuling, who was next to Ya Zi, immediately asked, "By the way, Cai Cai, how is that restaurant owner treating you? If you don't like recuperating at the restaurant, how about I come and pick you up?"
Even though she knew that Qiongqi wouldn't hurt Xiaobaicai, Yue Jiuling still hoped that Xiaobaicai could come back to their department to recover from her injuries.
"Miss Yue, don't worry, I will definitely take good care of Comrade Xiaobai."
Qiongqi, who had been watching Xiaobaicai and Yue Jiuling's video the whole time, immediately leaned over to speak when he heard Yue Jiuling's words. While Xiaobaicai wasn't paying attention, he gave the person on the other end of the video a look that said, "Get lost, don't bother me while I'm having my romance!"
Qiongqi was genuinely worried that Xiaobaicai might agree to be taken away. This Xiaobaicai was different from the one in the previous life. In the previous life, Xiaobaicai didn't have many colleagues and friends, so he was quickly taken away by Qiongqi. But this Xiaobaicai was different. What if he was taken away by his friends and colleagues and didn't want to be with Qiongqi anymore? Qiongqi couldn't very well snatch him away, could he? That would scare Xiaobaicai.
Fortunately, the quick-witted Ya Zi and the other colleagues who already knew Qiong Qi's identity understood the look in Qiong Qi's eyes. They didn't dare to say they were going to pick up Xiao Bai Cai like Yue Jiu Ling did. Bai Xin Yu even pulled Yue Jiu Ling away and said to Xiao Bai Cai, "Haha~ Cai Cai, we might be quite busy lately. Why don't you stay at the restaurant to recover from your injuries and come back when you're healed?"
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