Outside the window, tiny snowflakes began to fall, appearing like raindrops and disappearing almost instantly.
The room was warm and cozy, so quiet you could hear a pin drop; only her breathing was even and soft.
Sheng Xuan carefully pulled open his coat and covered her upper body with it.
The tight-fitting coat was draped over her body, making her look like a small blanket.
He raised an eyebrow. The two were only fifteen centimeters apart in height, yet their builds looked so different!
She seems to have lost weight recently.
As the year draws to a close, no one in business is not busy.
She manages several medicinal cuisine restaurants, and she has to keep track of everything every day, including how much stock she buys, the cost, the revenue, and all the labor, utilities, and other expenses.
As far as he knew, she only had one secretary.
Normally, she should be able to handle it, but during the Chinese New Year, the various data summaries and reports are enough to make many people dizzy!
She is a person with a very regular schedule, always going to bed early and waking up early.
It was already 11:30, and she had just finished her work; she had obviously been working overtime until now.
He stared at her pale face, long eyelashes, and lips that were no longer as moist as before, and was momentarily stunned.
In their youth, the two were like oil and water, always fighting whenever they met, and never getting along well with each other.
The two were deskmates in high school, and their conflicts intensified, leading to all sorts of pranks and tricks—enough to fill a book.
Until that year, she suddenly developed appendicitis and was in critical condition, all the farce came to an abrupt end!
She continued to quietly excel at her studies, while he improved his academic performance, practiced martial arts, became the school bully, and secretly started his own business.
At first, he thought he was too busy to keep arguing with her, but when he finally had some free time, she seemed to have stopped arguing.
Just then, his grandfather proposed that the two of them get engaged, which terrified him.
I thought I didn't need to worry about it, since she would definitely find a way to refuse the marriage proposal anyway. But to my surprise, she agreed!
Hearing that she silently agreed gave him another real shock!
Later, they went abroad to study and were busy with their own lives, and never kept in touch. They only met briefly at a few gatherings, but neither of them spoke a word to each other.
Although he didn't have any, he knew a lot about her, including that she skipped grades to earn credits in country N, was a top student abroad, received full scholarships every year, and published several papers on pharmacology and medicinal cuisine, which caused a sensation.
He also knew that a lot of men were pursuing her back then, but she never dated anyone and rejected them all.
Yuan Heng, that effeminate man, is rather unusual. He's very close to her, but not in a romantic way. On the contrary, Jiang Lirong is chasing after her, even all the way to Rongcheng, looking like a disgustingly infatuated man...
Unbeknownst to them, their way of getting along changed, from bickering and fighting to quiet harmony.
Just then, footsteps came from the back corridor, and he suddenly came to his senses—his handsome face flushed red!
He found himself staring intently at her face without even realizing it!
He hurriedly got up, tiptoed to the door, and gently closed it.
Then, he returned to his seat and sent a message to his colleagues, telling them to go back and rest as it was too cold and that they would be starting work an hour later the next day.
Soon, the colleagues sent excited and thankful emojis, hurriedly packed their things, and left.
Sheng Xuan looked at the sleeping woman on the sofa, but for some reason, he couldn't calm down. He could no longer concentrate on the text and images on the monitor, and after a few minutes, he simply turned off the computer.
"Cough..." He coughed softly.
Unexpectedly, Ning Lang was fast asleep and did not notice anything.
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