Chapter 29 Rebirth at Baiyue Pass (6) You were actually moved...
Chapter Twenty-Nine
After hearing what Song Ye had said, Xia Zhi felt very nervous and looked at him, saying, "I'm a little sleepy, I want to go to sleep first."
Song Ye observed her discreetly for a long time before softly asking, "Why are you so nervous?"
Xia Zhi felt a little embarrassed: "No, I'm just really sleepy."
Song Ye's voice gradually took on a more authoritative tone: "Can't we just chat?"
Xia Zhi could only nod: "Of course, but isn't it too late now..."
Song Ye ignored her words and said calmly, "Come and sit down."
Seeing that there was no way to escape, Xia Zhi could only walk over to Song Ye and sit down gently.
Because it was late at night, the living room lights were off, with only the faint light from Song Ye's computer screen. Xia Zhi could feel Song Ye's scrutinizing and audacious gaze lingering on her.
She couldn't help but feel a little nervous, afraid that Song Ye would notice something.
[Host! He has no evidence right now! As long as you grit your teeth and deny it, what can anyone do to you!]
Upon hearing what the system Xiao Qi said, Xia Zhi couldn't help but react: "That's right."
Feeling more confident, she looked at Song Ye and asked, "Is there something you need?"
Song Ye said calmly, "To put it simply, you came to work for Lu Qi because your mother is sick."
Xia Zhi nodded seriously: "That's right."
Song Ye hummed in agreement, then casually looked away: "Come work for me, I'll give you double the salary, how about it?"
Xia Zhi was slightly taken aback. She had thought that Song Ye had come to test her, but she did not expect that Song Ye had come to poach her.
She quickly realized that she couldn't afford to offend either side, and she certainly couldn't backstab anyone, otherwise she would only get herself into a deeper vortex.
So she smiled and said, "Boss Lu is very good to me, and I don't plan to change jobs for the time being."
Song Ye stared at her for a long time before finally speaking slowly, with a hint of mockery in his voice: "You're quite principled."
Xia Zhi nodded: "Then... I'll go back to sleep first."
Song Ye suddenly said, "My name is Song Ye."
Xia Zhi was a little flustered: "Hello, Mr. Song."
Song Ye chuckled: "Completely different from Zhizhi."
Xia Zhi didn't hear clearly, so she exclaimed "Ah!"
Song Ye rubbed his temples and said, "Go and rest."
Xia Zhi walked back to her room and lay down on the bed. She felt a little depressed: "What does he mean by this? Has he figured it out? But he has no evidence. I'm just gritting my teeth and refusing to admit it. What can anyone do to me?"
[That's right! Host!]
With this in mind, Xia Zhi finally slept well that night. When she woke up the next day, she found that the sunlight was already shining into the room.
She looked at the sunlight streaming down the ground, paused slightly, and glanced at the time.
Oh no! She didn't have time to make breakfast for Lu Qi and the others!
She hurriedly left the room, forgetting even to change out of her pajamas. As soon as she stepped out, the three people sitting on the sofa looked over curiously.
Xia Zhi was wearing a red nightgown, the front of which was completely exposed, revealing her fair thighs.
The three of them looked at each other with a hint of surprise, but strangely, none of them spoke first.
Xia Zhi instinctively covered her chest and ran back.
She went into the room and slammed the door shut. She took a deep breath, feeling utterly ashamed.
After calming down, she changed her clothes and then left the room.
She felt very embarrassed because of her earlier rashness, and her face was still burning.
Song Ling looked at Xia Zhi somewhat uncomfortably, opened her mouth, but ultimately remained silent.
Instead, Song Ye said calmly, "No need to rush. We're all resting today. Just prepare breakfast. There's plenty of time."
Xia Zhi glanced gratefully at Song Ye, then looked at Lu Qi, who was standing silently beside her, and said, "Boss, I'll go make breakfast now."
Song Ye hummed in agreement: "Go ahead."
Xia Zhi went out of the kitchen to make breakfast. After finishing the simple breakfast, she brought it out.
Song Ye looked at Xia Zhi and suddenly asked, "Lu Qi, tell me, if I poach your people, will you be angry?"
The atmosphere suddenly became tense.
Lu Qi looked at Song Ye and said coldly, "You poached someone yesterday? What did she say?"
Xia Zhi immediately tensed up and looked at Song Ye.
Song Ye paused for a moment, then winked at Xia Zhi and said deliberately, "Why don't you ask her?"
Just as Xia Zhi was about to speak, Lu Qi interrupted her, saying, "Xia Zhi, come upstairs with me."
Song Ling looked at Lu Qi with a strange expression, and after a long while reminded him, "Lu Qi, don't be impulsive."
Lu Qi gestured for Xia Zhi to go upstairs.
Xia Zhi had no way to defend herself and could only follow Lu Qi upstairs.
After the two went upstairs, Xia Zhi explained, "Yesterday, Boss Song asked me if I wanted to work for him. He offered double pay, but I didn't agree."
Lu Qi suddenly moved closer to Xia Zhi, looking down at her condescendingly: "You're actually attracted to her, aren't you?"
Xia Zhi could feel a strong sense of oppression, and she took a step back uncomfortably: "Boss Lu, please don't do this..."
Lu Qi originally just wanted to scare Xia Zhi, but seeing Xia Zhi's nervous look, for some reason, he suddenly had the urge to kiss her.
Xia Zhi could feel the unrestrained, scrutinizing gazes from the opposite sex; she could sense the danger.
Xia Zhi took another step back and said calmly, "Boss Lu, if you keep doing this, I'm really going to be poached."
Lu Qi was a little embarrassed upon hearing this, and he tried to explain, "I... didn't mean to just now."
Xia Zhi said, "I still plan to work here, but only as a nanny."
After Xia Zhi finished speaking, she left the second floor. When she got to the first floor, she noticed that Song Ling was looking at her strangely.
She didn't seem to care and walked to the side, saying, "You can eat slowly."
Lu Qi stood by the railing on the second floor, his eyes fixed on Xia Zhi.
Lu Qi said calmly, "The garden outside needs some tidying up. Xia Zhi, do you know how to tidy it up?"
Xia Zhi was stunned upon hearing this; she really didn't know how to tidy up the garden. She had always been pampered and had never done such strenuous chores before.
Lu Qi narrowed his eyes slightly and said slowly, "I'm not paying you such a high salary so you can have it so easy."
Although he was speaking to Xia Zhi, his eyes were fixed on Song Ye.
Song Ye seemed a little helpless, rubbing his temples: "Lu Qi, I told you, you need to be more patient with girls. Otherwise, I really will steal her away."
Lu Qi laughed: "Song Ye, don't forget, she still owes me hundreds of thousands. You think you can just leave? Not so easy."
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing, Xia Zhi finally compromised: "Boss Lu, can you teach me? I really don't know how to tidy up the back garden."
Lu Qi nodded and said, "I'll go with you."
Song Ye looked at Xia Zhi and sighed, "Why are you doing this?"
Xia Zhi ignored Song Ye and silently followed behind Lu Qi.
Lu Qi took the pruning shears and then looked at Song Ling and Song Ye: "Do whatever is convenient for you."
Song Ling stood up: "I'll go with you to tidy up the back garden."
Lu Qi glanced at him and bluntly exposed him: "Song Ling, you can stay here. We don't need your help. You'll only make things worse."
Hearing this, Song Ling felt a little guilty and subconsciously looked at Xia Zhi. Xia Zhi's eyes were calm as ever, but Song Ling felt his face burning.
Out of politeness, he scoffed, "Boring. Fine, you guys go ahead."
Song Ye looked at the two of them and said gently, "I can also help in some way."
Lu Qi said, "I don't need your help anymore, don't you understand?"
Seeing that the two were about to start arguing again, Xia Zhi quickly walked towards the back garden and urged, "Let's go, we need to get it fixed."
The two walked towards the back garden one after the other. Xia Zhi found that the back garden had not been maintained for a long time. It was overgrown with weeds, but the flowers were in full bloom. However, it looked a bit messy and lacked a sense of order.
Lu Qi looked at Xia Zhi: "I'll demonstrate first, and you can just copy it."
Xia Zhi nodded seriously, and Lu Qi took the scissors, opened the tools, and began to mow the lawn.
The weeds on the lawn were quickly removed.
Xia Zhi subconsciously replied, "Okay, I understand."
Lu Qi handed the scissors to Xia Zhi: "Here, you do it."
Xia Zhi bent down and began to clear away the weeds, but because she was really inexperienced, she quickly flattened the grass.
Xia Zhi felt a little embarrassed and subconsciously explained, "Mr. Lu, I don't have a garden like this at home, so... I'm not very good at it."
Lu Qi stared at Xia Zhi, his eyes somewhat thoughtful. Then he walked over, gently put his arms around Xia Zhi's back from behind, and placed his hands on her hands.
Xia Zhi was startled, but then she heard Lu Qi's unusually hoarse voice: "Don't move."
Xia Zhi could only stand there stiffly, letting Lu Qi hug her.
Lu Qi said calmly, "I'll teach you step by step."
Lu Qi gently moved Xia Zhi's hand, and Xia Zhi felt that Lu Qi's hand was a little cold.
By the time she realized what was happening, Lu Qi had already taken a step back: "Alright, try again."
Xia Zhi was a little embarrassed. She had been so nervous that she hadn't paid any attention to Lu Qi's movements.
She sighed silently: "I really can't learn it."
She thought Lu Qi would be furious, but to her surprise, he suddenly said leisurely, "Then you go do something else, I'll do this."
Xia Zhi looked at him in surprise upon hearing this, opened her mouth, but didn't know how to answer.
Lu Qi asked with amusement, "What's wrong?"
Xia Zhi then asked, "What else do you need me to do?"
Lu Qi said calmly, "Go get a broom and sweep the floor over there."
Xia Zhi nodded and said, "Okay!"
As long as she didn't have to weed, it was fine. Xia Zhi walked into the house to pick up a broom.
She was looking for a broom when she suddenly heard Song Ling, who was reading a book next to her, say, "Can't even weed? You're so stupid."
Xia Zhi glanced at Song Ling and couldn't help but ask, "Then do you know how to weed?"
Song Ling said, "Me! Of course I can!"
Xia Zhi smiled but didn't say anything, while Song Ling was quickly provoked by her.
He couldn't help but ask, "Don't you believe me?"
Xia Zhi knew perfectly well that Song Ling was just a good-for-nothing and knew nothing about such matters.
Because he was pampered by his elders and older brother since childhood, he had never seriously worked on his own.
Seeing Song Ling's eager expression, Xia Zhi sighed, "That's really childish."
Song Ling was slightly taken aback upon hearing this. For a second, he thought that Xia Zhi had returned, because that was what Xia Zhi had said about him before.
He was immature back then, always trying to get close to Xia Zhi and kiss her cheek. When he couldn't, he would sulk, and Xia Zhi would always say, "Childish."
...
Song Ling's heart began to pound violently as he stared intently at Xia Zhi.
Xia Zhi felt a little uneasy under his gaze, so she grabbed a broom and quickly went outside.
Her task was to sweep the empty space in the back garden clean.
Sweep the floor! That's easy.
So Xia Zhi took a broom and started sweeping the floor. After sweeping for a while, she got a little tired, so she sat down on a chair next to her to rest for a bit.
Lu Qi seemed to have finished weeding. He walked over, looked at Xia Zhi, and raised his eyebrows slightly: "Tired so quickly?"
Xia Zhi quickly stood up and waved her hand, "No, no, I can still work."
Lu Qi said, "Put the withered leaves in a pile, and then take a rest."
Xia Zhi nodded and smiled, "Okay!"
Lu Qi was slightly taken aback when he saw Xia Zhi's bright smile.
*
After Xia Zhi finished everything, it was almost noon. She was a little annoyed, thinking that she would have to cook again soon.
She went inside, and the three of them remained silent, each busy with their own things.
She couldn't help but ask, "Mr. Lu, shouldn't I start cooking?"
Lu Qi hummed in agreement: "Go ahead and do it."
Just as Xia Zhi was about to walk into the kitchen, Song Ye suddenly spoke up: "Xia Zhi, you must be tired. I'll cook lunch today."
Lu Qi glanced at him coldly: "This is what she should do, you don't need to interfere."
Song Ye smiled faintly: "This was my own choice, so what?"
The two stared at each other silently until Lu Qi said, "No, Xia Zhi is meant for this job, I won't allow it."
Song Ye said helplessly, "Lu Qi, with such a terrible personality, it's no wonder Xia Zhi never liked you before."
Xia Zhi couldn't help but gasp; she hadn't expected Song Ye to be so direct.
Upon hearing this, Lu Qi straightened up and looked at Song Ye with a mocking expression: "Aren't you the same?"
Song Ye clenched his fists instinctively, without replying.
Song Ling could sense the tension between the two, so he tried to persuade them, "What are you arguing about? Xia Zhi, go cook, don't pay attention to them."
Xia Zhi hurriedly went into the kitchen. She glanced at Lu Qi and, recalling his behavior today, still felt a little scared.
"Xiao Qi, don't you think Lu Qi is too close to me?"
[Yes! Host! Lu Qi has gotten close to you several times!]
Xia Zhi didn't want to cause trouble, but she did feel more comfortable staying with Song Ye than with Lu Qi.
If she hadn't still owed Lu Qi hundreds of thousands of yuan, she would have left long ago.
She was quietly chopping vegetables when she suddenly heard the kitchen door open.
Xia Zhi subconsciously turned around and saw Song Ye.
Song Ye smiled and said, "I'll help you."
Xia Zhi was a little embarrassed: "No need..."
Song Ye said calmly, "Wouldn't it be faster if we did it together?"
Xia Zhi could only nod. She picked up the vegetables next to her and handed them to Song Ye: "Then you can wash the vegetables."
Song Ye took the vegetables and silently washed them clean.
Xia Zhi was chopping vegetables when she heard Song Ye say, "If you're willing, I'll help you pay off all your debts and then pay you double your salary, as long as you're willing to come."
Xia Zhi was slightly taken aback, not expecting that Song Ye had not given up yet.
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Author's Note: Here it comes! [Pity]
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