Chapter 18
Your breathing is too loud, I can't sleep.
"The Zhao family?"
Xu blurted out, "The Zhao family, the one you went on a blind date with?"
Jiang Fengyi stopped flipping through the contract: "How did you know I went on a blind date with Miss Zhao?"
"Gossip heard over tea."
Xu secretly regretted it: You're so quick-tongued!
"oh?"
Jiang Fengyi became interested.
"What other gossip is going on in the break room? Tell me about it."
She tossed the contract aside, leaned back on the sofa, propped her head up with her hand, and looked at Xu Que with great interest.
"N-nothing..."
Jiang Fengyi stared at her, her face clearly showing disbelief.
Meeting the other person's burning gaze, Xu spilled everything out like beans.
"They said that after you went on a blind date with Miss Zhao, you were planning to get married, a powerful alliance. But then Miss Zhao fell in love with you at first sight and jumped out to steal you away."
"In order to stop this marriage, he even went to work at your company and stayed by your side every day."
Jiang Fengyi looked uncomprehending.
"Did an AI infiltrate the employees on the 22nd floor? Otherwise, how could it fabricate such outrageous statements?"
Xu muttered under his breath, "I've fed the novel's AI too much."
"You don't actually believe that, do you?" Jiang Fengyi suddenly remembered that Xu had mentioned the time when the second young lady of the Zhao family fell in love with her at first sight.
"Why did you bring her up out of the blue?"
Jiang Fengyi glanced at Xu Que and explained, "I have no connection with the Zhao family. I am not familiar with the Zhao family's eldest daughter or the Zhao family's second daughter. The only thing that is true is the blind date. Everything else is just a rumor."
"I guessed so."
"Those two from the Zhao family are not good enough for you."
One is clueless, the other lacks manners. Xu is always unusually harsh when facing a potential rival.
Jiang Fengyi, feeling her arm was sore, switched hands to prop up her head and casually asked, "Then who do you think is good enough for me?"
After asking the question, she paid extra attention to Xu Que's actions, her gaze carrying an expectation that she herself was unaware of.
Xu noticed that Jiang Fengyi shook her aching arms and placed a soft pillow between the sofa and her head, freeing her hands.
"Only someone whose heart and eyes are filled with you can barely be worthy of you."
Jiang Fengyi lay sprawled on the sofa, her head sinking into the soft pillows. Her freed hand lifted a strand of long hair from her chest and twirled it around her fingertips.
This is the first time I've felt this relaxed since coming back here. Is it because Xu Que is with me now?
"Someone whose heart and eyes are completely filled with me?"
She murmured softly.
"Could there be such a person?"
"It will happen!"
Xu's tone was firm.
"There must be such people!"
"Alright, then I'll take your good wishes with me."
Jiang Fengyi smiled brightly, her radiant smile under the lamplight dazzling Xu Que's eyes. She stared at her blankly for a long time before she came back to her senses.
"I hope the person you mentioned can appear in my life soon."
I'm already here beside you.
Xu answered in his heart.
She was waiting, ready to confess her feelings as soon as Jiang Fengyi showed even the slightest bit of affection for her. Otherwise, it would only be a one-sided love on her part.
After testing the waters, Jiang Fengyi wasn't sure if she was satisfied with Xu Que's answer, so she went back to the previous topic.
"Besides these, are there any other gossips in the break room?"
This time, Xu dared to look Jiang Fengyi directly in the eyes to answer.
"It's really gone."
Xu had only been working on the 22nd floor for a short time, and the only person he was relatively familiar with was He Shuyi, so he didn't know much gossip.
Jiang Fengyi let her go and turned to say, "Your change of clothes and towels are in the closet. If you want to take a shower later, just go to the closet and get them."
Xu stood up and said, "Then I'll go take a shower first."
The room was filled with traces of Jiang Fengyi's presence; she could smell the floral scent emanating from her with every breath.
The culprit who had attracted her attention, Jiang Fengyi, was lying lazily in front of her, having already taken off her slippers and now standing barefoot on the leather sofa.
The dark sofa made her skin look even whiter. As she moved her long skirt up her legs, the hem of her long skirt easily brushed up to her thighs, revealing her straight and slender legs.
Every move she makes is seducing me.
It's definitely not Jiang Fengyi's fault; it's my own wishful thinking and ulterior motives towards her.
Xu forced herself to look away, using the act of taking a bath to distract herself.
After the others carried their pajamas into the bathroom, Jiang Fengyi, who had been lying on the sofa, sat up straight, put on her slippers, and pulled her skirt back up to below her knees.
Jiang Fengyi's gaze lingered on the direction where Xu had disappeared, unable to fathom her thoughts.
"Is her concern for me because she likes me, or does she only see me as her boss?"
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The hot water spraying from the showerhead extinguished the flames of desire in her heart, and she stopped thinking about it, comfortably enjoying the pleasure of taking a bath.
After pressing a pump of shower gel and applying it all over his body, he belatedly realized that it was Jiang Fengyi's scent. The flame that had just been extinguished reignited and burned brighter and brighter.
Last time, because of the typhoon, Jiang Fengyi and I lived under the same roof. During those days, we did not stay in the same room or share toiletries.
Unlike today, where we not only share each other's scent, but also end up sleeping in the same bed...
Not daring to continue imagining, Xu worried that she might burst out laughing because she was too happy.
She changed into the pajamas Jiang Fengyi had prepared for her. Only after putting them on did she realize that the sleeves were a bit short. She pulled them down hard, opening the collar wide, until the sleeves were barely the same length as her arms before letting go.
Hehe, the pajamas my wife prepared fit her perfectly.
The room was filled with a fragrant aroma as Xu opened the door, the scent of bath fragrance mixed with sunflower gradually spreading outwards.
Xu walked out of the bathroom while drying her hair.
"I'm done washing!"
"you,"
Jiang Fengyi paused for a moment.
Why are you wearing my pajamas?
"This...this is your pajamas?" Xu's face immediately turned red, and her limbs stiffened as if they were newly put on, so stiff that she forgot to move.
"Maybe the aunt accidentally mixed our clothes together."
Xu Que: "Then...should I take it off...?"
Fearing that the other person would actually take off their pajamas on the spot, Jiang Fengyi quickly interrupted, "No need, I have other pajamas, you can wear these."
Her eyes darted away, and she fled as if escaping: "I'm going to take a shower."
The steam in the bathroom hadn't completely dissipated, and the scent emanating from Xu Que still lingered...
I can't keep thinking about this!
Jiang Fengyi, having removed her clothes, stood under the showerhead, letting the water flow wash away the extraneous thoughts in her mind.
She had thought she might not be able to sleep in the new environment, but as soon as she crawled into Jiang Fengyi's bed, she was enveloped by his presence, and her mind relaxed. She felt dizzy and blissfully dazed.
Her pajamas, the thin blanket around her waist, and the soft pillowcase all exuded a faint floral fragrance.
Smelling the fragrance of the flowers, Xu quickly drifted off to sleep.
When Jiang Fengyi came out, she saw Xu Que fast asleep.
"What was I so nervous about just now?" she couldn't help but ask herself. Accompanied by the other person's regular, shallow breathing, Jiang Fengyi turned off the bedroom light and went to bed in the dark.
During this time, she accidentally touched the other person's body and looked at Xu Que in a panic. The person next to her was still sleeping soundly and peacefully, showing no signs of waking up.
The quality of my sleep is really good.
Jiang Fengyi couldn't fall asleep for a while, tossing and turning in bed, going from being cautious at first to being completely unrestrained later.
She discovered that no matter how she moved, Xu could remain soundly asleep, unlike Jiang Fengyi, who showed no signs of sleepiness whatsoever.
The moon was bright, the stars were few, and all was quiet.
People make inexplicable decisions late at night, which is why many people advise against thinking about problems at night.
Jiang Fengyi was clearly unaware of this theory. Her movements became more frequent, and she became increasingly sleepy. Several times, she even bumped into Xu Que while turning over.
Whether this action was intentional or accidental is only known to her.
The rhythmic breathing finally stopped for a moment, just as I had hoped.
Xu was still sleepy, his eyes barely open. His arm, the one closest to Jiang Fengyi, felt slightly numb, as if he had accidentally bumped into the corner of the bed.
She was about to stick her hand out from under the covers when she realized she was wrapped up tightly in a thin blanket like a rolled-up pancake.
Xu carefully pulled his hand out with difficulty, freeing himself from the blanket's restraint, before letting out a heavy sigh of relief.
After waking Xu Que up, Jiang Fengyi finally came to her senses and had no idea why she had insisted on waking him up.
Just now, it felt as if a veil had been draped over her mind, making it impossible for her to think clearly, and she was being controlled by her body's instincts.
Xu, worried that his breathing had been too loud, turned his head to check on Jiang Fengyi beside his pillow.
To his surprise, he turned around and met Jiang Fengyi's bright eyes, which remained piercing even in the darkness.
"I'm sorry, I woke you up."
Jiang Fengyi shook her head.
She could clearly feel the pillow under her head moving along with her movements.
"You didn't wake me up; I was the one who couldn't fall asleep."
Xu glanced at the time; it was already past midnight.
Why can't you sleep?
A seemingly ordinary inquiry takes on a more intimate and ambiguous tone late at night.
"Because of you..."
Jiang Fengyi buried her head in the pillow, the rising heat almost baking her face. She was just glad it was dark and the lights weren't on, otherwise she might have been seen as a ripe, red shrimp.
Her muffled voice came from under the pillow.
"Because your breathing is too loud, I can't sleep."
Jiang Fengyi unreasonably shifted the blame onto the other party.
Xu, the one who was being slandered, accepted it all and went along with her words: "Yes, it's all my fault."
Her voice was clear and crisp, like a clear spring flowing through the river breeze.
"Then how should I atone for my sins?"
Xu, who was sleeping on Jiang Fengyi's bed, became much bolder. Perhaps she had just woken up and her brain hadn't started thinking yet; she was only driven by her heart.
Wanting to get closer to Jiang Fengyi, Xu followed suit.
On the wide, handmade horsehair mattress, the two figures gradually moved closer to the center. The sides were cold because no one had stepped on them, but the temperature in the middle, where the two bodies were warm, began to rise.
Xu reached out his arm to the person next to him and gently embraced their body.
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