"Okay, I'll write down the ingredients and instructions for you later, and I'll come over and teach you tomorrow if I have time."
"Hey? Can't you teach me now? It's only a few o'clock, and you're already going home?"
"No... because I have another snack to deliver to someone else, which is a very, very far away. I'm afraid I won't have enough time, and I have to go home for dinner tonight."
That's how the Bai family's rules are. Even if your stepmother and father aren't home right now, if you're not there for dinner and you come home late, you'll definitely get a scolding.
Since it was a rare opportunity to come out, Bai Xiaoruo wanted to prepare snacks for both sides. After delivering the snacks to Sister Annie, she would also need to visit her grandparents later.
"Oh my~ Who is this for? It's so far, why are you sending it? Could it be... your boyfriend?" Annie looked at Bai Xiaoruo meaningfully, already imagining the young girl's first love meeting her boyfriend.
"No, they're two very kind grandparents... I don't even have a boyfriend yet..."
"Oh... It's alright. Our Xiaoruo is so outstanding, why would she be afraid of not having anyone like her? Are there any boys pursuing her at school? How about I introduce you to a few nice guys? They're reliable and good-looking too."
"This..." Bai Xiaoruo was a little embarrassed. To be honest, she really didn't have the mind to talk about these things right now. All she wanted to do was finish university as soon as possible, so that she could support herself and get rid of the Bai family completely. That was the most important thing for her right now.
“Sister Annie, stop talking about me. How about you? How have you been lately? Are you busy with work? Did you take the day off today?” Bai Xiaoruo didn’t answer Annie’s question directly, but instead changed the subject to herself.
When the topic of work came up, Annie was still furious. It was so unlucky and miserable. More than a week had passed and she still hadn't been reinstated. She was practically going moldy from staying at home for so long.
"Sigh, don't even mention it, it's all tears. I'm unemployed now..." Annie recounted to Bai Xiaoruo what had happened since she left the hospital that day.
"Tell me, am I going through menopause? I forgot something so important. And of all my bad luck, I just happened to run into the line of fire. As a lowly employee, I had no choice but to accept it. I almost lost my job."
"Is it that serious..." Bai Xiaoru listened, seemingly understanding but not quite. She had never worked before and didn't really know what Annie was talking about. But being sent home to rest like this, not knowing when she could return to her post, was indeed very upsetting.
“Sister Annie, since you’re resting at home now, haven’t you ever thought about quitting your current job and finding a new one?”
“How could I possibly change jobs so easily, Xiao Ruo? Do you even know what Qingxian Group is? My god, so many people would kill to get in, spending huge sums of money and using every trick in the book, and they still might not get accepted. I put in so much effort to get into Qingxian, how could I just leave like this? I’ve been reflecting on my mistakes at home these past few days, but I still really want to go back to work, sigh…” Annie leaned back lazily on the sofa and patted Bai Xiao Ruo’s shoulder lightly. “My dear Xiao Ruo, if you were the boss’s wife, you could put in a good word for me, maybe I could get my job back right away.”
"This... Sister Annie, please don't joke with me. Your boss and I are from completely different worlds, and there's no way we could have any relationship." Bai Xiaoru thought that Sister Annie must have been too saddened by the past and was talking nonsense.
"That's true, but the fact that the boss hugged you that night is solid proof. I've never seen him take the initiative to make contact with any female creature before. He always has a stern face when he sees anyone."
"Perhaps... he was in a good mood that night. Besides, I've never seen what your boss looks like, but from what you've said, he must be quite fierce..."
"He's rarely a fierce person, but when he gets angry, it's terrifying. Want to see him? It's not hard at all. I have photos; I'll find them for you." Annie said, getting up and heading to the bedroom. She grabbed her phone and started looking for photos to show Bai Xiaoruo—
“Let me tell you, getting a photo of the boss is harder than climbing to heaven. He hates taking pictures. Even at press conferences, reporters are only allowed to bring microphones, not cameras. Hehe, these are the best photos I’ve secretly taken over the past two years. So many girls in our company want them, and I’m showing them to them for free.” Annie said as she opened her phone’s photo album.
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