“That, Zhi Xian, how long exactly are you going to keep staring at me… it’s been over ten minutes already…”
Behind the large computer monitor, a black-haired girl slowly poked out half her face, her forehead smooth, her nose delicate and sharp.
Her phoenix-shaped eyes, curling upwards at the outer edges, were nervously fixed on Ruan Zhixian, and her earlobes flushed faintly pink.
“Oh! So I’ve been staring for that long…”
Ruan Zhixian, sitting on the sofa with his chin in his hand, was suddenly brought back to reality as he looked at Su Ling.
His eyes curved with a smile, sweet and gentle as he said, “But it’s okay, I’m not tired. I can keep watching you work, Ling Ling!”
“No, it’s not that…”
The black-haired girl slowly retreated her head again, now only her shy black eyes visible.
“I mean, why do you have to keep staring at me like that…”
“Because you look so good when you’re serious about work! Like everyone says, a woman is most charming when she’s working~ You’re exactly like that!”
“When you’re reading documents, your back is so straight, and your eyes so focused; when you’re thinking, you lightly tap your lower lip with the end of your pen, your mouth pouting slightly; when you sign papers, your movements are crisp and decisive, and your fingers holding the pen are long and…”
“Okay, okay, that’s enough!”
Su Ling covered her thoroughly flushed face with one hand, while her other fair palm stretched out to stop the excited blonde girl from going on.
“Not enough~”
Ruan Zhixian shook his head and smiled as he continued.
“I told you, I want you to feel my love, so I keep, keep staring at you. That’s how you’ll feel it~”
That was a lie!
Actually, I just wanted an excuse to stare at Su Ling while she was working!
Last time at home, I didn’t dare to look openly, and now that I finally have the chance, of course I’m going to enjoy it fully!
After all, Ling Ling at this moment is really charming… An intellectual, elegant, long-haired beauty who focuses completely on her work is just the best!
Ruan Zhixian swallowed nervously, secretly pleased with the good excuse he came up with.
Besides, we’re basically a couple now, right? What’s wrong with looking at my girlfriend…
She’s my girlfriend I earned over two lifetimes!
Ruan Zhixian reasoned confidently in his heart.
“Th-then, Zhi Xian, could you please stop staring at me… I already know your like…”
“Hm?”
The blonde girl got up and leaned forward, wanting to catch the black-haired girl’s whisper clearly.
“Your like…”
“Hehe…”
The black-haired girl’s eyes gradually glazed over as Ruan Zhixian approached, her words growing more indistinct.
“Miss, Miss Ruan, I’m here to bring you fresh black tea!”
A baby-faced secretary carrying a delicate European-style teapot stepped briskly forward and pushed open the office door, only to freeze in place at the scene inside.
Behind the wide desk, the black-haired young lady with a faint blush sat in the armchair, while the blonde-haired Miss Ruan leaned almost completely over the desk, arms braced on either side of the director’s chair, smiling as she cornered her.
The distance between them was shockingly close; the blonde’s hair tips almost brushed the black-haired girl’s collarbone.
From Secretary Lin’s point of view, it seemed like a kiss about to happen was suddenly interrupted.
“S-sorry! Miss! I didn’t mean to disturb you!”
The flustered secretary hurriedly set down the teapot on the tea table, bowed deeply, and then fled out like the wind, leaving the two inside exchanging glances.
This is bad, bad, bad… I just caught Miss’s good thing, and I just got my vacation approved—won’t it be taken back now…
The secretary felt like crying but had no tears.
It’s over! Secretary Lin must have misunderstood! She definitely misunderstood that I was just talking with Zhixian just now…
***
Some time later, as Su Ling tidied documents, she thought about what had just happened and couldn’t help but sneak a glance at Ruan Zhixian, who was now playing mobile games on the sofa.
Wait, maybe the misunderstanding isn’t so bad… after all, my relationship with Zhixian is pretty good right now, and he has indeed been saying he likes me since last night, even calling me Ling Ling…
Thinking this, the black-haired girl’s face blushed again.
But does Zhixian really like me? It all feels a bit unreal, like a dream…
Zhixian really likes me… heh heh heh…
“By the way, Ling Ling, where do you usually have lunch?”
Just then, Ruan Zhixian finished a ranked game, put down his phone, and lazily interrupted the black-haired girl’s quiet giggling.
“Ah, um, for lunch, I usually…”
“Oh! I know! Why don’t we eat at your company cafeteria today? How about that, Ling Ling~”
Suddenly inspired, the blonde girl excitedly cut off Su Ling’s words, clasping her hands together, closing one eye playfully, and seeking her approval.
I usually have Secretary Wang or Secretary Lin bring me lunch separately…
Su Ling, hit by Ruan Zhixian’s cute attack, immediately swallowed the words on the tip of her tongue and changed her answer.
“Sure, then let’s go to the cafeteria.”
“Yay!”
The ecstatic blonde girl charged over and threw her arms around the black-haired girl in the office chair.
Mmm, mmm… Zhi Xian really is so big… soft and fluffy, so happy…
Being tightly held in Ruan Zhixian’s big bear-like hug, the black-haired girl buried her small face and thought this to herself.
“Hey, Guo Guo, why are you sitting here all alone with such a glum face? Didn’t Miss just promise us a day off at this morning’s meeting?”
In the company cafeteria, a female secretary carrying a tray walked by Guo Guo’s table, curiously striking up a conversation.
“Wuwu, don’t say it, Sister Zhang, I just…”
“Hey Guo Guo, look, isn’t that Miss and Miss Ruan?”
The excited secretary shook Guo Guo’s shoulder and motioned toward the cafeteria entrance with her eyes.
There, at the company cafeteria entrance, were Ruan Zhixian and Su Ling, walking side by side into the bustling cafeteria, instantly drawing many gazes.
The youthful and beautiful blonde girl was holding the black-haired girl’s arm affectionately, almost pressed against her side.
Her radiant blonde hair intertwined with Su Ling’s deep black hair, creating a striking contrast.
She tilted her head up slightly, her emerald peach-blossom eyes curved into crescent moons, lips lifted in a bright and slightly proud smile.
The black-haired girl being held appeared a little cool and composed, her steps steady, but her dark eyes looking at the person beside her hid a subtle warmth—and some shyness…?
For some reason, when Guo Guo looked up, she felt like her mistress’s ears hidden beneath the black hair were all glowing bright red…
Their intimate posture and contrasting yet surprisingly harmonious temperaments made the already stunning pair magnets for everyone’s attention, as they walked through the cafeteria toward the window.
“Seeing Miss and Miss Ruan being so close like this, could it be that what you said this morning, Guo Guo, was true?”
“The two ladies really are together? And that Miss Ruan’s disappearance was because she was secretly staying at Miss’s house as a little wife?”
Sister Zhang excitedly leaned toward the young secretary, asking with curiosity.
“Hmph, Sister Zhang, didn’t I tell you all this morning? Nobody believed me, but now you see I was right!”
Guo Guo proudly puffed up her nonexistent little bear chest, looking both cute and triumphant.
“Aiya, that’s only because it’s such explosive news, who’d have guessed the two ladies were actually together and playing so seriously.”
Sister Zhang smiled awkwardly and scratched her head in embarrassment.
“But, it kind of feels like something isn’t quite matching what Guo Guo said?”
The female secretary glanced again at the closely interacting pair in the distance, rubbed her chin thoughtfully.
“Hm? What doesn’t match?”
Guo Guo was momentarily confused by Sister Zhang’s words.
“Well, I feel like, compared to how Guo Guo described it, it seems like Miss is actually the weaker one?”
The secretary looked at the outgoing Ruan Zhixian, greeting the staff, then at her own seemingly shy mistress, set down her right hand from her chin, clapped her fist into her left hand, and suddenly understood.