Lin Xiu handed the steaming porcelain cup to the woman leaning against the doorway and spoke.
“Mission accomplished. Want a taste?”
Hearing this, Liu Yun carefully took the cup, and after a moment’s thought, she whispered, “Thank you…”
As she spoke, she brought the cup to her lips. Perhaps because it was too hot, she first tested it with the tip of her tongue, looking very much like a kitten. It was incredibly cute.
After taking a small sip, Liu Yun faced Lin Xiu’s burning gaze and felt a bit embarrassed, whispering a complaint.
“It’s too sweet…”
Lin Xiu shrugged and said helplessly, “I can’t help it. This is my first time making ginger tea for a woman. Don’t be so picky, Sister Yun.”
When Liu Yun heard Lin Xiu say this, her eyes cast downward, and she muttered, “I wasn’t being picky…”
The night was enchanting. At that moment, under the dim light of the living room…
Liu Yun sat on the sofa clutching the mug, her two jade-like legs tucked up as she unconsciously watched the youth who was cleaning up the broken glass on the floor.
Seeing him so busy working on her behalf, Liu Yun felt a bit guilty. She spoke up hesitantly, “Maybe you should stop cleaning. I’ll do it myself tomorrow…”
Lin Xiu did not stop until every shard of broken glass was cleaned up. Only then did he stand up and clap his hands.
“All done. Sister Yun, get some good sleep tonight. If anything else happens, just send me a message.”
As he spoke, Lin Xiu shook his phone and didn’t forget to add, “Consider this mutual aid between neighbors.”
Hearing the boy say this, Liu Yun was stunned for a moment, then she nodded silently.
Watching the boy’s receding figure as he left, Liu Yun couldn’t understand why he had suddenly become such a gentleman.
A week passed in the blink of an eye, and Liu Yun’s period finally ended. When she arrived at the office, a breakfast set was placed on her desk as usual.
Seeing this, a feeling she couldn’t describe welled up in Liu Yun’s heart. She suddenly realized that she was actually getting used to having this youth in her life…
***
On the other side, Lin Xiu was currently assembling a model airplane during work hours, commonly known as slacking off.
Just then, his office door was pushed open, and a very stylish and cute girl walked in.
“Brother, are you neglecting your duties again?”
Lin Xiyue looked at her brother slacking off and spoke playfully.
Lin Xiu’s movements didn’t pause for a second; he only cast a curious glance at her. “You didn’t go out shopping today? Why did you run all the way here to see me?”
Lin Xiyue stuck out her tongue and asked curiously, “Brother, I heard you found a girlfriend. When are you going to bring my sister-in-law to meet me?”
Lin Xiu’s hands paused when he heard this, and he said helplessly, “Why are you just like the old man? The timing isn’t right yet. When the time comes, I’ll naturally bring her back.”
After all, he hadn’t succeeded in stealing her away yet…
“Also, if you’re only here to talk about this, you can leave now. Don’t interrupt my work, okay?”
Lin Xiyue rolled her eyes. “Brother, you’re so thick-skinned…”
“Fine, fine. I only came over to remind you that you can pick anyone to be your girlfriend, but it absolutely cannot be that one. Have you forgotten our mission?”
Lin Xiu fell silent. After a long while, he resumed assembling the model plane and said flatly, “Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”
A trace of doubt flashed in Lin Xiyue’s eyes, but she didn’t say anything more, returning to her previous playful demeanor.
“Alright, I’ve said what needed to be said. Now for the real business. Brother~ your cute little sister is a bit short on cash right now. How about a little subsidy?”
Looking at the girl holding out her hand for money, Lin Xiu smiled.
“You want money? I don’t have any.”
Lin Xiyue’s face fell, and she said in grief, “Brother, how can you be so heartless? I’m your own sister!”
Lin Xiu wagged his finger. “First of all, we are cousins, not siblings.”
“Also, I really don’t have money. My cards were all cut off by the old man. Your brother has to live under someone else’s roof lately, even charging my expenses to their account for reimbursement.”
Hearing him say this, Lin Xiyue squinted her eyes. Once she determined he wasn’t lying, she immediately dropped her pitiful expression.
“Really, Cousin, you should have said so earlier. You made me waste my acting skills. I’m leaving, I’m leaving.”
Lin Xiu watched the girl leave without hesitation, his lips twitching slightly. She moved so quickly—was she afraid he would try to borrow money from her instead?
However, thinking of the girl’s reminder just now, Lin Xiu’s eyes turned cold, then he shook his head with a self-mocking laugh.
Hadn’t he already made his decision? Why think so much now…
Lin Xiu cast all those thoughts aside and prepared to continue his unfinished model.
But just as he picked up a component, the office door was opened once again.
Liu Yun walked in holding a document. Seeing the desk covered in model parts in front of the youth, she couldn’t help but touch her forehead and sigh.
“Mas! Ter! Is this your attitude toward working hard?”
An awkward flash crossed Lin Xiu’s face, but he quickly became self-righteous and smiled faintly.
“Sister Yun, I’m just balancing work and play.”
Liu Yun rolled her eyes and corrected him, “Don’t call me that in the company. Someone will find out.”
Lin Xiu shrugged nonchalantly. “There’s no one else here. Anyway, Sister Yun, did you come here specifically to visit me?”
Liu Yun tossed the document onto the model parts and said crossly, “As if. There’s a document that needs your signature. Also, the Chairman wants us both to go see him.”
This guy… clearly he was the one who led the proposal, but now he had pushed all the execution and promotion onto her. He took the phrase ‘hands-off manager’ to the absolute extreme.
Hearing this, Lin Xiu nodded. Without even looking at the contents of the document, he signed his name.
“Sister Yun, wait a moment. Let me finish assembling this, then we’ll go see the old man together.”
Liu Yun held the signed document, speechless. She really didn’t know what to say anymore.
At this moment, she really doubted whether the Chairman was right to let this guy take over the company.
Liu Yun waited for another ten minutes. Seeing Lin Xiu still moving at a snail’s pace, she really couldn’t take it anymore.
“How much longer do you need? The Chairman is going to get impatient.”
When that happened, the boy would be fine, but she would be the one packing her bags…
Hearing the urgency in Liu Yun’s tone, Lin Xiu smiled faintly and said helplessly, “I can’t help it. This thing is quite hard to assemble. Sister Yun, if you helped me, it would probably save a lot of time.”
Liu Yun was stunned. Looking at the model airplane in front of her, she gritted her teeth and finally stepped forward to help.
Just like that, the number of people neglecting their duties went from one to two…