“I’m not really knowledgeable about this, so…” Not to mention that the invitation was mostly a joke; even if it were real, Ling Cheng wouldn’t agree.
Seeing that Ling Cheng was about to refuse, Lin Wanfeng’s eyes flickered with a hint of disappointment. “Just kidding. This young lady would never be short of swimsuits.”
Stretching lazily, Lin Wanfeng walked toward the door. “Remember to prepare well. Don’t disappoint me.”
“Th-then I’ll head out too, President Ling.” Yun Ziyu’s mind was in a mess as she followed Lin Wanfeng out.
As a result, being absent-minded, she nearly bumped into the doorframe.
She slumped back into her workstation, eyes vacant, staring blankly at the wall ahead.
“Huh? Why… does he already have a girlfriend?” Unable to focus on work at all, Yun Ziyu kept muttering words like these.
“Sister Ziyu, this is the copy for the next version. Could you take a look and see if there are any issues?” A girl from the copywriting team walked up to Yun Ziyu with a report.
Seeing Yun Ziyu unresponsive, the new copywriting recruit waved her hand in front of her supervisor.
“Ah, it’s Xiao Zhang. Just leave the copy here. I’ll look at it later.” Only when the hand waved in front of her did Yun Ziyu snap back to reality.
“Sister Ziyu, what’s wrong? You look really pale. Are you feeling unwell?”
“I’m fine. By the way… If a guy is still in contact with his ex-girlfriend, and they even seem close, is that normal?”
Having never been in a relationship, Yun Ziyu had no choice but to voice her doubts to her colleague Xiao Zhang.
Seeing her boss so distracted, Xiao Zhang concluded that she must have run into a scumbag. “Sister Ziyu, don’t tell me that’s your boyfriend. That’s definitely a scumbag!”
“Huh? S-scumbag?”
Seeing Yun Ziyu’s unbelieving expression, Xiao Zhang felt the need to make her boss understand how terrible such a scumbag could be.
She never expected that her boss, so capable at work, would be such an idiot when it came to relationships.
“The worst kind is the ones who are ambiguous with their exes and still maintain a good relationship. You never know how many girls they’re messing around with behind your back.”
“Is it really that bad?” Seeing Xiao Zhang’s serious expression, Yun Ziyu couldn’t help but believe it a little.
“That’s why it’s best to cut ties with someone like that. But don’t worry, scumbags like that never end well.”
“Mm, I understand. Thank you, Xiao Zhang.” Yun Ziyu nodded slightly, but inside she started to worry about Ling Cheng.
After all, if Ling Cheng really was entangled with his ex, that would definitely be wrong.
And from Lin Wanfeng’s expression, she would never let it go. She needed to correct Ling Cheng and protect him at the same time.
So this time, she absolutely had to go on the beach trip. She had to stop Ling Cheng from becoming a scumbag.
—
In the afternoon, at the entrance of the swimsuit store.
An Xin was choosing swimsuits with Ling Cheng. She casually picked up a ruffled swimsuit.
“A Chen, do you want to see me try this on~”
“Whatever you like, just buy it. It’s not really appropriate for a guy like me to be here, is it?” Ling Cheng looked at the female customers coming and going around him, feeling so embarrassed he wanted to bolt out the door.
He had casually mentioned swimsuits this afternoon, and An Xin had eagerly dragged him out to buy some.
He had actually been a little excited—after all, he’d seen scenes like this plenty in anime.
But once he stepped into the women’s section of the swimsuit store and saw all the female customers coming and going, Ling Cheng felt no excitement—only endless shame.
“You don’t want to see? Sigh…” An Xin deliberately put on a disappointed look.
“Of course I want to see, but it’s kind of uncomfortable staying here.”
“Then you can see to your heart’s content!” Seeing that no one was nearby—the nearest customers had turned to look at the swimsuits on the racks—An Xin pulled Ling Cheng into the fitting room.
“What are you doing?!”
“Don’t make a sound. If we get caught, we’ll be taken for perverts.” An Xin’s breathing grew heavier, and her face was full of triumph.
“You dragging me in here is already pretty pervy…”
Seeing Ling Cheng’s shy expression, An Xin felt even more excited. She even started taking off her clothes right in front of him.
“But A Chen, don’t you like this? Your reaction is faster than I imagined. Did you imagine something?” An Xin stopped after removing only half her clothes, squinting as she watched Ling Cheng’s reaction.
“Then I’ll turn around. Hurry up and change.” The moment he came in, Ling Cheng had indeed thought of something not suitable for children, but how could he admit that to his girlfriend?
“We’ve seen each other so many times, and you still pretend to be shy and turn around? Or have you gotten tired of looking, A Chen?” An Xin’s hands started to wander.
“But then again, A Chen, if you want to turn around and feel it with your back, that’s okay too.”
“Y-you’re already undressed?” The familiar sensation pressed against Ling Cheng’s back again.
“Guess… Okay, I’ll stop teasing you. I’ll change into the swimsuit now.”
Hearing An Xin say that, Ling Cheng relaxed. If something were to actually happen outside, he would still find it hard to accept.
“A Chen, help me tie the strings~”
“Okay…” Ling Cheng took the strings that An Xin held behind her back and gently tied them for her.
But the angle from behind was quite subtle, giving Ling Cheng a full view of the mountains.
“Is it uncomfortable, A Chen? Are you sure you don’t need my help?”
“That would dirty the clothes, and we haven’t even bought them yet.”
“I never expected my A Chen to be thinking about that. So cute. Are you that obsessed with me?”
“Alright, alright, the strings are tied. I’m going out first.” Feeling teased, Ling Cheng, flushed bright red, carefully slipped out of the fitting room.
An Xin, now wearing a light blue ruffled swimsuit, also came out in front of Ling Cheng.
“A Chen, aren’t you going to take a good look?”
“It’s very pretty, but isn’t it a bit too small?”
“Yeah, it is a bit tight. No worries, I’ll try a few more~”
—
This scene of the two coming out of the fitting room was witnessed by Yun Ziyu, who happened to be there to buy a swimsuit.
“Ling… Ling Cheng.” Even with her blank romantic history, Yun Ziyu could imagine countless possibilities.
“Doing that kind of thing in the fitting room… that’s not okay, is it…” Hiding behind a clothes rack, Yun Ziyu’s heart was pounding.
When she saw An Xin following Ling Cheng out, she felt her heart stop for a moment.
Even though she had mentally prepared herself, seeing it with her own eyes still made a sour feeling rise in her heart.
This only strengthened her resolve. She had to help correct Ling Cheng, because now they had even done that kind of thing in the fitting room. She had to act.
Protecting Ling Cheng was her duty.