An Qi's legs grew numb as she scrunched them up tightly in order to fit in Sheng Jie's tiny car. If she, who was quite a small person, felt stuffed in the car like a sardine, she could only imagine how cramped Leng Yuchen, who was driving, would feel.
Although riding in the car was uncomfortable, it was unavoidable. Earlier, An Qi had offered to go to work separately, but Leng Yuchen wouldn't hear of it. He had insisted on taking her to work and hadn't even given her a chance to reply.
An Qi looked up at the sky and saw that there was a cloud that looked like a strawberry in it. She could not help but recall the strawberries (hickeys) that Leng Yuchen had planted on her neck earlier that morning.
As she thought of this, her face, which was now even more red than strawberries, was immediately reflected in Leng Yuchen's eyes. Seeing her strange expression, Leng Yuchen asked, "What's the matter? What's on your mind?"
As Leng Yuchen was clearly unaware of what was on her mind, An Qi began to blush even more and quickly changed the subject.
"Yuchen, when I checked the inventory the last couple of days, I realized that there were several payments that did not add up," An Qi said with trepidation as they were on the Heart Lake Bridge.
"Send the documents to Sheng Jie. He will help you figure everything out," Leng Yuchen said.
"Oh, but what about Auntie Sun?" An Qi asked.
"It was all settled last night. You can continue to stay on the fourth floor with Shi Zhiwen, without any worries," Leng Yuchen said.
He was pouting a little and seemed rather uninterested in An Qi's questions. Upon seeing this, An Qi looked a little confused. She did not know what she had done wrong. Things between them had seemed perfectly fine earlier this morning.
It seemed that the ancient saying that said to accompany a king was like accompanying a tiger was true. She could be basking under the warmth of his adoration one second, then thrown into an ice cave by him the next, simply for saying something that displeased him!
As they approached the company, Shi Zhiwen sent a message to An Qi, asking her what she wanted for breakfast. He was intending to go and get whatever she wanted.
An Qi answered, "Thank you, but I've already had breakfast."
It was such a small act, but it completely ignited a fit of anger in Leng Yuchen's chest. He then asked, "An Qi do you realize that you have been so concerned about outsiders all morning, that you haven't even asked what Yufei and I are going to do today? Are outsiders more important to you than we are?"
An Qi was sweating nervously as she tried to remember. She asked herself inwardly... When did I do that?
She clearly remembered that Leng Yuchen and Yufei had been discussing the teddy bear pajamas before finally deciding to have matching sets made for all three of them. She also remembered that they hadn't even asked for her thoughts on the matter at all.
So, she couldn't help but wonder… How did this become my fault?
Even though his tone sounded more like he was jealous rather than truly angry, An Qi still felt wronged. An Qi was silent for a moment before she looked up solemnly and said to Leng Yuchen, "Yuchen, I'm really glad to see you and Yufei getting along so well. But, if I want to maintain such happiness, I must uproot all the dangers that are lurking around us."
She shook her head, then added, "But… Before that happens, I can't let myself get too close to you. Only when I am equal with you can I really accept you. I'm only going to say this once... I don't know if you can understand how I'm feeling right now."
When An Qi had finished speaking, she bit her lip and looked a little panicky. After all, there was a big gap between them at the moment. She didn't want people to point at them and gossip behind their backs, while poking fun at An Qi and saying that she was only in this position because of Leng Yuchen.
Leng Yuchen looked at her and seemed to realize that he might have allowed himself to get too agitated just now. But, he couldn't help it.
An Qi just seemed to bring out the fiery passion in him. In fact, anyone other than An Qi, he could treat calmly, or even indifferently! An Qi was like a poison that had been planted on him, driving Leng Yuchen mad at times!
"Yuchen?" An Qi regretted her words the minute she spoke them, and she wondered… Was my behavior a little too authoritarian? After all, Leng Yuchen is so important! A woman, even his wife, should never be allowed to talk to him like that!
Leng Yuchen looked at An Qi calmly and determined that the most important thing for her now was to prove her ability to protect herself and her loved ones. Hopefully, his name would also be on the list of the people that she loves.
Leng Yuchen's previously clenched fist gradually relaxed as he looked at An Qi with a warm smile and said, "I get it."
They were just three simple words, but these words caused a great disturbance in An Qi's heart. Before An Qi could open her mouth to thank him, Leng Yuchen's finger suddenly covered her lips.
He then said, "Silly girl, don't thank me. If you really want to thank me, then let's meet in the evening..."
An Qi dared to bet that the Leng Group's employees had never seen this version of Leng Yuchen. Although his words were playful and teasing, they did not sound indecent to An Qi's ears. Instead, they sounded very enticing, even more enticing than Leng Jin's voice.
While An Qi was still stunned, Leng Yuchen had already stepped out of the car with his long legs.
At that moment, Sheng Jie jumped suddenly as he asked with a sly expression, "Hehe, good morning madam! How was our Boss Leng's performance last night? Pretty good, right?"
An Qi was speechless. She had always felt that Sheng Jie's infatuation with Leng Yuchen seemed to surpass that of a subordinate's normal feelings for his leader.
Sheng Jie easily read An Qi's thoughts after seeing the contempt in her eyes. So, he waved his hand quickly as he said, "Madam, don't misunderstand me. I have never seen any other women around Boss Leng, even after all these years. I was just curious. Please don't tell Boss Leng about this. Otherwise, you won't be able to see me tomorrow..."
Sheng Jie's face suddenly changed, which stunned An Qi. Sheng Jie had lost all of the calmness that he had possessed when they'd first met.
Strictly speaking, An Qi still owed Sheng Jie a lunch. Although, ever since the appearance of Leng Yuchen, she'd already guessed what they had done to get close to her at that time.
But, for An Qi, the gentle Sheng Jie had been like a lamp to her, brightening her dark working environment up. However, this bright lamp seemed to have become a severe schizophrenic mental case! His awe of Leng Yuchen had caused him to bow down to An Qi, and it made her feel uncomfortable!
Fortunately, An Qi did not intend to fool around with him, especially now that he was acting crazy. At that moment, she dug out a zip drive from her bag and handed it to Sheng Jie.
She then said, "Oh, by the way, here are some clues that I found in Auntie Sun's computer the past couple of days. Yuchen asked me to give them to you."
Sheng Jie took the zip drive respectfully with both hands. At that moment, he looked like a person who was receiving a royal order.
After he looked at it for a while, he promised An Qi solemnly, "Madam, don't' worry, I will give you a satisfactory answer within three days."
"Well, you don't have to rush that much on my account..." An Qi smiled helplessly. She was still not used to Sheng Jie's flattery.
"I'll go to work then. Please thank Yuchen for me," An Qi said.
As Sheng Jie watched An Qi leave, he thought of her instructions and felt like she had just put him in quite an awkward position. With what he knew about Boss Leng's temper, if Sheng Jie were to tell Boss Leng that "Madam asked me to thank you for her" so frankly, Boss Leng would definitely throw him out on the spot!
But, if he didn't say anything, it would technically violate Boss Leng's instructions for him to always listen to An Qi! It was quite a pickle, and he felt da*ned if he did and da*ned if he didn't! It was giving Sheng Jie quite a headache!
Although, Shi Zhiwen and he were the only ones in the entire company who knew about their relationship. This face made Sheng Jie very proud, but it had also caused him a lot of trouble!
"When God is about to grant a man a great responsibility, he will first frustrate his spirit and will... Frustrate his spirit and will... Frustrate his spirit and will..." As Sheng Jie repeated this to himself over and over, he suddenly had a sense that he had been given a very important mission.
It was almost as if the Leng Group's future had been entrusted to him. Only then did he leave after talking himself into such a mindset. However, before he could knock on the door to Leng Yuchen's office, he suddenly saw a suspicious email on the secretary's desk computer, which was stationed right beside the door.