"Hmm." Li Yihan finally picked up his coffee and took a sip.
Qing Yan also picked up her cup and tasted it. "Not bad."
At that moment, someone brought snacks and placed them in the snack cabinet. Xunuo personally organized them and said, "Miss Qing Yan, Boss doesn't usually eat snacks. If there are any that don't suit your taste, you can let me know, and I won't have them sent next time."
"Okay." Qing Yan didn't usually eat snacks either, but seeing her big brother being so considerate warmed her heart.
Xunuo sorted the snacks into categories and used labels to mark them as nuts, spicy strips, biscuits, candies, pastries, potato chips, and so on. He then stuck the labels on for Qing Yan's convenience in finding them next time.
Hei Ning, who was beside them, couldn't help but drool and felt envious. He also wished he had a brother who was both domineering and gentle like this...
Seeing Xunuo finish his task, Li Yihan told him to go back to headquarters first. "I'll stay with Yan Yan a little longer."
After going abroad tomorrow, he didn't know when he would have the chance to accompany his sister like today.
"Yes!" Xunuo respectfully left.
"President Qing, I don't know if those spicy strips would be too spicy for you. If you need, I can taste them for you first..." Hei Ning smirked twice.
Qing Yan spoke expressionlessly, "Go do your own work."
He wanted to get his hands on the snacks that her big brother gave her even before she had a chance to eat them?
"Yes..." Hei Ning left with regret.
"You focus on your work, don't mind me." Li Yihan sat on the rattan chair opposite Qing Yan's desk, quietly watching her busy herself on the computer.
Her slender fingers alternated between typing on the keyboard, responding to voice messages, flipping through documents, and signing them. In less than half an hour, she had already dealt with several matters.
Her work efficiency could be said to be on par with his, even though she was only eighteen years old!
It was truly impressive.
After a while, someone called her on the phone. She stood up and went to the balcony, coincidentally, someone knocked on the office door. Li Yihan calmly said, "Come in."
Yin Panpan entered and realized that Li Yihan hadn't left yet. No wonder she heard his voice when she knocked on the door. She thought she was hearing things!
She quickly hid the things behind her back. "Li, President Li, hello."
"What are you hiding?" Li Yihan's gaze fell on her, feeling inexplicably curious.
Yin Panpan knew she couldn't hide it anymore, so she brought the things forward. "President Qing helped me a lot before, and recently I bought some snacks online that are really delicious! I wanted to bring her some... Is it considered slacking off during work hours?"
Her timid expression was oddly cute.
"She went to make a phone call." Li Yihan's tone didn't blame her. "Just leave it on her desk."
"Thank you, President Li!" Yin Panpan, seeing that Li Yihan wasn't angry, quickly placed the things on Qing Yan's desk. Perhaps in her haste, she bumped her knee against the chair next to Li Yihan, letting out a painful cry. After putting down the items and intending to leave, her skirt got caught on the protruding vine.
"Ah...," this time, she fell along with the chair.
Li Yihan swiftly caught her, and Yin Panpan fell into his embrace.
Yin Panpan, still startled, looked at the man in front of her, while Li Yihan also looked down at her. The soft warmth of the girl in his arms immediately enveloped him.
Qing Yan entered after finishing the phone call and noticed the intimate posture of the two. Things were progressing quite fast, huh?
"Are you okay?" Li Yihan asked with his head lowered, inquiring about the girl in his arms.
"I-I'm fine," Yin Panpan stuttered several times, wanting to stand up, but her feet kept slipping on the torn part of her skirt, causing her to repeatedly fall into Li Yihan's embrace.
Her face was burning like fire, and her words were stuttered. "Y-Yes, I'm sorry, President Li... I-I didn't mean to..."
She was on the verge of tears, overwhelmed with shame. As a last attempt, she gathered her courage and stood up, but as she stepped on her skirt, it tore even more severely, completely falling apart right in front of Li Yihan. She was terrified and completely disheartened. "Ah..."
Li Yihan took off his own suit jacket, swiftly wrapped it around her waist, and tied the sleeves together, effectively concealing her embarrassment.
"Li, President Li, I-I'm sorry, thank you..." Yin Panpan couldn't bring herself to explain any further and quickly rushed out the door.
Li Yihan's face also turned slightly warm, involuntarily, as the soft aura of the girl lingered in his arms.
Qing Yan entered the office with the sound of her heels clicking on the floor, and Li Yihan snapped back to reality, the warmth on his face still lingering.
"Your good friend's skirt has torn, she might need your help," Qing Yan said with a smirk.
"Oh, I see."
Qing Yan's lips curved into a smile, suddenly feeling that the two of them had some chemistry. She took out her phone and called He Ning. "Go to a nearby clothing store and buy a one-size-fits-all skirt."
"I'll go buy it," Li Yihan thought that if he stayed any longer, his flushed face might be seen by his sister, so he stood up and walked outside.
"Sure," Qing Yan told He Ning over the phone, "You don't have to buy it, my big brother will go."
Then she called Yin Panpan again. "Where are you?"
"Yan Yan, I-I'm so embarrassed!" Yin Panpan was extremely embarrassed and overwhelmed with shame. "I'm in the ladies' restroom right now..."
Although she was still wearing Li Yihan's suit jacket around her waist, with her skirt torn like this, she felt too embarrassed to go out and see anyone.
Today she was wearing a lace dress, and she didn't expect it to snag and the hem to fall apart...
Just now she felt like her underwear was exposed, President Li probably saw it, right?
Thinking like this, she felt so ashamed that she wanted to hang herself. She should have known better than to buy such a cheap dress!
"I'll bring you some clothes later."
Qing Yan's voice sounded like a savior, and Yin Panpan became excited and choked up, "Sob, sob, you're the best."
"It's my big brother who's good. He bought the clothes."
"Huh??" At this moment, Yin Panpan's face became even hotter!!
After a while, Li Yihan came back with the purchased dress. Qing Yan took it to the women's restroom, and after Yin Panpan changed, she wanted to ask Qing Yan to return the suit jacket to President Li. She herself couldn't face Li Yihan because she felt too embarrassed...
Unexpectedly, at this moment, Qing Yan received a phone call and left the restroom first.
As soon as Yin Panpan walked out with Li Yihan's suit jacket in her arms, she saw Li Yihan standing outside. Her face turned red as if it were on fire once again. She remembered falling into his arms repeatedly, feeling so embarrassed that she could build a villa in her heart...
She hurriedly stuffed the clothes into Li Yihan's arms and bent down, saying, "Thank you, President Li. I'll pay you back for the dress later."
Li Yihan was about to say it wasn't necessary, but she had already quickly run away...
This girl, she treats him like a ghost...
Running so fast, not afraid of falling, like she did just now...
After Qing Yan finished the call and returned, only the suit jacket remained in Li Yihan's hands, and Yin Panpan had already disappeared.
"Where's Panpan?" Qing Yan asked.
"She went back."
"What did she want from me just now?"
"She said she wanted to get some snacks and share them with you."