Li Xingya, that idiot...
How should I put it? She really was a little hard to dislike.
That heartfelt humility and eagerness to please actually made her a little pitiful.
"So... I think there's really no need for things to be this way."
"Do you want to close the distance between you?"
"Mm. I think it'd be fine if we were like me and the other... sisters at Ascott," Chen Yusheng said.
"True, but there's no need to rush."
"I do have an idea, but... ah, it's too embarrassing."
"Tell me. Maybe it's a brilliant idea."
"I'll tell you, but you're not allowed to laugh at me."
"I'm a professional rich tycoon, meow. I generally don't laugh."
"..."
In the hotpot restaurant's restroom, water rushed from the faucet.
Li Xingya cupped a handful of cold water and splashed it over her burning cheeks, trying to cool down her unruly body temperature.
When she raised her head, the girl in the mirror had flushed cheeks, with an unmistakable hint of spring in the corners of her eyes and brows.
It was the color only a flower that had been nourished could possess. Even without expensive cosmetics, she exuded a heart-stirring charm.
She knew perfectly well that her boss, Su Bai, was a good person, and her mentor, Chen Yusheng, was also a good person despite her cold exterior.
But the relationship between the three of them now... or rather, the atmosphere of this "trio" having a meal together made her feel utterly restless.
Recently, whenever night fell, or whenever Su Bai was in the mood, he would take her to all sorts of places...
Ahem, those who knew, knew.
The feeling was simply like being a maid secretly having an affair behind the principal wife's back. Every time she faced