Chapter 209
Secretary Mo Ning hurried along at breakneck speed.
He had no idea that, like some green kid, he had sprinted through the research institute's entrance with the lunchbox in his arms, then abruptly slammed on the brakes and slowed down.
The entire sequence of him briskly walking while raising a hand to sweep back his hair was witnessed by a certain alpha drinking water beside his office window.
"Cough, cough, cough—"
Unable to hold back his laughter, Song Ren choked on his water.
"Brother Song, did you catch a cold?"
When Mo Ning's concerned voice sounded from the doorway, Song Ren thought he was hearing things.
"Cough, cough—No. I just choked a little while drinking water."
Song Ren eyed the young alpha carrying the lunchbox suspiciously. From the moment he saw Mo Ning enter the research institute building at a brisk pace to the moment Mo Ning appeared at his office door, only a few seconds had passed.
Even though his office was on the second floor, wasn't Mo Ning moving a little too fast?
Song Ren stared at Mo Ning, and for some reason, an image surfaced in his mind of Mo Ning holding the lunchbox in his teeth and shooting up to the second floor like a kung fu star.
"Brother, you're way too careless. Still, I think it's pretty cute."
Mo Ning walked in and set down the lunchbox. By the time he looked up, Song Ren had already looked away from him.
"What's cute?" Yet Mo Ning's latter remark drew Song Ren's gaze back to the alpha.
"You're cute." Mo Ning did not try to hide it at all. His eyes practically sparkled as he looked at Song Ren, and the corners of his lips were lifted in a smile.
"Choking on water can