Shen Yi saw Gu Qingheng standing outside his door, arms folded and back against the wall, looking as though he had something to discuss.
What a pain.
Shen Yi made no attempt to hide his frown. He resumed walking, but Gu Qingheng blocked his way.
Shen Yi wasn't surprised. He simply kept his eyes forward and continued up the steps.
"What exactly is your relationship with Yuan Chen?"
"What?"
"Generally speaking, a president doesn't come looking for his secretary at home in person. Especially not on a day off, at the home of an omega who lives alone."
"..."
"I thought you were lovers at the time, but today, it didn't seem that way. Oh, could it be an office romance? The kind you're keeping secret? But you know, right? No matter how well you hide an office romance, something always gives it away."
Shen Yi stopped, and Gu Qingheng, who was following him, stopped too.
"Having fun?"
"Hmm?"
"Is making fun of me that entertaining?"
Shen Yi's expression turned utterly cold. He lowered his eyes to look down at Gu Qingheng, his gaze devoid of warmth.
"Whatever you think is your business. You don't need to tell me about it."
Even Shen Yi was a little surprised by the words that came out of his mouth.
That had been too blunt. Without realizing it, he seemed to have picked up a certain someone's way of speaking.
But his irritation was real. He didn't want to answer each of Gu Qingheng's intrusive questions, much less have anything more to do with him.
Shen Yi raked a hand irritably through the hair over his forehead and let out a weary breath.
"You don't know anything. Let's go our separate ways and stop 'caring' about each other. It's exhausting."
With that, he