Shen NingXin purposely gave Qiu YiBai some time to sort out her emotions.
The weather was nice today, so she stood by the window to feel the breeze as she held onto the lunch box. After a while, she estimated it was probably enough time and finally returned to the office.
As soon as she entered, Qiu YiBai had recovered to her normal appearance and was sitting there typing on the keyboard.
But the corners of her eyes were still a bit red, and her lips were subconsciously pressed down. On her stomach, she was holding onto the hot water bag she dropped earlier in the parking lot.
She looked so pitiful.
It would be even worse if she had no food to eat.
Shen NingXin watched her, and after a moment, stretched out her left foot to the side and carefully kicked the trash can full of tissues inward, fearing that someone else would see them.
“President Qiu.” Afterward, she smiled and placed the lunch on the table, her eyes shining brightly. “Come and eat now.”
“En.” Qiu YiBai glanced at her, nodded gently, and thanked her.
After that, she made no more movements.
Shen NingXin waited for a long time but still didn’t see her make any movements to eat. Instead, she discovered that this person suddenly began organizing the files on the table.
“. . . . . .”
“. . . . . . ?”
She was a little dazed. Didn’t she just say that they were going to eat together on the phone? Why was she suddenly ignoring her now?
Was she putting on her usual front or did she not want to eat with her?
The situation right now was really awkward.
Shen NingXin blinked, and after observing for a while, she contemplated whether she should ask.
But before she could think of something to say, Qiu YiBai had already finished sorting out all of the files.
Afterward, she raised her head and looked in the direction of Shen NingXin. She then coughed lightly and pointed to the corner of a wall with a blank face.
Shen NingXin immediately turned her head to look, and she discovered a foldable white chair there.
“Hurry up and bring the chair over.” She soon heard Qiu YiBai say, and perhaps feeling a little embarrassed, her voice was surprisingly low as she murmured, “I’m all tired from tidying up the table, do you really need me to sit you down?”
As soon as her voice fell, Shen NingXin suddenly remembered that she had told her to tidy up over the phone.
Truthfully, her intention was for her to regain her composure, but she didn’t expect Qiu YiBai to misunderstand and actually tidy up the table.
This crybaby was so well-behaved today ah.
She suddenly felt a wave of gratification for some reason. Shen NingXin didn’t think anymore and quickly brought the chair over to sit across from her.
This was the first time the two ate together in this manner.
Qiu YiBai’s desk was next to the window. The weather was just right, and sunlight shone in through the glass, creating a ray of light.
Combined with the nice fragrance floating in the air, the atmosphere made people’s hearts suddenly tickle for some reason.
Shen NingXin’s movement in unpacking the lunch box slowed a beat, and she subconsciously raised her head to look at Qiu YiBai’s expression.
She really was well-behaved. She, who normally pretended to be so fierce was currently sitting in place obediently, waiting for her lunch. Her eyes were completely focused on the lunch box as she pursed her lips in anticipation.
Just like a kindergartener.
When interacting with such a child, you should always be gentle.
Especially since she just cried.
Thinking like this, Shen NingXin opened the lunch box, placed a pair of chopsticks on top of it, and pushed it over.
After that, she also handed an apple over.
Then as though really talking to a kindergartener, she reminded her that she should eat fruits often as they supplemented vitamins.
She said quite a lot at once.
Without realizing it, the corners of her mouth raised at some point and her apricot-shaped eyes curved into a crescent, her smile very sweet.
Qiu YiBai stared at her for a moment, then retracted her gaze and picked up the chopsticks to start eating.
Her eyes seemed to light up a little, and she quietly responded, “Oh.”
—
After lunch, Qiu YiBai returned to managing the work documents.
Assistant Han was out on an errand today, and fearing that nobody would take care of the crybaby, Shen NingXin took the initiative to help her with what she could.
She first brought a cupd to the break room and filled it with some hot coffee for her, then she took her hot water bag and changed the water.
She could tell that Qiu YiBai was someone who couldn’t take care of herself well in daily life.
It was too dark in the garage earlier, so she could only make out the design on the hot water bag, and it seemed to be in good condition.
In reality, after looking closer, she discovered that this thing was quite old. Not only had the pattern worn off a lot, but even the water connector was also the most traditional design.
The mouth was too small and was not easy to fill with. Using too much hot water at once made the water splash out, easily burning people.
Shen NingXin was scalded several times in a row, and by the end, angrily wanted to replace it.
Thinking this way, she did exactly that.
She remembered the last time she went shopping with Meng Yao, she bought many things, one of them a chargeable hot water bag. You could directly tie it to the waist or put your hands inside.
She and Meng Yao each bought one. It was during the holiday season, so the young lady at the checkout was very considerate and wrapped the items up in a highly ceremonious way. Not only was there a small box, but it was also wrapped with a ribbon.
But she never remembered to use it, so it was kept like that.
After returning home, Shen NingXin thought back for a long time before finding it in her small cabinet.
She had always been very particular about storing things, so even after so long, the box wasn’t damaged at all. The ribbon still sat beautifully on top of it.
It’s still good to give as a gift.
Shen NingXin was afraid she couldn’t return the ribbon to its original look, so she didn’t bother with opening it and simply put it aside.
Either way, she still remembered the design. It was similar to the hot water bag Qiu YiBai had, where a strawberry was sown on.
It felt suitable for that crybaby no matter how she looked at it.
—
The night quickly passed.
Early next morning, Shen NingXin brought the gift box and placed it on Qiu YiBai’s table, asking her to look it over.
Afraid that she wouldn’t accept it, she added a few more words, “President Qiu, I coincidentally saw this last night after work and thinking that you could use it, I bought it.”
As soon as her voice fell, as expected, the crybaby turned her head around with interest, but she still put on that front and said, “How’d you suddenly think of buying me a gift. I don’t lack anything. Take it away.”
“I can’t really say it’s a gift,” Shen NingXin ignored her last two comments and quickly said, “It’s just a hot water bag, one that’s more convenient than the one you have now.”
She probably didn’t expect Shen NingXin to be so considerate.
Qiu YiBai’s stopped typing on the keyboard, her expression a little dazed, and she finally responded after a while.
“Fine then,” she answered, her ears reddening.
She stepped on the floor and rolled the chair back, and in an attempt to conceal her shyness, she subconsciously folded her arms to give off the air of a superior. “How does it look like? Open and show me.”
A little too prideful ah, President Qiu.
She was able to unwrap the packaging yesterday during lunch, but now she couldn’t even move her hands.
Shen NingXin sighed internally, and because she was too lazy to argue with this crybaby, she simply took on the role of a nice person.
“It’s a pretty looking thing, I think it’s suitable for you.” Noticing Qiu YiBai’s burning gaze, Shen NingXin explained as she opened the package, “It’s similar to the pattern you have, there’s a . . .”
Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly stopped upon opening the box.
The smile on her face also froze immediately.
Her expression became a little strange.
Qiu YiBai didn’t know what was wrong with her, and when she didn’t receive a response after a few seconds, she stood up to take a look herself. “There’s a what? Why didn’t you finish speaking . . .”
Before she could walk forward, Shen NingXin suddenly stretched out her hand and covered the box again.
Qiu YiBai: “?”
Seeing the confusion in her eyes, Shen NingXin suddenly felt a little guilty. “It’s nothing. I just found out I took the wrong thing out when I left this morning. It’s not a hot water bag inside.”
“Then what is it?” Qiu YiBai didn’t believe her and immediately walked a few steps forward again. “Your box still has the label on it, and it literally says ‘hot water bag’.”
And perhaps it was because she became aware of her strong resistance, she then unhappily asked, “It can’t be that you don’t want to give it to me anymore, right?”
After she finished speaking, she became a little angry.
And her thoughts, affected by the constant faint pain in her lower abdomen, were a bit irrational, so she suddenly stretched out her hand and lifted the cover. “Since you already brought it, you should still show it to me at the very least.”
Shen NingXin couldn’t stop her in time.
The lid was quite light and suddenly lifting it up caused the entire box to fall over.
Seeing this, Qiu YiBai hurriedly walked closer to take a look inside. She then discovered that sitting inside was indeed a hot water bag.
Its backside was facing her, with a heart-shaped charging port on it.
Just as she expected, this person suddenly regretted her decision and didn’t want to give it to her anymore.
Qiu YiBai was both angry and upset, and after letting out two “Hmphs” in her heart, she reached out and took out the hot water bag.
She originally wanted to see just how good this thing was that Shen NingXin could change her mind in such a short time, but right after she turned it over, she was also shocked in place.
On its surface, there was actually a pink and tender stupid-looking pig’s head sewn on it.
Its eyes were the kind that could move. No matter where you moved, they’d still be stupidly staring at you.
How demonic.
“. . . . . .”
The atmosphere suddenly fell silent.
After a moment, Qiu YiBai raised her head and asked her incredulously, “You think this thing is pretty looking?”
“And you also think this thing suits me??”
Shen NingXin purposely gave Qiu YiBai some time to sort out her emotions.
The weather was nice today, so she stood by the window to feel the breeze as she held onto the lunch box. After a while, she estimated it was probably enough time and finally returned to the office.
As soon as she entered, Qiu YiBai had recovered to her normal appearance and was sitting there typing on the keyboard.
But the corners of her eyes were still a bit red, and her lips were subconsciously pressed down. On her stomach, she was holding onto the hot water bag she dropped earlier in the parking lot.
She looked so pitiful.
It would be even worse if she had no food to eat.
Shen NingXin watched her, and after a moment, stretched out her left foot to the side and carefully kicked the trash can full of tissues inward, fearing that someone else would see them.
“President Qiu.” Afterward, she smiled and placed the lunch on the table, her eyes shining brightly. “Come and eat now.”
“En.” Qiu YiBai glanced at her, nodded gently, and thanked her.
After that, she made no more movements.
Shen NingXin waited for a long time but still didn’t see her make any movements to eat. Instead, she discovered that this person suddenly began organizing the files on the table.
“. . . . . .”
“. . . . . . ?”
She was a little dazed. Didn’t she just say that they were going to eat together on the phone? Why was she suddenly ignoring her now?
Was she putting on her usual front or did she not want to eat with her?
The situation right now was really awkward.
Shen NingXin blinked, and after observing for a while, she contemplated whether she should ask.
But before she could think of something to say, Qiu YiBai had already finished sorting out all of the files.
Afterward, she raised her head and looked in the direction of Shen NingXin. She then coughed lightly and pointed to the corner of a wall with a blank face.
Shen NingXin immediately turned her head to look, and she discovered a foldable white chair there.
“Hurry up and bring the chair over.” She soon heard Qiu YiBai say, and perhaps feeling a little embarrassed, her voice was surprisingly low as she murmured, “I’m all tired from tidying up the table, do you really need me to sit you down?”
As soon as her voice fell, Shen NingXin suddenly remembered that she had told her to tidy up over the phone.
Truthfully, her intention was for her to regain her composure, but she didn’t expect Qiu YiBai to misunderstand and actually tidy up the table.
This crybaby was so well-behaved today ah.
She suddenly felt a wave of gratification for some reason. Shen NingXin didn’t think anymore and quickly brought the chair over to sit across from her.
This was the first time the two ate together in this manner.
Qiu YiBai’s desk was next to the window. The weather was just right, and sunlight shone in through the glass, creating a ray of light.
Combined with the nice fragrance floating in the air, the atmosphere made people’s hearts suddenly tickle for some reason.
Shen NingXin’s movement in unpacking the lunch box slowed a beat, and she subconsciously raised her head to look at Qiu YiBai’s expression.
She really was well-behaved. She, who normally pretended to be so fierce was currently sitting in place obediently, waiting for her lunch. Her eyes were completely focused on the lunch box as she pursed her lips in anticipation.
Just like a kindergartener.
When interacting with such a child, you should always be gentle.
Especially since she just cried.
Thinking like this, Shen NingXin opened the lunch box, placed a pair of chopsticks on top of it, and pushed it over.
After that, she also handed an apple over.
Then as though really talking to a kindergartener, she reminded her that she should eat fruits often as they supplemented vitamins.
She said quite a lot at once.
Without realizing it, the corners of her mouth raised at some point and her apricot-shaped eyes curved into a crescent, her smile very sweet.
Qiu YiBai stared at her for a moment, then retracted her gaze and picked up the chopsticks to start eating.
Her eyes seemed to light up a little, and she quietly responded, “Oh.”
—
After lunch, Qiu YiBai returned to managing the work documents.
Assistant Han was out on an errand today, and fearing that nobody would take care of the crybaby, Shen NingXin took the initiative to help her with what she could.
She first brought a cupd to the break room and filled it with some hot coffee for her, then she took her hot water bag and changed the water.
She could tell that Qiu YiBai was someone who couldn’t take care of herself well in daily life.
It was too dark in the garage earlier, so she could only make out the design on the hot water bag, and it seemed to be in good condition.
In reality, after looking closer, she discovered that this thing was quite old. Not only had the pattern worn off a lot, but even the water connector was also the most traditional design.
The mouth was too small and was not easy to fill with. Using too much hot water at once made the water splash out, easily burning people.
Shen NingXin was scalded several times in a row, and by the end, angrily wanted to replace it.
Thinking this way, she did exactly that.
She remembered the last time she went shopping with Meng Yao, she bought many things, one of them a chargeable hot water bag. You could directly tie it to the waist or put your hands inside.
She and Meng Yao each bought one. It was during the holiday season, so the young lady at the checkout was very considerate and wrapped the items up in a highly ceremonious way. Not only was there a small box, but it was also wrapped with a ribbon.
But she never remembered to use it, so it was kept like that.
After returning home, Shen NingXin thought back for a long time before finding it in her small cabinet.
She had always been very particular about storing things, so even after so long, the box wasn’t damaged at all. The ribbon still sat beautifully on top of it.
It’s still good to give as a gift.
Shen NingXin was afraid she couldn’t return the ribbon to its original look, so she didn’t bother with opening it and simply put it aside.
Either way, she still remembered the design. It was similar to the hot water bag Qiu YiBai had, where a strawberry was sown on.
It felt suitable for that crybaby no matter how she looked at it.
—
The night quickly passed.
Early next morning, Shen NingXin brought the gift box and placed it on Qiu YiBai’s table, asking her to look it over.
Afraid that she wouldn’t accept it, she added a few more words, “President Qiu, I coincidentally saw this last night after work and thinking that you could use it, I bought it.”
As soon as her voice fell, as expected, the crybaby turned her head around with interest, but she still put on that front and said, “How’d you suddenly think of buying me a gift. I don’t lack anything. Take it away.”
“I can’t really say it’s a gift,” Shen NingXin ignored her last two comments and quickly said, “It’s just a hot water bag, one that’s more convenient than the one you have now.”
She probably didn’t expect Shen NingXin to be so considerate.
Qiu YiBai’s stopped typing on the keyboard, her expression a little dazed, and she finally responded after a while.
“Fine then,” she answered, her ears reddening.
She stepped on the floor and rolled the chair back, and in an attempt to conceal her shyness, she subconsciously folded her arms to give off the air of a superior. “How does it look like? Open and show me.”
A little too prideful ah, President Qiu.
She was able to unwrap the packaging yesterday during lunch, but now she couldn’t even move her hands.
Shen NingXin sighed internally, and because she was too lazy to argue with this crybaby, she simply took on the role of a nice person.
“It’s a pretty looking thing, I think it’s suitable for you.” Noticing Qiu YiBai’s burning gaze, Shen NingXin explained as she opened the package, “It’s similar to the pattern you have, there’s a . . .”
Before she could finish speaking, she suddenly stopped upon opening the box.
The smile on her face also froze immediately.
Her expression became a little strange.
Qiu YiBai didn’t know what was wrong with her, and when she didn’t receive a response after a few seconds, she stood up to take a look herself. “There’s a what? Why didn’t you finish speaking . . .”
Before she could walk forward, Shen NingXin suddenly stretched out her hand and covered the box again.
Qiu YiBai: “?”
Seeing the confusion in her eyes, Shen NingXin suddenly felt a little guilty. “It’s nothing. I just found out I took the wrong thing out when I left this morning. It’s not a hot water bag inside.”
“Then what is it?” Qiu YiBai didn’t believe her and immediately walked a few steps forward again. “Your box still has the label on it, and it literally says ‘hot water bag’.”
And perhaps it was because she became aware of her strong resistance, she then unhappily asked, “It can’t be that you don’t want to give it to me anymore, right?”
After she finished speaking, she became a little angry.
And her thoughts, affected by the constant faint pain in her lower abdomen, were a bit irrational, so she suddenly stretched out her hand and lifted the cover. “Since you already brought it, you should still show it to me at the very least.”
Shen NingXin couldn’t stop her in time.
The lid was quite light and suddenly lifting it up caused the entire box to fall over.
Seeing this, Qiu YiBai hurriedly walked closer to take a look inside. She then discovered that sitting inside was indeed a hot water bag.
Its backside was facing her, with a heart-shaped charging port on it.
Just as she expected, this person suddenly regretted her decision and didn’t want to give it to her anymore.
Qiu YiBai was both angry and upset, and after letting out two “Hmphs” in her heart, she reached out and took out the hot water bag.
She originally wanted to see just how good this thing was that Shen NingXin could change her mind in such a short time, but right after she turned it over, she was also shocked in place.
On its surface, there was actually a pink and tender stupid-looking pig’s head sewn on it.
Its eyes were the kind that could move. No matter where you moved, they’d still be stupidly staring at you.
How demonic.
“. . . . . .”
The atmosphere suddenly fell silent.
After a moment, Qiu YiBai raised her head and asked her incredulously, “You think this thing is pretty looking?”
“And you also think this thing suits me??”
