Extra Chapter: Sweet Daily Life (7)
“If you can’t sleep, would you like me to help you?”
Xie Yang suddenly opened his eyes and met Qi Xu’s gaze, which held a hint of danger. His heart skipped a beat.
He knew that Qi Xu was serious.
Xie Yang quickly stopped him from going any further, closed his eyes obediently, and began counting sheep, deliberately ignoring the heat pressing against his waist.
Qi Xu rubbed his soft face, lightly bit his lip, and smiled, “So obedient.”
Xie Yang didn’t dare open his eyes and could only pretend to be asleep.
He tried to calm his mind, thinking of many things from the past. As he continued thinking, sleepiness overtook him, and he finally drifted off.
An hour later, Qi Xu woke him up.
Xie Yang, still half asleep, looked at him and asked, “What time is it?”
Qi Xu replied, “Almost two o’clock.”
Xie Yang froze for a moment, then hurriedly went to the bathroom to freshen up.
Qi Xu said, “No rush, take your time.”
Xie Yang didn’t dare waste any more time. He grabbed the blank document he had brought with him earlier and quickly said goodbye to Qi Xu.
He had originally planned to avoid running into any colleagues returning to the general manager’s office after lunch. He wanted to quietly return to the project department when it was less busy.
Now, he had to carefully pass by the secretary’s office holding the document.
Feeling several probing gazes on him, Xie Yang lowered his head nervously and hurriedly walked away.
After Xie Yang left, the colleagues in the secretary’s office began to gossip.
“Isn’t that the new guy? He looks unfamiliar.”
“Who but a newcomer would dare disturb Young Master Qi during lunch break?”
“That new guy sure has some guts.”
Only Assistant Lin, who had just delivered lunch to Qi Xu, pushed up his glasses and silently listened to the gossip around him, keeping his contributions and achievements to himself.
Xie Yang, holding the document, arrived at the project department at exactly 2 o’clock. As he stepped into the office, he finally sighed in relief.
No harm done.
Just as Xie Yang returned to his seat, a new colleague, Xiao Xu, quietly approached him and tapped him on the shoulder.
Xie Yang looked at him in surprise. “Is something wrong?”
Xiao Xu glanced around at the colleagues who were busy working, then leaned in and whispered in Xie Yang’s ear, “Brother, did you come in through the back door too?”
Xie Yang’s face was full of questions.
Although Qi Xu had initially planned to have him go directly to the secretary’s office, he had refused and gone through the company’s official recruitment process. Whether there was any influence from Qi Xu behind the scenes, he didn’t know.
However, the word “also” in Xiao Xu’s question was quite interesting.
Xie Yang gave him a deep look but didn’t speak.
Xiao Xu looked like he already knew everything, speaking in a lowered voice, “Don’t worry, I won’t tell anyone. I understand, I understand.”
Xie Yang: “…”
You’d better stop pretending to understand things you don’t.
Xiao Xu chuckled and reached out his hand, “Let’s look out for each other.”
Xie Yang awkwardly shook his hand. This person was quite familiar.
After that day, Xiao Xu often came by to chat with him, though most of their conversations were about work-related matters.
As for Xie Yang coming in through the back door, Xiao Xu was fully convinced of it.
Maybe he thought everyone else got in through the back door too, which gave them something to talk about. That way, they could help each other out.
Xie Yang realized that although he had entered through the back door, he actually worked very hard and wasn’t a slacker.
As Xiao Xu put it: “I can’t embarrass my dad.”
Xie Yang thought this person was quite interesting.
Gradually, they became good friends.
One day when Xie Yang just started work, Xiao Xu sent him a message: [You and Assistant Lin’s relationship is no longer a secret! The truth’s come out, you can’t hide it anymore!]
Xie Yang stared at the message for a moment.
His relationship with Assistant Lin?
What relationship?
How could he not understand the meaning, when he knew every word but couldn’t connect them?
Caramel Pudding: [What do you mean, ‘you can’t hide it anymore’?]
Xiao Xu: [A lot of people in the office are secretly gossiping about whether you and Assistant Lin have something going on.]
Caramel Pudding: [Wait, why Assistant Lin?]
Xiao Xu: [Isn’t it Assistant Lin?!]
Xiao Xu: [Because Assistant Lin has been extra attentive to you, treating you differently than others. And you’re always running up to the 20th floor, so everyone thinks there might be something between you two…]
Xie Yang chuckled helplessly as he read Xiao Xu’s messages.
Ever since Assistant Lin learned about his identity, he had indeed been very attentive to him. Xie Yang thought Assistant Lin probably saw him as the future boss’s partner, but it didn’t seem like it was enough to cause rumors.
Their speculation was a bit far-fetched.
Why couldn’t this person be Qi Xu?
And if Qi Xu found out about this…
He needed to calm this little jealous bottle down first.
Caramel Pudding: [Don’t believe the rumors. My relationship with Assistant Lin is just a normal colleague relationship.]
Xiao Xu: [Got it. I’ll keep it a secret for you.]
Xiao Xu: [Cool.jpg]
Xie Yang: “…”
What exactly do you know?!
The office gossip kept escalating, and Qi Xu gradually caught wind of it.
When Assistant Lin found out about the rumors, his face turned dark.
He was shouldering a lot of blame, but that didn’t matter much. The real issue was what Qi Xu thought about it.
No wonder Qi Xu had been in a bad mood today, emitting a constant low-pressure atmosphere.
Assistant Lin: Crisis!
It wasn’t just Assistant Lin who was aware of the situation—Xie Yang also sensed something was off with the little jealous bottle today.
Normally, Qi Xu would send him many messages even while in meetings, always replying promptly.
But today, it felt much quieter.
When most of the colleagues had gone downstairs for lunch, Xie Yang took the opportunity to head up to the 20th floor to the general office.
Maybe it was just his imagination, but Xie Yang couldn’t shake the feeling that many of his colleagues were eyeing him with a lot of gossip in their eyes.
Originally, he had planned to lay low and not have lunch with Qi Xu, but he clearly sensed that Qi Xu wasn’t in a good mood, so he chose to comfort the little jealous bottle first.
Xie Yang pushed open the office door, and Qi Xu was quietly sitting on the couch waiting for him.
His expression was neutral, making it hard to tell what he was thinking.
Xie Yang felt a shiver on his scalp, sitting down beside him quietly. He wrapped his arms around him and kissed him on the cheek.
“Have you been waiting for long?”
Qi Xu: “Not long, let’s eat first.”
Xie Yang felt increasingly strange.
Usually, when he kissed Qi Xu like this, Qi Xu would hold him and kiss him many more times. It wasn’t like the indifferent attitude he had now.
Xie Yang uneasily finished his lunch, just about to comfort Qi Xu, when he was pulled into the rest room.
Rip—
His shirt was completely ruined.
Soon, his pants were thrown onto the floor.
Before Xie Yang could react, Qi Xu’s kiss descended.
Qi Xu grabbed his chin, applying slight pressure, and Xie Yang could only part his lips slightly, allowing his warm tongue to enter his mouth.
…
Xie Yang couldn’t help but let out a low mo*n, and Qi Xu deepened the kiss. He was kissed so thoroughly that his whole body felt numb. In his dazed state, he even smelled a faint metallic taste of blood.
It wasn’t until he was nearly out of breath that Qi Xu finally released him.
…
Xie Yang bit his finger, struggling to hold back a sob, his voice barely audible: “Are you angry?”
Qi Xu’s warm kiss landed on his neck and shoulders, gently licking his swollen, flushed earlobe. His voice was deep, as if suppressing something.
“I don’t like hearing rumors about you and others, even if they’re false.”
“I’m sorry, I didn’t know this would turn into such a misunderstanding.” Xie Yang’s voice was soft, almost like it was sweetened with honey, which made Qi Xu unable to resist kissing his lips again.
…
Until the alarm at two o’clock rang, Xie Yang slowly woke up from his drowsiness.
He pushed against Qi Xu’s chest, struggling to speak, “It’s two o’clock. I need to go back to work.”
He was sweaty, and if he didn’t clean up, he would definitely be late.
Qi Xu gently wiped away the sweat and tear marks on his face and buried his nose into his neck, taking a deep breath. “Do you have any work arrangements this afternoon?”
The warm breath scattered across Xie Yang’s cheek.
“It itches.”
Xie Yang couldn’t help but shrink into his arms, whispering, “No plans.”
He was still new; there weren’t many tasks assigned to him yet, and he was still in the learning phase, spending most of his time reviewing materials.
At this moment, Xiao Xu suddenly called him several times. When he didn’t answer, Xiao Xu persistently called again.
Xie Yang knew that at this time, it was usually Xiao Xu looking for him. Since he was calling so urgently, there must be something important. He couldn’t help but look at Qi Xu, pleading, “Xiao Xu must have something urgent. Let me check the message.”
Qi Xu took his phone and glanced at it.
Xiao Xu: [Xie, you’re not back yet? You’re going to be late.]
Xiao Xu: [The manager said the meeting starts in five minutes. Do you have time to make it back?]
Xiao Xu: [Maybe you should just take the day off?]
Xiao Xu: [The meeting’s starting, you’re in trouble.]
“What is it? Let me see.”
Now that he was already late, Xie Yang felt anxious. He wanted to grab his phone to see what Xiao Xu had sent him.
Qi Xu got up from him, took out his own phone, found the project manager’s number, and dialed it.
The manager, who was still counting the number of attendees, looked at the incoming call in surprise and answered, “Young Master Qi?”
Xie Yang nervously held his breath.
Qi Xu kissed his face, still smiling.
…
He gently covered Xie Yang’s lips and said softly, “Xie Yang isn’t feeling well. I’ll ask for his leave.”
Recently, many new employees had joined the department. The head of the project team rarely interacted with these newcomers and wouldn’t remember their names. He had been counting the people just to recognize their faces.
When he heard Qi Xu’s call, he quickly glanced at the list of newcomers and, sure enough, saw Xie Yang’s name.
A small newcomer had actually made it all the way to Qi Xu to personally ask for leave for him?
The assistant, still taking attendance, called out Xie Yang’s name again, but no one responded.
The manager cleared his throat. “Xie Yang took the day off today.”
The team leader, who was in charge of the new employees, frowned. “He didn’t ask me for leave.”
Could it be that some newcomers were skipping over him and going directly to the highest-ranking leader of the department for leave?
What was going on?
The manager replied, “Young Master Qi personally called to ask for his leave.”
The people in the conference room exchanged glances.
Recalling the rumors circulating in the company recently, they were quite shocked.
It seemed that there was indeed something going on between the newcomers on the fifteenth floor and the management on the twentieth floor.
But it wasn’t Assistant Lin; it was their Young Master Qi.
And the newcomer wasn’t just any ordinary person—he was the future wife of the group’s owner.
Especially Xiao Xu, who felt like he was about to crumble.
He had often complained about the company to Xie Yang, not realizing that he was actually the boss’s wife.
The boss’s wife was even gossiping with him.
This wasn’t a harmless, innocent little lamb; this was definitely a scheming wolf in sheep’s clothing.
…
A broken and long mo*ning sounded intermittently in the room.
Xie Yang even found it difficult to breathe, and couldn’t help but gasp for breath and beg for mercy.
Qi Xu gently kissed away Xie Yang’s tears, and his hoarse and low voice fell into his ears.
“Xie Yang…you are mine.”!