Chapter 149

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Chapter 149: Literary Maiden Qin Yunxi

“Relax your body and follow my movements. Let’s practice properly first~”

Lu Shiqing said as she took Ye Xiao’s hand.

Under Lu Shiqing’s guidance, the two of them began to dance in the CEO’s office.

It had to be said, Lu Shiqing was quite good at ballroom dancing—probably because ladies from prominent families often receive special training in social etiquette like this.

Ye Xiao found that as long as she followed Lu Shiqing’s rhythm, they moved quite well together. Still, Ye Xiao accidentally stepped on the top of Lu Shiqing’s foot several times during the dance.

Lu Shiqing only smiled slightly and didn’t mind at all.

Ye Xiao was light and petite, so even if she stepped on her, it didn’t hurt much.

As they danced, Lu Shiqing silently reached out and locked the door to the CEO’s office, to prevent any clueless employees from barging in and interrupting their private moment.

They danced until Ye Xiao started to get slightly out of breath.

Seeing she was tired, Lu Shiqing stopped and led Ye Xiao to the CEO’s desk.

She did something—Ye Xiao couldn’t see exactly what—and the cabinet behind the executive chair, which normally held decorative items, suddenly opened.

This office had a secret space.

“This is my break room. When I’m too busy with work to go home, I spend the night here. Or when I’m too tired, I take a rest in this room.” Lu Shiqing explained.

Ye Xiao raised an eyebrow, secretly ridiculing in her mind: A break room? Sounds more like one of those secret rooms where male bosses get “close” with their secretaries.

The boss only needs to vent emotions, while the secretary has to worry about everything else. If Lu Shiqing weren’t a female CEO, Ye Xiao might’ve suspected she used this space to do unspeakable things with her female subordinates.

“Want to go in and rest for a bit?” Lu Shiqing extended an invitation.

Ye Xiao nodded. She was a bit tired after all.

Only after following Lu Shiqing inside and hearing the door close behind them did Ye Xiao realize—she had somehow become the “female subordinate” in her own wild imagination.

And her boss, Lu Shiqing, was about to give her… a kind of secret, behind-closed-doors job training.

An hour later, Ye Xiao walked out of Lu Shiqing’s office looking refreshed, while Lu Shiqing remained seated in her executive chair, cheeks flushed, replaying everything that had just happened.

Despite her efforts in preparing herself for this sort of thing and thinking she’d come out on top this time, making the adorably cute Ye Xiao show matching expressions to her delicate frame—

In the end, she still lost by one move.

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After leaving Gaoshan, Ye Xiao decided to check on Qin Yunxi before going to see Su Ruoxue.

After all, she couldn’t help but worry about that child being all alone.

That tiny apartment—less than 80 square meters—had now become a little haven for Qin Yunxi, a quiet place where she could escape her family’s control.

Even though Ye Xiao hadn’t been coming home often these past few days, just seeing the familiar items in the apartment reminded Qin Yunxi of every moment she had shared with her.

A little shy, but undeniably sweet.

Before meeting Ye Xiao, Qin Yunxi had always dreamed that maybe one day, a gallant hero would burst into her world and rescue her.

She had imagined that hero as a dashing young man—just like every dreamy girl tends to do.

But after meeting Ye Xiao, Qin Yunxi realized that the hero she had longed for… turned out to be a delicate-looking girl who seemed even more fragile than herself.

When Ye Xiao opened the door and entered, Qin Yunxi was lying on the sofa with a pair of glasses perched on her nose.

A small table was placed in front of her, and on it was Ye Xiao’s laptop.

Qin Yunxi’s fingers danced across the keyboard like nimble performers—tap tap tap—the rhythmic sound of typing filling the room.

Ye Xiao paused in surprise. After over ten days of living together, she had never noticed that Qin Yunxi had poor eyesight.

“Xiao Xiao, you’re back!”

Noticing Ye Xiao entering, Qin Yunxi quickly pushed the small table aside, closed the laptop, stood up from the sofa, and excitedly came to greet her—

But she stopped short just before hugging Ye Xiao.

“Huh? Yunxi, are you nearsighted? Why didn’t you mention it before?”

Ye Xiao pointed to the glasses on her nose and asked curiously.

“These are just clear lenses. They help me get into the mood…” Qin Yunxi tugged at the hem of her shirt and glanced toward the laptop to make sure it was closed before replying.

“Oh~!”

So, this girl was trying to roleplay as a literary-type heroine—or maybe that’s just who she truly was.

“What were you writing just now?”

At the question, Qin Yunxi immediately blushed and her gaze darted away.

Seeing her reaction, Ye Xiao became even more curious about what she’d been doing on the laptop.

Just as she moved forward to reopen the screen, Qin Yunxi darted in front of her and quickly hugged the laptop to her chest.

From the sounds earlier, it didn’t seem like she had been playing games. Anyone familiar with typing would know—

Typing has a completely different rhythm than gaming.

Ye Xiao had once wondered whether keeping Qin Yunxi by her side meant simply moving a canary from one cage to another.

Qin Yunxi didn’t seem interested in exploring the world—she was content being Ye Xiao’s little housekeeper, happily so.

But today’s reaction… made Ye Xiao feel like she had discovered a whole new world.

If Qin Yunxi had something she truly wanted to do, Ye Xiao would support her wholeheartedly—at least, as much as she was able.

Right now though, Ye Xiao couldn’t help laughing and crying at the same time—what exactly had Yunxi written?

Human curiosity is powerful—once the seed is planted, the desire for knowledge rolls downhill like a boulder.

“This is my computer, you know? Yunxi-jiejie, did you use it to do something bad? If you don’t hand it over, I might have to end our relationship~” Ye Xiao teased.

Of course, even if Yunxi really didn’t let her see, Ye Xiao wouldn’t kick her out.

But the innocent Yunxi was completely flustered. She looked like she truly believed she’d be cast out if she refused.

Helplessly, with a bright red face, Qin Yunxi handed over the laptop.

The screen lit up again—what appeared before Ye Xiao was an article.

Though the writing was a bit immature, it carried a softness that reflected the delicate inner world of a young girl.

But… why was it a steamy romantic story?!

So… had Yunxi been corrupted by her influence after all?

Even thick-skinned Ye Xiao blushed a bit—but the feeling passed quickly.

“Arere~? Silly Yunxi-jie, writing weird stuff like this while I’m not around?”

Qin Yunxi’s face, already red to the ears while Ye Xiao read her story, now blushed all the way down her neck.

With Ye Xiao teasing her, she trembled like a startled little animal. If this were a manga, steam would already be rising from her head—she’d be a full-on little steamboat.