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“I’m not from any department,” Jiang Nai replied. “I’m just here to meet someone.”

Yu Ning was stunned: “Ah… are you family?”

Jiang Nai nodded with a faint smile, not saying anything more.

Several people were waiting for coffee on Yu Ning’s side. After the two stopped talking, a colleague next to her pulled her and whispered, “She’s not from our company?”

Yu Ning: “Mm… she said she’s not.”

“Which department is her boyfriend in?”

Yu Ning: “How would I know…”

Another boy interjected: “It might not be her boyfriend, just a friend, just ask.”

Yu Ning: “What for? You’ve taken a fancy to her? You see she’s pretty and your curiosity is piqued, right?”

“Hey, what’s wrong with asking?”

On the other side, Jiang Nai was still waiting for her coffee. Her phone rang, it was Li Qingji calling.

“I’m done, where are you?”

Jiang Nai said: “I’m on the top floor, I came up here to get something to drink.”

“Okay, I’ll come find you.”

“No need, I’ll be right down.”

Jiang Nai hung up the phone. When she turned her head, she saw the girl named Yu Ning being pushed a few times by several colleagues next to her, and walking over again.

“The coffee here is very good, right?” She smiled at her and opened her mouth.

Jiang Nai nodded: “Mm.”

Yu Ning cleared her throat and used a roundabout way to ask for her colleague: “Did your boyfriend tell you that? I saw you buying coffee here last time too.”

Jiang Nai: “No, I worked here for a few years before, and then I resigned.”

Yu Ning was stunned: “You worked at Siningte?”

“Mm.”

Yu Ning was really shocked this time: “I thought you were about the same age as us.”

Jiang Nai’s lips curled up slightly: “Thank you, I’ll take that as a compliment.”

At the coffee counter, a batch of coffees had been made, including Jiang Nai’s.

Jiang Nai said: “I’m going to get my coffee.”

“Oh… okay.”

As soon as she left, Yu Ning suddenly remembered that she hadn’t asked if she had a boyfriend yet, and hurriedly followed.

“Hey, excuse me!” Just then, someone came up from behind to get coffee. He was probably in a hurry and squeezed in directly.

Yu Ning was pushed to the side, but since she wasn’t holding anything, she was fine.

Jiang Nai was not doing so well. She had just taken her coffee, and when she turned around, she bumped directly into a man rushing over. The coffee in her hand shook, spilling more than half of it all over her shirt.

“Damn, I’m sorry!” The man who had been rushing realized he had caused trouble and slowed down. “I was really in a hurry to get coffee… I didn’t see you, I’m sorry, I’ll get you some paper!”

Jiang Nai’s clothes were filled with the strong scent of coffee, and the liquid was still dripping onto the ground.

She was a little embarrassed, but there was nothing she could do at this moment, so she had to take the tissues and wipe herself: “It’s okay…”

“I’m really sorry!”

Yu Ning had watched her impetuous colleague bump into Jiang Nai with her own eyes. Seeing her clothes soaked in coffee, she felt bad for her. This kind of material was not easy to wash…

She was just about to go up and ask if she needed help when suddenly, a familiar figure quickly walked past her from the side. He casually took the coffee from Jiang Nai’s hand, and quickly took the tissues from her, helping her wipe the back of her hand.

“Did you get burned?” The person lowered his eyes to look at the woman in front of him, his brows slightly furrowed, with concern and urgency.

“It’s okay… why did you come up?”

“I saw you hadn’t come down for a while, so I came up. Your hand is already red, and you still say you didn’t get burned?”

“It’s not very hot…”

“Are there any more tissues?” Suddenly, the man in front of her turned his head and looked over.

Yu Ning stared blankly at him, not reacting for a moment, until he repeated the question “Are there any tissues?” that she came back to her senses and慌張地回頭看向幾個同事。

“Are there any tissues…”

But the colleagues behind her were also stunned. After all, they were all interns, and it was rare for them to see the boss. Who would have thought that while getting coffee today, the boss would suddenly appear in front of them!

And he was helping a girl… wipe her clothes and hands?!

“I, I have wet wipes.” One of them reacted first and handed over a small pack of wet wipes.

Li Qingji nodded lightly: “Thank you.”

After taking them, he took out a wipe and re-wiped the person in front of him’s hand. Probably afraid that the back of her hand would hurt from the burn, he wiped very carefully and gently.

“There’s no need to wipe the clothes, I’ll just change them,” the girl said.

Li Qingji: “Okay, let’s go to the office.”

“Mm.”

Li Qingji took her hand and walked straight out.

Throughout the whole process, he didn’t care about the people beside him at all.

The coffee area was silent until the figures of the two disappeared into the elevator in the distance, and then the crowd seemed to be released from a spell.

“Damn! Who was that girl just now?!”

“Can’t you tell… the boss even held her hand as they left! It’s obvious, it’s the wife from the rumors!”

“Damn… I accidentally bumped into her just now.”

“She didn’t mind, and the boss didn’t mind either. It should be okay, don’t worry, don’t worry.”

“I was thinking that it was the first time I saw the boss with such an expression… so gentle to his wife.”

“Former colleagues told me before, don’t think the boss is so scary at work, he’s actually very good to his family.”

“So she’s Jiang Nai, I heard the manager mention her! She used to be in the marketing department, very capable.”

“Yu Ning! She’s actually the boss’s wife!”

A colleague came over and pulled Yu Ning.

Yu Ning pursed her lips: “It seems so…”

“Oh my god, I heard she transferred to IC as the marketing director, so awesome, and she’s not even thirty yet!” The colleague was both excited and envious. “I actually saw her in person! Hey, she’s so pretty, she looks even younger than me… was she wearing makeup just now? Her skin is so good!”

The colleague was too excited and babbled a lot.

Yu Ning didn’t respond the whole time.

The colleague saw her reaction and belatedly remembered Yu Ning’s previous blind and even somewhat excessive admiration for the boss.

“Um, what’s wrong? Are you okay?”

Yu Ning choked: “I, I’m fine.”

The colleague coughed lightly, a little embarrassed, after all, she used to joke about Yu Ning and the boss: “It looks like the boss and his wife have a very good relationship.”

Yu Ning’s face felt a little hot.

She admitted that when she was first assigned to work under Li Qingji, she was a little smug when she was envied by the other interns for being able to be so close to the boss.

So much so that she had some unrealistic fantasies in her mind.

But since last week, because of that cup of coffee, she was directly transferred by Zhao Siyuan from the CEO’s office to another department, she had already become somewhat sober…

Seeing the scene in front of her today, she became even more sober.

Last week, she actually took the coffee from her hand to give to the boss…

She was originally going to buy it for the boss, right…

Yu Ning recalled that scene, and then recalled that she even took the initiative to say hello today, so embarrassed that she wanted to crawl into a hole: “I’m leaving… going to work.”

Colleague: “Hey, wait for me.”

On the other side, Jiang Nai had already arrived at Li Qingji’s office with him.

After entering, Li Qingji locked the door.

“Do you have clothes to change into?”

“Yes, I’m going on a business trip, I brought clothes.”

Jiang Nai had left her suitcase in his office when she came, and after opening it, she took out a white T-shirt.

Turning her head, she saw Li Qingji making a phone call: “Bring some burn cream over…, the office.”

Jiang Nai: “It’s okay, it’s not that serious of a burn.”

Li Qingji walked over and picked up her hand to look at it: “It’s still red.”

Jiang Nai: “I don’t feel anything anymore.”

“It’s better to have them bring it over first.”

Seeing his insistence, Jiang Nai had to nod: “Okay.”

The shirt was no longer dripping coffee, but there was still a very strong smell.

Li Qingji reached out to help her unbutton her shirt: “Why do you suddenly have to go on a business trip? How many days will you be gone?”

Jiang Nai: “Two weeks if it’s fast, three weeks if it’s slow…”

Li Qingji’s movements stopped, and he looked up at her: “That long?”

“Yeah, the colleague who was originally in charge of this matter hurt their leg this morning when they went out, and they’re in a cast now. If I don’t go, there will be no one to lead the team.”

Li Qingji: “Then we won’t see each other for two or three weeks?”

“Mm… there’s no other way.”

All the shirt buttons were undone, and Li Qingji pulled her into an embrace. “Then you have to call me every night when you get back to the hotel, video calls are fine too.”

“Got it,” Jiang Nai said, “Clothes, I haven’t put on my clothes yet.”

Li Qingji’s fingertip gently caressed the back of her waist, and he lowered his head to kiss her lips: “You can put them on later.”

Jiang Nai understood and immediately turned her head away: “Don’t mess around… we’re in the office!”

Li Qingji’s lips curled into a slight smile: “In this office, do we mess around any less?”

Her jeans clung to her waist, looking fitted, but his fingers could still easily slide down from behind.

Jiang Nai grabbed his hand back: “No… I have to leave soon.”

Hearing this, Li Qingji reluctantly restrained himself, but still lowered his head and kissed her.

The temperature in the office was just right, and it wouldn’t be cold even without clothes, but with only a wall separating them from people coming and going, Jiang Nai still felt ashamed being held naked in his arms like this.

“Mmm… stop…”

Li Qingji loosened his hold on her a little and looked down at her: “Not even a goodbye kiss?”

Jiang Nai’s breathing was a little disordered: “Okay… but can you let me put on my clothes first?”

Li Qingji liked the feeling of her skin under his hands, and for a moment he was really reluctant to let go.

Knock knock—

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

Jiang Nai glared at him, and he slowly let go of her, picked up the T-shirt, and helped her put it on.

Jiang Nai leaned against the edge of the sofa, straightening her clothes, while Li Qingji went to open the door. The moment he opened the door, he suddenly remembered something and turned to stop him: “Wait—”

But the office door had already been opened by him. Zhao Siyuan stood at the door, holding a box of burn cream in his hand.

He looked at Li Qingji, his gaze paused slightly, and then quickly lowered his eyes to avoid his gaze, handing the burn cream over.

Li Qingji turned back to look at Jiang Nai: “What’s wrong?”

Jiang Nai’s cheeks were slightly hot, and she didn’t say anything.

Seeing that she didn’t speak, Li Qingji took the burn cream and said to Zhao Siyuan: “Arrange a car downstairs to go to the airport later.”

“Yes.”

The office door closed again, and Li Qingji walked over while opening the box: “Hold out your hand.”

Jiang Nai pulled out a piece of paper and reached over to wipe the lipstick off his lips.

She only wore light makeup today, and the lipstick was also a low-key color, but it was still quite obvious when it got on his lips.

“You opened the door too quickly!”

Li Qingji then realized that he had lipstick on his face, but he didn’t really care and just said, “There’s only Xiao Zhao at the door.”

“That’s still not good, it’s too embarrassing…”

Li Qingji smiled lightly: “The person in my office is you, not someone else, what’s embarrassing about it? Hold out your hand, let me put some medicine on it.”

Jiang Nai: “…Oh.”

This person’s skin was so thick!

After applying the medicine, it was about time, and Li Qingji took her to the airport.

Jiang Nai was going to a coastal city in the south this time, with a hot and humid climate.

For the first two days after arriving, Jiang Nai was still a little uncomfortable, and kept telling Li Qingji on WeChat that she felt like she was going to be roasted as soon as she stepped out the door.

But after a week, she gradually adapted. During the day, she had meetings with the branch office and ran around for events, and at night, she went to the hotel bar with her colleagues for some drinks.

The hotel was by the sea, and the bar also faced the sea, so sitting there could let you enjoy the sea breeze, which was very pleasant.

“There’s an infinity pool upstairs, shall we go for a swim tomorrow night when we get back?” a colleague suggested.

Jiang Nai said: “You go, I can’t swim.”

“It’s okay, buy a floating flamingo! We can just play in the water and take pictures.”

Jiang Nai: “Flamingo?”

“Yes, I saw it, they’re selling them. This infinity pool is very popular, many online celebrities have come to take photos. Tomorrow we’re the most free, it’s the perfect time to go.”

“Like this…”

The colleague said: “Come with me, it’s a must-do when you’re here.”

Jiang Nai smiled: “Okay.”

“Then let’s go buy a swimsuit, I was in a hurry and didn’t bring one!”

“Okay, I didn’t bring one either.”

As they spoke, the two browsed the shops in the hotel and each bought a beautiful swimsuit.

Back in the room, Jiang Nai opened her newly bought swimsuit to take a look. Because she hadn’t tried it on in the store, she wanted to try it on before taking a shower to see if it looked good.

She always liked black swimsuits, and this one was also black. The top was a halter-style bra, the bottom was a pair of high-waisted shorts, plus a detachable irregular skirt.

After changing, Jiang Nai admired herself in the mirror. Just then, her phone suddenly rang. It was a video call from Li Qingji.

Jiang Nai saw his call and answered it directly.

Anyway, it was just a video call, he wouldn’t be able to see what she was wearing.

“Are you home?”

Li Qingji appeared in the camera: “Mm, just finished showering and got into bed.”

“Oh~ I just got back to the hotel too, I was out with my colleagues having some drinks just now.”

Li Qingji smiled: “How pleasant.”

“Yeah, enjoying the sea breeze, it’s quite comfortable.”

Li Qingji: “Were you busy during the day today?”

Jiang Nai casually leaned back and held up her phone: “Busy, but tomorrow will be better, not very busy. But I still miss home so much…”

“What’s wrong, are you still not used to the climate?”

“No, I miss you.”

Perhaps because she had drunk a little wine, her emotions were also a bit fluctuating, and she asked him coquettishly: “Li Qingji, do you miss me?”

Li Qingji looked at the person in the camera, and his heart softened all at once: “Mm.”

Jiang Nai turned over, a little dissatisfied with his answer: “What does ‘mm’ mean? Do you miss me? Or miss me a lot?”

Originally, Li Qingji hadn’t noticed what she was wearing, because she was holding the camera very close to herself.

But now that she turned over, she unconsciously held the camera a little further away, and he suddenly noticed her smooth collarbone, and the two thin straps on her collarbone.

His gaze slightly condensed, and he said: “I miss you a lot.”

Jiang Nai chuckled, taking it a bit further: “How much is ‘a lot’?”

“A lot is…” Li Qingji looked at her, his eyes deep, “Before I answer, you tell me first, what are you wearing right now.”

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