PSMD – Chapter 134

Shen Ningruo also appeared in the audio recording. Most employees didn’t know who “Director Shen” was, but the members of the project team collaborating with Qiyao knew who this person was. However, even knowing, they didn’t connect Shen Ningruo with Qiu Yang. At most, they found it a bit strange, wondering when the two had become so close that Shen Ningruo even knew about the phone number leak.

Besides that, everyone heard a very important piece of information—

Qiu Yang said in the recording, “I like women” and “my girlfriend.”

In today’s society, many young people don’t discriminate against homosexuality, but there was still a degree of surprise and excitement, like getting some juicy gossip.

Of course, the main focus was still the manager who had just been fired by the company.

Office politics and backstabbing exist in many companies, but a situation like Qu Yan and Qiu Yang’s was a first for Wanming.

Qiu Yang felt that, thankfully, Peng Kaimiao had reported it.

But she wouldn’t thank Peng Kaimiao.

Even though the worst hadn’t happened, and Peng Kaimiao hadn’t done that , he had still managed to get close to her.

Shen Ningruo shared the same opinion. She saw the screenshot Qiu Yang sent, read Qiu Yang’s thoughts, typed “Mm,” and then added a line: 【No need to thank him. He just had a shred of conscience left.】

Ke Yezi was relatively familiar with the people at Wanming, so she had also seen the news. As a result, when she went to Shen Ningruo’s office to report on work, her mood was somewhat complicated.

She thought Qu Yan seemed like such a normal person; she never expected her heart to be so dark.

“Director…” Ke Yezi clutched her files, hesitated for a moment, then tentatively asked, “Is Department Head Qiu okay now?”

Shen Ningruo raised an eyebrow. “Don’t you have her contact information? Why don’t you ask her yourself?”

“I’m afraid of causing secondary harm to the person involved,” Ke Yezi hugged her files a little tighter.

Damn, so nervous.

“She needs some time to recover, but it’s okay, I’m here with her.” Shen Ningruo rarely said such things during work hours.

Ke Yezi knew about her relationship with Qiu Yang, and she genuinely cared about Qiu Yang, so Shen Ningruo answered honestly based on her own thoughts.

Ke Yezi: …

Okay, another mouthful of public display of affection.

After Ke Yezi left the office, Shen Ningruo glanced at the calendar.

Today was Children’s Day.

Shen Ningruo didn’t think Qiu Yang had ever celebrated this holiday before. She wanted to make it up to Qiu Yang. Coincidentally, Qiu Yang had been busy with the Qu Yan matter these past two days, so why not use this holiday to help her relax?

She went to Qin Yu’s office and stated her purpose directly: “I won’t be coming to the company this afternoon, President Qin.”

“Reason.” Qin Yu still needed to go through the motions.

Shen Ningruo uttered two words: “Personal matters.”

Qin Yu looked up at her. “Comforting your girlfriend?”

“Yes.”

“Can she get time off then?”

“I’ll wait for her after work.”

Qin Yu waved his hand, feigning impatience. “Go do your thing.”

Shen Ningruo didn’t hesitate. As soon as the morning ended, she left work and drove straight home.

Pingzi was originally fast asleep on the sofa but woke up startled upon hearing footsteps outside the door. It jumped down and hid behind the curtains.

No one should be coming back at this hour.

It heard the sound of the keypad lock, growing even more nervous. The door opened a crack, the gap widening. It peeked its head out cautiously.

Oh, it’s Mommy Ruoruo.

Never mind then.

“Not bad.” Shen Ningruo said as she changed her shoes, looking at the cat. “You have a good sense of security.”

Pingzi walked towards her, tail wagging, and let out a “Meow.”

Shen Ningruo bent down and scooped it up. “Well, I came back to decorate the house a bit. Today, I’m celebrating Children’s Day for both you and your mom.”

“Let me think, you’re two years old… Let me search how that converts to human years. If you were a person, how old would you be this year?”

Shen Ningruo sat on the sofa holding Pingzi and searched online. The answers mostly stated that a two-year-old cat is equivalent to a twenty-five-year-old human.

Shen Ningruo’s brow twitched. She looked at Pingzi’s chubby face. “You’re the same age as your mom, and she’s still your mom?”

Pingzi: “…”

Pingzi got angry, refused to be held, struggled out of Shen Ningruo’s arms, and went to sulk on the cat tree in the corner.

It was just a little kitty.

Seeing its reaction, Shen Ningruo couldn’t help but chuckle. She instinctively wanted to share this with Qiu Yang, but doing so would reveal that she was already home.

She resisted the urge, then ordered takeout and some things that children like.

She bought balloons that needed inflating and an air pump.

She went to a nearby flower shop and also bought several little sheep balloons from a vendor pushing a balloon cart.

She also went to the supermarket and bought some snacks. Qiu Yang didn’t eat many snacks, so she didn’t buy much.

Over the afternoon, Shen Ningruo went to many places and threw out trash several times, but she was quite satisfied with the final result.

Because when she was little, her mother would decorate the house like this for Children’s Day. Shen Ningruo couldn’t replicate the scene exactly, but she managed about sixty to seventy percent.

Pingzi didn’t help at all throughout the process and even deliberately caused trouble twice, still sulking about the age thing from earlier.

Shen Ningruo decided not to stoop to the level of a little cat.

She had initially thought about cooking, but her culinary skills hadn’t improved much, so she abandoned the idea.

After finishing everything, it was almost 5 PM. This was the first time Shen Ningruo had done something like this, and she couldn’t help feeling a little nervous.

Qiu Yang sent her a message: 【I’m off work.】

Shen Ningruo replied as usual: 【Okay, I envy you. I wish I could get off at five too.】

Qiu Yang: 【Then I’ll immediately suggest President Wen poach you. We happen to be short on leadership here.】

Shen Ningruo: 【President Qin would kill me.】

Qiu Yang stopped bantering, afraid of disturbing her work: 【I’m heading home now. Waiting for you.】

【Okay.】

After the conversation ended, Shen Ningruo pursed her lips. A moment later, she received a message from Yao Yao.

Yao Yao was showing off the Children’s Day gift Yue Chu had prepared for her.

Shen Ningruo directly sent her a picture of the decorated room.

Yao Yao: 【Heh, I’m leaving.】

Shen Ningruo smiled faintly. However, Yao Yao had reminded her of something important: a gift.

She had prepared all this, but she didn’t feel it counted as a proper gift. There was still time to go to the nearby mall to buy something.

Her mind raced, and finally, she got up and went to a shop nearby that she often passed.

Ever since the news about Qu Yan’s actions was announced in the group chat, Qiu Yang had received many messages of concern from colleagues. While lamenting that “you can know a person’s face but not their heart,” they also told Qiu Yang to “keep going.”

She really did need to keep going.

But at the same time, she felt exhausted. At noon, Gu Lan had tried hard to comfort her, buying her milk tea and candy, but she could only manage a faint smile.

Gu Lan understood.

Anyone who encountered such a thing wouldn’t be able to smile.

Qiu Yang dragged her tired body back to the apartment complex. She entered the code and pushed the door open, her expression blank.

But she suspected she had walked into the wrong place.

Yet, this was Shen Ningruo’s and her home, with a chubby cat squatting in the middle.

She wasn’t mistaken.

There were lots of balloons in the house; some were on the carpet, others floated up to the ceiling. A bouquet of simple flowers sat on the sofa. Qiu Yang didn’t know the name of the flowers. She walked across the carpet and saw a card next to them.

It was Shen Ningruo’s handwriting, very beautiful.

It read: 【My love for you is even more eternal.】

A smile lifted the corners of Qiu Yang’s mouth. Her fingertips caressed the card, then she noticed the pile of snacks on the coffee table.

When she was little, she wanted snacks but couldn’t have them. Now that she was grown up, she didn’t really like them anymore.

Qiu Yang knew Shen Ningruo was celebrating Children’s Day for her.

“Where are you?” Qiu Yang asked as she walked towards the bedroom.

Shen Ningruo didn’t answer. She was in the bedroom.

Qiu Yang guessed this, so she turned the bedroom doorknob.

Shen Ningruo stood by the bed, wearing a very thin, sheer red dress, the hem barely covering her thighs.

Qiu Yang’s throat moved. “I celebrated April Fool’s Day for you, you celebrate Children’s Day for me. According to your previous principle of fairness, justice, and openness, we’re even.”

Shen Ningruo smiled. “How many times do you still owe me in bed?”