PSMD – Chapter 151

But in reality, there was no need to think about it much, because the moment they saw each other after showering, their minds and actions were already in sync.

Shen Ningruo was pressed against the door, her back against the cold surface. But because of Qiu Yang’s actions, her body temperature kept rising until she no longer felt the door was cold at all.

“Xiao Yang…” Shen Ningruo tilted her head back, a thin layer of sweat covering her neck.

Qiu Yang lifted her eyes, her gaze traveling from Shen Ningruo’s collarbone upwards, past her fair, slender neck, and over her distinct, elegant jawline.

Qiu Yang hooked a finger slightly: “What is it?”

“I missed you.” Shen Ningruo’s palms were pressed tightly against the door. She lowered her eyelashes, meeting Qiu Yang’s gaze.

Qiu Yang chuckled softly: “Where did you miss me, Ruoruo?”

“Everywhere.”

Shen Ningruo couldn’t resist such temptation and lowered her head to find Qiu Yang’s lips, but Qiu Yang deliberately avoided her, instead letting her own lips touch other places.

As if dissatisfied with Shen Ningruo just standing, Qiu Yang also pulled over a chair and had Shen Ningruo place one foot on it.

Shen Ningruo: “…”

Her breathing grew heavier.

Only a bedside lamp was on in the room, some distance from the door, so the light was a bit dim, but it didn’t prevent Shen Ningruo from seeing everything clearly.

She watched Qiu Yang lower her body, she watched Qiu Yang’s fingertips glistening with moisture.

All of this impacted Shen Ningruo’s mind, causing her to briefly stop thinking, with only these images in her head.

Considering Shen Ningruo had to work the next day, Qiu Yang didn’t keep her up too late and fell into a deep sleep holding Shen Ningruo.

Although Qiu Yang had resigned and didn’t need to go to the company now, she felt she still needed to get up early.

There was no other reason, simply that she wanted to take Shen Ningruo to work.

Shen Ningruo initially disagreed, thinking it would be good for Qiu Yang to sleep in at home and get some rest while she wasn’t working. But Qiu Yang didn’t agree.

The two “argued” for a bit, and finally Shen Ningruo gave in, agreeing to Qiu Yang’s request to take her to and from work.

However, there was a time limit: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Qiu Yang didn’t need to do this on Tuesday and Thursday.

Today wasn’t Monday, but it was an exception because it was the first workday Qiu Yang wasn’t working after leaving her job.

Qiu Yang also got out of bed.

Since she didn’t need to see anyone, after a simple wash-up and changing clothes, she left the house with Shen Ningruo.

The Dragon Boat Festival was over, but Yuncheng’s morning rush hour was always like this. Qiu Yang acted as the driver, concentrating on the road.

“Xiao Yang, remember to eat breakfast first before going back to sleep later, don’t go hungry.”

“If I don’t reply immediately when you message me, it means I’m in a meeting.”

“If you feel bored, you can play games. I bought a game console, you can try playing it.”

“Oh, and also, take your time with your work, don’t rush.”

Shen Ningruo was worried about Qiu Yang being home alone and kept giving instructions the whole way, as if she were leaving a child at home.

Qiu Yang couldn’t help but laugh: “Director Shen, I’m not a child.”

“So what if you’re not a child?” Shen Ningruo snorted lightly, “Does that mean I can’t say these things?”

“Yes, yes, yes, I’ve heard it all.” Qiu Yang’s eyes curved into a smile.

The road was still congested for a while, but thankfully they weren’t late. Qiu Yang parked the car by the roadside, and before getting out, Shen Ningruo kissed Qiu Yang’s cheek.

After Shen Ningruo’s figure disappeared, Qiu Yang drove away from there and returned home.

Pingzi had found a different spot to sunbathe and didn’t move when she heard the door open, her eyes squinted, looking very content.

Qiu Yang picked up her DSLR, turned it on, and took a few photos of the cat, then couldn’t help but sigh.

It was only the first day of not working, and she already felt a bit unaccustomed.

She sat on the sofa and thought about it, then understood the reason.

It was because she had long been used to a busy lifestyle, busy with studying, busy with part-time jobs, busy with earning money. For so many years, she hadn’t truly rested.

Thinking about this, Qiu Yang rubbed her temples.

It seemed she needed to adapt.

But after two consecutive days of this life, Qiu Yang couldn’t stand it anymore. She found she couldn’t stay idle when she was alone, so she simply grabbed her DSLR and went out.

The deadline for registration was getting closer, but she still hadn’t taken the ideal photo, which made her feel a bit anxious.

Shen Ningruo would message her every day to ask what she was doing. To keep Shen Ningruo from worrying, she didn’t reveal any thoughts of feeling bored.

When she was working, she longed to resign. Now that she had resigned without another job lined up and lacked nothing, she was thinking about working again.

Miao Yi was extremely envious of this: 【Yangyang, you should be secretly happy! You know how hard and tiring working is!】

Miao Yi sent a “punch you” emoji.

Qiu Yang popped a french fry into her mouth and slowly replied with a voice message: “Working wasn’t that hard or tiring for me before. I got off work at five, and my monthly salary was so high. I have nothing to complain about.”

Miao Yi: 【…I’m leaving.】

“How about I come find you for lunch?” Qiu Yang asked, “I just developed some recent photos of Pangpang, I’ll bring them to you too.”

Miao Yi: 【Okay, okay, okay!】

Miao Yi was also a loyal fan of Pingzi. If Qiu Yang was willing to give her photos of Pingzi, she would definitely be happy.

However, even without the photos, she would still be very happy just to see Qiu Yang.

Because they were friends.

After Shen Ningruo learned about Qiu Yang’s plans, she curved her lips at the company. She could tell Qiu Yang was feeling stifled at home, so she asked: 【Why don’t you come find me for lunch?】

Qiu Yang: 【Tomorrow I can.】

【Okay.】

【Our company cafeteria is good, I’ll take you tomorrow.】

Qiu Yang’s eyelid twitched as she looked at the message.

This felt a bit subtle.

After the small sports meet between Qiyao and Wanming, the news of Shen Ningruo and her relationship spread throughout both companies. She didn’t expect Shen Ningruo to be so high-profile, planning to openly bring her to her company’s cafeteria for lunch.

Shen Ningruo added: 【You should have eaten at our company back when you came. We couldn’t because of my issue that time, so we’ll make up for it tomorrow at noon. Isn’t that perfect?】

It was perfect.

Since Shen Ningruo didn’t mind, what did she have to worry about?

After Miao Yi finished looking through Pingzi’s photos, she saw Qiu Yang put down her phone. Her eyes lit up: “Yangyang, can I come see Pingzi this weekend?”

“Of course you can.”

“Then I’ll come this week.”

Qiu Yang picked up her chopsticks and smiled: “Okay.”

“Oh, right, Yangyang, that scumbag named Guo Ming’an on Weibo a few days ago, I saw that he and Tao Sixian are married…” Miao Yi frowned, “You and Director Shen weren’t affected, were you?”

“No, don’t worry.”

“That scumbag just got what he deserved.”

Miao Yi felt relieved: “That’s good.”

“But if I were Tao Sixian, I would definitely divorce Guo Ming’an. That man is so disgusting.”

The small restaurant was busy now, and the noise was a bit loud, making it hard to talk, otherwise the other person might not hear.

Qiu Yang heard this without much expression: “She chose it herself, and she can’t escape it either.”

Tao Sixian wasn’t valued by her family, and she married Guo Ming’an because she saw the benefits he could bring her. But what if her family found out about this?

She wasn’t very clear about what kind of family the Taos were before, but now that she thought about it calmly, she understood.

Even though Tao Sixian grew up pampered and well-protected, developing such an arrogant personality, the Tao family valued her brother the most, and their attitude towards her was much different.

This was evident in the fact that Tao Sixian, a young lady from the company, couldn’t even get a position in her own family’s company.

Moreover, being a flight attendant wasn’t Tao Sixian’s choice.

Analyzing it this way, she knew where Tao Sixian’s pain point was: her family.

On the surface, she had a seemingly decent marriage, but in reality, it was rotten and foul.

On the surface, she was a good girl praised by everyone, but in reality, she was rebellious to the point of having no principles.

What if Tao Sixian’s parents found out?

It would surely be very dramatic.

As long as someone is a person, they will have something they care about.

Guo Ming’an cared about face and his job, while Tao Sixian cared about her family’s opinion of her.

However, Qiu Yang temporarily put aside settling scores with Tao Sixian because participating in the photography competition was really mentally taxing.

After saying goodbye to Miao Yi, she went out to take photos again, but ultimately still didn’t capture a photo she was satisfied with.

《Corners》, what kind of “corners” would have a deeper meaning? What kind could earn unanimous praise from the judges?

She fell into deep thought.

On Friday morning, after taking Shen Ningruo to the company, Qiu Yang was preparing to go out and take photos again, but on the way, she received a call from Qiu Zheng.

Qiu Zheng’s voice was thick with emotion: “Yangyang, we were wrong, your uncle is sorry for you, for not letting you live a good life all these years…”

Qiu Yang pulled the car over to the side of the road. She listened to these unreal words, feeling a bit bewildered: “What are you talking about?”

“Qiu Yang.” Now it was her aunt speaking, “Please ask your mother and your brother to let our family go…”

Qiu Yang understood instantly.

Her hand gripping the steering wheel tightened. Qiu Yan’s face reappeared in her mind, and then she chuckled softly: “Did you ever think about letting me go before? Since you didn’t, why would you think I would let you go now?”

She didn’t know how Qiu Yan and Wen Yuan had managed to make Qiu Zheng’s family act this way, and she didn’t really care or mind.

Since she had already fallen out with Qiu Yan during their last meal and had left Wanming, these matters weren’t very important to her.

After all, she had thought about doing something to her uncle’s family before, she just hadn’t acted on it yet.

Qiu Zheng’s words pulled her thoughts back: “Yangyang, your uncle wasn’t… too bad to you all these years, right?”

“Our family has lived off this restaurant for so many years, and now your mother says she’ll take it back, and we, we…”

Qiu Yang rubbed her eyes. She didn’t feel anything extra, just thought it was ridiculous.

She hadn’t expected this day to come.

Now Qiu Zheng’s voice was in her ear, but she felt a bit distant, and all the past scenes reappeared before her eyes.

“Not too bad?”

“Uncle, saying that, don’t you feel guilty?”