Hearing this, Qiu Yang looked up and chuckled softly, “What’s wrong? Did you get dumped?”
“How did you know?” Qu Yan’s voice suddenly filled with anger. “I knew there was something wrong with you.”
Qiu Yang wasn’t angry at her slander. “I think you’re truly pathetic, Qu Yan. I sincerely suggest you see a therapist. Look at how pathological you are.”
She hung up the phone after saying that.
Talk?
Impossible.
There was nothing for her and Qu Yan to talk about.
“Qu Yan just called and asked to talk to me,” Qiu Yang said as she walked inside. “Tao Sixian’s brother broke up with her.”
Shen Ningruo was still holding Pingzi and responded with four simple words, “As expected.”
Tao Sixian looked down on Qu Yan, and her brother likely didn’t think much of her either. The public display of sending flowers downstairs at the company back then was probably just to save Qu Yan face, but Qiu Yang didn’t expect the breakup to come so quickly.
However, she was happy to hear it.
Qiu Yang was still tired. She walked behind the sofa, bent down, and hugged Shen Ningruo from behind, her voice dropping again. “I’m going back to sleep for a bit. Order some takeout first.”
“Okay.” Shen Ningruo pulled Qiu Yang’s hand affectionately. She knew Qiu Yang hadn’t eaten lunch, but also knew she had no appetite. She wouldn’t force her but hoped Qiu Yang would eat something after waking up.
Qiu Yang lowered her head again and kissed Shen Ningruo’s forehead. As if sensing Shen Ningruo’s thoughts, she smiled to herself, “Don’t worry about me, I’ll be fine soon.”
Shen Ningruo nodded.
Qiu Yang slept straight until two in the morning. Shen Ningruo was already asleep beside her. She was in the dark space, her mind a mess. Finally, after who knows how long, she fell into a deep sleep again.
The previous resignation letter was to lure someone out; this time, Qiu Yang’s submission was serious.
Duan Qingzhu was still a bit surprised. “Department Head Qiu, what does this mean?”
“Manager Duan.”
“I’m tired.”
Qiu Yang forced a smile.
Duan Qingzhu glanced at the closed office door, then frowned, hesitatingly asking, “Did something happen?”
“No, I’m just too tired.”
“I want to rest.”
After leaving Duan Qingzhu’s office, Qiu Yang returned to her desk. Qi Rong, who was nearby, was quite unhappy after learning she had submitted her resignation again, her brows furrowed the whole time.
Qiu Yang comforted her, “It’s okay, Sister Qi. We’ll have a chance to see each other again in the future.”
“No.”
“Many people say that before they leave, but then you never see them again.”
Qi Rong was speaking the truth.
Qiu Yang fell silent, then heard Qi Rong say, “It’s okay, Yangyang. I wish us both great wealth.”
“Okay.” Qiu Yang smiled.
In the afternoon, Duan Qingzhu took the new resignation letter to Wen Yuan. She rarely showed a troubled expression. “President Wen, she insists on leaving.”
Wen Yuan lowered his eyelids. “Yes, I know.”
He hadn’t expected this family reunion drama to fall apart like this.
He looked at the brand new resignation application in front of him, his mood sinking several notches, but he also knew he couldn’t keep Qiu Yang.
Especially after how awkward yesterday’s dinner was.
Wen Yuan opened the resignation letter and read it, then called the HR manager and asked them to discuss the resignation matters with Qiu Yang.
Qiu Yang was a department head with many tasks and a lot of work content to hand over, so her resignation date was set for next Friday.
There was exactly one more week of workdays.
Qiu Yang had no objections. She had been at Wanming for so long and still had some feelings for the company, but not for Wen Yuan and Qiu Yan.
Working under her own brother’s nose made Qiu Yang feel uncomfortable no matter how she thought about it.
Today was also Friday, but Shen Ningruo had to work overtime. To celebrate her resignation, Qiu Yang called Miao Yi, whom she hadn’t seen in a while, out for dinner.
The location was the small restaurant they used to frequent.
Miao Yi had messaged the owner in advance, so they didn’t have to queue and went straight in to sit down. The dishes were already laid out on the table.
The restaurant was as lively as ever.
Miao Yi said with some regret, “Yangyang, your job was really good, and you even got promoted. The benefits would only get better. Sigh, but your mom is really annoying. It’s probably good not to work there.”
Qiu Yang opened a bottle of cola for herself and nodded slowly. “Yes.”
“I won’t be going to work for a while. I’ll be busy with other things.”
“Other things?” Miao Yi became interested.
Qiu Yang smiled and said, “There’s a photography competition currently open for registration. The deadline is in a while, and I want to give it a try.”
“Great! I support you!”
“I’m quite envious of you, Yangyang. You have your own hobbies. I don’t. Sometimes I feel like life needs hobbies to support it, they can be companions in the long night.”
Miao Yi frowned as she spoke. “But I don’t have many hobbies. I just go home and watch dramas. I don’t do photography, I don’t paint, and I don’t like exercising.”
Qiu Yang used a bottle opener to open a bottle of cola for her. “Then drink more cola. Cola can also make people happy.”
Qiu Yang herself didn’t like carbonated drinks, but she drank a bottle tonight too.
She felt Miao Yi was right.
Photography was the only thing she had persisted in for the past few years. She had invested a lot of energy into it, and photography had also given her a lot.
Now she wanted more people to see her work.
Shen Ningruo got off work and returned home at ten in the evening. She was a bit tired, but seeing Qiu Yang, she perked up.
She wanted to look more energetic so Qiu Yang wouldn’t worry, because Qiu Yang had already encountered many things recently.
First Qu Yan, then Qiu Yan.
None of them made Qiu Yang happy.
But she forgot that Qiu Yang understood her well. Even if she pretended perfectly, Qiu Yang could still see her state from subtle expressions.
“You should rest well this weekend,” Qiu Yang said, massaging Shen Ningruo’s shoulders. “You stayed with me all day yesterday, did the ‘work karma’ come today?”
The so-called “work karma” was overtime.
Shen Ningruo relaxed completely. She squinted her eyes and smiled, “I still have a meeting at the company tomorrow morning.”
Qiu Yang raised an eyebrow. “Then don’t wake me up when you leave.”
Shen Ningruo snorted softly. “Why are you like this now?”
“Then don’t you like me anymore?” Qiu Yang suddenly lowered her head and kissed Shen Ningruo’s ear.
She had been busy with other things recently and hadn’t properly dated Shen Ningruo, which made her feel somewhat guilty.
Shen Ningruo’s body trembled slightly with Qiu Yang’s kiss. She then pulled Qiu Yang’s hand and squeezed it, frowning. “What are you saying?”
“I’ll only like you more, never less.”
Qiu Yang nodded in satisfaction. “Given Director Shen’s excellent answer, I’ve decided to give you a reward tonight.”
“…?”
Qiu Yang gave the answer under Shen Ningruo’s puzzled gaze. “I’ll let you lie down twice tonight.”
“It just so happens you bought a new swing, and this spot hasn’t been tried yet. Director Shen, why not make a sacrifice tonight?”
Shen Ningruo’s eyelid twitched, and her lips curved into a smile. “It’s not certain who will be the first one lying on it.”
She was right.
The result was Qiu Yang being the first one lying on it.
Shen Ningruo herself knelt on the carpet. She deliberately didn’t turn off the light, just to watch Qiu Yang’s ever-changing expressions.
Very good.
She liked it very much.
Qiu Yang also slept well because of it.
But Qiu Yang woke up before Shen Ningruo went to work. She walked over and kissed Qiu Yang’s forehead. “Go back to sleep.”
Qiu Yang blinked her eyes. “Are you coming back for lunch?”
“Of course.”
“Just working this morning, need to discuss something with a partner company.”
Qiu Yang opened her arms. “Give me a hug.”
Shen Ningruo leaned over as requested, and Qiu Yang’s voice sounded in her ear, “Then I’ll sleep in a bit and get up to make lunch.”
“Alright.”
After Shen Ningruo left, Qiu Yang went back to sleep, but when she got up, she didn’t make lunch. Instead, she took a taxi to the office building where Qiyao Company was located.
Sometimes giving your lover a surprise can add some fun.
Qiu Yang didn’t know Shen Ningruo’s exact finishing time. Coincidentally, there was a dessert shop nearby, so she went in and waited.
She had sent Shen Ningruo a message, but Shen Ningruo was busy with work and hadn’t replied yet.
Saturday had a large flow of customers, with many people coming in and out of the shop. Qiu Yang ate a little over half of her dessert before receiving Shen Ningruo’s reply.
Shen Ningruo: 【Off work!】
She even included a GIF of Sun Wukong running.
Qiu Yang’s lips curved into an arc: 【Coming downstairs?】
She sent the message and walked towards the office building lobby.
Shen Ningruo: 【Yes, coming down now.】
This office building had a total of six elevators. It wasn’t difficult to pinpoint which one Shen Ningruo would take down.
You just needed to see if any elevator stopped on Qiyao Company’s floor while descending.
Qiu Yang accurately spotted an elevator that was descending from Qiyao’s floor. She followed suit and pressed the down button.
However, Qiu Yang’s arms weren’t empty; she was holding a bouquet of white bellflowers.
Shen Ningruo had given her this type on Children’s Day.
As the elevator numbers quickly approached the first floor, Qiu Yang felt inexplicably nervous.
She thought it was a bit strange, but also felt it was very normal.
Because she was preparing a surprise for Shen Ningruo.
Two seconds later, the elevator made a “ding” sound, and the doors opened.
Shen Ningruo was leaning in the corner, her eyes closed.
Her car was parked in the underground parking lot; the first floor wasn’t where she needed to go.
Qin Yu stood beside her, watching Qiu Yang enter with the flowers, and also watching Shen Ningruo remain completely still.
He glanced at Qiu Yang several times, suppressing his laughter.
Qiu Yang and Qin Yu just nodded at each other and didn’t say much. Qiu Yang naturally didn’t know that Qin Yu actually knew about her relationship with Shen Ningruo.
She even thought it was good that Qin Yu didn’t know, and good that Shen Ningruo wasn’t opening her eyes right now, otherwise it would be awkward to be seen by her boss.
But it only took a few seconds to reach the basement level. Shen Ningruo’s eyelids lifted. Qiu Yang stepped out before her, walking ahead of her.
Qin Yu walked shoulder-to-shoulder with Shen Ningruo, his gaze on Qiu Yang, then turning to look at Shen Ningruo, starting to worry.
“If you make a mistake, will you be punished?” Qin Yu asked curiously.
Shen Ningruo brushed her hair back, thought carefully for a moment, then shook her head. “No.”
Actually, there were punishments, but they weren’t suitable to talk about.
Some were quite explicit.
Qiu Yang stopped walking, turned her head, and looked at Shen Ningruo with a surprised expression. “Where’s the car parked?”
“Shen Ningruo, you just wait for your punishment.”
Qin Yu watched the drama unfold. “Oh-ho, someone just said there were no punishments!”
