PSMD – Chapter 94

Looking at the “Secondary Number” displayed on her phone, Shen Ningruo couldn’t help but narrow her eyes slightly. She pursed her lips, pressed the button on her Bluetooth earpiece, and answered the call.

She had prepared herself for it to be a stranger calling, but she didn’t expect the other party to start with, “Director Shen, this is Qu Yan from Wanming Company.”

It was Qu Yan herself calling.

“…Manager Qu, is there something you need?” Shen Ningruo’s tone was as indifferent as usual.

Qu Yan chuckled, “Nothing, nothing. I just saw Director Shen’s Moments and thought I’d save Director Shen’s new number. But I was also worried that if something urgent came up later and I called, Director Shen wouldn’t know who I was, so I thought I’d trouble Director Shen to save my number as well.”

Shen Ningruo: “Okay.”

Shen Ningruo: “I’ll save it.”

“Then I won’t bother Director Shen any longer,” Qu Yan said before hanging up.

Silence returned to Shen Ningruo’s ear. Her gaze was fixed straight ahead. Thinking about what Qu Yan had just said, she found it a bit strange, because her relationship with Qu Yan wasn’t close enough to warrant saving each other’s numbers. Before, it had mostly been Ke Yezi contacting Qu Yan.

However, Qu Yan making this call was also understandable. What if something “urgent” really did happen later?

Shen Ningruo’s fingertips lightly tapped the steering wheel again. This feeling of the enemy being hidden while she was exposed was very uncomfortable. It had been a while since she’d experienced it, but she had always been able to handle it before, and she could this time too.

However, Shen Ningruo’s brows remained furrowed even after seeing Qiu Yang. Seeing this, Qiu Yang raised her hand to smooth them out, saying with some concern, “Ruoruo, will this matter affect your energy?”

Shen Ningruo smiled, “No.”

Shen Ningruo stood at the doorway, leaning slightly forward to hug Qiu Yang. She rested her chin on Qiu Yang’s shoulder and asked softly, “I’ve been missing you properly, what about you?”

Qiu Yang found this sentence very familiar and immediately remembered saying it to Shen Ningruo herself. She patted Shen Ningruo’s back, “You’re not allowed to say things I’ve said.”

“Then I’ll say I like you.”

“Why do you have to say you like me too?”

“Then aren’t you saying something I’ve said?”

Shen Ningruo chuckled at the end of her sentence, “How about that? Nothing to say now, right?”

Qiu Yang turned her head and bit Shen Ningruo’s neck, pretending to be fierce, but it was just a light kiss. “Director Shen is the best at acting innocent after getting what she wants.”

“Not bad,” Shen Ningruo hugged Qiu Yang a little tighter. She wrapped her arms around Qiu Yang’s waist, leading her towards the sofa while asking, “I’ve had quite a few annoying things these past two days. The May Day holiday is in a few days. How about we look at hotels and plane tickets tonight?”

Qiu Yang agreed, “Okay.”

By the time she finished speaking, she was already by the sofa. Shen Ningruo seemed to have no intention of letting go, still holding her, only bending slightly to let her sit on the sofa first before leaning over. “How about we kiss for a while first?”

Qiu Yang: “…”

She hadn’t said no, but Shen Ningruo seemed to really like using this sentence structure to act cute. She had used it the night before when inviting her to look at the moon too.

But it had to be said, Qiu Yang was very receptive to this kind of phrasing. After hearing it, she had no thought of saying “no,” and even felt that no matter what Shen Ningruo said, she would definitely agree.

When she was with Tao Sixian, most of the time was relatively harmonious, but Tao Sixian didn’t have much physical contact with Qiu Yang. After all, they had kissed very few times in their three years together, so they rarely had moments like this.

Shen Ningruo brought Qiu Yang a different experience, making her feel new and liked, which was why she indulged Shen Ningruo’s whims.

“Okay,” Qiu Yang replied cooperatively. Before her mouth could close, Shen Ningruo had already closed her eyes and kissed her, her tongue instantly entering her mouth.

Qiu Yang’s arms came up, hooking around Shen Ningruo’s neck, responding to the long and gentle kiss.

For a couple who had just started dating, this was the honeymoon phase, where they wished they could be together every moment. The two hadn’t seen each other since they parted in the morning, so the question wasn’t whether they missed each other.

It should have been how much they missed each other.

But longing expressed in words could only convey a little; ultimately, it needed to be fully articulated through actions.

Pingzi stayed on the cat tree nearby, watching his mom being pressed down, nibbled, and kissed, but he had no thought of going forward to rescue her.

He was just a little cat, what could he do? Besides, his mom seemed to be enjoying it. If he caused trouble now, he might not get meat for dinner.

Pingzi sighed heavily and then rested his head down.

Better not watch.

Since the May Day holiday had been decided long ago, both companies had normal time off. Shen Ningruo wanted to go to Xicheng directly on Friday, the first day of the holiday. Qiu Yang thought about it and agreed, so the two started looking at flights.

One finished work at five, the other at six. Luggage could be put directly in the car trunk. Qiu Yang would go to Qiyao first to wait for Shen Ningruo, then go directly from Qiyao to the airport. Adding in traffic time, they would probably get to the airport around seven.

The flight was finally set for 9:30 PM. If there were no delays, they would arrive in Xicheng at 11 PM.

“The nights in Xicheng are quite beautiful too,” Shen Ningruo raised an eyebrow. “We can buy some wine to drink after we arrive. Speaking of which, I’ve only had wine with you once so far; after that, we were always separate.”

One time Qiu Yang got drunk, and one time Shen Ningruo got drunk.

Qiu Yang recalled, “Yes, that’s right.”

“But you have a low alcohol tolerance. Are you sure you want to drink?”

Shen Ningruo widened her eyes and flatly denied it, “Who says I have a low alcohol tolerance? My tolerance is clearly very good. If you don’t believe me, you can try it with me later. Anyway, it’s just a matter of these few days.”

A smile appeared in Qiu Yang’s eyes, “Okay.”

Shen Ningruo picked up the tablet again, “Then shall we look at hotels?”

Qiu Yang looked at her phone, then cleared her throat and said, “Director Shen, I’ll pay for the round-trip flights and the hotel this time.”

“Why?”

“You bought me a new phone, and I’ll treat you to a trip. You always value fairness the most, so this is the fairest.”

Shen Ningruo blinked, then smiled upon hearing this, “You just feel like you owe me and want to find an opportunity to pay me back.”

Qiu Yang said “Mm” and didn’t deny it.

Shen Ningruo raised her hand and tucked Qiu Yang’s hair behind her ear again, then sighed deeply, “Alright, alright, we’ll do as you say.”

She knew Qiu Yang’s personality. When she bought the phone, she had already prepared herself mentally for the money to be returned, but she originally thought Qiu Yang wouldn’t care about it anymore. Now it seemed it was just because Qiu Yang hadn’t found the right timing.

Otherwise, she would have definitely transferred the money back to her long ago.

Qiu Yang’s eyes curved into a smile, “Don’t worry, I have money.” She paused, then continued, “When I was in junior high, I had good grades and ranked in the top three in the school for the high school entrance exam. My uncle and aunt wouldn’t pay my tuition; they wished I would go out to work early, but I wasn’t willing. However, the cost of the best school in the city was not low for me. Just then, other schools were extending olive branches to me. As long as I studied at their school, they would waive my tuition and accommodation fees for three years and give me living expenses every month. But it also depended on the situation; if I did poorly on an exam, I might not get these.”

Shen Ningruo listened quietly. The last time she had listened to Qiu Yang talk like this was at the swimming pool. She felt very heartbroken then, and now she felt even more heartbroken than before. She took Qiu Yang’s hand and saw Qiu Yang smile at her.

“What are you smiling at?”

“Keep going, I still want to hear a ‘feel-good’ story.”

“There’s no ‘feel-good’ story,” Qiu Yang’s eyelashes lowered as she looked at Shen Ningruo holding her hand. “I agreed to that school, but my aunt took half of the living expenses the school gave me. I only had that little bit of money each month, and life was still tight. So from that time on, whenever I had time on the weekends, I would work part-time outside, as long as they didn’t find out I was underage. It was also from that time that I started saving money, just one or two yuan at first, then five or ten yuan later. Over the years, I developed the habit of saving.”

Shen Ningruo’s brows were tightly furrowed, “The money the school gave you, your uncle and aunt also took half?”

“Not taking it all was already merciful,” Qiu Yang’s lips pressed down. “They always said I was eating, drinking, and living for free at their place, and that I wouldn’t be able to repay this debt for many years. But actually, although my mom…”

“Although she didn’t ask me to remarry, ultimately I am her child. She did transfer money to my uncle and aunt, once every six months, the full amount, but they kept it all.”

“…They’re really something else.”

Qiu Yang’s lips curved up again, “In short, I just wanted to say you don’t need to worry about me. I’ve been saving money for so many years, I still have some assets. My money is money, and isn’t yours too?”

“Okay, okay, I won’t argue with you about this,” Shen Ningruo also smiled. “Then isn’t my girlfriend a little rich woman?”

Qiu Yang: “…Don’t exaggerate like that.”

Besides, Shen Ningruo was definitely richer than her.

“Not exaggerating. Right now I just want to say, ‘Xiao Yang, hungry, food, food’.”

The hotel was booked quickly, and Qiu Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief. She turned her head to look at Shen Ningruo and said seriously, “I think my period is coming soon.”

“What should we do? Ruoruo Jiejie, you’ll have to lie down for several days straight.”

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