She went back to her room, folded the quilt, and put the pillows back on. The sheets were wrinkled from her actions, so she simply made the bed again and folded Xu Qingzhu's quilt neatly.
Xu Qingzhu has a habit of changing her pillowcases every day. She thought that Xu Qingzhu would be busy late tonight, so after hesitating for a while, she took out a new pillowcase from the cabinet and planned to change it for her.
But Liang Shi was shocked when he picked up Xu Qingzhu's pillow.
There was a pair of scissors under her pillow.
...
No wonder I can sleep in the same bed with her. Is she planning to use scissors when she tries to force herself on me?
Liang Shi felt a chill run down his back.
That's a ruthless person.
However, it's understandable that Xu Qingzhu would keep a pair of scissors under her pillow to protect herself.
She put a pillowcase on Xu Qingzhu, threw the old pillowcase into the laundry basket, and put the book that Xu Qingzhu had placed on the bedside table into the drawer. When she opened the drawer, she saw a utility knife.
...
Liang Shi felt that Xu Qingzhu was more than just a ruthless person.
This is a werewolf.
She didn't touch the other person's things, but instead wrote a note for her, stuck it on the bedside table, turned on the bedside lamp on her side, adjusted it to a suitable brightness, and turned on the floor lamp that she had seen when she entered before leaving.
//
Xu Qingzhu sorted out her thoughts before getting back to work, and by the time she finished, it was already past midnight.
She took off her glasses, pressed her temples, then shut down her computer and went upstairs.
Afraid of disturbing Liang Shi, she deliberately slowed her pace.
But when they went upstairs, they found that Liang Shi was not there.
The two blankets on the bed were reduced to one, and one pillow was missing.
She turned on the room light. The curtains were already drawn, the carpet had been replaced, and there was even a beautiful transparent vase on the cabinet with daffodils inside.
A faint fragrance can be smelled.
Everything in this room proves that Liang Shi had returned, but then he disappeared again.
She saw a note on the bedside table that read: "Your sister's gone, so you don't need to put on an act with me. I've moved downstairs; this room is for you. Remember to set your alarm for the morning. If you want breakfast, please come downstairs at 8:00 AM. Don't work too hard, go to bed early, and sweet dreams. ^-^"
Her handwriting is neat and beautiful, in the style of small regular script.
Of course, Xu Qingzhu had seen Liang Shi's handwriting before, and it was completely different from the handwriting on this note.
She frowned as she put down the note, then turned on her phone, which had run out of battery and shut down. In addition to receiving messages from the company, she also saw a message from Liang Shi asking if she was coming back for dinner.
She didn't even check the time, so she casually replied, "Sorry, I just saw the message. My phone died earlier."
The other person didn't reply; they're probably asleep.
Xu Qingzhu subconsciously wanted to go downstairs to see which room she was sleeping in, but she realized she was crazy halfway down the stairs.
It's perfectly normal for them to live separately after Xu Qingya left.
Even after some time has passed, and the company has stabilized, and her father's emotions have calmed down, they will still get a divorce.
Besides, it's already so late; if she goes, she might disturb the other person's sleep.
So she turned back, but the living room light had already been turned off, and there was no light on the second floor except for the dim moonlight reflected from downstairs. She was already a little nearsighted, and with night blindness, she couldn't see anything at all. She carefully stepped upstairs, and there was no problem.
But one of the steps on the stairs was higher than the others. She was thinking about something and didn't notice, so she kicked the step, which hurt so much that she gasped and it took her a long time to recover.
//
Early the next morning.
Liang Shi woke up at seven o'clock sharp, opened the window to ventilate the room, and did a set of aerobic exercises.
The biggest difference between the original owner's body and hers is that she has abs.
She used to have defined abs because she always exercised.
But the original owner only didn't have a beer belly because he had a good foundation. He ate and drank all day long, so how could he possibly have abs?
Liang Shi didn't actually pursue such things; he just felt that exercise could make people feel good and keep them healthy.
She finished a set of aerobics at exactly 7:30, and went to the kitchen to make breakfast.
It was the simplest low-fat sandwich. She wasn't sure if Xu Qingzhu would come downstairs to eat it, but she still made her portion.
At 7:50, Xu Qingzhu came downstairs on time.
She had changed into a shirt, with a light-colored suit jacket draped over her arm. Her hair was casually tied up, and she wore light makeup, with lipstick in a dusty rose shade.
High-end "no-makeup" makeup.
When Liang Shi saw her, he greeted her, "Good morning."
Xu Qingzhu nodded to her. Neither of them mentioned the separation last night, which could be considered a tacit understanding.
However, Xu Qingzhu limped down the stairs, slowly making her way down while holding onto the handrail.
Liang Shi asked her, "What's wrong?"
Xu Qingzhu sighed, "I tripped on the steps when I went upstairs last night."
"Is there no light?" Liang Shi handed her the sandwich he had made. "Be more careful next time."
"No, the living room was pitch black," Xu Qingzhu said. "The weather wasn't good yesterday either."
“What does this have to do with the weather?” Liang Shi asked.
"If the weather is nice, there will be moonlight, but there wasn't last night. Besides, I'm night blind, so it's normal that I couldn't see clearly."
Liang Shi: "..."
While Xu Qingzhu was eating, she was already cleaning up the mess she had made. "Will you still be able to drive later?"
Xu Qingzhu wiggled her foot, wincing in pain, but still stubbornly said, "It should be okay."
"Does it hurt that much?" Liang Shi looked at her foot; her ankle was a little bruised, but not swollen. "Should we go to the hospital to get it checked out?"
"No, I have a meeting at 9:30," Xu Qingzhu said. "It's nothing serious."
"It's already bruised. Let's see if there's a bone dislocation or something." Liang Shi said, "Eat quickly, I'll drive you to the hospital in a bit, and then take you there."
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
While eating, she asked hastily, "Don't you go to work?"
“Go ahead,” Liang Shi said. “But it doesn’t matter whether I go or not for now. My group doesn’t really need me. Unlike you, you have to take charge of the overall situation.”
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
“And I’ll drop you off at the company before I go to work,” Liang Shi said. “It won’t take too long; there’s still plenty of time.”
Xu Qingzhu glanced at her foot; it hurt quite a bit when she moved it slightly, so she didn't refuse, saying, "Thank you."
Hearing that familiar "thank you," Liang Shi felt a mix of emotions.
I glanced at her again and again.
Xu Qingzhu belatedly realized, "Did I just say thank you again?"
Liang Shi nodded, "Yes."
“But it is indeed something to be grateful for,” Xu Qingzhu said.
Liang Shi paused for two seconds: "...Then why don't you think about the bastard things I've done before?"
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
"Forget it, you shouldn't think about it anymore," Liang Shi said. "It's too early in the morning; it's not good for your physical and mental health."
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
She said quietly, "What you did in the past was indeed quite awful, but..."
"What?" Liang Shi asked.
Xu Qingzhu paused for a moment, then said, "It's nothing."
After finishing their meal, Xu Qingzhu was about to wash the dishes when Liang Shi asked her to get her bag and change her shoes so they could leave. Liang Shi then helped her wash the dishes.
Xu Qingzhu had no choice but to thank him again.
Liang Shi paused, then said stiffly, "You're welcome."
Xu Qingzhu: "..."
//
Xu Qingzhu's foot was fine; it was just a sprain, and no bones were broken. The doctor applied some medicine and bandaged it up simply, and that was it.
Liang Shi dropped Xu Qingzhu off at the company at exactly 8:50.
They gave Xu Qingzhu ten minutes to go upstairs.
She arrived at the company at 9:30.
I was half an hour late.
As she clocked in, the mechanical electronic voice sounded again, subjecting her to another form of torture in front of everyone.
Everyone in the cubicle looked over, but then looked away, not thinking it was anything serious.
What could it be?
Although he was new, he took down the arrogant Editor-in-Chief Sun on his very first day. Everyone knew he was no ordinary person.
So what if I'm late? Is it a big deal?
No, that's not the case.
Even if they don't come for a day, their wages will still be paid, and that has nothing to do with them, the working class.
Besides, the position of magazine department head is vacant for a day, which means that the newcomer can be promoted to magazine department head at any time.
No one will point fingers at people with connections.
So everyone was quite at ease, after all, they had already discussed the new employee privately when Liang Shi didn't come to the company yesterday.