Xin Ying, perhaps noticing that she was being watched, said, "I went to heat up the breakfast." This was her explanation for going into the kitchen earlier.
Lin Leyao nodded and asked, "Do we have any ingredients at home?"
“Flash delivery,” Xin Ying replied succinctly.
Lin Leyao wanted to ask her what time she woke up and how she could have ordered breakfast so early, but before she could finish speaking, Xin Ying suddenly interrupted her.
Xin Ying came out of the kitchen and sat down on the sofa next to Lin Leyao. Their bodies were pressed together, with no distance between them. Feeling their skin touching, Lin Leyao's muscles tensed up instantly.
Xin Ying had just taken a shower, and her body still felt warm and damp. She smelled of shower gel, the shea butter scent that Lin Leyao often used.
A delicate fragrance lingered around her nose, and Lin Leyao's hands, resting on her lap, involuntarily curled up, gripping the fabric of her trousers tightly.
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Author's Note:
Ah Ying has made her appearance!
Chapter 5
"Weren't you going to show me pictures of your wedding dress?"
Xin Ying's voice rang in my ears, her voice hoarse from waking up in the morning.
Lin Leyao opened her phone and opened WeChat. Xin Ying naturally took the phone from Lin Leyao's hand. Their hands touched for a moment, their warm skin touching, before they quickly separated.
Xin Ying flipped through the four wedding dress photos one by one and asked, "Which one do you like?"
Lin Leyao shook her head, unsure which one to choose.
After looking at it for a while, Xin Ying returned the phone to Lin Leyao and asked, "Why don't you try it on in person? You can only feel the subtle differences when you wear a wedding dress. Then you can ask the designer to make any changes based on your ideas."
"good."
The conversation ended, and the two fell silent, the entire room quiet.
The autumn sun was already hanging high in the sky, and golden sunlight shone in through the large French windows of the living room, falling on the two people and casting a warm golden glow on the edges of their clothes.
Xin Ying suddenly asked, "Did you catch a cold? Your hands look a bit cold."
Lin Leyao quickly realized that when Xin Ying took the phone from her hand, their palms touched. Xin Ying probably felt that her hand was cold at that moment. She didn't expect Xin Ying to remember it now.
"Wait a moment." With that, Xin Ying suddenly stood up and walked into the kitchen. Soon she came out with a glass of water.
"Warm your hands with hot water, where's the air conditioner remote?"
"In the drawer under the coffee table."
Xin Ying quickly found the air conditioner remote, turned on the heating mode, and then went back to the kitchen to bring the heated breakfast there.
Xin Ying turned around and saw Lin Leyao sitting on the sofa, and called out, "Let's eat."
"good."
Xin Xiang acted as if she were at home, her movements flowing smoothly and naturally.
Lin Leyao was already sitting at the dining table. After a moment of stunned silence, she couldn't help but wonder to herself, "Why does it feel like Xin Ying has already adapted to her married life ahead of time?"
Moreover, the feeling she gives off in private is quite different from the aloof feeling she gave me when we first met.
Perhaps noticing that Lin Leyao had been daydreaming too many times today, Xin Ying lowered her head to peel the egg in her hand, a hint of a smile in her eyes.
Without holding it in, Xin Ying chuckled softly. Lin Leyao was quite surprised by Xin Ying's unexpected laughter, and stared at Xin Ying sitting opposite her with wide eyes in confusion.
Perhaps because she had already broken her composure, Xin Ying no longer held back her smile, and her face lit up with a clear smile. In an instant, her cold expression seemed to melt away like ice and snow, and her whole demeanor became much gentler.
Realizing that she was being laughed at, Lin Leyao's cheeks flushed, and she felt extremely embarrassed.
She looked at the person in front of her, her usual quiet and reserved demeanor gone, her voice tinged with annoyance, and asked, "What are you laughing at?"
Xin Ying answered honestly, "You think differently from me."
"What's different?"
“I thought you were a clever and alert little fox, but I never expected—” Xin Ying peeled the egg in her hand and put it into Lin Leyao’s bowl, then picked up the second egg and started peeling it, “I never expected you to be a little rabbit.”
Lin Leyao was surprised by this answer. She opened her mouth, unsure of what to say, and finally could only let out a soft hum.
Lin Leyao poked the white, tender egg in the bowl with her chopsticks. Xin Ying, sitting opposite her, had already peeled the second egg and put it into her own bowl.
The egg rolled slightly when it was placed in the bowl, then settled calmly at the bottom. Lin Leyao looked away and asked, "Why did you think I was a little fox?"
“Your work environment is a bit complicated. I thought you would have to develop into a little fox to protect yourself in this industry.”
"So, according to you, the business world is also extremely complicated, then you've become a cunning old fox."
Xin Ying smiled and said, "That depends on what aspect of 'old' you mean. If you mean my age, I don't agree with you."
Remembering the grudge she had just made by laughing at her, Lin Leyao retorted without holding back, "You're five years older than me. I was in junior high school while you were in college, so you're not young anymore."
“Hmm.” Xin Ying nodded, neither confirming nor denying. “At the age of thirty, it’s time to step into a new stage of life, and I need someone five years younger than me to balance things out.”
Lin Leyao: "..."
Compared to her cold and indifferent demeanor during their last meeting, Xin Ying in front of him seemed like a completely different person. She appeared aloof, but her words were anything but forgiving.
Lin Leyao was speechless after Xin Ying's few words. She was sulking. Looking at the egg in the bowl in front of her, she poked the egg with her chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth.
Seeing Lin Leyao's flustered expression, Xin Ying smiled, but then quickly suppressed her laughter, realizing that if she laughed out loud again, the person in front of her might flip the table and run away.
At this point, Xin Ying felt that Lin Leyao was less like a little rabbit and more like a little cat.
A kitten that looks cute and has a gentle personality, but occasionally reveals its sharp little claws.
Nothing else happened, and the two ate their breakfast quietly. Even Xin Ying was surprised today; she didn't expect to be able to resist teasing Lin Leyao when she saw her looking bewildered, but unexpectedly, she teased her for a little too long.
This is the first time I've shown interest in something outside of work; it's probably because I haven't seen this young girl for many years.
Girls change a lot as they grow up. The little girl has become much quieter. The other day, she sat obediently next to her grandfather, quite different from when she was little. But looking at her today, her temper is still pretty much the same as when she was a child, though she hides it very well.
After breakfast, Xin Ying didn't say anything more, and the two returned to their previous calm.
However, Lin Leyao no longer feels the awkwardness she had when they first started dating. Perhaps because Xin Ying teased her, Lin Leyao is much more natural now.
Xin Ying didn't leave immediately after finishing breakfast. Through their brief time together that morning, Lin Leyao realized just how busy a young woman who had become the president of a group must be.
Xin Ying's phone rang non-stop all morning as she answered calls from company staff and dealt with work-related matters. Later, perhaps due to an urgent matter, she borrowed Lin Leyao's computer and locked herself in her bedroom to work.
Compared to this, Lin Leyao, who spent the whole morning watching movies, seemed like a complete idler.
Voices could be heard coming from the guest room again. It was estimated that Xin Ying was on the phone with her company staff again. Lin Leyao couldn't help but click her tongue in amazement.
Lin Leyao really wanted to ask, since you're so busy, why don't you go back to the company first? But in the end, Lin Leyao didn't say it.
As noon approached, Lin Leyao walked to the door of the guest room and knocked.
The door was opened quickly, and Xin Ying was still wearing Lin Leyao's clothes. Her face was much paler than in the morning, and she looked like someone who had a hangover.
"What are you having for lunch? I'll order takeout."
Hearing this, Xin Ying realized it was already noon. She frowned and said, "I'm sorry, I was planning to invite you out for lunch, but I got delayed by work."
So, she didn't leave because she wanted to go out to eat with me?
Lin Leyao smiled and said, "It's okay, ordering takeout is the same."
"Okay." A pressing task had indeed come up. Xin Ying frowned for a moment before slowly relaxing and accepting the takeout suggestion. "I don't have any dietary restrictions, order whatever you like. Shall I continue with my work?"
"Um."
Lin Leyao quickly ordered takeout, and then, remembering something, she went into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of honey water.
In the guest room, Xin Ying was having a remote meeting when there was a knock on the door.
Four or five people on the computer screen heard the sound at the same time and all held their breath.
Several people noticed that the location of President Xin's meeting today was different from usual; it seemed to be her bedroom instead of her study. Everyone pricked up their ears and widened their eyes at the sound of knocking, eager to find out who it was. Unexpectedly, Xin Ying immediately muted her own audio the next second.
"Please come in."
Lin Leyao opened the door and walked in, holding a glass of water. She placed the glass on the table and said, "You don't look well. It must be a hangover from last night. This is honey water; it will make your stomach feel better."
Xin Ying was taken aback for a moment, then realized what she meant and thanked her.
Lin Leyao left the room without disturbing her work. Xin Ying picked up her cup and took a sip of honey water, which tasted sweet.
Immediately afterwards, she turned on the computer sound and calmly said, "Continue the meeting."
The heads of each department continued to work diligently, but upon closer inspection, one could see a subtle hint of excitement on their faces.
Is this Mrs. Xin? Mr. Xin hinted at getting married at a recent party, so the person serving her water must be Mrs. Xin!
If it weren't for the president's wife, how could President Xin's facial expressions change so dramatically?
After the two had lunch together, Xin Ying made a phone call, and half an hour later, the doorbell rang.
Lin Leyao opened the door and saw a woman in a business suit and thick-lensed glasses standing upright in front of the door, holding a bag of clothes in her hand.
When the woman outside saw Lin Leyao open the door, she thought to herself, "This must be the president's wife that everyone's been talking about in the company today. I didn't expect her to be such a radiant woman."
Kong Anqing secretly glanced at Lin Leyao, feeling that this person was particularly familiar.
She pushed up her glasses and smiled. "Hello, my name is Kong Anqing. I'm Mr. Xin's personal assistant. I'm here to deliver clothes to Mr. Xin."
"Okay, she's in the bathroom. Come in and wait for her."
"No need, these are clothes that Ms. Xin asked me to buy. Please give them to Ms. Xin and tell her that I'm waiting for her downstairs."
Just then, Xin Ying came out of the bathroom and saw Kong Anqing at the door. She said, "You're here? Come in, I'm going to change my clothes."
Hearing the boss speak, Kong Anqing didn't refuse this time and went inside the apartment. Kong Anqing stood in the living room, looking down at the ground, not showing much curiosity about the interior of the apartment.
Xin Ying went into the guest room, quickly changed her clothes, and came out wearing a gray-blue business suit. Judging from this, she was going straight to the company in a little while.
After changing into a formal business suit, Xin Ying's face was no longer the lazy look she had when she teased Lin Leyao that morning. Her expression was serious, her thin lips were pursed, and her whole demeanor became much sharper.
Seeing her expression, Lin Leyao asked, "Are you leaving now?"
"Um."
However, Xin Ying did not go out immediately. Instead, she turned a corner and went into the kitchen. When she came out, she was carrying a black garbage bag.
Kong Anqing's eyes widened in surprise.